Aston Villa 1-0 Saints - Match Thread

[Ed Rooney]

Seriously how the fuck are Ely and Djenepo still on 

[Suhari]

I want to see the pictures Moi has of Ralph.

Really curious what they show. Presumably a piano and a large toblerone feature heavily.

[Mr X]

How many false dawn's is that under Ralph now? 😂

[Saint_clark]

JWP performance in this second half has made a mockery of the decision to take Diallo off as well.

[tdmickey3]

Moi still on.... Wtf Ralf

 

Utter garbage of a display 

[OttawaSaint]

Ralph checking his FPL, captained Martinez, 2 Villa defenders...

[Jeremy Corbyn]

Complete lack of any intensity

[Lighthouse]

6 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

Sky History 2 are showing Paranormal: Caught on Camera, featuring a possible Sasquatch sighting in Siberia. 
 

You have five minutes Saints, don’t make me do it.

Good bye, everyone.

[Turkish]

Yes we got one on target 👏👏👏

[Mr X]

Jesus Christ noone wants the ball 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

we are faffing about now because Stu didn;t get the ball into the box when he had the chance.

[Saint NL]

A shot on target 🎉

[OttawaSaint]

I have a subscription so I watch all the other teams and no other team passes the ball as slowly and as backwards and ineffectively as us. We literally just passed it back and sideways until we made a poor pass. What's the point?

[Sheaf Saint]

We look slightly better since the subs, but still not laying a glove on them.

[Convict Colony]

Normally I am a ralph in dude based on our crap owners v how bad our last managers have been but I think today is now me deciding to trust sport republic to get a manager for this team. 

They over delivered on the players this summer maybe with ralph being gun shy after 2 9-0s we need a manager whose not worried about getting shafted.

[sydney_saint]

The worst thing is Villa have been utter garbage. 

[SNSUN]

1 minute ago, Suhari said:

I want to see the pictures Moi has of Ralph.

Really curious what they show. Presumably a piano and a large toblerone feature heavily.

[trousers]

Ok... hands up..... Having played my umpteenth benefit of the doubt card, I'm duly poised to join the "WTF are you doing, Ralph?" club....

[obelisk]

It's like there's a complete lack of belief among the Saints players. Villa can't believe how easy this game is.

[Mr X]

Just now, sydney_saint said:

The worst thing is Villa have been utter garbage. 

They did the thing that counts though! 

[Saint Matty 76]

Just now, sydney_saint said:

The worst thing is Villa have been utter garbage. 

Yeah. Hard to believe they're going to get 3 points for this performance.

Just an absolutely awful game of quality.

[Saint_clark]

Edozie coming on...what's the betting Djenepo comes off and Moi stays on.

[Saint NL]

Edozie coming on

[igsey]

Our best player by far has been our 20-year-old CB... and we're losing.

[OttawaSaint]

Point of the game is to score goals but Ralph Baldrick has a cunning plan.

[GDog07]

The tactic of defending for 80mins, hoping we’re still in the game, drawing or only a goal behind and chucking six attackers on for the last ten minutes seems to be the Ralph way and it’ll work every once in a while, but you’re definitely losing more than you’ll win or draw with such an awful plan.

Edozie, Aribo and Stu should be starting far ahead of Diallo, Moi and Djenepo and I’d be sticking Mara ahead of A.Armstrong.

One of the most likely games to pick up points and secure a good start before the WC and we are pissing it away by playing far from our strongest starting XI.

 

[Turkish]

About frigging time

[Saint Matty 76]

omg hes gone

[Saint_clark]

Finally.

[RobJones1971]

It is the lack of energy and desire that I cannot understand. Against Chelsea we were such an energetic side but here we are so lethargic. It is like the team are happy to drift through the 90 mins until the inevitable defeat (hoping to jinx that statement!)

[Saint NL]

Elyounoussi off 

 

 

I swear he was just about to do something 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Djenepo loses us the press there.

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, sydney_saint said:

The worst thing is Villa have been utter garbage. 

As were Wolves and Utd. We just don't try to score.

[Norm]

Based on this game, both teams likely to be in the bottom 5 at end of season. Pi$$ poor to watch. 

[Sheaf Saint]

Moi finally comes off. 

On 78 minutes 😐

[coalman]

This is a bit unfair. Moi deserved a standing ovation from the Villa fans. No one has done so much to break up any potential Saints attacks.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Sadly Mo has had to be sacrificed as we have to push even more forward. 🙂

[The Kraken]

1 minute ago, Convict Colony said:

Normally I am a ralph in dude based on our crap owners v how bad our last managers have been but I think today is now me deciding to trust sport republic to get a manager for this team. 

They over delivered on the players this summer maybe with ralph being gun shy after 2 9-0s we need a manager whose not worried about getting shafted.

Can’t disagree with this.

I thought I heard rumours that a Ralph was under pressure and had until the international break to prove himself. He hasn’t done that IMO. Too many games where we’ve made some shocking tactical decisions. We’re going to finish this game not causing a poor side to make any save of note, Djenepo and Elmo have played almost all of the game between them. We’ve seen enough of them to know that they’re entirely crap but here we are again.

[Miltonaggro]

6 minutes ago, Saint Billy said:

Can I recommend a bit of cows liver in a jam jar, takes some beating. 

Hartleys or Robertsons? 

[Saint_T]

Have we had two forward passes in a row yet this game? 

[SNSUN]

[OttawaSaint]

Villa an absolute fucking shambles this season and we've not laid a single glove on them. 

[Dorchester Saint]

We are fucking wank. 

By not making striker a priority in the summer, the club have royally fucked up. Che and Arma are not good enough to make a bit of magic out of nothing and our midfield don’t have anyone good enough to supply so they just recycle the ball backwards, sideways etc. Defensively we’re great overall…but because of what I mentioned, we’ll keep losing narrowly. 
 

 

Right Saints….you have 10 mins to prove me wrong and make me look a massive helmet!! 

[Saint_clark]

Surely McGinn can't get away with that reaction.

[Sfcphilc]

10 mins to save a point from this dire performance

[Nordic Saint]

At last, Edozie. Let's hope it's not too late.

[stknowle]

At last Edozie on Dozy off

[LeBizzier69]

Is this some sort of doppelgänger 11?!

[BotleySaint]

Common theme today that we have one guy running forward. No support.

[sydney_saint]

That run from Mara just shows what is wrong. No one up there to support. No plan to attack. A positive run in a negative structure.