Saints 5-0 Swansea - Match Thread

[OttawaSaint]

Edoooooozieeeeeee!

[AlexLaw76]

LOL

what a goal

[Viking Saint]

Comedy goal, but they all count!!

[OttawaSaint]

Cheeky backheel after a goalie gaffe!

Edited 26 December, 2023 by OttawaSaint

[Suhari]

High press.

Bosh 

[adrian lord]

Hilarious

[stknowle]

HO HO HO, Eddie’s earned that. 

[BotleySaint]

As someone said earlier. I can see why we tried to sign that wood. Would have fitted in well here! 

Edited 26 December, 2023 by BotleySaint

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Now did that cross the line... yes...yes it definitely did.

Quick thinking.

Now if that wasour defense, there would be no way Baz would have done that. Just a nod to our relative strength in those situations.

[Sheaf Saint]

4 more and we can match Ipswich's GD.

[macca155]

Edozie deserves that, back heeled .... brilliant

[adrian lord]

We have added power and pace to the possession stuff. Makes a huge difference. 

Also, we are no longer the Mr Nice Guys, the gentlemen's team of a year ago. We aren't dirty by any means but have an edge and are not above some intelligent gamesmanship. 

 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

And there we go. Baz had to do some quick work there. But coll as you like he makes the decisions and we pass it out from the back.

[SNSUN]

Good improv there from Fandab.

More please Saints!

[OttawaSaint]

Great run by KWP but he couldn't decide what to do with it. 

[Viking Saint]

2 minutes ago, adrian lord said:

We have added power and pace to the possession stuff. Makes a huge difference. 

Also, we are no longer the Mr Nice Guys, the gentlemen's team of a year ago. We aren't dirty by any means but have an edge and are not above some intelligent gamesmanship. 

 

Less a team of son-in-laws!

[adrian lord]

COYR!

[Suhari]

Double substitution incoming.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

SOmething different for that attack.

Stephens strong physically in defending. But not quite as sharp so telegraphs the pass to Aribo. However, Aribo's our most strongest forward player, keeps control and his increasing fitness gets him away to set up the attack.

Edozie's shot hiot the defender. There was a runner, but is was well worth him taking the effort on that occassion.

As I type, Aribo popping up in the middle of the box. Adams really can;t compete with Aribo's all round contributions of late.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Smallbone for Downes
Alcaraz for Stu

Both the outgoing players have done very well today. Ket's see how their replacements get on.

[Sheaf Saint]

That foul by Fulton was a booking, but it was exactly the same as the one that Cullen didn't get a second one for in the first half. 

Shite refereeing.

[AlexLaw76]

Downes and S. Armstrong off, Smallbone and Alacaraz on

 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

We chose not to pass it to Smallbone!

Stephens offering more space further up. Stephens could be a very handy player since he can play in a number of roles.

[Sheaf Saint]

1 minute ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Smallbone for Downes
Alcaraz for Stu

Both the outgoing players have done very well today. Ket's see how their replacements get on.

I hope they haven't been on the ket! 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Great work from Stephens. Part of defending, links up well with Aribo, surging run and a very good delivery that we just don;t have anyone on the end of (and often won;t have as that's the tough bit of our system, getting in psychic players)

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 minute ago, Sheaf Saint said:

I hope they haven't been on the ket! 

5-0 win. 3 points
Minus 10 points for all the failed drugs testing. 😞

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Now we shall punish you Swansea!

Enter Will Smallbone, Man of A Thousand Passes!

They are going to have to work hard to get past that kind of movement and passing.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Crumbs! That was Aribo chasing around like a hare to get the ball back.

Meanwhile, it was Smallbone effortless not bothering to close the play down as  he was covering the space for their out ball.

 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Oh, that bounced waiting for someone to get on the end of it. We left plenty of space there. Martin was already on the sideline trying to get our intensity back up.

 

[Suhari]

KWP playing upfront now?

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Ah. No power in Aribo;s shot there.

Clever from him and KWP to link up.

Edited 26 December, 2023 by Holmes_and_Watson

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, Suhari said:

KWP playing upfront now?

Apparently. Poorly hit shot there though. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Fraser on for Edozie

Adams on for Stephens

[Sheaf Saint]

Adams and Fraser on for Edozie and Stephens

KWP reverting back to RB then.

[bpsaint]

Here comes Che and that means goals goals goals!!

[captainchris]

Stephens really has been poor… 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Fraser's first touch. Good control, takes on defender looking for a cross. Hopefully more of that, with Adams and Aribo strong enough to take advantage.

[Master Bates]

Edozie

 

[adrian lord]

Beauty!!!!

[Sheaf Saint]

FRASERRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!

[Suhari]

Weee man!!

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Smallbone watch:
A good tackle wins us the ball back. He passes it to Fraser then makes the run for the return. Unusually, Fraser goes back. We then pass it around, because we need Smallbone back in midfield. Where he does pick up the ball.

That all ends up with us keeping the ball all the way to Fraser blazing it in for a third!

Super stuff.

[Viking Saint]

Great finish!!!

[AlexLaw76]

That is a beauty

[OttawaSaint]

Fraser!!!

WHADDAGOALLLL!

[31cc]

Supersub strikes again!

[Suhari]

I want 5.

C'mon Saints!!

[bpsaint]

What a finish from Ryno. What a signing he’s been for us.

[HKsaint]

FRASER

[Viking Saint]

1 minute ago, bpsaint said:

What a finish from Ryno. What a signing he’s been for us.

Need to make it permanent next month