Saints suffer Bees sting at St Mary's

5:06pm Saturday 11th December 2010 in Saints News Photograph of the Author By Adam Leitch, Chief Sports Writer

Kelvin Davis is powerless to prevent Brentford's first goal Kelvin Davis is powerless to prevent Brentford's first goal

Saints’ nine-match unbeaten home run came to an end as they were beaten 2-0 by Brentford in a lacklustre display at St Mary’s.

Nigel Adkins’ team looked sluggish after not playing last weekend due to the weather and fell two down inside half an hour thanks to some uninspired work at the back.

After that they rarely looked like pegging the Bees back, despite some vocal support inside St Mary’s, and their final home game before Christmas ended with the rare taste of defeat – the first game that Nigel Adkins had lost on his own patch since taking over.

Saints so nearly got off to the perfect start as they forced Richard Lee into a terrific save after just two minutes.

Alex Chamberlain’s persistence saw him rob Craig Woodman of the ball and he whipped in a cross from the right.

Rickie Lambert flicked it on to Guly do Prado whose header from ten yards out was acrobatically turned over the bar by the Brentford keeper.

As the game settled down Saints were briefly on top but found Brentford were well organised at the back and they matched Saints up with a 4-4-2 formation not regularly seen from visiting teams at St Mary’s this season.

And they stunned Saints by taking the lead on 13 minutes.

Brentford managed to have a sustained period of possession for the first time in the match but there looked little danger as Gary Alexander cut in and decided to have a left-footed shot from 25 yards.

It was straight at Kelvin Davis but bounced just in front of him. The Saints keeper wasn’t fully behind it and saw the ball bounce up off his left arm and slowly bounce up behind him and cross the line for 1-0.

Dan Seaborne became the first man in the book five minutes later for a late challenge on Alexander.

Davis completed a good save to stop things getting worse for Saints moments later, getting down to his left to block from Charlie MacDonald.

Saints had appeals for a penalty waved away on 22 minutes when Morgan Schneiderlin saw his header back towards goal blocked, possibly by an arm.

Rickie Lambert extended Lee on 26 minutes with a trademark free from 25 yards just to the left of centre. It went over the wall but Lee, diving to his right, was able to turn it away.

Things got worse for Saints on 28 minutes when they conceded another very poor goal.

They failed to defend a simple free kick that was chipped up to the edge of the box and flicked on.

The defensive line was all over the place and Charlie MacDonald was able to get in between Dan Seaborne and Davis to stab the loose ball home for 2-0.

Saints were looking so shaky, from back to front, and Brentford continued to look threatening as a stunned St Mary’s watched on in a slight sense of disbelief.

Saints so nearly pulled a goal back in added time as Adam Lallana tricked his way into the area but his excellent effort across goal was just touched wide by Lee diving to his left.

When the half-time whistle went it was a relief to Saints. They may have got a few boos but they badly needed the time to regroup after a dreadful first-half performance where they had been second best in pretty much every department.

The second half started with the momentum continually broken for Saints, the first incident of note a booking for Dean Hammond for a late challenge.

Chamberlain had his first sight of goal on 53 minutes when a cross was headed out to him but from 12 yards out he fired his half volley across goal but wide.

Brentford responded with a half chance of their own two minutes later as Sam Saunders’ drilled near post corner was met by a diving header from Alexander that flew over the bar.

Saints did have a little bit of a change of plan as Chamberlain moved up front and do Prado to the right of midfield.

To their great credit the Saints fans were generating plenty of noise to try and give their side the lift they so badly needed.

On the pitch Saints were responding by keeping possession and they created a couple of half chances, Chamberlain hitting the target with a header that was straight at Lee.

Brentford were much happier to sit deep than previously in the match and allow Saints possession at the back. They kept two up front but made sure they didn’t over commit and always had men behind the ball.

Toumani Diagouraga became the first Bees player in the book for a foul on Lambert.

Chamberlain tried his luck from distance but his shot was straight at Lee who got his body behind the ball to save.

Brentford made their first change on 74 minutes with Nicky Forster replacing Alexander.

