Everton 1-1 (5-6p) Saints - Match Thread

[davefizzy14]

Yes! Get in 😊 into the next round. All our penalties were clinical.

Edited 17 September, 2024 by davefizzy14

[sandwichsaint]

Good old RM, he let the lads sort it out themselves.

[Sheaf Saint]

Poor Ashley Young. Never nice being the one that misses the critical pen in a shootout.

It's lucky for him the Everton fans don't already despise him, eh?

[Mr X]

We won a game of football that's not our style 

[The Kraken]

Well done Saints. Cant help thinking the pens from either side were only ok and the keeper just went the wrong way most times!

Not gonna complain though, happy we won that.

[Toussaint]

  On 17/09/2024 at 20:50, Whitey Grandad said:

James Bree looked good.

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He did, had a really good game, he has more pace than I realised.

[Jimmy_D]

Gerrin!  

[Saint_clark]

Not sure who did our research for their penalty takers as McCarthy had his mind made up early and went the wrong way almost every time. 

Great save though made up for him. Loved Brees penalty too, calm as anything.

[trousers]

  On 17/09/2024 at 20:50, Whitey Grandad said:

James Bree looked good.

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Agree, decent performance 👍

[gammon cheeks]

Oh shit another game !

[Harry_SFC]

Easily the two worst teams in the league. 

[Convict Colony]

  On 17/09/2024 at 20:49, Convict Colony said:

McCarthy dives the wrong way for all 5 pens, impressive 

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finally decides not to dive and saves 1 hahaha

[benjii]

Shame one of those wasn't on the pitch when we got the pen on Saturday.... oh.

[CB Fry]

We had a strong 6 takers then. I didn't doubt any of them, except maybe Stewart.

Well done lads.

[saintant]

Very good penalties from our lads and a crucial save from McCarthy who finally guessed the right way.

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

Didn't see that coming. Six great penalties.

Now for the league.

[Farmer Saint]

  On 17/09/2024 at 20:50, The Kraken said:

Stop lying, there’s factual evidence he did just that.

Fuck me.

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No there isn't. 

[Whitey Grandad]

The Carabao Cup fourth round draw will take place on Wednesday, September 25 after Liverpool's game against West Ham. That third round tie kicks-off at 8pm UK time.

[beatlesaint]

I don’t know why RM was giving it large in front the away fans, they were there for the taking and we just wandered around doing fuck all the last half hour

[SaintTex]

  On 17/09/2024 at 20:49, Colinjb said:

Nice.

When was the last time we beat Premier League opposition?

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[Dr. Kucho]

Got home just in time to see the penalties. Our penalties were well taken and let’s hope we can bring these winning vibes on to the next match. 

[Saint_clark]

  On 17/09/2024 at 20:53, beatlesaint said:

I don’t know why RM was giving it large in front the away fans, they were there for the taking and we just wandered around doing fuck all the last half hour

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Yeah that annoyed me. Sat down meek as fuck all game then does that.

[Osvaldorama]

  On 17/09/2024 at 20:52, Harry_SFC said:

Easily the two worst teams in the league. 

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Not even just this league. Maybe the whole football pyramid on that showing 😂

 

[The Kraken]

Just watched the replay and AMC looks to quite a bit off his line with both feet when Young strikes it.

[Harry_SFC]

  On 17/09/2024 at 20:52, trousers said:

Agree, decent performance 👍

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Underrated player in my opinion. Rarely puts a foot wrong when he gets the chance to play.

[northam soul]

Not sure why Adam Armstrong didn’t get a start today.

Oh apparently he did.

 

[obelisk]

Quite a controlled game from Saints but hardly ever looked dangerous despite all the possession. Need to find some way of creating decent chances.

[The Kraken]

  On 17/09/2024 at 20:53, Farmer Saint said:

No there isn't. 

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I didn’t realise you were that person., I thought better. But ok.

 

Edited 17 September, 2024 by The Kraken

[Saint NL]

I thought THBs penalty was the best of the lot.

