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Saints 2 Fulham 2
11:30am Sunday 7th October 2012 in Saints News
By Gordon Simpson, Senior Sports Reporter
This live event has finished
Latest
- Jose Fonte scores twice for Saints, including a late equaliser
- Jos Hooiveld's own goal and Kieran Richardson had put Fulham 2-1 up
- Saints up to 17th in the Premier League table
3:45pm
Thanks for joining us today. Saints failed to get the win they wanted, but the good news is they are up a place in the table and out of the relegation zone heading into the international break.
3:26pm
FULL-TIME: Saints 2 Fulham 2
3:23pm
GOAL: Saints 2 Fulham 2 (Fonte 90): Saints reply almost immediately. Danny Fox's in-swinging free-kick from deep is headed home by Fonte, who celebrates his second of the match.
3:21pm
GOAL: Saints 1 Fulham 2 (Richardson 88): A long ball from defence finds Riether all alone down the right-hand side. His cut back picks out Kieran Richardson, who fires in a deflected shot.
3:18pm
CHANCE: Adam Lallana twists and turns on the left and delivers an in-swinging cross. Jay Rodriguez gets onto it at the back post, but bounces a header into the ground and over the bar in the 86th minute.
3:12pm
CHANCE: Fulham attack Saints down the right in the 80th minute. Damien Duff plays in Sascha Riether on the overlap. His cutback finds Kieran Richardson, but he fires well over under pressure from Steven Davis.
3:01pm
GOAL: Saints 1 Fulham 1 (Hooiveld og 69): Sascha Riether's low ball from the right finds its way to John Arne Riise just outside the area. His powerful drive is heading wide, but is accidentally turned in by the outstretched leg of Jos Hooiveld.
3:00pm
A couple of changes have been made. Jason Puncheon and Rickie Lambert are off for Saints, with Richard Chaplow and Guly do Prado on in their places. For Fulham, Alex Kacaniklic is off and Kieran Richardson is on.
2:53pm
CHANCE: Fulham very nearly level on the hour mark. Bryan Ruiz's in-swinging free-kick hits Steve Sidwell and comes back off the post. Saints escape again moments later, as Paulo Gazzaniga makes a good close range save from Hugo Rodallega's header.
2:50pm
CHANCE: Jay Rodriguez breaks forward from deep and fires in a low shot from just outside the area in the 57th minute which Mark Schwarzer gets behind to save.
2:43pm
CHANCE: Saints break well in the 51st minute after Morgan Schneiderlin intercepts Brede Hangeland's pass. The move ends with the Frenchman's ball from the right being fired over by Rickie Lambert from 16 yards. Schneiderlin earlier joined Jos Hooiveld in Mark Clattenburg's book for a foul on John Arne Riise.
2:33pm
The teams are back out for the second half...
2:22pm
HALF-TIME: Saints 1 Fulham 0
2:21pm
CHANCE: Jos Hooiveld completely misjudges a long ball out of defence deep into added time, allowing Hugo Rodallega in, but he pokes the ball wide of the goal with just Paulo Gazzaniga to beat.
2:19pm
CHANCE: Aaron Hughes gets on the end of Bryan Ruiz's corner in the first minute of added time, but powers his header straight at Paulo Gazzaniga.
2:13pm
CHANCE: Jason Puncheon works the ball to Rickie Lambert in space on the left side of the penalty area, but the striker's powerful low shot is kept out by Mark Schwarzer at the near post in the 40th minute.
1:55pm
CHANCE: Mark Schwarzer flaps at Adam Lallana's 22nd minute corner, with the ball subsequently hitting Jason Puncheon at the back post. Sascha Riether is there to clear it off the line, though. From the resulting corner, Puncheon fires home from Rickie Lambert's knockdown, but is penalised for a trip on Schwarzer.
1:50pm
CHANCE: Saints go close to a second, as a nice move involving Danny Fox, Adam Lallana and Jay Rodiguez results in Rodriguez squaring to Rickie Lambert, who slides a right-foot shot just wide in the 18th minute.
1:41pm
Saints forced into a defensive reshuffle in the eighth minute. Frazer Richardson picks up an injury and has to be stretchered off. Jos Hooiveld replaces him. Hooiveld goes to centre back, with Maya Yoshida moving to right back.
1:38pm
GOAL: Saints 1 Fulham 0 (Fonte 4): A great start for Saints. Adam Lallana's corner is met by Jose Fonte, who showed some nice movement to find space at the near post. His header loops across goal and lands just inside the far post.
1:27pm
The teams have emerged from the tunnel ahead of the match. Kick-off now just a few minutes away. We will have updates here for you throughout the game...
1:09pm
You need to fight to get results in each and every game, but I think for large periods in each and every game we’ve showed we’re capable of playing at this level. It is just about ironing out the little mistakes that have cost us. We've looked at it and we’ve had a tough start to the season in terms of the fixtures. We played against some of the top teams but we’re now going into a run now where hopefully we can start picking up some points. If you're going to achieve anything in any season your home form needs to be good and hopefully on Sunday we can go and get a positive result for the fans.