The game was meandering away from Saints. They were working hard and the team pressing but they rarely looked particularly threatening.

They just needed a moment of inspiration to find a goal that would then put them well on top in the final stages.

Brentford made another change with Michael Spillane replacing Marcus Bean.

Saints finally responded with a switch of their own with seven minutes remaining with David Connolly coming on for Lambert.

Forster had a chance to kill the game off when Ryan Dickson’s awful pass across the face of his own area picked out the Bees striker but his first time shot was dragged wide.

Brentford made a late switch with Robbie Simpson replacing MacDonald.

Lallana came close to pulling one back with a left wing free kick that struck the post and came back out.

When the fourth official held up the board it showed there were four minutes of time to be added on but the game was already over as a contest, despite a last gasp effort from Chamberlain that was deflected wide, and when the final whistle went it confirmed a very disappointing Saints defeat.

For match reaction and analysis, don't miss Monday's Daily Echo.

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lilly the pink says...
5:08pm Sat 11 Dec 10

Poor poor poor. We should be winning these home games. Roll on Jan sales!!

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4th horseman says...
5:09pm Sat 11 Dec 10

Saints are just not up to it, time for a new manager

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Mac the North says...
5:15pm Sat 11 Dec 10

lilly the pink wrote:
Poor poor poor. We should be winning these home games. Roll on Jan sales!!
Agree, we really need a proven goal scorer, have to splash the cash and buy big

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Chipster says...
5:17pm Sat 11 Dec 10

I've seen some bad games in the past but this was abject sh!te, abysmal, embarrassing, the list is endless!
We gifted Brentford two goals for the love of god, they may have a good away record but "WE" made them look better than they were.
We were clueless from Kelvin to Lambert, there was no bite, steel call it what you like but there was no mid-field to speak of, just and endless procession of long balls. Hit and hope!
So what we had two or three good players abscent, if we have any pretentions of promotion then we should have strength in depth.
If it was down to me this shower would not be getting their pay-packet this week, if anything they should be fined and hang their collective heads in shame. On this dire performance they're not fit to wear the shirt and would struggle against a pub side!.............. :o(

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Strasbourg Saint says...
5:23pm Sat 11 Dec 10

Am looking for the positives. Weakened team today, still in touch with the top, January sales are coming and this may have shown NA the lack of depth and who needs to come in. BUT, NA, if the team were as poor as the DE report, why only one substitution and why so late?

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David Crook says...
5:24pm Sat 11 Dec 10

What a set back,can't score a goal
in 90mins the team has serious
problems.

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Swissowned says...
5:24pm Sat 11 Dec 10

Dreadful. I never leave early but I just had to today. I also haven't posted for quite some time but I need to sound off. The players should be ashamed of that performance.

Dickson had a shocker. Just prooves he's not a big match player as he crumbles under the pressure.

Jaidi is a liability at the back. Is only strength is his heading and even on that he was beaten in the air most of the time today.

Lambert was his usual self for the season. If he's going to play like that for the rest of the season he can be Pardews first signing as far as I'm concerned.

Adkins should've made changes much sooner.

Every single player was going through the motions. Fonte, Chaplow, Richardson and Barny were all massively missed today.

Some may say I'm being harsh, but to say I'm not happy about today is an understatement. Well done the Bees. They fought for everything and got their rewards.

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ToastyTea says...
5:36pm Sat 11 Dec 10

absolute rubbish ...worst seen this season. Davis had a shocker. the players should be ashamed of emselves

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batesieboy says...
5:43pm Sat 11 Dec 10

I am glad I did not have to attend this evidently abject performance. Pathetic. As I have posted before, this is not the sort of result that reflects the investment made...the owners have shown their commitment, so have the fans. The players, however, do not seem capable of living up to the expectations. Losing at home to Brentford just sums up how great they think they are.

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SaintMark says...
5:48pm Sat 11 Dec 10

I know it's only one game, but I thought those days were behind us know. As NA has no confidence in his fringe players( as shown today with the late subs ) why did he not get cover while the loan window was open? Just don't understand it... Peed off!

