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9:44pm Tuesday 7th February 2012 in Sport
Saints suffered a dramatic FA Cup defeat against Millwall at St Mary's.
Former Salisbury City and AFC Bournemouth winger Liam Feeney came off the bench before scoring an outstanding winner in injury time.
The Londoners took a 17th-minute lead through Liam Trotter, who fired in from the edge of the box.
But Saints looked to be heading for a fifth-round tie with Bolton Wanderers when Adam Lallana hit a brilliant equaliser before half-time and sub Rickie Lambert hit his 20th of the season.
But former Saint Dany N'Guesan headed in an 80th minute equaliser.
And then Feeney raced down the left wing and cut on to his right foot before finding the top corner.
Full match coverage in tomorrow's Daily Echo
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Birdy1975
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9:53pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Saintwiz
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9:57pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Birdy1975
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10:00pm Tue 7 Feb 12
millsy135
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thehutchmeister
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10:04pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Birdy1975
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hantsyork
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10:08pm Tue 7 Feb 12
saintmark1977
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OSPREYSAINT
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10:12pm Tue 7 Feb 12
OSPREYSAINT
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10:16pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Birdy1975 wrote:8,493 still not good enough, the 12th man went missing, I am bitterly cold and bitterly disappointed, open the floodgates for the gripers and whingers, but they have plenty of ammunition.
7000 is that all ? very poor when you have a rough patch & your fans don't turn out for you !!
forlorn
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10:16pm Tue 7 Feb 12
only one cup
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10:16pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Strasbourg Saint
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10:17pm Tue 7 Feb 12
OSPREYSAINT
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10:22pm Tue 7 Feb 12
David Crook
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10:23pm Tue 7 Feb 12
OSPREYSAINT
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10:28pm Tue 7 Feb 12
GHamilton
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10:28pm Tue 7 Feb 12
olddellsaint
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10:30pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Strasbourg Saint wrote:AGREED. but I don;t know about the film though?
Thought I'd cut and paste what I put on the other thread:
Just back from the cinema.
Glad I didn't have to put up with that load of rubbish ........
.......... No, not the Saints (love 'em till I die), I mean all the whingers, skates and honorary skates who have come down from their tree since the final whistle.
Such is life, move on, well done Millwall, hope Bolton thrash you, bring on Burnley.
Night all.
P.S. Good (though depressing) film .... 'Detachment'; worth a watch everyone.
PressBoxTeaBoy
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10:33pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Shareholder
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10:38pm Tue 7 Feb 12
SaintsOverseer
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10:38pm Tue 7 Feb 12
perry taine
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10:38pm Tue 7 Feb 12
7saint7
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10:39pm Tue 7 Feb 12
perry taine
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10:42pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Birdy1975 wrote:New signings, didn't think Sharp played did he?? Pratt !!
Glad to see your new signings are working well together, hold on the slippery slop is gaining momentum !! lol
7saint7
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10:42pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Birdy1975 wrote:Go back to your new you skate tw@t .
7000 is that all ? very poor when you have a rough patch & your fans don't turn out for you !!
Norwegian Saint
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10:45pm Tue 7 Feb 12
bakeyboy
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10:49pm Tue 7 Feb 12
GHamilton
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10:50pm Tue 7 Feb 12
perry taine wrote:OK ..call me fickle if you like; but Adkins given everything he's asked for, will be expected to get to the play-off's. If he does n't...Cortese will sack him.....
Unbelievable fickle fans...!!! You don't deserve a manager like NA, we're 2nd in the League, with a gr8 squad of players. Stop bleating on and get behind the team. We've a great chance of promotion, our season starts now! We've had a poor run, so what, we are where we are..! I'm disappointed but come on !!! Pathetic if you ask me, even had some idiots on Radio Solent saying sack Adkins, unreal !!!
7saint7
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10:51pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Norwegian Saint wrote:Only thing that needs to happen is a home win and now with chappers back and sharp upfront it's going too.
Is Warnock available?
Only kidding.... but something needs to happen... and fast!
perry taine
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10:52pm Tue 7 Feb 12
GHamilton wrote:I'm sure he will, never said he wouldn't
perry taine wrote:OK ..call me fickle if you like; but Adkins given everything he's asked for, will be expected to get to the play-off's. If he does n't...Cortese will sack him.....
Unbelievable fickle fans...!!! You don't deserve a manager like NA, we're 2nd in the League, with a gr8 squad of players. Stop bleating on and get behind the team. We've a great chance of promotion, our season starts now! We've had a poor run, so what, we are where we are..! I'm disappointed but come on !!! Pathetic if you ask me, even had some idiots on Radio Solent saying sack Adkins, unreal !!!
7saint7
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11:00pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Seedhouse the Unrepentant
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11:00pm Tue 7 Feb 12
billythesaint
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11:01pm Tue 7 Feb 12
LoyalSaint
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11:02pm Tue 7 Feb 12
saintmark1977 wrote:In the last three months WHEN have we been able to put out our best side, we've had atleast 6-7 key players out for one reason or another, ie as you point out injuries or suspensions, since November so of course NA has HAD to tinker so tell how he couldn't do anything but??? and if you actually listened to NA after the game he gave an honest and probably the frankest of interviews since coming here, and not one excuse in sight.
What on earth is the excuse going to be this time Mr Adkins?
I have been one of your biggest supporters against your critics recently but it is wearing a bit thin now.
We have obtained eleven points out of a posible thirty since December and are now dumped out of the cup by Millwall at the second attempt!
For pity sake stop messing about with the team selection. It really is not difficult. Simply put your best team out week after week and do not change it unless there is an injury or suspension problem.The great Saints teams played two games a week on this basis for years.
With great respect all you are doing recently is rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
I am beginning to think that either you or your players do not want success for fear of the loss of their jobs in the Premiership!
LoyalSaint
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11:07pm Tue 7 Feb 12
OSPREYSAINT wrote:you weren't alone, wasn't looking forward to another 30 mins freezing my wotsits off and was a little relieved when they scored as I was starting to loose the feeling in my toes!!!!!
I for one was glad it didn't go to extra time, it was so cold I was feeling rather ill, the result didn't help.
mack chinnon
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11:13pm Tue 7 Feb 12
boilerman
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11:15pm Tue 7 Feb 12
Seedhouse the Unrepentant
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11:16pm Tue 7 Feb 12
mack chinnon wrote:He will smack many a corner into the net from a slanty angle.
Not impressed with the Jap
Seedhouse the Unrepentant
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11:19pm Tue 7 Feb 12
City Saint
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OSPREYSAINT
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11:24pm Tue 7 Feb 12
PressBoxTeaBoy wrote:That's the most intelligent thing you ever said, or didn't say.
I'm saying nothing. It always gets misconstrued !
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7saint7
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11:26pm Tue 7 Feb 12
City Saint wrote:Good post .
It was the third midweek game in three weeks, and there is an arctic freezin the air. Season ticket holders have to pay afresh to get in, and all this as the UK moves back into recession. To the thousands who went, I salute you. To the thousands who didn't: it's hardly a surprise. The players, like the fans, only care aboiut the league at this point -- and would rather not play evening ties midweek in the freezing cold. We weren't going to win the fa cup, and it's a good thing for our recovery that we dump the distraction. Watch Millwall slump further in the league now. Fair play to them -- unlike us, they have nothing else to play for this season (except championship survival of course). Good luck to them.
City Saint
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11:26pm Tue 7 Feb 12
OSPREYSAINT
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11:26pm Tue 7 Feb 12
GHamilton wrote:Your fickleness is confirmed.
perry taine wrote:OK ..call me fickle if you like; but Adkins given everything he's asked for, will be expected to get to the play-off's. If he does n't...Cortese will sack him.....
Unbelievable fickle fans...!!! You don't deserve a manager like NA, we're 2nd in the League, with a gr8 squad of players. Stop bleating on and get behind the team. We've a great chance of promotion, our season starts now! We've had a poor run, so what, we are where we are..! I'm disappointed but come on !!! Pathetic if you ask me, even had some idiots on Radio Solent saying sack Adkins, unreal !!!
7saint7
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11:32pm Tue 7 Feb 12
OSPREYSAINT wrote:GHamilton yes you are fickle.
GHamilton wrote:Your fickleness is confirmed.
perry taine wrote:OK ..call me fickle if you like; but Adkins given everything he's asked for, will be expected to get to the play-off's. If he does n't...Cortese will sack him.....
Unbelievable fickle fans...!!! You don't deserve a manager like NA, we're 2nd in the League, with a gr8 squad of players. Stop bleating on and get behind the team. We've a great chance of promotion, our season starts now! We've had a poor run, so what, we are where we are..! I'm disappointed but come on !!! Pathetic if you ask me, even had some idiots on Radio Solent saying sack Adkins, unreal !!!
