Saints 1-3 Brighton - Match Thread

[Bad Wolf]

Urgh, we're in trouble. Lawro has predicted a Saints win.

[Bad Wolf]

Anyone know if one can watch games on Amazon retrospectively? Ie can you play it back once it's finished?

It's just I'm working until 5 so I'm thinking - Instead of trying to juggle them, can I just avoid social media etc and then watch the game at 5?

[badgerx16]

23 hours ago, SotonianWill said:

gold frankincense and myrrh 

Never heard of them, is there a YouTube highlights video ? Is one of them a 20 goal a season striker ?

[VectisSaint]

27 minutes ago, Bad Wolf said:

Urgh, we're in trouble. Lawro has predicted a Saints win.

Are you sure?

[JRM]

Well Sutton has us to draw and Chesney Hawkes has Brighton to win so one of them will be correct 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63955609

[StrangelyBrown]

2 hours ago, Chris cooper said:

Woke up with bit optimism…only to remember lavia was rushed back and is still injured ..so i reckon we will lose the battle in midfield.. has to go 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 and have a go .. we are at home don’t show them respect and go after them from the off … stu and edoize please 🙏🏻 

Couldnt agree more with the formation, but can't help feeling we'll play to our weaknesses and go 3-5-2.

[VectisSaint]

13 minutes ago, JRM said:

Well Sutton has us to draw and Chesney Hawkes has Brighton to win so one of them will be correct 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63955609

Lawro has 1-1, I didn't know he still did predictions, but it's on Paddy power.

[whelk]

1 hour ago, Bad Wolf said:

I don't get abusing any player during the game. Apart from anything, it's just going to rile them up and motivate them. Like Kevin Phillips at WBA away that time.

Lallana literally said that it put him off his game

[whelk]

53 minutes ago, Bad Wolf said:

Anyone know if one can watch games on Amazon retrospectively? Ie can you play it back once it's finished?

It's just I'm working until 5 so I'm thinking - Instead of trying to juggle them, can I just avoid social media etc and then watch the game at 5?

Yes you can

[Bad Wolf]

42 minutes ago, VectisSaint said:

Are you sure?

Well the headline on the Hampshire Live Facebook page was "Lawro thinks Saints will take the points today" - So unless it's clickbait (I didn't read the article) or I've misread it, yes.

[Bad Wolf]

2 minutes ago, whelk said:

Lallana literally said that it put him off his game

I'd say that's the exception, not the norm though. Lallana has always been a delicate little flower and now he'll be making sure it doesn't happen again. IMO stuff like that should be saved until after the game if you really do want to give an ex player that much stick.

[Toussaint]

3 hours ago, niceandfriendly said:

The state of this squad, and I don't mean the jumpers. Our worst squad ever in the Premier League? Got to be.

I firmly believe so. 

[Behind Enemy Lines]

1 hour ago, Bad Wolf said:

I'd say that's the exception, not the norm though. Lallana has always been a delicate little flower and now he'll be making sure it doesn't happen again. IMO stuff like that should be saved until after the game if you really do want to give an ex player that much stick.

Not the exception. Didn’t Lovren (might have been someone else!) that went off at half time due to the abuse he got? 

[Bad Wolf]

11 minutes ago, Behind Enemy Lines said:

Not the exception. Didn’t Lovren (might have been someone else!) that went off at half time due to the abuse he got? 

Don't think it was Lovren, I seem to remember him playing quite well against us. You've got me thinking now because that actually does ring a very very very very very vague bell.

[davefizzy14]

Hoping we can follow up Tuesday nights win with another victory today. This is the start of a run of highly winnable fixtures. 2-0 to us Stuart Armstrong and Adams to score COYR

[Badger]

On 24/12/2022 at 16:58, AlexLaw76 said:

We let Romeu go, whilst this lad was inured - madness

This decision is among the best Saints clusterfucks of recent times.

Along with:

Letting Fonte go without securing a replacement (Reed)

Signing Carillo (Wilson & Reed).

Forsters second new contract 

Going back further:

Delgado (no one admits to this, but probably Rupert).

Tommy Forecast (Rupert)

Not allowing WGS to strengthen after 2003. 
 

And a special mention from the Dell days to Dixon & Speedie.

[The Cat]

4 minutes ago, Bad Wolf said:

Don't think it was Lovren, I seem to remember him playing quite well against us. You've got me thinking now because that actually does ring a very very very very very vague bell.

He went off at half time in the 3-2 home win Mane match.

[Disco Stu]

The only logical reason I can think of for playing three centre halves against a middling league 1 team was to familiarise the players with the setup Jones wants to use in the league. I hope this isn't the case.

Edited 26 December, 2022 by Disco Stu

[FboroSaint21]

29 minutes ago, Disco Stu said:

The only logical reason I can think of for playing three centre halves against a middling league 1 team was to familiarise the players with the setup Jones wants to use in the league. I hope this isn't the case.

Hopefully it was Jones proving to himself that it doesn’t work and to never play it again?

[CB Fry]

What a line up that is! *

[DT]

No Lavia.  Definitely not sold. Nope. No way. 

[DT]

Looks like an away win to me

[Suhari]

Is that a 4-2-3-1?

