Saints 4-2 Sunderland - Match Thread

[Elmore Saint]

5 minutes ago, Elmore Saint said:

Terrible game management and subs that only make us unsettled. Poor show

That aged well....

[Master Bates]

Rothwell 1

[OttawaSaint]

My God Sunderland's defending 😂 

[Turkish]

Just now, Saint Billy said:

What a player Rothwell is😁

Hmm he’s been shit whenever I’ve seen him but weighs in with some crucial goals as a sub  

[saintant]

RM genius subs 🙂

[RedArmy]

7 minutes ago, coalman said:

Rothwell is not the answer here unless the question is - how can we make our midfield less effective.

Well this hasn’t aged well at all 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Smart play by Downes. Good awareness from Aribo to both help set up that attack. Adams there as well for a tap in before it came back to Rothwell.

[AlexLaw76]

4-2

[CylonKing]

What a substitution that's turned out to be!

Credit to RM there.

[Mr X]

Rothwell gets Martin out of jail 

[coalman]

Just now, RedArmy said:

Well this hasn’t aged well at all 

Strangely I'm ok with that 

[Chez]

8 minutes ago, coalman said:

Rothwell is not the answer here unless the question is - how can we make our midfield less effective.

if you say so.

[RedArmy]

Just now, CylonKing said:

What a substitution that's turned out to be!

Credit to RM there.

Taking Stephens off? Agreed. 

[washsaint]

What a game.....you can't fault the entertainment this year but Saints are still poor.

Glad to eat humble pie re. Rothwell!

[obelisk]

Doesn't Rothwell knows he's supposed to stop and pass the ball back rather than drive forward?

[Sunglasses Ron]

What a mad team we are….

 

 

 

 

 

…. LOVE it! 😇

[Master Bates]

Rothwell 2

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Tsk. Needlessly passed back by Manning, all along the back to be given away by THB in the end.

Beofre that though was a nice Baz kick to a player in space.

mara on for Adams.

[John Boy Saint]

Just now, obelisk said:

Doesn't Rothwell knows he's supposed to stop and pass the ball back rather than drive forward?

Sure he’ll live with the fine on Monday for not doing so 🤪

[Saint NL]

Commentator said that's the end of Che Adams afternoon.

Didn't realise it had started 

Edited 9 March, 2024 by Saint NL

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Row Z from Bednarek A "take that Martin Ball!" clearance.

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, Master Bates said:

Rothwell 2

Happy to get that but AArm...what was that powderpuff shot? Yikes!

[Saint86]

3 minutes ago, RedArmy said:

Well this hasn’t aged well at all 

2-0 before our subs.

2-2 after he started tinkering.  

[skintsaint]

Never in doubt 

[manji]

The moaning and scapegoating on this thread is so poor but I’m not convinced by this “ no many you score we will score more “ thing . Mind you all the top sides are having really weird games.

[Saint NL]

Sulamanas build up is good.

Sulamanas final ball is awful.

 

[Saint Fan CaM]

Why does nearly every defender try to play keep ball in defence when a simple pass is on? Just don’t get it.

[DrSuess1979]

2 minutes ago, Master Bates said:

Rothwell 1

Thank you MB 

Appreciate Your match day goal highlights 

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, Saint NL said:

Sulamanas build up is good.

Sulamanas final ball is awful.

 

And if anything, that's what makes him so frustrating. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

If Sule was able to get into the box more centrally, he'd get better outcomes. Needs a high line from them for him to be able to do that today.

 

[Mr X]

Sometimes we don't even look comfortable at 4-2 up 😂

[Chez]

Just now, Saint NL said:

Sulamanas build up is good.

Sulamanas final ball is awful.

 

The way he beats a man all ends up is amazing.  I could watch it all day.

[Saint NL]

Why does the ref seem to take an age to make a decision. It's weird

[Mr X]

Just now, Chez said:

The way he beats a man all ends up is amazing.  I could watch it all day.

Shame that's literally the only skill he has 

[Saint Matty 76]

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

Sulamanas build up is good.

Sulamanas final ball is awful.

 

Unfortunately the reality is that if he had the second part he wouldn't be here

I can at least see what we were trying to do with his signing, albeit unsuccessfully, it's the Onuachu one which will baffle me for the rest of time

[washsaint]

Don't see much difference between Sulemana and George Lawrence.  Both looked electric but absolutely no football brain at all

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Aribo doing what we see from Stephens. They know form training where people should be. They pass without checking it out, and an opponent is in front of the target player.

Aribo booked for holding his arm out and their player running into it.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

Why does the ref seem to take an age to make a decision. It's weird

He's practising for a step up to the Prem, where he;ll have to wait for ages before any decision is made. 🙂 

[Saint Fan CaM]

Ref buying a faked smack in the face from Aribo who then gets booked.

7 minutes of extra time surely we can’t fuck this up can we?

[Chez]

2 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said:

And if anything, that's what makes him so frustrating. 

prefer it to a winger that is slow and never even tries to take his man on. Maybe you should cut him some slack. You are slating him on here after only having coming on for five minutes.

[saintant]

Just now, Saint Fan CaM said:

Ref buying a faked smack in the face from Aribo who then gets booked.

7 minutes of extra time surely we can’t fuck this up can we?

Anything is possible with this team 🙂

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Mara has lost it twice centrally from Baz passes. The first was way up the park. But that was where Aribo should be picking up such passes. Mara has shown flashes of being physical but I'd not be relying on it that deep.

[Ted Bates Statue]

Sunderland diving about everywhere and the ref's just buying it in bulk

[Micky]

5 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Sulamanas build up is good.

Sulamanas final ball is awful.

 

Every time I watch him he seems to play with his head down, he has no idea who is around him,  or what he is going to do next.

[Chez]

2 minutes ago, Mr X said:

Shame that's literally the only skill he has 

I can think of worse skills for a winger to have.

[John Boy Saint]

Just now, Holmes_and_Watson said:

He's practising for a step up to the Prem, where he;ll have to wait for ages before any decision is made. 🙂 

Errrrr he i………………….. nearly had me 😁

[obelisk]

I'm sick of this fannying around with the ball in defence.

[Saint Fan CaM]

Sulemana screws up another golden chance.

[washsaint]

1 minute ago, Chez said:

I can think of worse skills for a winger to have.

I think you are in a minority on this one.  How e paid 23 million for this guy is beyond belief.  He has shown no improvement since he joined us and his decision making is non-existent.  Gets the ball and runs and typically ends up giving it away.  I just don't see how he is a better option than Dibling/SAA.

[Saint NL]

That singing 😂😂😂