Non-Saints Games - 24/25

[Football Special]

50 minutes ago, Saint Billy said:

Tbh watching the skates, they look pretty good and would easily dick us on current form.

It's a fucking depressing thought isn't it. Horrible sense of inevitability about it all 

[saintant]

Russboy on Monday Night Football tomorrow.

[Maggie May]

Portsmouth showing faith in their manager is paying dividends. Shame we couldn’t do the same.

[obelisk]

2 minutes ago, Maggie May said:

Portsmouth showing faith in their manager is paying dividends. Shame we couldn’t do the same.

Which manager should we have had faith in?

[Maggie May]

5 minutes ago, obelisk said:

Which manager should we have had faith in?

The one we sacked for Juric.

[Badger]

17 minutes ago, Maggie May said:

The one we sacked for Juric.

Why ? The bloke was clearly out of his depth and had no clue, or it seems intention of making changes in how we set up. 
 

This was clear to every man and their dog by the Bournemouth game at the very latest. 

Edited Sunday at 15:33 by Badger

[Holmes_and_Watson]

53 minutes ago, obelisk said:

Which manager should we have had faith in?

Chris Nicholl? 🙂

 

[obelisk]

1 hour ago, Maggie May said:

The one we sacked for Juric.

The one that had us on the way towards relegation with a regimental system that had been found out?

[Lee On Solent Saint]

2 hours ago, Pamplemousse said:

Skates beating Leeds atm

 

As much as I hate seeing them lot down the road winning, Leeds bottling promotion would objectively be very, very funny.

Their home form is the only reason they are staying up. Absolutely awful away. 

[Pamplemousse]

I'm not worried about the skates anyway, Plymouth picked up some crucial home wins at the back end of last season, they beat Leicester for instance, and now look at them.

 

[LGTL]

Current sides and they’d dick us at Fratton. No question about it, our bunch of weasels would bottle it. Hopefully by the end of next summer we’re a different proposition. Hoping we face them away post Christmas. 

[CB Fry]

2 hours ago, Maggie May said:

The one we sacked for Juric.

Juric not being great doesn't, by default, make Russell Martin any good.

He was a dogshit Premier League manager.

[Gloucester Saint]

2 hours ago, Maggie May said:

Portsmouth showing faith in their manager is paying dividends. Shame we couldn’t do the same.

Maggie misses you so much Wussellll 💔😭😫😤🥵😍

Edited Sunday at 18:06 by Gloucester Saint

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

Half watching the Man U Arsenal game, I'm thinking: Is this the most boring premier league season ever?

It's more than we have runaway leaders (who really don't need the assistance they get from refs every game) and the bottom three sorted with 10 games to go. The football seems so sterile and there's something sad about the commentators trying to hype it all up. There's too many self-interests for things to change but when the main interest seems to be which team will come 4th and 5th in the league, there's something wrong. 

[LGTL]

24 minutes ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

Half watching the Man U Arsenal game, I'm thinking: Is this the most boring premier league season ever?

It's more than we have runaway leaders (who really don't need the assistance they get from refs every game) and the bottom three sorted with 10 games to go. The football seems so sterile and there's something sad about the commentators trying to hype it all up. There's too many self-interests for things to change but when the main interest seems to be which team will come 4th and 5th in the league, there's something wrong. 

Yeah, it’s a pretty terrible league. As uncompetitive as Scotland this season. 

[Dark Munster]

6 hours ago, Pamplemousse said:

Skates beating Leeds atm

As much as I hate seeing them lot down the road winning, Leeds bottling promotion would objectively be very, very funny.

Yeah but if they don't go up, and a weaker team does instead, it makes our promotion challenge next season more difficult (assuming we don't do a Luton).

[Gloucester Saint]

5 minutes ago, Dark Munster said:

Yeah but if they don't go up, and a weaker team does instead, it makes our promotion challenge next season more difficult (assuming we don't do a Luton).

Yeah I want Leeds to go up this year. 

[skintsaint]

11 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Yeah I want Leeds to go up this year. 

Dont they lose their parachute payments for next season? - if not they must be in their final year so half what they were this season. Financially could make difference to them losing their best players.

