WBA 0-0 Saints - SF 1st Leg Match Thread

[Mr X]

So how did mara deserve a start today? 

[lambtiss]

  On 12/05/2024 at 14:17, saintant said:

I'd take the 0-0 now.

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Me too

[SNSUN]

  On 12/05/2024 at 14:17, Saint Scott said:

If not now then when? We may only have 135 minutes left this season

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Looks like we may be about to find out. 

[Saint NL]

Stewart warming up, sky didn't say if he's coming on though 

[The Kraken]

Nessie coming on?

[badgerx16]

  On 12/05/2024 at 14:18, Mr X said:

So how did mara deserve a start today? 

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We are paying him to do a job, sooner or later he might actually turn up and deliver.

[Saint NL]

Mara came out after half time so maybe no change yet

[lambtiss]

  On 12/05/2024 at 14:18, LeBizzier69 said:

He’s gone half Ronaldo.

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I wish he was half Ronaldo

[The Kraken]

  On 12/05/2024 at 14:21, Saint NL said:

Mara came out after half time so maybe no change yet

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Yeah looks like LND still has his training top on so not yet.

[Miltonaggro]

  On 12/05/2024 at 14:07, Bolokov said:

Is Mara sponsored by Speedo's?

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He’s twinned with Afonso the sloth at Marwell Park. Afonso is better in the air and tracking back. 

[Convict Colony]

To be honest this half, i think stephens has played the worst or maybe his passing has been bravest but hasnt worked.

They are double teaming KWP so no outlet, hardly anything coming down the right.

Mara dropping deep to receive balls and Arma up top trying to give the linesman a shoulder injury.

Should be better this half, I EXPECT to score now, hopefully its enough.

[Baird of the land]

Prefer to see Sulemana up top to Mara.

[Saint Matty 76]

Arma's touch today so poor ffs

[Holmes_and_Watson]

  On 12/05/2024 at 14:20, The Kraken said:

Nessie coming on?

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Could be.

It's disappointing that Mara couldn't be trained across a whole season to add more to his game. He did a Che track back at least once in the half. So, he knows to do it. We got a chance from it too.

Likewise with Sule, who I think would be a handy central option.

[Saint_clark]

  On 12/05/2024 at 14:22, Baird of the land said:

Prefer to see Sulemana up top to Mara.

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Bring him on instead of Manning, we have three CBs.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Mara watch: jobs when could run 5o close down. Nice touch and run to get a return that didn't come.

[Saint NL]

Armstrong has been well off the pace today

[obelisk]

Ball bouncing off Arma all the time.

[lambtiss]

  On 12/05/2024 at 14:22, Baird of the land said:

Prefer to see Sulemana up top to Mara.

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To be fair Sulemana has achieved less than Mara this season

[Saint_clark]

Commentators discussing how soft one of their heads are. 

There's a game on FFS.

[SNSUN]

Bit better Saints. Good run Downes

[Saint NL]

Great run by Downes

[trousers]

Isn't that the geezer from the Finnish Eurovision entry...? 

[lambtiss]

Good run from Mara there

[broken spoke]

That's more like it... we went forward with the ball.

[Saint Matty 76]

Good spell here, let's grab a goal

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Good run from Downes. Maracwaitingbto just tap that in

[The Kraken]

  On 12/05/2024 at 14:30, lambtiss said:

Good run from Mara there

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Looked like Manning was offside from Downes’ pass but not given.

[Suhari]

Yes... looking much better.

Cat and mouse.

[broken spoke]

You lot are right, Manning is shit

[trousers]

  On 12/05/2024 at 14:31, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Good run from Downes. Maracwaitingbto just tap that in

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Easy for you to say

[Saint NL]

Those forward runs by Downes really open them up. Looking dangerous 

[SNSUN]

Make it count Saints! 

[lambtiss]

Brilliant turn from Mara. If only he did more of it. 

[trousers]

Mara looking for space between the lines now.... 

[Saint NL]

Aribo is much more involved than the first half

[Saint_clark]

Really good movement from Mara so far this half.

[Saint Matty 76]

So poor Smallbone, like a training cone sometimes

[Saint_clark]

Great tackle THB.

[Saint NL]

Gave them a chance there. Poor finish thankfully

[obelisk]

That WBA attack came about from slow Saints tippy-tappy go nowhere football that ended with a poor pass.

[Disco Stu]

Bree on for Manning please.

[adrian lord]

"0-0 written all over it."

Edited 12 May, 2024 by adrian lord

[Saint NL]

That's the worst goal kick I've seen in a while

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Manning just can't stop anything coming in.

[lambtiss]

Manning is such an awful defender. If I was the opposite manager I would just instruct the team to give the ball to their right winger

[BotleySaint]

  On 12/05/2024 at 14:35, adrian lord said:

0-0 written all over it. 

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I'd be happy with that. 

[Saint_clark]

Downes needs to be careful.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Decent run earlier from Mara. But there's never a run of good things. Milescoff his trigger there.

A game that's bringing out some of our limitations. RussBall v1 at least gave us spells of getting past that.

[Micky]

Should be 1 nil, got lucky.