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14 Nov 2024 10:29:11
According to David Ornestein Southampton think it's the players that is the problem not Russell Martin. And he won't be leaving anytime soon.
Imo it's both about what about you guys?
1.) 14 Nov 2024 19:54:07
One look at RMs history of team performances and results, will tell you it’s the clown himself.
Players are we being asked to play a style that they are totally uncomfortable with, it’s draining the confidence out of them.
RM will never change because the team is playing how he always dreamed of playing .
What a clown . an absolute cocky fool
07 Aug 2024 11:13:35
So O'Riley is actually interested in joining Southampton well he's happy to join us maybe the chance of us getting O'Riley is now kinda higher hopefully we do get him.
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22 Dec 2024 12:08:27
I do agree that Juric isn't the man for the job and that we all will be calling for his head however your thoughts on keeping RM is just confusing. We are on track to be the worst premier league team in history due to the stats. RM staying would've 100% lead us to beating derbys record and yay 2 totally amazing records to hold as a team. 1. Losing 9-0 (twice) 2. Lowest points in a premier league season
I do agree however Juric is going to suck at managing us and the board just wanted a cheap management but our board sucks. It should've been down to:
Hjulmand
Coberan
Rohl
Moyes
Big Sam
I saw maybe 1 article about juric but I guess they were right.
Praying Juric has a turnover and does manage us well
COYS ?⬜
1.) 22 Dec 2024 21:41:47
My mentality was always with this board and how they approach things. I'm a solid believer that everything occurs at the highest level.
The board broke to supporter pressure early doors when they were new to this club with fans wanting Ralph out, ironically where all this messed started. I knew then this board were weak with choices. Ralph was a solid builder, signed some best emerging talent of our post Porch/Koeman era. They had no one decent lined up to replace him but made a list nonetheless. Ivan Juric was actually second on that list, Nathan Jones was above him.
My point about RM is yes he's bad (at times) but there was always times things could have turned around. Then once we got to the point of no return I decided to stick with him again, not necessarily because he would save us from relegation but because I believe he WOULD get us promoted. I don't believe we are safe now and I think our board will arse about again with the next appointment in the championship, but by that time promotion will have passed us by because I don't think Juric has the minerals to mix it up in different leagues and it will be too late before the board realize that.
My thinking was towards 2026/27. If the board wanted to be a serious one they would use RM for his strengths (the championship) and get rid of him when gets us back where we needed (the Premiership) spending that whole year analyzing and scouting the right man, just like the cortese board did.
2.) 23 Dec 2024 14:59:38
I agree with you the board have a lot to answer for. I think most people agree with your points.
3.) 23 Dec 2024 17:38:28
You know what Leslee,
As much as I didn't agree with your other posts I kinda agree with you here I genuinely believe everyone since the club sacked Ralph things have been dire and I believe Ralph never should've been sacked yes he lost 9-0 twice however he always managed to rescue us out of the championship if you were going to sack him it should've been at the end of that season
And the team Ralph had was solid and could beat the team we have now. However I understand keeping RM would've been good for the championship however I think the board is trying a hail Mary to lose that title of lowest points in premier league history and trying to get us out of relegation as RM was sticking to his guns on a style of play which wasn't working. In my eyes he had to go for this reason also which you may disagree with but I do believe in miracles and could see us out.
However, even since we sacked Ralph we've been singing managers that clearly ain't capable of rescuing us from relegation fights.
A key example being Nathan Jones.
We were linked to a couple of good managers and out comes to club to say we've signed someone from the championship. It worked with RM because we were in the championship and now it's not working in the premier league.
We needed a premier league manager and they are solid managers that we could've signed instead of juric. Even more capable managers that have a track record of helping improve teams. However, we chose a manager that's been sacked 3 times by the same club. I think the board are the people to blame for the clubs downfall. We might've thought SR will fix the club because Gao did barely anything but I think SR will be just as bad as SR sure we have more money in the transfer market but we haven't really utilised it well have we.
