Gillingham 3-1 Saints - Match Thread

[Sir Ralph]

To put it in context name a worse performance in last seasons shamble than that? Or a more inept tactical performance?

[Dman]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:29, Yorkshire Saint said:

Take the positives, this confirms the following:

Mccarthy - Sell

Bree - Sell

Lyanco - Sell

Romain - Sell

Aribo - Sell

Djnepo - Sell

 

 

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Who's going to buy them? We'll have to give them away and subsadise salary. Wasters the lot of them. 

[santolijador]

Actually quite excited to see what RM says after this

[S-Clarke]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:29, Yorkshire Saint said:

Take the positives, this confirms the following:

Mccarthy - Sell

Bree - Sell

Lyanco - Sell

Romain - Sell

Aribo - Sell

Djnepo - Sell

 

 

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I think we'll have to do some mutual contract pay-ups on some of those, no one is going to pay us a penny for some of them.

[SotonianWill]

Turning on Martin would just be self harm to our promotion campaign. I’ll save my support for the proper team in the league, not these soppy lot who are on the field today. There’s a reason we went down and we haven’t moved on these players yet. 

[Bad Wolf]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:28, Sir Ralph said:

Yes they should

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Nope. When you buy a ticket, you accept that this could happen.

[Turkish]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:29, Yorkshire Saint said:

Take the positives, this confirms the following:

Mccarthy - Sell

Bree - Sell

Lyanco - Sell

Romain - Sell

Aribo - Sell

Djnepo - Sell

Mara - Sell

 

 

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Who would buy them?

[saintant]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:23, Lallana's Left Peg said:

 

I don't think he cares, hence that team. He will be bothered by the levels of performance though.  Way more than the result.  It shows the hangover from last season lasts longer than a summer.  Some players just need to be elsewhere, like McCarthy.  He needs a fresh start.

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He needs to have more respect for the fans especially those who travelled, I refuse to believe he doesn't care - if that is the case it's a terrible attitude so I'm giving him the benefit of doubt on this one - I think he's caught a massive cold and hopefully will learn from it. Travelling fans especially have been hung out to dry after shelling out good money and going in good faith.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:30, Sir Ralph said:

To put it in context name a worse performance in last seasons shamble than that? Or a more inept tactical performance?

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Wolves home 

[Micky]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:29, Yorkshire Saint said:

Take the positives, this confirms the following:

Mccarthy - Sell

Bree - Sell

Lyanco - Sell

Romain - Sell

Aribo - Sell

Djnepo - Sell

Mara - Sell

 

 

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What fucking idiot would buy any of those ffs?

[Saint Fan CaM]

Nearly 4-0. Players losing their heads…a red card beckons with Lyanco a prime candidate.

[Golac's Cunning Stunts]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:29, Yorkshire Saint said:

Take the positives, this confirms the following:

Mccarthy - Sell

Bree - Sell

Lyanco - Sell

Romain - Sell

Aribo - Sell

Djnepo - Sell

Mara - Sell

 

 

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You are presuming somebody would want to buy any of them

[derry]

Three set pieces, nothing new then. With that defence and keeper no surprise. 

[Turkish]

73% possession though and more shots. Stats are great 

[obelisk]

I can only hope that RM is learning a very big lesson tonight. He'll need a win on Saturday after this capitulation.

So far it would seem that Saints have seen 4 shots against them on target and conceded 4 goals. Meanwhile the problem with scoring remains.

[Saint_clark]

We're getting Ole'd, losing 3-0, to league two Gillingham. 

[Lallana's Left Peg]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:30, Sir Ralph said:

To put it in context name a worse performance in last seasons shamble than that? Or a more inept tactical performance?

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Grimsby at home in the FA Cup.  Much worse, with much better players.

[Golac's Cunning Stunts]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:30, SotonianWill said:

Turning on Martin would just be self harm to our promotion campaign. I’ll save my support for the proper team in the league, not these soppy lot who are on the field today. There’s a reason we went down and we haven’t moved on these players yet. 

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After tonight's performance, we'll have to pay somebody to take them. Get used to it - none of these will be moving

[gio1saints]

Oh dear oh dear oh dear. Imnot sure how much more cringe I can take.hundreds already left.  It’s a sad sad non performance. Upsetting after the promise of Friday. More than upsetting. Sad. 

[SNSUN]

[Master Bates]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:29, Yorkshire Saint said:

Take the positives, this confirms the following:

Mccarthy - Sell

Bree - Sell

Lyanco - Sell

Romain - Sell

Aribo - Sell

Djnepo - Sell

Mara - Sell

 

 

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That's what I said, it's like an Ali Dia appreciation day. 

Cookies, I like cookies, I'm not miserable.

[Badger]

  On 08/08/2023 at 18:10, FarehamSaintJames said:

The big question is what minute is McCarthy picking the ball out the net? 😂

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  On 08/08/2023 at 18:43, Badger said:

About 10 seconds after Gillingham have their first shot on target.

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Three on target, three conceded.

All too predictable it seems. 

[Miltonaggro]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:21, Sevvy said:

What's the odds on 3-3

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33-1

 

[saintant]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:30, santolijador said:

Actually quite excited to see what RM says after this

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He certainly won't be on the pitch giving the three chest thumps a la Klopp 🙂

[ErwinK1961]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:31, Saint Fan CaM said:

Nearly 4-0. Players losing their heads…a red card beckons with Lyanco a prime candidate.

