Unhappy return for Pards as Saints climb out of drop zone (From Daily Echo)
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Unhappy return for Pards as Saints climb out of drop zone
5:16pm Sunday 25th November 2012 in Sport
Unhappy return for Pards as Saints climb out of drop zone
Southampton manager Nigel Adkins denied predecessor Alan Pardew a winning return to St Mary's today as the south coast club impressively despatched Newcastle.
Pardew was Saints boss for just over a year and led the club to the Johnstone's Paint Trophy title, but says he was ''treated harshly'' and exited the club after just 13 months.
The 51-year-old made his return to Southampton for the first time this afternoon, although back-to-back promotions means the hosts are a much different proposition to the League One club he left behind 27 months ago.
Adkins oversaw that spell of success and, after his position came under early-season scrutiny, oversaw a second successive win today.
Saints edged the first half and took a deserved lead through captain Adam Lallana, who linked with Jason Puncheon to set up Gaston Ramirez for their second goal after the break.
Newcastle were unable to find a response, meaning they have won just one of their eight Barclays Premier League matches since Pardew was awarded an eight-year deal, as Saints earned a first clean sheet of the season and three points to propel them out of the relegation zone.
The hosts named an unchanged side from the one that won 3-1 at QPR for today's game, while the Magpies named six of the side that played against Maritimo in the Europa League on Thursday.
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Demba Ba was one of those returning and nodded wide inside five minutes, before Saints began to make an impression on proceedings.
Lallana directed a wayward Nathaniel Clyne effort just wide in the seventh minute, before Ramirez and Puncheon were denied.
Southampton were looking shaky at the back, though, and goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga was fortunate to see a clearance blocked by Ba come to no harm.
Opposite number Tim Krul was looking more assured and sprinted off his line to stop Rickie Lambert connecting with a misplaced Cheick Tiote pass.
The Netherlands international was once again called into action to deny a 25-yard Ramirez free-kick, before then thwarting Puncheon from a Lambert cutback.
Saints were getting closer, though, and, after an expertly-struck Lambert free-kick rattled the crossbar, they took a 34th-minute lead.
Krul rushed off his line to stop Puncheon down the right, but his clearance only found Clyne. The right-back's long shot was headed away by Saints academy graduate Mike Williamson, but Ramirez collected the ball and squared for Lallana to score from close range.
Steven Taylor denied Southampton a second goal three minutes later by blocking a goalbound Morgan Schneiderlin drive, before Williamson was booked as half-time approached.
Sammy Ameobi replaced Shane Ferguson when the match resumed, with Newcastle looking reinvigorated.
Ba headed straight at Gazzaniga from a corner, before the Southampton goalkeeper did excellently to deny Anita in a one-on-one as the Magpies continued to threaten.
They did, though, look susceptible on the break and Saints would have capitalised on that weakness but for Krul's quick reactions preventing Lallana.
Adkins' side did get the second goal they craved in the 60th minute after an excellent one-two between Puncheon and Lallana saw the latter put in a cross that Krul parried into the path of Ramirez to fire home.
Referee Martin Atkinson waved away Saints' penalty appeals five minutes later when Ramirez appeared to be brought down by Tiote, who soon came close at the other end with a curled effort.
Puncheon hit the post as Saints pushed to extend their lead but Gazzaniga had to launch himself across goal at the other end to deny Davide Santon with an excellent one-handed save.
Krul denied substitute Steven Davis at his near post when Saints returned to the attack, with Fonte then hitting the bar before Lallana was denied.
Substitute Jay Rodriguez had a goal chalked off for offside late on, before Papiss Cisse saw an audacious effort go just wide as Saints held on for a 2-0 victory.
Comments(35)
Little Hitler
says...
5:22pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Saints
Brighton
Bournemouth
Plymouth
Eastbourne Town
Weymouth
Penzance
+ all other smaller clubs.
Puddletown Saint
says...
5:26pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Great win Fantastic performance.
Roll on Norwich - but they will be good.
TEBOURBA
says...
5:28pm Sun 25 Nov 12
A clean sheet!! --- let's organise an open top bus tour of the City!!
Corkonian Saint
says...
5:29pm Sun 25 Nov 12
pompey in spain
says...
