Saints 1-1 Rotherham - Match Thread

[Sheaf Saint]

Stupid booking for Sully

[Sunglasses Ron]

Banging on the door here…

[niceandfriendly]

Look at the Chapel! The new Northam 😍

[Holmes_and_Watson]

We gave a way a freekick, Sulemana gets booked.

However, around that, Downes to start with but others had solid defensive shape. An improvement on earlier games when we gave it way.

[Saint_clark]

Starting to get worried they're going to get an out of the blue equaliser with all this dominant play we've wasted.

[Saint NL]

All gone a bit flat in the last few minutes since Rotherham made that change.

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

Starting to get worried they're going to get an out of the blue equaliser with all this dominant play we've wasted.

Me too. Great saves, tactical switch. Seen this before.

[Saint_clark]

Just now, Saint NL said:

All gone a bit flat in the last few minutes since Rotherham made that change.

Really good management from their gaffer.

[Saint_clark]

He runs from our forwards are SO poor, we are so bad at timing the runs to stay onside.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Starting to get those spaces back, after several minutes when their back 3 was restricting it.

 

[Saint NL]

That's a penalty surely?

 

Edit: saw the replay, nah no penalty

Edited 7 October, 2023 by Saint NL

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Another nearly one. Adams keeps it down well as he's going over...

[adrian lord]

How many chances going to go begging!!?!?!?!?!

[Saint NL]

So close, some lovely short passes and Armstrong hits the side netting

[Saint_clark]

Exceptional build up play there.

[OttawaSaint]

Looked like handball but even with VAR I've seen so many weak ones given and stone wallers not that I don't know what counts anymore.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Arma had to really take a touch on that one, which meant the sapce had gone. Smallbone agian linking it up. Good game from him.

[LGTL]

We’re playing really well, just need that second and it could be 3 or 4.

[Saint_clark]

I think Downes has a 100% pass completion so far today.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Little stats bar has us with 11 shots and 5 on target,.

[OttawaSaint]

Flat footed from Adams again...

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Needed a tap in from Manning's ball. Anyone in the middle. Perhaps we're just not used to having a finisher up front, so we don;t have anyone in there.

[Saint_clark]

What's the Rotherham keeper wanting the game stopped for? Someone hurt in the stands?

[Saint NL]

Just play the minute of injury time and let the fan be helped at half time

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

What's the Rotherham keeper wanting the game stopped for? Someone hurt in the stands?

Lord Duckhunter stared down a couple of pony nancy son in laws and they collapsed in fear...

[Saint NL]

Half time.

So far so good. Defensively we've had nothing to do.

We've created a lot, but need to finish some of these chances. The game should be over already.

[Saint_clark]

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

Just play the minute of injury time and let the fan be helped at half time

I don't understand why the last year or two games need to be stopped in these circumstances anyway, unless an ambulance needed access to the pitch. 

When there's a medical emergency at the side of the road they don't close down all the shops and stop all the traffic.

[SNSUN]

Well the floodgates haven't opened which will give Rotherham confidence but surely we have enough to finish these off.

[saintant]

Not able to watch today. Sounds like we battered them and played some good stuff. Well done lads and now an early second goal after half time would give us the breathing space to go on and win comfortably.

[Saint_clark]

Ipswich absolutely flying.

[OttawaSaint]

3 minutes ago, saintant said:

Not able to watch today. Sounds like we battered them and played some good stuff. Well done lads and now an early second goal after half time would give us the breathing space to go on and win comfortably.

Their keeper has kept them in it with 4 excellent saves. We'd better not piss this away.

Edited 7 October, 2023 by OttawaSaint

[Saint_clark]

Half time say 0 clear cut chances? 😂 

[Saint NL]

80% possession and 12 shots to their 1.

Dominance, just missing a real clinical striker

[Convict Colony]

halfway to finally completing my 2-0 prediction 

[Block41 Saint]

Hope the person in the Itchen South is OK. 

We've missed some right sitters today. Hope it doesn't bite us in the backside. 

 

Edited 7 October, 2023 by Block41 Saint

[Holmes_and_Watson]

12 efforts on goal, 5 on target, 1.5 million passes...

A number of nearly efforts too.

80.2% posesson

Lovely early goal, and excellent work from Stu. We were patient, we kept good structure across the pitch in and out of possessioon. Lots of work from Smallbone, The Armstrongs and others. Sulemana offers a good outlet.

There were a few occassions when a better, attracking pass was available. But 1) there's always going to be that and 2) there were a lot fewer of them than before, indicating a team confident in Martin's instructions faced with a side happy to let them grow into that confidence.

They changed their shape, which gave them several minutes of being able to close down the gaps. But we were creating chances again before the break.

On the occassions when we gave it away, or when Rotherham got forward, we had plenty back and there was cover. Another plus after some previous shambles.

I'm not sure I'm ever going to fully like the pace of MartinBall.

It's never comfortable on a single goal lead, but we're as in comand as we can be without a second.

[Saint Fan CaM]

Great goal. Total domination. Loads of chances not put away. Baz unemployed. BUT this is not an auto-promotion level performance in front of goal unfortunately so far - let’s hope we can stretch them in the second half. Adams is showing how immobile he really is, otherwise he would have bagged three. Would like to see Edozie on for Sully who’s having a largely ineffective game so far. Happy we’re in front but another goal early doors is very much needed.

[goodymatt]

The game really should be over. Good saves from their keeper but we have not been clinical enough.

[Saint_clark]

Bazunus done nothing all game, fucking shite.

[Totton Saint]

14 minutes ago, adrian lord said:

How many chances going to go begging!!?!?!?!?!

Hello 

Are you watching on a stream? Please let me know which one.

[Saint NL]

Just saw that Armstrong disallowed goal again, the build up and finish were superb 

[The Cat]

Second half delayed by 10 mins due to medical incident 

[Block41 Saint]

2nd half delayed by 10 mins due to the medical incident. 

[Saint_clark]

2nd half delayed by 10 mins due to medical incident.

Edited 7 October, 2023 by Saint_clark

[Bad Wolf]

Second half delayed due to a medical crowd incident

[The Cat]

Has everyone got me on ignore or something?

[Midfield_General]

Anyone know why the second half hasn't started yet? 

[Saint_clark]

Can someone let The Cat know about the delay, I've got him on ignore.

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, The Cat said:

Has everyone got me on ignore or something?

They don't trust Cats...

[Saint Fan CaM]

Just now, The Cat said:

Has everyone got me on ignore or something?

You mean you’ve only just found out? 😂