Saints midfielder Steven Davis
12:59pm
FORM GUIDE:
Saints last six (league only): L L L L W L
Fulham last six (league only): W L L W W L
Saints top scorer (league only): Rickie Lambert (4)
Fulham top scorer (league only): Damien Duff, Mladen Petric (3)
Match odds: Saints 8/5, draw 9/4, Fulham 7/4
12:56pm
Just got down to St Mary's now. Looking forward to a good game and a nice home win today! #saintsfc
— @jackcork1 07 October 2012
12:49pm
The headline news for Saints is that club record signing Gaston Ramirez misses out with a thigh injury that he sustained in training. Nathaniel Clyne is also absent with a dead leg, meaning Danny Fox returns at left-back, while Frazer Richardson continues on the opposite side of defence. Morgan Schneiderlin returns from the knee injury that kept him out against Everton. It’s three changes in total for Saints, as Jason Puncheon is also restored to the starting line-up, while James Ward-Prowse drops to the bench.
Just the one change for Fulham, as Alex Kačaniklic replaces the injured Mladen Petric. Dimitar Berbatov is again sidelined with a hip problem.
12:46pm
THE LINE-UPS
SAINTS: Gazzaniga, Richardson, Fonte, Yoshida, Fox, Puncheon, S Davis, Schneiderlin, Lallana, Lambert, Rodriguez.
Subs: K Davis, Hooiveld, Ward-Prowse, Guly, Mayuka, Chaplow, Reeves.
FULHAM: Schwarzer, Riise, Hangeland, Baird, Sidwell, Ruiz, Duff, Hughes, Rodallega, Riether, Kačaniklic.
Subs: Stockdale, Kelly, Senderos, Kasami, Karagounis, Richardson, Briggs.
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)
12:19pm
Rickie Lambert is probably one of the best target men we’ve got in England. He is very dangerous with crosses, especially at the far post. If you see their line-up and if you are capable as a club of getting the likes of Gaston Ramirez then you’re heading in the right direction. I thought they were very unfortunate in two or three matches, even against Manchester City away from home. They should have quite a few more points. They play with four players up front and if you talk about Ramirez, Adam Lallana and the like, they are all good players. You saw that in the first 30 minutes against Everton and against Man City, for example. I think they’ve got the quality to survive in the league and to hurt you.
Fulham manager Martin Jol
12:18pm
It is a match we can lose, but it is a game we’re going to look to go and win. You have to be positive at home. We have been very good at St Mary’s over the last few years and again starting this season. The atmosphere in the last home game when we beat Aston Villa 4-1 was electrifying. It was fantastic. The supporters lifted the players, the players lifted the supporters so everyone was together as one. We produced an excellent performance and got an excellent win. We’re under no illusions, though, as Fulham are going to be a tough team to beat. We don’t think we’re just going to turn up and going to win. Fulham have had a very promising start. They’re very organised, have good players and have won games this season. We know we’ve got to be at the top of our game, like every game in the Premier League, but we’ve got to go and look to win our games at home.
Saints manager Nigel Adkins
11:56am
FULHAM TEAM NEWS: The Cottagers have serious concerns in attack heading into this game. Dimitar Berbatov is likely to be sidelined with a hip injury, while fellow striker Mladen Petric is a doubt after sustaining a calf problem this week. Kieran Richardson is back in contention after recovering from an issue with his hip, while free agent signing Mickael Tavares could be involved. Philippe Senderos, Pajtim Kasami, Kerim Frei and Ashkan Dejagah have all stepped up their returns to fitness this week.
11:56am
SAINTS TEAM NEWS: Midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin returned to training this week, after suffering a knee injury that kept him out of last week’s visit to Everton. This game may come too soon for him, though. Jack Cork (knee) remains sidelined, while Tadanari Lee (elbow) is a doubt once again. Dan Seaborne (ankle) is hoping to be fit. Keeper Artur Boruc is competing for a place in the squad, after coming through an under-21 fixture in the week.
11:30am
Good morning and welcome to the Daily Echo’s blog covering today’s Premier League contest between Saints and Fulham, at St Mary’s (kick-off 1.30pm). Nigel Adkins’ side slipped back into the relegation zone yesterday, but will move out of the bottom three with a point or better today. Saints won their last league match at home, thumping Aston Villa 4-1, but suffered defeat in their most recent outing, a 3-1 loss at Everton. Fulham start the match in ninth place in the table and are in search of their second away win of the season. We will have the teams when they become available and updates for you throughout the game.
Comments(124)
OSPREYSAINT
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11:33am Sun 7 Oct 12
insane saint
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11:49am Sun 7 Oct 12
LETS GET THE 3 POINTS TODAY AND MOVE UP THE TABLE.....
WE ARE SOUTHAMPTON PRIDE AND THE ONLY TEAM IN THE SOUTH....
BRING THEM ON AND SEND THEM HOME WITH NOTHING
COME ON LETS SING OUR HEARTS OUT AND GET THE BOYS OVER THE LINE....
TOGETHER AS ONE
COYR....
mack chinnon
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12:05pm Sun 7 Oct 12
North sea checking in.
COYR.
OSPREYSAINT
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12:07pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Mush On The Beach
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12:24pm Sun 7 Oct 12
OSPREYSAINT wrote:Can we have that in writing?
Right, I am on my way, so no waffle from me until later today, I am struggling with a throat infection so someone else is going to shout for me. COYRs
Only joking :)
Enjoy the game. COYR!!!
