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West Ham boss Sam agrees Saints have had it tough
7:40am Saturday 20th October 2012 in Saints News
By Gordon Simpson, Senior Sports Reporter
Gaston Ramirez scores from a Saints set-piece
WEST Ham manager Sam Allardyce insists the Premier League fixture list has been kinder to his club than Saints.
A lot has been made of the opponents that Nigel Adkins’ men have had to encounter in the first few weeks of the season, with Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal and Everton all on the schedule.
West Ham, by contrast, have faced just one of last season’s top eight sides, losing 3-1 at home to Arsenal in their most recent match.
Allardyce admits that has been a big factor in the Irons picking up seven more points than today’s opponents.
“We’ve coped very well over the start of our season, also I think we had a group of fixtures that were less challenging than Southampton’s,” he said.
“We were disappointed by Arsenal, but our confidence, particularly here at home, is very, very high and I hope we can see the same level of performance that I’ve seen, particularly against Sunderland, Fulham and Aston Villa at the start of the season.
“If we can hit that level of form, I think we’ll get opportunities to win the game.”
Allardyce believes that one of the biggest threats posed by Saints will be from set-pieces.
The club’s last three goals have come via headers, either from corners or free-kicks.
And Jos Hooiveld’s winner against West Ham at St Mary’s last season came from a corner.
But Allardyce is cautiously optimistic that the Hammers will not be caught out in such a fashion again. “Clearly one of Southampton’s strengths is set plays and I don’t want to jump the gun, but one of our strengths this year is not conceding from set plays, as well as scoring from them,” he said.
“We’ll have to try and maintain that level and if we cut that side of it out for Southampton then we obviously limit their percentages of chances of scoring a goal, because they’ve been good at it.”
Full story in today's Daily Echo
Comments(20)
randre
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8:01am Sat 20 Oct 12
randre wrote:I only put that to be 1st!!
No sh1t Sherlock!
Anyway, my sentiment is true. The headline "West Ham boss Sam agrees Saints have had it tough", I can't see how anyone can think Saints gave not. We have played top teams and even Wigan, when we played them were 4th in the form table off the back of last year. so it has been a baptism of fire back into the EPL.
randre
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8:02am Sat 20 Oct 12
randre wrote:Saints have not, not gave not, silly I phone!!! Obviously it is the I phone and not the users fault!!!
randre wrote:I only put that to be 1st!!
No sh1t Sherlock!
Anyway, my sentiment is true. The headline "West Ham boss Sam agrees Saints have had it tough", I can't see how anyone can think Saints gave not. We have played top teams and even Wigan, when we played them were 4th in the form table off the back of last year. so it has been a baptism of fire back into the EPL.
randre
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8:06am Sat 20 Oct 12
Southampton boy
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8:18am Sat 20 Oct 12
SFCOLDBOY
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9:02am Sat 20 Oct 12
Lets get back to the real thing.
Get ready for the aerial bombardment.
Our central defenders will rough up Carrol today and be heroes.
Rickie to get the winner,95 minute.
1-0 Saints.
Onward and upward!
COYR.
PTID1898
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9:26am Sat 20 Oct 12
warrens 76
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9:26am Sat 20 Oct 12
..we have to get our minds right...torturing myself with re -runs of all our games and sheer lack of concentration and panicking is our downfal...not talent per se....
...most teams relegated are usually shocking most of the time....exceptions would be Blackpool and WBA's relegations, rest of them were not good enough, we are good enough but need to get stuck in and have a win at all costs attitude..
Once upon a time the FA cup was the big one and teams raised their games...being in the Premiership must be treated as an old fashioned FA up tie every game...the players have to realise how fortunate they are to play there and give everything until they drop......lesser teams have survived because of this mentality...all for one and one for all...
saint robbie
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9:28am Sat 20 Oct 12
SFCOLDBOY wrote:1 -0 thats optimistic....
No more bl00dy international games for a while. Lets get back to the real thing. Get ready for the aerial bombardment. Our central defenders will rough up Carrol today and be heroes. Rickie to get the winner,95 minute. 1-0 Saints. Onward and upward! COYR.
if we are to win it will have to be 4-3.
warrens 76
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9:37am Sat 20 Oct 12
I think we should start "skunt watch" on here. Ok, it will be relatively easy as we all know who they are, but it could kill some time.
