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Article: Swansea v Saints match thread | Southampton FC, Football

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by lamby, Sep 16, 2014.

  1. TheSecondStain

    TheSecondStain Needs an early night

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    Yes, you were talking about the 20 odd minutes where we were second. I remember the moment too, if not the match, and just happened to do a screen print at the time. Hence the image you saw. I much prefer the table from today, even if it is earlier in the season. :)
     
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  2. Wide Bill

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    Mercenary is exactly how i would describe many of them
     
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    I love football.
     
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  4. - Doing The Lambert Walk

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    @VictorWanyama: Am delighted to score my 1st EPL goal today 3 important points to keep us going.great support from our fans they were fantastic.
     
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  5. - Doing The Lambert Walk

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    Just celebrating. :)

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  6. Lff

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    Agree with this totally. Really, Cork didn't deserve to be taken off. Before Vic came on he was second only to Morgan who was superb throughout. It should have been Davis for Long and Wanyama for Ward-Prowse as happened. But really Vic should have started. Start solid, wear them down and bring on your creative ones as required!
     
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    I manage musicians.
     
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  9. Le Tissier's Laces

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    Your Cork-thing is getting a bit in the way. It was really a toss-up between him and JWP. He didn't have a great game to be honest, but yes, either way Vic should have started.
     
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  10. Clem Fandango

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    I thought Cork looked ok, I mean not brilliant but he was getting forward. JWP looked too slow and lightweight, but his delivery and set pieces are good.
     
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  11. Dark Lord SFC

    Dark Lord SFC Well-Known Member

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    LFF...I fully agree with your subs order especially after last weeks performance when Big Vic joined Snidders and Corky when we really kicked on to dominate
     
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    Yup. I felt that neither Cork nor JWP was offering enough.
     
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  13. - Doing The Lambert Walk

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    Did someone say, meltdown?

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  14. Piebacca

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    I wish he wasn't quite so ginger.
     
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  15. Tintin

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    Swansea used all three substitutions in their other Premier League games this season. The one game Monk decides to only make two is when his team was reduced to 10 men after 39 minutes. What's worse is it took until 85 minutes to make the second change!
     
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  16. SaintinNZ

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    Well that was an ugly, ugly game. Our passing was way off in the first half, our tackling was iffy our crossing was woeful, first touches werent great but we won one nil and sit second in the table! Who would credit it. I was expecting a 3-0 rout in the first half but Bony put that one out the window. We did well against 10 men and to be fair we should have put away another chance or two towards the end. That would have been unkind to Swansea who were really unlucky not to go ahead before Bony got sent off.

    So yeah, COYR! second in the league and home to QPR next week. This is a start that dreams are made of!
     
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  17. breconsaint

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    They going via Gloucester? <whistle>
     
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  18. saintsfcfan

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    @GPelle19: Beaten #Swansea in Liberty stadium 0-1 as a result of great team spirit and ambition #saintsfc
     
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  20. ThatThereSaintsFan

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    Exactly this. Vic's playing up to his whole hard man image, much like Balotelli. You're all making a mountain out of a molehill.
     
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