5:32pm Sun 25 Nov 12
.as the seed and his gang would say!!
Norwegian Saint
says...
5:35pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Sting...
Brian Johnson (AC/DC)...
Donna Air...
Cwis Eubank...
Robson Green...
Ant & Dec...
Tony ficking Blair...
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Your boys took a hell of a beating... one HELLLLLL of a beating!!!!!!
Strasbourg Saint
says...
5:38pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Maybe we're getting closer to knowing the identity of Ta-bore-a!
Tye-Dye pt2
says...
5:43pm Sun 25 Nov 12
TEBOURBA wrote:Ha ha ha, it really hurts little one don't it, it eats you up inside but guess what little one its going to get worse for you! Do the decent thing little one and give it up, your embarrassing yourself....Shhhhhhh
Southampton 2 Newcastle Reserves 0
A clean sheet!! --- let's organise an open top bus tour of the City!!
hhhhhhhhhh! OWTS!!!!!!!!
Strasbourg Saint
says...
5:58pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Norwegian Saint wrote:How about Rowan Atkinson? I think he was also today's ref!
Bobby Robson...
Sting...
Brian Johnson (AC/DC)...
Donna Air...
Cwis Eubank...
Robson Green...
Ant & Dec...
Tony ficking Blair...
...
...
...
Your boys took a hell of a beating... one HELLLLLL of a beating!!!!!!
Norwegian Saint
says...
5:58pm Sun 25 Nov 12
LOVE IT!!!
up saints
says...
6:05pm Sun 25 Nov 12
mack chinnon
says...
6:09pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Tye-Dye pt2 wrote:Ignore him. He,s a pr1ck.
TEBOURBA wrote:Ha ha ha, it really hurts little one don't it, it eats you up inside but guess what little one its going to get worse for you! Do the decent thing little one and give it up, your embarrassing yourself....Shhhhhhh
Southampton 2 Newcastle Reserves 0
A clean sheet!! --- let's organise an open top bus tour of the City!!
hhhhhhhhhh! OWTS!!!!!!!!
saintand266
says...
6:09pm Sun 25 Nov 12
TEBOURBA wrote:Poor Tebourba why don't you worry about you're own shambles of a club instead of posting you're crap on here . You poor sad little man
Southampton 2 Newcastle Reserves 0
A clean sheet!! --- let's organise an open top bus tour of the City!!
Tye-Dye pt2
says...
6:14pm Sun 25 Nov 12
mack chinnon wrote:mack, pr1cks are useful this no mark aint!
Tye-Dye pt2 wrote:Ignore him. He,s a pr1ck.
TEBOURBA wrote:Ha ha ha, it really hurts little one don't it, it eats you up inside but guess what little one its going to get worse for you! Do the decent thing little one and give it up, your embarrassing yourself....Shhhhhhh
Southampton 2 Newcastle Reserves 0
A clean sheet!! --- let's organise an open top bus tour of the City!!
hhhhhhhhhh! OWTS!!!!!!!!
hedge end bob
says...
6:17pm Sun 25 Nov 12
TEBOURBA wrote:JUST GET A TAXI FOR YOURSELF AND CREEP BACK UNDER THE ROCK.
Southampton 2 Newcastle Reserves 0
A clean sheet!! --- let's organise an open top bus tour of the City!!
Strasbourg Saint
says...
6:17pm Sun 25 Nov 12
saintkenny
says...
6:21pm Sun 25 Nov 12
hedge end bob
says...
6:21pm Sun 25 Nov 12
hedge end bob wrote:Sorry could not resist it.
TEBOURBA wrote:JUST GET A TAXI FOR YOURSELF AND CREEP BACK UNDER THE ROCK.
Southampton 2 Newcastle Reserves 0
A clean sheet!! --- let's organise an open top bus tour of the City!!
WILL IGNORE THE WUMS FROM NOW.
SHSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS !!
mack chinnon
says...
6:22pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Tye-Dye pt2 wrote:He aint,(no Saint)
mack chinnon wrote:mack, pr1cks are useful this no mark aint!
Tye-Dye pt2 wrote:Ignore him. He,s a pr1ck.
