Match Reports


May 4th, 2008

Saints 3 Sheffield United 2

By: Mike | Comments 1 Comment

Phew! A rollercoaster game to end a rollercoaster season saw Saints survive by the skin of their teeth. Why an extra 10,000 people suddenly felt the club was worth supporting for one day I don’t know but Saints were glad they did at the atmosphere generated was the best since our relegation and roared [...]

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April 21st, 2008

Saints 0 Burnley 1

By: Mike | Comments 1 Comment

If the Bristol City game showed why Saints should be challenging for promotion, then this defeat showed why we’re battling relegation. Since relegation from the premiership I’ve lost count of the number of games which follow the same pattern: Saints dominate possession, opposition defend and hoof, we don’t create any real chances and get caught [...]

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April 14th, 2008

Charlton 1 Saints 1

By: Mike | Comments No Comments

Saints inched a further point towards safety in an open game against play-off contenders Charlton. Both sides went looking for the win initially and Saints got a bizarre lead when Charlton’s young replacement keeper Randolph dropped a soft Stern John effort on to the back of defender McCarthy’s head and the ball bounced back into [...]

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April 7th, 2008

Saints 2 Bristol City 0

By: Mike | Comments No Comments

Saints saved their best performance of the season for the visit of league leaders Bristol City and won a vital three points. From the off Saints played a high-tempo direct passing game, playing to the strengths of Stern John and Bradley Wright-Phillips up front, and City couldn’t handle it. Aside from a brief spell [...]

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March 31st, 2008

Cardiff 1 Saints 0

By: Mike | Comments No Comments

On a day when most of the other threatened sides got a result Saints lost tamely to a Cardiff side more pre-occupied with the F.A. Cup. Paul Parry scored the only goal early on from close range and the result seemed inevitable after that with Saints looking clueless in possession. The only way Saints look [...]

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March 24th, 2008

Saints 0 Coventry 0

By: Mike | Comments No Comments

There never looked like being a winner in a poor game between two sides short on confidence and creativity. Stern John had Saints’ best chance but was denied by Kasper Schmeichel from close range. Towards the end Richard Wright, the on-loan keeper making his first Saints appearance, made a good save to deny Coventry a [...]

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March 16th, 2008

Hull 5 Saints 0

By: Mike | Comments 2 Comments

Saints endured another thrashing, this time at the hands of Hull, and slided back into the relegation mire. Michael Poke was injured in the warm-up but was still preferred to play in goal over Andrej Pernecky. If Saints weren’t willing to play him over the injured Poke it does raise the question of why [...]

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