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RedArmy1 says...
5:52pm Sat 11 Dec 10

Saw the team selection and knew we were in trouble.

No Chaplow - No Barney - No Richardson.

Kelvin Davis was poor today. He put pressure on the side with his play.

Doesn't matter how hard the training has been - there isn't the strength in the squad.

We need to BUY A STRIKER.

1. Rickie cannot score from open play.

2. Guly is only good against lower division sides and any decent side - he struggles.

There was no PLAN B. The side lacked ideas and found wanting. There is no depth to the squad.

Saints are not winning regularly and pushing on - they should be Top Six.

Got to go to Walsall and WIN.

Don't care if not popular what I've got to say :

Crowd were quiet today - the half full Chapel End contributed nothing. Thank goodness for the Northam Itchen and part of the Kingsland.

Red Army. COYR

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batesieboy says...
6:01pm Sat 11 Dec 10

Never mind, I am home for the next 4 games, will attend them all, and we will win them all. So there!

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Chipster says...
6:02pm Sat 11 Dec 10

In a nutshell we think we're better than we actually are, Jaidi was out-jumped by one of their smallest players best part vof the game. Sums it all up really, I'm trying to cheer myself up with the knowledge that perhaps things can only get better!
Here's hoping, with plenty of activity in January's transfer window. Boy do we need it!

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hedge end bob says...
6:02pm Sat 11 Dec 10

Swissowned wrote:
Dreadful. I never leave early but I just had to today. I also haven't posted for quite some time but I need to sound off. The players should be ashamed of that performance. Dickson had a shocker. Just prooves he's not a big match player as he crumbles under the pressure. Jaidi is a liability at the back. Is only strength is his heading and even on that he was beaten in the air most of the time today. Lambert was his usual self for the season. If he's going to play like that for the rest of the season he can be Pardews first signing as far as I'm concerned. Adkins should've made changes much sooner. Every single player was going through the motions. Fonte, Chaplow, Richardson and Barny were all massively missed today. Some may say I'm being harsh, but to say I'm not happy about today is an understatement. Well done the Bees. They fought for everything and got their rewards.
Agree with everything you said. Recently at the M K DONS game our manager stated he learnt things about players, today i think we learnt about our team. Time to drop LAMBERT, not doing the team any favours playing like he is at present. The players in the second half to me, were only going through the motions but without effort.How many second balls did we win?, how many of our players were chasing and closing them down? none. Performances like todays are unacceptable and will only send us in the wrong direction in the league. Another chance to close the gap at the top wasted when will we learn?

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M27-W says...
6:04pm Sat 11 Dec 10

Chipster wrote:
I've seen some bad games in the past but this was abject sh!te, abysmal, embarrassing, the list is endless! We gifted Brentford two goals for the love of god, they may have a good away record but "WE" made them look better than they were. We were clueless from Kelvin to Lambert, there was no bite, steel call it what you like but there was no mid-field to speak of, just and endless procession of long balls. Hit and hope! So what we had two or three good players abscent, if we have any pretentions of promotion then we should have strength in depth. If it was down to me this shower would not be getting their pay-packet this week, if anything they should be fined and hang their collective heads in shame. On this dire performance they're not fit to wear the shirt and would struggle against a pub side!.............. :o(
I couldn't have put it better myself.
They should not get paid a bean for serving up that crock of absolute sh*te and everyone who attended should get a free ticket for another game or if like me they have season tickets next years price should be minus the cost of one game.
Trading Standards might have to get involved at this rate as that was not anything close to the game known as football.
Fu**ing clueless

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insane saint says...
6:07pm Sat 11 Dec 10

