Saints 1-2 Everton - Match Thread

[Saint NL]

That was the chance.

Missed.

 

All over 

[Bad Wolf]

I like Mariner. He lets a lot go but he's very consistent about it.

[FarehamSaintJames]

Is anyone at the ground chanting for Ralph to go etc?

Equally, is anyone still at the ground at all?

[saintant]

2 minutes ago, Tanlee said:

If anybody out there still wants Ralph as manager, they can fuck off with him 

I'm sure his wife will.

[OttawaSaint]

Easy chance missed AArm. Crap.

[Saint NL]

Finished.

Another loss.

 

Ralph out.

[Sheaf Saint]

And there it is. Another 3 points gifted to a shite team.

This can't go on. 

[OttawaSaint]

Players don't look to fussed really. I guess they will get new clubs and $$$ when we get relegated.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

OOoooo. thought AA might put that away. Before I realised it was AA.

[SNSUN]

Well that was...

 

 

 

[saintant]

Get him gone now.

[obelisk]

Quite amazing how many times a Saints strike manages to find the 'keeper.

[Fan The Flames]

Another shit result, to add to the steaming pile of shit results.

[trousers]

Let's put it this way... If Ralph and Saints parted ways this evening I wouldn't be unhappy...

Edited 1 October, 2022 by trousers

[Ralph Fastenbüttl]

I really have had enough of this now. Sorry Ralph, it's definitely time.

[washsaint]

RALPH OUT NOW

[JRM]

Thanks for the effort Ralph but that's time up . 

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, Holmes_and_Watson said:

OOoooo. thought AA might put that away. Before I realised it was AA.

A decent striker would havw belted it in. Scuffhampton don't do that though...

[Scoobysaint]

Get him out. The black box or whatever we use now must have half dozen of possible replacements lined up already. We can’t waste more matches with this joker.

[saintscottofthenortham]

Sleepwalking into the Championship.

[Saint Matty 76]

Always been a Ralph fan but you can't lose to three terrible teams in a row like this, on top of the dreadful performances beforehand. Some absolutely awful finishing costs us the most today but it's still another loss.

Changed players, changed staff, time to change the manager. Continue coasting like this and we're gone.

[Saint86]

Bad result this one. City away next, confidence is low, 6pointer to Everton potentially and certainly points we needed that have been dropped.

Team selection was poor and the first half was appalling on the whole. Defence imploded after we scored.

[Disco Stu]

I knew I was being too optimistic hoping for a draw 🙁

 

How much longer do we have to put up with this?

Edited 1 October, 2022 by Disco Stu

[JRM]

I do also think there was too much hype over the transfer window signing nippers that had no mens football experience, Everton strengthened without obsessing about sell on value and you can see they knew what they were doing. 

[OttawaSaint]

We had 8 players tontheir 1 on the equalizer, he won the ball and Cody scored while unmarked.

Second goal KWP left McNeil all alone.

Basic basic stuff RH out!

[jawillwill]

Just now, Disco Stu said:

How much longer do we have to put up with this?

Less than an hour or so is my guess.

[badgerx16]

1 minute ago, saintscottofthenortham said:

Sleepwalking into the Championship.

Wide a bloody wake and going full throttle.

[Baird of the land]

Losing to one of the worst teams in the league at Home is pretty unforvigable. Time for a change.

[AlexLaw76]

That went exactly as I predicted. Just need the cult of Ralph to spout the usual crap.

 

also, we sure as shit have not become more solid at the back.

£70m on new players, nothing has changed

[Sheaf Saint]

That's 3 games in a row now where the opposition has been there for the taking and we've just pissed it away through our own ineptitude and defensive frailty.

I really hope SR have been working hard in the background to find a replacement for Ralph, because I really think he is a busted flush now. Just no ideas left and not the slightest clue how to manage this team to get points from winnable games. 

[badgerx16]

What happened to the team that beat Chelsea ?