Maybe we should see if The BBC could commission it as a tv series and get Anne Robinson to present? We could have a section called "Skunt Trader" where some bloke (possibly St Retford as he will be full of caffeine and will have loads of energy) to get on a motorbike and hunt down the thieving rogue traders who operate within Portsmouth FC...........
Warrens wrote.
No need for a motorbike, simply walk up to the first person you meet, then the second, then third and on an...ad ifnintum.
However Watchdog is so bloody awful...
David Attenborough, only he could do justice in exxplaining the bizarre violent mating routines together with familial bonding displays, for example the cold blooded thieving to build a "nest".
These unusual antics are prevelent almost exclusively in 'Perdiforous Pompolious'....
..the Cuckoo tendancies would also need to be explained to the bemused viewer's, as would the specie's prediliction for incest and "benefits" gathering..
Red n White
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10:48am Sat 20 Oct 12
SFCOLDBOY wrote:Be interesting to see how we handle Carroll today, I thought West Ham would struggle until they pulled off this signing. He suits Sam's style perfectly with long balls and lots of crosses. I thought we handled Benteke, a rather tall physical player very well, so hopefully we'll see a repeat performance. At least we seem to have ditched the zonal marking.
No more bl00dy international games for a while.
Lets get back to the real thing.
Get ready for the aerial bombardment.
Our central defenders will rough up Carrol today and be heroes.
Rickie to get the winner,95 minute.
1-0 Saints.
Onward and upward!
COYR.
An interesting BBC stat, as a team, we've attempted the least number of long passes in the division.
Confucious
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10:58am Sat 20 Oct 12
warrens 76 wrote:I'd appreciate it if we could all remember for a while at least that skunts are fish.
randre wrote:
I think we should start "skunt watch" on here. Ok, it will be relatively easy as we all know who they are, but it could kill some time.
Maybe we should see if The BBC could commission it as a tv series and get Anne Robinson to present? We could have a section called "Skunt Trader" where some bloke (possibly St Retford as he will be full of caffeine and will have loads of energy) to get on a motorbike and hunt down the thieving rogue traders who operate within Portsmouth FC...........
Warrens wrote.
No need for a motorbike, simply walk up to the first person you meet, then the second, then third and on an...ad ifnintum.
However Watchdog is so bloody awful...
David Attenborough, only he could do justice in exxplaining the bizarre violent mating routines together with familial bonding displays, for example the cold blooded thieving to build a "nest".
These unusual antics are prevelent almost exclusively in 'Perdiforous Pompolious'....
..the Cuckoo tendancies would also need to be explained to the bemused viewer's, as would the specie's prediliction for incest and "benefits" gathering..
I am currently negotiating a very lucrative sandwich bar deal at Shatton - using attractive low-cost ingredients from my substantial garden and the local beaches.
Worms will be the favourite and I'm offering white and wholemeal bread worm sarnies and a rich worm-spread roll. Premium products include a caterpiller pannini and a maggot bagel. I think the biggest seller will be The Skunt Club Sandwich which has maggots, worms, caterpillers, plankton spread and algae sauce.
SFCOLDBOY
says...
11:00am Sat 20 Oct 12
saint robbie wrote:Your tongue in cheek, "opotomism" that you suggest I have used, is in the hope that we will ,for once, keep a clean sheet.
SFCOLDBOY wrote:1 -0 thats optimistic....
No more bl00dy international games for a while. Lets get back to the real thing. Get ready for the aerial bombardment. Our central defenders will rough up Carrol today and be heroes. Rickie to get the winner,95 minute. 1-0 Saints. Onward and upward! COYR.
if we are to win it will have to be 4-3.
If we have to win 4-3 as you suggest, then I will take that.
Perhaps we will get the clean sheet next time.
Don't forget goals against at the end of the season could be our our demise or saviour.
COYR.
SFCOLDBOY
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11:21am Sat 20 Oct 12
Confucious wrote:After many years of fishing in the western solent and Southampton water.
warrens 76 wrote:I'd appreciate it if we could all remember for a while at least that skunts are fish.
randre wrote:
I think we should start "skunt watch" on here. Ok, it will be relatively easy as we all know who they are, but it could kill some time.
