WBA 0-2 Saints - Match Thread

[OttawaSaint]

Aghhhh that'd have wrapped up the points!

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Crumbs! Two balls right across their goal in a minute. Mara and Stu just not able to get on the end of them. In Stu's case out for a corner

[John Boy Saint]

As an aside Sky taters saying they won’t get to hear from the WBA manager post match due to his Red card?

[Oldandtired]

Any decent streams?

[pimpin4rizeal]

  On 16/02/2024 at 20:19, BotleySaint said:

Fraser just has that finishing ability which is a class above all our other players. Knows how to hit it and where. Great player.

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Yeah the way he curls shots into the corner,, reminds me of ings. Good to have a player that has a bit of composure 

[obelisk]

Dreadful touch from Mara.

[AlexLaw76]

Mara has to be better there

[Saint NL]

Pfffff

Mara should do better, it break to AA but he fouls

[Lighthouse]

I know there was a foul first but that was a crap attempt at a finish from AA.

[OttawaSaint]

Fat touch by Mara. GAH!

[CB Fry]

Well, much better than Tuesday anyway.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

That's a couple into Mara. Touch just not there for that one.

When Stephens first came into the side, his directness went past Smallbone. Will's playing that deeper role tonight, so that's suiting us and getting us forward quickly.

[obelisk]

Saints totally on top but you just know that the first shot WBA get will be in the back of net.

[Master Bates]

[whelk]

We could be playing Rotherham not the mighty WBA

[hypochondriac]

Badly need a second here. Good start though. 

[hypochondriac]

  On 16/02/2024 at 20:27, whelk said:

We could be playing Rotherham not the mighty WBA

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Must admit, I was pretty worried about them. I could eat those words... 

[OttawaSaint]

Should be 3 up. Dicking them!

[Saint NL]

Why are the Brummies booing Fraser?

Because he had the audacity to score??

[SNSUN]

 

  On 16/02/2024 at 20:26, CB Fry said:

Well, much better than Tuesday anyway.

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Yep. Couldn't have been much worse tbf. Fraser makes a big difference to this team much as I like Edozie.

[Saint NL]

Bazunu blunder count: 2

 

Breaks from Bazunu blunders: 2

Edited 16 February, 2024 by Saint NL

[AlexLaw76]

Hard to imagine WBA being this bad in the 2nd half

[Holmes_and_Watson]

AA way wide there. But really quick for Stephens to shut them down, and get an attack going.

[obelisk]

Trouble is that Saints aren't making this possession count for more.

[SNSUN]

AA isn't a natural finisher which is why I prefer him wide but then neither is Che. Mara has a good chance to show he can do that but I haven't seen much of him yet. 

[Harry_SFC]

If Che Adams was finishing like Armstrong is tonight he'd be getting pelters. 

[OttawaSaint]

If we do end up going up AArm will need to be replaced. Nice guy but he's missing stuff even when he has the space that the EPL doesn't give you.

[adrian lord]

We need that 2nd....

[CB Fry]

Maybe we needed to have that unbeaten run ended. Done us the world of good so far tonight.

Come on lads, two nil before half time.

Edited 16 February, 2024 by CB Fry

[Bad Wolf]

  On 16/02/2024 at 20:33, Harry_SFC said:

If Che Adams was finishing like Armstrong is tonight he'd be getting pelters. 

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And if he was putting in as much effort off the ball and in his own half, he wouldn't. 

[bangkoksaint]

We just look too comfortable. We should be going for the throat instead of continually playing the ball square or backwards 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Quoted spell. Could really have done with that second, when they were rattled.

WBA have passed the ball out a couple of times. But no team looks more composed, or visible doing it, than us.

[ChrisPY]

Might be pessimism brought on by our last result but think we’re going to need to score 3 to win tonight.

[Saint NL]

Stephens leaving a Manning-esque amount of space at the back 😂

[BotleySaint]

Working hard to keep the ball but creating very little. Few chances wasted, where a clinical striker would have scored.

[Saint NL]

West Brom getting into the game now. We needed that second goal whilst on top. 

[adrian lord]

WBA coming into this more

[Saint NL]

Revolutionary tactics from West Brom.

Manager on the pitch making passes.

Player goes into the crowd to take a throw in

[Saint_clark]

Sky doing there best to feed into Baggies paranoia about the refs by highlighting Mara standing his ground and being run into during the goal.

[Lighthouse]

  On 16/02/2024 at 20:34, bangkoksaint said:

We just look too comfortable. We should be going for the throat instead of continually playing the ball square or backwards 

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We are. It could be 5-0 with better finishing, there’s no lack of intent or creativity.

[gandalf]

  On 16/02/2024 at 20:22, Oldandtired said:

Any decent streams?

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Bump.

Usually access son's sky go but won't connect "technical problem, try again later"

[obelisk]

The wide open spaces down Saints left look pretty inviting.

[Saint NL]

  On 16/02/2024 at 20:40, obelisk said:

The wide open spaces down Saints left look pretty inviting.

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It must be tactical, I always thought that Manning was just shit 🤷

[Bad Wolf]

How are we giving someone that much space down the left? Especially someone called Furlong.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Charles has done some good stuff tonight. Gave that away a bit cheaply.

WBA getting in a good spell of possession.

[SNSUN]

If we keep a clean sheet we'll win the match. HTH 

[Convict Colony]

Only comment premier league Adam Armstrong is back

[obelisk]

Passing around our own penalty area only works if the ball isn't eventually surrendered cheaply.

[Saint NL]

  On 16/02/2024 at 20:41, SNSUN said:

If we keep a clean sheet we'll win the match. HTH 

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[Saint Matty 76]

Arma so so poor recently come on