Middlesbrough 2-1 Saints - Match Thread

[Saint NL]

That's a red card for them, how many bookings does he need??

[Holmes_and_Watson]

oh for heaven's sake.

We can;t even pass it across midfield without giving it away. As always, we've everyone up. We had a warning about that a minute ago. This time, we're caught and ther'es noone. Baz blocks the shot.

We break and they have 4 back. Jones is back. surely another booking!

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Just now, vin said:

Absolutely woeful

The comedy value in this team is so impressive. None of the players know what they are doing. 

[Chez]

our corner...pas it backwards.....lose it....four vs one....Baz saves us.

FUCK OFF YOU CUNTS

[Turkish]

And again from giving it away

 

this is so bad

[trousers]

That is a second yellow all day long. WTF?

[Saint NL]

Aribo coming on, hooray?

[Mr X]

Aribo our saviour! 

[sydney_saint]

Ah Aribo, he will inject some pace and effort into this...

[Disco Stu]

WTF is going on with Alcaraz???

[CB Fry]

Joe Aribo is coming on so that means goals goals goals

[badgerx16]

4 against one yet manage to hit Gav.

[Saint86]

Where the hell is Alcaraz?!?!

 

[Turkish]

How’s he not got another yellow for that? Even he knew 

[AlexLaw76]

Leicester winning 1-0

Scar Tissue!!!!

[Saint Fan CaM]

Utter dross. Officials now fail to show a red.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

'Boro have been better But 'boo should have had 2 reds here.

One of them at least. If only to hear Martin trot out "well, it's harder against 10 men" to seal his fate. 🙂

[Toussaint]

Arfuckinbo

[hypochondriac]

This is ridiculous. Martin needs to go for me. 3 losses in a row and possibly 4 with another disgraceful performance this is appalling management. 

[OttawaSaint]

I think RM came up with his fannying about with the ball while playing FIFA. Trouble is, is that the FIFA players rarely miss a pass, our players...not so much...

[Baz Fl]

Scar tissue can be fixed by being good at football, our squad is full of players that got relegated or are loans that couldn’t really give a crap about Southampton as they will move on anyway. Just when we thought it couldn’t get worse 😳

[Convict Colony]

This is bollocks isn't it

[Suhari]

C'mon Joe. Show us something.

[Osvaldorama]

This is horrific. I am speechless… again. 

Truly a shambles. Would our championship relegation team beat this team? I think there was more fight there 

[Turkish]

Just now, Holmes_and_Watson said:

'Boro have been better But 'boo should have had 2 reds here.

One of them at least. If only to hear Martin trot out "well, it's harder against 10 men" to seal his fate. 🙂

That will be his excuse 

[Chez]

bury it Smallbone.

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, badgerx16 said:

4 against one yet manage to hit Gav.

Get that striker in! Make him captain! 

[SotonianWill]

1 minute ago, Chez said:

our corner...pas it backwards.....lose it....four vs one....Baz saves us.

FUCK OFF YOU CUNTS

I mentioned it last game. If Martin can't put someone on the half way line after we continuously get caught on the break from our our own set plays... how can we expect him to change anything else. It's basic.

[Saint NL]

Smallbones stock has dropped considerably since those opening games. He looks a shadow of the player that started the season

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Arobo for Smallbone... because...

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

Just fuck off, Russell. 

You wouldn't believe that things could be worse than last season.... but they are. 

[Lighthouse]

Does anyone actually care if Boro go down to ten men? I mean really, what are we actually hoping for there?

[adrian lord]

Sports Republic have some questions to answer 

[BotleySaint]

Basically, despite some improvements, today could easily have been 3 or 4-1 and yet another thrashing.

And still could be.

Need a manager who can inject some belief in the team not send them to sleep.

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, SotonianWill said:

I mentioned it last game. If Martin can't put someone on the half way line after we continuously get caught on the break from our our own set plays... how can we expect him to change anything else. It's basic.

He's not a football manager, at all...

[Suhari]

Just now, adrian lord said:

Sports Republic have some questions to answer 

1. What the fuck are you doing?

[SNSUN]

I really wanted to like this team this year, I really thought Sheffield Wednesday on the opening day showed us what was to come. Instead we've got a bunch of bottlers that have no cutting edge, cannot string two passes together, and a manager that doesn't seem to know how to change it. We won't get promoted. We've gone from mid-table Prem to mid-table Championship in 4 years. Woeful.

[Saint NL]

Lovely from Sulemana, no one can finish 

[Sunglasses Ron]

As fragile as a fucking poppadom.

At least we can draw solace from the joy we’ve given to the people of the north east lately.

[AlexLaw76]

Looking forward to the manager saying he is not happy with the performance and expected more bravery on the ball

[Sheaf Saint]

Just now, Lighthouse said:

Does anyone actually care if Boro go down to ten men? I mean really, what are we actually hoping for there?

They should be down to nine. That's two nailed on second yellows they've got away with now.

But as you say, it's not like it would actually make any difference to the result.

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, Suhari said:

1. What the fuck are you doing?

2. Are you Pomp*y in disguise?

[Saint86]

Thats the kind of quality Aribo gives you that alcaraz wouldn't... a scuffed wasted touch unmarked in the box. FO martin.

[Toadhall Saint]

1 minute ago, hypochondriac said:

This is ridiculous. Martin needs to go for me. 3 losses in a row and possibly 4 with another disgraceful performance this is appalling management. 

Totally agree the man is a fraud. I have never seen a more disjointed team in my life. Last season was bad but we will be relegated if the charlatan is allowed to continue.

[Saint Matty 76]

We really are shite.

[trousers]

Just now, Sheaf Saint said:

They should be down to nine. That's two nailed on second yellows they've got away with now.

But as you say, it's not like it would actually make any difference to the result.

Yep, the ref has had a nightmare but agree it probably wouldn't have made any difference 

[Convict Colony]

If I'm Alcaraz I'm telling my agent to get to work.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Sulemana did well. It gets to Aribo. He's in a good position. SO points for that. But he lazily puts it into a space. He's not confident to take the risk of a shot. He's not aware enough to pick anyone out. He just as little as possible with it. An that's us as an outfit right now.

[Block41 Saint]

Lucky it's only 2-1. Sport Republic OUT. Russell Martin OUT. 

[OttawaSaint]

Post Boro, carved open.

3 passes, shot.

Us, 346 passes, give ball away.