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Saints 0 Wigan Athletic 2
1:01pm Saturday 25th August 2012 in Saints News
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4:54pm
FULL-TIME: SAINTS 0, WIGAN 2
4:52pm
GOAL: SAINTS 0, WIGAN 2 (Kone 90). That seals it. Kone dispossesses Fonte on the right, drives into the area and smashes a low effort past Davis.
4:45pm
Hooiveld's looping header from Lambert's cross hit the top of the bar in the 79th minute. Kone had a great chance to finish the game off two minutes later, but slid his shot just wide of the post after exchanging passes with Gomez.
4:39pm
Couple of changes for Saints made in the 75th minute. Steven Davis and Rodriguez off, with Ward-Prowse and Sharp coming on in place of them. Lambert forced a save from Al-Habsi in the 64th minute, but it is Wigan who have been in control of the game. Davis made a good stop from Latics sub Gomez's stinging 20-yard strike in the 67th minute.
4:21pm
Danny Fox forced a good save from Al-Habsi in the 55th minute, controlling the ball 25 yards out and driving a shot back in after the Wigan keeper had punched Lallana's corner clear.
4:14pm
GOAL: SAINTS 0, WIGAN 1 (Di Santo 51). Nice move from Wigan. Boyce plays the ball into Maloney on the edge of the area. He slides a little pass through to Di Santo, who fires into the roof of the net. The goal came a minute after Lambert had tested Al-Habsi from Guly's cross.
3:49pm
HALF-TIME: Saints 0, Wigan 0. Nigel Adkins' team edged that half. Certainly the more positive of the two sides, but chances have been few and far between.
3:46pm
The game has gone very quiet since Lallana hit the bar. Clyne's through ball in the 23rd minute nearly released the midfielder, but Caldwell got across to cover. Fonte did well to deflect behind Figueroa's volleyed effort across goal just after the half hour.
3:19pm
The captain's armband looks like it has inspired Lallana. He turns 25 yards out in the 14th minute and unleashes a ferocious shot. It's heading for the top corner, but the fingertips of a flying Ali Al-Habsi do enough to tip the ball onto the crossbar.
3:14pm
A bright start from Saints. Lallana's delivery from the left wing in the third minute was just too high for any of his teammates and found the arms of Wigan keeper Ali Al-Habsi. Caldwell then did well to block Lallana's sixth-minute shot, after the captain had chested down Danny Fox's cross into the box.
2:59pm
The teams are out at St Mary's. A huge roar greets Premier League football back to the stadium. Just a few minutes until kick-off.
2:23pm
Two changes for Saints this afternoon. Rickie Lambert is restored to the starting line-up by Nigel Adkins, after coming off the bench to score at Manchester City last week. He replaces Jason Puncheon. Steven Davis, who also netted at the Etihad Stadium, takes the place of 17-year-old James Ward-Prowse in midfield.
Wigan make one change to their side, with Arouna Kone coming into the line-up in place of Victor Moses, who completed a £9m transfer to Chelsea yesterday.
2:14pm
LINE-UPS:
Saints: K Davis, Clyne, Fonte, Hooiveld, Fox, S Davis, Schneiderlin, Lallana, Guly, Lambert, Rodriguez.
Subs: Gazzaniga, Richardson, Seaborne, Shaw, Ward-Prowse, Puncheon, Sharp.
Wigan: Al Habsi, Kone, Alcaraz, McCarthy, Caldwell, Di Santo, Maloney, McArthur, Boyce, Ramis, Figueroa.
Subs: Pollitt, Jones, Crusat, Watson, Gomez, Boselli, Beausejour.
Referee: Anthony Taylor (Cheshire).
1:44pm
You know you are going to get something you don't know when you face a newly-promoted side. I think we need to look back at the experiences we had last season where we faced Norwich, Swansea and QPR in the first three games, and probably two years back when we had another newly-promoted side in Blackpool. You play a side full of energy and enthusiasm and look at Southampton – if you had any questions about how they were going to adapt at this level, look at the fact that they scored two goals at the Etihad Stadium from open play. I think that answers everything. They are going to be brave, really enthusiastic and have a very special environment, and we have to be able to cope with that. We have done in the past, and we need to make sure that we are ourselves. It is going to be a tremendous fixture.
Wigan manager Roberto Martinez
1:40pm
Wigan have done magnificently over the years. Roberto Martinez is a very intelligent manager, they play a very good way and they have survived in the Premier League against all the odds. It is a club I was at myself as a player so to see them in the Premier League consistently over the last several years is amazing and great credit should go to them. We're under no illusions. It will be a tough, tough game for us. Probably the Manchester City game you're not expecting us to get anything from. The game against Wigan Athletic, we've got to look to get the three points from.
Saints manager Nigel Adkins
1:21pm
TEAM NEWS: Wigan have already suffered a blow ahead of the game, after forward Victor Moses completed his £9m transfer to Chelsea last night. Winger Jean Beausejour missed last weekend’s 2-0 home defeat against the Blues due to a hamstring problem and is a doubt today, along with James McArthur (back) and Shaun Maloney (dead leg).
1:19pm
TEAM NEWS: Midfielder Jack Cork continues to be sidelined for Saints, following the ankle injury he sustained in a pre-season friendly at Bristol City. Tadanari Lee is continuing his recovery from a long-term foot injury and could earn a place on the bench.
1:03pm
Good afternoon and welcome to the Daily Echo 's blog for this afternoon’s Premier League contest between Saints and Wigan, at St Mary’s Stadium (kick-off 3pm). This is the opening home fixture of the season for Nigel Adkins’ men, who began their campaign last weekend with a memorable performance in a 3-2 defeat at defending champions Manchester City. The pressure is on a bit more today, though, with this looking like the club’s best chance on paper of picking up a win in their first four games. Wigan are also coming off an opening day loss, after Chelsea beat them 2-0 at the DW Stadium.
We will have the teams for you as soon as they becomes available, as well as updates throughout the match.
Comments(164)
OSPREYSAINT
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1:11pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Puddletown Saint
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1:16pm Sat 25 Aug 12
OSPREYSAINT
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1:18pm Sat 25 Aug 12
OSPREYSAINT
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1:20pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Carinthian Saint
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1:29pm Sat 25 Aug 12
!!!!!! 3 points today and Lambert to start. Hope to see Tad on the bench.
Also good luck to the Calendar Girls from Music Theatre South. If those cakes are for sale I'll take an Iced Bun from the top shelf and maybe a Fruit Muffin from below. I do like cake.
RED ARRRRRRRRRRRRMY!!!
Little Hitler
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1:32pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Morgs looked a little ligthweight last week, not 100% sure about him.
damoose
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1:33pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Come on Saints
Rising_Son
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1:39pm Sat 25 Aug 12
damoose wrote:I'm having trouble finding a site that works.
All you luck mush`s going to the game today sing your fk hearts out....the only compensation theres about 1000 links showing our games now
Come on Saints
Strasbourg Saint
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1:54pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Carinthian Saint wrote:No idea what you're on about, but you can save me a couple!
COME ON YOU REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEDS
!!!!!! 3 points today and Lambert to start. Hope to see Tad on the bench.
Also good luck to the Calendar Girls from Music Theatre South. If those cakes are for sale I'll take an Iced Bun from the top shelf and maybe a Fruit Muffin from below. I do like cake.
RED ARRRRRRRRRRRRMY!!!
Well, here we are. Last wekend was not really representative of how our season might shape up; this weekend is.
Nervous? You bet! COYR!
Rising_Son
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1:59pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Rising_Son wrote:Found one now.
damoose wrote:I'm having trouble finding a site that works.
All you luck mush`s going to the game today sing your fk hearts out....the only compensation theres about 1000 links showing our games now
Come on Saints
saintshorse101
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2:00pm Sat 25 Aug 12
we are premier league we are saints
2-1 win for the mighty reds!
Strasbourg Saint
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2:05pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Rising_Son wrote:Hi Rising. Hope all is well in that part of the world. Please share the link you have. Ta!