[BotleySaint]

You just can't argue with the stats and results in the last 20 or so games.

We are not good enough for this league. Too many shortcuts.

[Saint_clark]

We all know what will happen - we'll put in a fantastic performance against City and get a 1-1 draw which will earn him more time.

[obelisk]

Thank goodness that Brentford game was postponed or we'd have lost that too.

[Bad Wolf]

Very hard to defend Ralph after that one. If you bottle a lead like that in 2 minutes against Liverpool or City you can JUST ABOUT make peace with it but this is Everton!!!

[saintant]

Tear up his fucking playbook. Get players passing and moving, ball on the deck and play between the lines. Move the ball forward quickly and cut out all the negative backward and sideways passes. Play players in their correct positions. It's not rocket science but he makes it seem soooooo complicated.

[Sunglasses Ron]

Only we can get through a tough run of opening fixtures in positive spirits and then get fuck all from a run of “winnable” games.

[Saint86]

1 minute ago, JRM said:

I do also think there was too much hype over the transfer window signing nippers that had no mens football experience, Everton strengthened without obsessing about sell on value and you can see they knew what they were doing. 

Yeah... FFP definitely hurting their spending ability on the wages front...

[The Cat]

42 minutes ago, Bad Wolf said:

Fans aren't exactly helping. Even when we scored there was no atmosphere.

There was a bit before half time when I swear no one was even watching the game and everyone was just sat around chatting like they were at the cricket or something.

[Convict Colony]

2nd game in a row not being able to pass to each other v Villa and bloody Everton.

I give up.

[Micky]

On 26/09/2022 at 18:37, Micky said:

Anything less than 3 points and I would expect a hastily called board meeting for 1730.

 

3 minutes ago, jawillwill said:

Less than an hour or so is my guess.

Hopefully somebody is preparing the boardroom as we speak. 

[DT]

Don’t fuck about Saints. Announcement tonight please. Get this fraud gone. 

[AlexLaw76]

Mara was a waste of a shirt 

[Dr Who?]

The gamble did not pay off. It was bold and I have the feeling that was his last throw of the dice. I think it would be a good time to make a change, as I feel we have gone backwards in the last 3 games. 

It’s a shame the Poch is well out of our reach, but with what we are ‘trying’ to achieve in the way we want to play, our young team and the way Poch likes to encourage academy players, I think he would be a great fix, but cannot see us pulling that one off. 

Make the change now, but do not replace until after City away. City away can be a free shot, nothing to lose, and then bring in the new manager on the Sunday or Monday. 

I am very sad that the manager we have had for nearly 4 years cannot move us forward and the last year we have stalled massively. 

[qwertyell]

1 minute ago, badgerx16 said:

What happened to the team that beat Chelsea ?

Lavia got injured, and our genius squad planning never thought we might need more than one midfielder who can actually tackle. 

Games are won and lost in the midfield - and we don't have one.

Letting Romeu leave was monumentally dim. Amateur hour.

[obelisk]

That team selection was shit or bust. I think it's bust for Ralph.

[saintant]

4 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

That went exactly as I predicted. Just need the cult of Ralph to spout the usual crap.

 

also, we sure as shit have not become more solid at the back.

£70m on new players, nothing has changed

But why drop Salisu who was developing a solid partnership with ABK. Why play a kid at left back when Djenepo has done well there and Perraud is ok? He took out 50% of the back four for no reason.

[DT]

This manager sucks talent and spirit out of players. 

[Chez]

1 minute ago, qwertyell said:

 

Games are won and lost in the midfield - and we don't have one.

 

Could not agree more.

[The Cat]

2 shit teams. Everton slightly less shit.

The goals were all always going to come from bad mistakes and that's what happened with all 3.

We lacked any impetus in the first half, could barely put 3 passes together.

Maitland-Niles looked well off the pace which is maybe why he hasn't started yet. Add in an insipid performance from Ward Prowse and it's no surprise we lost because the midfield was so poor.