Saints 1-1 West Ham - Match Thread

[Sheaf Saint]

1 minute ago, skintsaint said:

Sad we are expecting this, anyone have any hope of us nicking this one? 😅

Fingers crossed today is different.

Of course not. There is just nothing about our recent performances that suggest we might actually pull out a fluky win.

[qwertyell]

2 minutes ago, saintant said:

He's a winger. Play him there or not at all.

Maitland-Niles is not a winger. Arsenal fans will tell you he was rubbish when briefly tried there - they've been having the same conversations about him for years as we have: what is he? Where does he play?

He's nothing. A Callum Chambers sort of footballer, who can fill in unremarkably in a few positions without being very good at any of them. 

[HKsaint]

A dilemma. If we lose, Ralph out. If we win or draw, Ralph stays. 

[OttawaSaint]

Even if we somehow draw, paper over the cracks. We retreated into our half and let them come on to us. Stupid stupid tactics.

[OttawaSaint]

Saved Baz.

[DT]

Just get rid of him FFS Saints. EVERY week it's the same. Embarassing

[DT]

1 minute ago, HKsaint said:

A dilemma. If we lose, Ralph out. If we win or draw, Ralph stays. 

I'd like us to win and sack him

[saintant]

Just now, HKsaint said:

A dilemma. If we lose, Ralph out. If we win or draw, Ralph stays. 

I'm afraid Ralph will still be here even if we lose this.

[GDog07]

Possession 40/60

Shots 8/23

Corners 4/12

What have we become? Ffs, we’re at home against a team who had a game Thursday night.

[DT]

Just now, saintant said:

I'm afraid Ralph will still be here even if we lose this.

why? no cash?

[Colinjb]

Just now, DT said:

Just get rid of him FFS Saints. EVERY week it's the same. Embarassing

It's been 2 and a half years of this. Just enough now.

[Chez]

Carleta Car has a mare there.

[jasonb]

Decent from the home fans. They still believe. COYS! 

 

[Saint NL]

Diallo is playing a different match to the rest.

He's plodding around with all the time in the world, no rush, casually passing to west ham players 🤣

[Saint_clark]

Piss poor awareness from Mara to be offside there.

[Bad Wolf]

1 minute ago, DT said:

why? no cash?

That's quite obviously not the case.

[skintsaint]

need a random JWP free kick to go in to win this.

[Saint NL]

Edozie showing glimpses of something special 

[OttawaSaint]

We've made a decent half performance into a nervy load of shit. We've looked fucking terrible in these last 30 minutes.

[Bad Wolf]

Here comes Antonio to win it

[Chez]

Great tracking by Armstrong. Lazy there and we are dead.

[Killers Knee]

Saints Legend Antonio, comes on as sub. Surely he gets the winner

[Saint NL]

Just now, Bad Wolf said:

Here comes Antonio to win it

In off his arse, just you wait 

[Bad Wolf]

I don't think that's a pen tbf

[OttawaSaint]

4 minutes ago, Chez said:

Carleta Car has a mare there.

Ugh! He's a bit rubbish.

[Saint_clark]

How is that not a penalty?????

[Saint_clark]

Just now, Bad Wolf said:

I don't think that's a pen tbf

He leans towards the ball and knocks it out of play with his arm.

[obelisk]

S Armstrong losing it in midfield again.

[Bad Wolf]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

He leans towards the ball and knocks it out of play with his arm.

I'll have to see it again then

[Chez]

Armstrong running into a troubek again, and losing the ball.

Good stuff from Bazunu again. Liked how he has been committed today and come for stuff.

[OttawaSaint]

Not good enough. 

[striker]

I'll take it

[Lighthouse]

A hard fought point and an improvement. Something to build on and hope the injury to ABK isn’t serious.

[Saint_clark]

Just now, Bad Wolf said:

I'll have to see it again then

I think you're possibly looking at the same thing the VAR did - it hits his hand once and that's not a penalty, but then his other arm moves towards it and knocks it behind. 

[Saints foreva]

Lucky to get a point really. What an awful second half showing that was, zero control on the game.

Ralph out. 

[skintsaint]

Ralph Out. Another poor performance in general.

[DT]

meh. shit performance, only one point against injury ridden team, at home and Ralph survives. Bad combo

[obelisk]

Well at least the losing rot has stopped but that 2nd half was dire from Saints. Completely surrendered midfield.

[hypochondriac]

Ralph out. 

[Chez]

Hung on well, but pretty poor second half. That said we did well first.

[The Kraken]

Probably would’ve taken a point pre game. But, my word, we are not good to watch.

[Mr X]

He can fook off now as far as I'm concerned not good enough & we got lucky with a deflected goal!

[saintant]

Got to be winning these type of home games, a point is not enough to get us going. 

[BotleySaint]

Ralph's expression and body language today was not his usual.
Face down. Looked pretty low at the end. Almost like he knows this is his last game.

Maybe I'm just trying to be positive

[Saint Billy]

Well let's talk positives, the point moves us up to................... Oh! 

[DT]

Please act, Saints board. Surely you can see it?

[Jeremy Corbyn]

8 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Edozie showing glimpses of something special 

The way he made space for himself in a dangerous position was very impressive, definitely something about him.  Must be hard a being a winger in this team though, without a real threat ahead of you to aim for.

[Baird of the land]

On the positive side. The team fought for the point. A few chances created in the 1st half.

On the whole though really abysmal. Clinging on desperately at home. No identity at all. Bizarre quadruple sub that seemed to make us weaker. Time surely has to be up for Ralph.

[Viking Saint]

Noticeable that at the end, Ralph thanked the ref and disappeared straight down the tunnel. His body language was shot.

[Golac's Cunning Stunts]

5 minutes ago, Bad Wolf said:

I don't think that's a pen tbf

Judging by the drivel you post on here I really don't care what you think