Is this team worse than 2005?

[Huffton]

I think so. Back then we always had a glimmer of hope, right up until the final whistle of the last game. I genuinely don't think this bunch of twats could beat the ladies team.

[S-Clarke]

Easily worse, 10x worse. There's nothing good about this side, horrible dislikeable bunch of losers.

[trousers]

Assume this is the sister thread to "Is the Pope a Catholic?"

[RedArmy]

This team is the worst we have ever had. 

[James_O_Mac]

In 2005, we scored enough, but our defensive lapses of concentration let us down when it mattered most. We understood everyone's roles and positions in the team, and some of the players at least felt like they cared.

I see none of this here.

[Hatch]

Adam Armstrong wouldn’t get in our league one team 

[AlexLaw76]

much worse

[Daft Kerplunk]

The team is pathetic. But they’ve been put together under the stewardship of Semmens, and then Ankerson. One has been here for years and needs to go now, and the other should be on borrowed time. 

Edited 27 April, 2023 by Daft Kerplunk

[Elmore Saint]

by a mile - several miles in fact.

[It's There]

Yes

[Saint_clark]

Yes, it's not even close.

[Mr Saints]

Comfortably. The Poortvliet/Wotte team would beat this crock of cunts.
 

[Paul Chuckle]

It's worse than 2008/9

 

Worst side we've ever had

[B Rabbit]

Never felt so disinterested in attending games in, I dunno… 35 years 

I go because it’s already paid for. The complete lack of any urgency or even moderate level of skill or desire leaves me completely apathetic towards all of them.

Complete bunch of fucking wasters on 10’s of thousands of pounds a week. Fuck all of them.

Edited 27 April, 2023 by B Rabbit

[S-Clarke]

32 minutes ago, Hatch said:

Adam Armstrong wouldn’t get in our league one team 

I'd have Jono quick over Adam Armstrong. Danny N'Guessan would get in before Elyounoussi as well. You watch us offer new contracts to both of them, just watch.

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, S-Clarke said:

I'd have Jono quick over Adam Armstrong. Danny N'Guessan would get in before Elyounoussi as well. You watch us offer new contracts to both of them, just watch.

Yeah, but Mo is really good against the ball

[LGTL]

Worst team we’ve ever had. Our L1 outfit would stick 5 past us 

[gonzo]

Yes, without a doubt. 

[Rebel]

it as bad as the team that got relegated from the Championship to League 1 - and that doesn't bode well

[Sheaf Saint]

IIRC in 2005 we at least managed to string a few results together in March to give us some hope, and we went into the last game with a chance of staying up. And we also had the excitement of that Norwich game. Can you imagine this lot serving up a performance like that? Not a chance.

Everything about this season is much, much worse. We've never once looked like going on a run of results, because we have by far the worst forward line the PL has ever seen. We might have got away with our defending this season if we had the attacking options we had in 2005, but we would need to keep a clean sheet in every single game just to stay outside the relegation zone all the time we are pinning our goalscoring hopes on the likes of A. Armstrong, Adams, Djenepo, Walcott and Elyounoussi.

[CB Fry]

We got to the last day in 2005, absolutely no chance of that with this lot.

[Andrew Watson]

This is the worst team that we have ever had in a top flight season.

[obelisk]

At least we saw that 2005 Saints team scoring some goals. Only problem was that they seemed to think that games lasted only 85 minutes that season.

[Colinjb]

Put even one of Phillips, Crouch or Camara in this team........

My goodness they were night and day.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Comfortably worse. Never felt so disinterested at a game as tonight. 

[Colinjb]

A better question right be who is better. Maitland-Niles or Olivier Bernard? 

[Kenilworthy]

This is without doubt the worst I have ever seen. The 2004/5 team had the potential to stay up under the right manager, but we had Arry. But let's not forget the many times they bottled it. However we now have a perfect storm of players who are not I believe absolutely poor, but only raise their game against what they see as big sides, and dreadful management. I have doubts that this side could survive the Championship.

[rooney]

Much worse as we used to score goals in those days. We hardly ever do now.