[Gloucester Saint]

30 minutes ago, skintsaint said:

Dont they lose their parachute payments for next season? - if not they must be in their final year so half what they were this season. Financially could make difference to them losing their best players.

They could still be competing for top 2 if they re-invest well although wages will be their issue. They will go up automatically I suspect. 

[AlexLaw76]

9 hours ago, skintsaint said:

Dont they lose their parachute payments for next season? - if not they must be in their final year so half what they were this season. Financially could make difference to them losing their best players.

They get a more reduced parachute parent if they don't go up this year 

[AlexLaw76]

11 hours ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

Half watching the Man U Arsenal game, I'm thinking: Is this the most boring premier league season ever?

It's more than we have runaway leaders (who really don't need the assistance they get from refs every game) and the bottom three sorted with 10 games to go. The football seems so sterile and there's something sad about the commentators trying to hype it all up. There's too many self-interests for things to change but when the main interest seems to be which team will come 4th and 5th in the league, there's something wrong. 

As a product, this season has been woeful for the 'brand'

[badgerx16]

Amorim says United "need more Brunos".

Here you go

Edited Monday at 10:28 by badgerx16

[S-Clarke]

Absolute nonsense by Sky Sports today if anyone saw it. The video is still on YouTube, but it's been removed from all their social media.

They're trying to proclaim that ex referee Dermot Gallagher is amazing by estimating 10 yards in the studio, somehow oblivious to the fact that anyone watching can see the black mark he's walking to, which is amazingly 10 yards away. Skip to 3min 15 secs -

 

[ApprenticeBillionaire]

I don't get the Potter hype.

Blokes not exactly pulling up trees there is he.

West ham were 14th when he took over, they're currently 16th and I wouldn't like to imagine what West Ham are paying him.

[Football Special]

8 hours ago, S-Clarke said:

Absolute nonsense by Sky Sports today if anyone saw it. The video is still on YouTube, but it's been removed from all their social media.

They're trying to proclaim that ex referee Dermot Gallagher is amazing by estimating 10 yards in the studio, somehow oblivious to the fact that anyone watching can see the black mark he's walking to, which is amazingly 10 yards away. Skip to 3min 15 secs -

 

That's quite funny, the use of ex refs in the media now rarely provides any actual insights, they just agree with whatever decisions have been made on the pitch or by VAR 

[Whitey Grandad]

5 hours ago, Football Special said:

That's quite funny, the use of ex refs in the media now rarely provides any actual insights, they just agree with whatever decisions have been made on the pitch or by VAR 

As an ex referee myself I agree with you. Referees are an embattled bunch and will tend to support each other.

[suewhistle]

I see Dom Ballard scored for Cambridge after 3 minutes tonight although they still lost. Good to see him starting as he definitely needs the minutes.

 

[Andrew Watson]

Liverpool lost to a better side over 2 legs, luv it.

[OVER THE HILL]

Good to see the c#nt Nunez miss a penalty.

[tdmickey3]

9 hours ago, Andrew Watson said:

Liverpool lost to a better side over 2 legs, luv it.

Yeah, but who`s fault is it.... ? got to be somebody's fault surely

[S-Clarke]

31 minutes ago, OVER THE HILL said:

Good to see the c#nt Nunez miss a penalty.

Proper dislikeable player, in the Richarlison mode.

I think he's an awful player as well to add to that. Hinders Liverpool more than aids them when he plays.

[OldNick]

Loved Nunez missing the penalty, but I do feel Arne is far more palletable than Klopp. Where was the lauded Anfield atmosphere, usually its indimidating on such nights.

Liverpool should have scored. I would have liked them to win as English club but the love in with the biased media made me ok that they lost, especially seeing Carragher looking fuming.

The ref was very good, not falling for the Liverpool players falling down.

That Doue (young sub) is going to be hell of a player. 

[Whitey Grandad]

1 hour ago, OldNick said:

Loved Nunez missing the penalty, but I do feel Arne is far more palletable than Klopp. Where was the lauded Anfield atmosphere, usually its indimidating on such nights.

Liverpool should have scored. I would have liked them to win as English club but the love in with the biased media made me ok that they lost, especially seeing Carragher looking fuming.

