Saints 1-5 Chelsea - Match Thread

[SambaMaverick]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:27, GDog07 said:

Eight theoretical points behind 17th place after 14 games.

I cannot watch us, every game the pundits are laughing at us passing the ball straight to attackers.

Awful feeling that Martin is unsackable, as it surely would have happened before now and he’ll be leading us into the 25/26 Championship season.

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Hope they're ready for 10k ST sales if that happens

[Saint86]

Right. Silver lining time.

We were never going to win this game, and now stephens is suspended for the next 3 games and in all seriousness must surely have royally pissed off Martin...?!?1 Surely?!?! Thats worth a point or 2 potentially? 😄

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[Saint_clark]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:27, GDog07 said:

Eight theoretical points behind 17th place after 14 games.

I cannot watch us, every game the pundits are laughing at us passing the ball straight to attackers.

Awful feeling that Martin is unsackable, as it surely would have happened before now and he’ll be leading us into the 25/26 Championship season.

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They've definitely already committed to keeping him for next season. Martin spoke previously about being ahead of schedule, the 5 year plan was to be in the Prem at the end of the 5 years regardless of what happened in the interim.

[Guest]

As long as fans keep going nothing will change 😂

[Zorba]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:19, Farmer Saint said:

Fuck me though, this Chelsea side are really quite impressive when they play US!

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😉

[Gloucester Saint]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:25, Sir Ralph said:

Fingers crossed we get pumped now. Anything to increase the remote possibility of Martin being sacked

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Have a look at the SR thread, it’s a bit more than remote….

[Jack]

  On 04/12/2024 at 15:13, notnowcato said:

Without wishing to get all CB Fry on you… how often have you talked about a decent performance or the team showing real improvement?

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I’ll rephrase, decent at times. We haven’t been able to be decent or show that we’ve improved, across a whole game, all season. We look decent in patches and then shoot ourselves in the foot trying to be all brave 

[sfc4prem]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:24, Mixedkebab said:

Rasmus and Russ will be discussing how well they have “broken it” over a chamomile tea tomorrow.

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They'll start chopping up the tea leaves with their Japanese hand crafted scissors as soon as the final whistle goes, I reckon.

[Sheaf Saint]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:27, Saint_clark said:

If Cucurella doesn't go down rolling around screaming that isn't given, that's what pisses me off.

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No different at all from BBD getting Schar sent off on the opening day at Newcastle. Players will do that - the trick is to not give them a reason to.

For Stephens to even think pulling Cucurella's hair was a good idea just demonstrates what a brainless prick he is.

[Mr X]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:23, SNSUN said:

Plus side I'm clinging to is this is Russ's last game.

Clinging so tightly.

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Your going to be disappointed especially when he is still here for Russball the sequel in the championship! 

[Saint_clark]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:29, FarehamSaintJames said:

As long as fans keep going nothing will change 😂

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In fairness have you seen the amount of empty seats there were?

[Gloucester Saint]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:29, Saint_clark said:

They've definitely already committed to keeping him for next season. Martin spoke previously about being ahead of schedule, the 5 year plan was to be in the Prem at the end of the 5 years regardless of what happened in the interim.

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Have a look at the SR thread, if that was the plan I’d say it just changed.

[Roo1976]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:23, SNSUN said:

Plus side I'm clinging to is this is Russ's last game.

Clinging so tightly.

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I can certainly feel your pain ,he has to go surely,why keep the team playing suicidal passes at the back why?....

[Scoobysaint]

We’ve actually played some good football but as always, we’ve absolutely gifted them two goals. Jack Stephens, enough is enough. RM can’t defend this one. He’s not a Premier league player, bang average in Championship at best. He’s always got that pathetic petulance in him. The big plus point is that he will get a decent suspension so we may have a chance.

Woods looks good, Aribo positive, KWP superb going forward. I just hope we can keep it respectable. 

[SNSUN]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:29, Saint_clark said:

They've definitely already committed to keeping him for next season. Martin spoke previously about being ahead of schedule, the 5 year plan was to be in the Prem at the end of the 5 years regardless of what happened in the interim.

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Then we are doomed. He will have no fan support next season. Nil. We're obviously going back down, I just want us to do it in a non embarrassing way.

[saintant]

For me there is a case for Cucurella to be given a red for his rection to a slight hair pull. To go down like he's been shot by the Jackall was a disgrace and does the game no favours. Time it was stamped out. It was a complete over reaction and he should have been punished for it.

[Baird of the land]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:22, Mr X said:

How is deliberately pulling somones hair not violent conduct? I know he made the most of it as players do 

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Just feels to me there should be more of a bar. I wonder if the ref had of seen it would he have red carded him or booked him/told him to cut it out.

When there's pushing and shoving in the box, is that soon going to be deemed violent conduct?

 

[Zorba]

next 45 minutes if constant booing please. Lets get this bullshitter gone!

[Saint_clark]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:31, saintant said:

For me there is a case for Cucurella to be given a red for his rection to a slight hair pull. To go down like he's been shot by the Jackall was a disgrace and does the game no favours. Time it was stamped out. It was a complete over reaction and he should have been punished for it.