Maybe we should see if The BBC could commission it as a tv series and get Anne Robinson to present? We could have a section called "Skunt Trader" where some bloke (possibly St Retford as he will be full of caffeine and will have loads of energy) to get on a motorbike and hunt down the thieving rogue traders who operate within Portsmouth FC...........
Warrens wrote.
No need for a motorbike, simply walk up to the first person you meet, then the second, then third and on an...ad ifnintum.
However Watchdog is so bloody awful...
David Attenborough, only he could do justice in exxplaining the bizarre violent mating routines together with familial bonding displays, for example the cold blooded thieving to build a "nest".
These unusual antics are prevelent almost exclusively in 'Perdiforous Pompolious'....
..the Cuckoo tendancies would also need to be explained to the bemused viewer's, as would the specie's prediliction for incest and "benefits" gathering..
I am currently negotiating a very lucrative sandwich bar deal at Shatton - using attractive low-cost ingredients from my substantial garden and the local beaches.
Worms will be the favourite and I'm offering white and wholemeal bread worm sarnies and a rich worm-spread roll. Premium products include a caterpiller pannini and a maggot bagel. I think the biggest seller will be The Skunt Club Sandwich which has maggots, worms, caterpillers, plankton spread and algae sauce.
I would like to think that I single handed, have made a large dent in the skate population in the seas in this area.
Unsurprisingly I have always been reluctant to fish the eastern end.
I think you really need to use the fantastic red ragworm from Weston shore,you can't fail to catch plenty of punters.
Don't forget always get the money first!
COYR
Velleity
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11:24am Sat 20 Oct 12
SFCOLDBOY wrote:I find comments about 'goal difference' or 'goals against' intriguing.
saint robbie wrote:Your tongue in cheek, "opotomism" that you suggest I have used, is in the hope that we will ,for once, keep a clean sheet.
SFCOLDBOY wrote:1 -0 thats optimistic....
No more bl00dy international games for a while. Lets get back to the real thing. Get ready for the aerial bombardment. Our central defenders will rough up Carrol today and be heroes. Rickie to get the winner,95 minute. 1-0 Saints. Onward and upward! COYR.
if we are to win it will have to be 4-3.
If we have to win 4-3 as you suggest, then I will take that.
Perhaps we will get the clean sheet next time.
Don't forget goals against at the end of the season could be our our demise or saviour.
COYR.
My view of being, say 1-0 down is that you should go all out for the goal, even if it risks losing 2-0 or 3-0. The reason is that if you get the point, the goal difference will be irrelevant. A point is ALWAYS worth more than a bad goal difference. Not sure if I'm explaining clearly, but it seems pretty self-evident to me.
Confucious
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11:41am Sat 20 Oct 12
SFCOLDBOY wrote:Appreciated. If I can get some, I'll offer a Red Ragworm Baguette.
Confucious wrote:After many years of fishing in the western solent and Southampton water.
warrens 76 wrote:I'd appreciate it if we could all remember for a while at least that skunts are fish.
randre wrote:
I think we should start "skunt watch" on here. Ok, it will be relatively easy as we all know who they are, but it could kill some time.
Maybe we should see if The BBC could commission it as a tv series and get Anne Robinson to present? We could have a section called "Skunt Trader" where some bloke (possibly St Retford as he will be full of caffeine and will have loads of energy) to get on a motorbike and hunt down the thieving rogue traders who operate within Portsmouth FC...........
Warrens wrote.
No need for a motorbike, simply walk up to the first person you meet, then the second, then third and on an...ad ifnintum.
However Watchdog is so bloody awful...
David Attenborough, only he could do justice in exxplaining the bizarre violent mating routines together with familial bonding displays, for example the cold blooded thieving to build a "nest".
These unusual antics are prevelent almost exclusively in 'Perdiforous Pompolious'....
..the Cuckoo tendancies would also need to be explained to the bemused viewer's, as would the specie's prediliction for incest and "benefits" gathering..
I am currently negotiating a very lucrative sandwich bar deal at Shatton - using attractive low-cost ingredients from my substantial garden and the local beaches.
