Cork relishes hard work under new boss (From Daily Echo)

TROIS

If at first you don't succeed Trois, Trois, Trois again.

I prefer to look up, not down. We're 6 points off 10th place.
100th up for Rickie against Pards?

Hard Work always pays off! big and better things to happen for saints

I've not been this optimistic since the late 70's early 80's.

With you on that one Seed !!

not since wee Gordon Strachan have i seen such a work ethic i hope they can keep this up and push on

not since wee Gordon Strachan have i seen such a work ethic i hope they can keep this up and push on

Meribelsaint wrote:
I prefer to look up, not down. We're 6 points off 10th place.
100th up for Rickie against Pards?

I'm absolutley with you on this. Looking upwards should be the way we approach things now. We are clearly a better team than the teams around and below us. We must make sure that our attacking game reaps the benefits against the weaker teams.

For the nervous worriers - I think we now need four more wins to secure our place next season, but I truly believe we will win more than that and actually finish in a very respectable position.

Alicesdad wrote:

Meribelsaint wrote:
I prefer to look up, not down. We're 6 points off 10th place.
100th up for Rickie against Pards?

I'm absolutley with you on this. Looking upwards should be the way we approach things now. We are clearly a better team than the teams around and below us. We must make sure that our attacking game reaps the benefits against the weaker teams.

For the nervous worriers - I think we now need four more wins to secure our place next season, but I truly believe we will win more than that and actually finish in a very respectable position.

Maintaining this positive thread if for a moment we can forget our awful start to the season and begining with our home game against Swansea our league position based on the subsequent games would be 10th with a +5 GD averaging 1.44 pts per game. Maintaining that will secure 44 pts - more than enough. I can however see us getting more than 17 pts in the remaining 12 games.

Meribelsaint wrote:
I prefer to look up, not down. We're 6 points off 10th place.
100th up for Rickie against Pards?

The most annoying thing is that we can only get 63 points max now. United have 65 so that is one target we can't reach this season unless of course, they get an unfortunate points deduction.

27 points....plus...
NCastle - 1
QPR - 3
Norwich - 3
LPool and Chelski - 0
Reading - 3
W Ham - 1
Swansea - 1
WBA - 3
Spurs - 0
SundLand - 1
Stoke - 3
Equals 46 points. Give or take a **** up here and there, and maybe another surprise, we should be safe after the WBrom game. Oh happy days - COYS!!!

JohnItaly wrote:

Alicesdad wrote:

Meribelsaint wrote:
I prefer to look up, not down. We're 6 points off 10th place.
100th up for Rickie against Pards?

I'm absolutley with you on this. Looking upwards should be the way we approach things now. We are clearly a better team than the teams around and below us. We must make sure that our attacking game reaps the benefits against the weaker teams.

For the nervous worriers - I think we now need four more wins to secure our place next season, but I truly believe we will win more than that and actually finish in a very respectable position.

Maintaining this positive thread if for a moment we can forget our awful start to the season and begining with our home game against Swansea our league position based on the subsequent games would be 10th with a +5 GD averaging 1.44 pts per game. Maintaining that will secure 44 pts - more than enough. I can however see us getting more than 17 pts in the remaining 12 games.

I've got a feeling we'll win more than half of our remaining fixtures. My only worry is whether my stamina is good enough to keep up with our new high energy pressing game. I was knackered at the end of the city game!

Nigel Adkins took Rickie off the pitch early in the second half a few times during the season.
Each time we lost control of games we could have won.
He gave the view that Rickie was tiring and putting himself at risk of injury.
I understand those sentiments but you only had to look at Rickies' face each time to see he was a better judge of his body,being a long term football professional.
On Saturday I noticed that Rickie was chasing across the pitch to try to get behind the ball in the last moment before the ref blew for full-time.
Having led the line the whole game.
His fitness levels are fine,like all the rest.
COYR

OSPREYSAINT wrote:

Meribelsaint wrote:
I prefer to look up, not down. We're 6 points off 10th place.
100th up for Rickie against Pards?