7saint7
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11:34pm Tue 7 Feb 12
City Saint wrote:lmfao so true ;)
Sometimes I think all the clowns who wants Adkins sacked are probably the same people who cheat their way to 95 percent records or better in those football manager games on the pc.Adkins doesn't get to save the game and reboot after a disappointing loss, you goons!
perry taine
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11:37pm Tue 7 Feb 12
7saint7 wrote:Does it, only one match ban !! Unless i've missed something.
City Saint wrote:Good post .
It was the third midweek game in three weeks, and there is an arctic freezin the air. Season ticket holders have to pay afresh to get in, and all this as the UK moves back into recession. To the thousands who went, I salute you. To the thousands who didn't: it's hardly a surprise. The players, like the fans, only care aboiut the league at this point -- and would rather not play evening ties midweek in the freezing cold. We weren't going to win the fa cup, and it's a good thing for our recovery that we dump the distraction. Watch Millwall slump further in the league now. Fair play to them -- unlike us, they have nothing else to play for this season (except championship survival of course). Good luck to them.
Also takes fox to just two games out of the team.
7saint7
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11:40pm Tue 7 Feb 12
perry taine wrote:He had 3 match ban for sending off now just 2 to go.
7saint7 wrote:Does it, only one match ban !! Unless i've missed something.
City Saint wrote:Good post .
It was the third midweek game in three weeks, and there is an arctic freezin the air. Season ticket holders have to pay afresh to get in, and all this as the UK moves back into recession. To the thousands who went, I salute you. To the thousands who didn't: it's hardly a surprise. The players, like the fans, only care aboiut the league at this point -- and would rather not play evening ties midweek in the freezing cold. We weren't going to win the fa cup, and it's a good thing for our recovery that we dump the distraction. Watch Millwall slump further in the league now. Fair play to them -- unlike us, they have nothing else to play for this season (except championship survival of course). Good luck to them.
Also takes fox to just two games out of the team.
Tirau Dan
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11:45pm Tue 7 Feb 12
altonsaint
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11:46pm Tue 7 Feb 12
DisplacedFan
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11:55pm Tue 7 Feb 12
7saint7
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11:55pm Tue 7 Feb 12
altonsaint wrote:De Ridder played upfront and did well . But yes Reeves was great and his goal was good and onside a shame the linesman should have gone to specsavers.
A constructive critique of tonight's game: Positives - Fonte, class, Hammond, best game for ages, Bart, good shot stopper, Reeves, best player on show. Negatives - Bart's kicking, will get us in to trouble, Martin, looks out of his depth, Richardson & De Ridder, poor crossing, midfield, gave them too much time on the ball & we generally lacked a creative spark. Shouldn't be losing at home to the likes of Millwall, but credit to them for playing good football & taking their chances.
angus mc coatup
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12:18am Wed 8 Feb 12
7saint7 wrote:only get a three match ban for a straight red,two yellows is only a one match ban.So fox is available for burnley on saturday.
perry taine wrote:He had 3 match ban for sending off now just 2 to go.
7saint7 wrote:Does it, only one match ban !! Unless i've missed something.
City Saint wrote:Good post .
It was the third midweek game in three weeks, and there is an arctic freezin the air. Season ticket holders have to pay afresh to get in, and all this as the UK moves back into recession. To the thousands who went, I salute you. To the thousands who didn't: it's hardly a surprise. The players, like the fans, only care aboiut the league at this point -- and would rather not play evening ties midweek in the freezing cold. We weren't going to win the fa cup, and it's a good thing for our recovery that we dump the distraction. Watch Millwall slump further in the league now. Fair play to them -- unlike us, they have nothing else to play for this season (except championship survival of course). Good luck to them.
Also takes fox to just two games out of the team.
weall8leedscum
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12:25am Wed 8 Feb 12
7saint7 wrote:Two Yellows is a one match ban. !
perry taine wrote:He had 3 match ban for sending off now just 2 to go.
7saint7 wrote:Does it, only one match ban !! Unless i've missed something.
City Saint wrote:Good post .
It was the third midweek game in three weeks, and there is an arctic freezin the air. Season ticket holders have to pay afresh to get in, and all this as the UK moves back into recession. To the thousands who went, I salute you. To the thousands who didn't: it's hardly a surprise. The players, like the fans, only care aboiut the league at this point -- and would rather not play evening ties midweek in the freezing cold. We weren't going to win the fa cup, and it's a good thing for our recovery that we dump the distraction. Watch Millwall slump further in the league now. Fair play to them -- unlike us, they have nothing else to play for this season (except championship survival of course). Good luck to them.
Also takes fox to just two games out of the team.
petethephantom
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12:38am Wed 8 Feb 12
Birdy1975 wrote:will see, but i feel you are the left over droppings of a dog f##k
Not for long on your recent form, hold on tight !! lol
OSPREYSAINT
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12:39am Wed 8 Feb 12
7saint7 wrote:I think you will find two yellows = 1 match ban, auto red = 3 match ban, so he should be available Saturday.
perry taine wrote:He had 3 match ban for sending off now just 2 to go.
7saint7 wrote:Does it, only one match ban !! Unless i've missed something.
City Saint wrote:Good post .
It was the third midweek game in three weeks, and there is an arctic freezin the air. Season ticket holders have to pay afresh to get in, and all this as the UK moves back into recession. To the thousands who went, I salute you. To the thousands who didn't: it's hardly a surprise. The players, like the fans, only care aboiut the league at this point -- and would rather not play evening ties midweek in the freezing cold. We weren't going to win the fa cup, and it's a good thing for our recovery that we dump the distraction. Watch Millwall slump further in the league now. Fair play to them -- unlike us, they have nothing else to play for this season (except championship survival of course). Good luck to them.
Also takes fox to just two games out of the team.
OSPREYSAINT
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12:42am Wed 8 Feb 12
7saint7 wrote:I am not sure that the Lino waved for off side I think he thought that there was a foul in the build up, the replay should confirm, if it was for offside then he was wrong.
altonsaint wrote:De Ridder played upfront and did well . But yes Reeves was great and his goal was good and onside a shame the linesman should have gone to specsavers.
A constructive critique of tonight's game: Positives - Fonte, class, Hammond, best game for ages, Bart, good shot stopper, Reeves, best player on show. Negatives - Bart's kicking, will get us in to trouble, Martin, looks out of his depth, Richardson & De Ridder, poor crossing, midfield, gave them too much time on the ball & we generally lacked a creative spark. Shouldn't be losing at home to the likes of Millwall, but credit to them for playing good football & taking their chances.
petethephantom
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1:06am Wed 8 Feb 12
bazza
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bazza
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1:28am Wed 8 Feb 12
perry taine wrote:If you cant see something has gone wrong in the last two months your a ..........You talk **** but there again you dont go do you or do you actually put any money towards southampton fc.No.i dont think so.And before anyone asks.Yes i am a season ticket holder and have been for the last 31 years.Oh am i m sorry if the players are tired after 20 hours a week .I m sorry for that.There [playing golf the rest
GHamilton wrote:I'm sure he will, never said he wouldn'tperry taine wrote: Unbelievable fickle fans...!!! You don't deserve a manager like NA, we're 2nd in the League, with a gr8 squad of players. Stop bleating on and get behind the team. We've a great chance of promotion, our season starts now! We've had a poor run, so what, we are where we are..! I'm disappointed but come on !!! Pathetic if you ask me, even had some idiots on Radio Solent saying sack Adkins, unreal !!!OK ..call me fickle if you like; but Adkins given everything he's asked for, will be expected to get to the play-off's. If he does n't...Cortese will sack him.....
thomasupton
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1:42am Wed 8 Feb 12
bazza wrote:Well there we go boys, lost 3-2 Bazza has hit the nail on the head. We spent 1.8 million but sold a player for 15 million, tells it own story???? I was convinced with Lee but sorry waste of money oops sorry was on a free. We need a centre half, like Fonte. Wake up boys, it's not hard to see. Bye bye Adkins.
perry taine wrote:If you cant see something has gone wrong in the last two months your a ..........You talk **** but there again you dont go do you or do you actually put any money towards southampton fc.No.i dont think so.And before anyone asks.Yes i am a season ticket holder and have been for the last 31 years.Oh am i m sorry if the players are tired after 20 hours a week .I m sorry for that.There
GHamilton wrote:I'm sure he will, never said he wouldn'tperry taine wrote: Unbelievable fickle fans...!!! You don't deserve a manager like NA, we're 2nd in the League, with a gr8 squad of players. Stop bleating on and get behind the team. We've a great chance of promotion, our season starts now! We've had a poor run, so what, we are where we are..! I'm disappointed but come on !!! Pathetic if you ask me, even had some idiots on Radio Solent saying sack Adkins, unreal !!!OK ..call me fickle if you like; but Adkins given everything he's asked for, will be expected to get to the play-off's. If he does n't...Cortese will sack him.....
rob the saint in NZ
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2:07am Wed 8 Feb 12
thomasupton
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2:26am Wed 8 Feb 12
rob the saint in NZ wrote:Have we woke up down under.Nice to see you spent your money at st Marys.You talk out of your aaaarse.One day when you actually pay your money and go Ill accept your comments,but obviously sometimes you cant actually see them play.Go and watch them ............Oh sorry you never have have you
Don't panic!