TEBOURBA wrote:Ha ha ha, it really hurts little one don't it, it eats you up inside but guess what little one its going to get worse for you! Do the decent thing little one and give it up, your embarrassing yourself....Shhhhhhh
Southampton 2 Newcastle Reserves 0
A clean sheet!! --- let's organise an open top bus tour of the City!!
hhhhhhhhhh! OWTS!!!!!!!!
Tye-Dye pt2
says...
6:33pm Sun 25 Nov 12
mack chinnon wrote:Amen sir!
Tye-Dye pt2 wrote:He aint,(no Saint)
mack chinnon wrote:mack, pr1cks are useful this no mark aint!
Tye-Dye pt2 wrote:Ignore him. He,s a pr1ck.
TEBOURBA wrote:Ha ha ha, it really hurts little one don't it, it eats you up inside but guess what little one its going to get worse for you! Do the decent thing little one and give it up, your embarrassing yourself....Shhhhhhh
Southampton 2 Newcastle Reserves 0
A clean sheet!! --- let's organise an open top bus tour of the City!!
hhhhhhhhhh! OWTS!!!!!!!!
warrens 76
says...
6:35pm Sun 25 Nov 12
TEBOURBA wrote:and one of your brain!
Southampton 2 Newcastle Reserves 0
A clean sheet!! --- let's organise an open top bus tour of the City!!
dadofmy3sons
says...
6:47pm Sun 25 Nov 12
In the next paragraph Saints scored because of Krul's mis-kick, did they call him nervous?
We absolutely hammered them.
It was 3 - 0 because the third goal was onside, watch it tonight on MOTD.
We should have had a minimum of one penalty, probably two.
When will the sports writers in this rag realise that the reason their sales are dropping is because local people are fed up with their silly petty mindedness!
Support the Saints, I do, the Echo doesn't!!!
by the way .....schschscht
Strasbourg Saint
says...
6:54pm Sun 25 Nov 12
dadofmy3sons wrote:Good rant! And I like the posh spelling of shhhhhhhh!!!!! I'm going to start spelling it like that, it has a classy ring about it.
Why must the Echo get a dig in about Gazza?
In the next paragraph Saints scored because of Krul's mis-kick, did they call him nervous?
We absolutely hammered them.
It was 3 - 0 because the third goal was onside, watch it tonight on MOTD.
We should have had a minimum of one penalty, probably two.
When will the sports writers in this rag realise that the reason their sales are dropping is because local people are fed up with their silly petty mindedness!
Support the Saints, I do, the Echo doesn't!!!
by the way .....schschscht
schschschsch!!!!!!!!
!
Strasbourg Saint
says...
6:56pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Strasbourg Saint wrote:Whoops! I missed off the all-important t at the end ....
dadofmy3sons wrote:Good rant! And I like the posh spelling of shhhhhhhh!!!!! I'm going to start spelling it like that, it has a classy ring about it.
Why must the Echo get a dig in about Gazza?
In the next paragraph Saints scored because of Krul's mis-kick, did they call him nervous?
We absolutely hammered them.
It was 3 - 0 because the third goal was onside, watch it tonight on MOTD.
We should have had a minimum of one penalty, probably two.
When will the sports writers in this rag realise that the reason their sales are dropping is because local people are fed up with their silly petty mindedness!
Support the Saints, I do, the Echo doesn't!!!
by the way .....schschscht
schschschsch!!!!!!!!
!
.... schschschscht!!!!!!!
! !
mack chinnon
says...
7:01pm Sun 25 Nov 12
dadofmy3sons wrote:I saw you saying that you go in the Bridge for a sherbert before the game.Is that what was the Bridge in St Denys or the Newbridge in Woolston.
Why must the Echo get a dig in about Gazza?
In the next paragraph Saints scored because of Krul's mis-kick, did they call him nervous?
We absolutely hammered them.
It was 3 - 0 because the third goal was onside, watch it tonight on MOTD.
We should have had a minimum of one penalty, probably two.
When will the sports writers in this rag realise that the reason their sales are dropping is because local people are fed up with their silly petty mindedness!
Support the Saints, I do, the Echo doesn't!!!
by the way .....schschscht
UTS.
mack chinnon
says...
