WEST HAM AWAY.......

Can Saints get a result?

Well I think we may get our first away point, I am hoping Boruc will play in goal and with Ramirez injured will think we will go 442 just hope he plays Rodigues up front and not out on left. Dont think W Ham are that good so we need toput them udner some pressure. Hopefully everyone comes back fit, cline starts at RB, Yoshida and Fonte at CHs and Fox at Lb as dont think we have anyone better. Schneiderlin, Davis, Puncheon Lallana middle and Rodrigues and Rickie.

The SaintMike prediction

West Ham 2 Saints 3

@officialsaints: Saints team: Boruc, Clyne, Fonte, Hooiveld, Yoshida, Schneiderlin, S. Davis, Lallana (c), Puncheon, Rodriguez, Guly.

Saints substitutes: K. Davis (GK), Lambert, Ward-Prowse, Mayuka, Seaborne, Chaplow, Reeves.

Lambert is dropped, WTF?

I hope the plan is not to play Yoshida at full back again, he looked uncomfortable there against Fulham.

Umm, who was the idiot who forecast a win for Saints???

SaintMike wrote:Umm, who was the idiot who forecast a win for Saints???

You never know, Mike. Saints are the better team so far.

H/T 0-0. A half time clean sheet. Let's hope it turns into a full time clean sheet. Saints are by far the better team, judging by the commentary, so we *should* come away with something.

S/H KO

1-0 down. F uck.

I can just see the after-match reports now......

'Adkins takes the positives after Saints defeat at West Ham. He says Saints were clearly the better team for the first half!!'

And I said that before I knew we had gone behind.....

2-0

If it stays like that, what's the betting Nige will be looking for another job on Monday?

SaintMike wrote:I can just see the after-match reports now......

'Adkins takes the positives after Saints defeat at West Ham. He says Saints were clearly the better team for the first half!!'

If we lose and Nige comes out with his post-match bullshit, I'll be one of the ones hoping that Cortese hands him his notice on Monday. I like Nige but he's f*cking clueless this season, naive isn't the word. And what in the name of all that's sane is the defensive coach doing to justify actually claiming his salary? This is suicidal, in a footballing sense.

Back in it at 2-1 and Lambert and Mayuka are on for Puncheon and one other whose name escapes me. Guly, however, survives the substitutions.

4-1.

I have resisted up til now but

ADKINS OUT

Well I think Nigel must has a self destruct button and I will be surprised if he lasts much longer.

Simply doesnt learn. Played Yoshida at full back when he is a centre half, played Hoovield at CH yet how many games does he need to see he struggles at this level, 1 striker up front even when he took off Rodrigues and put on lambert he didnt play 2 strikers, stuck with a formation despite the game chaning and being behind and still no one in midfield that will put the foot in and tackle.

First half was pretty poor but we did look the better team, kept the ball on the floor and went close with one effort from Rodrigues. Not much threat from West ham who lumped everything forward and only threat was from set pieces. Boruc came and punched on one occassion and caught well on another under pressure, no real other shots though looked a bit iffy with all the passing to each other, against villa we mixed it up got the ball dwon field early to Lambert and it worked, why do we then go back to the 50 passes to move the ball 10 yards. Nolan ought to be booked before the game kicks off, constantly moaning at the ref and is a clear tactic to win free kicks, Carroll is one waste of money and again an apalling cheat. Fell over all the time moaning to the ref and again conning free kicks, in a way I hope they stay up as will then have to pay 17m to liverpool, hope never see him play for England.

second half yet again simply never came out, slow, second to the ball what does Nigel say at half time? First goal was soft and not even a free kick, Nolan's cheating paying off. Should have been cleared plus Boruc for me should have done better. Then we give a goal way in a minute through poor defending down Yoshida's side. Guly who had a decent first half had a terrible second half stupid flick which put Yoshida under pressure, he tried a flick and lost the ball. Then took us 5 minutes to make our sub, what is up with the team not allowing the subs to take place, indicative of lallana not being a good choice for captain simply doesnt take control. Then get back in the game with good finish by Lallana to give us some hope. Thought he would bring on Lambert, leave rodrigues who was okay take of Guly, move Lallana to wide left and a simple 442 formation. No sticks with the same formation and Lambert hardly had a sniff in the game and absolutely no service.

Couldnt really see the penalty from our end, looked like Carroll cheating but may have been Hoovield simply not clever enough and being conned. Then gave away the 4th with no one Yoshida, Schneiderlin Hooveild making a tackle, good finish but poor defending again.

Cannot see us surviving if Adkins stays and doesnt do something radical like bringing in a defensive coach. Must stop playing players out of position. Whoever is the fittest Left back should play there, Yoshida must play at CH, Guly should be left on the bench slows the team down , Hoovield is not good enough, give Chaplow a chance please, play 2 up front and decide on who is best goalie and stick with them.

somehow dont think he will do many if any of these and therefore be gone very soon.

Final point though being in the championship and living in Hampshire has still got to be so much better than premiership football and living in West/East Ham. What an utter dump, even had 50p shops on the high street mixed in with the pound shops etc. Not a nice place.