The ref was so **** yesterday, for both teams. Linos don't help them, but the standard seems to be so poor.
Southampton have had poor form away despite them being a relegated premier league team so we should have been favourites. Twine looks like hes got a confidence issue so shouldn't be starting. I dont know what people saw in Lokilo yesterday but he never looked like scoring yesterday when he got into good positions and his crosses were ****e. No better than Longman. Sinik looked really sharp when he came on against Ipswich but he wasnt even been sent out to warm up in the last 30 minutes. At times yesterday, Philogene and Delap looked unplayable but yet again, Delap was sent out to the wing with the first sub changes. Coyle has been one of our most improved players this season but if he wasnt fit to start because of his eye socket then he wasnt fit to come on either. Vinigre looks great coming forward but piss poor defending and as with the Ipswich game, teams seem to find our left side easier to penetrate particularly later on in games whoever plays in that position currently. I was also bored with the football for large parts of the match. It felt like we had settled for the draw in the last twenty minutes.
I think the same applies to Vinagre, in pre-season we had a left back called Cox who had a couple of games for us and he looked quite useful whatever happened to him?
it seems to be the same each match. Their players fall over with a gust of wind and its a free kick. Our players get clattered and nothing.
Good post this IMHO. I don't see why many people get so extreme if you are not calling for the manager to be sacked 12 games in then you're a poodle who wants to give him the job for life. I'm enjoying the football and I hope we can go on a bit of a run that it deserves. According to Brian:- "Players lose you games, not tactics. There's so much crap talked about tactics by people who barely know how to win at dominoes” – Brian Clough But he also said:- “Good managers make good sides. There’s no such thing as a side making a manager” – Brian Clough Who'd have thought he'd have had a balanced view
There was a late tackle on Fraser, which the TV coverage showed as a yellow, but it appears they got it wrong. Didn't see the ref wave a card on screen.
Post from Southampton board, generally positive about us, as many critical views about their own team as our fans. Thought post below 'interesting' as neutral perspective - noticed when they and other teams start playing out from the back - other defenders are not as close to their goalkeeper and gives quicker ball out generally and less chance of the 'suicide' ball happening