The most annoying thing is that we can only get 63 points max now. United have 65 so that is one target we can't reach this season unless of course, they get an unfortunate points deduction.

Ha! Well I guess we can relax and play without that pressure now then

I love the positive posts including the anorak ones naming no names Johnitaly and Ericmartinshat...

Only joshing...it's the football we are playing, it's so..wonderful..when we keep possession and terrorize the champions and champions elect with pure class.

Other teams cause trouble for top teams Arsenal hated Bolton..Stoke are bullies..West Ham enough said...but we yes WE outplay, them now that is special..

warrens 76 wrote:
I love the positive posts including the anorak ones naming no names Johnitaly and Ericmartinshat...

Only joshing...it's the football we are playing, it's so..wonderful..when we keep possession and terrorize the champions and champions elect with pure class.

Other teams cause trouble for top teams Arsenal hated Bolton..Stoke are bullies..West Ham enough said...but we yes WE outplay, them now that is special..

Warrens, did you say you're going to Newcastle? We'll be there (my sons and I) from Saturday night before dashing back straight after the game.

warrens 76 wrote:
I love the positive posts including the anorak ones naming no names Johnitaly and Ericmartinshat...

Only joshing...it's the football we are playing, it's so..wonderful..when we keep possession and terrorize the champions and champions elect with pure class.

Other teams cause trouble for top teams Arsenal hated Bolton..Stoke are bullies..West Ham enough said...but we yes WE outplay, them now that is special..

Isn't that the truth. We are totally outplaying teams under MP. I thought we did this at times under NA but suddenly we can do it for 90 minutes. We are looking a very good team.

The team has flourished since Corky came back from injury.HE is.a much better player than either milner or gareth barry both of whom has featured for england.it is.about time Wroy Hodgson got his backside down to ST MARYS to see the great english players we have in the squad.
COYR

warrens 76 wrote:
I love the positive posts including the anorak ones naming no names Johnitaly and Ericmartinshat...

Only joshing...it's the football we are playing, it's so..wonderful..when we keep possession and terrorize the champions and champions elect with pure class.

Other teams cause trouble for top teams Arsenal hated Bolton..Stoke are bullies..West Ham enough said...but we yes WE outplay, them now that is special..

Positivism - it's the legacy that NA has left us.

Now, where's my anorak - I'm off to the train station.....

Strasbourg Saint wrote:

warrens 76 wrote:
I love the positive posts including the anorak ones naming no names Johnitaly and Ericmartinshat...

Only joshing...it's the football we are playing, it's so..wonderful..when we keep possession and terrorize the champions and champions elect with pure class.

Other teams cause trouble for top teams Arsenal hated Bolton..Stoke are bullies..West Ham enough said...but we yes WE outplay, them now that is special..

Warrens, did you say you're going to Newcastle? We'll be there (my sons and I) from Saturday night before dashing back straight after the game.

Yes Strassie I am flying in from Genf..
squeezy jet arrive friday fly back sunday...hopefully i will see the whole game this time after Wigan!

Strassie, please tell me this is a saturday game?

As i have already paid to fly from Geneva on the friday and returning 7 oclock sunday morning!

warrens 76 wrote:
I love the positive posts including the anorak ones naming no names Johnitaly and Ericmartinshat...

Only joshing...it's the football we are playing, it's so..wonderful..when we keep possession and terrorize the champions and champions elect with pure class.

Other teams cause trouble for top teams Arsenal hated Bolton..Stoke are bullies..West Ham enough said...but we yes WE outplay, them now that is special..

I sure no offence was meant and certainly non taken but the stats I quoted do illustrate how well Saints have done following a disasterous start. Also let me reassure you I do not spend hours compiling football statistics (far better things to do here in Italy) but all this information is readily available at www.statto.com. Worth a look.

warrens 76 wrote:

Strasbourg Saint wrote:

warrens 76 wrote:
I love the positive posts including the anorak ones naming no names Johnitaly and Ericmartinshat...