A more creative line up than we've seen for ages. 

Not sure about Lyanco over ABK/DCC.

Edited 26 December, 2022 by Suhari

[Archers Road Stand]

3-0 Brighton. Two clumsy CBs playing. 

[InvictaSaint]

1 minute ago, Suhari said:

Is that a 4-2-3-1?

Think it has to be. There’s no 3rd CB in that line up. If so, that’s lesson learnt from the Lincoln game. 

[Noodles34]

Diallo and Ely. Jesus wept. 

[niceandfriendly]

How have we got to a point where we're putting out that monstrosity of a team for a Premier League game? 

[coalman]

That's a lightweight midfield, error prone defence and shot shy attack. 

[saintant]

Lyanco ahead of ABK...wtf?

[InvictaSaint]

Just now, niceandfriendly said:

How have we got to a point where we're putting out that monstrosity of a team for a Premier League game? 

Other than Stu….which of the bench would you prefer to have in the starting 11?! Everyone moaned at AMN and AA; they’re out. 5 at the back is out. Yet still people moan. How about we give them a chance ffs?! 

[saintant]

Just now, coalman said:

That's a lightweight midfield, error prone defence and shot shy attack. 

Good side apart from that 🙂

[niceandfriendly]

2 minutes ago, InvictaSaint said:

Other than Stu….which of the bench would you prefer to have in the starting 11?! Everyone moaned at AMN and AA; they’re out. 5 at the back is out. Yet still people moan. How about we give them a chance ffs?! 

I know, ffs. Now I've posted that the team's confidence will be shot to shit! My sincerest apologies. 

I'd have CC, Aribo, Stu Armstrong and ABK in our starting 11, by the way. 

"Give the team a chance" my days, this forum is full of odd balls isn't it. 

Edited 26 December, 2022 by niceandfriendly

[Suhari]

1 minute ago, niceandfriendly said:

How have we got to a point where we're putting out that monstrosity of a team for a Premier League game? 

Because it's hard to fix all the past fuckups in one window.

[niceandfriendly]

1 minute ago, coalman said:

That's a lightweight midfield, error prone defence and shot shy attack. 

You're not allowed to comment on how pathetic our team is. You're supposed to "give the team a chance ffs".

[It's There]

At least it’s different - COYR

[InvictaSaint]

Just now, niceandfriendly said:

You're not allowed to comment on how pathetic our team is. You're supposed to "give the team a chance ffs".

Where did I say ‘not allowed to comment’? I’m simply saying not a single second of the game has been played, so why not just see how it goes? If it’s shit it’s shit - but we don’t know yet. Not such a big ask is it. 

[niceandfriendly]

Just now, InvictaSaint said:

Where did I say ‘not allowed to comment’? I’m simply saying not a single second of the game has been played, so why not just see how it goes? If it’s shit it’s shit - but we don’t know yet. Not such a big ask is it. 

You're right. You're right. See how the game goes, and THEN comment on the team selection. Clever cloggs you are.

[InvictaSaint]

Anyway, after a 120 mile drive I’m walking down to SMS to support my team. Have fun behind your keyboard @niceandfriendly. 

[InvictaSaint]

Just now, niceandfriendly said:

You're right. You're right. See how the game goes, and THEN comment on the team selection. Clever cloggs you are.

You know exactly what I meant you self-righteous prick. 

[beatlesaint]

5 minutes ago, saintant said:

Lyanco ahead of ABK...wtf?

Indeed….WTF !!!!

[Saint NL]

Eurgh, I remember this feeling of seeing the lineups and being full of dread.

 

[LiberalCommunist]

If its the hope that kills, I'm in no real and present danger...............

[Turkish]

Good to see Edozie starting

very lightweight midfield and Lyanco preferred to Bella Kotchap and Caleta-Carr 😳

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Can't believe Lyanco is playing. Guy is a red card in the making. Gives away countless needless fouls. Brighton are pretty decent at set pieces too. 

[beatlesaint]

1 minute ago, Turkish said:

Good to see Edozie starting

very lightweight midfield and Lyanco preferred to Bella Kotchap and Caleta-Carr 😳

To not start our best defender in Bella Kotchap seems crazy to me.

[Turkish]

3 minutes ago, beatlesaint said:

To not start our best defender in Bella Kotchap seems crazy to me.

To not start our second best defender is also crazy 

[saintant]

1 minute ago, beatlesaint said:

To not start our best defender in Bella Kotchap seems crazy to me.

Agreed. Either a masterstroke for Jones or he'll set himself up for criticism if Lyanco makes errors.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

4 minutes ago, beatlesaint said:

To not start our best defender in Bella Kotchap seems crazy to me.

So is that both Lavia and Bella Kotchap leaving in January?!

[LGTL]

Caleta-Carr is our best CB IMO. To choose Lyanco instead of him or ABK is just weird. 

Diallo can’t play with JWP, we all already know that. Selling Romeu looks more ridiculous by the second. 

[CB Fry]

Fair play young Jimmy Morgan. Yesterday morning he unwrapped a new bike and a Buckaroo from Santa and today he's on the bench for a Premier League team.

Edited 26 December, 2022 by CB Fry