Rising_Son wrote:Found one now.
damoose wrote:I'm having trouble finding a site that works.
All you luck mush`s going to the game today sing your fk hearts out....the only compensation theres about 1000 links showing our games now
Come on Saints
Rocket 1
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2:10pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Strasbourg Saint wrote:A good link is lshunter.tv soccer
Rising_Son wrote:Hi Rising. Hope all is well in that part of the world. Please share the link you have. Ta!
Rising_Son wrote:Found one now.
damoose wrote:I'm having trouble finding a site that works.
All you luck mush`s going to the game today sing your fk hearts out....the only compensation theres about 1000 links showing our games now
Come on Saints
tomw1234
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2:21pm Sat 25 Aug 12
up saints
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2:26pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Tirau Dan
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2:43pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Got a brew on ready for 2am K/O
4-1 Saints today please
Rising_Son
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2:51pm Sat 25 Aug 12
v/broadcast.php?matc
hid=165314&part=spor
ts.
But, all I seem to get is music now.
Rising_Son
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2:55pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Rocket 1 wrote:http://www.wiziwig.t
Strasbourg Saint wrote:A good link is lshunter.tv soccer
Rising_Son wrote:Hi Rising. Hope all is well in that part of the world. Please share the link you have. Ta!
Rising_Son wrote:Found one now.
damoose wrote:I'm having trouble finding a site that works.
All you luck mush`s going to the game today sing your fk hearts out....the only compensation theres about 1000 links showing our games now
Come on Saints
v/broadcast.php?matc
hid=165314&part=spor
ts is looking pretty good + adverts in Norwegian.
damoose
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2:58pm Sat 25 Aug 12
first row sports
batesieboy
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2:59pm Sat 25 Aug 12
SaintRachel
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3:00pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Ooh, and there's Nigel smiling on SkyNews...
93Brandon
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3:03pm Sat 25 Aug 12
/Channel-7.html
Tirau Dan
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3:14pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Tirau Dan
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3:16pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Rising_Son
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3:51pm Sat 25 Aug 12
damoose wrote:wiziwig conked out on me just before kick off. FirstRow seems to working fine. Thanks.
@Rising_Son says...
first row sports
rossofficial10
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3:53pm Sat 25 Aug 12
i prefer de ridder easily!
agree?
SaintRachel
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3:54pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Strasbourg Saint
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3:56pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Rising_Son wrote:Thanks all. Hope you've been able to watch. The lack of comments here suggests everyone's been watching somehow. Having struggled for a while, I went back to trusty First Row:
Rocket 1 wrote:http://www.wiziwig.t
Strasbourg Saint wrote:A good link is lshunter.tv soccer
Rising_Son wrote:Hi Rising. Hope all is well in that part of the world. Please share the link you have. Ta!
Rising_Son wrote:Found one now.
damoose wrote:I'm having trouble finding a site that works.
All you luck mush`s going to the game today sing your fk hearts out....the only compensation theres about 1000 links showing our games now
Come on Saints
v/broadcast.php?matc
hid=165314&part=
spor
ts is looking pretty good + adverts in Norwegian.
http://www.thefirstr
ow.eu/
Enjoy the second half.
SaintRachel
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3:57pm Sat 25 Aug 12
rossofficial10 wrote:They're both good on their day - I prefer De Ridder's spirit, but they're both inconsistent. Steeeeeeve can do a good headless chicken impersonation though!
i have to say! guly looks out of his depth in this league! keeps frustrating me by giving the ball away to much, takes to long to make decisions!
i prefer de ridder easily!
agree?
Rising_Son
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4:00pm Sat 25 Aug 12
sisaydo
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4:02pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Anyone else having this problem?
rossofficial10
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4:05pm Sat 25 Aug 12
SaintRachel wrote:haha, guly is a very frustrating player, at least de ridder has some tricks.
rossofficial10 wrote:They're both good on their day - I prefer De Ridder's spirit, but they're both inconsistent. Steeeeeeve can do a good headless chicken impersonation though!
i have to say! guly looks out of his depth in this league! keeps frustrating me by giving the ball away to much, takes to long to make decisions!
i prefer de ridder easily!
agree?
i still think ramirez will sign, hes been left out of his bologna side this weekend, hes on strike as him and his agent are pushing for a move to saints,
matt phillips and tom ince would also be useful and a much better option than guly.
Strasbourg Saint
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4:05pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Rising_Son wrote:Ha! Give Yorkie my best.
Stras, I phoned the missus and she said it's unbearably hot in my part of the world. I'm staying cool in Yorkshire. Unfortunately a bit too far away to get to St Mary's. I'm a definite for ManU and Arsenal though, and maybe even Stevenage. (Not a bad visit.)
Might ...... just might ...... make Arsenal! If so, we'll aim to meet up.
Hope it's not too wet up there.
saints_alive
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4:10pm Sat 25 Aug 12
http://www.thefirstr
ow.eu/watch/137158/2
/watch-southampton-f
c-vs-wigan-athletic.
html
Oh the need for a bit of quality!!? We will rue the day that we missed out on Michu. I am NOT a paid up member of the moaning mob. However, we need to splash the cash and tie up these potential deals asap!!! Ramirez, Phillips and that Japanese CB who's name escapes me.
Second half starting. Fingers crossed for something more encouraging.
midlandsaint
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4:11pm Sat 25 Aug 12
saints_alive
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4:12pm Sat 25 Aug 12
JerseySaintPaul
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4:25pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Kings Lynn Saint
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4:25pm Sat 25 Aug 12
I'm looking at the bench and trying to work out who the impact players would be. Puncheon and/or Sharp I suppose.
Still, plenty of time to get 2 goals. 2-1 Saints!
Kings Lynn Saint
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4:26pm Sat 25 Aug 12
JerseySaintPaul wrote:Good call
Billy Sharp on for JRod anyone?
JerseySaintPaul
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4:30pm Sat 25 Aug 12
saints_alive
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4:33pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Sharpe on and I wish De Ridder was in attendance. We need a live wire injection of pace because we look laboured.
Kings Lynn Saint
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4:35pm Sat 25 Aug 12
saints_alive
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4:35pm Sat 25 Aug 12
JerseySaintPaul
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4:35pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Kings Lynn Saint
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4:36pm Sat 25 Aug 12
saints_alive
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4:36pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Kings Lynn Saint
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4:39pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Kings Lynn Saint
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4:41pm Sat 25 Aug 12
chunkyrussell
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4:43pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Barcelona Saint
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4:49pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Kings Lynn Saint
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4:49pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Kings Lynn Saint
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4:50pm Sat 25 Aug 12
But NO panic-buys!!!!
Little Hitler
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4:51pm Sat 25 Aug 12
We need more signings and I'm sure they will come.
Strasbourg Saint
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4:52pm Sat 25 Aug 12
JohnItaly
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4:52pm Sat 25 Aug 12
DisplacedFan
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4:52pm Sat 25 Aug 12
batesieboy
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4:54pm Sat 25 Aug 12
saints_alive
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4:54pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Rising_Son
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4:55pm Sat 25 Aug 12
rossofficial10
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4:55pm Sat 25 Aug 12
cortese and adkins! lets get some quality signings!
urgent urgent urgent! spend some money!!
White and red till dead
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4:56pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Barcelona Saint
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4:56pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Better buy and build quickly!
mastershot100
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4:58pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Lots of fancy passing going nowhere.
What is going to happen when we play on rough winter pitches?
Rising_Son
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5:00pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Kings Lynn Saint
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5:02pm Sat 25 Aug 12
At the back, a couple of defensive frailties and a foul on Jose and we end up on a 0-2 reversal.
I know people will say it was only Wigan, and against better teams we'll struggle, but this is their 8th season in the Prem and are no mugs.
It's going to be a long hard season, but I'm confident we'll get the right players in over the next few days (and no panic buys) and we'll be OK.
My prediction is finish 15th.
And look on the bright side, the Skunts got stuffed!