I was at my adopted teams 1st game today Perth Glory. We battered Brisbane 1-0 so am feeling the joy continuing..... 3-1 Saints
Norwegian Saint
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12:41pm Sun 7 Oct 12
So hopeing for 3 points.
Going for a 3-1 win.
Cant get Saints Player anymore... I can get in my account... but wont allow me to play it... still taking me £4.50!
Up the Saints!!!
Saintsnumbers
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12:50pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Mush On The Beach
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12:51pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Norwegian Saint wrote:Good evening Naughty Norge. Hope you are primed to recite those famous people from Fulham that took one hell of a beating.
Signing in from Stavanger,Norway
So hopeing for 3 points.
Going for a 3-1 win.
Cant get Saints Player anymore... I can get in my account... but wont allow me to play it... still taking me £4.50!
Up the Saints!!!
mohammed al fayed and wacko jacko come to me mind .... but I am getting ahead of myself :)
Saintsnumbers
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12:52pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Mush On The Beach
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1:01pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Saintsnumbers wrote:Osprey and hispanic internet connections proved right abot Ramirez and we heard it from him first.
Ugh... Clyne and Ramirez out through injury. This will be tough.
****. I had both in my dream team.
2-1 Saints
up saints
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1:03pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Saintsnumbers wrote:with his team i would take a draw but need 3 points
Ugh... Clyne and Ramirez out through injury. This will be tough.
mike saint
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1:05pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Things dont look good.”
Could be Fulhams first win in Southampton for many years.
hates the skates
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1:08pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Mush On The Beach
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1:08pm Sun 7 Oct 12
mike saint wrote:No excuses or self pity.
Thats a good start no Ramirez or Clyne. The bench looks very weak to.
Things dont look good.”
Could be Fulhams first win in Southampton for many years.
They are missing Berbatov and Petric.
COYR!!!
hates the skates
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1:17pm Sun 7 Oct 12
mike saint wrote:positive!!!!!!
Thats a good start no Ramirez or Clyne. The bench looks very weak to.
Things dont look good.”
Could be Fulhams first win in Southampton for many years.
St.Yorkie
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1:21pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Shame about Clyne and Ramirez...will that stop them from attending international duty? Could be a ploy by the management? Consoiracy theroies will abound.
Checking out from Pocklington until after the game...a satellite link has my name on it to watch live!!!
Stream me up Stotty!
Saintsnumbers
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1:27pm Sun 7 Oct 12
2-2, after second-half fightback.
Or maybe one better!
mack chinnon
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1:27pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Tirau Dan
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1:30pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Andyt66
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1:34pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Mush On The Beach
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1:34pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Tirau Dan
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1:35pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Mush On The Beach
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1:48pm Sun 7 Oct 12
We know you want to be us
hates the skates
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1:53pm Sun 7 Oct 12
................ coyr
Mush On The Beach
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1:54pm Sun 7 Oct 12
SaintClements
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2:04pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Make of that what you will...
Mush On The Beach
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2:13pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Good pressing Saints but we could put them to the sword before half time if we moved up the tempo slightly
willygetaway
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2:16pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Mush On The Beach wrote:I agree we look good at times then its a stupid pass that lets us down
It’s not sexy.
Good pressing Saints but we could put them to the sword before half time if we moved up the tempo slightly
i think we have to be physical on the ball
WHATS WIV THE EMPTY SEATS ?
MGRA
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2:18pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Saintsteve7
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2:19pm Sun 7 Oct 12
willygetaway
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2:21pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Saintsteve7
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2:22pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Rising_Son
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2:27pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Rising_Son
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2:27pm Sun 7 Oct 12
St.Yorkie
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2:29pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Still think we will score more as Fulham will have to push on.
Lambert playing deeper with Rodriguez in a more advanced role seems to be working well.
Still think we will need to score again...
Stream me up Stotty!
hates the skates
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2:31pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Saintsteve7 wrote:yeah i agree another strange management descion, but so far so good,
Too many stray passes and poor first touches but we are the only team who look like scoring. Fulham are neat and tidy but toothless up top without Berbatov and we really should win this game. Maya looks a bit like a fish out of water at RB, I'm surprised Chaplow didn't get the nod.
MGRA
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2:34pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Mush On The Beach
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2:41pm Sun 7 Oct 12
hates the skates
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2:41pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Tirau Dan
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2:42pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Seems a fair few spare seats..
hates the skates
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2:48pm Sun 7 Oct 12
......... dont set one up for em danny
Mush On The Beach
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2:52pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Norwegian Saint
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2:59pm Sun 7 Oct 12
No target man for us now... please don't throw it away Saints.
Lambert was also awesome in defence!
1-1.... here we go again!
hates the skates
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3:00pm Sun 7 Oct 12
mack chinnon
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3:05pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Mush On The Beach
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3:06pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Resident Skunts now have a lazy lob on gagging to get to on here later.