The ref was very good, not falling for the Liverpool players falling down.

That Doue (young sub) is going to be hell of a player. 

When English teams come up against European refs they never seem to do as well.

Tell me, was it one of those fabulous European nights at Anfield?

[Sarnia Cherie]

Good old Karma! 

Nunez missing his penalty.  Lovely picture of him on the back page of the Sun. Looks every inch the cheating prat that he is. 

[East Kent Saint]

Nunez is not quite doing the business but I don't hate him . I don't think that the manager slagging you off in puplic is the way to getting him back to form ! The foul was bad but a sraight red ? not so sure .

[ChrisPY]

7 hours ago, OldNick said:

Loved Nunez missing the penalty, but I do feel Arne is far more palletable than Klopp. Where was the lauded Anfield atmosphere, usually its indimidating on such nights.

Liverpool should have scored. I would have liked them to win as English club but the love in with the biased media made me ok that they lost, especially seeing Carragher looking fuming.

The ref was very good, not falling for the Liverpool players falling down.

That Doue (young sub) is going to be hell of a player. 

You can’t have had the volume up enough, I could definitely hear the famous atmosphere.

Thought it was strange they were singing all of the songs in French though.

[SW5 SAINT]

I’m sure only the most mean spirited and cold hearted would begrudge Plymouth their 2-0 lead at Fratton Park…..!

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

2 hours ago, SW5 SAINT said:

I’m sure only the most mean spirited and cold hearted would begrudge Plymouth their 2-0 lead at Fratton Park…..!

To think, there's weird posters on the Pompey Takeover thread in the Lounge that are concerned Pompey will sneak into the play-offs. 😂

[Football Special]

16 hours ago, SW5 SAINT said:

I’m sure only the most mean spirited and cold hearted would begrudge Plymouth their 2-0 lead at Fratton Park…..!

Just a shame Skates beat Leeds on Sunday, that put them safe , would have been more interesting if they were still on 39 points, relegation battle could be good all bottom three sides won midweek 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

On 13/03/2025 at 13:33, Football Special said:

Just a shame Skates beat Leeds on Sunday, that put them safe , would have been more interesting if they were still on 39 points, relegation battle could be good all bottom three sides won midweek 

Skate season ticket holder in my office is still a little bit twitchy, says their away form is shocking. Still not done and dusted quite yet. 

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

Watching Bristol City v Norwich tonight is just another example of how playing possession football and passing from the back is a disaster waiting to happen. And what's sad is watching a once regular premier league team languishing in the championship trying this sort of shit football. For one, I'm so pleased we've  exorcised this crap playing style from our club. 

[Lighthouse]

14 minutes ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

Watching Bristol City v Norwich tonight is just another example of how playing possession football and passing from the back is a disaster waiting to happen. And what's sad is watching a once regular premier league team languishing in the championship trying this sort of shit football. For one, I'm so pleased we've  exorcised this crap playing style from our club. 

Leeds have the highest average possession in the Championship this season and are top of the league.

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

12 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

Leeds have the highest average possession in the Championship this season and are top of the league.

Maybe their players are a higher quality but I'm watching the Norwich players getting in a right muddle.

I do hope, Lighthouse, that you're not harking back to us playing that style of football.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

28 minutes ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

Maybe their players are a higher quality but I'm watching the Norwich players getting in a right muddle.

I do hope, Lighthouse, that you're not harking back to us playing that style of football.

Farke got them up playing that style, when it was fairly new and they had attacking full backs. Without them, and with others catching on, they got relegated (still with lots more points than we've got this season). They always had mistakes in them doing it, and that's continued.

[Lighthouse]

1 hour ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

Maybe their players are a higher quality but I'm watching the Norwich players getting in a right muddle.

I do hope, Lighthouse, that you're not harking back to us playing that style of football.

It proves nothing other than the fact that a system can be played either well or poorly and that some players are better than others. It’s far too simplistic to say that any given system is a ‘disaster waiting to happen’ based on cherry picked teams and results.

Our players are so bad that there’s no real point yearning for any particular system, it’s not going to work. Since we ditched that style we’ve seen no improvement in results whatsoever.