Chicago Saint
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5:03pm Sat 25 Aug 12
rossofficial10
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5:05pm Sat 25 Aug 12
guly sucks!! bad
Ross :)
joelster
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5:09pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Fonte- not good enough
Ward Prowse - need to be "blooded" over time, still a boy, too much too soon!
Midfield was not dominant- need a dominant game changer.
Wingers were weak, especially Guly.
Shopping list:
Goalkeeper (better than Davis)
2 Central Defenders (one who can play all across the back
1-2 wingers
and
1 Central midfield player
oh sure... and a high quality striker!
Thoughts?
mastershot100
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5:10pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Strasbourg Saint
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5:10pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Please, take a balanced view.
This was frustrating and annoying, and, as others have said, it's a wake up call, but we move on - as one..
Wigan used their knowledge of this level to show us how to win ugly away. Their first was top draw, their second ....... well, we all saw it.
Yes, we all know we need more quality and that will come. Spam think they've bought quality and maybe they have, but they got thrashed today. So, those wanting lots of signings and changes, take heed, that route won't build a team.
As for moaning about certain players, as frustrating as Guly can be, he was as good - and as bad - as several others, so leave it out.
Wigan had three moments of class in the second half and scored the first. We had no luck today and will play worse and win. But, yes, more quality at the back and more creativity up front is needed.
Three positives:
We controlled large parts of the game.
We learnt a lesson and that will be taken on board.
The signings will come and the team will improve.
One negative:
There are no easy games up here.
Now off to pray to St Odile, patron saint of Alsace. :)
Have a good evening (morning/afternoon) all.
JerseySaintPaul
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5:11pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Annoying.
Strasbourg Saint
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5:11pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Rising_Son wrote:Yes, are you on the Echo Facebook site?
Stras, If you can get to Arsenal, let's try to arrange something.
Flashin the pan
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5:13pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Rising_Son
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5:14pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Strasbourg Saint wrote:Yes.
Rising_Son wrote:Yes, are you on the Echo Facebook site?
Stras, If you can get to Arsenal, let's try to arrange something.
Slick Saint
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5:14pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Guly out of his depth but that's not his fault. What are you doing Atkins!
up saints
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5:16pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Kings Lynn Saint
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5:18pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Flashin the pan wrote:What is a go laugh???
Stuck on the bottom already and losing to an average bottom-of-the-table team like Wigan. Atleast i predicted the scoreline. Sadly Pompey had a bad away day and down to 10 men but are not rock bottom yet..not like your crowd are. Roll on Man utd next week and live on the box, should be a go laugh...try and keep the score down this time to maybe 0-1 but very unlikely, more like 0-3 if your lucky. Up the saints!!
They obviously don't teach spelling or have any education at all in Skuntsville.
And you're back early from Carlisle!!!!!
Flashin the pan
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5:18pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Flashin the pan wrote:....good laugh...
Stuck on the bottom already and losing to an average bottom-of-the-table team like Wigan. Atleast i predicted the scoreline. Sadly Pompey had a bad away day and down to 10 men but are not rock bottom yet..not like your crowd are. Roll on Man utd next week and live on the box, should be a go laugh...try and keep the score down this time to maybe 0-1 but very unlikely, more like 0-3 if your lucky. Up the saints!!
Kings Lynn Saint
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5:19pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Slick Saint wrote:Can I just ask, Who is Atkins???????
76 minutes chasing shadows and then only like fir like changes. We have a formation that the squad can't play.
Guly out of his depth but that's not his fault. What are you doing Atkins!
rossofficial10
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5:20pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Slick Saint wrote:but why is guly starting b4 lambert against man city?
76 minutes chasing shadows and then only like fir like changes. We have a formation that the squad can't play.
Guly out of his depth but that's not his fault. What are you doing Atkins!
guly should only be used as second or third choice winger at best.
atkins, what are you doing?
more signings! we all begging u on here!
saintscleric
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5:20pm Sat 25 Aug 12
saints_alive
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5:21pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Kings Lynn Saint wrote:Are you on Prozac???
We didn't play badly. We created chances again, just needed to be a bit ruthless in front of goal and a bit more luck was needed and we could have scored.
At the back, a couple of defensive frailties and a foul on Jose and we end up on a 0-2 reversal.
I know people will say it was only Wigan, and against better teams we'll struggle, but this is their 8th season in the Prem and are no mugs.
It's going to be a long hard season, but I'm confident we'll get the right players in over the next few days (and no panic buys) and we'll be OK.
My prediction is finish 15th.
And look on the bright side, the Skunts got stuffed!
It was dreadful. If they are seasoned Premiership veterans, as you state, please bear in mind that based on last season's outcome, there are 16 other better premiership teams than them in this league.
I admire your optimism, but we have to seriously bolster this squad and complete signings.
Wow, I don't know about that, 'loving feeling'. I have sure lost that winning feeling..
No offence, KLS. Just really peeved.
anothergaysaint
says...
5:22pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Rising_Son
says...
5:23pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Slick Saint wrote:Who's Atkins?
76 minutes chasing shadows and then only like fir like changes. We have a formation that the squad can't play.
Guly out of his depth but that's not his fault. What are you doing Atkins!
Sfc-Sargii
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5:23pm Sat 25 Aug 12
anothergaysaint
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5:24pm Sat 25 Aug 12
saints_alive wrote:Hahaha! Mighty Wigan! Top of the form table..
Kings Lynn Saint wrote:Are you on Prozac???
We didn't play badly. We created chances again, just needed to be a bit ruthless in front of goal and a bit more luck was needed and we could have scored.
At the back, a couple of defensive frailties and a foul on Jose and we end up on a 0-2 reversal.
I know people will say it was only Wigan, and against better teams we'll struggle, but this is their 8th season in the Prem and are no mugs.
It's going to be a long hard season, but I'm confident we'll get the right players in over the next few days (and no panic buys) and we'll be OK.
My prediction is finish 15th.
And look on the bright side, the Skunts got stuffed!
It was dreadful. If they are seasoned Premiership veterans, as you state, please bear in mind that based on last season's outcome, there are 16 other better premiership teams than them in this league.
I admire your optimism, but we have to seriously bolster this squad and complete signings.
Wow, I don't know about that, 'loving feeling'. I have sure lost that winning feeling..
No offence, KLS. Just really peeved.
Reality hurts..
tomw1234
says...
5:24pm Sat 25 Aug 12
rossofficial10 wrote:Lambert didn't start the Man City game as we wanted to bring him on when the City defence was tiring. He came on and scored straight away. Stop talking rubbish. We played terribly today but how anyone can talk about Lambert not starting at City is beyond me. It was tactical genius. And please stop saying Atkins and making a fool of yourself.
Slick Saint wrote:but why is guly starting b4 lambert against man city?
76 minutes chasing shadows and then only like fir like changes. We have a formation that the squad can't play.
Guly out of his depth but that's not his fault. What are you doing Atkins!
guly should only be used as second or third choice winger at best.
atkins, what are you doing?
more signings! we all begging u on here!
exsotonian
says...
5:24pm Sat 25 Aug 12
joelster
says...
5:25pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Strasbourg Saint wrote:Stras. While I agree with keeping both positive and balanced, I really do- I get tired of us depending on "luck" a lot in our comments. Seriously, "over time" its not about luck its about quality.
Note to moaners:
Please, take a balanced view.
This was frustrating and annoying, and, as others have said, it's a wake up call, but we move on - as one..
Wigan used their knowledge of this level to show us how to win ugly away. Their first was top draw, their second ....... well, we all saw it.
Yes, we all know we need more quality and that will come. Spam think they've bought quality and maybe they have, but they got thrashed today. So, those wanting lots of signings and changes, take heed, that route won't build a team.
As for moaning about certain players, as frustrating as Guly can be, he was as good - and as bad - as several others, so leave it out.
Wigan had three moments of class in the second half and scored the first. We had no luck today and will play worse and win. But, yes, more quality at the back and more creativity up front is needed.
