Stoke 0-1 Saints - Match Thread

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Big bloke gets header in tactics change shocker... obviously Stoke here. We don;t have a plan B and ship players out to make sure it doesn;t happen. 🙂

[hypochondriac]

This has an air of inevitability about it at the moment. 

[Baird of the land]

2 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said:

How is Mara coming on ahead of Adams?

Adams has been poor last few games, so can fully understand Mara getting an opportunity.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Stoke player dived to get a foul... from the ref's tackle.

[Saint NL]

The end of this is going to be much more nervy than it needed to be

[saintant]

We've lost our composure and the big bloke they just brought on is causing us problems.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Just now, hypochondriac said:

This has an air of inevitability about it at the moment. 

Stoke could still equalise, so not that inevitable. 🙂

[Challenger]

Stoke have ditched a defender but the ball won't be in their half much from now on, will it?

[Disco Stu]

There's going to be so much stoppage time. I predict 12 mins.

[adrian lord]

There’s gonna be lots of added time

[woodsaint1]

This second half has been diabolical

[Sunglasses Ron]

1 minute ago, hypochondriac said:

This has an air of inevitability about it at the moment. 

Yes! I’m thinking we get a second on the break too!

[Chez]

Armstrong fucking killing us there...twice.

[bpsaint]

18 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Alcarez having one of those games where nothing comes off.

I’ve never understood the love for him. Apart from a couple of games I just think he’s a complete nothing player. Maybe it’s just me 🤷🏻‍♂️

Edited 3 October, 2023 by bpsaint

[Lighthouse]

Oh goody, Aribo.

[The Cat]

Adam Armstrong running back into our box and miscontrolling it like someone off Sensible Soccer then

[whelk]

14 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

Fuck off Hinchcliff, trying to get the narrative going that stoke should have had two penalties.

Yeah particularly annoying today.  

[Wade Garrett]

Andy Hinchcliffe is a fucking onion.

[Saint_Ash]

Why is Aribo coming on? Can see 15 mins of injury time at the end of this. 

[Saint_clark]

Hinchcliff is desperate for those two penalty claims to be seen as legitimate. The fuck is his problem?

[Lighthouse]

Just now, bpsaint said:

I’ve never understood the love for him. Apart from. Couple of game I just think he’s a complete nothing player. Maybe it’s just me 🤷🏻‍♂️

It isn’t.

[badgerx16]

Just now, Lighthouse said:

Oh goody, Aribo.

Supermix or Tangfastic ?

[Saint Matty 76]

Fraser - Mara - Aribo

How does this happen given our options

[Whitey Grandad]

These commentators are getting on my wick. They spend all the game questioning the refereeing decisions. Neither of those incidents were anything near a penalty.

[hypochondriac]

Aribo, Mara and Fraser. We best win this now... 

[trousers]

Just now, Wade Garrett said:

Andy Hinchcliffe is a fucking onion.

Post of the night! Lol

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, Wade Garrett said:

Andy Hinchcliffe is a fucking onion.

His shitty co-commentary is definitely making me shed tears...

[Whitey Grandad]

1 minute ago, Wade Garrett said:

Andy Hinchcliffe is a fucking onion.

Brings tears to my eyes.

[Disco Stu]

Young team now to see it out.

[Saint_clark]

Aribos done a good job for us in seeing games out. 

[adrian lord]

This is gonna be another long 20 minutes

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Aribo coming on to replace that pace Sulemana was giving us. 🙂

[Chez]

Good composure to pass out there with crowd getting noisy.

[Saint NL]

Double Armstrong off.

So Aribo up front?

[Saint Matty 76]

Oh good, Mara is still fucking useless

[Chez]

Just now, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Aribo coming on to replace that pace Sulemana was giving us. 🙂

go faster haircut.

[Sheaf Saint]

Just now, Whitey Grandad said:

These commentators are getting on my wick. They spend all the game questioning the refereeing decisions. Neither of those incidents were anything near a penalty.

I'll agree on the first one, but Bednarek had both arms around his man when they went to ground so he couldn't have complained if it was given.

[adrian lord]

Mara FFS!  Dreadful miss

[saintant]

How has he fucking missed that.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Fuck sake, got to score there

[SNSUN]

Sekou! Should have scored.

[Disco Stu]

This is definitely ending 1-1 😂

[whelk]

Mara FFS. Well played Aribo

[Southner]

Oh Mara... 

[OttawaSaint]

Chump! What a miss!

[Whitey Grandad]

Just now, saintant said:

How has he fucking missed that.

No left foot.

[AlexLaw76]

He has to score that. very poor miss

[Saint_Ash]

Fuck sake, should have scored that. 

[Saint86]

Mara been spending too much time in training with che?

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Arma's workrate will be missed. More defensive subs with a fair bit to go. Need to see where our attacking outlet is going to be here. We need something to stop waves of Stoke attacks.