Only joshing...it's the football we are playing, it's so..wonderful..when we keep possession and terrorize the champions and champions elect with pure class.

Other teams cause trouble for top teams Arsenal hated Bolton..Stoke are bullies..West Ham enough said...but we yes WE outplay, them now that is special..

Warrens, did you say you're going to Newcastle? We'll be there (my sons and I) from Saturday night before dashing back straight after the game.

Yes Strassie I am flying in from Genf..
squeezy jet arrive friday fly back sunday...hopefully i will see the whole game this time after Wigan!

Ha! I hope we're not near you if you have an angry 'moment'.

We're not the ones doing the longest journeys, Rising Son's over, too and some of the regulars are taking the short drive north from Hampshire (d4mn plastics, the lot of 'em).

We're staying out at Seaturn Burn Travelodge.

Being that I'll have my boys, I doubt if we'll be out late on Saturday, but we'll try to find a 'family-friendly' pub in town.

Are you on the Facebook Forum?

warrens 76 wrote:
Strassie, please tell me this is a saturday game?

As i have already paid to fly from Geneva on the friday and returning 7 oclock sunday morning!

Nooooooooo!!! Get rebooking, Warrens. It was moved to 1.30pm Sunday because of the Europa League.

If we fail to finish in the top 4 next year, it'll be our regular fate next season :)

Have you bought your tickets yet? They go on general sale from today, I think.

Fulham are in danger of being caught up in the scramble only wigan have less points from the last 10 and Norwich's form has collapsed. West Brom would have been in trouble but for form earlier in the season. West Ham are cat away from home. We have made ground on all these teams. Pulled back 9 points on Fulham in 16 games. The pundits think those teams are safe, but on recent form Fulham, Norwich and West ham face a scrap and have some of the worst form in the division. I think 40 points will be enough.
They were saying on match of the day 2 last night that in a way the point against Wigan was more impressive. Simply cos when you play the big teams no one expects anything and you go for it. Yet when you play a club struggling along side you and you have all the nerves and things and go and boss the game. That shows character and spirit. That is what will get Saints out of trouble.
Good weekend overall shame about the Villa result but expected really.

well we cant keep it at 6 because its shrunk to 4 already?

Me too loving this positive thread. In my opinion MP has tactically out-thought the opposition.
We haven't just rushed their game, we have identified where each team generates their play and snuffed it out.
Like MP said, cut out their links which when u watch our last four games is exactly what we have done in numbers, en-masse as the French say.
MP has put himself well and truly on the European managerial map and at this rate we may get a few big big teams after him come summer.

SFCOLDBOY wrote:
Nigel Adkins took Rickie off the pitch early in the second half a few times during the season.
Each time we lost control of games we could have won.
He gave the view that Rickie was tiring and putting himself at risk of injury.
I understand those sentiments but you only had to look at Rickies' face each time to see he was a better judge of his body,being a long term football professional.
On Saturday I noticed that Rickie was chasing across the pitch to try to get behind the ball in the last moment before the ref blew for full-time.
Having led the line the whole game.
His fitness levels are fine,like all the rest.
COYR

and he has given jay more room teams marking .like the first goal is run took 2 defenders away like shearer pointed out it strecthed city.theres a bit of strchan how we play and lawrie mac keeping the ball in the other half .bit of ball retention does help to ,but nigel over did that we kept the ball but didnt threaten teams it worked in the championship .but the quality is much better and the intensity.some thing nigel had trouble understanding.now opponents have a difficult thing to handle ,but with this intensity 3 games a week is tough .say with 3 away games.be interesting see how the squad copes ,but both prowse and chaplow can work well in this system .you can see the boys cant wait to play there loving it .some times not easy when a new manager comes in midseason

Strasbourg Saint wrote:

warrens 76 wrote:

Strasbourg Saint wrote:

warrens 76 wrote:
I love the positive posts including the anorak ones naming no names Johnitaly and Ericmartinshat...

