Southampton 0-5 Tottenham - Match Thread

[gammon cheeks]

And he will sale off into the sunset with Lucy Pinder and 12million quid ...

[Master Bates]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

Martin interview -

 

 

Edited 15 December, 2024 by Master Bates

[Sheaf Saint]

Passive press.

Is that a bit like a chocolate fireguard? Or non-stick glue?

[S-Clarke]

The only way I can describe this season is that it feels like we've taken a year off. I look at PL games and forget we're actually in the PL.

We have quite simply taken a year off of competitive football, a really weird approach but I'm sure somewhat revolutionary in the mind of Rasmus.

So as we've taken the year off, I'll also take the year off. Got much more important things to focus on. Hobbies are supposed to be fun, this is pitiful.

[Saint_clark]

-25 goal difference after 16 games 😂

[trousers]

2 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

(On the fans reaction) - they were amazing second half

Well done guys.... 🤦‍♂️

[Whitey Grandad]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

-25 goal difference after 16 games 😂

Ouch. That's criminal. 

[saintant]

Martin looked and sounded more sorry for himself than anyone else.

[saintant]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

-25 goal difference after 16 games 😂

Russball innit 🙂

[Saint_clark]

Just now, trousers said:

Well done guys.... 🤦‍♂️

The bloke is fucking delusional. The chants were all for former players with the odd "we want Martin out" thrown in.

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, saintant said:

Martin looked and sounded more sorry for himself than anyone else.

He doesn’t give a shit about anyone else bar him and Lucy.

Narccist.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

I only saw the second half, so not too much can be taken from it.

Spurs had a couple of early counter attacks, and one late closer range effort that would have been offside. Apart form that, they were only too happy to play well within their capabilities. They didn't have to expend too much energy to keep us at bay, even then, and got to bring on a number of youngsters, who we also failed to make any real impact against.

With plenty of space and a team not going at PL pace, we got to do a few nice passing moves. We moved the ball about as per Russball, to shift Spurs and create a few opportunities. Our final ball wasn't great, the player making it often took too long, and sometimes we had too few players in there to have mattered anyway. The final third looked less than fluid, and more hopeful.

Heads didn't seem to have gone down. KWP, AA, Manning and Dibling for starters, kept working away. Fernandes even got it into the net, but form an offside position.

The commentator indicated that we were not at the intensity levels as a team in the first half and got blown away. I'll need to watch that. To not give away individual errors, but fall apart as a team sounds even worse.

James Maddison (who we were once seriously interested in) was having a post match chat with AA. AA looked well aware that he was on camera. He didn;t want to say too much to Maddison, but looked embarrassed.

TV focused on 4 supporters with the R.M get out of our club banner. Loads of empty spaces around. SR must be hoping they all come back for Championship football, if they don't take some action.

[Saint Scott]

Ramsdale looks so awkward standing there having to answer questions. Why did he agree to go on, this was always going to happen

[Thereisonlyonemickychannon]

OMG...it is such an embarrassment being a Saints fan with Martin at the helm.

[davefizzy14]

So annoyed about that first half performance tonight. We had a whole week to prepare for it and we came up with a totally off the pace first half. What was the shape of the team? That is on the manager 

[OttawaSaint]

7 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

Martin interview -

Hurt at the first half

As a group we don't respond well to set backs

We had the chance to foul Djed Spence and we didn't (wtf 😂)

The most disappointing thing is we had a plan, loved the weeks training, but we didn't carry it out.

I didn't recognise our team in the first half (I did!!)

(What did you say at half time) Not very much

We have to accept were playing against a really top team

(On the fans reaction) - they were amazing second half. As a person the boos don't affect me, it's not personal. As a manager yeah, but I also understand it.

We have no choice but to work and fight, it's what I'll do until I'm told to do otherwise. 

Ah so it's the players' fault. They forgot to carry out "the plan". I see.

