Ipswich 3-2 Saints - Match Thread

[The Kraken]

That’s not a red card. Definite foul, definite yellow, but Stephens was covering.

[Saint Fan CaM]

There we go. Ref bottled it again. Stupid from Bree, but he was in a no win situation.

[RedArmy]

  On 01/04/2024 at 18:21, CB Fry said:

Whiskey, anyone?

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  On 01/04/2024 at 18:20, Holmes_and_Watson said:

George Burley in the stands!

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Burley will have some. 

[AlexLaw76]

  On 01/04/2024 at 18:21, SotonianWill said:

Barely touched him and he spins around about twenty times 

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But he did touch him, and it was a foul....

[Saint NL]

Another late winner for Ipswich coming up.

We should have had this sewn up by half time ffs

[CB Fry]

  On 01/04/2024 at 18:21, trousers said:

Season over

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We've got two games in hand so

[Hatch]

Free kick taken about 5 yards further forward than the foul was 

[Saint Fan CaM]

And there goes our auto slot.

[Saint Matty 76]

Doesn’t really matter if we lose here, have to go all out for the win regardless I feel

[goodymatt]

Never a red 

[saintant]

Not even a foul let alone a red card. Ridiculous. Cheating twat dived when he knew he'd lost the ball.

[obelisk]

Have to say that red is harsh. Ipswich do seem to get the rub of the green.

[AlexLaw76]

  On 01/04/2024 at 18:23, saintant said:

Not even a foul let alone a red card. Ridiculous. Cheating twat dived when he knew he'd lost the ball.

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it was obviously a foul....

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Am really looking forward to beating these cuts in the play off final.

[BotleySaint]

  On 01/04/2024 at 18:22, Saint Fan CaM said:

And there goes our auto slot.

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To be fair it was already gone really. We've not got enough consistency. Defence has never really been sorted this season. Even during the excellent run. 

[Miltonaggro]

Fuck me watching this on TV you appreciate the level of inbreeding in that part of the country - fans and players! 

[DrSuess1979]

Why can’t we kill games 

[Chez]

Great foul. 

[Whitey Grandad]

  On 01/04/2024 at 18:20, macca155 said:

Straight red so that's him out for 3 games. Blast

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Only one game for a DOGSO

[SNSUN]

  On 01/04/2024 at 18:22, washsaint said:

At the end of the day, Saints are (for major parts of the game) streets ahead of other teams.  Unfortunately, they rarely do it for the whole game and are so profligate in front of goal.  We seem to need 6 chances to score.

ANd how the hell is tat a red card for Bree?  The Ipswich player dived and THB was there to cover.

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We're a good striker away from challenging for the autos. We signed one. Sadly he'd been injured for 8 months prior. State of our permanent recruitment.

[Sheaf Saint]

  On 01/04/2024 at 18:20, Lighthouse said:

It doesn’t matter if it’s near the post or not. When a shot is hard, low and from close range it’s very, very difficult to get down to it at all. Doesn’t matter if it’s one meter away or three, you’ve still got the same distance downwards to travel.

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But in this instance, you can see Baz reacted very late, and had he not done so he probably would have saved it. So again it comes down to his positioning and his reactions, neither of which are very good.

[Galway saint]

how can we be so in control of a match and then up hanging on with ten men  

[Guest]

Anyone that thinks we realistically have a shot of the top two is delirious. 😂

[coalman]

Our subs seem to be more about rotating our attackers than any meaningful change.

[RedArmy]

That’s the foul of a player that doesn’t trust his goalkeeper to make a save. 

[obelisk]

A point here would have been quite satisfying if only we'd had 3 points on Friday.

[CB Fry]

  On 01/04/2024 at 18:24, SNSUN said:

We're a good striker away from challenging for the autos. We signed one. Sadly he'd been injured for 8 months prior. State of our permanent recruitment.

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You can see why Man United wanted our Director of Football.

[Chez]

good play Rothwell.

[BotleySaint]

  On 01/04/2024 at 18:25, Galway saint said:

how can we be so in control of a match and then up hanging on with ten men  

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Same could be said for most of our games. We just don't take our chances and are soft at the back. Everything inbetween is fine though! 

[Saint NL]

7 mins, that's a long time to hold on....

[Miltonaggro]

That lack of target man has cost us so many games this season. 

[Sunglasses Ron]

  On 01/04/2024 at 18:25, Galway saint said:

how can we be so in control of a match and then up hanging on with ten men  

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First time supporting Saints?

[Challenger]

  On 01/04/2024 at 18:25, Galway saint said:

how can we be so in control of a match and then up hanging on with ten men  

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Like always, gross naivity.

[Mr X]

So who's to blame?

Russell Martin?

Recruitment?

Players missing opportunities on a plate?

....... Bazunu? 

[Lighthouse]

  On 01/04/2024 at 18:26, RedArmy said:

That’s the foul of a player that doesn’t trust his goalkeeper to make a save. 

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I wouldn't want Bree letting him through there if Lev Yashin was in goal. It wasn't a red IMO but it was the right call to make the foul.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

  On 01/04/2024 at 18:26, Saint NL said:

7 mins, that's a long time to hold on....

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Fortunately, Nathan told us it's actually hardfer to play against 10. Ipswich should watch out. 🙂 

[trousers]

  On 01/04/2024 at 18:25, FarehamSaintJames said:

Anyone that thinks we realistically have a shot of the top two is delirious. 😂

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That very dim candle has been snuffed out this evening

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Good clearance from Ipswich there. Nearly.

[Guest]

  On 01/04/2024 at 18:28, trousers said:

That very dim candle has been snuffed out this evening

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I think it was snuffed out around a month ago when we decided to give away nine points to Millwall, Hull and Bristol City.

[Miltonaggro]

Come on saints! 

[OttawaSaint]

This is precisely why we won't get past the playoff semis. We struggle so badly to close out meaningful games when we are well on top.

[obelisk]

Attacking throw in to a defensive yellow card.

[Saint NL]

Bednarek fouls, thought the ref was getting another red card out

[trousers]

  On 01/04/2024 at 18:29, FarehamSaintJames said:

I think it was snuffed out around a month ago when we decided to give away nine points to Millwall, Hull and Bristol City.

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That didn't help, of course, but we still had things in our own hands despite that. Dropping 4 points over easter is the final nail in the coffin. 

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[James]

  On 01/04/2024 at 18:30, OttawaSaint said:

This is precisely why we won't get past the playoff semis. We struggle so badly to close out meaningful games when we are well on top.

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Agree. We don’t have the bottle for the big games.

[SNSUN]

Come on Saints you fucking frustrating bastards

[Chez]

Great foul Bednarek.

[obelisk]

This is why we'll struggle in the play-offs.

[SNSUN]

Jesus h christ

[Osvaldorama]

  On 01/04/2024 at 18:27, Miltonaggro said:

That lack of target man has cost us so many games this season. 

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Came here to say that. 
 

Not having a competent target man has been a catastrophe. Adams was OK today but as soon as he’s got tired and gone off we have been utter shit. 
 

Shocking recruitment