Guthrie on SS1 now playing for S'hampton

[Shaggy]

Finished, Saints 1-2 Derby. Bloody great game but Guthrie will be disappointed with his performance, I think. Matt Oakley & Seth Johnson (yes, Seth Johnson) had the measure of him for the most part.

[keniget]

Best game of the season? Hah!

I missed the first 15mins or so, but the rest of the first half made me want to slit my wrists. In that time, Guthrie was pretty much the invisible man, which made the fact that I was watching it all the more frustrating.

Alonso, Gerrard, Maschareno, Sissoko and now this Lucas kid?

Guthrie will never get a game at Liverpool.

[Shaggy]

Best game of the season? Hah!

I missed the first 15mins or so, but the rest of the first half made me want to slit my wrists. In that time, Guthrie was pretty much the invisible man, which made the fact that I was watching it all the more frustrating.

Alonso, Gerrard, Maschareno, Sissoko and now this Lucas kid?

Guthrie will never get a game at Liverpool.

The defending from both sides was awful (although Derby's last-ditch defending was excellent), but there were chances galore, the woodwork struck several times, two very good goals, a good atmosphere, and fantastic desire from both sides.

I thoroughly enjoyed it and, evidently, so did others.

[keniget]

Heh, I'm not putting you down for enjoying it, I'm just saying I didn't.

It was a fast paced, attacking game, but neither team were able to really put their foot on the ball and give the game any real flow, at least in the first half. Most of what I saw was two teams booting it up into the others half and then, because as you say, the defending was so awful, something would come of it.

[Shaggy]

Heh, I'm not putting you down for enjoying it, I'm just saying I didn't.

It was a fast paced, attacking game, but neither team were able to really put their foot on the ball and give the game any real flow, at least in the first half. Most of what I saw was two teams booting it up into the others half and then, because as you say, the defending was so awful, something would come of it.

That's the play-offs though mate. You never see considered, expressive attacking football. It's blood and thunder, and sheer desperation as the entire season rests on these games. They've been the same ever since their inception and I doubt it'll ever change.

There have been four or five classic Div One play-off finals over the years and I expect this season's will be no different. Goals, **** ups, helter-skelter football. Great stuff.

[rage]

good game. Guthrie didn't stand out tbh. The Southampton striker on loan from some french outfit was exceptional, unlucky not to score. Play offs are great compared to what it used to be like many years ago.

[Shaggy]

good game. Guthrie didn't stand out tbh. The Southampton striker on loan from some french outfit was exceptional, unlucky not to score. Play offs are great compared to what it used to be like many years ago.

Saganowski is a strange one. Farmed out by Troyes, he's looked exceptional for Southampton - scoring goals, and many of them beauties.

Compared to what they used to be like? They've always been fantastic entertainment IMO. I attended a few play off finals in the very early 90s (and even more semi-finals) and they were ****ing great fun. With such a huge prize on offer, the tension is always palpable and they seem to conjure a lot of goals.

Admittedly, defending always seems to go out of the window but who gives a ****?

The Baggies-Wolves game tomorrow should be a belter.

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Probably the best games ive seen this year have been from the Champioship

[Shaggy]

The standard of football is, obviously, substantially poorer but you could definitely argue it's more exciting...in an English football kinda way.

It's been a great league this season. Very competitive.

[rage]

as in the days before the playoffs

[Shaggy]

as in the days before the playoffs

Haha, oh right, yeah.

[Fiddy]

Guthrie : Relevance?

Well he is our player.

[alunevans]

It's half-time mate, great first half. 1-1, 2nd half kicking off soon.

how is woody playing?

[Shaggy]

how is woody playing?

Haha, the game finished at about 2pm.

Guthrie wasn't great in all honestly. A few neat and tidy touches and had a five minute spell when he was getting his passes off very quickly and accurately, but for the most part he was anonymous and Oakley and Johnson ran the show in the middle of the park for Derby.

[alunevans]

Haha, the game finished at about 2pm.

Guthrie wasn't great in all honestly. A few neat and tidy touches and had a five minute spell when he was getting his passes off very quickly and accurately, but for the most part he was anonymous and Oakley and Johnson ran the show in the middle of the park for Derby.

shame i always liked the look of the lad. would like to see him do well.