Saints 3-2 Watford - Match Thread

[Bad Wolf]

1 minute ago, DT said:

The team that cannot keep a clean sheet. 

We did literally a week ago...

[obelisk]

This is shambolic stuff from Saints.

[coalman]

Ref needs to get a card out there

[Kermitzasaint]

Just now, Bad Wolf said:

We did literally a week ago...

Once ffs. 

[John Boy Saint]

4 minutes ago, Saint Billy said:

Why the fuck do we always take the foot off the gas.

Having watched us at the final whistle midweek and commenting that most of them looked like they had just completed a Marathon in a competitive time - I’d guess that fitness isn’t at the level it should be. 

Edited 13 April, 2024 by John Boy Saint
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[OttawaSaint]

For the playoffs I think I'll just rig the TV up so I can sit on the toilet during the games.

[Saint NL]

Some industrial tackles from Watford 😂

[Bad Wolf]

1 minute ago, Kermitzasaint said:

Once ffs. 

That our only clean sheet of the season then?

[Saint NL]

Nice from Che, that's what he does best

[obelisk]

Hopefully Saints can hold on until half time. Wouldn't bank on it though.

[Saint_clark]

Long ball from Baz, won by Che, Brooks puts it through and Armstrong wins a corner. 

Don't always need to pass it through an opponents gooch.

[AlexLaw76]

Bree and KwP swap sides

[SW5 SAINT]

Hoedt booked…..

[coalman]

Complacent walking football has taken over

[Saint NL]

Possession stats won't be impressive today 😢

[coalman]

Great control to bring that down

[Saint NL]

Oh, close 

That would have been some goal by Armstrong.

 

That control 😍

[AlexLaw76]

He should have laid it off to Brooks there

[Saint_clark]

How the fucks he not given a corner there???

[coalman]

Brooks off. Fraser or Edozie on the left. Armstrong to the right

[AlexLaw76]

HT..brilliant first 30 mins, then we just started giving it away (with them pressing us much more). 

 

[washsaint]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

He should have laid it off to Brooks there

Do you ever have anything positive to say or is your life so miserable you try to project that onto everyone else?

Same old dodgy Saints but I would take the entertainment seen this season over the dull, negative football of the past few years any day.

[Saint NL]

Half time.

Job half done. Sloppy at times, Watford are pressing our CBs and it's pretty effective. We look good going forward.

But as already said, only one thing matters and that's the result and we're bon Jovi (half way there lol)

[obelisk]

We'll need to score at least 3 to claim the points again today. The reversion to complacent walking football happens every game. Is it a lack of fitness?

[Convict Colony]

I forgot brooks was in the team for the first 30mins

[Block41 Saint]

Great until we went 2 up. Dogshit since then. 

[Doctoroncall]

8 minutes ago, Bad Wolf said:

That our only clean sheet of the season then?

Surprisingly, 11 clean sheets this season, unsurprisingly, well below the top three ranging from 16 to 20 games they didn’t concede. 

[Saint NL]

1 minute ago, Convict Colony said:

I forgot brooks was in the team for the first 30mins

And weirdly he's been much better today than the last few games 😂

[Dr Who?]

I think the top 6 are all a little bit shaky! At least we have those playoffs to ‘look forward to’. 

[coalman]

The Benny Hill music at halftime seems oddly appropriate to the way we finished that half.

[OttawaSaint]

1 minute ago, Block41 Saint said:

Great until we went 2 up. Dogshit since then. 

Our motto.

[AlexLaw76]

All I said was Arma should have laid it off to Brooks..which is a fairly reasonable comment....but you carry on

3 minutes ago, washsaint said:

Do you ever have anything positive to say or is your life so miserable you try to project that onto everyone else?

Same old dodgy Saints but I would take the entertainment seen this season over the dull, negative football of the past few years any day.

ummmm

41 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

definitely some zip about our play

 

26 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

This has been an outstanding 25 mins.....looks like (so far) they have their mojo back

[Dr Who?]

Just now, OttawaSaint said:

Our motto.

Pop it on the new Puma shirts! 

[coalman]

2 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said:

Our motto.

Canem cacas ad duo nil

[bpsaint]

We can’t just dominate a game from start to finish can we. If there is any hope whatsoever of auto, as slim as it may seem, then we need to come out swinging this second half and get back on top.

So good having Doddsy on co-commentary by the way, recent legend for us, certainly not being excessively positive like Hammond.

Edited 13 April, 2024 by bpsaint

[Micky]

5 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Half time.

Job half done. Sloppy at times, Watford are pressing our CBs and it's pretty effective. We look good going forward.

But as already said, only one thing matters and that's the result and we're bon Jovi (half way there lol)

More 'livin' on a prayer' actually....!

[Sheaf Saint]

Some proper wet fannies on here, as always. Seems some people have unrealistic expectations.

We're not going to have total dominance for 90 minutes in any game, and we have a busy fixture schedule this month so we can't play at full intensity all the time, so there will always be moments where it looks like we have taken our foot off the gas and invited the oppo back into it.

Yes, they have pressed us and forced a few mistakes in our playing out from the back, but that was inevitable with the way they are set up. We still look the much better team going forward and are deserving of our lead.

[Chez]

Who was s their fella on the right. Skillful. They are a threat on the break.

[coalman]

3 minutes ago, Chez said:

Who was s their fella on the right. Skillful. They are a threat on the break.

Asprilla

[OttawaSaint]

Jesus, keep it fucking down! 

[Saint NL]

I was watching the grand national, miss anything?

[coalman]

THB clears off the line. Free headers all round

Edited 13 April, 2024 by coalman

[Saint NL]

Che with a trademark air shot 

[coalman]

Then we break and Adams slices it well wide

[Saint Billy]

Jack just ball watching.

[stknowle]

Need Mara on to liven things up.

[obelisk]

As a defensive unit Saints need a bit work to do.

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, Saint NL said:

Che with a trademark air shot 

Was probably thinking about the grand national.

[Saint NL]

Just now, OttawaSaint said:

Was probably thinking about the grand national.

If they had him shooting the injured horses then PETA would give him a medal 

[Ed Rooney]

Smallbone needs to come off 

Edited 13 April, 2024 by Ed Rooney