Only joshing...it's the football we are playing, it's so..wonderful..when we keep possession and terrorize the champions and champions elect with pure class.

Other teams cause trouble for top teams Arsenal hated Bolton..Stoke are bullies..West Ham enough said...but we yes WE outplay, them now that is special..

Warrens, did you say you're going to Newcastle? We'll be there (my sons and I) from Saturday night before dashing back straight after the game.

Yes Strassie I am flying in from Genf..
squeezy jet arrive friday fly back sunday...hopefully i will see the whole game this time after Wigan!

Ha! I hope we're not near you if you have an angry 'moment'.

We're not the ones doing the longest journeys, Rising Son's over, too and some of the regulars are taking the short drive north from Hampshire (d4mn plastics, the lot of 'em).

We're staying out at Seaturn Burn Travelodge.

Being that I'll have my boys, I doubt if we'll be out late on Saturday, but we'll try to find a 'family-friendly' pub in town.

Are you on the Facebook Forum?

i have a page for saints fans only banter search the page and join all welcome.on facebook

saintkenny wrote:

Strasbourg Saint wrote:

warrens 76 wrote:

Strasbourg Saint wrote:

warrens 76 wrote:
I love the positive posts including the anorak ones naming no names Johnitaly and Ericmartinshat...

Only joshing...it's the football we are playing, it's so..wonderful..when we keep possession and terrorize the champions and champions elect with pure class.

Other teams cause trouble for top teams Arsenal hated Bolton..Stoke are bullies..West Ham enough said...but we yes WE outplay, them now that is special..

Warrens, did you say you're going to Newcastle? We'll be there (my sons and I) from Saturday night before dashing back straight after the game.

Yes Strassie I am flying in from Genf..
squeezy jet arrive friday fly back sunday...hopefully i will see the whole game this time after Wigan!

Ha! I hope we're not near you if you have an angry 'moment'.

We're not the ones doing the longest journeys, Rising Son's over, too and some of the regulars are taking the short drive north from Hampshire (d4mn plastics, the lot of 'em).

We're staying out at Seaturn Burn Travelodge.

Being that I'll have my boys, I doubt if we'll be out late on Saturday, but we'll try to find a 'family-friendly' pub in town.

Are you on the Facebook Forum?

i have a page for saints fans only banter search the page and join all welcome.on facebook

Got to change flight back...5hit..

saintkenny wrote:

Strasbourg Saint wrote:

warrens 76 wrote:

Strasbourg Saint wrote:

warrens 76 wrote:
I love the positive posts including the anorak ones naming no names Johnitaly and Ericmartinshat...

Only joshing...it's the football we are playing, it's so..wonderful..when we keep possession and terrorize the champions and champions elect with pure class.

Other teams cause trouble for top teams Arsenal hated Bolton..Stoke are bullies..West Ham enough said...but we yes WE outplay, them now that is special..

Warrens, did you say you're going to Newcastle? We'll be there (my sons and I) from Saturday night before dashing back straight after the game.

Yes Strassie I am flying in from Genf..
squeezy jet arrive friday fly back sunday...hopefully i will see the whole game this time after Wigan!

Ha! I hope we're not near you if you have an angry 'moment'.

We're not the ones doing the longest journeys, Rising Son's over, too and some of the regulars are taking the short drive north from Hampshire (d4mn plastics, the lot of 'em).

We're staying out at Seaturn Burn Travelodge.

Being that I'll have my boys, I doubt if we'll be out late on Saturday, but we'll try to find a 'family-friendly' pub in town.

Are you on the Facebook Forum?

i have a page for saints fans only banter search the page and join all welcome.on facebook

Got to change flight back...5hit..

EricMartin'sHat wrote:
27 points....plus...
NCastle - 1
QPR - 3
Norwich - 3
LPool and Chelski - 0
Reading - 3
W Ham - 1
Swansea - 1
WBA - 3
Spurs - 0
SundLand - 1
Stoke - 3
Equals 46 points. Give or take a **** up here and there, and maybe another surprise, we should be safe after the WBrom game. Oh happy days - COYS!!!