Worms will be the favourite and I'm offering white and wholemeal bread worm sarnies and a rich worm-spread roll. Premium products include a caterpiller pannini and a maggot bagel. I think the biggest seller will be The Skunt Club Sandwich which has maggots, worms, caterpillers, plankton spread and algae sauce.
I would like to think that I single handed, have made a large dent in the skate population in the seas in this area.
Unsurprisingly I have always been reluctant to fish the eastern end.
I think you really need to use the fantastic red ragworm from Weston shore,you can't fail to catch plenty of punters.
Don't forget always get the money first!
COYR
Good advice re the money too. I almost had a deal with the administrators, but was advised this won't hold when administrators are called in to administer the administration of the various previous administrators. After only three more administrations the current 2p in the £ will dilute to 0.1p in the £ and if the supporters are the owners it will only be 0.002% of a pledge.
It would be helpful to know if, when you have caught skates in the past, did any of them ever have any money on them?
SFCOLDBOY
says...
1:16pm Sat 20 Oct 12
Confucious wrote:Unsurprisingly, they had nuff-fin.
SFCOLDBOY wrote:Appreciated. If I can get some, I'll offer a Red Ragworm Baguette.
Confucious wrote:After many years of fishing in the western solent and Southampton water.
warrens 76 wrote:I'd appreciate it if we could all remember for a while at least that skunts are fish.
randre wrote:
I think we should start "skunt watch" on here. Ok, it will be relatively easy as we all know who they are, but it could kill some time.
Maybe we should see if The BBC could commission it as a tv series and get Anne Robinson to present? We could have a section called "Skunt Trader" where some bloke (possibly St Retford as he will be full of caffeine and will have loads of energy) to get on a motorbike and hunt down the thieving rogue traders who operate within Portsmouth FC...........
Warrens wrote.
No need for a motorbike, simply walk up to the first person you meet, then the second, then third and on an...ad ifnintum.
However Watchdog is so bloody awful...
David Attenborough, only he could do justice in exxplaining the bizarre violent mating routines together with familial bonding displays, for example the cold blooded thieving to build a "nest".
These unusual antics are prevelent almost exclusively in 'Perdiforous Pompolious'....
..the Cuckoo tendancies would also need to be explained to the bemused viewer's, as would the specie's prediliction for incest and "benefits" gathering..
I am currently negotiating a very lucrative sandwich bar deal at Shatton - using attractive low-cost ingredients from my substantial garden and the local beaches.
Worms will be the favourite and I'm offering white and wholemeal bread worm sarnies and a rich worm-spread roll. Premium products include a caterpiller pannini and a maggot bagel. I think the biggest seller will be The Skunt Club Sandwich which has maggots, worms, caterpillers, plankton spread and algae sauce.
I would like to think that I single handed, have made a large dent in the skate population in the seas in this area.
Unsurprisingly I have always been reluctant to fish the eastern end.
I think you really need to use the fantastic red ragworm from Weston shore,you can't fail to catch plenty of punters.
Don't forget always get the money first!
COYR
Good advice re the money too. I almost had a deal with the administrators, but was advised this won't hold when administrators are called in to administer the administration of the various previous administrators. After only three more administrations the current 2p in the £ will dilute to 0.1p in the £ and if the supporters are the owners it will only be 0.002% of a pledge.
It would be helpful to know if, when you have caught skates in the past, did any of them ever have any money on them?
DisplacedFan
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2:07pm Sat 20 Oct 12
Confucious wrote:And, Confucious, never, never throw them back,
warrens 76 wrote:I'd appreciate it if we could all remember for a while at least that skunts are fish.
randre wrote:
I think we should start "skunt watch" on here. Ok, it will be relatively easy as we all know who they are, but it could kill some time.
Maybe we should see if The BBC could commission it as a tv series and get Anne Robinson to present? We could have a section called "Skunt Trader" where some bloke (possibly St Retford as he will be full of caffeine and will have loads of energy) to get on a motorbike and hunt down the thieving rogue traders who operate within Portsmouth FC...........
Warrens wrote.
No need for a motorbike, simply walk up to the first person you meet, then the second, then third and on an...ad ifnintum.
However Watchdog is so bloody awful...
David Attenborough, only he could do justice in exxplaining the bizarre violent mating routines together with familial bonding displays, for example the cold blooded thieving to build a "nest".
