Saints 2-1 Plymouth - Match Thread

[saintant]

Ref should play advantage there.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Edozie off for Mara. GOod game fro Sam again, relishing the starts. Our scorlines allowing Mara a lot more minutes too.

[trousers]

JWP territory 

[saintant]

Not your best Stu.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Mara looking to make a run, but no pass forthcoming. Gets involved in getting Stu a free kick though.

[obelisk]

Poor fk from Stu.

[Saint NL]

Waste of a freekick 

[OttawaSaint]

Stu forgot to put some swazzzz on it.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Tsk. Sky Mobile must be behind. Looking up I know how this one goes. 🙂

[Holmes_and_Watson]

if it had bent and had been on target... 🙂

[woksaintly]

Tense listening from Costa rica

[SNSUN]

Good work Mara

[Saint_clark]

How far back do we go to the last time we were 17 unbeaten then?

[macca155]

  On 29/12/2023 at 19:30, Saint Billy said:

Just a little try in improving the state of things in the UK.

Rishi you fuckin idiot!.

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Quite a few have tried that already ... it hasn't worked.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

  On 29/12/2023 at 19:35, OttawaSaint said:

Stu forgot to put some swazzzz on it.

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Pronouciation of the effect is a hidden and difficult to master part of the free kick takers skills. 🙂

[SNSUN]

  On 29/12/2023 at 19:36, woksaintly said:

Tense listening from Costa rica

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Check out their shots on target and you won't be worried.

[BotleySaint]

  On 29/12/2023 at 19:36, SNSUN said:

Good work Mara

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For me, everything he does is just so slow. 

I'd rather see Dibling given a chance.

[saintant]

KWP needs to cut that out.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Smallbone will be tutting as Argyll managed to pass through our midfield there. Mara back getting a solid challenge in.

[obelisk]

KWP sodding around there. He's not alone though. Why are Saints trying to make this difficult?

Edited 29 December, 2023 by obelisk

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Nice again from Mara, taking up a wide position (where he was less effective in an earlier game). Little change of pace from Stu doesn;t come to anything.

[SNSUN]

Stephens for AA

[Nieldy]

  On 29/12/2023 at 19:35, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Tsk. Sky Mobile must be behind. Looking up I know how this one goes. 🙂

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I know I'm watching it on Now TV and I get alerts on my phone when we have scored before It has happend on the TV😅

[Saint_clark]

Weird change. He really is desperate to get Stephen's on the pitch isn't he.

[saintant]

  On 29/12/2023 at 19:38, obelisk said:

JWP sodding around there. He's not alone though. Why are Saints trying to make this difficult?

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[Chez]

Ho won earth has KWP not got booked there? This ref is a proper homer...thankfully.

[saintant]

Getting sloppy.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

  On 29/12/2023 at 19:38, obelisk said:

JWP sodding around there. He's not alone though. Why are Saints trying to make this difficult?

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We gave Baz a more difficult than needed clearance a bit back. KWP has lots of license to attack. As a result, not every decision is going to be the right one. COuld have madew a few better attacking passes earlier. Here, without our usual midfielders, he's not playing the standard possession passing.

Martin has it sussed and that's Stephens on to shore everything up. Another good game from AA.

[SNSUN]

Corner Saints. Extra CB on too...

[saintant]

  On 29/12/2023 at 19:40, Chez said:

Ho won earth has KWP not got booked there? This ref is a proper homer...thankfully.

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Think he's been equally bad for both sides.

[SNSUN]

  On 29/12/2023 at 19:41, SNSUN said:

Corner Saints. Extra CB on too...

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So they take it short and get an offside... 😝

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Lovely by Mara. Stephens did nicely controlling the opponents attacking options too.

[Jack]

We’ve been dreadful the last 5-10. Complacent? 

[obelisk]

A couple more goals wouldn't hurt but Saints seem more likely to concede with this sloppiness.

[Saint NL]

Kwp hasn't had his best game tonight, bit sloppy 

[Saint_clark]

Still annoys me that. 5 players on the edge of their box on the attack and we pass all the way to the CBs and slow the game right down.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

The mere presence of Fraser scares defenders into errors.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Oops KWP. Needless.

[BotleySaint]

Twice Fraser has got into a great position but nobody saw the pass.

[saintant]

  On 29/12/2023 at 19:42, Saint NL said:

Kwp hasn't had his best game tonight, bit sloppy 

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Come on - once or twice maybe but he's been absolute quality.

[SNSUN]

Oh blocked from Mara. Corner 

[SNSUN]

Stopped on the line! Stephens attempt.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Another nod to how interchangeable we are. That was Aribo at right fullback for the pass back. 5 mins ago Mara was back helping, both allowing KWP to roam.

We're not playing the precision passing game Martin would ideally like. That's what so many games, rotation, injuries and subs does. But so much of it stands with all the work that's gone in behind it.

[obelisk]

Backpass ref!

[Saint NL]

How'd that stay out??

[obelisk]

Saints getting complacent. This should have been out of sight by now.

[OttawaSaint]

We've got to hang on to KWP in January.

Not sure if any EPL teams need him. Better he stays here for the promotion push than warm a bench.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

nearly from Mara. He's defended, he's linked up well, he's got in the middle. Good stuff form mara so far. KWP well into his role with all that freedom today. Nearly an og there too.

[SNSUN]

This definitely could have been another 4 or 5 nil game but for better finishing/reffing but bar a couple of small spells we've been dominant throughout. 

[BotleySaint]

  On 29/12/2023 at 19:46, obelisk said:

Saints getting complacent. This should have been out of sight by now.

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Quite a lot of last ditch blocks by Plymouth and their keeper.

On another day it is out of sight.