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Match Day Thread The Mighty Saints Vs Notts County wannabes - 4th January

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by SaintsForTheWin, Jan 1, 2023.

  1. Itchen Masack

    Itchen Masack Well-Known Member

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    I'm failing to understand why we have 5 in midfield and are just punting it forward? Honestly dont get it.
     
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  2. Libby

    Libby Derby County, we're coming for you

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    I think he's come into a borderline impossible situation.

    And while I'm not impressed with what I've seen so far (particularly style wise) I feel it'd be exceptionally harsh to judge him without a signing or two of his own.

    Which is why we needed signings in like yesterday.
     
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  3. steve79

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    Get the ball. Pump it long. Lose the ball. Rinse and repeat. ****ing awful. We look better when we have the ball on the deck
     
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  4. Piri Weepu

    Piri Weepu Well-Known Member

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    We have no energy, shape, discipline, nothing. Genuinely a nothing team out there. And this is probably on paper our easiest game of the season. Terrifying.
     
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  5. SaintinNZ

    SaintinNZ Well-Known Member

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    My god, this is toxic.
     
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  6. tomw24

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    The formation doesn't work. We're just hoofing it to Adams. It's horrific. Get Lyanco off and bring Stu on.
     
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  7. Che’s Godlike Thighs

    Che’s Godlike Thighs Well-Known Member

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    F*ck me, where to start?
     
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  8. EasyBreezer

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    Every first half since NJ joined has been a total embarrassment.
     
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  9. - Doing The Lambert Walk

    - Doing The Lambert Walk Well-Known Member

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    If they get a second I won’t be surprised to hear ‘you don’t know what you’re doing’ chants
     
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  10. Brixham Saint

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    I would rather sign no players this window and get rid of this fraud, and pay him off.
     
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  11. Saints Fan4Life

    Saints Fan4Life Well-Known Member

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    ****ing disgusting. He needs to go and take those 11 twats with him.
     
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  12. BackFromBeyond

    BackFromBeyond Well-Known Member

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    It's ugly ugly stuff.
     
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  13. Saintmagic

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    We’ve looked better in the second half of games when he’s switched to a back four. Forest are also really **** but we aren’t doing anything
     
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  14. SaintinNZ

    SaintinNZ Well-Known Member

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    They're not his signings. They weren't Ralph's either, that's the thing.
     
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  15. West Kent Saint

    West Kent Saint Well-Known Member

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    My sons under 11 team have more identity. Better to watch too!
     
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  16. Tupac

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    Cheer up people, at least we beat Lincoln (just about).
     
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  17. Che’s Godlike Thighs

    Che’s Godlike Thighs Well-Known Member

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    Yeah but what are Man City going to do to us? we do not need that game right now.
     
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  18. Libby

    Libby Derby County, we're coming for you

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    Probably because that's how we've played for years.

    Astonishing that SR decided to change that so dramatically mid season.
     
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  19. Che’s Godlike Thighs

    Che’s Godlike Thighs Well-Known Member

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    Not since the Championship relegation years have I watched such a bad Saints team.
     
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  20. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
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    Lavia has had one touch first half by my reckoning, the ball goes over his head in one direction, and either side of him in the other.
     
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