Three positives:
We controlled large parts of the game.
We learnt a lesson and that will be taken on board.
The signings will come and the team will improve.
One negative:
There are no easy games up here.
Now off to pray to St Odile, patron saint of Alsace. :)
Have a good evening (morning/afternoon) all.
Now lets face the facts- we have a great manager (I hope he stays long term I really do) and we've got some great players, and we have a great system- BUT- we don't have "enough" Great players! Those are the facts.
Atkins knows it, Nicola knows it... we just need to get them in. To say that it wont build a team to "sign" a bunch of players is not really fair on the say "5" that we need.
We dont need a "QPR", but we do need about 4-5 players.
anothergaysaint
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5:28pm Sat 25 Aug 12
tomw1234 wrote:Tactical genius and two defeats. Keep It up!
rossofficial10 wrote:Lambert didn't start the Man City game as we wanted to bring him on when the City defence was tiring. He came on and scored straight away. Stop talking rubbish. We played terribly today but how anyone can talk about Lambert not starting at City is beyond me. It was tactical genius. And please stop saying Atkins and making a fool of yourself.
Slick Saint wrote:but why is guly starting b4 lambert against man city?
76 minutes chasing shadows and then only like fir like changes. We have a formation that the squad can't play.
Guly out of his depth but that's not his fault. What are you doing Atkins!
guly should only be used as second or third choice winger at best.
atkins, what are you doing?
more signings! we all begging u on here!
rossofficial10
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5:29pm Sat 25 Aug 12
tomw1234 wrote:why do you argue with the saints fans on here?!!!! you numpty
rossofficial10 wrote:Lambert didn't start the Man City game as we wanted to bring him on when the City defence was tiring. He came on and scored straight away. Stop talking rubbish. We played terribly today but how anyone can talk about Lambert not starting at City is beyond me. It was tactical genius. And please stop saying Atkins and making a fool of yourself.
Slick Saint wrote:but why is guly starting b4 lambert against man city?
76 minutes chasing shadows and then only like fir like changes. We have a formation that the squad can't play.
Guly out of his depth but that's not his fault. What are you doing Atkins!
guly should only be used as second or third choice winger at best.
atkins, what are you doing?
more signings! we all begging u on here!
pompey phil
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5:29pm Sat 25 Aug 12
rossofficial10
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5:31pm Sat 25 Aug 12
anothergaysaint wrote:well said mate!!!!!!
tomw1234 wrote:Tactical genius and two defeats. Keep It up!
rossofficial10 wrote:Lambert didn't start the Man City game as we wanted to bring him on when the City defence was tiring. He came on and scored straight away. Stop talking rubbish. We played terribly today but how anyone can talk about Lambert not starting at City is beyond me. It was tactical genius. And please stop saying Atkins and making a fool of yourself.
Slick Saint wrote:but why is guly starting b4 lambert against man city?
76 minutes chasing shadows and then only like fir like changes. We have a formation that the squad can't play.
Guly out of his depth but that's not his fault. What are you doing Atkins!
guly should only be used as second or third choice winger at best.
atkins, what are you doing?
more signings! we all begging u on here!
anothergaysaint
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5:32pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Already third from bottom and Liverpool have a game in hand
saints_alive
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5:33pm Sat 25 Aug 12
anothergaysaint wrote:With PL status and oodles of cash it's just a mere blip, you fishy f***. Yours appears to be terminal...How was Carlisle?
saints_alive wrote:Hahaha! Mighty Wigan! Top of the form table..
Kings Lynn Saint wrote:Are you on Prozac???
We didn't play badly. We created chances again, just needed to be a bit ruthless in front of goal and a bit more luck was needed and we could have scored.
At the back, a couple of defensive frailties and a foul on Jose and we end up on a 0-2 reversal.
I know people will say it was only Wigan, and against better teams we'll struggle, but this is their 8th season in the Prem and are no mugs.
It's going to be a long hard season, but I'm confident we'll get the right players in over the next few days (and no panic buys) and we'll be OK.
My prediction is finish 15th.
And look on the bright side, the Skunts got stuffed!
It was dreadful. If they are seasoned Premiership veterans, as you state, please bear in mind that based on last season's outcome, there are 16 other better premiership teams than them in this league.
I admire your optimism, but we have to seriously bolster this squad and complete signings.
Wow, I don't know about that, 'loving feeling'. I have sure lost that winning feeling..
No offence, KLS. Just really peeved.
Reality hurts..
pompey phil
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5:35pm Sat 25 Aug 12
anothergaysaint wrote:Oh i hadnt looked at the tables yet, but if what you say is true woo hoo!!!! Come on man utd!!!
Sorry Pompey Phil but you're wrong about slipping into the bottom three..
Already third from bottom and Liverpool have a game in hand
anothergaysaint
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5:36pm Sat 25 Aug 12
saints_alive wrote:Played two, lost two and can't even fill the stadium for the first prem game in years. Its gonna be a long blip..
anothergaysaint wrote:With PL status and oodles of cash it's just a mere blip, you fishy f***. Yours appears to be terminal...How was Carlisle?
saints_alive wrote:Hahaha! Mighty Wigan! Top of the form table..
Kings Lynn Saint wrote:Are you on Prozac???
We didn't play badly. We created chances again, just needed to be a bit ruthless in front of goal and a bit more luck was needed and we could have scored.
At the back, a couple of defensive frailties and a foul on Jose and we end up on a 0-2 reversal.
I know people will say it was only Wigan, and against better teams we'll struggle, but this is their 8th season in the Prem and are no mugs.
It's going to be a long hard season, but I'm confident we'll get the right players in over the next few days (and no panic buys) and we'll be OK.
My prediction is finish 15th.
And look on the bright side, the Skunts got stuffed!
It was dreadful. If they are seasoned Premiership veterans, as you state, please bear in mind that based on last season's outcome, there are 16 other better premiership teams than them in this league.
I admire your optimism, but we have to seriously bolster this squad and complete signings.
Wow, I don't know about that, 'loving feeling'. I have sure lost that winning feeling..
No offence, KLS. Just really peeved.
Reality hurts..
Barcelona Saint
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5:43pm Sat 25 Aug 12
pompey phil wrote:Haha. You got thrashed too!! Hahaha. Useless team going nowhere! How does it feel playing in League 1?? Good. Coz that's where you're staying. Up the Saints!!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha,here is a thought instead of moaning how about actually getting behind the deckchair club you are supposed to be supporting, but i forgot you dont know how to support, your just a bunch of geriatric numpties who have loads of empty seats in your lego house,man utd next week then into the bottom 3 you go and there you will stay,Play up pompey!!!!
anothergaysaint
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5:49pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Barcelona Saint wrote:Played two, lost two. Yep, useless team going nowhere darling.
pompey phil wrote:Haha. You got thrashed too!! Hahaha. Useless team going nowhere! How does it feel playing in League 1?? Good. Coz that's where you're staying. Up the Saints!!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha,here is a thought instead of moaning how about actually getting behind the deckchair club you are supposed to be supporting, but i forgot you dont know how to support, your just a bunch of geriatric numpties who have loads of empty seats in your lego house,man utd next week then into the bottom 3 you go and there you will stay,Play up pompey!!!!
Barcelona Saint
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5:53pm Sat 25 Aug 12
anothergaysaint wrote:League 1!! Hehehehe. Im really loving how sh1te P'muff are these days!!! hahaha. Laughing stock of the south aren't you! Oh yes. Doesn´t matter if we lost. We are in the PREMIER LEAGUE, moron!
Barcelona Saint wrote:Played two, lost two. Yep, useless team going nowhere darling.pompey phil wrote: Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha,here is a thought instead of moaning how about actually getting behind the deckchair club you are supposed to be supporting, but i forgot you dont know how to support, your just a bunch of geriatric numpties who have loads of empty seats in your lego house,man utd next week then into the bottom 3 you go and there you will stay,Play up pompey!!!!Haha. You got thrashed too!! Hahaha. Useless team going nowhere! How does it feel playing in League 1?? Good. Coz that's where you're staying. Up the Saints!!
