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  On 07/12/2024 at 15:41, AlexLaw76 said:

That trophy will sit nicely next to the net spend trophy 

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Record low points definitely a possibility 

record mistakes leading to goals almost in the bag by 15 games

record defeat we already have secured but good chance we can beat that before the season is out 

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Disco Stu

Disco Stu

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We win the ball in the middle, recycle. They win the ball in the middle, fast counter attack. That's the difference.

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trousers

trousers

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Oh oh... Lumley just kicked it long to one of their defenders... That's a week's wages docked right there..

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Toussaint

Toussaint

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  On 07/12/2024 at 15:42, Saint Matty 76 said:

Not sure what I did in a previous life to deserve to watch this Armstrong Archer partnership each week

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I’m not sure what Armstrong did to get a gig in the premier league, he’s a long way below the standard required 

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Saint Fan CaM

Saint Fan CaM

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My word it’s getting worse. I want Martin out more than any other manager and that’s saying something. I’d rather watch us lose games playing decent football - this is fucking terminally boring shit.

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coalman

coalman

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  On 07/12/2024 at 15:46, trousers said:

Oh oh... Lumley just kicked it long to one of their defenders... That's a week's wages docked right there..

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No hug for Joe. TayTay is getting his portion.

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Harry_SFC

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We haven't even had a shot OFF target, let alone on.

Absolutely horrendous. Can't believe we just carry on accepting this rubbish - both the fans and owners.

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madge

madge

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This is terrible.. possession but going nowhere with it, weekly feck up at the back, when we attack we get into good positions and then give the ball away.  Armstrong a complete waste of a shirt I’m sorry to say, done nothing, can’t go past his man either. 
need to get dibling into the game as he’s our best hope 

OttawaSaint

OttawaSaint

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Might go ahead with my to do list instead of watching 2nd half. It's been such a boring match. Nothing Saints do is exciting because we can't:

Pass the ball accurately in attacking 3rd

Score goals

Not stop with the huge blunders in our box

Stay onside

Look threatening at all

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Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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  On 07/12/2024 at 15:46, Toussaint said:

I’m not sure what Armstrong did to get a gig in the premier league, he’s a long way below the standard required 

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It’s quite simple, he’s a decent Championship player and we didn’t sign any other attacking players better than that. It’s the same reason Manning, Bree, Wood and Stephens are getting plenty of game time.

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Saint NL

Saint NL

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For 15 mins or so, we managed to look good without having a real shot. 

Not sure where a goal will come from.

But we're playing suicide ball at the back again, so will almost certainly gift Villa more chances. 

Saint Fan CaM

Saint Fan CaM

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  On 07/12/2024 at 15:48, AlexLaw76 said:

We are comfortably the worst coached team in the league

fucking awful

Martin out

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I think you’re hyping up whatever Russ does with the team midweek - I wouldn’t characterise it by calling it coaching…there’s little or no resemblance of that out on the pitch. What I see is 11 strangers struggling to understand a system that weeks ago failed to produce a positive result.

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Edmonton Saint

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  On 07/12/2024 at 15:52, Saint Fan CaM said:

I think you’re hyping up whatever Russ does with the team midweek - I wouldn’t characterise it by calling it coaching…there’s little or no resemblance of that out on the pitch. What I see is 11 strangers struggling to understand a system that weeks ago failed to produce a positive result.

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He’s certainly not working on fitness . We look so unfit these days, Even innocuous knocks seem to take our players weeks to recover from.  I miss the Poch days. 

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Lord Duckhunter

Lord Duckhunter

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  On 07/12/2024 at 15:50, Lighthouse said:

It’s quite simple, he’s a decent Championship player and we didn’t sign any other attacking players better than that. It’s the same reason Manning, Bree, Wood and Stephens are getting plenty of game time.

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More excuses.

We’ve got a German international centre half he won’t play. We’ve got an experienced premier league full back he won’t play. There’s 2 that should be out there. 
 

There’s a reason we’re one of the worst sides in premier league history and it’s not the players. Far worse squads than ours have put up a far greater attempt at staying up. This is pathetic, both the side and the people sticking up for one of the worst mangers in top flight history. 

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coalman

coalman

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  On 07/12/2024 at 15:48, AlexLaw76 said:

We are comfortably the worst coached team in the league

fucking awful

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That's not fair. We're comfortably the worst coached team in any of the top leagues in Europe.

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Saint NL

Saint NL

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  On 07/12/2024 at 15:56, BotleySaint said:

Maybe we can scrape a draw.

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I can see a situation where we do knick a goal around 60mins, then we have a good 10 minute spell where we're well on top and miss a few chances.

Then we gift Villa a simple winner (and late third).

aintforever

aintforever

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I lost count of the amount of times we could have got it forward quick and caused them problems only for the player to turn around and pass backwards. Watching this lot play is so frustrating - you don’t score unless you take a few risks FFS.

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NewYorkSaint

NewYorkSaint

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the weird thing is that if all you looked at was the general run of play for the half, an independent viewer would say it was even stevens.  We gave as good as we got... just as many sweeping forward moves... and, in the conditions, they made as many mistakes as we did.  Am I wrong?

 

And if I'm right, the narrative that our squad isn't premier league quality is false. Even missing 5 of our best players, we're competitive.   

 

Tis a game of fine margins. And so far, they're not working in our favour....    

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Disco Stu

Disco Stu

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I'm seeing all the same mistakes at the back from us but Villa seem vulnerable passing out as well. Our main issue is how pedestrian we play. We've won the ball back in good positions but too often our next pass is back to a defender. Those moments we have reached their box, we've lacked the quality and composure to even force a save. Conditions have been a bit of a leveller but we don't look like we're going to score.

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Sheaf Saint

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  On 07/12/2024 at 15:58, aintforever said:

I lost count of the amount of times we could have got it forward quick and caused them problems only for the player to turn around and pass backwards. Watching this lot play is so frustrating- you don’t score unless you take a few risks FFS.

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They take plenty of risks.

They're just in the completely wrong area of the pitch to get any reward from them.

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