Saints 0-1 Ipswich - Match Thread

[Patrick Bateman]

Can't defend, no midfield, can't score. What's changed since last year?

[Mr X]

One goal is enough for any team against us 😂

[BotleySaint]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:38, Patrick Bateman said:

Can't defend, no midfield, can't score. What's changed since last year?

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We've dropped down a league. So it's even more embrassing. 

[James]

The fact Sulemana probably thinks he is too good for us is a complete joke.

[trousers]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:38, Suhari said:

JW and Rasmus look well impressed.

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Screenshot/ photo please

[Southner]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:36, Yorkshire Saint said:

Can't wait to hear what RM has to say about this.....

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Not as bad as it looked. Practically promotion form. 

[James]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:39, Southner said:

Not as bad as it looked. Practically promotion form. 

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Pleased for the boys, only let in 1 instead of 4 so heading in the right direction. 

[Saint Fan CaM]

Wait for the boos to ring out.

[captainchris]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:38, BotleySaint said:

We've dropped down a league. So it's even more embrassing. 

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Poor Russel though, he’s inherited a team that feel a little low after relegation so we must have sympathy for the poor fella….

[Turkish]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:39, Southner said:

Not as bad as it looked. Practically promotion form. 

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Good game, we did well, proud of the players. We’re getting there. Results are improving we’ve gone from losing 5-0 to 4-1 to only 1-0, were making progress

[CB Fry]

Maybe desperately clinging on to Che Adams wasn't that important after all.

[Saint_clark]

If I have to hear Hammond say "small margins" one more time I'm going to take a hammer to the fucking TV. 

[bangkoksaint]

One shot on target is it?

[Sunglasses Ron]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:40, Saint Fan CaM said:

Wait for the boos to ring out.

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Can we have a light show for added impact?

[badgerx16]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:36, Yorkshire Saint said:

Can't wait to hear what RM has to say about this.....

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Pleased with another game where we have dominated possession.

[adrian lord]

an atrocious game of football

[James]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:41, CB Fry said:

Maybe desperately clinging on to Che Adams wasn't that important after all.

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Was our downfall last season as well. Scored a couple of goals at Leicester, just before the window closed, everyone thought we might be OK and then he instantly turned to shit. Same old story this season.

[OttawaSaint]

And the boos were ringing out for the hipster prick...

[Farmer Saint]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:41, CB Fry said:

Maybe desperately clinging on to Che Adams wasn't that important after all.

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Did say that at the time. Over and over. 

[obelisk]

Another cross into the box but it comes to nothing again. If only Saints had a big man up there to unsettle their defence.

[Saint Scott]

No fight, no enthusiasm, pathetic.

[Viking Saint]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:40, Saint Fan CaM said:

Wait for the boos to ring out.

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Hope so. Tired of us being as gentle and unforgiving on this shower of shit, week in, week out

Edited 19 September, 2023 by Viking Saint

[The very right reverend]

They don't have the skill or guile to get behind and cross from the line, its predictable, turgid and boring and simply put why are we so so shit?

[Greedyfly]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:42, OttawaSaint said:

And the boos were ringing out for the hipster prick...

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The lyrics to the Christmas classic 'The fairytale of Southampton football club'?

[BotleySaint]

Once again SR have mismanaged the whole thing. Did we expect anything different after last seasons joke? 

Mid table mediocrity beckons. They are notorious for not taking action when it's going badly. Utterly depressing season ahead again.. 😒

[Nemi]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:39, James said:

The fact Sulemana probably thinks he is too good for us is a complete joke.

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He looks like he’s dribbling a rugby ball

[obelisk]

Well at least it was only a one goal defeat. RM will count that as a win.

[James]

Assume the Russell Martin chants are coming from gloating Ipswich fans given he is ex-Norwich?

[saintant]

RM hasn't got a frigging clue.

[Disco Stu]

I have no confidence in this manager.