SaintinCanada
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5:55pm Sat 25 Aug 12
truelysaints
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5:57pm Sat 25 Aug 12
anothergaysaint
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6:01pm Sat 25 Aug 12
anothergaysaint wrote:Good that it doesn't matter it won't be the last disappointment.. I wish I could give every one of you a conciliatory hug.. Mmwwaah!
Barcelona Saint wrote:Played two, lost two. Yep, useless team going nowhere darling.
pompey phil wrote:Haha. You got thrashed too!! Hahaha. Useless team going nowhere! How does it feel playing in League 1?? Good. Coz that's where you're staying. Up the Saints!!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha,here is a thought instead of moaning how about actually getting behind the deckchair club you are supposed to be supporting, but i forgot you dont know how to support, your just a bunch of geriatric numpties who have loads of empty seats in your lego house,man utd next week then into the bottom 3 you go and there you will stay,Play up pompey!!!!
Kings Lynn Saint
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6:02pm Sat 25 Aug 12
saints_alive wrote:No offence taken. I was expecting us to win as games against teams like Wigan are matches we should be wining, especially at home. That's where the majority of our points will come from. Getting anything off the Mancs, Chelsea etc will be a bonus.
Kings Lynn Saint wrote:Are you on Prozac???
We didn't play badly. We created chances again, just needed to be a bit ruthless in front of goal and a bit more luck was needed and we could have scored.
At the back, a couple of defensive frailties and a foul on Jose and we end up on a 0-2 reversal.
I know people will say it was only Wigan, and against better teams we'll struggle, but this is their 8th season in the Prem and are no mugs.
It's going to be a long hard season, but I'm confident we'll get the right players in over the next few days (and no panic buys) and we'll be OK.
My prediction is finish 15th.
And look on the bright side, the Skunts got stuffed!
It was dreadful. If they are seasoned Premiership veterans, as you state, please bear in mind that based on last season's outcome, there are 16 other better premiership teams than them in this league.
I admire your optimism, but we have to seriously bolster this squad and complete signings.
Wow, I don't know about that, 'loving feeling'. I have sure lost that winning feeling..
No offence, KLS. Just really peeved.
I still believe we'll be OK. I've said this season our aim should be to consolidate and build and improve with each season.
I'm confident we'll see some new signings before the window closes, but as I mentioned earlier, I don't want us to simply splash the cash and panic buy players ( a la QPR).
Adkins knows where he needs to strengthen and has identified his targets, and I'm sure he's identified 2 or maybe 3 players for those positions if we can't get our first target.
And surely signing a football player has a bit more to it then "Can we sign your player?" "How much are you offering for him?" "£6 million?" "He's worth £10 million" "How about £8 million?" "OK, sold"
saintbobby
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6:03pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Well, the first win has gone down the tubes so I will have to wait 3 or 4 weeks to get a line on what we might achieve.
For sure, Saints will lose the next 2 games and then will be BOTTOM, just like the Daily Mail said.
I didn't expect to get anything at Man City, but thought we could beat Wigan. So much for that MIGHTY SOUTHAMPTON silly slogan.
Best wishes to all my readers!!
deepheat
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6:07pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Have I missed a match?
anothergaysaint
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6:09pm Sat 25 Aug 12
deepheat wrote:Saves updating next week...
BBC ceefax/digitext whatever it's called have Saints in 20th.....played 3....lost 3.
Have I missed a match?
deepheat
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6:12pm Sat 25 Aug 12
deepheat wrote:Ceefax text pages also say
BBC ceefax/digitext whatever it's called have Saints in 20th.....played 3....lost 3.
Have I missed a match?
20th...P.3..L.3...F.
2...A.7
bluewhiteandred
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6:20pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Kings Lynn Saint wrote:At least we scored ! you didnt fill st marys then ? With MAN UTD next then ARSENAL and villa and EVERTON i cant see any points !
We didn't play badly. We created chances again, just needed to be a bit ruthless in front of goal and a bit more luck was needed and we could have scored.
At the back, a couple of defensive frailties and a foul on Jose and we end up on a 0-2 reversal.
I know people will say it was only Wigan, and against better teams we'll struggle, but this is their 8th season in the Prem and are no mugs.
It's going to be a long hard season, but I'm confident we'll get the right players in over the next few days (and no panic buys) and we'll be OK.
My prediction is finish 15th.
And look on the bright side, the Skunts got stuffed!
My prediction is finish Bottom less points than pompey when we went down with -10 included
anothergaysaint
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6:22pm Sat 25 Aug 12
deepheat wrote:That would be a good outcome after three..
deepheat wrote:Ceefax text pages also say
BBC ceefax/digitext whatever it's called have Saints in 20th.....played 3....lost 3.
Have I missed a match?
20th...P.3..L.3...F.
2...A.7
SFCOLDBOY
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6:25pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Reality check needed though if you don't take your chances at this level you get beaten.
We had a football lesson second half they toyed with us at times.
Saints laboured the whole half.
What has happened to our pinged passes that we were able to do last season?
We have to replace Danny Fox, his defensive display again was poor.
His advantages in set plays and attacking are outwayed by his poor defending.
As was Fonte's, albeit possibly fouled for their second goal.
Jay Rod huffed and puffed but looked like a little boy lost at times.
Any way next week will be the true test to see that Saints can learn from this lesson today, I am sure they will.
We need to retain the ball better and move it quicker.
Dissapointed today,but optomistic we can turn it around.
COYR.
tomw1234
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6:31pm Sat 25 Aug 12
bluewhiteandred
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6:34pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Dissapointed today,but optomistic we can turn it around.
You wont lets face it lots more dissapointment to come get used to it and enjoy the premier while it lasts!
anothergaysaint
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6:39pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Well run club who "sparsely fill" their stadium for the first prem game in years. No wonder Pompey are jealous..
charm_saints
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6:40pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Velleity
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6:42pm Sat 25 Aug 12
After the first ten minutes of the second half we were definitely not going to win it.
I'm ambivalent towards Guly but I thought he did just fine today, enough that I had words with the guy behind me who was on his back for not getting to a pass from Lambert that was far out of Guly's reach.
I thought Lallana was seriously under the weather today and I think that he's such a cornerstone of the team that if he's underperforming then the team gets their head down a little.
I suspect NA has a CB in his list for the last week of the window - most deals get done now, so it's not unexpected still to be waiting.
The general tone on here is pitiful. We've lost one game that we might have hoped to win and you're all giving up hope...
Velleity
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6:45pm Sat 25 Aug 12
anothergaysaint wrote:"Sparsely filled" it with 29,604 people. When was the last time that many people went to watch Pompey at home?
Magnificent..!
Well run club who "sparsely fill" their stadium for the first prem game in years. No wonder Pompey are jealous..
saintshorse101
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6:46pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Strasbourg Saint wrote:finally a well balanced report.
Note to moaners: Please, take a balanced view. This was frustrating and annoying, and, as others have said, it's a wake up call, but we move on - as one.. Wigan used their knowledge of this level to show us how to win ugly away. Their first was top draw, their second ....... well, we all saw it. Yes, we all know we need more quality and that will come. Spam think they've bought quality and maybe they have, but they got thrashed today. So, those wanting lots of signings and changes, take heed, that route won't build a team. As for moaning about certain players, as frustrating as Guly can be, he was as good - and as bad - as several others, so leave it out. Wigan had three moments of class in the second half and scored the first. We had no luck today and will play worse and win. But, yes, more quality at the back and more creativity up front is needed. Three positives: We controlled large parts of the game. We learnt a lesson and that will be taken on board. The signings will come and the team will improve. One negative: There are no easy games up here. Now off to pray to St Odile, patron saint of Alsace. :) Have a good evening (morning/afternoon) all.
i am getting fed up with all the moaners and whingers that post inane comments on here.
for 1 i was there and i thought that guly did ok today, wasnt our best player that imho would be clyne, but he wasnt our worst player either. you can hear a sigh and moan when he gets the ball, so he must hear this aswell and must be off putting.
