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Post by The Rover on Mar 19, 2011 10:20:14 GMT
Don't feel too inspired by this one. I hate my Saturday afternoons being f*cked up by Sky.
I reckon 2-1 with Lee Barnard first on the Saints scoresheet.
I'm taking the other halfs father this afternoon so I hope it's a good game, although I doubt he'll convert from being a Tractor boy at his age.
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Post by Mandochris on Mar 19, 2011 10:53:08 GMT
I am so unconfident about Saints at the moment but how can we possible lose to a Wednesday side in free fall and a fractious dressing room and Megson as manager (is he?) and Mandrake as owner.
4 - 0
Ahem.
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Post by The Rover on Mar 19, 2011 11:17:30 GMT
Pat seems to think Magson will put a fleet of buses in front of goal. I hope we can get past them.
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Post by Mandochris on Mar 19, 2011 12:10:25 GMT
Good signature. One of my top three Dylan songs.
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Post by The Rover on Mar 19, 2011 12:32:03 GMT
One of mine too although I could never do a top 3 for him or the Dead. Too much choice.
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Post by Mandochris on Mar 19, 2011 12:37:09 GMT
I copied you and took another Dylan quote. Sorry. I feel so cheap but it's a great source for quotes and that one seemed apt for finding a way to here from there.
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Post by Mandochris on Mar 20, 2011 8:47:22 GMT
Good result and comfortable in the end. I wish we could start every game 2 up and play with that sort of swagger.
What a strike from Ricky.
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Post by OneBeat on Mar 20, 2011 19:56:16 GMT
Good result and comfortable in the end. I wish we could start every game 2 up and play with that sort of swagger. What a strike from Ricky. It took a while to breakdown Wednesday, but we were never in trouble. Not a great game but two good goals. These days watching Saints is much more satisfying without the Ugly. |
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Post by Rags on Mar 20, 2011 20:30:36 GMT
A good win against a team who came determined not to lose. It's too easy to get blinkered and forget that the opposition are fighting for points too. Barnard and Lambert look like they are coming into their best form at the right time. Lambert's overall play up front is superb, so much comes from him and Barnard is just a constant pain to defences. Considering we have been winning despite injuries and suspensions it goes to show our squad is pretty strong.
It's going to be a nail biting run-in. Bugger.
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Post by The Rover on Mar 20, 2011 21:04:48 GMT
Yes completely agree with that Rags. I love seeing is start with Barny and Rickie up front. Our defence still worries me - I don't think Jaidi is as good as Martin.
I nearly had a heart attack in the first half when Kelv came racing out of his area to head that ball with their forward closing in fast. To be fair he did a good job and I'm not sure where the defence had gone but...
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Post by channonite on Mar 20, 2011 22:57:25 GMT
Seems like I was on my own then, I thought the man mountain they call Jaidi actually had a good game. More of a surprise was that he kept going to the very end. He must have been doing fitness training!
In general I felt comfortable watching Saints for the first time in bloody ages. No more chewing my finger nails every time the other team get near our penalty area. There really does seem to be an understanding between Davis and the two centre halves. Will it last though?
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Post by OneBeat on Mar 21, 2011 8:43:11 GMT
Seems like I was on my own then, I thought the man mountain they call Jaidi actually had a good game. More of a surprise was that he kept going to the very end. He must have been doing fitness training! In general I felt comfortable watching Saints for the first time in bloody ages. No more chewing my finger nails every time the other team get near our penalty area. There really does seem to be an understanding between Davis and the two centre halves. Will it last though? I like Jaidi, but I do worry when he has to play footer. He does seem to enjoy playing for us and he does have moments where he looks great. I didn't ever feel like Wednesday were a threat though, they defended well and we had to be patient, but I'm happy to say that the team can be patient, unlike a lot of the people who sit near me. We got there in the end. |
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Post by Mandochris on Mar 21, 2011 9:33:19 GMT
It's actually our centre midfield that concerns me. They hardly seem able to penetrate and when we try the passing game we end up passing to them. That's why, I guess, the defense resorts to long balls to miss out the midfield.
Our first goal was a set piece and the second was some good work by Barny. Lambert and Barnard are working well together.
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Post by OneBeat on Mar 21, 2011 10:10:44 GMT
It's actually our centre midfield that concerns me. They hardly seem able to penetrate and when we try the passing game we end up passing to them. That's why, I guess, the defense resorts to long balls to miss out the midfield. Our first goal was a set piece and the second was some good work by Barny. Lambert and Barnard are working well together. We miss Schneiderlin. Both Hammond and Chaplow have their qualities, but neither are so good at putting their foot on the ball and picking out a team-mate. Against teams like Wednesday who come for a point, it's difficult to break them down without a player like Schneiderlin. Mind you Barcelona couldn't breakdown Inter in last season's Chumps League, so it's not easy even when you have world class players, so I think we're doing ok (despite what the UEFA qualified coaches may say on the Ugly). |
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Post by channonite on Mar 21, 2011 12:14:35 GMT
I agree. At no time on Saturday did I panic, or despair. It was only a matter of time. I did wistfully think that Schneiderlin would have been more penetrating with his passes, but hey, we are Southampton and do things the difficult way.
BTW, I was stunned with how quickly Rickie reacted for the second goal. One second the ball seemed to float across the area, next second it was in the back of the net. the bloke behind said "Fecking hell, if their goalie had got a hand to that it would have come off"
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