RedArmy1 wrote:
Saw the team selection and knew we were in trouble. No Chaplow - No Barney - No Richardson. Kelvin Davis was poor today. He put pressure on the side with his play. Doesn't matter how hard the training has been - there isn't the strength in the squad. We need to BUY A STRIKER. 1. Rickie cannot score from open play. 2. Guly is only good against lower division sides and any decent side - he struggles. There was no PLAN B. The side lacked ideas and found wanting. There is no depth to the squad. Saints are not winning regularly and pushing on - they should be Top Six. Got to go to Walsall and WIN. Don't care if not popular what I've got to say : Crowd were quiet today - the half full Chapel End contributed nothing. Thank goodness for the Northam Itchen and part of the Kingsland. Red Army. COYR
cant argue with the first part but to say the chaaple was quiet is an understatment we few trying to get going with any song is difficult when no one around is trying. but also when there is shi** al happening on the pitch it is difficult to get exited so come on saints give us something to cheer about.

kelvin was shi** and that went though the whole team and why oh why did we not change things sooner i don't know the whole ground could see.

but still in touch with the top 6.

sw=form-firm mmmmmmmmm might be but lets see who come in jan i guess we are still in this league next season with what i wittnessed today..

pi**ed of yes.

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Ragworm. says...
6:08pm Sat 11 Dec 10

mushent gggrrrumble.....

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Invidia says...
6:10pm Sat 11 Dec 10

I feel let down and obviously disapointed after this afternoon's display, on todays showing Lallana,Oxo and a few others will be leaving us shortly.

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insane saint says...
6:11pm Sat 11 Dec 10

money back to fans that would help a shi*e performance

sw=skin-some now that would have been good today

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Saintade says...
6:12pm Sat 11 Dec 10

Strasbourg Saint wrote:
Am looking for the positives. Weakened team today, still in touch with the top, January sales are coming and this may have shown NA the lack of depth and who needs to come in. BUT, NA, if the team were as poor as the DE report, why only one substitution and why so late?
Simple answer...nothing on the bench was any better than was on the pitch, underscoring exactly why we do not have enough strength in depth this season. Lambert is nothing more than a luxury passenger in the side and should be shipped out now...half a season is long enough to see he is not going to contribute this season... he spends his games with his back to goal giving away the ball and making lame passes. Having said that, everyone was poor today. We sorely missed Chaplow today and Sneiderlin is past his best in my opinion - I can't remember a game where I went away thinking he had a good game. We also missed Dan Harding again today...a far, far better player than Dickson who had a shocker. We're suffering from the 'Leeds' syndrome my mate (from Leeds) warned me would happen this season (and he is absolutely right) - the second season in this league is the toughest as teams are 'found out' and Saints were well and truly 'found out' today and I feel we have already blown automatic promotion this season - we are just not consistent enough. I fear for us if we make the playoffs...Saints are bound to mess it up in grand style just like everything else...unless we pull our fingers out NOW. Another potential banana skin at Walsall next....lose than and I fear our season may be doomed. (I hope I'm completely wrong, by the way...)

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Saintade says...
6:15pm Sat 11 Dec 10

...and we got relatively 'lucky' with the other scores today....it could have looked a lot worse apart from quite a few shocks....missed opportunities yet again...

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saintlippe says...
6:18pm Sat 11 Dec 10

It would appear that if a team closes us down quickly and plays with high energy we have no answer to it. I think this fact has not gone unnoticed by future opponents when their people watch us in advance of playing us. A lack of any plan B makes it a foregone result.

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Ragworm. says...
6:34pm Sat 11 Dec 10

We were robbed today, if Brentford hadn't have been so good we would have won.
Where is the justice??
Other teams are not giving us a chance, i blame FiFa.

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saint t.boy says...
6:34pm Sat 11 Dec 10

PLAYERS need to be dropped namely kelvin, hammond (i dont care if he is the captain, he cant keep getting in the team just because he is our captain) and lambert. i really dont know why NA keeps playing the fat lard of sh!t. he just doesnt look interested this season. kelvin must have been on the **** last night awful. he just cant command his box and his kicking is terrible. i felt he constantly stitched up dickson then he got no options thus him recieving the blame.
JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH

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4th horseman says...
6:35pm Sat 11 Dec 10

Should have kept Pardew, Cortese you are a plank

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Dutch Saints Fan says...
6:40pm Sat 11 Dec 10

Swissowned wrote:
Dreadful. I never leave early but I just had to today. I also haven't posted for quite some time but I need to sound off. The players should be ashamed of that performance.