15 mins to sort it out boys
hates the skates
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3:07pm Sun 7 Oct 12
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swesaint
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3:07pm Sun 7 Oct 12
hates the skates wrote:or you could blame Ricky for not taking his 1 on 1 chance in the first.Or Ricky for putting a poor pass behing Lallana when he was going through.Easy to put a spin on anything. Go back to playing football manager
another crazy managerial decision!! i want nigel to stay really do but does any one think he wants his p45? again takes r best players of and suprise surprise we conceed, he aint gotta clue really aint, wont get nothing from west ham, whats that jos 3rd top scorer in the league 3 own goals
Norwegian Saint
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3:08pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Mush On The Beach
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3:09pm Sun 7 Oct 12
hates the skates
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3:10pm Sun 7 Oct 12
hates the skates wrote:....................
i hear scunthorpe need a new manager.............
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...............AND TAKE JOS AND GULY WIT U, THE MANAGER LOSES US THE GAMES WEVE LOST NOT THE OTHER TEAMS TACTICS
carole&andy
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3:11pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Maybe Harry not such a bad idea !!!
carole&andy
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3:11pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Maybe Harry not such a bad idea !!!
hates the skates
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3:15pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Norwegian Saint
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3:17pm Sun 7 Oct 12
mack chinnon
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3:18pm Sun 7 Oct 12
carole&andy wrote:You obvisouly dont watch Saints much.
Have you ever been so frustrated watching a footie match ??. Why did he take Lambert off ?? He is the only one who can score us goals . Looks like we are going to need a new manager to keep us in the premier.
Maybe Harry not such a bad idea !!!
MGRA
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3:18pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Saintsteve7
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3:18pm Sun 7 Oct 12
mack chinnon
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3:18pm Sun 7 Oct 12
carole&andy wrote:You obvisouly dont watch Saints much.
Have you ever been so frustrated watching a footie match ??. Why did he take Lambert off ?? He is the only one who can score us goals . Looks like we are going to need a new manager to keep us in the premier.
Maybe Harry not such a bad idea !!!
Mush On The Beach
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3:19pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Norwegian Saint
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3:19pm Sun 7 Oct 12
sorry but Nigel has to go
willygetaway
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3:20pm Sun 7 Oct 12
MGRA
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3:20pm Sun 7 Oct 12
hates the skates
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3:20pm Sun 7 Oct 12
.. well dont fonte, saved his ****.................
....... for now
Saintsteve7
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3:20pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Norwegian Saint
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3:20pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Mush On The Beach
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3:21pm Sun 7 Oct 12
willygetaway
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3:23pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Saintsteve7 wrote:AGREED
Fonte MOM by a country mile!
Mush On The Beach
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3:24pm Sun 7 Oct 12
hates the skates wrote:Less of the we fella
if nc aint going to sack him then na should do the honourable thing, managerial decisions absolutely insane, we expect ur resignation on monday then nigel............. u dont have a fu@king clue................
.. well dont fonte, saved his ****................
.
....... for now
mickey01
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3:28pm Sun 7 Oct 12
mack chinnon
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3:30pm Sun 7 Oct 12
I think Rodriguez should go out on loan. To Pompey.
Mush On The Beach
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3:32pm Sun 7 Oct 12
mickey01
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3:34pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Norwegian Saint
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3:34pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Lambert and Punchy scared them, once they went off we were on the back foot.
Yoshida, although playing out of position was very poor.
J-Rod is only good enough for cup games.
If I was NA I would be worried, poor decisions against Man U and now Fulham.
I know for a fact that NC is a tough chairman, he won't stand much more.
Anyway, positives... Fonte and a point!
harryperth
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3:36pm Sun 7 Oct 12
mickey01
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3:36pm Sun 7 Oct 12
mack chinnon wrote:YOU ARE INSANE
I would like to know why at the top of this page it has enable automatic updates every 30 seconds. Shouldnt that be every 30 minutes if I can be ar$ed.
North sea checking in.
COYR.
Rising_Son
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3:37pm Sun 7 Oct 12
The stripes
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3:37pm Sun 7 Oct 12
ohwhenthesaints
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3:38pm Sun 7 Oct 12
mickey01
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3:41pm Sun 7 Oct 12
ohwhenthesaints wrote:YOU DONT KNOW THE HALF OF IT MATE
The negativity on this site p*isses me off, losing NA would be the worst thing for the club at the moment. Everyone needs to calm down, relax and enjoy the journey, wait til January to get a commited strong classic CB. To all the bullheads, COYR, IN NA WE TRUST. And Lambert going will never happen.
hates the skates
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3:42pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Mush On The Beach wrote:two lucky seasons in which he nearly fu@ked it up and every one thinks hes the new sir alex, u explain his managerial decisions to me and give me a reason why he should stay? once again takes r two best players of, we get a lucky draw, dont know if ur aware of this u need ur best players on the pitch to win not sat on the bench as cheer leaders!!!! says everything really when he brings the only brazillian in history that cant play footie on for are best player............ arest my case.
hates the skates wrote:Less of the we fella
if nc aint going to sack him then na should do the honourable thing, managerial decisions absolutely insane, we expect ur resignation on monday then nigel............. u dont have a fu@king clue................
.. well dont fonte, saved his ****................
.
....... for now
hates the skates
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3:42pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Mush On The Beach wrote:two lucky seasons in which he nearly fu@ked it up and every one thinks hes the new sir alex, u explain his managerial decisions to me and give me a reason why he should stay? once again takes r two best players of, we get a lucky draw, dont know if ur aware of this u need ur best players on the pitch to win not sat on the bench as cheer leaders!!!! says everything really when he brings the only brazillian in history that cant play footie on for are best player............ arest my case.
hates the skates wrote:Less of the we fella
if nc aint going to sack him then na should do the honourable thing, managerial decisions absolutely insane, we expect ur resignation on monday then nigel............. u dont have a fu@king clue................