Glad they did away with extra time and it went straight to pens

[Saint_clark]

  On 17/09/2024 at 20:55, Saint NL said:

I thought THBs penalty was the best of the lot.

Glad they did away with extra time and it went straight to pens

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That was a decision to appease Klopp and Guardiola but yeah I think it's actually a good move. 

Be even better if they just booted the European teams out of it altogether to stop their whining for good.

[SNSUN]

[egg]

  On 17/09/2024 at 20:54, The Kraken said:

Just watched the replay and AMC looks to quite a bit off his line with both feet when Young strikes it.

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Good lad. No stewards enquiry in football fortunately. 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

  On 17/09/2024 at 20:54, Saint_clark said:

Yeah that annoyed me. Sat down meek as fuck all game then does that.

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Hate that shit. Too Klopp like for me. Let the players take the credit. 

[Lighthouse]

  On 17/09/2024 at 20:53, beatlesaint said:

I don’t know why RM was giving it large in front the away fans, they were there for the taking and we just wandered around doing fuck all the last half hour

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Christ, we’ve just won a penalty shoot out away to a PL team, at a ground we hate going to. It wasn’t an all time classic but if you can’t enjoy that result, Saints really aren’t the club for you.

Them being ‘there for the taking’ was largely a result of our game plan being effective and nullifying theirs, that’s not something you can just take for granted. For all the snorting and sneering at our possession stats, when we get it right we go to places like Goodison, silence the crowd and get a result.

[Killers Knee]

Crikey, that was one boring match.  Two teams devoid of any attacking threat laying powder puff pillow hands on each other.  Snooze-fest.

[Thripp87]

We do have some good penalty takers after all.

[OttawaSaint]

Bloody hell, a team full of penalty experts and we pick the one guy who isn't for our crucial kick vs Man U. So Saintsy!

[Baird of the land]

Only positive from the game is the result.

[Convict Colony]

Any update on how the dugouts looked, still old and world famous?

[stknowle]

  On 17/09/2024 at 20:50, Whitey Grandad said:

James Bree looked good.

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Yep. MOTM

[Farmer Saint]

  On 17/09/2024 at 20:55, The Kraken said:

I didn’t realise you were that person., I thought better. But ok.

 

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Give me proof that he played CF for Blackburn and not IF. 

[Gloucester Saint]

Nice to enjoy a rare win up there, did we win on penalties there under Ralph as well?

Some positives there - Bree played well, Stewart minutes and decent penalty, Lallana good cameo, Lesley played well. BBD looked dangerous when he actually got into central positions. Good goal for THB although both defences were ropey overall.

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

And that will do the squad's confidence a lot of good going in to Saturday. Forgotten how crap the game was already.

We're on a roll.

[pingpong]

  On 17/09/2024 at 20:57, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Hate that shit. Too Klopp like for me. Let the players take the credit. 

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The fans were asking him to do it, with the Wibbly hands, for about 30 seconds ‐ if he'd not done it we'd all be saying he's lost touch.

[whelk]

  On 17/09/2024 at 20:57, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Hate that shit. Too Klopp like for me. Let the players take the credit. 

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Many on here don’t appreciate the joy of winning away. Fans are always buzzing. Slightly naff but spirits are high

[ButtikonSaint]

second string did orite... I'd take a win any day and I'm sure it will lift the squad's spirit for Saturday.  TBH, Fernandes and Bree my picks... COYS

[Saint Matty 76]

Sure it's been said but very funny to score seven pens in a row after missing one that actually mattered on the weekend

[CB Fry]

I see the rest of the matches are next Weds. So a more than a week before the draw.

[Lighthouse]

  On 17/09/2024 at 20:56, Saint_clark said:

That was a decision to appease Klopp and Guardiola but yeah I think it's actually a good move. 

Be even better if they just booted the European teams out of it altogether to stop their whining for good.

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It’d be crap. Who’d care about winning a cup when the best team in it was someone like West Ham or Brighton.

We’re well rid of extra time, especially for midweek games. Who wants a game like that dragging on until 2230, followed by a traffic jam and a four hour drive?

[SNSUN]

Watching the Preston Fulham pens. Epic.