Saints 2-2 Leeds - Match Thread

[Saints foreva]

We're down if this clown continues to manage us. Comfortably outplayed at home to Leeds. 

[badgerx16]

He should be gone before he gets a chance at a post match interview this afternoon, but we know he'll still here in October.

[Saint86]

This formation and tactical setup is so bad.

[OttawaSaint]

So what is it 5 pts from the last available 45? Pathetic.

[Ex Lion Tamer]

It is time for a new manager

[sydney_saint]

I've always been more in the Ralph in camp. I think some have over exaggerated his performance. He has kept us clear of trouble on a relative shoe string. He has overall been a decent manager for us.

But he is done. The identity is clearly gone. We don't press or anything anymore. The players look clueless. The change of formation is clearly an example of him not knowing his squad. He has to go before things get toxic

 

 

[badgerx16]

We have the worst defence in the Prem since RH arrived.

No shit Sherlock.

[Mr X]

1 minute ago, OttawaSaint said:

What a joke. 3 CBs to bolster the defence. Still concede 6 goals in 1.75 games. Nothing in attack at all. Not even on chance on goal. Pitiful.

RH needs to go tonight.

The players haven't got a clue how to play his "new" System 

[stknowle]

I’m a relatively patient even-tempered man but I’m struggling MASSIVELY not to put my remote through the TV here. I want this cunt gone out of my club tomorrow if not today.

[BotleySaint]

1 minute ago, Manuel said:

We're not going to get any points this season with Ralph.

Need better players too. We've just signed a bunch of unknowns. 

[JohnS]

Fook this embarrassment- seen enough - going to drown my sorrows! 
Please let me wake up without a hangover & this absolute clueless c-ck has been sacked 🙏🏼

[Viking Saint]

7 minutes ago, Baird of the land said:

Got to be sacked. Dyche might at least teach this lot to defend a set piece.

Just no, no and no

[UpweySaint]

Ralph is a good guy and some of the vitriol is unnecessary but his race is run. 

 

The formation does not work. The set piece defending is a shambles. The selections are mystifying. We don't press. We have no threat. We have no plan.

 

Even with a £30mil striker we still wouldn't have looked likely so far today.

[OttawaSaint]

Any other manager would change the formation mid match. Does he just lock it in and then stand there like a cunt? Go away RH!

[Sheaf Saint]

I've been as lenient as I can possibly be with Ralph up til now. He earned a lot of goodwill from the good runs that he has had ther team on, and the manner of them - when we played with a clear identity as a high pressing team. 

But what even are we now? There's no identity out there at all. We're just a total fucking shambles. Totally disorganised and inept at the back. Completely toothless up front and devoid of any invention.

And STILL Ralph sticks with this fucking awful 3 at the back formation. What the actual fuck? Is he really the only person on the planet who can't see it isn't working? Or is he doing a Mourinho and trying to get himself sacked?

I've no goodwill left to give him now. I wouldn't be at all unhappy if he was sacked now. In fact, I think it's necessary. If this carries on we won't get off the bottom of the table all season.

[saintant]

Which players will Ralph throw under a bus? Or will he man up and say he hasn't got the first idea what he is doing or how to stop this dismal run of results? Come on Ralph, tell the truth and stop all the spin and finger pointing. You are the common denominator in this mess.

[ErwinK1961]

He needs to be gone ASAP.

But I don’t expect much to change with a new guy. These players are absolutely fucking shit.

[DT]

This was all obvious last season. Club has moved glacially on the most important position. Negligent. 

[Golac's Iron Gonads]

I've never seen a player with the ability to go back towards his goal from anywhere on the pitch like Ward-Prowse. ON the edge of his own 6 yard box, he'll try to pass back to the keeper. 2-0 down at home and he receives it on the edge of their penalty area, spins 90 degrees and plays  it backwards to Lavia (I believe) stellar stuff

[Micky]

1 minute ago, stknowle said:

I’m a relatively patient even-tempered man but I’m struggling MASSIVELY not to put my remote through the TV here. I want this cunt gone out of my club tomorrow if not today.

I'm not patient, and my TV is smashed to smithereens...!

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, OttawaSaint said:

Any other manager would change the formation mid match. Does he just lock it in and then stand there like a cunt? Go away RH!

Wow he's done it. Bednarek for Mara. Too late though.

[supergoose]

Apparantly Ralph calling for Shane Long..... before releasing he's no longer at the club.

[Suhari]

Bednarek off, and didn't look happy.

Mara on. 

[Baird of the land]

Finally donkey bednarek off

[nta786]

1-2 Saints game on again…

[Mr X]

I think bednarek isn't a happy chappy lol 

[OttawaSaint]

Aribo!!!!

[bpsaint]

Should have started him in the first place.

[disconnect]

Get rid of Bednarek - thinks he’s much better than he is. He could be right to be annoyed if he hadn’t turned in another poor performance

[OttawaSaint]

Wow, funny that...formation change....goal!

[Saint86]

Boom - 4-2-2-2 lets go! 

[FarehamSaintJames]

PLAY YOUR ATTACKING PLAYERS AND YOU MIGHT ACTUALLY SCORE A BLOODY GOAL RALPH, SHOCK!!!

[AlexLaw76]

shocker, within minutes of having more forward players on, we score.

 

fucking shocker

[skintsaint]

Bang...goal, change of formation and there we go.

[badgerx16]

Finally Bednarek is off and we have a back 4.

Too fucking late though.

[Baird of the land]

what happens when you play 4 at the back

[GDog07]

Amazing what happens when you play with a few attacking options on the field rather than a bench full of them and five at the back.

[Gurj]

Was anyone honestly expecting any other outcome today? I understand the old die in the mud hope routine fans go through, but come on. We're done until we get a new manager. 

[Mr X]

Ralph had to be told by his no 2 to go 4 4 2 FFS! 

[ecurnew02]

A minute into playing a back four and we score 

[Suhari]

FUCKING GOAL!!!

Ariiiiiboooooo!

[Warriorsaint]

Patience people!

[Saint NL]

He took 10 touches when 1 would do, but he scored ..... Come on!!!!

[Micky]

Hate to set the standard, but nothing more than 3 points is good enough here.  Rescuing a point from this is still sackable as far as I'm concerned.

[James]

Almost as if playing the best players in a decent formation yields better results than dicking around. Question is whether Ralph can learn.

[saintant]

5 minutes ago, sydney_saint said:

I've always been more in the Ralph in camp. I think some have over exaggerated his performance. He has kept us clear of trouble on a relative shoe string. He has overall been a decent manager for us.

But he is done. The identity is clearly gone. We don't press or anything anymore. The players look clueless. The change of formation is clearly an example of him not knowing his squad. He has to go before things get toxic

 

 

In other words you've been a bit slow but you've finally caught on that Ralph is a fraud.

[The Kraken]

1 minute ago, ecurnew02 said:

A minute into playing a back four and we score 

🤣 exactly this.

[skintsaint]

Someone buy this for Ralph please.

Urgh..hate the S word...

[sydney_saint]

Pretty sure this is just about the side most would have started with....

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, James said:

Almost as if playing the best players in a decent formation yields better results than dicking around. Question is whether Ralph can learn.

Next game 3 at the back, Bednarek in. RH: "we saw some interesting possibilities".