With no injuries
A More realistic prediction
27 points....plus... NCastle - 0 QPR - 1 Norwich - 1 LPool and Chelski - 0 Reading - 1 W Ham - 0 Swansea - 0 WBA - 1 Spurs - 0 SundLand - 0 Stoke - 0 Equals 31 points. Give or take a **** up here and there, and maybe another surprise, we should be safe after the WBrom game. I dont think so

milton road wrote:
Fulham are in danger of being caught up in the scramble only wigan have less points from the last 10 and Norwich's form has collapsed. West Brom would have been in trouble but for form earlier in the season. West Ham are cat away from home. We have made ground on all these teams. Pulled back 9 points on Fulham in 16 games. The pundits think those teams are safe, but on recent form Fulham, Norwich and West ham face a scrap and have some of the worst form in the division. I think 40 points will be enough.
They were saying on match of the day 2 last night that in a way the point against Wigan was more impressive. Simply cos when you play the big teams no one expects anything and you go for it. Yet when you play a club struggling along side you and you have all the nerves and things and go and boss the game. That shows character and spirit. That is what will get Saints out of trouble.
Good weekend overall shame about the Villa result but expected really.

You lot make me laugh you will go right to the wire!
Reading lost, wigan lost , but villa won

QPR have had it , i grant you Reading , Villa , Newcastle can pick up points !

bluewhiteandred wrote:

EricMartin'sHat wrote:
27 points....plus...
NCastle - 1
QPR - 3
Norwich - 3
LPool and Chelski - 0
Reading - 3
W Ham - 1
Swansea - 1
WBA - 3
Spurs - 0
SundLand - 1
Stoke - 3
Equals 46 points. Give or take a **** up here and there, and maybe another surprise, we should be safe after the WBrom game. Oh happy days - COYS!!!

With no injuries
A More realistic prediction
27 points....plus... NCastle - 0 QPR - 1 Norwich - 1 LPool and Chelski - 0 Reading - 1 W Ham - 0 Swansea - 0 WBA - 1 Spurs - 0 SundLand - 0 Stoke - 0 Equals 31 points. Give or take a **** up here and there, and maybe another surprise, we should be safe after the WBrom game. I dont think so

your such a fcking spanner, I would like to take you seriously cause I enjoy a bit of banter but you obviously no fcuk all about football apart from how to lose and lose very often. 1 point from QPR at home, you fcking idiot...!

JohnItaly wrote:

warrens 76 wrote:
I love the positive posts including the anorak ones naming no names Johnitaly and Ericmartinshat...

Only joshing...it's the football we are playing, it's so..wonderful..when we keep possession and terrorize the champions and champions elect with pure class.

Other teams cause trouble for top teams Arsenal hated Bolton..Stoke are bullies..West Ham enough said...but we yes WE outplay, them now that is special..

I sure no offence was meant and certainly non taken but the stats I quoted do illustrate how well Saints have done following a disasterous start. Also let me reassure you I do not spend hours compiling football statistics (far better things to do here in Italy) but all this information is readily available at www.statto.com. Worth a look.

Weare only a 120 klicks from Dossodomola,,north of Milan over Simplon pass..we often fly from milan rather than switzerland becasue flight are half the price even on first class...

rednwhite72 wrote:

bluewhiteandred wrote:

EricMartin'sHat wrote:
27 points....plus...
NCastle - 1
QPR - 3
Norwich - 3
LPool and Chelski - 0
Reading - 3
W Ham - 1
Swansea - 1
WBA - 3
Spurs - 0
SundLand - 1
Stoke - 3
Equals 46 points. Give or take a **** up here and there, and maybe another surprise, we should be safe after the WBrom game. Oh happy days - COYS!!!