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Hopefully, with a 45 game ban.

[Smirking_Saint]

Irrefutable proof that McCarthy is dogshit then

[Sir Ralph]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:31, Bad Wolf said:

Nope. When you buy a ticket, you accept that this could happen.

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I would suggest that common decency should prevail and the players should recognise the fans out the effort in to come and watch a completely unacceptable performance. But maybe I’m too reasonable. 
 

actually I read the T and Cs on my ticket and subnote 4 says “If we are utterly incompetent we won’t refund you” so fair point

[Golac's Cunning Stunts]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:30, santolijador said:

Actually quite excited to see what RM says after this

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He should phone Mad Nate for some advice

[Badger]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:31, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Wolves home 

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But to be fair they only had 10 men for most of the match making it more difficult. 
 

Or so we were told. 

[Saint_clark]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:34, gio1saints said:

Oh dear oh dear oh dear. Imnot sure how much more cringe I can take.hundreds already left.  It’s a sad sad non performance. Upsetting after the promise of Friday. More than upsetting. Sad. 

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Is there much booing/abuse? How many do you reckon have left, 25%?

[Badger]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:35, Smirking_Saint said:

Irrefutable proof that McCarthy is dogshit then

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And ??  

[whelk]

Sheff Wed losing at home to Stockport so even Friday’s win needs perspective 

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:16, S-Clarke said:

A thrashing. We cannot defend set pieces. 

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Hope our new set piece coach doesn't put in their resignation after this performance!

[BARCELONASAINT]

Tonights result hopefully makes every Saints fan stand up and realise that we really are not going to have everything our own way this season despite Friday's win. We will lose JWP, KWP and possibly Tella from that 11 on Friday and there is currently no one to replace them in tonights line-up. We have a massive squad of mainly dross and defensively we are dire. If we lose ABK and KWP we are deep trouble at the back. I'm pleased we are out of the Cup because only promotion is important BUT losing like this is just bloody embarrasing! 

[James]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:38, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

Hope our new set piece coach doesn't put in their resignation after this performance!

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It's difficult to coach being taller and more physical...

[gio1saints]

Alvarez. We did a goals. 3-1

[coalman]

3-1

[Hatch]

Selles is 4-0 up.    

[Miltonaggro]

Martin and Wilcox need to see this game as an enema. The chance to clear a long term build up of impacted shit.

[Baird of the land]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:31, Saint Fan CaM said:

Nearly 4-0. Players losing their heads…a red card beckons with Lyanco a prime candidate.

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If only he’d brought a cb leader along like Stephens (oh wait he did, dragged him along as a spectator) for some reason. 

[Saint_clark]

3-1, Alcaraz. 

Commentator said he scored past Alex McCarthy? Was it an own goal? 😂

[Saint Fan CaM]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:35, Smirking_Saint said:

Irrefutable proof that McCarthy is dogshit then

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On this evidence a good proportion of the team AND the Manager are dogshit too. And now Martin gets a yellow card! Oh dear the wheels are starting to come off. Changing room is going to be frosty at full-time! 🤣

Alcarez pulls one back…our best player now.

[SotonianWill]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:36, Sir Ralph said:

I would suggest that common decency should prevail and the players should recognise the fans out the effort in to come and watch a completely unacceptable performance. But maybe I’m too reasonable. 
 

actually I read the T and Cs on my ticket and subnote 4 says “If we are utterly incompetent we won’t refund you” so fair point

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Here’s an interesting one, when was the last time / have saints ever given out a refund for a bad result? I do agree with Bad Wolf tbh though, you pay to watch not win, you never know when you’re gonna get d*cked. 

[saintant]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:35, Smirking_Saint said:

Irrefutable proof that McCarthy is dogshit then

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Which is why we should have signed a new number one keeper instead of bloody Lumley - bad mistake.

[whelk]

Ruben Selles doing well

[SW11_Saint]

The arrogance of underestimating your opposition… and picking a ludicrous line-up. 

[ashnats]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:30, Sir Ralph said:

To put it in context name a worse performance in last seasons shamble than that? Or a more inept tactical performance?

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Nottingham forest. The worst game of football that has ever been played, at any level, by any team. It drilled a hole in my soul that may never heal.

[Andy Hill]

How the hell have we managed to accumulate so many rubbish players ?!

[Bad Wolf]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:36, Sir Ralph said:

I would suggest that common decency should prevail and the players should recognise the fans out the effort in to come and watch a completely unacceptable performance. But maybe I’m too reasonable. 
 

actually I read the T and Cs on my ticket and subnote 4 says “If we are utterly incompetent we won’t refund you” so fair point

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I agree that it'd be a decent thing to do. But they didn't do it when they lost 9-0 at home. And if you start doing it for this, what about the next time we get knocked out by a League Two team. And then the next time we lose 3-0. And then when we lose to a bottom half Championship team. And then when we lose to someone one place below us. Where do they draw the line?

[CB Fry]

  On 08/08/2023 at 20:18, Turkish said:

I’ll bring the coffin or are we going dressed as clowns for this one?

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Coffin.

I've done the bed sheet just now

HERE LYES SOUTHAMPTON FC

REST IN PIECE