Sunderland 5-0 Southampton

[whelk]

Just now, JRM said:

Hope the players refund the travelling fans out of their wages, absolutely useless 

80 mins to go, calm down

[adrian lord]

What’s that old football maxim about 2-0 being a dangerous lead?

[Bakovnetski]

Defence please!

[The Kraken]

Utter shambles of an opening this.

[BotleySaint]

Can see this one ending 5 or 6 nil. 

Then panic mode. Manager needs more time to integrate the new signings and make sure they all know their jobs. 

[Saint Billy]

Christ, our defence playing playground football.

[trousers]

Just now, washsaint said:

Holgate looks utter shite

"Yeah...but... The West Brom fans liked him back in 2018"....

(Sorry @hypochondriac  )

#earlydays

[The Juice]

could / should be 3-0

Jesus

[Sheaf Saint]

1 minute ago, washsaint said:

Holgate looks utter shite

That's cos he is.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Defence are just going through the motions. Taking some positions with no purpose and little reaction to the game. A lot coming down the flanks in the gaps left by our fullbacks being forward. That's Martin's tactic.

[OttawaSaint]

So I guess Russ found the team selection tombola...

[West end Saints]

1 minute ago, RedArmy said:

Needs to get Stu Armstrong off for Charles, we are lightweight in the middle 

Any midfield with Stu is too lightweight. He isn't good enough. 

Two head down runs a game, and a goal a season doesn't make up for it

[trousers]

Free kick in JWP territory... Ah... 

[SNSUN]

Come on Saints! One little goal and the balance changes. 

[BotleySaint]

Kwp class above today. Looking superb. 

[Tanlee]

Probably already been said but how the fuck does Mara still get a game when we have Fraser on the bench,  Injury? 

[Saint Fan CaM]

Sunderland basically have our number - well set up to break up our play and hit us on the break. Not a great advert for Martin.

[Saint NL]

Half decent chance from the free kick.

Saints are slowly waking up

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Free kick in deecent position...

 

got a comfortable save...

[danjosaint]

We all knew it was coming Swansea and MkDons let in loads,  RM doesn't know how to set up a solid team, we all knew Bazunu was shit, bar people above, the shape looks so wrong 

[Saint_clark]

Downes not having a great game so far today.

[bpsaint]

Defensive coach required asap.

[Saint Matty 76]

That’s a literal stonewall penalty

[bpsaint]

Clear pen, joke

[obelisk]

Should have had a penalty.

[RedArmy]

Bring back VAR 

[LGTL]

Clear penalty that 

[Saint NL]

Ref, that looked pretty clear to me

[OttawaSaint]

That would have been a VAR pen in the prem.

[adrian lord]

Better spell.

 

Should’ve had a penalty

[Juneau]

As an aside that Sunderland home kit looks really nice. The white shoulders (and kit as a whole) remind me of our last championship promotion kit. 

[Saint_clark]

Thank god for no VAR, eh.

[trousers]

Come back VAR, all is forgiven

#stonewallpenalty

[adrian lord]

Great shot Smallbone

[Saint NL]

KWP looking good now, not seen that for a while

[whelk]

no guarantee the VAR twats give it 

[Southner]

Grab a goal while we have them on the back foot, and we're still in this. 

[niceandfriendly]

Definitely a pen. Looking forward to Manning playing well one day. 

[OttawaSaint]

Close from Smallbone.

[SotonianWill]

At least now we can ignore the fact we’ve been so poor and just say we were robbed.

[ButtikonSaint]

what shape are we playing? 4.4.2  or 4.2.3.1? 

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, niceandfriendly said:

Definitely a pen. Looking forward to Manning playing well one day. 

He's awful. Can't warm to him at all. 

[whelk]

In the groove now. Much better

[Holmes_and_Watson]

we're having soe chances to get back into it. But Sunderland will be ready for us passing it around them, and waiting to pounce.

[Saint NL]

Looking better now, shut the crowd up at least

[Saint Matty 76]

Ah, Edozie got to hit the target man

[aintforever]

Just a few games in without VAR and it’s screamingly obvious how shite on field officials are. Just get so many decisions wrong.,

[adrian lord]

Yard wide Edozie

[LGTL]

Edozie has to hit the target, same as Smallbone earlier. 

[Saint_clark]

A Armstrong as the main striker by himself is too easy to mark out of the game.