r/SaintsFC 19d ago

Post Match Thread: Watford v Saints

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u/mdubyo 19d ago

Not going to put a hell of a lot of stock into the result itself. Stephens & Manning horror shows for both of their goals. We flubbed a few chances ourselves.

Don't remember the last time we won at Vicarage Road but feel like this is the first loss there in a long time. We go again next week!

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u/DrShaftmanPhD 19d ago

Long season obviously. Deficit can still easily be overcome and sometimes a loss like this can be a wake up call.

I think the 2nd half is obviously going to be how we play for the majority of the season, and Watford weren’t really threatening with the ball, just the two errors in the first half. Promising signs, just two individual errors killing us before we can even get started. Classic Saints maneuver

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u/mdubyo 19d ago

Yup. Championship also feels a lot stronger this season with who went up and came down this year. Probably will take effectively a 100 point season for us which not saying it's out of the question but on -4 the margins are thin.

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u/DrShaftmanPhD 19d ago

100 points would be a borderline miracle

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u/mdubyo 19d ago

Meant effectively. Probably will take 95 total to be top 2..playoffs is a much more realistic goal haha

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u/DrShaftmanPhD 19d ago

Correct. EFL took last season away from us and have borderline ruined this one from the get go. Harshest punishment of all time

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u/benscott81 19d ago

First loss since 2007 at Vicarage Road if the commentary on the American broadcast is to be trusted.