What a relief that some posters on here aren't the manager! Morale would be rock bottom, the entire team would be changed after every loss, we'd be bankrupt & on happy pills because we'd be so depressed.
What's the matter? We're in 2nd position in the Championship, less than three years after going into administration & starting League 1 rock bottom with minus 10 points.
We have a home game on Saturday with a virtually fit squad to choose from for the first time in ages, & I for one am very confident that we will win, further cementing an automatic promotion place to the Premier League.
What more could any real, loyal fan seriously want after our fall from grace in 2005?
Look at where we were, look at where we are now, look at Poopee & then be glad that we are Saints & ready for the challenge of the last 3 months of the season.
I would so love to be there cheering on my beloved Saints, so for those of you that can be there, please show your support, stop moaning & get behind the team.
Now is the time for steadfastness & resolute positivity, not whinging & whining. Show the rest of this division what great fans we are.
COYR!!!
Enough said.
bazza
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2:35am Wed 8 Feb 12
thomasupton wrote:Amazing these down under supportors that never watch.Do you really think there tired after playing 4 hrs a week.no why do you comment from a country when you dont actually have any idea HOW they play,No didnt think so.With the team they had out tonight they should of walked the win.But there again maybe you saw something i didnt from 340,000,000 miles away.
rob the saint in NZ wrote: Don't panic! What a relief that some posters on here aren't the manager! Morale would be rock bottom, the entire team would be changed after every loss, we'd be bankrupt & on happy pills because we'd be so depressed. What's the matter? We're in 2nd position in the Championship, less than three years after going into administration & starting League 1 rock bottom with minus 10 points. We have a home game on Saturday with a virtually fit squad to choose from for the first time in ages, & I for one am very confident that we will win, further cementing an automatic promotion place to the Premier League. What more could any real, loyal fan seriously want after our fall from grace in 2005? Look at where we were, look at where we are now, look at Poopee & then be glad that we are Saints & ready for the challenge of the last 3 months of the season. I would so love to be there cheering on my beloved Saints, so for those of you that can be there, please show your support, stop moaning & get behind the team. Now is the time for steadfastness & resolute positivity, not whinging & whining. Show the rest of this division what great fans we are. COYR!!! Enough said.Have we woke up down under.Nice to see you spent your money at st Marys.You talk out of your aaaarse.One day when you actually pay your money and go Ill accept your comments,but obviously sometimes you cant actually see them play.Go and watch them ............Oh sorry you never have have you
rob the saint in NZ
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2:45am Wed 8 Feb 12
bazza wrote:Thanks!
thomasupton wrote:Amazing these down under supportors that never watch.Do you really think there tired after playing 4 hrs a week.no why do you comment from a country when you dont actually have any idea HOW they play,No didnt think so.With the team they had out tonight they should of walked the win.But there again maybe you saw something i didnt from 340,000,000 miles away.rob the saint in NZ wrote: Don't panic! What a relief that some posters on here aren't the manager! Morale would be rock bottom, the entire team would be changed after every loss, we'd be bankrupt & on happy pills because we'd be so depressed. What's the matter? We're in 2nd position in the Championship, less than three years after going into administration & starting League 1 rock bottom with minus 10 points. We have a home game on Saturday with a virtually fit squad to choose from for the first time in ages, & I for one am very confident that we will win, further cementing an automatic promotion place to the Premier League. What more could any real, loyal fan seriously want after our fall from grace in 2005? Look at where we were, look at where we are now, look at Poopee & then be glad that we are Saints & ready for the challenge of the last 3 months of the season. I would so love to be there cheering on my beloved Saints, so for those of you that can be there, please show your support, stop moaning & get behind the team. Now is the time for steadfastness & resolute positivity, not whinging & whining. Show the rest of this division what great fans we are. COYR!!! Enough said.Have we woke up down under.Nice to see you spent your money at st Marys.You talk out of your aaaarse.One day when you actually pay your money and go Ill accept your comments,but obviously sometimes you cant actually see them play.Go and watch them ............Oh sorry you never have have you
PressBoxTeaBoy
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3:14am Wed 8 Feb 12
OSPREYSAINT wrote:I love you guys, you know I do.
PressBoxTeaBoy wrote:That's the most intelligent thing you ever said, or didn't say.
I'm saying nothing. It always gets misconstrued !
:-)
Tirau Dan
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3:14am Wed 8 Feb 12
hedge end bob
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3:35am Wed 8 Feb 12
thomasupton wrote:JOHNTHOMAS, if you think we are that bad , dont f@cking go and watch them. The rest of you so called fans can do likewise. We dont need you at ST MARY'S MOANING every time a pass goes a stray, we need fans that make a noise and get behind the team when things are hard. Just look at the other teams in this league and you will find that most of them have had a bad patch.
rob the saint in NZ wrote:Have we woke up down under.Nice to see you spent your money at st Marys.You talk out of your aaaarse.One day when you actually pay your money and go Ill accept your comments,but obviously sometimes you cant actually see them play.Go and watch them ............Oh sorry you never have have you
Don't panic!
What a relief that some posters on here aren't the manager! Morale would be rock bottom, the entire team would be changed after every loss, we'd be bankrupt & on happy pills because we'd be so depressed.
What's the matter? We're in 2nd position in the Championship, less than three years after going into administration & starting League 1 rock bottom with minus 10 points.
We have a home game on Saturday with a virtually fit squad to choose from for the first time in ages, & I for one am very confident that we will win, further cementing an automatic promotion place to the Premier League.
What more could any real, loyal fan seriously want after our fall from grace in 2005?
Look at where we were, look at where we are now, look at Poopee & then be glad that we are Saints & ready for the challenge of the last 3 months of the season.
I would so love to be there cheering on my beloved Saints, so for those of you that can be there, please show your support, stop moaning & get behind the team.
Now is the time for steadfastness & resolute positivity, not whinging & whining. Show the rest of this division what great fans we are.
COYR!!!
Enough said.
Tongdii
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5:24am Wed 8 Feb 12
SaintSydney
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6:46am Wed 8 Feb 12
SaintSydney
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6:50am Wed 8 Feb 12
Alan G Skinner
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6:56am Wed 8 Feb 12
LoyalSaint
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7:15am Wed 8 Feb 12
bazza wrote:Yes Bazza something has gone over the last two months......too many doubters and whingers like you not getting behind the team....with the injuries and suspensions we've had yes we have had a dip, but to still be second after all that is worthy of praise and some of the rubbish that has been spouted on recently even asking for NA to be sacked. I had tit and suffer in the cold last night like the rest who went.......but the worst thing about last nights game was listening moaning muppets like you sat behind me.
perry taine wrote:If you cant see something has gone wrong in the last two months your a ..........You talk **** but there again you dont go do you or do you actually put any money towards southampton fc.No.i dont think so.And before anyone asks.Yes i am a season ticket holder and have been for the last 31 years.Oh am i m sorry if the players are tired after 20 hours a week .I m sorry for that.There
GHamilton wrote:I'm sure he will, never said he wouldn'tperry taine wrote: Unbelievable fickle fans...!!! You don't deserve a manager like NA, we're 2nd in the League, with a gr8 squad of players. Stop bleating on and get behind the team. We've a great chance of promotion, our season starts now! We've had a poor run, so what, we are where we are..! I'm disappointed but come on !!! Pathetic if you ask me, even had some idiots on Radio Solent saying sack Adkins, unreal !!!OK ..call me fickle if you like; but Adkins given everything he's asked for, will be expected to get to the play-off's. If he does n't...Cortese will sack him.....