Dickson had a shocker. Just prooves he's not a big match player as he crumbles under the pressure.

Jaidi is a liability at the back. Is only strength is his heading and even on that he was beaten in the air most of the time today.

Lambert was his usual self for the season. If he's going to play like that for the rest of the season he can be Pardews first signing as far as I'm concerned.

Adkins should've made changes much sooner.

Every single player was going through the motions. Fonte, Chaplow, Richardson and Barny were all massively missed today.

Some may say I'm being harsh, but to say I'm not happy about today is an understatement. Well done the Bees. They fought for everything and got their rewards.
Pathetic,i live in Holland and i'm a Saints fan.If i live in Southampton i will be watch every single game (home and away).
And you guys live proberly 50 miles from Southampton.PFFF.
Who's now nearly a true Saints fan!
COYR!!!!

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Chipster says...
7:01pm Sat 11 Dec 10

Bring back Branfoot, Wooten and Puncheon!..........H
ic!

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tugboat says...
7:03pm Sat 11 Dec 10

You can judge a team by the bench-fact-who would you have bought on to shake it up, Na went for the usual suspects,cotton wool connolly blah blah blah,now an obvious bit player at best,whats the point of having the youngsters on the bench and not using them ?One of them a welsh under 21 player...... sorry NA, Im a big fan but tactics needed changing earlier than that.Ricky lambert is still out of sorts,do you gamble on him picking up or drop him, could cost promotion if his form doesnt improve.Sir RL , time is running out,the window in jan cant come soon enough and a statement of intent is needed. Not judging on this one game by the way.Sir ricky has had almost half a season to "hit form". Wouldnt bet on it happenning soon.

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andylymington says...
7:15pm Sat 11 Dec 10

unfortuanatly some times these things happen shame its at home tho. Saints v. poor today, but outplayed out thought they won every loose ball.
Would'nt be to surprised to see Lallana in a Newcastle shirt in new year

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WobblyCat says...
7:41pm Sat 11 Dec 10

After suffering a performance like that I would love to see the side bristling with young, hungry talent. I can't get to every game but I watch them one week and they look like they're nearly there and then next time it's like watching another team. As for allegedly compiling a team of the best players in the league, are they over fed fat cats or just over rated from the start? Let's give Bart a run and get in a couple of fresh players. And i don't care if Ricky scored 70 goals with his backside from the half way line last season this year he's poop and should be dropped just like any other constant under performer. Knew I'd crack! I used to be sensible!

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forcaster says...
7:53pm Sat 11 Dec 10

The team fellapart when that idiot Cortese sacked Pardew. Most of the team are Pardews players and since his dismissal,Saints have become ordinary.I think Cortese is a cheapskate. As for Lallana going to Newcastle, do not think he is good enough for that league or even the champions league.

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mack chinnon says...
7:58pm Sat 11 Dec 10

Taxi for Kelvin.
Sat next to Bart today.Wished him good luck for next week.

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ben dover says...
8:28pm Sat 11 Dec 10

Lambert should be shipped out in Jan a total waste of space Davis also is passed his sell buy date but well played bees..

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Steve in Swindon says...
8:45pm Sat 11 Dec 10

No Fonte = no defence. No Chaplow = no midfield. No Barnard = No Attack.
Davies had a mare - unnerved everybody at the back. Jaidi & Seabourne looked just like Sunday League pub footballers - they can't even control or pass a football.
Hammond and Schneiderlin can only play sidewards or backwards - neither deserve to be in the team.
Lallana and Oxo were invisible today.
Up front Gully contributed absolutely nothing and Lambert was a mere spectator.
I have always been a big fan of Ricky but these days we might as well play with 10 men. He doesn't make any impact and looks as though he doesn't want to be there!!
Mind you in the second half today there didn't seem to be anybody in a white shirt that actually wanted the ball or even wanted to be on the pitch?
Better get that cheque book ready Mr C if you really do want promotion this season!!

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Shoong says...
8:48pm Sat 11 Dec 10

A pathetic performance today.

Lambert looks disinterested.

