Saints 0-1 Ipswich - Match Thread

[obelisk]

There's no point passing it around in defence if the ball is eventually given away in our own half. It's suicidal.

[Farmer Saint]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:07, Secret Site Agent said:

Maybe

 

Where do you live?

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At your Mum's house. 

[adrian lord]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:06, Saint Scott said:

I'm so sick and tired of watching smallbone half jog around the pitch offering nothing

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And the other 10

[Mr X]

Half an hour to rescue a draw.... we can dream 

[bangkoksaint]

Be nice to see their keeper tested……

[Yorkshire Saint]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:07, Farmer Saint said:

At your Mum's house. 

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Ouch..

 

[SNSUN]

Come on Saints.

I believe....

[John Boy Saint]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:07, Secret Site Agent said:

Maybe

 

Where do you live?

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Have you never heard threes a crowd? 🙄

[Saint Fan CaM]

Che never seems able to get in front of his defender. If he could he’d score more.

[Saint86]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:05, Dman said:

Bollox. 2 Genuine CB's on the bench - he chose to play a CM in there with no CM's in CM. 

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Agreed. The entire fanbase should have been able to pick a better starting 11!

[Chez]

We have defenders passing it in our own box to the nth degree to desperately try to keep possession, but then two minutes later we bung it long down the line from a throw in conceding possession instantly.  What the fucking fuck?

[saintant]

Is it me or do our players only look half interested?

[Saint_clark]

No-one can accuse the fans of not doing their part. Huge chorus of OWTS, followed by the players giving it away in defense. 

[obelisk]

Corners not looking dangerous again.

[obelisk]

Adams misses.

[Farmer Saint]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:09, saintant said:

Is it me or do our players only look half interested?

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How do you look half interested? 

[gallaghert366@yahoo.com]

  On 19/09/2023 at 19:41, qwertyell said:

 

But we are not a team that's going to be anywhere near a promotion contender. 

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Will struggle to be in the top half.

[Saint_clark]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:11, Farmer Saint said:

How do you look half interested? 

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I don't think it's true anyway. The players look committed to me I just don't think this system is effective.

[saintant]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:11, Farmer Saint said:

How do you look half interested? 

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Half hearted.

[obelisk]

Give it away in our half again. Ipswich miss another sitter.

[Dman]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:13, Saint_clark said:

I don't think it's true anyway. The players look committed to me I just don't think this system is effective.

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yep - they look clueless. I don'tt think its lack of effort, its lack of coaching and knowing the role. 

I could half trst the process when we looked alright going forward.. we don't even look that now. 

[Golac's Cunning Stunts]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:12, gallaghert366@yahoo.com said:

Will struggle to be in the top half.

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I thought getting relegated would be what was needed to burn everything down so the Phoenix could rise from the ashes. I'm starting to think another relegation might be required before that starts happening... just like last time

[Disco Stu]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:13, Saint_clark said:

I don't think it's true anyway. The players look committed to me I just don't think this system is effective.

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Exactly this. The system is flawed.

[benali-shorts]

Why is Alcaraz not on the pitch? 
I’m going to apply for the manager’s job with my novel idea of playing our best players. 

[Chez]

Not good enough from AA. He should be anticipating that ball and smashing it in the back of the net first time. Crap first touch in a congested area and the chance is gone.

[Dark Munster]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:11, obelisk said:

Adams misses.

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And bears shit in the woods 

[Suhari]

Too much keepy ball. Not enough doing stuff.

[Saint_clark]

So glad we brought Sulemana on to come deep and drift into the centre circle where he's most dangerous.....

[trousers]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:09, saintant said:

Is it me or do our players only look half interested?

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  On 19/09/2023 at 20:11, Farmer Saint said:

How do you look half interested? 

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  On 19/09/2023 at 20:13, saintant said:

Half hearted.

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Our players have been half hearted for several seasons now...

[Colinjb]

All this possession, just waiting for the next clusterf**k.

[Dman]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:14, Golac's Cunning Stunts said:

I thought getting relegated would be what was needed to burn everything down so the Phoenix could rise from the ashes. I'm starting to think another relegation might be required before that starts happening... just like last time

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It all went downhill when we got rejected by Wilcox choice (Enzo at Leicester) and then went back to the trusted spreadsheet. 

This time the stat we looked for was ball possession %. 

we need to start to Judge managers on performances not stats ffs. 

[obelisk]

Saints getting crosses into the box. If only they had some big bloke to take advantage.

[SNSUN]

Is Sulemana playing Defensive midfield? Martin genius.

 

[Saint86]

Apparently our plan is to pass the ball around in any dangerous situation to allow the other side to get into solid defensive positions. 

[stknowle]

Everything we do is so painfully slow. So painful to watch. 

[Saint_clark]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:17, SNSUN said:

Is Sulemana playing Defensive midfield? Martin genius.

 

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Absolutely infuriating.

[Saint Fan CaM]

Adams has so little positional sense for a striker - how the hell did he ever get to be the best striker in this league? Oh yeah, not playing this crap system.

[Secret Site Agent]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:07, Farmer Saint said:

At your Mum's house. 

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Nope he's not here.

[Greedyfly]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:15, benali-shorts said:

Why is Alcaraz not on the pitch? 
I’m going to apply for the manager’s job with my novel idea of playing our best players. 

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Behave yourself. 

[benali-shorts]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:18, Greedyfly said:

Behave yourself. 

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And I’m going to play a system that best suits their abilities. My PowerPoint will blow SR’s fucking mind. 

[Disco Stu]

Dean Hammond is starting to annoy me.

[GDog07]

Folk were actually excited about relegation and all the wins we were going to rack up in the Championship 🫠

[Chez]

Got to shoot and score there AA. Bottled it IMO by coming inside.

[sydney_saint]

Every move breaking down with AA. Great he's getting on the ball, but he's showing why he is simply not a midfielder

[Saint_clark]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:20, Disco Stu said:

Dean Hammond is starting to annoy me.

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One minute "stay patient, build up, look how many bodies we have forwards now"

Next minute "can't wait for that perfect change, Armstrong and Sulemana just need to take a risk every now and then"

[Suhari]

Such an apparent lack of urgency.

So frustrating.

[Colinjb]

Our best spell. With two actual CB's and a proper DM playing.

Surely some mistake.

[captainchris]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:21, sydney_saint said:

Every move breaking down with AA. Great he's getting on the ball, but he's showing why he is simply not a midfielder

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Not a footballer even you mean….

[Greedyfly]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:20, benali-shorts said:

And I’m going to play a system that best suits their abilities. My PowerPoint will blow SR’s fucking mind. 

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Someone ban this man. Ridiculously sensible suggestions.

 

Get out.

[sambosa75]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:20, Disco Stu said:

Dean Hammond is starting to annoy me.

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Glad it’s not just me.