Saints 1-3 Brighton - Match Thread

[badgerx16]

NJ is as out of his depth as most of the squad.

[Saint_clark]

"Lallana Marches All Over Saints" - the headlines write themselves.

[FarehamSaintJames]

Could’ve got a big name manager as a statement of intent. Attractive to current players and to players you’re looking to buy.

Nope. Go cheap. Go easy. 👍🏻

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, manji said:

I always try and stay positive but…….

what have your beloved Sports Republic got up their sleeve?

[SNSUN]

3 minutes ago, HKsaint said:

Was Jones a League One manager?

Yes he is. 😁

[manji]

Apparently he wasn’t our first choice manager either.

[Suhari]

1 minute ago, once_bitterne said:

MARTIN SEMMENS’ TEAM. 

It's just an honour for this club to be in the EPL, competing against some of the biggest teams in the world, like Brighton.

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, aintforever said:

Looked much more of a team under Ralph.

Absolutely. We don't look like a "team" at all. That's worrying since they've been together supposedly training all world cup. If the fans weren't there in think a few would just walk off and get changed.

[Saint NL]

4 minutes ago, HKsaint said:

Was Jones a League One manager?

He's going to be a championship manager next season 👍

[Bad Wolf]

Just now, manji said:

Apparently he wasn’t our first choice manager either.

I very much doubt many teams ever get their first choice manager.

[DT]

Cut the losses. Bring Dyche in

[hypochondriac]

2 minutes ago, LGTL said:

What exactly do you think makes him qualified for this job? 

The point is its not a typical period where he's had two games. He's had weeks working with these players and not a single one of them looks better than they were before. 

[BARCELONASAINT]

I said on Tuesday night it was the worst Saints performance i had seen for so long and that Jones is a terrible appointment. I haven't watched any of todays game but did enjoy Avatar. Think my days Saints are playing are going to be different from now until the end of the season. The team can't be arsed and i'm certainly not going to be arsed to pay to watch them anymore.

[OttawaSaint]

OK so it's 65 minutes. I'm going to count how many times we can string 3 passes together. 

[Chez]

That Mitoma fella can play.

[CB Fry]

It's difficult not to believe that Sport Republic bought is to fail as some kind of elaborate tax dodge. Every decision they have made just suggests that they fully intend for us to be relegated. 

 

[Suhari]

Just now, BARCELONASAINT said:

I said on Tuesday night it was the worst Saints performance i had seen for so long and that Jones is a terrible appointment. I haven't watched any of todays game but did enjoy Avatar. Think my days Saints are playing are going to be different from now until the end of the season. The team can't be arsed and i'm certainly not going to be arsed to pay to watch them anymore.

The original or the sequel?

[Saint NL]

Palace down to nine men, not often you see that these days.

 

 

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, Chez said:

That Mitoma fella can play.

How can we possibly compete!!!

[LGTL]

Just now, hypochondriac said:

The point is its not a typical period where he's had two games. He's had weeks working with these players and not a single one of them looks better than they were before. 

Yep. He’s made every single one of them worse. Quite an achievement. 

Sport Republic need to accept their mistake and sack him before we’re 15 points adrift, which is about 6 weeks away. 

[adrian lord]

I am surprised the home fans have not yet informed the home manager that he does not know what he is doing.

[BARCELONASAINT]

Just now, Suhari said:

The original or the sequel?

Avatar 2, visually stunning......something Saints haven't been for along time!

[Archers Road Stand]

Hahaha our fans booing Lallana just then. Get over it. Walks straight into our lineup and would be our best player. 

[FarehamSaintJames]

3 minutes ago, manji said:

Apparently he wasn’t our first choice manager either.

What do you know? I think we need some facts now.

We’ve had cryptic messages of players signing this window that are concrete?

Now you say he wasn’t our first choice?

Who was?

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Looks like it's going to be bottom of the league going into the new year 

[badgerx16]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

How can we possibly compete!!!

Tackle, pass, move, shoot. 4 simple skills we seem to fail at.

[Sheaf Saint]

There's not a single player out there that looks like he actually gives a shit. Every one of them is phoning it in today. 

[SNSUN]

I know people aren't fond of the 3 CB system but 4 at the back is hardly wowing us. ABK, Salisu, DCC - I still think those CBs in a back 3 is a no-brainer. If Jones wants to go with that system in the future then so be it. Can it be worse than this?

[OttawaSaint]

Has Sanchez made a save yet? 

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

Just sack him now. 

I won't watch another game while he's in charge. It was a bullshit appointment and I'm not wasting any more money on this circus of a club. 

No bedwetting. I'm just a realist who has better ways of spending my hard earned cash. 

Ta ta. 

[LiberalCommunist]

The ides of solly march. We'll be gone before march. 

[Chez]

Is ABK injured?

[Saint NL]

Edozie has won a lot of freekicks today. 

[Sheaf Saint]

Corner comes in from JWP and our *star* striker Adams makes no movement whatsoever. Pathetic.

[Saint_clark]

Just now, Saint NL said:

Edozie has won a lot of freekicks today. 

And a penalty. 

Need to build the team round this lad. 

[OttawaSaint]

What exactly is the reason for JWP to raise his arm before a dead ball. Apologising in advance? 

[SNSUN]

4 minutes ago, Chez said:

That Mitoma fella can play.

Brighton's recruitment has been excellent. Similar to ours back in the early Koeman days.

[Suhari]

Penalty Saints. Edozie taken out.

[Sheaf Saint]

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

Edozie has won a lot of freekicks today. 

And a penalty.

[SNSUN]

Penalty. Here comes the 4-3 win!

[Bad Wolf]

Edozie is going to be class - Though tbh, I think that's a soft penalty. It shouldn't be overruled though, it should be whatever the ref gave. If it hadn't been given initially I wouldn't kick up a fuss.

[DT]

Very soft pen. If it is given 

[Chez]

Just now, Saint NL said:

Edozie has won a lot of freekicks today. 

he goes for it, even if there isn't always the space for it to come off. Some days it will come off, some it wont.

[OttawaSaint]

Here comes a penalty miss...

[CB Fry]

1 minute ago, FarehamSaintJames said:

What do you know? I think we need some facts now.

We’ve had cryptic messages of players signing this window that are concrete?

Now you say he wasn’t our first choice?

Who was?

We recruited him within a day or two of Ralph going so it's not like we spent weeks agonising over candidates. This is not like when Spurs recruited Nuno last year. Nathan Jones was undeniably one of the first names on the spreadsheet, and they couldn't fucking wait to recruit him.

So don't buy this post-rationalisation bullshit from Manji or whoever his source is. What happened show you the facts. Sport Republic wanted Nathan Jones and they got him. 

[Suhari]

JWP heads in the saved pen.

[Saint_clark]

Just now, DT said:

Very soft pen. If it is given 

Blatant penalty ffs, what are you talking about. 

JWP with a goal from open play  

[Bad Wolf]

JWP misses ANOTHER penalty (put in the rebound though). His penalty record really isn't that good is it? That's at least the third one he's missed

[Chez]

JWP will go bottom left. He always does.

[SNSUN]

That counts as a non-set piece goal right...