Saints 1-3 Bournemouth - Match Thread

[Andrew Watson]

One goal less defeat than I expected, does not lessen the total feelings  of apathy, numbness and inevitability I have felt since day one though. Surely some one has to be accountable for the extremely run down state of the club .

[woodsaint1]

57 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said:

KWP suffereing from Ryan Bertrand syndrome. Great player and loyal servant but is now absolutely shocking and a total liability. 

Will get even worse towards the end of the season. Do you think he's going to risk a bad injury when hes about to go in the shop window. 

[Hamwic]

Our distribution was terrible while Boscombe were fast and accurate. Add in the apparent gulf in quality of the two sides players, it is surprising that it was only 1-3.

[goodymatt]

8 minutes ago, StrangelyBrown said:

I'm not sure why Spors was bought in at all - he hasn't exactly worked miracles in his previous role and right now we need something better than more mediocrity.

I just hope something happens that will change our trajectory, but we seem to be making poor decision after poor decision and there really is no clear plan.

This guy has a decent CV, not sure what level you expect us to attract given our current position of yo-yo club? Multi club model experience makes him a good fit too.

[bpsaint]

Had the misfortune of going today. Honestly all those season ticket holders that paid a lot of money to watch the shite all year deserve a free ticket next season. How they still turn up and sing for these cunts is beyond me.

Hope Jurić doesn’t get that contract extension, his setup is as shite as RM, and he deserves the sack for today’s starting XI alone. The cheer when Smallbones number came up in the board should have told him all he needs to know about our feelings in his selections. Harsh on Will but the lad should be nowhere near a Premier League team.

Cant wait to see the back of 90% of this team.

[Pamplemousse]

We were OK in the second half.

First half was utterly useless stuff.

I still feel we are much more competitive under Juric, we just need to give him the players. 

[Charlie Wayman]

We must applaud our new found consistency. Not many teams can claim to be beaten by 3 or more goals week after week. Well done Juric for bringing that level of performance to our team.

[rallyboy]

A word about the fantastic Bournemouth support, I can't remember another team bringing every single member of their entire fanbase to an away game, great effort.

[trousers]

3 minutes ago, Charlie Wayman said:

We must applaud our new found consistency. Not many teams can claim to be beaten by 3 or more goals week after week. Well done Juric for bringing that level of performance to our team.

We weren't beaten by 3 or more goals today. And we won the previous league game. In fact, the last time we were beaten by 3 or more goals was 4th January. Apart from that, good point...

[spyinthesky]

1 hour ago, OttawaSaint said:

KWP suffereing from Ryan Bertrand syndrome. Great player and loyal servant but is now absolutely shocking and a total liability. 

Have to disagree with you about KWP although Ramsdale got him out of jail with the terrific save from his header.
Saints are basically an average Championship side with a couple of players that are Prem quality.
The team seem slower, very much less organised than almost all the other teams in the Prem and the difference in quality seems to be growing week by week.
For what it is worth, here's my players ratings:

1. RAMSDALE                  9        Three outstanding saves and no chance with the goals
2. BREE                            5         An average performance
3. WELINGTON              5.5        Presume he was injured so taken off at HT
4. KWP                             5         Thought he was OK but marked down a half point for the header back to Ramsdale
5. BEDNERAK                   6         Won most of his battles against a tricky and speedy opponent
6. WOOD                         3.5        Looked completely out of his depth which is quite worrying
7. SMALLBONE                 3         I feel sorry for him but he was useless.
8. FERNANDES               6.5        Once again our best outfield player. Shame he wont be with us next season
9. TALL PAUL                  4.5        Cant see what he offers to the attack
10. ARIBO                          5         Like the majority of our squad, Championship standard.
11. SULEMANA                5.5        He definitely has talent but needs to learn to use it in the right way. Took his goal well.
12.UGOCHUKWU            4.5        An improvement on Smallbone but Chelsea were mugged if they paid £22m for him
13. SUGAWARA                 4         Meh!!
14. DIBLING                      4.5       Did a couple of nice runs but still poor in the defensive part of the game
15. MANNING                     ?        Was he on the pitch
16. ARCHER                        ?        Ditto

MANAGER                          3        Initial thoughts that he and his staff might improve on the previous Management team.
                                                      Unfortunately we seem to be getting worse!!

 

 

Edited February 15 by spyinthesky

[OttawaSaint]

That new Everton lad looks good. Direct, energetic, accurate. Just assisted on their opener...

[St. Ciervo]

2 hours ago, Saint_clark said:

What 😂🤦🏼‍♂️ great play from Aribo, Onuachu and Sulemana but of course because they've all been written off, it has to be a fluke. 

We put together 2 passes and a shot -- How is that not a fluke? But you are right, as always; make sure we sign them up for years to come.

Edited Saturday at 18:51 by St. Ciervo

[trousers]

6 minutes ago, OttawaSaint said:

That new Everton lad looks good. Direct, energetic, accurate. Just assisted on their opener...

It's almost as if some managers can get more out of certain players than other managers...