To top it all off, I have to listen to some blonde bint mouth off the whole game who obviously knows nothing about football despite going to all the home & away games.

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OSPREYSAINT says...
8:53pm Sat 11 Dec 10

Are you lot auditioning for a part in Snow White? Only room for one Grumpy.

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Swissowned says...
9:16pm Sat 11 Dec 10

Dutch Saints Fan wrote:
Swissowned wrote: Dreadful. I never leave early but I just had to today. I also haven't posted for quite some time but I need to sound off. The players should be ashamed of that performance. Dickson had a shocker. Just prooves he's not a big match player as he crumbles under the pressure. Jaidi is a liability at the back. Is only strength is his heading and even on that he was beaten in the air most of the time today. Lambert was his usual self for the season. If he's going to play like that for the rest of the season he can be Pardews first signing as far as I'm concerned. Adkins should've made changes much sooner. Every single player was going through the motions. Fonte, Chaplow, Richardson and Barny were all massively missed today. Some may say I'm being harsh, but to say I'm not happy about today is an understatement. Well done the Bees. They fought for everything and got their rewards.
Pathetic,i live in Holland and i'm a Saints fan.If i live in Southampton i will be watch every single game (home and away). And you guys live proberly 50 miles from Southampton.PFFF. Who's now nearly a true Saints fan! COYR!!!!
WTF are you on about? Improve your grammar and explain yourself.

If it helps... I live about 2miles from the ground, but I still don't know what your point is!

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stbif says...
9:23pm Sat 11 Dec 10

Very poor display today need to show more drive & ambition to win if we are ever to get out of div 1!

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saintlippe says...
10:03pm Sat 11 Dec 10

Why is it that on this site only the first thirty or so posts are worth reading. After that it always degenerates into trading insults! It reminds me of when you go out in a group for a few drinks - ater a few rounds the conversation usually goes exactly the same way - not worth listening to!

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Bronson69 says...
10:34pm Sat 11 Dec 10

saintlippe wrote:
Why is it that on this site only the first thirty or so posts are worth reading. After that it always degenerates into trading insults! It reminds me of when you go out in a group for a few drinks - ater a few rounds the conversation usually goes exactly the same way - not worth listening to!
I find its the second from last post that is the most uninteresting .

;)

Coyr

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RedArmy1 says...
10:56pm Sat 11 Dec 10

Back to footballing matters ..

Barney needs to be playing next week at Walsall - FACT

Saints are in trouble at the moment due to no depth to their squad.

If Barney Chaplow and Richardson can get themselves on for the first half - then so much the better next week.

You cannot rely on Rickie, Guly and co because there will be a goal drought until Barney is back in business.

I have called for an extra Striker for weeks.

The Saints squad has no depth and when the key players are missing - it makes a big difference to the play in this League.

I feel sorry for Nigel - but he has been sitting too pretty - too cocky - loaning out players and working on a shoe-string thinking everything will be alright as long as the squad work hard. Talking the talk but not walking the walk.

WRONG ANSWER - Saints need Quality and plenty of it in depth.

Saints would have lost against lots of sides in League One today - they are just not good enough when they put out their B side.

There also was no-one on the bench and desperation meant we brought on Connolly.


Get rid of him- and all the other injury prone players and get some Quality in.
Only with a good run will Saints be in with a shout for a Top 6 finish.


Finally - don't care if this is popular or not ... if fans go to the game then make sure your voice is heard.... some sections of the crowd today shouldn't have bothered turning up - we could have had cardboard cut-outs in their place.

I'm going to WALSALL next week. Let's be up for it and get a good WIN. Guly and Rickie have some serious work to do next week.

Don't complain about my post - alot of what is said is bang on the money.

Red Army. On to Victory

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lesham says...
11:19pm Sat 11 Dec 10

The defence is the problem.
Nervous under pressure.
We missed Fonte for sure and are well overdue for a change of keeper.
If you dont concede you dont lose.
I am sorry but this loss is mainly down to the keeper .

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Atpost says...
11:35pm Sat 11 Dec 10

What will we do when the club goes bust in april?
Will the league allow us to finish the season, or is relegation in the bag already?