petethephantom
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7:35am Wed 8 Feb 12
bazza wrote:well you flippent fools, i will be there for the last round, and i bet if rob could be there he will be too,
thomasupton wrote:Amazing these down under supportors that never watch.Do you really think there tired after playing 4 hrs a week.no why do you comment from a country when you dont actually have any idea HOW they play,No didnt think so.With the team they had out tonight they should of walked the win.But there again maybe you saw something i didnt from 340,000,000 miles away.rob the saint in NZ wrote: Don't panic! What a relief that some posters on here aren't the manager! Morale would be rock bottom, the entire team would be changed after every loss, we'd be bankrupt & on happy pills because we'd be so depressed. What's the matter? We're in 2nd position in the Championship, less than three years after going into administration & starting League 1 rock bottom with minus 10 points. We have a home game on Saturday with a virtually fit squad to choose from for the first time in ages, & I for one am very confident that we will win, further cementing an automatic promotion place to the Premier League. What more could any real, loyal fan seriously want after our fall from grace in 2005? Look at where we were, look at where we are now, look at Poopee & then be glad that we are Saints & ready for the challenge of the last 3 months of the season. I would so love to be there cheering on my beloved Saints, so for those of you that can be there, please show your support, stop moaning & get behind the team. Now is the time for steadfastness & resolute positivity, not whinging & whining. Show the rest of this division what great fans we are. COYR!!! Enough said.Have we woke up down under.Nice to see you spent your money at st Marys.You talk out of your aaaarse.One day when you actually pay your money and go Ill accept your comments,but obviously sometimes you cant actually see them play.Go and watch them ............Oh sorry you never have have you
saintsmurf96
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Little Hitler
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petethephantom
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7:58am Wed 8 Feb 12
Little Hitler wrote:i agree but to whinge about our position after where we were a few years ago and cause i live onm the other side of the world cause im not going to games, well i am for the last one... so to all those tossers who say that the ppl on the other side of the shouldnt have an opinion on how saints go...... well.....im spending more to see one game than i bet you would spend in 5 seasons......
You whining, whinging, moaning tossers. **** off and support the Skates if you're not happy with things. You ungrateful bunch of tossers, you would have killed to be here a few years ago. The crowd was poor but in case anyone hasn't noticed the country is buggered at the moment. Getting to a game costs me about £50 and that's money I and many others simply can't afford at the moment. Get over it!
skatesonice
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8:00am Wed 8 Feb 12
saintmark1977 wrote:Ho ho ho and out of the cup you all go but can spend more time concentrating staying put in the play off zone and now Birmingham City are right on your shoulder in 3rd your really up against it.
What on earth is the excuse going to be this time Mr Adkins? I have been one of your biggest supporters against your critics recently but it is wearing a bit thin now. We have obtained eleven points out of a posible thirty since December and are now dumped out of the cup by Millwall at the second attempt! For pity sake stop messing about with the team selection. It really is not difficult. Simply put your best team out week after week and do not change it unless there is an injury or suspension problem.The great Saints teams played two games a week on this basis for years. With great respect all you are doing recently is rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. I am beginning to think that either you or your players do not want success for fear of the loss of their jobs in the Premiership!
Hobson82
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Little Hitler
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george chivers
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JimmyLondon
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St.Yorkie
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skatesonice
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skatesonice wrote:Many empty seats at the game last night!!
saintmark1977 wrote: What on earth is the excuse going to be this time Mr Adkins? I have been one of your biggest supporters against your critics recently but it is wearing a bit thin now. We have obtained eleven points out of a posible thirty since December and are now dumped out of the cup by Millwall at the second attempt! For pity sake stop messing about with the team selection. It really is not difficult. Simply put your best team out week after week and do not change it unless there is an injury or suspension problem.The great Saints teams played two games a week on this basis for years. With great respect all you are doing recently is rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. I am beginning to think that either you or your players do not want success for fear of the loss of their jobs in the Premiership!Ho ho ho and out of the cup you all go but can spend more time concentrating staying put in the play off zone and now Birmingham City are right on your shoulder in 3rd your really up against it. Burnley's visit this weekend will be even more of a test than Millwall were last night and much in form and an away win looks on the cards and the slippery slope beckons and a decline in form for the scummers continues i'm afraid to say. burnley to win 3-1 Pompey 1-0 win ..you must be freezing your b.lls off in Southampton.
iandharvey
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Seedhouse the Unrepentant
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SaintAsh1964
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rob the saint in NZ
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Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote:Me too!
I lived away for a few years but still followed the Saints as closely as I could which pre Internet was not so easy.
To critise our fellow fans for not going when then live on the otherside of the world shows a meanness of spirit beyond belief. I'm so pleased I don't know people like that.
JimmyLondon
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8:46am Wed 8 Feb 12
rob the saint in NZ wrote:Rob, agreed i lived in oz for 7 years and still supported the saints as much as i could from there. I wonder sometimes if people like thomasupton are actually fans.
Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote: I lived away for a few years but still followed the Saints as closely as I could which pre Internet was not so easy. To critise our fellow fans for not going when then live on the otherside of the world shows a meanness of spirit beyond belief. I'm so pleased I don't know people like that.Me too! The offer of a drink to "thomasupton" when I'm back in the country soon is now officially withdrawn. Anyway, if I lived by his rules I might not be allowed back in the UK, let alone inside St. Mary's.
hedge end bob
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skatesonice wrote:Not as many as down your f.cking shyte hole. Could'nt hold out against B/HAM f.cking disgrace just like your club. Well if you call it a club.
skatesonice wrote:Many empty seats at the game last night!!
saintmark1977 wrote: What on earth is the excuse going to be this time Mr Adkins? I have been one of your biggest supporters against your critics recently but it is wearing a bit thin now. We have obtained eleven points out of a posible thirty since December and are now dumped out of the cup by Millwall at the second attempt! For pity sake stop messing about with the team selection. It really is not difficult. Simply put your best team out week after week and do not change it unless there is an injury or suspension problem.The great Saints teams played two games a week on this basis for years. With great respect all you are doing recently is rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. I am beginning to think that either you or your players do not want success for fear of the loss of their jobs in the Premiership!Ho ho ho and out of the cup you all go but can spend more time concentrating staying put in the play off zone and now Birmingham City are right on your shoulder in 3rd your really up against it. Burnley's visit this weekend will be even more of a test than Millwall were last night and much in form and an away win looks on the cards and the slippery slope beckons and a decline in form for the scummers continues i'm afraid to say. burnley to win 3-1 Pompey 1-0 win ..you must be freezing your b.lls off in Southampton.
Red n White
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arm chair fan
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Hobson82
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iandharvey wrote:Personally mate I don't care how we get in the Premier League whether it be automatic or via the playoffs. Swansea went up via the playoffs and who would have thought they would be able to hold there own against the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool etc..
So are the Saints really ready for the Premier League. I have supported them for over 50 years and been a season ticket holder for many of them. However, if they play as they have done in the past few weeks they wouldn''t stay in the Premier League for long. Let's build a strong team. win the Championship and then proudly hold our own in the Premier League.
Tirau Dan
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rob the saint in NZ wrote:Those days were tough as anything Seed. Many Saturdays watching Saints on sunday MOTD with neighbour who brewed the best brown ale I've ever tasted was a treat. Reading the paper for fooball scored on Monday. Occasional paper handed to me minus the sports pages... argh!!
Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote:Me too!
I lived away for a few years but still followed the Saints as closely as I could which pre Internet was not so easy.
To critise our fellow fans for not going when then live on the otherside of the world shows a meanness of spirit beyond belief. I'm so pleased I don't know people like that.
The offer of a drink to "thomasupton" when I'm back in the country soon is now officially withdrawn.
Anyway, if I lived by his rules I might not be allowed back in the UK, let alone inside St. Mary's.
seventh-junction
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seventh-junction
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9:16am Wed 8 Feb 12
hedge end bob wrote:Yeah but at least we've made some money from the cup games eh?
skatesonice wrote:Not as many as down your f.cking shyte hole. Could'nt hold out against B/HAM f.cking disgrace just like your club. Well if you call it a club.
skatesonice wrote:Many empty seats at the game last night!!
saintmark1977 wrote: What on earth is the excuse going to be this time Mr Adkins? I have been one of your biggest supporters against your critics recently but it is wearing a bit thin now. We have obtained eleven points out of a posible thirty since December and are now dumped out of the cup by Millwall at the second attempt! For pity sake stop messing about with the team selection. It really is not difficult. Simply put your best team out week after week and do not change it unless there is an injury or suspension problem.The great Saints teams played two games a week on this basis for years. With great respect all you are doing recently is rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. I am beginning to think that either you or your players do not want success for fear of the loss of their jobs in the Premiership!Ho ho ho and out of the cup you all go but can spend more time concentrating staying put in the play off zone and now Birmingham City are right on your shoulder in 3rd your really up against it. Burnley's visit this weekend will be even more of a test than Millwall were last night and much in form and an away win looks on the cards and the slippery slope beckons and a decline in form for the scummers continues i'm afraid to say. burnley to win 3-1 Pompey 1-0 win ..you must be freezing your b.lls off in Southampton.
