Bournemouth 3-1 Saints - Match Thread

[obelisk]

Have we even been in their half in the last 15 minutes?

[Toussaint]

It gives me no pleasure to say this, but Martin looks a broken man.

[lambtiss]

The best two performances against Ipswich were Lallana and Dibling.

So, RM drops the former and plays the latter out of position.

[Andy Hill]

Could end the season with one point at this rate.

[Hawkswood]

Everyone, do yourself a favour and do what I have done. Do something else. It'll make you less angry.

[Farmer Saint]

  On 30/09/2024 at 19:37, Sir Ralph said:

Martin must go - obsessed with a style that isn’t working

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But this is a different style - watch the fucking game. 

[Harry_SFC]

  On 30/09/2024 at 19:37, Saint Scott said:

I have backed Martin to date, but we will not get beyond 10 points if he stays. Pull the trigger now and we may stand a chance of turning things around.

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Indeed. We waited too long with Ralph and that didn't help matters. Just got to make sure we make the right appointment this time. 

[ChristopheVAFC]

Good evening, folks,

I'm watching the match and my heart aches for you...

We need to get out of this downward spiral of results as quickly as possible.

Don't give up!

Go, Saints!

[StrangelyBrown]

Fucking clueless team selection and no change in the way we are playing since we conceded. RM really is a helmet sometimes 

[CSA96]

3-0

[Farmer Saint]

Wow

[badgerx16]

  On 30/09/2024 at 19:38, Farmer Saint said:

But this is a different style - watch the fucking game. 

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Different shape, same style of play - toothless shite.

Edited 30 September, 2024 by badgerx16

[Turkish]

Fuck me this is embarassing. 

[RedArmy]

  On 30/09/2024 at 19:37, Toussaint said:

It gives me no pleasure to say this, but Martin looks a broken man.

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I’d be broken too if this is the squad I was given to try and compete in the richest league in the world 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Fuckin sack him at half time

[Disco Stu]

Fucking hell Saints. I can't watch this 😂 Russell is finished.

[Tanlee]

 Ryan fraser wouldn't be anyway near any other starting 11 in the Premier league 

[Bewildered]

Players and coaching staff should be ashamed of themselves.

[OttawaSaint]

Fuck off. This is embarrassing.

[obelisk]

3-0. Too easy. Only Arsenal up next. Martin cannot survive this mess.

[BotleySaint]

3-0. Could get worse by half time.

I wonder if we're due another 9.

[CB Fry]

I could have watched Only Connect.

[John Boy Saint]

Bournemouth 3 - Dustbins on the training ground 0

fuck me 

[stknowle]

We are so hopelessly out of our depth it’s terrifying.

[Saint Fan CaM]

Oh well… 3-0 by half-time and it could get much, much worse.

[AlexLaw76]

Martin out…. Or the players letting him down?

[Suhari]

That is a truly terrible goal to concede.

Team have thrown the towel in, big time.

[Zorba]

What a shower of shit. RM out now!

 

[Sir Ralph]

  On 30/09/2024 at 19:38, Farmer Saint said:

But this is a different style - watch the fucking game. 

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No it’s not. How is it different? It’s good either way though isn’t it?

Edited 30 September, 2024 by Sir Ralph

[badgerx16]

  On 30/09/2024 at 19:36, badgerx16 said:

When we concede the third we will be bottom of the table.

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Sorry lads.

[Luke SkyWalker-Peters]

  On 30/09/2024 at 19:37, lambtiss said:

The best two performances against Ipswich were Lallana and Dibling.

So, RM drops the former and plays the latter out of position.

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To be fair, Lallana likely needs a rest given his age and the fact he missed most of the preseason. Moving Dibling is indefensible.

[Farmer Saint]

Russell's done, but fuck me this team is utter jank. 

I've never hated being right so much. 

[Baird of the land]

This could end up Leicesterish soon

Edited 30 September, 2024 by Baird of the land

[Osvaldorama]

Get him out. 
 

Fucking abysmal set up. 
 

Why hasn’t he made a change?

 

suicide 

[Obstacle1]

Martin not up to it. Crazy fucking experiment today. 

[StrangelyBrown]

Bye bye Russ you fucking helmet

[Saint NL]

Bournemouth have looked average and they're playing keep ball and are romping away with the game.

Absolute shambles from saints, Martin can't survive this surely

[Suhari]

  On 30/09/2024 at 19:39, AlexLaw76 said:

Martin out…. Or the players letting him down?

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They don't seem to be bought into the 'system', nor putting any effort into it for him.

[Greenridge]

We could lose our 9-0 record

[saint lard]

This is so piss poor I’m even tempted to turn it off and watch Schofield on a desert island. 
we are so shite. 

[Colinjb]

Would like to say i'm surprised....... But i'm not that good a liar.

[RedArmy]

Every game feels like a fucking cup game. We are nowhere near the level required. 

[Gloucester Saint]

  On 30/09/2024 at 19:32, Farmer Saint said:

Players just aren't good enough. 

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Probably right but he looks so far behind McKenna and Cooper tactically it’s frightening. Just not cut out for this level as Jones wasn’t either, Dragan needs to act. I like him as a personality but his confidence is gone, you can tell. Aim has to be to compete better, beat the 22/23 points total and come back with a bit more momentum. 

[AlexLaw76]

  On 30/09/2024 at 19:40, Luke SkyWalker-Peters said:

To be fair, Lallana likely needs a rest given his age and the fact he missed most of the preseason. Moving Dibling is indefensible.

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A rest from what? He had over a week off

[Farmer Saint]

  On 30/09/2024 at 19:40, Sir Ralph said:

No it’s not. How is it different?

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We're playing a different formation with longer balls out and more urgency. However, we're giving it away because of that and Bournemouth are picking us off. 

[badgerx16]

When you are so far off even Bournemouth's standard, you know you are truly crap.

[Saint86]

Martin has just sat here. Watched this formation be appalling. Watched them score 2. Watched them attack more and more, stroked his beard nervously a number of times, changed nothing and allowed it to continue.... And sure enough they've scored a 3rd. Entirely on Martin that goal, inexcusable. 

[Elmore Saint]

Commentators calling it a mismatch - and for one they are not wrong with the way this lot have given up. Terrible.

[AlexLaw76]

Looking forward to another Martin masterclass quadruple substitution 

[Saint86]

  On 30/09/2024 at 19:41, Saint86 said:

Martin has just sat here. Watched this formation be appalling. Watched them score 2. Watched them attack more and more, stroked his beard nervously a number of times, changed nothing and allowed it to continue.... And sure enough they've scored a 3rd. Entirely on Martin that goal, inexcusable. 

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He appears woefully out of his depth by allowing this to continue. The game is now gone. Shocking.