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Gossie. says...
12:12am Sun 12 Dec 10

Ok, today was crap, but it is one day in a whole season. First home loss in 9. I know the play was very poor, but we will bounce back.
The first goal was unlucky for Kelvin, bounced up off a divot and spun off his arm. The second was poor defending.
January is coming up, we will beat Walsall and a better performance against Huddersfield and we are back on track.
I don't agree with booing, but today it was justified and I hope the team listened to it

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saints_alive says...
2:08am Sun 12 Dec 10

Chris Hughton for Saints?!

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4th horseman says...
9:31am Sun 12 Dec 10

Chris Houghton is a great shout, its not to late to make the change and get on track for a back to back promotion.

Or maybe we are waiting a 4-0 victory away from home to sack Adkins.

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franiow says...
10:13am Sun 12 Dec 10

Ok, we lost a game. The league is still tight and a few good results will change everything. One win doesn't make us Barcelona and one loss doesn't make us a pub team. We are not the most outstanding team in this league which after last season we all hoped we were. We must get a few players in in January because we can see we are not strong enough in depth. But we must all stay calm because we are encouraging the WUMS. COYR

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timjim says...
11:03am Sun 12 Dec 10

RedArmy1 wrote:
Back to footballing matters ..

Barney needs to be playing next week at Walsall - FACT

Saints are in trouble at the moment due to no depth to their squad.

If Barney Chaplow and Richardson can get themselves on for the first half - then so much the better next week.

You cannot rely on Rickie, Guly and co because there will be a goal drought until Barney is back in business.

I have called for an extra Striker for weeks.

The Saints squad has no depth and when the key players are missing - it makes a big difference to the play in this League.

I feel sorry for Nigel - but he has been sitting too pretty - too cocky - loaning out players and working on a shoe-string thinking everything will be alright as long as the squad work hard. Talking the talk but not walking the walk.

WRONG ANSWER - Saints need Quality and plenty of it in depth.

Saints would have lost against lots of sides in League One today - they are just not good enough when they put out their B side.

There also was no-one on the bench and desperation meant we brought on Connolly.


Get rid of him- and all the other injury prone players and get some Quality in.
Only with a good run will Saints be in with a shout for a Top 6 finish.


Finally - don't care if this is popular or not ... if fans go to the game then make sure your voice is heard.... some sections of the crowd today shouldn't have bothered turning up - we could have had cardboard cut-outs in their place.

I'm going to WALSALL next week. Let's be up for it and get a good WIN. Guly and Rickie have some serious work to do next week.

Don't complain about my post - alot of what is said is bang on the money.

Red Army. On to Victory
Technically you can't have a fact that hasn't happened as yet - So Barney to play at Walsall is a must - but not a FACT until he has played there.

There were people on the bench - not no-one as you stated.

If you want to sing, join a choir, if you want to watch football, go to a football match. Why must I sing?

The rest of your post (Lack of depth of squad) I agree with.

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RedArmy1 says...
12:10pm Sun 12 Dec 10

timjim wrote:
RedArmy1 wrote:
Back to footballing matters ..

Barney needs to be playing next week at Walsall - FACT

Saints are in trouble at the moment due to no depth to their squad.

If Barney Chaplow and Richardson can get themselves on for the first half - then so much the better next week.

You cannot rely on Rickie, Guly and co because there will be a goal drought until Barney is back in business.

I have called for an extra Striker for weeks.

The Saints squad has no depth and when the key players are missing - it makes a big difference to the play in this League.

I feel sorry for Nigel - but he has been sitting too pretty - too cocky - loaning out players and working on a shoe-string thinking everything will be alright as long as the squad work hard. Talking the talk but not walking the walk.

WRONG ANSWER - Saints need Quality and plenty of it in depth.

Saints would have lost against lots of sides in League One today - they are just not good enough when they put out their B side.

There also was no-one on the bench and desperation meant we brought on Connolly.


Get rid of him- and all the other injury prone players and get some Quality in.
Only with a good run will Saints be in with a shout for a Top 6 finish.