seventh-junction
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SaintSydney
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Alty Saint
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redsnapper
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petethephantom
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SaintSydney wrote:makes 2 of us saintsydney
Still not over the 'thomasupton' comment. I hope that was the beer talking!! asia's #1 saints supporter...@:O)
mcsaint
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Walter K
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thomasupton wrote:and no money was spent before we sold Oxo and dp all these players signed for free play for free and was the club debt free before Marcus came in, does a turnout of 7K plus fans means we can afford multi million buys...be grateful we have spent well, we have good management and good players one or two bad swallows does not make it a bad winter, only in the setting of the sun can we judge the glory of the day, before the start of the season most peoples expectations were mid table consolidation only because of nigel you expect more, don't be too greedy....the end...
bazza wrote:Well there we go boys, lost 3-2 Bazza has hit the nail on the head. We spent 1.8 million but sold a player for 15 million, tells it own story???? I was convinced with Lee but sorry waste of money oops sorry was on a free. We need a centre half, like Fonte. Wake up boys, it's not hard to see. Bye bye Adkins.
perry taine wrote:If you cant see something has gone wrong in the last two months your a ..........You talk **** but there again you dont go do you or do you actually put any money towards southampton fc.No.i dont think so.And before anyone asks.Yes i am a season ticket holder and have been for the last 31 years.Oh am i m sorry if the players are tired after 20 hours a week .I m sorry for that.There
GHamilton wrote:I'm sure he will, never said he wouldn'tperry taine wrote: Unbelievable fickle fans...!!! You don't deserve a manager like NA, we're 2nd in the League, with a gr8 squad of players. Stop bleating on and get behind the team. We've a great chance of promotion, our season starts now! We've had a poor run, so what, we are where we are..! I'm disappointed but come on !!! Pathetic if you ask me, even had some idiots on Radio Solent saying sack Adkins, unreal !!!OK ..call me fickle if you like; but Adkins given everything he's asked for, will be expected to get to the play-off's. If he does n't...Cortese will sack him.....
randre
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10:10am Wed 8 Feb 12
hedge end bob wrote:Hedge end Bob...well said, I think you echo the majority of supporters. Fantstic post.
thomasupton wrote:JOHNTHOMAS, if you think we are that bad , dont f@cking go and watch them. The rest of you so called fans can do likewise. We dont need you at ST MARY'S MOANING every time a pass goes a stray, we need fans that make a noise and get behind the team when things are hard. Just look at the other teams in this league and you will find that most of them have had a bad patch.
rob the saint in NZ wrote:Have we woke up down under.Nice to see you spent your money at st Marys.You talk out of your aaaarse.One day when you actually pay your money and go Ill accept your comments,but obviously sometimes you cant actually see them play.Go and watch them ............Oh sorry you never have have you
Don't panic!
What a relief that some posters on here aren't the manager! Morale would be rock bottom, the entire team would be changed after every loss, we'd be bankrupt & on happy pills because we'd be so depressed.
What's the matter? We're in 2nd position in the Championship, less than three years after going into administration & starting League 1 rock bottom with minus 10 points.
We have a home game on Saturday with a virtually fit squad to choose from for the first time in ages, & I for one am very confident that we will win, further cementing an automatic promotion place to the Premier League.
What more could any real, loyal fan seriously want after our fall from grace in 2005?
Look at where we were, look at where we are now, look at Poopee & then be glad that we are Saints & ready for the challenge of the last 3 months of the season.
I would so love to be there cheering on my beloved Saints, so for those of you that can be there, please show your support, stop moaning & get behind the team.
Now is the time for steadfastness & resolute positivity, not whinging & whining. Show the rest of this division what great fans we are.
COYR!!!
Enough said.
Tonight was disappointing but the linesman on the Itchen side of the ground was worse than any of our players, he was two yards behind play all night!!!. For their third goal Pheany was two yards offside with the linesman missing. To start saying LEE is rubbish after just over one hundred minutes on the pitch is talking out of your @rse. The poor lad can only point to where he wants the ball at this present time and he is not getting it. We could have VAN PERSIE playing for us up front but without the ball you would say he was fcuking cr@p.
We need to be as one on Saturday and if the bloke next to you starts moaning at the team tell him to sing his heart out for the boys and see if that approach will lift the team we are all suppose to support.
I spoke to Dodd'sy before the game tonight and i asked him to convey the fans gratitude to Nicola for what he has and will do for our club in the future, and i said if possible could he not come on to the pitch so that i for one could applaude him.
Rant over but our season IS NOT C O Y REDSSSSSSSSSSSSS.
picklepie0709
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10:12am Wed 8 Feb 12
techsture
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truelysaints
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10:14am Wed 8 Feb 12
rob the saint in NZ wrote:Well said Rob. Shove it in their parochial faces
bazza wrote:Thanks!
thomasupton wrote:Amazing these down under supportors that never watch.Do you really think there tired after playing 4 hrs a week.no why do you comment from a country when you dont actually have any idea HOW they play,No didnt think so.With the team they had out tonight they should of walked the win.But there again maybe you saw something i didnt from 340,000,000 miles away.rob the saint in NZ wrote: Don't panic! What a relief that some posters on here aren't the manager! Morale would be rock bottom, the entire team would be changed after every loss, we'd be bankrupt & on happy pills because we'd be so depressed. What's the matter? We're in 2nd position in the Championship, less than three years after going into administration & starting League 1 rock bottom with minus 10 points. We have a home game on Saturday with a virtually fit squad to choose from for the first time in ages, & I for one am very confident that we will win, further cementing an automatic promotion place to the Premier League. What more could any real, loyal fan seriously want after our fall from grace in 2005? Look at where we were, look at where we are now, look at Poopee & then be glad that we are Saints & ready for the challenge of the last 3 months of the season. I would so love to be there cheering on my beloved Saints, so for those of you that can be there, please show your support, stop moaning & get behind the team. Now is the time for steadfastness & resolute positivity, not whinging & whining. Show the rest of this division what great fans we are. COYR!!! Enough said.Have we woke up down under.Nice to see you spent your money at st Marys.You talk out of your aaaarse.One day when you actually pay your money and go Ill accept your comments,but obviously sometimes you cant actually see them play.Go and watch them ............Oh sorry you never have have you
Nice comments from so called fellow supporters - you make me sick & ashamed that you support the same club as me.
So, by your "reasoning" if you can't go to the game you are not allowed to have an opinion & are shouted down, derided & bullied by the moaning minority?
It feels great when I am so far from home to have such puerile, inane, sick comments from a couple of *******.
Go & support another club if that is your attitude - Saints don't need you.
Parish Saint
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10:19am Wed 8 Feb 12
Shoong
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10:21am Wed 8 Feb 12
OSPREYSAINT
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10:22am Wed 8 Feb 12
PressBoxTeaBoy wrote:We, it seems are not enamoured with each other at the moment, the moaning minority and the enthusaistic majority are at each others throats at the moment, not good, but nothing that a couple of good results won't resolve, we seem to have a combination of happy go lucky positive thinkers and a right bunch of pessimistic poor losers, I guess every Club has them.
OSPREYSAINT wrote:I love you guys, you know I do.
PressBoxTeaBoy wrote:That's the most intelligent thing you ever said, or didn't say.
I'm saying nothing. It always gets misconstrued !
:-)
Saintsayer II
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10:23am Wed 8 Feb 12
insane saint
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10:24am Wed 8 Feb 12
7saint7 wrote:fox is sh1t
City Saint wrote:Good post .
It was the third midweek game in three weeks, and there is an arctic freezin the air. Season ticket holders have to pay afresh to get in, and all this as the UK moves back into recession. To the thousands who went, I salute you. To the thousands who didn't: it's hardly a surprise. The players, like the fans, only care aboiut the league at this point -- and would rather not play evening ties midweek in the freezing cold. We weren't going to win the fa cup, and it's a good thing for our recovery that we dump the distraction. Watch Millwall slump further in the league now. Fair play to them -- unlike us, they have nothing else to play for this season (except championship survival of course). Good luck to them.