.. well dont fonte, saved his ****................
.
....... for now
Rising_Son
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3:44pm Sun 7 Oct 12
mickey01 wrote:I agree it's not best post of the day but it's far from the stupidest. some of yours are among the favourites for that.
mack chinnon wrote:YOU ARE INSANE
I would like to know why at the top of this page it has enable automatic updates every 30 seconds. Shouldnt that be every 30 minutes if I can be ar$ed.
North sea checking in.
COYR.
Saintsteve7
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3:47pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Jos looks completely shot to bits confidence wise as is starting to look the weak link of the 3 CB's. We need Gaston and Clyne back quickly because that was very poor today.
On the plus side I thought Fox looked solid, Guly looked lively when he came on and Morgan doesn't look out of place at this level.
Mush On The Beach
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3:47pm Sun 7 Oct 12
But have the bolllocks to comment on the game today and your opinions of what you have just watched as well, which would be relevent
ohwhenthesaints
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3:49pm Sun 7 Oct 12
mickey01 wrote:Armchair supporters you lot. Come miso the northam and moan.u
ohwhenthesaints wrote:YOU DONT KNOW THE HALF OF IT MATE
The negativity on this site p*isses me off, losing NA would be the worst thing for the club at the moment. Everyone needs to calm down, relax and enjoy the journey, wait til January to get a commited strong classic CB. To all the bullheads, COYR, IN NA WE TRUST. And Lambert going will never happen.
Mush On The Beach
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3:49pm Sun 7 Oct 12
ohwhenthesaints wrote:Ill try again:
The negativity on this site p*isses me off, losing NA would be the worst thing for the club at the moment. Everyone needs to calm down, relax and enjoy the journey, wait til January to get a commited strong classic CB. To all the bullheads, COYR, IN NA WE TRUST. And Lambert going will never happen.
Agreed.
But have the bolllocks to comment on the game today and your opinions of what you have just watched as well, which would be relevent
mickey01
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3:49pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Rising_Son wrote:inside knowledge is a wonderful thing unlike your quotes
mickey01 wrote:I agree it's not best post of the day but it's far from the stupidest. some of yours are among the favourites for that.
mack chinnon wrote:YOU ARE INSANE
I would like to know why at the top of this page it has enable automatic updates every 30 seconds. Shouldnt that be every 30 minutes if I can be ar$ed.
North sea checking in.
COYR.
Rising_Son
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3:50pm Sun 7 Oct 12
hates the skates
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3:51pm Sun 7 Oct 12
swesaint wrote:ur just as deluded as our nige, have a nice life, ne way i think ur find its football chairman when im blaming the manager, not the players!!!!
hates the skates wrote:or you could blame Ricky for not taking his 1 on 1 chance in the first.Or Ricky for putting a poor pass behing Lallana when he was going through.Easy to put a spin on anything. Go back to playing football manager
another crazy managerial decision!! i want nigel to stay really do but does any one think he wants his p45? again takes r best players of and suprise surprise we conceed, he aint gotta clue really aint, wont get nothing from west ham, whats that jos 3rd top scorer in the league 3 own goals
mack chinnon
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3:52pm Sun 7 Oct 12
mickey01 wrote:SPEAK UP.
mack chinnon wrote:YOU ARE INSANE
I would like to know why at the top of this page it has enable automatic updates every 30 seconds. Shouldnt that be every 30 minutes if I can be ar$ed.
North sea checking in.
COYR.
mickey01
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3:54pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Rising_Son wrote:get real **** he wants to go back up north and nige knows it !
mickey01, The stupidest post of the day is a competition between you and hates the skates. Congratulations.
Sue from Oz
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3:54pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Rising_Son
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3:56pm Sun 7 Oct 12
mickey01 wrote:How do you know?
Rising_Son wrote:get real **** he wants to go back up north and nige knows it !
mickey01, The stupidest post of the day is a competition between you and hates the skates. Congratulations.
Mush On The Beach
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4:00pm Sun 7 Oct 12
hates the skates wrote:You miss my point,
Mush On The Beach wrote:two lucky seasons in which he nearly fu@ked it up and every one thinks hes the new sir alex, u explain his managerial decisions to me and give me a reason why he should stay? once again takes r two best players of, we get a lucky draw, dont know if ur aware of this u need ur best players on the pitch to win not sat on the bench as cheer leaders!!!! says everything really when he brings the only brazillian in history that cant play footie on for are best player............ arest my case.
hates the skates wrote:Less of the we fella
if nc aint going to sack him then na should do the honourable thing, managerial decisions absolutely insane, we expect ur resignation on monday then nigel............. u dont have a fu@king clue................
.. well dont fonte, saved his ****................
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....... for now
You made your comment with the WE announcative as though you were representing everyone in asking for NAs resignation.
You are welcome to your opinion, but don't for one second be confused enough to think you are reperesenting me or many other people.
Take your case home and unpack your sarnies and Beano :)
mickey01
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4:04pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Rising_Son wrote:stoke city are calling and i know which manager i would prefer to play for i cant see tony bringing our best player off for a uninterested brazillian
mickey01 wrote:How do you know?