2. i dont think that fonte did much wrong either.
a few people moan about these players and then others feel the need to jump on the band wagon.
we were unlucky today and had some good efforts. we hit the crossbar twice, 1 from a good save. their keeper made some good saves aswell.
the 1 problem i saw was that we were not getting the ball into ricky quickly enough, and you could see him getting frustrated. he was calling and calling for crosses to be made yet the ball keep being passed short through midfield.
comming home and listening to solent i have to wonder if half the texts sent in were from our fishy fiddling friends, some calling for adkins to be sacked! 1 even said that redkrap should be brought in! the obvious moans at gulyand fonte and even jos, 1 person stated that j-rod should be dropped and sold as hes not up to it. oh and lots of `thats it we are going down, we are going to be a yo yo club`. i do love how people can say this after 2 yes only 2 games!
if we had been more clinical we might well have won today. oh and can we try and get behind the team instead of just moaning all the time.
MikefromSA
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6:50pm Sat 25 Aug 12
bluewhiteandred
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6:50pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Sad seems like the owners have let you down you have had plenty of time to prepare for the Premier and sign good quality players .
your manager and owners should know this was top priority why didnt they sign top players
anothergaysaint
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6:51pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Velleity wrote:http://www.google.co
anothergaysaint wrote:"Sparsely filled" it with 29,604 people. When was the last time that many people went to watch Pompey at home?
Magnificent..!
Well run club who "sparsely fill" their stadium for the first prem game in years. No wonder Pompey are jealous..
.uk/search?q=bbc+spa
resely+filled&ie=UTF
-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&cl
ient=safari
charm_saints
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6:57pm Sat 25 Aug 12
bluewhiteandred wrote:Like i said they are good players but i dont think good enough,however in Nigel we trust and i will leave the managing to him...only second game in so not panicking yet ! we will beat manure next week and everything will be on track again ;-)
charm saints and velleity
Sad seems like the owners have let you down you have had plenty of time to prepare for the Premier and sign good quality players .
your manager and owners should know this was top priority why didnt they sign top players
pansypotter2
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7:14pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Man C but fanless Wigan well it needs to be better. Maybe bring back Arry he,s also doing Fantasy League somewhere, No more gloating get behinnd Hants.C.C
Velleity
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7:16pm Sat 25 Aug 12
anothergaysaint wrote:Can you answer my question, please?
Velleity wrote:http://www.google.co
anothergaysaint wrote:"Sparsely filled" it with 29,604 people. When was the last time that many people went to watch Pompey at home?
Magnificent..!
Well run club who "sparsely fill" their stadium for the first prem game in years. No wonder Pompey are jealous..
.uk/search?q=bbc+spa
resely+filled&ie
=UTF
-8&oe=UTF-8&
hl=en&cl
ient=safari
When was the last time that many people went to watch Pompey at home?
saints_alive
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7:17pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Kings Lynn Saint wrote:To argue the toss and with reference to the latter half of your argument; Adkins and the team know where they need to strengthen the squad. However, gaining the efforts of flair players, for eg Michu was lost due to Laudrop knowing him from his time in Spain.
saints_alive wrote:No offence taken. I was expecting us to win as games against teams like Wigan are matches we should be wining, especially at home. That's where the majority of our points will come from. Getting anything off the Mancs, Chelsea etc will be a bonus.
Kings Lynn Saint wrote:Are you on Prozac???
We didn't play badly. We created chances again, just needed to be a bit ruthless in front of goal and a bit more luck was needed and we could have scored.
At the back, a couple of defensive frailties and a foul on Jose and we end up on a 0-2 reversal.
I know people will say it was only Wigan, and against better teams we'll struggle, but this is their 8th season in the Prem and are no mugs.
It's going to be a long hard season, but I'm confident we'll get the right players in over the next few days (and no panic buys) and we'll be OK.
My prediction is finish 15th.
And look on the bright side, the Skunts got stuffed!
It was dreadful. If they are seasoned Premiership veterans, as you state, please bear in mind that based on last season's outcome, there are 16 other better premiership teams than them in this league.
I admire your optimism, but we have to seriously bolster this squad and complete signings.
Wow, I don't know about that, 'loving feeling'. I have sure lost that winning feeling..
No offence, KLS. Just really peeved.
I still believe we'll be OK. I've said this season our aim should be to consolidate and build and improve with each season.
I'm confident we'll see some new signings before the window closes, but as I mentioned earlier, I don't want us to simply splash the cash and panic buy players ( a la QPR).
Adkins knows where he needs to strengthen and has identified his targets, and I'm sure he's identified 2 or maybe 3 players for those positions if we can't get our first target.
And surely signing a football player has a bit more to it then "Can we sign your player?" "How much are you offering for him?" "£6 million?" "He's worth £10 million" "How about £8 million?" "OK, sold"
Have you noticed since Pardew left that we have only signed ex Scunthorpe or players from around that vicinity (Tad Lee isn't from t'up North granted) .
Please, please, please prove me wrong but we have to be bold; and to be honest, if I was an 21 yo Uruguayan international watching that today,I would pledge my allegiance elsewhere.
I love the Saints, but when the passing training ground, 'ole' went up from the Wigan supporters today I felt................
........
Velleity
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7:22pm Sat 25 Aug 12
bluewhiteandred wrote:No-one's let me down, buster. Shouldn't you be off trying to save your club rather than wasting your life on here?
charm saints and velleity
Sad seems like the owners have let you down you have had plenty of time to prepare for the Premier and sign good quality players .
your manager and owners should know this was top priority why didnt they sign top players
saintshorse101
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7:22pm Sat 25 Aug 12
anyway i digress when you come on here to make your well thought out posts please please remember that our manager is called ADKINS not ATKINS! and also we, thats SAINTS are in the premier league, we have great players and money to spend, money that is our not begged stole and borrowed off of local businesses and charities. good luck with balram chainrai! i hope he does to your despicable club what needs to be done and closes it down. every time your team of whos who of whos no one plays a game it is a shame on english football. stop crying about how you dont have enough players and play your youth! you got rid of every player you had cause you couldnt afford them! tough luck not our fault or anybody elses either! now go back to bed with your sisterauntmum its way past your bedtime.
Velleity
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7:29pm Sat 25 Aug 12
anothergaysaint wrote:Saints Alive: "Have you noticed since Pardew left that we have only signed ex Scunthorpe or players from around that vicinity"
Velleity wrote:http://www.google.co
anothergaysaint wrote:"Sparsely filled" it with 29,604 people. When was the last time that many people went to watch Pompey at home?
Magnificent..!
Well run club who "sparsely fill" their stadium for the first prem game in years. No wonder Pompey are jealous..
.uk/search?q=bbc+spa
resely+filled&ie
=UTF
-8&oe=UTF-8&
hl=en&cl
ient=safari
Thought you might like to know that Southampton is closer to Watford than Burnley (Jay Rod) is to Scunthorpe.
Nathan Clyne came from London, which is daaahn sarf and Steve Davis came from Glasgow. Gazzaniga came from Gillingham.
You're talking tripe of the highest order, old son.
Velleity
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7:31pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Thought you might like to know that Southampton is closer to Watford than Burnley (Jay Rod) is to Scunthorpe.
Nathan Clyne came from London, which is daaahn sarf and Steve Davis came from Glasgow. Gazzaniga came from Gillingham.
You're talking tripe of the highest order, old son.
Rising_Son
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7:34pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Linesman
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7:39pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Velleity wrote:Not a fair question. Compare the capacity of St Marys with the capacity of Fratton Park.
anothergaysaint wrote:Can you answer my question, please?
Velleity wrote:http://www.google.co
anothergaysaint wrote:"Sparsely filled" it with 29,604 people. When was the last time that many people went to watch Pompey at home?
Magnificent..!
Well run club who "sparsely fill" their stadium for the first prem game in years. No wonder Pompey are jealous..
