Villa 1-0 Saints - Match Thread

[Turkish]

1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said:

That trophy will sit nicely next to the net spend trophy 

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 

[Saint Fan CaM]

We win back possession high up and guess what…we lose it or wait until they’ve got 11 players behind the ball. Just sauntering to a loss.

[miserableoldgit]

5 minutes ago, Turkish said:

.......and yet........nobody seems to care. "It's just part of the process".

 

Edited 7 December, 2024 by miserableoldgit

[Edmonton Saint]

Adam Armstrong is a non entity at this level. Hopeless

[AlexLaw76]

The amount of ground both Downes and Fernandes are expected to cover is not sustainable

[Sheaf Saint]

Armstrong has worked out that the only way for him to stay onside is to not actually make a run at all. Wonderful.

[Doctoroncall]

2 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said:

We don't allow goals...we GIFT goals!

Christmas time with Saints. What teams have missed out so far?

[Disco Stu]

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

Edited 7 December, 2024 by Disco Stu

[HKsaint]

One shot on target pls 

[OttawaSaint]

Lumley's had enough. 3 in a row he's launched long. Need a full player revolt. 

[Sunglasses Ron]

3 minutes ago, Turkish said:

 

That right there, is an absolute fucking disgrace. Martin deserves to be put in stocks and have his buttocks used as a toast rack. 

[coalman]

Just now, Doctoroncall said:

Christmas time with Saints. What teams have missed out so far?

Spurs need some Christmas spirit next eeek

[captainchris]

15 minutes ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Blackmore on Solent doing his best to cheerlead for Martin.

Blackmore does that all the time. A little too nicey nicey…. 

[trousers]

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

Edited 7 December, 2024 by trousers

[Toussaint]

3 minutes ago, Saint Matty 76 said:

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

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

[Saint Fan CaM]

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.

[sfc4prem]

2 minutes ago, Disco Stu said:

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

As Nigel used to say, 'It's as simple as that'

[Miltonaggro]

2 minutes ago, Sunglasses Ron said:

That right there, is an absolute fucking disgrace. Martin deserves to be put in stocks and have his buttocks used as a toast rack. 

Quad bike rack. 

[coalman]

10 minutes ago, trousers said:

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

No hug for Joe. TayTay is getting his portion.

Edited 7 December, 2024 by coalman

[AlexLaw76]

We are comfortably the worst coached team in the league

fucking awful

Martin out

[sfc4prem]

Aren't hobbies meant to be interesting, fun or exciting?

[Harry_SFC]

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.

[madge]

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 

[gammon cheeks]

Crap ! Always looking to pass backwards ..Same old same old ..Villa haven't even got out of 2nd gear .

[Baird of the land]

Winning possession again, woo hoo.

villa look a bit half hearted, no doubt because they are against a buffoon like Martin.

[trousers]

Yet again, only 1 goal down to a top 6 side. Living proof that 'Russball' is working and it's only a matter of time before we turn the corner....

[davefizzy14]

Let's get back into this second half - COYR 😊

[OttawaSaint]

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

Edited 7 December, 2024 by OttawaSaint

[Lighthouse]

1 minute ago, 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 

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.

[LGTL]

Record low points total incoming. A disgrace to the Premier League. Cheers Russ you utter cunt

[Bewildered]

Couldn't have asked Villa to play worse and we're still losing and posing no threat. 

[Saint NL]

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]

1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said:

We are comfortably the worst coached team in the league

fucking awful

Martin out

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.

[St. Ciervo]

Dragan out.

The blame rolls up. Martin cannot help being helpless. Our owner needs the balls to move him on. If not, he is the problem.

[Edmonton Saint]

Just now, 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.

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. 

[coalman]

I love the way we neutralised Villa's half time team talk by offering no threat to any goal except our own.

[Midfield_General]

Defensive mistakes leading to a goal: one. 

Shots on target: zero. 

Another superb half of football under this dickhead. 

[BotleySaint]

The game isn't lost yet. Only 1-0 down at half time.

Maybe we can scrape a draw.

Irrational thinking probably.

 

[Sheaf Saint]

So let's recap...

56% possession 

Zero shots on target

3 chances and one goal conceded from errors.

It's Russball in a nutshell, and it can get in the fucking bin now.

[Lord Duckhunter]

1 minute ago, 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.

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. 

[coalman]

9 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

We are comfortably the worst coached team in the league

fucking awful

Martin out

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

[Saint NL]

Just now, BotleySaint said:

Maybe we can scrape a draw.

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]

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.

Edited 7 December, 2024 by aintforever

[NewYorkSaint]

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....    

[Disco Stu]

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.

Edited 7 December, 2024 by Disco Stu

[Sheaf Saint]

1 minute ago, 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.

They take plenty of risks.

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

[Lord Duckhunter]

1 minute ago, Disco Stu said:

Conditions have been a bit of a leveller

Yeah, agreed. In normal conditions they’d be pissing it. 

[coalman]

We're going to score straight after half time and Villa's heads will drop. Trust the process.

[trousers]

2 minutes ago, NewYorkSaint said:

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

☝️

[East Kent Saint]

4 minutes ago, Midfield_General said:

Defensive mistakes leading to a goal: one. 

Shots on target: zero. 

Another superb half of football under this dickhead. 

According to the stats we have had 3 shots which were not on target nor off target , another first ?