Also takes fox to just two games out of the team.
redsnapper
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10:24am Wed 8 Feb 12
truelysaints wrote:Sorry to say that even Saints supporters have their insular retards. My lad is in WA and believe me, he and others down there, see plenty of games, listen to them all, and have better insights than some of the drongoes who post on here and are only obsessed with beating the neighbours.
rob the saint in NZ wrote:Well said Rob. Shove it in their parochial faces
bazza wrote:Thanks!
thomasupton wrote:Amazing these down under supportors that never watch.Do you really think there tired after playing 4 hrs a week.no why do you comment from a country when you dont actually have any idea HOW they play,No didnt think so.With the team they had out tonight they should of walked the win.But there again maybe you saw something i didnt from 340,000,000 miles away.rob the saint in NZ wrote: Don't panic! What a relief that some posters on here aren't the manager! Morale would be rock bottom, the entire team would be changed after every loss, we'd be bankrupt & on happy pills because we'd be so depressed. What's the matter? We're in 2nd position in the Championship, less than three years after going into administration & starting League 1 rock bottom with minus 10 points. We have a home game on Saturday with a virtually fit squad to choose from for the first time in ages, & I for one am very confident that we will win, further cementing an automatic promotion place to the Premier League. What more could any real, loyal fan seriously want after our fall from grace in 2005? Look at where we were, look at where we are now, look at Poopee & then be glad that we are Saints & ready for the challenge of the last 3 months of the season. I would so love to be there cheering on my beloved Saints, so for those of you that can be there, please show your support, stop moaning & get behind the team. Now is the time for steadfastness & resolute positivity, not whinging & whining. Show the rest of this division what great fans we are. COYR!!! Enough said.Have we woke up down under.Nice to see you spent your money at st Marys.You talk out of your aaaarse.One day when you actually pay your money and go Ill accept your comments,but obviously sometimes you cant actually see them play.Go and watch them ............Oh sorry you never have have you
Nice comments from so called fellow supporters - you make me sick & ashamed that you support the same club as me.
So, by your "reasoning" if you can't go to the game you are not allowed to have an opinion & are shouted down, derided & bullied by the moaning minority?
It feels great when I am so far from home to have such puerile, inane, sick comments from a couple of *******.
Go & support another club if that is your attitude - Saints don't need you.
petethephantom
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10:25am Wed 8 Feb 12
st.athan saint
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G0Rf
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bazza wrote:Gosh I didn't know Saints had fans that were 340,000,000 miles away, I'm just outside Manchester and that's far enough away; Just because someone lives far away from Southampton doesn't mean they are not a fan, they can watch it on iplayer or the tv on Sky (money still goes to the club). I can't go to all the St Mary's games but get to most that are in the northwest & midlands just like i bet the people that are moaning about people living a long way away not being fans probably don't get to all the games so are they really true fans.
thomasupton wrote:Amazing these down under supportors that never watch.Do you really think there tired after playing 4 hrs a week.no why do you comment from a country when you dont actually have any idea HOW they play,No didnt think so.With the team they had out tonight they should of walked the win.But there again maybe you saw something i didnt from 340,000,000 miles away.rob the saint in NZ wrote: Don't panic! What a relief that some posters on here aren't the manager! Morale would be rock bottom, the entire team would be changed after every loss, we'd be bankrupt & on happy pills because we'd be so depressed. What's the matter? We're in 2nd position in the Championship, less than three years after going into administration & starting League 1 rock bottom with minus 10 points. We have a home game on Saturday with a virtually fit squad to choose from for the first time in ages, & I for one am very confident that we will win, further cementing an automatic promotion place to the Premier League. What more could any real, loyal fan seriously want after our fall from grace in 2005? Look at where we were, look at where we are now, look at Poopee & then be glad that we are Saints & ready for the challenge of the last 3 months of the season. I would so love to be there cheering on my beloved Saints, so for those of you that can be there, please show your support, stop moaning & get behind the team. Now is the time for steadfastness & resolute positivity, not whinging & whining. Show the rest of this division what great fans we are. COYR!!! Enough said.Have we woke up down under.Nice to see you spent your money at st Marys.You talk out of your aaaarse.One day when you actually pay your money and go Ill accept your comments,but obviously sometimes you cant actually see them play.Go and watch them ............Oh sorry you never have have you
OSPREYSAINT
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10:44am Wed 8 Feb 12
skatesonice wrote:The last three letters of your ident are the things I hate most about you at present and everything else! It was taters at SM last night, you are sadly probably right in what you say on this occassion, any chance you can cut us some slack, things are bad enough without your particular brand of BS. Laugh if it makes you happy, no problem with that, you don't seem to have much else going for you, can't help you there.
saintmark1977 wrote:Ho ho ho and out of the cup you all go but can spend more time concentrating staying put in the play off zone and now Birmingham City are right on your shoulder in 3rd your really up against it.
What on earth is the excuse going to be this time Mr Adkins? I have been one of your biggest supporters against your critics recently but it is wearing a bit thin now. We have obtained eleven points out of a posible thirty since December and are now dumped out of the cup by Millwall at the second attempt! For pity sake stop messing about with the team selection. It really is not difficult. Simply put your best team out week after week and do not change it unless there is an injury or suspension problem.The great Saints teams played two games a week on this basis for years. With great respect all you are doing recently is rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. I am beginning to think that either you or your players do not want success for fear of the loss of their jobs in the Premiership!
Burnley's visit this weekend will be even more of a test than Millwall were last night and much in form and an away win looks on the cards and the slippery slope beckons and a decline in form for the scummers continues i'm afraid to say.
burnley to win 3-1
Pompey 1-0 win
..you must be freezing your b.lls off in Southampton.
Redrobbo
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11:12am Wed 8 Feb 12
thehutchmeister wrote:Were you there last night? Aaron Martin is doing OK, he is learning his trade and cannot have the blame for Saints poor form and lack of results put at his door.He will be a good centre half, my one concern is how one footed he is. We are starting to play football again, and should have won the game. Nigel says on the replay it showed that Ben Reeves goal was onside, I couldn't tell from where I sat last night, but if it was we just didn't get the rub of the green. Plusses from last night the movement of Lee, he looks like he could be a little gem, the continued return to form of Adam, Chaplow getting an hour under his belt. If Jos is going to be out long term then we still have the loan window open to us to bring in another centre half. We have slipped but are starting to get our form back, just need a little bit of luck to go our way.In the last three games we should have beaten Cardiff and Millwall and were the only team to play any foortbull at Brum, in a game that was only played for the benefit of Sky.
If Aaron Martin plays, we dont win. That is now very clear. When the transfer window closed last week and we didnt sign a central defender, my prediction was we will finish 6th in the league. I stand by that, unless we get someone in on loan. I'm not that bothered about the cup, but we could have used this to get the 1st team back together to thump a team just off the relegation places. We didnt, and we didnt. On the plus side I thought we played some cracking football in the snow aginst Brum and looked a bit like our early season selves. Should have built on that today. I'm not angry, Im just disappointed. As my old mum would say...
blondbarefootrunner
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11:13am Wed 8 Feb 12
Red n White
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11:26am Wed 8 Feb 12
techsture wrote:Ha, this has to be one of the most amusing posts I have ever read. The only thing missing is a quote saying how you've been a life-time season ticket holder and not missed a game for the last 35 years
Adkins cheats the fans by deliberately setting out to lose cup games that's why no one wants to pay to watch it. Lee is out of his depth and is a terrible signing. Adkins just buys crap or people he has worked with before. He has no pull and will be gone after this seasons inevitable playoff semi final defeat.
St Retford
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11:27am Wed 8 Feb 12
blondbarefootrunner wrote:It would be awful if Pompey went bust and we lost out on banter like this.
oh dear, oh dear, not many of you turned up last night...what a disgrace not to support your team in numbers....at least at Pompey we have supporters who get behind their team. I know we don't always fill the ground but we are vocal and support our team what ever positiion in the league or cup games. Looks like you are slipping down the league and shortly Cardiff or Birmingham will pass you and take that automatic place to the Premiership. You might end up missing out on the play-offs too, that would be funny :O) but hopefully by April we can still play you and beat you again 4-1......fingers cross we have a team by then PLAY UP POMPEY
StevieSteve
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11:31am Wed 8 Feb 12
picklepie0709 wrote:It's worrying that Adkins only now realises our defence makes a lot of mistakes. There were signs a couple of months ago, and if he doesn't correct it with a decent loan signing I can't see the results getting better.
As dissapointing last night was possitives players coming back getting a game....give Lee a chance making great runs just needs good service..not impressed with harding hammond n richardson we need better..loan window now open will we go for collins at stoke?...sounds like NA fed up with defence errors....burnley will be tough we need to get back to winning ways v soon....we are still one of the three best teams in this div & plenty to be positive about....
george chivers
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11:34am Wed 8 Feb 12
Confucious wrote:Good post. The time to get excited about the cup is when we are back in the PL (next season) and safe in a mid table position.
Always hurts to lose, but on balance I'm glad we're out of this competition. The abysmal turnout last night demonstrated there is relatively little supporter interest in it. More cup ties and possibly more replays would have been a problem down the road.
Of course it'll be a ripe few days for the moaners and that's fair enough - except of course that it doesn't actually help anyone or anything.
You can never be sure an event is good or bad until time has elapsed and the consequences become clear and I'd rather think this cup defeat will help more than it will hinder our season. Sometimes being miserable or positive is a matter of choice.
