Saints 0-3 Man Utd - Match Thread

[OttawaSaint]

Ugu just gave up on tracking Fernades there. Blowing out of his ass.

[badgerx16]

Have we given up trying?

[Saint NL]

Forget what I said, Stephens just flattened Bruno Fernandes so I think he's alright

[hypochondriac]

We should have made changes at half time. No idea why we have wasted time. 

[LGTL]

5 minutes ago, Ed Rooney said:

BBD is pretty shit isn’t he 

Awful footballer. 

[Sheaf Saint]

3 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

BBD offers nothing what so ever...to attack or defence

I don't want to write him off completely just yet, but he's just an empty shirt playing out on the wing.

I'd think about swapping him for Cornet or Fraser.

Edited 14 September, 2024 by Sheaf Saint

[Lighthouse]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

If I looked at the bench now and saw Alcaraz, Onuachu and Sulemana i'd see players there that offer something different to change it. As it is all I see is more of the same with less individual ability.

Two of those players were crap in the Championship. The other apparently couldn’t secure a move to Turkey. A classic example of players becoming better when they not playing.

[Edmonton Saint]

Ross Stewart sighting

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, badgerx16 said:

Have we given up trying?

Looks like it. Going through the motions.

Clearance there, not out, not into space but right to Rashford.

We need to smarten up in a hurry.

[East Kent Saint]

Any sub suggestions ? Or anything ? 

[obelisk]

If anything Saints have got worse this half. Backwards passing has returned and hardly making any progress over the half way line. It's like they've given up. But here come the subs.

[BotleySaint]

I'm seeing a lot of flat footed player's out there for us. Body language not looking like they're up for a fight and get in the way of things. Not exactly the characters you want when you are down and out. Need them to stand up.

[BotleySaint]

Just now, obelisk said:

If anything Saints have got worse this half. Backwards passing has returned and hardly making any progress over the half way line. It's like they've given up. But here come the subs.

Confidence totally sucked out

[Saint Billy]

Ramsdale has got that look of "What the fuck am I doing here".

[Saint NL]

Not often you see a quad sub

[Lighthouse]

1 minute ago, Sheaf Saint said:

I don't want to write him off completely just yet, but he's just an empty shirt playing out onbthe wing.

I'd think about swapping him for Cornet or Fraser.

I can’t help but think that he and Archer were signed as very good players to have in the Championship, in the likely event that we go straight back down.

[FarehamSaintJames]

Four changes for Saints.

Cornet, Fraser, Lallana and Stewart for Archer, Ugochukwu, Dibling and Brereton.

[Mr X]

1 minute ago, Farmer Saint said:

Considering this team, player for player, is markedly better than last year, I think Martin did an outstanding job getting us promoted last year. 

We only just scrapped it by being slightly less shit in the playoffs! It wasn't comfortable promotion by any stretch of the imagination 

[Colinjb]

Ross Stewart!?

Ok..... Is this the first quadruple sub we've ever made?

[HKsaint]

Are we throwing all our toys?

 

should at least save one substitution for Stewart injury 

Edited 14 September, 2024 by HKsaint

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Fraser, Stewart, Cornet and Lallana on...

[BotleySaint]

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

Not often you see a quad sub

We're pretty desperate at the moment. I'm not sure how much thought has gone into it. Maybe just get match fitness for a few..

Edited 14 September, 2024 by BotleySaint

[Sheaf Saint]

1 minute ago, East Kent Saint said:

Any sub suggestions ? Or anything ? 

A quadruple change, no less.

[OttawaSaint]

Quadruple sub.

Stewart, Fraser, Lallana, Cornet.

[Saint NL]

Four new signings on.

Kinda 

[OttawaSaint]

Please...please let Stewart be a lethal finisher, Lallana be back to his vintage best and Cornet be completely revitalised and a nightmare to play against...please...anything.

[Saint_clark]

4 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

Two of those players were crap in the Championship. The other apparently couldn’t secure a move to Turkey. A classic example of players becoming better when they not playing.

And the players coming on have proved themselves how?

[Saint NL]

Stewart looks sharp tbf to him

[coalman]

(Bruno) Fernandes gets his regulation yellow for kicking the ball away

Edited 14 September, 2024 by coalman

[obelisk]

United look like they could score another any time they want to be honest.

[Farmer Saint]

6 minutes ago, Mr X said:

We only just scrapped it by being slightly less shit in the playoffs! It wasn't comfortable promotion by any stretch of the imagination 

I'm aware of that - but we certainly weren't the team of PL players that we were made out to be. 

[OttawaSaint]

Most action we've seen from Saints this half had been the quad sub and that was a bit of an uncoordinated shambles too.

[Saint NL]

Aribo coming on, that'll help 

[Lighthouse]

3 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

And the players coming on have proved themselves how?

That’s not the point. You mentioned three players who you claimed could change a game against Man United, despite the fact that they did nothing in the Championship. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Tator saying United have had all of the attempts. They are comfortably knocking it around, inviting us up. That's after they had pelnty of the ball in our final third.

We're not laying a glove on them this half.

Edited 14 September, 2024 by Holmes_and_Watson

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, Saint NL said:

Aribo coming on, that'll help 

About as effective as a toddler "helping" with the dishes...

[washsaint]

Very disappointing......would have expected some fight from Saints but there has been nothing.  Bereft of ideas and confidence.

I simply do not see how we have any chance of staying up this season....we have literally no attacking threat.  Today the only threat was from an 18 year old making his first start.

[RedArmy]

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

Aribo coming on, that'll help 

I hope he’s playing that weird “step up from midfield and be a false 9 lolz” role. 

[Saint_clark]

1 minute ago, Lighthouse said:

That’s not the point. You mentioned three players who you claimed could change a game against Man United, despite the fact that they did nothing in the Championship. 

I mentioned three players who would do something different. 

The players that came on are more of the same but worse individually.

[OttawaSaint]

Just now, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Tator saying United have had all of the attempts. They are comfortably knocking it around, inviting us up. That's after they had pelnty of the ball in our final third.

We're not laying a glove on them this half.

That's why the penalty was so crucial. Score and they fold. Now they are just seeing out the game as comfortable as fuck. 

[SaintsBarry74]

58 minutes ago, Viking Saint said:

McCarthy or Baz and that's a goal

We'd be down at least 0-3 with McCarthy and minimum 0-5 with Baz.

Edited 14 September, 2024 by SaintsBarry74

[OttawaSaint]

RM. We've got the 0-2 lads, moral victory...brave! Sit backn and shut it down.

[Convict Colony]

1 hour ago, Convict Colony said:

2-0 take it to the bank

hmmmmmm

[Lighthouse]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

I mentioned three players who would do something different. 

The players that came on are more of the same but worse individually.

They’re crap, get over it.

[adrian lord]

Even an out of sorts Man United seemingly cruise to a routine win on the south coast. 

[OttawaSaint]

I'm kinda bored.

[obelisk]

Have we even had a shot on goal this half?

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 minute ago, OttawaSaint said:

That's why the penalty was so crucial. Score and they fold. Now they are just seeing out the game as comfortable as fuck. 

From the comments, it sounds as though we were doing okay up until that.

[cloggy saint]

1 minute ago, washsaint said:

Very disappointing......would have expected some fight from Saints but there has been nothing.  Bereft of ideas and confidence.

I simply do not see how we have any chance of staying up this season....we have literally no attacking threat.  Today the only threat was from an 18 year old making his first start.

Of course we're not staying up! I knew we weren't staying up when the final whistle went in the playoff final. 

[OttawaSaint]

I wonder if Cornet is a big fan of Sulemana...