.uk/search?q=bbc+spa
resely+filled&ie
=UTF
-8&oe=UTF-8&
hl=en&cl
ient=safari
When was the last time that many people went to watch Pompey at home?
It would have been the same if someone from Pompey had asked the same question when Saints were at The Dell.
I do know that, before it 'all seater stadiums' was introduced, Fratton Park once had more than 52,000 at a match. Unlikely to be beaten by either club.
Linesman
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7:39pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Velleity wrote:Not a fair question. Compare the capacity of St Marys with the capacity of Fratton Park.
anothergaysaint wrote:Can you answer my question, please?
Velleity wrote:http://www.google.co
anothergaysaint wrote:"Sparsely filled" it with 29,604 people. When was the last time that many people went to watch Pompey at home?
Magnificent..!
Well run club who "sparsely fill" their stadium for the first prem game in years. No wonder Pompey are jealous..
.uk/search?q=bbc+spa
resely+filled&ie
=UTF
-8&oe=UTF-8&
hl=en&cl
ient=safari
When was the last time that many people went to watch Pompey at home?
It would have been the same if someone from Pompey had asked the same question when Saints were at The Dell.
I do know that, before it 'all seater stadiums' was introduced, Fratton Park once had more than 52,000 at a match. Unlikely to be beaten by either club.
SaintDon13
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7:42pm Sat 25 Aug 12
mastershot100 wrote:2,000 missing Wigan fans, I am thinking we could have sold them to home fans, and of course some plastics bought tickets so that they could get seats at the Manure game and probably didn't turn up for this one.
WHY ALL THE EMPTY SEATS?
SaintDon13
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7:44pm Sat 25 Aug 12
bluewhiteandred wrote:Didn't Carlisle play well today?
charm saints and velleity
Sad seems like the owners have let you down you have had plenty of time to prepare for the Premier and sign good quality players .
your manager and owners should know this was top priority why didnt they sign top players
SaintDon13
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7:45pm Sat 25 Aug 12
SaintDon13 wrote:... but we have still got the cash!
mastershot100 wrote:2,000 missing Wigan fans, I am thinking we could have sold them to home fans, and of course some plastics bought tickets so that they could get seats at the Manure game and probably didn't turn up for this one.
WHY ALL THE EMPTY SEATS?
SaintDon13
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7:47pm Sat 25 Aug 12
MikefromSA wrote:Betting on a Sunday? Where is your Christian Spirit?
Ha ha ha I'm off to the bookie tomorrow to place a bet on Saints relegation. It'll be like taking candy off a baby in May! Ha ha ha
bluewhiteandred
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7:52pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Velleity wrote:you can never beat 36000 in 1980s at fratton park v you lot and 32000 when in div 4 at a cup game v middlesborough also
anothergaysaint wrote:"Sparsely filled" it with 29,604 people. When was the last time that many people went to watch Pompey at home?
Magnificent..!
Well run club who "sparsely fill" their stadium for the first prem game in years. No wonder Pompey are jealous..
we had full houses in most of premier games
rossofficial10
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8:12pm Sat 25 Aug 12
adkins or atkins name!
who cares!!
just want a win!
bluewhiteandred
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8:22pm Sat 25 Aug 12
OSPREYSAINT
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8:45pm Sat 25 Aug 12
bluewhiteandred wrote:No one is really doubting what happened in the past, sadly you have fallen on hard times, I hope in time that the whole sorry mess is sorted so that we can get back to the old gladiatorial scraps of old, and give us chance to gain revenge on a level playing field. I cannot see that happening in the near future, and probably not in my lifetime mores the pity.
Velleity wrote:you can never beat 36000 in 1980s at fratton park v you lot and 32000 when in div 4 at a cup game v middlesborough also
anothergaysaint wrote:"Sparsely filled" it with 29,604 people. When was the last time that many people went to watch Pompey at home?
Magnificent..!
Well run club who "sparsely fill" their stadium for the first prem game in years. No wonder Pompey are jealous..
we had full houses in most of premier games
OSPREYSAINT
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8:55pm Sat 25 Aug 12
bluewhiteandred
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8:59pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Thanks sad i hope we both meet soon !
but sadder BOBBY STOKES who won you the cup has a memorial site with shock i cant believe no saints fans has left any tributes on the site ! i am quite shocked what does that tell you of saints fans only 1 candle was lit for him
http://bobby-stokes.
gonetoosoon.org/
OSPREYSAINT
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9:14pm Sat 25 Aug 12
bluewhiteandred wrote:Must plead ignorance on that one where exactly is it so we can make amends?
ospreysaint
Thanks sad i hope we both meet soon !
but sadder BOBBY STOKES who won you the cup has a memorial site with shock i cant believe no saints fans has left any tributes on the site ! i am quite shocked what does that tell you of saints fans only 1 candle was lit for him
http://bobby-stokes.
gonetoosoon.org/
anothergaysaint
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9:18pm Sat 25 Aug 12
saintbobby wrote:Only 42 to go now then..
A few threads ago I reckoned we needed 42 points for safety and about 10 wins and 12 draws.
Well, the first win has gone down the tubes so I will have to wait 3 or 4 weeks to get a line on what we might achieve.
For sure, Saints will lose the next 2 games and then will be BOTTOM, just like the Daily Mail said.
I didn't expect to get anything at Man City, but thought we could beat Wigan. So much for that MIGHTY SOUTHAMPTON silly slogan.
Best wishes to all my readers!!
bluewhiteandred
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9:26pm Sat 25 Aug 12
OSPREYSAINT wrote:you can be the first saints fan ! to pay tribute sad as he won the cup for saints
bluewhiteandred wrote:Must plead ignorance on that one where exactly is it so we can make amends?
ospreysaint
Thanks sad i hope we both meet soon !
but sadder BOBBY STOKES who won you the cup has a memorial site with shock i cant believe no saints fans has left any tributes on the site ! i am quite shocked what does that tell you of saints fans only 1 candle was lit for him
http://bobby-stokes.
gonetoosoon.org/
bobby-stokes.gonetoo
soon.org
OSPREYSAINT
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9:32pm Sat 25 Aug 12
bluewhiteandred wrote:I know I was there!
OSPREYSAINT wrote:you can be the first saints fan ! to pay tribute sad as he won the cup for saints
bluewhiteandred wrote:Must plead ignorance on that one where exactly is it so we can make amends?
ospreysaint
Thanks sad i hope we both meet soon !
but sadder BOBBY STOKES who won you the cup has a memorial site with shock i cant believe no saints fans has left any tributes on the site ! i am quite shocked what does that tell you of saints fans only 1 candle was lit for him
http://bobby-stokes.
gonetoosoon.org/
bobby-stokes.gonetoo
soon.org
OSPREYSAINT
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10:08pm Sat 25 Aug 12
bluewhiteandred wrote:Done
OSPREYSAINT wrote:you can be the first saints fan ! to pay tribute sad as he won the cup for saints
bluewhiteandred wrote:Must plead ignorance on that one where exactly is it so we can make amends?
ospreysaint
Thanks sad i hope we both meet soon !
but sadder BOBBY STOKES who won you the cup has a memorial site with shock i cant believe no saints fans has left any tributes on the site ! i am quite shocked what does that tell you of saints fans only 1 candle was lit for him
http://bobby-stokes.
gonetoosoon.org/
bobby-stokes.gonetoo
soon.org
OSPREYSAINT
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10:12pm Sat 25 Aug 12
OSPREYSAINT wrote:Thanks for pointing it out, am now spreading the word.
bluewhiteandred wrote:Done
OSPREYSAINT wrote:you can be the first saints fan ! to pay tribute sad as he won the cup for saints
bluewhiteandred wrote:Must plead ignorance on that one where exactly is it so we can make amends?
ospreysaint
Thanks sad i hope we both meet soon !
but sadder BOBBY STOKES who won you the cup has a memorial site with shock i cant believe no saints fans has left any tributes on the site ! i am quite shocked what does that tell you of saints fans only 1 candle was lit for him
http://bobby-stokes.
gonetoosoon.org/
bobby-stokes.gonetoo
soon.org
bluewhiteandred
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10:46pm Sat 25 Aug 12
bluewhiteandred
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10:51pm Sat 25 Aug 12
over 2000 views ?