Velleity
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11:37am Wed 8 Feb 12
Whiteley Saint
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11:39am Wed 8 Feb 12
george chivers
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11:39am Wed 8 Feb 12
Boarhunt Saint wrote:Yep spot on. We are too predictable, lack variety in our build up.
I attended the game last night and haven't heard a mention of the fact in either the Echo of on Radio Solent that Millwall's winner was blatantly offside! That said when is Mr Adkins going to wake up to the fact that opposing teams have rumbled how we only ever pass the ball out from the keeper to the full/centre backs? We need to change our tactics it's too predictable Leicester caught us out 3 times in the first 10 minutes, we need to mix it up. We only change this to route 1 when we're losing! I like Nigel but is he tactically inept?
St Retford
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11:43am Wed 8 Feb 12
StevieSteve wrote:No he won't. Nicola is well aware that frequent managerial change is harmful to a team. Pardew was sacked for off-the field actions, not for failing to deliver on it.
picklepie0709 wrote: As dissapointing last night was possitives players coming back getting a game....give Lee a chance making great runs just needs good service..not impressed with harding hammond n richardson we need better..loan window now open will we go for collins at stoke?...sounds like NA fed up with defence errors....burnley will be tough we need to get back to winning ways v soon....we are still one of the three best teams in this div & plenty to be positive about....It's worrying that Adkins only now realises our defence makes a lot of mistakes. There were signs a couple of months ago, and if he doesn't correct it with a decent loan signing I can't see the results getting better. Adkins has had a good year but so did Pardew. Cortese will get another guy in if he doesn't deliver this year.
george chivers
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11:46am Wed 8 Feb 12
mcsaint wrote:With you all the way.
I went to the game .. of course the result disappointing .. but irrelevant.
I have to say that Lee (Chung) looks a class player. His movement was superb .. however .. our vision/passing to him from midfield was shocking/absent. There were no balls "over the top" or "in behind" for him. Only when Ben Reeves came on did he look for some creative passing. We have to stop passing sideways. Hammond is very guilty of sideways passing. Chappers was on comback so no criticism of him. But really, when you have a player like Lee(Chung), you need intelligent passing into space. Chung spent all night making himself availible and got NO SERVICE. Our sideways passing is pedestrian. Maybe Morgan or Puncheon could be creative, on last nights showing, Ben Reeves was most creative, but we need some creative / penitrating passing,
For some time I have seen us passing sideways. So im hoping that we will get a bit more penetration either from somoene who can drop a shoulder and beat a player (La La or Punch) or pick a pass (Morgan, La La, Punch, Reeves?). We need service to Lambert / Sharp / Chung, and I have no doubt any of them will put the ball in the net.
The future's bright
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11:48am Wed 8 Feb 12
ramptonfromsouthampton
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11:53am Wed 8 Feb 12
up saints
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11:58am Wed 8 Feb 12
7saint7
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12:18pm Wed 8 Feb 12
techsture wrote:go back to your news you skate tw@t
Adkins cheats the fans by deliberately setting out to lose cup games that's why no one wants to pay to watch it. Lee is out of his depth and is a terrible signing. Adkins just buys crap or people he has worked with before. He has no pull and will be gone after this seasons inevitable playoff semi final defeat.
Harby
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12:19pm Wed 8 Feb 12
saint t.boy
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12:24pm Wed 8 Feb 12
george chivers wrote:Completely agree also, reeves looked quality he came on and looked like the player that would start to unlock the door. I was impressed with Lee and don't think it will take him as long as some people think to settle in. Reeves to start at the weekend!!!
mcsaint wrote:With you all the way.
I went to the game .. of course the result disappointing .. but irrelevant.
I have to say that Lee (Chung) looks a class player. His movement was superb .. however .. our vision/passing to him from midfield was shocking/absent. There were no balls "over the top" or "in behind" for him. Only when Ben Reeves came on did he look for some creative passing. We have to stop passing sideways. Hammond is very guilty of sideways passing. Chappers was on comback so no criticism of him. But really, when you have a player like Lee(Chung), you need intelligent passing into space. Chung spent all night making himself availible and got NO SERVICE. Our sideways passing is pedestrian. Maybe Morgan or Puncheon could be creative, on last nights showing, Ben Reeves was most creative, but we need some creative / penitrating passing,
For some time I have seen us passing sideways. So im hoping that we will get a bit more penetration either from somoene who can drop a shoulder and beat a player (La La or Punch) or pick a pass (Morgan, La La, Punch, Reeves?). We need service to Lambert / Sharp / Chung, and I have no doubt any of them will put the ball in the net.
Jesus_02
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12:26pm Wed 8 Feb 12
Mush On The Beach
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12:30pm Wed 8 Feb 12
bazza wrote:JohnThomasUpton and Bazza, shame on you pair of Villages.
thomasupton wrote:Amazing these down under supportors that never watch.Do you really think there tired after playing 4 hrs a week.no why do you comment from a country when you dont actually have any idea HOW they play,No didnt think so.With the team they had out tonight they should of walked the win.But there again maybe you saw something i didnt from 340,000,000 miles away.
rob the saint in NZ wrote: Don't panic! What a relief that some posters on here aren't the manager! Morale would be rock bottom, the entire team would be changed after every loss, we'd be bankrupt & on happy pills because we'd be so depressed. What's the matter? We're in 2nd position in the Championship, less than three years after going into administration & starting League 1 rock bottom with minus 10 points. We have a home game on Saturday with a virtually fit squad to choose from for the first time in ages, & I for one am very confident that we will win, further cementing an automatic promotion place to the Premier League. What more could any real, loyal fan seriously want after our fall from grace in 2005? Look at where we were, look at where we are now, look at Poopee & then be glad that we are Saints & ready for the challenge of the last 3 months of the season. I would so love to be there cheering on my beloved Saints, so for those of you that can be there, please show your support, stop moaning & get behind the team. Now is the time for steadfastness & resolute positivity, not whinging & whining. Show the rest of this division what great fans we are. COYR!!! Enough said.Have we woke up down under.Nice to see you spent your money at st Marys.You talk out of your aaaarse.One day when you actually pay your money and go Ill accept your comments,but obviously sometimes you cant actually see them play.Go and watch them ............Oh sorry you never have have you
Mush On The Beach
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12:33pm Wed 8 Feb 12
randre
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12:37pm Wed 8 Feb 12
techsture wrote:OK! I believe you!!
Adkins cheats the fans by deliberately setting out to lose cup games that's why no one wants to pay to watch it. Lee is out of his depth and is a terrible signing. Adkins just buys crap or people he has worked with before. He has no pull and will be gone after this seasons inevitable playoff semi final defeat.
redsnapper
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12:49pm Wed 8 Feb 12
townieboy
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12:57pm Wed 8 Feb 12
Jesus_02 wrote:If recovery is having no attemps on goal during the matches we are fighting fit.
I didn’t go to the game last night, I normally do as I am a season ticket holder. Its quite interesting seeing thing from an objective/dispassion ate view though. Comments from people in NZ are valuable in their own way. I said at the beginning of the season that play-offs would be a reasonable result if we strengthened. We didn’t and we led the division for a long time (I think that we have been fortunate) . Personally I think our performances hit a Low against Leicester and we have started to recover. I don’t have rose tinted specs but ate the same time I understand that the difference between Millwall on a good day and Saints on a poor one is negligible We will string some results together at some point as long as we stick to our guns. I am as sure of this as I was that we would go through a sticky patch.
Chipster
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1:00pm Wed 8 Feb 12
bstokesaint
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1:05pm Wed 8 Feb 12
hedge end bob
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1:06pm Wed 8 Feb 12
george chivers wrote:Agree with both of you. We need to be more direct going for goal We retain the ball on our own halfway line very well but it only gives the opposition time to pack their defence ready for when the ball do go forward.
mcsaint wrote:With you all the way.
I went to the game .. of course the result disappointing .. but irrelevant.
I have to say that Lee (Chung) looks a class player. His movement was superb .. however .. our vision/passing to him from midfield was shocking/absent. There were no balls "over the top" or "in behind" for him. Only when Ben Reeves came on did he look for some creative passing. We have to stop passing sideways. Hammond is very guilty of sideways passing. Chappers was on comback so no criticism of him. But really, when you have a player like Lee(Chung), you need intelligent passing into space. Chung spent all night making himself availible and got NO SERVICE. Our sideways passing is pedestrian. Maybe Morgan or Puncheon could be creative, on last nights showing, Ben Reeves was most creative, but we need some creative / penitrating passing,
For some time I have seen us passing sideways. So im hoping that we will get a bit more penetration either from somoene who can drop a shoulder and beat a player (La La or Punch) or pick a pass (Morgan, La La, Punch, Reeves?). We need service to Lambert / Sharp / Chung, and I have no doubt any of them will put the ball in the net.