[StrangelyBrown]

8 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

This guy has a decent CV, not sure what level you expect us to attract given our current position of yo-yo club? Multi club model experience makes him a good fit too.

Time will tell, his early CV is good albeit he didn't stick around anywhere for very long, but his time with 777 partners is nothing to get tremendously excited about, they gambled on him bringing success through a multi club moneyball project (sound familiar ???) and it failed, but then they've had other problems to contend with.

[Miltonaggro]

First half dogshit, we looked rather like Sunderland the year they went down in apathy and feared a cricket score.  Second half we were in it and I think a fair result would have been 2-2, but we simply cannot finish, it’s almost bizarre to see saints players twisting and turning in the 18 yard box to avoid shooting on goal. Clown show. Didn’t think Bournemouth were all that, but did a fair impression of a Strachan SFC side, fitter than us, prepared to fight, and clearly a team ethic - we are missing all three of those necessary attributes currently. Tedious watching this bollocks every week. 

[Convict Colony]

Glad i missed the game based on reports.

[beatlesaint]

I’ll be generous and assume Big Les wasn’t fit enough to play 90 minutes cos I cannot see for the life of me why we start with probably the worst midfield two the premier league has ever seen from any team in Aribo and Smallbone. To play those two against a team that breaks quickly like Bournemouth was beyond belief.

Aribo’s a better central defender than central midfield while Smallbone is a big pussy.

[Wade Garrett]

KWP first half, Aribo second half, time and space in the box and neither of them fucking shoot.

They still think they’re playing MartinBall.  Ridiculous.

I can’t see what we are trying to do.  It just looks chaotic to me, and once again, we were totally out worked.  Fernandes was good, but he can’t do it on his own.

Selection of the team today was an absolute joke.

Looking forward to the Summer.

[Lord Duckhunter]

Well, that was expected…

The only positive first half was we didn’t collapse as we have done so many times.
 

Second half a lot better, bit more aggression and some more urgency. Good 10/15 mins where it looked like we had some momentum, but that was about the only time the result was in any doubt.

Ramsdale excellent. Tall Paul did OK against a good central two. TD & Big Les made a difference, MF good again. Janny B got schooled first half, but better second. Smallbone embarrassing…..

[Pamplemousse]

3 minutes ago, beatlesaint said:

I’ll be generous and assume Big Les wasn’t fit enough to play 90 minutes cos I cannot see for the life of me why we start with probably the worst midfield two the premier league has ever seen from any team in Aribo and Smallbone. To play those two against a team that breaks quickly like Bournemouth was beyond belief.

Aribo’s a better central defender than central midfield while Smallbone is a big pussy.

Yeah Juric said he needed a rest. Imagine the team that started the second half will be the XI against Brighton, unless THB is back.

[die Mannyschaft]

Juric out and quickly this is shit football. Negative rubbish for 70 mins mist games how can you win games with 1 or 2 shots? Why can't Saints players run as a unit. Can't defend, passing terrible in own box, just hoof ball clear.

[adrian lord]

^^^ I just awakened from a 2 1/2 hour nap. So is the Juric 'Death Metal' game starting to emerge?

Edited Saturday at 18:44 by adrian lord

[Wiggles31]

One word to sum it all up “apathetic” 

[Miltonaggro]

9 minutes ago, adrian lord said:

^^^ I just awakened from a 2 1/2 hour nap. So is the Juric 'Death Metal' game starting to emerge?

[Lee On Solent Saint]

28 minutes ago, Miltonaggro said:

First half dogshit, we looked rather like Sunderland the year they went down in apathy and feared a cricket score.  Second half we were in it and I think a fair result would have been 2-2, but we simply cannot finish, it’s almost bizarre to see saints players twisting and turning in the 18 yard box to avoid shooting on goal. Clown show. Didn’t think Bournemouth were all that, but did a fair impression of a Strachan SFC side, fitter than us, prepared to fight, and clearly a team ethic - we are missing all three of those necessary attributes currently. Tedious watching this bollocks every week. 

Yeah. Not sure why people are getting excited about them. Fairly basic in what they do. Niggly fouls that break up the opposition, faked a few injuries whilst we were trying to build up a head of steam. Their fans were pretty quiet even when they scored. 

[Convict Colony]

I've finally come to the conclusion that we aren't very good and we might be relegated.

[Vancouver Saint]

Meantime back at the ranch - Moyes defines Mew Manager Bounce with our friend Charlie Alcaraz scoring the winner for four wins in a row.

Us, we didn't even get a dead cat bounce.

Just a deeper hole.

Edited Saturday at 19:40 by Vancouver Saint

[harvey]

I knew we were down as soon as I saw this seasons kit.......cheap, tacky and had relegation candidate had stamped all over it.

[Pamplemousse]

3 minutes ago, Vancouver Saint said:

Meantime back at the ranch - Moyes defines Mew Manager Bounce with our friend Charlie Alcaraz scoring the winner.

Us, we didn't even get a dead cat bounce.