Rising_Son wrote:get real **** he wants to go back up north and nige knows it !
mickey01, The stupidest post of the day is a competition between you and hates the skates. Congratulations.
Robesaint
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4:11pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Rising_Son
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4:11pm Sun 7 Oct 12
mickey01 wrote:How do you know?
Rising_Son wrote:stoke city are calling and i know which manager i would prefer to play for i cant see tony bringing our best player off for a uninterested brazillian
mickey01 wrote:How do you know?
Rising_Son wrote:get real **** he wants to go back up north and nige knows it !
mickey01, The stupidest post of the day is a competition between you and hates the skates. Congratulations.
up saints
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4:16pm Sun 7 Oct 12
MGRA
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4:21pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Saintsteve7
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4:25pm Sun 7 Oct 12
What's the point having a bench if your too scared to bring people on?
Again I would suggest its more the fault of the sub if they don't make an impact than of Nige. In this day and age with the use of pro zone and other gps equipment the coaching build up a profile of different players and when they are most effective according to the stats. It's not just a 'I think I'll take off Punch' situation it's far more complex than that.
Let's also not forget we played mostly 4-4-2 today and were asking Ricky to drop deep and make up the numbers in midfield when we lost possession. That was bound to make him tire a lot earlier today.
But hey cheer up we could be Poopey fans! Now that would be bad!!
Coyr
willygetaway
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4:28pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Saintsteve7 wrote:i fully agree COYR
Some people really don't get it do they?! Again Punch and Ricky had run themselves in to the ground for an hour and were replaced.
What's the point having a bench if your too scared to bring people on?
Again I would suggest its more the fault of the sub if they don't make an impact than of Nige. In this day and age with the use of pro zone and other gps equipment the coaching build up a profile of different players and when they are most effective according to the stats. It's not just a 'I think I'll take off Punch' situation it's far more complex than that.
Let's also not forget we played mostly 4-4-2 today and were asking Ricky to drop deep and make up the numbers in midfield when we lost possession. That was bound to make him tire a lot earlier today.
But hey cheer up we could be Poopey fans! Now that would be bad!!
Coyr
saintshorse101
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4:31pm Sun 7 Oct 12
some of the posters on here need to get a life, stop pretending to be saints fans and worry about their club and if it will survive or not!
so NA is never ever allowed to sub RL, guly is never allowed to play again (even after doing well today), punch is also not to be subbed ever! even if NA wants to close up shop a bit and change an attacking player for a more defensive minded one, fox can be blamed for everthing even if not played or after having a good game today whilst no one can say JH has had a bad game (or2), 2 own goals and 2 pens given away already this season, yet fonte is rubbish and should be shipped out (2 goals today and a good defensive display).
i have said before that all players go through bad spells and all go through good spells, so picking on individual players after some poor games helps no one! fox fonte and guly(when he came on) played well today and fonte was MOM!
why is it that some see fox fonte guly and kelv are all the worst players ever and should all be sold NOW whilst JH can do no wrong nor can AL!
NA should resign immediately because guiding a team from the bottom of L1 to the prem in 2 years is `lucky` and he nearly fu(+ed that up.
yes todays game was dissapointing, but we got another point to add to the total. we cant play silky football every game! why is it that some are having a right go at j-rod when RL missed some really good chances as well?
up saints
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4:33pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Saintsteve7 wrote:sorry don;t agree with this post about subs if thats the case why was no subs made untill the last 10 mins in the everton match.1 thing i will agree is we are both saints supporters with different opinoins
Some people really don't get it do they?! Again Punch and Ricky had run themselves in to the ground for an hour and were replaced.
What's the point having a bench if your too scared to bring people on?
Again I would suggest its more the fault of the sub if they don't make an impact than of Nige. In this day and age with the use of pro zone and other gps equipment the coaching build up a profile of different players and when they are most effective according to the stats. It's not just a 'I think I'll take off Punch' situation it's far more complex than that.
Let's also not forget we played mostly 4-4-2 today and were asking Ricky to drop deep and make up the numbers in midfield when we lost possession. That was bound to make him tire a lot earlier today.
But hey cheer up we could be Poopey fans! Now that would be bad!!
Coyr
Rising_Son
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4:35pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Rising_Son wrote:Can I take it that you don't actually know anything?
mickey01 wrote:How do you know?
Rising_Son wrote:stoke city are calling and i know which manager i would prefer to play for i cant see tony bringing our best player off for a uninterested brazillian
mickey01 wrote:How do you know?
Rising_Son wrote:get real **** he wants to go back up north and nige knows it !
mickey01, The stupidest post of the day is a competition between you and hates the skates. Congratulations.
Saintsteve7
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4:40pm Sun 7 Oct 12
up saints wrote:Punch didn't start at Everton and Ricky wasn't patrolling midfield for an hour so can't really compare the 2 games. But yes 2 saints fans with different opinions.
Saintsteve7 wrote:sorry don;t agree with this post about subs if thats the case why was no subs made untill the last 10 mins in the everton match.1 thing i will agree is we are both saints supporters with different opinoins
Some people really don't get it do they?! Again Punch and Ricky had run themselves in to the ground for an hour and were replaced.
