Fulham 0-0 Southampton - Match Thread

[Mr X]

1 minute ago, Andy Hill said:

0-0 our best hope. No threat at all in the final third.

Definitely would take that 

[SfcPhil]

2 minutes ago, Challenger said:

0-0 best we're going to get here.

I'd snap your hand off for a 0-0 today. First away clean sheet against a very good side and a point on the board. Massive progress compared to this time last week.

[AlexLaw76]

We are starting to fanny about with it at the back a bit more

[Gloucester Saint]

2 minutes ago, obelisk said:

Still can't resist with fannying it around in our penalty area.

Need to do what Bally did in training post-Branfoot and fine players who hoofed it forward without a specific team-mate aimed at, but this time amongst pointless pissing about amongst centre backs and keeper when other team mates are in space and available.

Edited 22 December, 2024 by Gloucester Saint

[Saint NL]

It took 22mins before we started pissing around at the back, old habits die hard

[Mr X]

Literally no goal threat so far 😟

[Saint_clark]

Juric already looking like me watching this game, waving his arms and ranting to the person sat next to him.

[egg]

4 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Will be an important player next season. Will be frustrating if the hair pulling, swearing plank displaces him once his ban is up.

Yep. Assuming we can keep hold of THB, they'd make a decent CB pairing in the championship. 

[OttawaSaint]

Clip of Juric there made me think of the Hitler downfall meme.

This is the first eleven sir...

[Saint_clark]

Just now, Mr X said:

Literally no goal threat so far 😟

I think Armstrong has touched the ball once.

[obelisk]

Dibling caught napping. The young man not yet ready for a big move.

[Harry_SFC]

I've had enough of Armstrong already, it's like we've got 10 men with him on the pitch.

[coalman]

5 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

It took 22mins before we started pissing around at the back, old habits die hard

It's low risk nancying though compared to that golden era of Martin piss-a-boutery

Edited 22 December, 2024 by coalman

[obelisk]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

I think Armstrong has touched the ball once.

That often?

[Mr X]

1 minute ago, Harry_SFC said:

I've had enough of Armstrong already, it's like we've got 10 men with him on the pitch.

Not a premier league striker never has been 

[trousers]

Not sure why people are surprised / annoyed that we're still doing some "fannying" around... The players were hardly going to shake off 18 months of Russ doctrination overnight....

Edited 22 December, 2024 by trousers

[die Mannyschaft]

Radio commentary said Saints passing at back for no reason. At some stage a player must think I need to pass the ball forward. 

Sums up Saints running down the clock at 20 mins. Anyone watching the game as it sounds awful.

I thought RM had left

 

[Saint NL]

The commentators seem to think Fulham are one of the great Brazil sides. 

[BotleySaint]

2 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

I've had enough of Armstrong already, it's like we've got 10 men with him on the pitch.

The forward balls today have been awful so far. He's feeding off scraps. 

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, Mr X said:

Not a premier league striker never has been 

Will do an important job again next season but sell him if we go up to another side with aspirations to go up.

[OttawaSaint]

We keep ignoring the runs. KWP guilty there.

[trousers]

Man Utd 0 Bournemouth 1

[Andy Hill]

Fulham scoring soon seems inevitable.

[Suhari]

4 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

Juric already looking like me watching this game, waving his arms and ranting to the person sat next to him.

Was he shouting 'Martin out!'?

[saintant]

Fernandes and Dibling not working as the attacking midfielders.

[trousers]

2 minutes ago, die Mannyschaft said:

I thought RM had left

"Scar tissue"

[Saint NL]

Very much looks like we are setup for the 0-0.

Maybe he'll shake things up at 70mins if it looks like we can sneak something 

[Saint_clark]

Rusk has been sat down all game it's no wonder the players are reverting to overplaying. Get on at them Simon.

[SNSUN]

Their youngster King has looked decent. 

Still half hour gone, am taking this scoreline so far. We haven't showed much in attack. 

 

[obelisk]

Fulham getting closer.

[Gloucester Saint]

2 minutes ago, trousers said:

Not sure why people are surprised / annoyed that we're still doing some "fannying" around... The players were hardly going to shake off 18 months of Russ doctrination overnight....

Even if the WP was ready, probably why Juric being in charge today wouldn’t have been fair as at least gets a couple of days to start coaching the players to play at a decent lick again.

[Saint Matty 76]

30-minutes without a single moment of quality outside of one half turn by Dibling

Incredibly depressing stuff in an entertainment sense

[bpsaint]

11 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

I'm fucking begging rusk to get Armstrong off for Onuachu. He is a total non entity, just an empty carrier bag floating around the pitch. 

Can’t argue with this, although I’d prefer to see them up top together with Tall Paul providing the knock downs. Feel for Armstrong being tasked with leading the line by himself with zero service.

[Sheaf Saint]

5 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

It took 22mins before we started pissing around at the back, old habits die hard

I don't mind us doing it sometimes, as long as we switch it up and keep the oppo guessing. It's the fact that we were doing it literally every time under Russ and never being unpredictable that became so infuriating.

[Jack]

Aribo is a real passenger too. Really dropped a bollock not getting another competent 6 in the summer 

[bangkoksaint]

Tall Paul on for AA 2nd half. We’ve nothing going forward 

Edited 22 December, 2024 by bangkoksaint

[Jack]

Just now, Jack said:

Aribo is a real passenger too. Really dropped a bollock not getting another competent 6 in the summer 

Just as I say that he’s involved for the first time. 
 

Armstrong no goal threat at all…

[Patches O Houlihan]

Well in Flynn

[SNSUN]

Downes with his usual booking.

[Gloucester Saint]

Just now, Jack said:

Aribo is a real passenger too. Really dropped a bollock not getting another competent 6 in the summer 

At least Joe can control a football, pass it more than 5 yards and run, albeit in a gangly way sometimes. All things Lesley is incapable of. 

[coalman]

Stupid booking

[Saint_clark]

Downes got the ball, it's a great tackle. Disgusting from the ref.

[obelisk]

Ref gives Flynn a yellow for making a good tackle.

[Saint_clark]

Just now, coalman said:

Stupid booking

How? It wasn't even a foul.

[OttawaSaint]

Bullshit yellow. Perfect tackle.

[BotleySaint]

How is that a yellow?? Ref shit.

[bpsaint]

Cunt ref

[Sheaf Saint]

Just now, SNSUN said:

Downes with his usual booking.

That's bollocks. Got the ball. Not even a foul, let alone a yellow.

[Saint NL]

Very soft yellow

[Mr X]

5 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Will do an important job again next season but sell him if we go up to another side with aspirations to go up.

Yes decentish in the championship non existent in the premier League