[igsey]

We looked much better defensively since Bednarek came on and Charles went in to midfield (what a fucking shock).

Shame we can't score for toffee.

[Mr X]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:45, Disco Stu said:

I have no confidence in this manager.

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Sports Republic apparently do so that's all that matters 

[Southner]

Well that was utterly terrible. 

[Saint_clark]

How long is he going to be given? This side should be solid as anything and ripping teams apart using its abundant pace up top.

[IronCitySaint]

Saints truly are a horrible club, settling for mediocrity at every level. I feel bad for the season ticket holders over the past few years who have seen practically no wins and no entertainment. The club should be ashamed, but probably couldn't care less.

[Disco Stu]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:45, Mr X said:

Sports Republic apparently do so that's all that matters 

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That was the first red flag.

[badgerx16]

What would Watford do ?

[Baird of the land]

Clueless management. Decidedly unimpressed. Expect us to hand Middlesbrough their 1st win at the weekend.

what’s the point of a set piece coach who’s only tactic is to play to opposition’s strengths too.

[James]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:45, igsey said:

We looked much better defensively since Bednarek came on and Charles went in to midfield (what a fucking shock).

Shame we can't score for toffee.

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As they said on Sky Sports - early season optimism has all but evaporated. No surprise given that the owners once again sold anything that wasn't nailed down and replaced it with crap loan players.

[Jimmy_D]

Ipswich were utterly ****, offered absolutely nothing apart from what we gifted them. That has to be the worst performance I’ve ever seen Saints manage to lose to.

[OttawaSaint]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:44, Greedyfly said:

The lyrics to the Christmas classic 'The fairytale of Southampton football club'?

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Haha yes!

[JCBSaint]

Anybody got any ideas as to what the tactics are? I don’t. We are so bad… 

[Saint Fan CaM]

Once again RM loses the game by starting a completely unfathomable line up. Just utterly pathetic and useless management. He deserves no further support IMO.

[S-Clarke]

Well that was predicably depressing. I think you can pretty much call off any auto promotion now, teams that finish top 2 don't lose 2 on the bounce - let alone 3. We're now 9 points adrift of the top spot, with a -6 goal difference in the Championship - let that sink in. How depressing.

And at this rate I'm all for St Mary's being totally demolished and re-built somewhere else, it's just fucked. The place stinks, it's just misery and a cesspit of shit in whatever league and whatever year.

But we sadly have the hallmarks of a Stoke/Swansea/Watford and it feels like we are going to be a miserable also-ran in this league, which with our budget is quite simply unacceptable.

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[saintant]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:44, BotleySaint said:

Once again SR have mismanaged the whole thing. Did we expect anything different after last seasons joke? 

Mid table mediocrity beckons. They are notorious for not taking action when it's going badly. Utterly depressing season ahead again.. 😒

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Mid table is being generous from what I'm seeing.

[BotleySaint]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:45, Disco Stu said:

I have no confidence in this manager.

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Players clearly demotivated. Some of the suffering Premier league hangover. The rest probably wondering why RM was appointed in the first place. Bored of listening to him drone on... 

Need to do something to inject some drive and enthusiasm and organisation into the team.

Boro to get their first win next game. 

[The Kraken]

Turned off at half time to d something else instead, glad I did.

Fuck off Saints. Going backwards at a good old pace.

[CB Fry]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:47, James said:

As they said on Sky Sports - early season optimism has all but evaporated. No surprise given that the owners once again sold anything that wasn't nailed down and replaced it with crap loan players.

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Except they didn't do that, did they. Clearly there are issues but there's no point talking nonsense.

[badgerx16]

8 of the 11 that finished that game were Premier League players last season. How many Ipswich players were League 1 ?

[Mr X]

  On 19/09/2023 at 20:48, JCBSaint said:

Anybody got any ideas as to what the tactics are? I don’t. We are so bad… 

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The tactic is we actively try to lose games..... something we're actually pretty good at