[Gloucester Saint]

2 minutes ago, Saint Scott said:

Ramsdale looks so awkward standing there having to answer questions. Why did he agree to go on, this was always going to happen

££££

[washsaint]

Well, somehow my Washington COmmanders hung on for the win, despite playing as badly in the 2nd half as Saints did in the 1st half.  Ironically the COmmanders were playing the Saints

[beatlesaint]

1 minute ago, davefizzy14 said:

So annoyed about that first half performance tonight. We had a whole week to prepare for it and we came up with a totally off the pace first half. What was the shape of the team? That is on the manager 

You’ve missed the point sir, you have to focus on the second half where we had some brilliant moments !

[Mr X]

9 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Ouch. That's criminal. 

Russ says it's smooth 

[BotleySaint]

It's been obvious since the Bournemouth debacle that Martin has no clue and is out of his depth. Yet he's still here.

Now it's too late.

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, BotleySaint said:

It's been obvious since the Bournemouth debacle that Martin has no clue and is out of his depth. Yet he's still here.

Now it's too late.

Very true. That was just bizarre, as was the wide striker thing against forest

[Suhari]

11 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

-25 goal difference after 16 games 😂

We're so close.

[vectraman]

Nathan Wood, Alex McCarthy, Fernandes, Dibling all played ok. Rest of the team were way below PL standard. 
 

[hypochondriac]

Just now, AlexLaw76 said:

Very true. That was just bizarre, as was the wide striker thing against forest

Brentford away at the end of August signalled for me what was to come. I know it was early but we were so outclassed it was ridiculous and I thought if we are that bad against a mid table team then I can't see us getting much at all this year. 

[Bakovnetski]

18 minutes ago, Dirkdiggler said:

Couldn’t muster anything against spurs U23

Under-19s 

[OneMrsWallace]

I'm really enjoying this season. I used to believe that you needed to score goals, keep clean sheets and gain points. Players had to play in the positions they had been coached to play in since the age of 16. They had to do tackles and so forth. Under no circumstances should they gift the oppo a goal per game, within the first 5 minutes. They were meant to try and entertain their supporters. BUT thanks to Russell Martin I now realise how wrong I was. Watching the other team outplay us is clearly the way forward. Who need goals of our own when we can enjoy loads of theirs. I can now laugh every week at the team selection. The one negative for RM is that we've collected 5 points this season. I'm sure we're all disappointed with that but I'm confident Russ won't allow any more of that nonsense.

Can't wait for Liverpool on Wednesday. Fortune favours the brave!!! Love you all, kiss kiss.

Edited 15 December, 2024 by OneMrsWallace

[saintant]

3 minutes ago, OneMrsWallace said:

I'm really enjoying this season. I used to believe that you needed to score goals, keep clean sheets and gain points. Players had to play in the positions they had been coached to play in since the age of 16. They had to do tackles and so forth. Under no circumstances should they gift the oppo a goal per game, within the first 5 minutes. They were meant to try and entertain their supporters. BUT thanks to Russell Martin I now realise how wrong I was. Watching the other team outplay us is clearly the way forward. Who need goals of our own when we can enjoy loads of theirs. I can now laugh every week at the team selection. The one negative for RM is that we've collected 5 points this season. I'm sure we're all disappointed with that but I'm confident Russ won't allow any more of that nonsense.

Can't wait for Liverpool on Wednesday. Fortune favours the brave!!! Love you all, kiss kiss.

At last you're getting it 🙂

[Badger]

33 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

He’s gone and he knows it. Sullied his reputation the last 2 months of this. Rasmus under huge pressure as well. I reckon SR might be re-structuring him out of things. Employ him for Goztepe only if they like him. Wish they’d sell up though. At a minimum, new manager, coaching, scouting team and DoF needed.

Lallana in charge until they get the DoF in place first.

 

Would like to think you’re right, but this seems more like wishful thinking. What leads you to think this might happen ? *
 

* other than we think it should 

[ant]

The Northam doing the goal music celebration after Fernandes' disallowed goal is a level of gallows humour that I didn't credit our fanbase with. 