Finally - don't care if this is popular or not ... if fans go to the game then make sure your voice is heard.... some sections of the crowd today shouldn't have bothered turning up - we could have had cardboard cut-outs in their place.

I'm going to WALSALL next week. Let's be up for it and get a good WIN. Guly and Rickie have some serious work to do next week.

Don't complain about my post - alot of what is said is bang on the money.

Red Army. On to Victory
Technically you can't have a fact that hasn't happened as yet - So Barney to play at Walsall is a must - but not a FACT until he has played there.

There were people on the bench - not no-one as you stated.

If you want to sing, join a choir, if you want to watch football, go to a football match. Why must I sing?

The rest of your post (Lack of depth of squad) I agree with.
Don't want to get into a technical English argument with you - we have had Osprey Saint in the past picking up spelling mistakes - top marks for correcting peoples mistakes.

Regarding wanting to sit in silence at St Mary's then .......

If you want to watch football in the quiet - best place is on the sofa watching TV or listen on the radio.

Saints need encouragement and a lift from the fans - The Chapel is aptly named where the fans sit in silence.

Supporting the Team means having your voice heard. Otherwise Away Fans come to St Marys and dominate.

One of the worse places to go is MK Dons stadium where it is badly supported and there are periods of absolute silence - surely that's not your vision for St Mary's. OR is it everyone's else job to have passion and create the atmosphere so you can sit in silence.

Good Luck with feeding the ducks !

Red Army. COYR

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i had a wheelbarrow says...
5:35pm Sun 12 Dec 10

saintlippe wrote:
It would appear that if a team closes us down quickly and plays with high energy we have no answer to it. I think this fact has not gone unnoticed by future opponents when their people watch us in advance of playing us. A lack of any plan B makes it a foregone result.
Exactly.I sat there boring the pants off my nephew by stating from pretty much the first 15 minutes that we were not going to score.Schneiderlin and Hammond are an awful combination in midfield,they offer very little attacking threat and rarely play our forwards in on goal.Deano`s fine alongside Chaplow because he can sit back and break up the play allowing Chaplow to burst through the middle,which really opens up the game.Lambert is now a liability,his lack of any pace and movement is shocking.With Puncheon on loan and Holmes out for the season we are totally reliant on Lallana and Oxo and thats not good enough.We need 1 impact player and 1 more CF.

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Dutch Saints Fan says...
6:39pm Sun 12 Dec 10

Swissowned wrote:
Dutch Saints Fan wrote:
Swissowned wrote: Dreadful. I never leave early but I just had to today. I also haven't posted for quite some time but I need to sound off. The players should be ashamed of that performance. Dickson had a shocker. Just prooves he's not a big match player as he crumbles under the pressure. Jaidi is a liability at the back. Is only strength is his heading and even on that he was beaten in the air most of the time today. Lambert was his usual self for the season. If he's going to play like that for the rest of the season he can be Pardews first signing as far as I'm concerned. Adkins should've made changes much sooner. Every single player was going through the motions. Fonte, Chaplow, Richardson and Barny were all massively missed today. Some may say I'm being harsh, but to say I'm not happy about today is an understatement. Well done the Bees. They fought for everything and got their rewards.
Pathetic,i live in Holland and i'm a Saints fan.If i live in Southampton i will be watch every single game (home and away). And you guys live proberly 50 miles from Southampton.PFFF. Who's now nearly a true Saints fan! COYR!!!!
WTF are you on about? Improve your grammar and explain yourself.

If it helps... I live about 2miles from the ground, but I still don't know what your point is!
Sorry for my bad English.The point is that i can't think that people left the game earlier.I'm listening every single match to the Saints player and WISH i was there.I'm serious think to move over to Southampton to be closer to the club.COYR!!!Saints Fan Forever!

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Atpost says...
9:37pm Sun 12 Dec 10

What will happen in April when we go bust?
Will the league let us carry on, or are we out of the game?
AND, if that does happen, will The Dog and Duck from Fareham beat us on sunday mornings?

These issues are much more important than M27-w trying to be tough, swearing on the internet

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