What's the point having a bench if your too scared to bring people on?
Again I would suggest its more the fault of the sub if they don't make an impact than of Nige. In this day and age with the use of pro zone and other gps equipment the coaching build up a profile of different players and when they are most effective according to the stats. It's not just a 'I think I'll take off Punch' situation it's far more complex than that.
Let's also not forget we played mostly 4-4-2 today and were asking Ricky to drop deep and make up the numbers in midfield when we lost possession. That was bound to make him tire a lot earlier today.
But hey cheer up we could be Poopey fans! Now that would be bad!!
Coyr
Up the Saints!!
Rising_Son
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4:49pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Saintsteve7
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4:52pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Let's be honest Jos has given away 2 pens and a couple of own goals yet nobody says a word. Let's get behind all the players that's our job!
Unfortunately today our team looked like they've been drilled all week to 'not concede' and I think that effected a lot the players. Too many looked scared to make a mistake and didnt want to take responsibility for the ball.
I say go for it, attack teams and see where it gets us because being defensive a) doesn't suit us and b) we are no bloody good at it!
charm_saints
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5:08pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Robesaint wrote:Exactly that !! ,,,same mistakes Atkins needs help with his tactics..too many mistakes too often wrong subs,wrong time
We snatched a point from the jaws of victory!
hates the skates
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5:31pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Saintsteve7 wrote:how can u say their tired? if their tired then the training needs to be upped so they can run 4 90 mins and ultimately thats another thing he dont know what he is bloody doin!!!
up saints wrote:Punch didn't start at Everton and Ricky wasn't patrolling midfield for an hour so can't really compare the 2 games. But yes 2 saints fans with different opinions.
Saintsteve7 wrote:sorry don;t agree with this post about subs if thats the case why was no subs made untill the last 10 mins in the everton match.1 thing i will agree is we are both saints supporters with different opinoins
Some people really don't get it do they?! Again Punch and Ricky had run themselves in to the ground for an hour and were replaced.
What's the point having a bench if your too scared to bring people on?
Again I would suggest its more the fault of the sub if they don't make an impact than of Nige. In this day and age with the use of pro zone and other gps equipment the coaching build up a profile of different players and when they are most effective according to the stats. It's not just a 'I think I'll take off Punch' situation it's far more complex than that.
Let's also not forget we played mostly 4-4-2 today and were asking Ricky to drop deep and make up the numbers in midfield when we lost possession. That was bound to make him tire a lot earlier today.
But hey cheer up we could be Poopey fans! Now that would be bad!!
Coyr
Up the Saints!!
Baddesley Bill
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6:07pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Rising_Son wrote:Totally agree. We lost our way right after the break. The game should have been in the bag in the first half...too many chances went unpunished. I think the pressure will be on JR to perform now.
I'm not sure that the substitutions were that bad. Our best period of play in the second half came at the very end after we had made the substitutions.
MGRA
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6:36pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Baddesley Bill wrote:substitutions were terrible imo. If JP and RL are not fit enough to play 90 minutes then we need to find players who are. JP was the ONLY reason Yoshida was not mashed to bits at right back and as soon as he came off we collapsed. Footballers are capable of playing 90 minutes and can pace themselves accordingly... NA was naive today, at 1-0 instead of making substitutions, we should have been killing the game and looking to hit them on the break. Also in the first half we chased far too much down in their 3rd. This is not the championship anymore, that is wasted energy. We have to let teams have the ball in their 3rd and be confident enough to win the first and second ball in the middle 1/3. If you look at the stats for winning the 2nd ball in the middle 3rd we were second best today. Granted this was not helped due to Gaston's absence but this does needs fixing fast.
Rising_Son wrote:Totally agree. We lost our way right after the break. The game should have been in the bag in the first half...too many chances went unpunished. I think the pressure will be on JR to perform now.
I'm not sure that the substitutions were that bad. Our best period of play in the second half came at the very end after we had made the substitutions.
Saintsteve7
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6:48pm Sun 7 Oct 12
MGRA wrote:You don't want players to pace themselves through 90 mins!!! I've played a descent standard myself and was always told give everything you've got and then we'll get the subs on. Otherwise, for example, Puncheon decides in the 55th minute he's not gonna track back, coz he's a bit tired and wants to make it to 90 mins, and the other team scores?! You can't have it both ways unfortunately.
Baddesley Bill wrote:substitutions were terrible imo. If JP and RL are not fit enough to play 90 minutes then we need to find players who are. JP was the ONLY reason Yoshida was not mashed to bits at right back and as soon as he came off we collapsed. Footballers are capable of playing 90 minutes and can pace themselves accordingly... NA was naive today, at 1-0 instead of making substitutions, we should have been killing the game and looking to hit them on the break. Also in the first half we chased far too much down in their 3rd. This is not the championship anymore, that is wasted energy. We have to let teams have the ball in their 3rd and be confident enough to win the first and second ball in the middle 1/3. If you look at the stats for winning the 2nd ball in the middle 3rd we were second best today. Granted this was not helped due to Gaston's absence but this does needs fixing fast.
Rising_Son wrote:Totally agree. We lost our way right after the break. The game should have been in the bag in the first half...too many chances went unpunished. I think the pressure will be on JR to perform now.