Nomadic Saint
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1:13pm Wed 8 Feb 12
abbiscuits
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1:16pm Wed 8 Feb 12
perry taine wrote:Quite agree, can't believe the reaction on here. NA selected a sensible team last night & made changes as he thought necessary. We're 2nd...still...someho
Unbelievable fickle fans...!!!
You don't deserve a manager like NA, we're 2nd in the League, with a gr8 squad of players.
Stop bleating on and get behind the team.
We've a great chance of promotion, our season starts now!
We've had a poor run, so what, we are where we are..!
I'm disappointed but come on !!!
Pathetic if you ask me, even had some idiots on Radio Solent saying sack Adkins, unreal !!!
PGA-
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1:17pm Wed 8 Feb 12
RedArmy1
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1:18pm Wed 8 Feb 12
RedArmy1
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1:38pm Wed 8 Feb 12
legod7
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1:55pm Wed 8 Feb 12
insane saint
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1:56pm Wed 8 Feb 12
insane saint
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2:09pm Wed 8 Feb 12
ramptonfromsouthamptharding was beat every time was he, well from where i was sat he was emence he took the ball and ran with it (not just punted it up the field with no control). he looked in control the whole game the inter play between him and lala was good where as with fox and lala there is nothing how often does fox get to the byline mmmmm never harding does alot and gets a good ball in the area fox does not. get off his back he is and always will be better than fox.
on wrote:
I went to the game last night - wished I hadn't. Very very poor first half. Possibly worse than the Leicester match. Bart seems like he has no confidence left whatsoever, appaliing distribution and worst kicking I have ever seen from ANY goalkeeper. I pray Kelv doesn't get injured. Harding was beaten down the left ALL night, lost every challenge down by our corner flag. Richardson too slow, in fact, pretty much everyone out there lacked anything approaching enthusiasm for the game until they must have got a rocket from NA at half time. Bit better for periods in the second half, but all in all, very disappointing, we threw it away last night and there a few Saints players who need to have a look at themselves in the mirror today and ask if they really put in the effort required of them. A small plus is that young Reeves looked pretty good when he came on if there is anything positive to be gained from last night's fiasco. Think I also have to agree with the person who said there's too much tinkering with formation and line-up going on. Having said that though, when last night's team was announced, I thought it was a strong side that should have won convincingly. Sadly, I was wrong. Please can we put it right this coming weekend?
blondbarefootrunner
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2:10pm Wed 8 Feb 12
GHamilton
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2:12pm Wed 8 Feb 12
bstokesaint wrote:''Don't get too high when we win?...don't get too low when we lose? I'm not ashamed to a admit this; but i am estatic when saints win and gutted when they lose!.....but i suppose i'm just one of those clueless fickle fans that can't have an opinion.
I'm really disappointed with so much negativity for a team sitting second in the table. We had an unprecedented home run earlier in the season, and now we're experiencing the reverse side of this. It was never going to last forever. " Don't get too high when we win or too low when we lose". Sound familiar? A cup run would have been nice, but it didn't happen. Time to move on and focus on the league. The comments and suggestions I've read on here however make me ashamed to be a Saints fan. There are a lot of clueless critics and fickle fans out there. Come on at least try and get behind the team. We're possibly at full strength for Saturday so no excuses not to win. I still maintain that we have the strongest XI in this division when when they are all fit.
Redrobbo
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2:36pm Wed 8 Feb 12
insane saint wrote:Harding is out of his depth at this level.
ramptonfromsouthampt on wrote: I went to the game last night - wished I hadn't. Very very poor first half. Possibly worse than the Leicester match. Bart seems like he has no confidence left whatsoever, appaliing distribution and worst kicking I have ever seen from ANY goalkeeper. I pray Kelv doesn't get injured. Harding was beaten down the left ALL night, lost every challenge down by our corner flag. Richardson too slow, in fact, pretty much everyone out there lacked anything approaching enthusiasm for the game until they must have got a rocket from NA at half time. Bit better for periods in the second half, but all in all, very disappointing, we threw it away last night and there a few Saints players who need to have a look at themselves in the mirror today and ask if they really put in the effort required of them. A small plus is that young Reeves looked pretty good when he came on if there is anything positive to be gained from last night's fiasco. Think I also have to agree with the person who said there's too much tinkering with formation and line-up going on. Having said that though, when last night's team was announced, I thought it was a strong side that should have won convincingly. Sadly, I was wrong. Please can we put it right this coming weekend?harding was beat every time was he, well from where i was sat he was emence he took the ball and ran with it (not just punted it up the field with no control). he looked in control the whole game the inter play between him and lala was good where as with fox and lala there is nothing how often does fox get to the byline mmmmm never harding does alot and gets a good ball in the area fox does not. get off his back he is and always will be better than fox. COYR yes i did freeze my tuts off last night up there.
RedArmy1
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2:37pm Wed 8 Feb 12
legod7 wrote:The Fans were furious last night - and with the disallowed goal ...
Am I the only one who went last night who thought Feeney was at least 5 yards offside when he received the ball for the 3rd goal. Having said that we should have done enough to have stopped him scoring.
saint t.boy
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2:54pm Wed 8 Feb 12
RedArmy1 wrote:Yep I saw a good 5-10 people get out of their seat being held back and giving the Lino a bollocking.
legod7 wrote:The Fans were furious last night - and with the disallowed goal ...
Am I the only one who went last night who thought Feeney was at least 5 yards offside when he received the ball for the 3rd goal. Having said that we should have done enough to have stopped him scoring.
The Stewards were in action and had to restrain a number of fans ....
COYR
ramptonfromsouthampton
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4:09pm Wed 8 Feb 12
bstokesaint
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6:14pm Wed 8 Feb 12
GHamilton wrote:That's more of a statement than an opinion, and I feel the same way emotionally. However, I find keeping expectations realistic helps. A win doesn't mean promotion and a defeat isn't doesn't mean a mid table slump. We will get it together. The team need support though.
bstokesaint wrote:''Don't get too high when we win?...don't get too low when we lose? I'm not ashamed to a admit this; but i am estatic when saints win and gutted when they lose!.....but i suppose i'm just one of those clueless fickle fans that can't have an opinion.
I'm really disappointed with so much negativity for a team sitting second in the table. We had an unprecedented home run earlier in the season, and now we're experiencing the reverse side of this. It was never going to last forever. " Don't get too high when we win or too low when we lose". Sound familiar? A cup run would have been nice, but it didn't happen. Time to move on and focus on the league. The comments and suggestions I've read on here however make me ashamed to be a Saints fan. There are a lot of clueless critics and fickle fans out there. Come on at least try and get behind the team. We're possibly at full strength for Saturday so no excuses not to win. I still maintain that we have the strongest XI in this division when when they are all fit.
Allotment man 66
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6:28pm Wed 8 Feb 12
saint t.boy wrote:Not only Feeney about 5 yards offside, but the lino was 6 or 7 yards short of the line of play
RedArmy1 wrote:Yep I saw a good 5-10 people get out of their seat being held back and giving the Lino a bollocking.
legod7 wrote:The Fans were furious last night - and with the disallowed goal ...
Am I the only one who went last night who thought Feeney was at least 5 yards offside when he received the ball for the 3rd goal. Having said that we should have done enough to have stopped him scoring.
The Stewards were in action and had to restrain a number of fans ....
COYR
only one cup
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8:23pm Wed 8 Feb 12
7saint7 wrote:We don't want him sacked he's doing a great job..24 thousand empty seats will tell you that.
Adkins is 1 of the best mangers we have had in many years and i hope he is here with us for many more to come. The only fans i can see wanting him sacked are skate tw@ts.
rob the saint in NZ
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8:35pm Wed 8 Feb 12
only one cup wrote:Look - it's a skate tw@t!
7saint7 wrote: Adkins is 1 of the best mangers we have had in many years and i hope he is here with us for many more to come. The only fans i can see wanting him sacked are skate tw@ts.We don't want him sacked he's doing a great job..24 thousand empty seats will tell you that.
only one cup
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9:07pm Wed 8 Feb 12
only one cup
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10:23pm Wed 8 Feb 12
saint t.boy wrote:The stewards were in action and had to restrain a number of fans..from leaving!!!
RedArmy1 wrote:Yep I saw a good 5-10 people get out of their seat being held back and giving the Lino a bollocking.
legod7 wrote:The Fans were furious last night - and with the disallowed goal ...
Am I the only one who went last night who thought Feeney was at least 5 yards offside when he received the ball for the 3rd goal. Having said that we should have done enough to have stopped him scoring.
The Stewards were in action and had to restrain a number of fans ....
COYR
bigfella777
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9:48pm Thu 9 Feb 12
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9:51pm Tue 7 Feb 12