Just a deeper hole.

Thank you Russell Martin for that one, twat.

[Sarnia Cherie]

4 hours ago, ally_uk said:

Should of got Moyes.... We need a experienced head to steady the ship.

What a shit show! 

Get this Harry Potter looking Twonk out! 

Juric reminds me of a bewildered Arthur Askey. Only those of a certain age will know what I mean. 

[Sarnia Cherie]

2 hours ago, OttawaSaint said:

I feel sorry for Fernandes.

So do I. He needs to move away from this caricature of a football club and take Dibling with him. Both deserve much better.

[saintant]

1 hour ago, Miltonaggro said:

First half dogshit, we looked rather like Sunderland the year they went down in apathy and feared a cricket score.  Second half we were in it and I think a fair result would have been 2-2, but we simply cannot finish, it’s almost bizarre to see saints players twisting and turning in the 18 yard box to avoid shooting on goal. Clown show. Didn’t think Bournemouth were all that, but did a fair impression of a Strachan SFC side, fitter than us, prepared to fight, and clearly a team ethic - we are missing all three of those necessary attributes currently. Tedious watching this bollocks every week. 

You need to remove those red and white tinted glasses.

[Miltonaggro]

1 minute ago, saintant said:

You need to remove those red and white tinted glasses.

Maybe, but from where I was watching (behind the goal) if we had a forward who could finish we’d have been back on terms before their screamer went in down the other end. Didn’t think they were all that. 

[davefizzy14]

1st half today was poor second half we were much better, more on the front foot. Obviously bringing on Lesley (why didn't he start?, he's been one of our best players in recent months) and Dibling helped us massively. We pulled one back through a lovely finish from Sulemana. We had the momentum to then go on. But the third goal we concede was totally avoidable, we got caught high up in our own half. Fernandes was immense yet again today, he is some player. Ramsdale made at least two unbelievable saves. Really frustrating today.

Edited Saturday at 19:59 by davefizzy14

[Zorba]

If SFC was a horse, they’d have shot us by now.

Our donkeys deserve mercy!

We surrender!

🏳️🏳️🏳️

Edited Saturday at 20:16 by Zorba

[Whitey Grandad]

4 hours ago, goodymatt said:

Don’t be silly. Smallbone is a solid championship level player. He’s looked fine in his 2 full seasons in that league. Not long ago he fired us to the playoff final and assisted the winner on our big day out.

He was poor even then

[die Mannyschaft]

1 hour ago, adrian lord said:

^^^ I just awakened from a 2 1/2 hour nap. So is the Juric 'Death Metal' game starting to emerge?

Half of Death Metal is complete, Saints are dead and buried 6ft under Championship soil. The Metal part won't happen with disco walking football.

[ally_uk]

Can we just forefit the rest of the season? 

 

[davefizzy14]

Why is ABK not getting an opportunity? Would like to think Jurić will be asked this.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

1 minute ago, davefizzy14 said:

Why is ABK not getting an opportunity? Would like to think Jurić will be asked this.

After seeing the defensive masterclass served up today, he must be proper shit in training if he can't get a game ahead of Bree, Wood and Bednerek.

[Whitey Grandad]

25 minutes ago, Zorba said:

If SFC was a horse, they’d have shot us by now.

Our donkeys deserve mercy!

We surrender!

🏳️🏳️🏳️

It’s not the ‘South Coast Derby’.

It’s not the ‘New Forest Derby’

It’s the ‘Donkey Derby’

[FarehamSaintJames]

Another breathtaking game of heavy metal football.

[Zorba]

1 minute ago, Whitey Grandad said:

It’s not the ‘South Coast Derby’.

It’s not the ‘New Forest Derby’

It’s the ‘Donkey Derby’

And even they got 11 points!

[madge]

32 minutes ago, Zorba said:

If SFC was a horse, they’d have shot us by now.

Our donkeys deserve mercy!

We surrender!

🏳️🏳️🏳️

Actually can we all bring white flags next week…

[Zorba]

Just now, madge said:

Actually can we all bring white flags next week…

That would be funny!

[BranfootsLoveChild]

I was thinking yesterday.....do I spend £50 on a ticket. On the premise we might, just might, put in a half decent performance. 2nd half, not too bad so would have only wasted £25 😁 Was that c**t Ankerson there today? 

 

[Chez]

On 14/02/2025 at 08:36, Football Special said:

Chris Sutton loves to stick the boot in doesn't he 

everything about the game of football annoys me right now.

 

[AlexLaw76]

Just how pointless was Smallbone?

Fernandes was very good, all things considered. But he (or anyone) will burn out playing in a wide open midfield that we consistently give

[scumbag]

Do we still love the cherries? Any regrets about putting money in the buckets to save them when they couldn't pay their bills? 

I'm torn these days. Pretty beastly to call me a scummer after all the love shown.

I guess they've all dropped their second clubs these days?

[SouSaint]

Fed up with this club. I'd say I actually hate it tbf. Sport Republic have done that, useless bunch of cunts.