These unusual antics are prevelent almost exclusively in 'Perdiforous Pompolious'....
..the Cuckoo tendancies would also need to be explained to the bemused viewer's, as would the specie's prediliction for incest and "benefits" gathering..
I am currently negotiating a very lucrative sandwich bar deal at Shatton - using attractive low-cost ingredients from my substantial garden and the local beaches.
Worms will be the favourite and I'm offering white and wholemeal bread worm sarnies and a rich worm-spread roll. Premium products include a caterpiller pannini and a maggot bagel. I think the biggest seller will be The Skunt Club Sandwich which has maggots, worms, caterpillers, plankton spread and algae sauce.
circa 66 saint
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2:32pm Sat 20 Oct 12
Confucious wrote:always someone elses cash
SFCOLDBOY wrote:Appreciated. If I can get some, I'll offer a Red Ragworm Baguette.
Confucious wrote:After many years of fishing in the western solent and Southampton water.
warrens 76 wrote:I'd appreciate it if we could all remember for a while at least that skunts are fish.
randre wrote:
I think we should start "skunt watch" on here. Ok, it will be relatively easy as we all know who they are, but it could kill some time.
Maybe we should see if The BBC could commission it as a tv series and get Anne Robinson to present? We could have a section called "Skunt Trader" where some bloke (possibly St Retford as he will be full of caffeine and will have loads of energy) to get on a motorbike and hunt down the thieving rogue traders who operate within Portsmouth FC...........
Warrens wrote.
No need for a motorbike, simply walk up to the first person you meet, then the second, then third and on an...ad ifnintum.
However Watchdog is so bloody awful...
David Attenborough, only he could do justice in exxplaining the bizarre violent mating routines together with familial bonding displays, for example the cold blooded thieving to build a "nest".
These unusual antics are prevelent almost exclusively in 'Perdiforous Pompolious'....
..the Cuckoo tendancies would also need to be explained to the bemused viewer's, as would the specie's prediliction for incest and "benefits" gathering..
I am currently negotiating a very lucrative sandwich bar deal at Shatton - using attractive low-cost ingredients from my substantial garden and the local beaches.
Worms will be the favourite and I'm offering white and wholemeal bread worm sarnies and a rich worm-spread roll. Premium products include a caterpiller pannini and a maggot bagel. I think the biggest seller will be The Skunt Club Sandwich which has maggots, worms, caterpillers, plankton spread and algae sauce.
I would like to think that I single handed, have made a large dent in the skate population in the seas in this area.
Unsurprisingly I have always been reluctant to fish the eastern end.
I think you really need to use the fantastic red ragworm from Weston shore,you can't fail to catch plenty of punters.
Don't forget always get the money first!
COYR
Good advice re the money too. I almost had a deal with the administrators, but was advised this won't hold when administrators are called in to administer the administration of the various previous administrators. After only three more administrations the current 2p in the £ will dilute to 0.1p in the £ and if the supporters are the owners it will only be 0.002% of a pledge.
It would be helpful to know if, when you have caught skates in the past, did any of them ever have any money on them?
randre
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2:12am Sun 21 Oct 12
warrens 76 wrote:Like that... I'm going to send it to the beeb, or maybe Sky would like it?
randre wrote:
I think we should start "skunt watch" on here. Ok, it will be relatively easy as we all know who they are, but it could kill some time.
Maybe we should see if The BBC could commission it as a tv series and get Anne Robinson to present? We could have a section called "Skunt Trader" where some bloke (possibly St Retford as he will be full of caffeine and will have loads of energy) to get on a motorbike and hunt down the thieving rogue traders who operate within Portsmouth FC...........
Warrens wrote.
No need for a motorbike, simply walk up to the first person you meet, then the second, then third and on an...ad ifnintum.
However Watchdog is so bloody awful...
David Attenborough, only he could do justice in exxplaining the bizarre violent mating routines together with familial bonding displays, for example the cold blooded thieving to build a "nest".
These unusual antics are prevelent almost exclusively in 'Perdiforous Pompolious'....
..the Cuckoo tendancies would also need to be explained to the bemused viewer's, as would the specie's prediliction for incest and "benefits" gathering..
randre says...
7:55am Sat 20 Oct 12