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I've always said I don't see why faking being hurt isn't considered simulation the same as diving.

[captainchris]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:24, It's There said:

So frustrating!it’s not martins fault when a keeper makes a suicide pass and Steven’s pulls hair… with VAR! So stupid!

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It totally is …. 

[trousers]

🤦‍♂️

 

[Colinjb]

It's ok guys. 56% possession.

We are actually winning.

[AlexLaw76]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:32, trousers said:

🤦‍♂️

 

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These mouth breathers live amongst us

[Whitey Grandad]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:26, obelisk said:

It was exasperation from me but I agree it was dumb of Stephens. Just trying to remember the last time we saw a VAR referral for pulling hair.

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It was some time ago but who was it who got sent off for us  at West Ham for getting his fingers caught in that ladyboy's hair?

I don't think VAR was around then

[OttawaSaint]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:28, Farmer Saint said:

It's 3 Premier League wins since Ralph went isn't it?

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4. Chelsea, Leicester, Everton x2.

[RedArmy]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:28, Turkish said:

Looking at the positives We never lose we win or we learn we have learnt an awful lot in that first half

It's harder to play against 10 men so we've got a great chance in the second half

only one of our goals conceded came from a goalkeeping error

9 goals this season have come from mistakes, so the vast majority of the time we play it out we dont concede. 

The record low points is still on

Breaking our own record defeat is still on

Martin is failing which means he's going to be better in the future for it

Things really are looking up.

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And we’ve got the half time possession trophy.

[obelisk]

Saints well ahead on possession though so there is that.

[Turkish]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:30, Sheaf Saint said:

No different at all from BBD getting Schar sent off on the opening day at Newcastle. Players will do that - the trick is to not give them a reason to.

For Stephens to even think pulling Cucurella's hair was a good idea just demonstrates what a brainless prick he is.

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second straight red card too, 5 game ban i think? What an utter knob not only shouldn't he be there because he's shit, he also very indisciplined.

[Saintsfan79]

Lol @ all the idiots slating Jack but to be fair all he did was take a daddy long legs leg out of his 18.3 million strands of hair and these people blaming him for the result haha brilliant 👏  he does us a favour being unable to play. 

[macca155]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:31, Scoobysaint said:

Woods looks good, Aribo positive, KWP superb going forward. I just hope we can keep it respectable. 

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Yhis plus Archer and Frazer linking up well. There are good things happening but the defence is desperate.

[madge]

Martin twice had a right go at lumley for going long right before the mistake.. what’s the keeper to do. As for Stephen’s.. absolute bell end…should be nowhere near the starting line up.. again that’s on this manager who’s good at being best mates with virtually everyone. 

[Turkish]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:32, trousers said:

🤦‍♂️

 

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Where do we find them 

[Saint_clark]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:32, trousers said:

🤦‍♂️

 

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Surely the only people who support this are younger/newer football fans who don't remember how it was played before Guardiola made everybody want to play tiki taka?

[pingpong]

I think asking the ref to book another player should be an automatic booking for the complaining player - palmer being a candidate in first half. 

[Mr X]

Controversial opinion but fans are partly to blame for why Martin is still here no mass protests no dwindling attendances... Nothing... Martin is still here because they know we will lamely accept it same as we will when he's still here in the championship 

[AlexLaw76]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:34, Saintsfan79 said:

Lol @ all the idiots slating Jack but to be fair all he did was take a daddy long legs leg out of his 18.3 million strands of hair and these people blaming him for the result haha brilliant 👏  he does us a favour being unable to play. 

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What are you on about?

[Jack]

Fuck me, should be 4

[Saint NL]

If you could clone these players, and play a match between the first team and the clones, who would win?

The defense would be shocking, but could our strikers take advantage? It'd probably be 0-0 😂

[AlexLaw76]

Felix misses a sitter already

[BotleySaint]

How is it not 4 - 1? We were nowhere near that.

[OttawaSaint]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:32, trousers said:

🤦‍♂️

 

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Would love them to ask him. How come 4 separate keepers have made blunders like this?

[CylonKing]

Utter tosh, get rid of Martin now! Never said we should get rid ever before, but we need a change urgently.

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[sfc4prem]

So naive and sloppy.

[bpsaint]

Must be awkward for Lucy Pinder watching this shit at home, ruining her evening, and then a couple of hours later that twat walks through the front door.

[Suhari]

What a miss.

[Sheaf Saint]

One minute in from HT and we give away a free header that they should have scored from.

[obelisk]

Chelsea have missed a sackful. There's another bad miss. Could easily be 6 already.

[sfc4prem]

Could well end in double figures if we're not careful.

[AlexLaw76]

  On 04/12/2024 at 20:37, sfc4prem said:

So naive and sloppy.

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you call it that, I call it 'Brave'

[bugenhagen]

We need a brave man from the leadership to come down and relieve Martin of his duties mid-game, Band of Brothers style...