Genuine highlight of the night.

Edited 15 December, 2024 by ant

[Weston Super Saint]

6 minutes ago, OneMrsWallace said:

I'm really enjoying this season. I used to believe that you needed to score goals, keep clean sheets and gain points. Players had to play in the positions they had been coached to play in since the age of 16. They had to do tackles and so forth. Under no circumstances should they gift the oppo a goal per game, within the first 5 minutes. They were meant to try and entertain their supporters. BUT thanks to Russell Martin I now realise how wrong I was. Watching the other team outplay us is clearly the way forward. Who need goals of our own when we can enjoy loads of theirs. I can now laugh every week at the team selection. The one negative for RM is that we've collected 5 points this season. I'm sure we're all disappointed with that but I'm confident Russ won't allow any more of that nonsense.

Can't wait for Liverpool on Wednesday. Fortune favours the brave!!! Love you all, kiss kiss.

You seem to have cheered right up since Greg got taken off the telly.

[hypochondriac]

Right I'm off to bed shortly. I better wake up to confirmation that he's gone. 

[Sheaf Saint]

3 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

You seem to have cheered right up since Greg got taken off the telly.

Gregg?

[Verbal]

2 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Gregg?

Good save. He really gets fucked off if you forget his extra g.

[bpsaint]

That’s one benefit to the shite 7pm kick off on a Sunday - the weekends practically over so at least those useless cunts can’t completely ruin it for us.

[The Kraken]

 

[Pamplemousse]

The fact he walked straight down the tunnel spoke volumes. At least Gary O'Neil faced the music and went over to the fans despite knowing the calls for him to go. Martin is a coward. Blamed the fans last week, he can't blame us this week. 

[The Kraken]

 

[los_saint]

He just has to go now.  I'm sure what we hear about the "players loving him and playing for him" can no longer be true.  They get battered every week as a result of his tactics and selection.

[Miltonaggro]

Think Spurs eased off to repay Russ’s  generosity! 
 

[Harry_SFC]

Just now, los_saint said:

He just has to go now.  I'm sure what we hear about the "players loving him and playing for him" can no longer be true.  They get battered every week as a result of his tactics and selection.

Tonight was the first time I've had the feeling that the players have stopped playing for him. 

[saintant]

Practically all top football clubs play 4-2-3-1 but our clown decides it would be clever to bring back the diamond.

[Daft Kerplunk]

At least Spurs couldn’t be arsed in the second half. Was ugly, could’ve been a new record defeat if they’d tried. What makes it worse is that Spurs aren’t even that good. 

[saintant]

21 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Right I'm off to bed shortly. I better wake up to confirmation that he's gone. 

There's more chance of you waking up on the 25th December and finding Father Christmas has been.

[Sheaf Saint]

Thanks SR, THIS is your legacy...

[Winnersaint]

53 minutes ago, washsaint said:

Well, somehow my Washington COmmanders hung on for the win, despite playing as badly in the 2nd half as Saints did in the 1st half.  Ironically the COmmanders were playing the Saints

We’re the equivalent of Carolina Panthers. Watching Lions v Bills atm.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 hour ago, OttawaSaint said:

Starting to think this Martin fella might not be right for us...

It's not uncommon to see little peaks and troughs. Just keep being brave and focusing on that 10 year picture. 🙂 

[madge]

After those 9-0 losses I was angry.. today i’m just numb.. 

it’s bloody obvious that the owner, board just don’t care.. our clubs become a cesspit.  
 

[Oldandtired]

59 minutes ago, beatlesaint said:

You’ve missed the point sir, you have to focus on the second half where we had some brilliant moments !

Yep, that was a good draw.

[Sarnia Cherie]

I really feel for Tyler Dibling. He was our best player tonight but then he was surrounded by utter crap. That lad deserves so much better. He needs to learn his trade from a decent manager and in no way is that RM.