Rocket 1
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11:06pm Sat 25 Aug 12
OSPREYSAINT wrote:Another Saints Fan Pleading Ignorance, "RIP" Bobby Stokes, my 1976 Hero, lets never forget.
OSPREYSAINT wrote:Thanks for pointing it out, am now spreading the word.
bluewhiteandred wrote:Done
OSPREYSAINT wrote:you can be the first saints fan ! to pay tribute sad as he won the cup for saints
bluewhiteandred wrote:Must plead ignorance on that one where exactly is it so we can make amends?
ospreysaint
Thanks sad i hope we both meet soon !
but sadder BOBBY STOKES who won you the cup has a memorial site with shock i cant believe no saints fans has left any tributes on the site ! i am quite shocked what does that tell you of saints fans only 1 candle was lit for him
http://bobby-stokes.
gonetoosoon.org/
bobby-stokes.gonetoo
soon.org
bluewhiteandred
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11:12pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Rocket 1
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11:21pm Sat 25 Aug 12
bluewhiteandred wrote:So nice to see a true football fan on this site, instead of the "UGLY" fans, good luck Pompey, we were in your position 3 seasons ago and we got lucky, who knows what is around the corner.
I have lit candle for bobby also he did play for us also i hope you saints fans follow on with more
Rocket 1
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11:31pm Sat 25 Aug 12
Rocket 1 wrote:Sorry just seen what you have said on other post's, goodbye and good riddance to you "SCUNTS" hope you are out of the football league very very soon, so off you pop, get back to what you are good at, dreaming that you lived 15 miles west
bluewhiteandred wrote:So nice to see a true football fan on this site, instead of the "UGLY" fans, good luck Pompey, we were in your position 3 seasons ago and we got lucky, who knows what is around the corner.
I have lit candle for bobby also he did play for us also i hope you saints fans follow on with more
circa 66 saint
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12:32am Sun 26 Aug 12
the 1st club to suffer successive relegation's and to disappear from the football league altogether. where they will end up is anyone's guess.
now that would be an achievement.
CHAINRAI RULES
OSPREYSAINT
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12:41am Sun 26 Aug 12
Rocket 1 wrote:bluewhiteandred is a bit if a schizo when it comes to Saints, I am sure it is all bluff and he is just having a tease at our expense, plenty of our numpties doing the same on the News site. I like banter, I don't like some of the sheer nastiness that goes on, it's pointless, and I absolutely abhor personation.
bluewhiteandred wrote:So nice to see a true football fan on this site, instead of the "UGLY" fans, good luck Pompey, we were in your position 3 seasons ago and we got lucky, who knows what is around the corner.
I have lit candle for bobby also he did play for us also i hope you saints fans follow on with more
Velleity
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1:21am Sun 26 Aug 12
Looking round the ground today there were any number of sets of three seats. The first section in the Itchen was about 1/3 empty.
Looks like the management team may have to have words with the new ticketing company and find out what the hell is going on.
ButtyIoWSaint
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3:25am Sun 26 Aug 12
Velleity wrote:Couldn't agree more.
Just seen a friend off after a dinner party. He spent the best part of Monday trying to book three seats for today's game but couldn't get three seats together in any section, so he ended up not going.
Looking round the ground today there were any number of sets of three seats. The first section in the Itchen was about 1/3 empty.
Looks like the management team may have to have words with the new ticketing company and find out what the hell is going on.
When I bought our season tickets, all of block 3 was sold out, yet today there were rows of empty seats unoccupied,
including my row.
I hope this doesn't mean I will have the pleasure of some winging plastics who hardly ever turns up, sitting next to me.
I also tried getting extra tickets for my Bro, (Manure fan, but never seen them play, except on TV, like most Utd fans) As the Wigan game was linked with Manure, I had no joy either
Linesman
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9:12am Sun 26 Aug 12
ButtyIoWSaint wrote:People do take holidays away from home in August.
Velleity wrote:Couldn't agree more.
Just seen a friend off after a dinner party. He spent the best part of Monday trying to book three seats for today's game but couldn't get three seats together in any section, so he ended up not going.
Looking round the ground today there were any number of sets of three seats. The first section in the Itchen was about 1/3 empty.
Looks like the management team may have to have words with the new ticketing company and find out what the hell is going on.
When I bought our season tickets, all of block 3 was sold out, yet today there were rows of empty seats unoccupied,
including my row.
I hope this doesn't mean I will have the pleasure of some winging plastics who hardly ever turns up, sitting next to me.
I also tried getting extra tickets for my Bro, (Manure fan, but never seen them play, except on TV, like most Utd fans) As the Wigan game was linked with Manure, I had no joy either
bluewhiteandred
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11:29am Sun 26 Aug 12
OSPREYSAINT wrote:hi ospreysaint
Rocket 1 wrote:bluewhiteandred is a bit if a schizo when it comes to Saints, I am sure it is all bluff and he is just having a tease at our expense, plenty of our numpties doing the same on the News site. I like banter, I don't like some of the sheer nastiness that goes on, it's pointless, and I absolutely abhor personation.
bluewhiteandred wrote:So nice to see a true football fan on this site, instead of the "UGLY" fans, good luck Pompey, we were in your position 3 seasons ago and we got lucky, who knows what is around the corner.
I have lit candle for bobby also he did play for us also i hope you saints fans follow on with more
Their is 4 candles or bobby stokes better than one i guess
http://bobby-stokes.
gonetoosoon.org
frattonparked
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8:41pm Sun 26 Aug 12
Barcelona Saint wrote:but only for this season .......
anothergaysaint wrote:League 1!! Hehehehe. Im really loving how sh1te P'muff are these days!!! hahaha. Laughing stock of the south aren't you! Oh yes. Doesn´t matter if we lost. We are in the PREMIER LEAGUE, moron!
Barcelona Saint wrote:Played two, lost two. Yep, useless team going nowhere darling.pompey phil wrote: Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha,here is a thought instead of moaning how about actually getting behind the deckchair club you are supposed to be supporting, but i forgot you dont know how to support, your just a bunch of geriatric numpties who have loads of empty seats in your lego house,man utd next week then into the bottom 3 you go and there you will stay,Play up pompey!!!!Haha. You got thrashed too!! Hahaha. Useless team going nowhere! How does it feel playing in League 1?? Good. Coz that's where you're staying. Up the Saints!!
frattonparked
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8:46pm Sun 26 Aug 12
OSPREYSAINT wrote:At last a proper comment - let's have proper banter - Pompey proud of their past but ashamed of their current status (there but for the grace of god.....) - Saints proud of their current status (well ignoring the first 2 games) but with no past to be proud of.....
bluewhiteandred wrote:No one is really doubting what happened in the past, sadly you have fallen on hard times, I hope in time that the whole sorry mess is sorted so that we can get back to the old gladiatorial scraps of old, and give us chance to gain revenge on a level playing field. I cannot see that happening in the near future, and probably not in my lifetime mores the pity.
Velleity wrote:you can never beat 36000 in 1980s at fratton park v you lot and 32000 when in div 4 at a cup game v middlesborough also
anothergaysaint wrote:"Sparsely filled" it with 29,604 people. When was the last time that many people went to watch Pompey at home?
Magnificent..!
Well run club who "sparsely fill" their stadium for the first prem game in years. No wonder Pompey are jealous..
we had full houses in most of premier games
VancouverSaint
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6:22am Mon 27 Aug 12
I think we will need to get through these first difficult 4-5 games and then should settle down. We will have learnt a lot. We are in a tough position but Nigel will adjust, I'm convinced.
Keep the faith.

Paul TS says...
1:08pm Sat 25 Aug 12