With no injuries
A More realistic prediction
27 points....plus... NCastle - 0 QPR - 1 Norwich - 1 LPool and Chelski - 0 Reading - 1 W Ham - 0 Swansea - 0 WBA - 1 Spurs - 0 SundLand - 0 Stoke - 0 Equals 31 points. Give or take a **** up here and there, and maybe another surprise, we should be safe after the WBrom game. I dont think so

your such a fcking spanner, I would like to take you seriously cause I enjoy a bit of banter but you obviously no fcuk all about football apart from how to lose and lose very often. 1 point from QPR at home, you fcking idiot...!

rednwhite
proof in the pudding see who gets the predition right then

bluewhiteandred wrote:

rednwhite72 wrote:

bluewhiteandred wrote:

EricMartin'sHat wrote:
27 points....plus...
NCastle - 1
QPR - 3
Norwich - 3
LPool and Chelski - 0
Reading - 3
W Ham - 1
Swansea - 1
WBA - 3
Spurs - 0
SundLand - 1
Stoke - 3
Equals 46 points. Give or take a **** up here and there, and maybe another surprise, we should be safe after the WBrom game. Oh happy days - COYS!!!

With no injuries
A More realistic prediction
27 points....plus... NCastle - 0 QPR - 1 Norwich - 1 LPool and Chelski - 0 Reading - 1 W Ham - 0 Swansea - 0 WBA - 1 Spurs - 0 SundLand - 0 Stoke - 0 Equals 31 points. Give or take a **** up here and there, and maybe another surprise, we should be safe after the WBrom game. I dont think so

your such a fcking spanner, I would like to take you seriously cause I enjoy a bit of banter but you obviously no fcuk all about football apart from how to lose and lose very often. 1 point from QPR at home, you fcking idiot...!

rednwhite
proof in the pudding see who gets the predition right then

well hers the skunts most consistant team in the football league 15 to play L L L L L L L L L L L L L L L,bear in mind moreglory kent141 force141 glorymanu .quoted by march we would have 16 points .which just about sums up a skunts knowledge of football .13 points needed i predict qpr easy 3 points westham 3 pints newc 1 point norwich 1 point lpool 3 points reading 1 point wba 3 pts job done .qpr to much to down .fernadez will quit .qpr in admin within a season harry to blame again

bluewhiteandred wrote:

rednwhite72 wrote:

bluewhiteandred wrote:

EricMartin'sHat wrote:
27 points....plus...
NCastle - 1
QPR - 3
Norwich - 3
LPool and Chelski - 0
Reading - 3
W Ham - 1
Swansea - 1
WBA - 3
Spurs - 0
SundLand - 1
Stoke - 3
Equals 46 points. Give or take a **** up here and there, and maybe another surprise, we should be safe after the WBrom game. Oh happy days - COYS!!!

With no injuries
A More realistic prediction
27 points....plus... NCastle - 0 QPR - 1 Norwich - 1 LPool and Chelski - 0 Reading - 1 W Ham - 0 Swansea - 0 WBA - 1 Spurs - 0 SundLand - 0 Stoke - 0 Equals 31 points. Give or take a **** up here and there, and maybe another surprise, we should be safe after the WBrom game. I dont think so

your such a fcking spanner, I would like to take you seriously cause I enjoy a bit of banter but you obviously no fcuk all about football apart from how to lose and lose very often. 1 point from QPR at home, you fcking idiot...!

rednwhite
proof in the pudding see who gets the predition right then

Im not a fortune teller, but you are giving us 4 points from our last twelve, in the form we in currently showing. When you look at the teams we have already played and the teams we have left to play and the fact we have scored 15 from our previous twelve of which 5 of them have been in the top six.
seriously !
You know saints are better than that, but you just can't bring yourself to admit it, what you should do is give me an easier prediction like how many points pompey will get in there next twelve...like I said I would give you a bit more respect if you give yourself a little first. When your wrong you should come on here admit it, then delete your account here and move on and get over the jealousy and come to terms with the real world, then maybe you can focus your attentions toward your own club and stop making yourself fell better by pretending that we are even remotely similair...!