I'm not sure that the substitutions were that bad. Our best period of play in the second half came at the very end after we had made the substitutions.
Velleity
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6:49pm Sun 7 Oct 12
So, anyone who was in seats 1040 - 1090 (approximately) in rows higher than FF: If you saw someone throw something a minute or two after half time, please do let me know. You can get hold of me at v47259@yahoo.co.uk. The security team are looking at CCTV footage but any help locating the individual would be greatly appreciated.
saintand266
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7:12pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Baddesley Bill
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7:23pm Sun 7 Oct 12
MGRA wrote:From where I was watching, the tide had already turned before the subs were made. Puncheon had become much less effective...and Lambert was winning very little up front. The game should have been put to bed in the first 45 mins.
Baddesley Bill wrote:substitutions were terrible imo. If JP and RL are not fit enough to play 90 minutes then we need to find players who are. JP was the ONLY reason Yoshida was not mashed to bits at right back and as soon as he came off we collapsed. Footballers are capable of playing 90 minutes and can pace themselves accordingly... NA was naive today, at 1-0 instead of making substitutions, we should have been killing the game and looking to hit them on the break. Also in the first half we chased far too much down in their 3rd. This is not the championship anymore, that is wasted energy. We have to let teams have the ball in their 3rd and be confident enough to win the first and second ball in the middle 1/3. If you look at the stats for winning the 2nd ball in the middle 3rd we were second best today. Granted this was not helped due to Gaston's absence but this does needs fixing fast.
Rising_Son wrote:Totally agree. We lost our way right after the break. The game should have been in the bag in the first half...too many chances went unpunished. I think the pressure will be on JR to perform now.
I'm not sure that the substitutions were that bad. Our best period of play in the second half came at the very end after we had made the substitutions.
MGRA
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7:44pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Baddesley Bill wrote:indeed it should have but JP was covering Yoshida's ar5e bigtime and how NA failed to spot that is worrying..... I am not a NA basher, far from it , but taking him off was ridiculous, all he had to do was get the message to him to stay deeper and we could adjust accordingly..... I thought the ManU subs were daft but put that down to experience, but today showed me that NA may have poor understanding of the defensive part of the tactics required. There is not enough verbak in his ear during the game, his decisions seem lonely..... he needs a better tactical team around him imo.... People calling for his exit are idiots but he does need support.... again, in my humble opinion
MGRA wrote:From where I was watching, the tide had already turned before the subs were made. Puncheon had become much less effective...and Lambert was winning very little up front. The game should have been put to bed in the first 45 mins.
Baddesley Bill wrote:substitutions were terrible imo. If JP and RL are not fit enough to play 90 minutes then we need to find players who are. JP was the ONLY reason Yoshida was not mashed to bits at right back and as soon as he came off we collapsed. Footballers are capable of playing 90 minutes and can pace themselves accordingly... NA was naive today, at 1-0 instead of making substitutions, we should have been killing the game and looking to hit them on the break. Also in the first half we chased far too much down in their 3rd. This is not the championship anymore, that is wasted energy. We have to let teams have the ball in their 3rd and be confident enough to win the first and second ball in the middle 1/3. If you look at the stats for winning the 2nd ball in the middle 3rd we were second best today. Granted this was not helped due to Gaston's absence but this does needs fixing fast.
Rising_Son wrote:Totally agree. We lost our way right after the break. The game should have been in the bag in the first half...too many chances went unpunished. I think the pressure will be on JR to perform now.
I'm not sure that the substitutions were that bad. Our best period of play in the second half came at the very end after we had made the substitutions.
warrens 76
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7:47pm Sun 7 Oct 12
willygetaway
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8:14pm Sun 7 Oct 12
warrens 76 wrote:WELL you say that........ Evening bro
Nothing is worse ( other than full blown aids) than to be relegated KNOWING you had the talent to survive...our defence, what defence, will not, indeed cannot save us..but taking our chances would absolutely and unquestionably keep us up!!
warrens 76
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8:20pm Sun 7 Oct 12
willygetaway wrote:af'noon bro, well tha'ts what they give...don't fuss wiv no never mind as it appens..bit its a bugga today, still no defence ave u, see..
warrens 76 wrote:WELL you say that........ Evening bro
Nothing is worse ( other than full blown aids) than to be relegated KNOWING you had the talent to survive...our defence, what defence, will not, indeed cannot save us..but taking our chances would absolutely and unquestionably keep us up!!
Saint_rob
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8:22pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Premiership football is about using the whole squad. What was disappointing about today was once the score was 1-2 to Fulham the lads found another gear! The game should have been finished in the first half. It was there for the taking. All as one!
willygetaway
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8:27pm Sun 7 Oct 12
warrens 76 wrote:well scotland next stop, and you think you have problems
willygetaway wrote:af'noon bro, well tha'ts what they give...don't fuss wiv no never mind as it appens..bit its a bugga today, still no defence ave u, see..
warrens 76 wrote:WELL you say that........ Evening bro
Nothing is worse ( other than full blown aids) than to be relegated KNOWING you had the talent to survive...our defence, what defence, will not, indeed cannot save us..but taking our chances would absolutely and unquestionably keep us up!!
OSPREYSAINT
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9:31pm Sun 7 Oct 12
Mush On The Beach says...
11:32am Sun 7 Oct 12