7:04pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Strasbourg Saint wrote:How many corners did we have Strassie. Slugger told me 78 but I think he,s pulling my leg.
dadofmy3sons wrote:Good rant! And I like the posh spelling of shhhhhhhh!!!!! I'm going to start spelling it like that, it has a classy ring about it.
Why must the Echo get a dig in about Gazza?
In the next paragraph Saints scored because of Krul's mis-kick, did they call him nervous?
We absolutely hammered them.
It was 3 - 0 because the third goal was onside, watch it tonight on MOTD.
We should have had a minimum of one penalty, probably two.
When will the sports writers in this rag realise that the reason their sales are dropping is because local people are fed up with their silly petty mindedness!
Support the Saints, I do, the Echo doesn't!!!
by the way .....schschscht
schschschsch!!!!!!!!
!
CB FRY LIVES
says...
7:46pm Sun 25 Nov 12
hates the skates
says...
7:49pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Little Hitler wrote:dont forget bashley, dorchester, ringwood town................
Undoubtably the best team on the South Coast...
Saints
Brighton
Bournemouth
Plymouth
Eastbourne Town
Weymouth
Penzance
+ all other smaller clubs.
............
Strasbourg Saint
says...
7:55pm Sun 25 Nov 12
mack chinnon wrote:78? After a few beers, Slugger finds it hard to count. Maybe he thought you asked him what rpm his first Cliff Richard record was. 'How many corners?' 'What rpm was your first Cliff Richard record?' Easy mistake to make, I guess.
Strasbourg Saint wrote:How many corners did we have Strassie. Slugger told me 78 but I think he,s pulling my leg.
dadofmy3sons wrote:Good rant! And I like the posh spelling of shhhhhhhh!!!!! I'm going to start spelling it like that, it has a classy ring about it.
Why must the Echo get a dig in about Gazza?
In the next paragraph Saints scored because of Krul's mis-kick, did they call him nervous?
We absolutely hammered them.
It was 3 - 0 because the third goal was onside, watch it tonight on MOTD.
We should have had a minimum of one penalty, probably two.
When will the sports writers in this rag realise that the reason their sales are dropping is because local people are fed up with their silly petty mindedness!
Support the Saints, I do, the Echo doesn't!!!
by the way .....schschscht
schschschsch!!!!!!!!
!
Norwegian Saint
says...
8:07pm Sun 25 Nov 12
hates the skates wrote:Totton... Hythe n Dibden... Fawley Falcons... Beaulieu primary... The Priory... TinyTots... It could go on and on...
Little Hitler wrote:dont forget bashley, dorchester, ringwood town................
Undoubtably the best team on the South Coast...
Saints
Brighton
Bournemouth
Plymouth
Eastbourne Town
Weymouth
Penzance
+ all other smaller clubs.
............
WECOMING4U
says...
8:07pm Sun 25 Nov 12
warrens 76
says...
8:04am Mon 26 Nov 12
Norwegian Saint wrote:Fawley Falcons, well I never my brother played for them in the mid 70's..
hates the skates wrote:Totton... Hythe n Dibden... Fawley Falcons... Beaulieu primary... The Priory... TinyTots... It could go on and on...
Little Hitler wrote:dont forget bashley, dorchester, ringwood town................
Undoubtably the best team on the South Coast...
Saints
Brighton
Bournemouth
Plymouth
Eastbourne Town
Weymouth
Penzance
+ all other smaller clubs.
............
sarfhamton
says...
10:31am Mon 26 Nov 12
Beer Monster
says...
10:54am Mon 26 Nov 12
mack chinnon wrote:Giddy Bridge? Always good banter there...
dadofmy3sons wrote:I saw you saying that you go in the Bridge for a sherbert before the game.Is that what was the Bridge in St Denys or the Newbridge in Woolston.
Why must the Echo get a dig in about Gazza?
In the next paragraph Saints scored because of Krul's mis-kick, did they call him nervous?
We absolutely hammered them.
It was 3 - 0 because the third goal was onside, watch it tonight on MOTD.
We should have had a minimum of one penalty, probably two.
When will the sports writers in this rag realise that the reason their sales are dropping is because local people are fed up with their silly petty mindedness!
Support the Saints, I do, the Echo doesn't!!!
by the way .....schschscht
UTS.
only1chopper says...
5:20pm Sun 25 Nov 12
Thank you saints.