It's going to be tough times ahead and a long way to return Southampton back to a regular premier league club let alone return Southampton to it's 2016 glory.
If we look at Brighton right now look how good they are now and they were on the same level if not lower a few years back. The board has to be there and a solid manager none of which we have at this point.
4.) 23 Dec 2024 17:59:28
I do apologise for any spelling errors I've been writing this on a phone and I've got fat thumbs. ?
5.) 23 Dec 2024 19:48:58
Incredibly, I also found a hint of sanity in Lesleee’s most recent post - perhaps like Christmas, it comes once a year!
However, the logic in keeping RM on the basis that he will get us relegated and then bounce us back from the Championship is so seriously flawed, it’s laughable.
Setting up a team to fail is just crazy - what impact on players, fans, not to mention financial risk and reputation.
Whatever way you slice it, the only option to take over RM should have been a PL manager. What chance the new man will not add another sack to his growing collection before Easter?
Actually, I don’t think the Board know whether it’s Christmas or Easter!
6.) 24 Dec 2024 22:01:57
It must be Christmas if people are agreeing with me, even slightly lol.
With RM I could see the joke he was, but he has some me things on his side. Age for one .there's always a slim chance he would learn/adapt. People like Moyes, alladyce, Mourinho.names all people were throwing in the ring are old dogs. Sure they've got it experience to maybe save us but they haven't got what it takes to evolve/merge into what today's football is turning into. It's why they keep getting sacked and why the same fans asking for them would be calling for their sack a year later.
The other thing RM is pretty much guaranteed promotion. I know we rode out luck the first time. But the experience of getting it done the first time and the battle hardened experience of the premiere league would have helped him.
We don't have any guarantees now as far as I can see. Although I will put my hand up for one exception/unknown quantity.and that is wether Juric can bring Bella-kotcha into the fold and getting him playing at his best. Him on form and Ramsdale does make for a half decent defense.
18 Dec 2024 23:09:14
Ignore my post I think I've gone mad I'm pretty sure I've just read an unreliable source.
But getting Jose would be mad
{Ed001's Note - he did say that, but he said after his contract with his current club ended.}
1.) 19 Dec 2024 00:40:06
HJULMAND also looks a very good choice!
2.) 19 Dec 2024 02:29:14
From what I've read from more reputable sources it looks like Rohl which isn't bad it's just no prem experience that I'm worried about
18 Dec 2024 23:07:25
Call me delusional but didn't Jose say wanted to 'fix' a relegation fighting prem team.
Instead of buying out Danny Rohl or just before how about we sit down with Jose and see if he's wants to come aboard. There isn't sign of disinterest and he is a hell of a manager and I have no doubts he could save us
15 Dec 2024 22:35:23
What a day dong dong the witch is deaddd.
I'm in a biblical mood this is a good step now it's all about trying out best to claw our way back to where we belong.
Ta ta Martin
Amazing a good week to look forward to lads
15 Dec 2024 20:35:04
Depressing Woeful Miserable Frustrating.
A squad that can and should've escaped relegation yet the driver at the wheel is a egotistical arrogant lunatic that insists on playing from the back. You can see the players are not happy but this guy wants the club to go down like the titanic did. He imploding the club and he NEEDS to go this isn't a joke anymore nor is it's fun and games I don't care if we got to spend money to release him but he's single handly ruining the club's reputation. He may be breaking records but these are records that we shouldn't be breaking.
Never in my life I've seen a manager so insistent on playing a particular style of football that Steve from the local pub would've stopped using after it didn't work for the last couple of games.
I hope SR sack Martin in the morning he's got to go annoyingly ange won so he gets to stay as the manager of spurs for now I would've liked him to manage us. He doesn't seem bad.
I guess we keep on marching however I'm crawling at this point.
1.) 15 Dec 2024 20:51:16
Tbh, I would've sacked him at half time! The guy is a joke, his tactics and playing style are that of a complete moron and let's not get started on his selections. Why is AA starting, had 2 goes at PL now and couldn't hit a cows arse with a banjo and to start him in place of our top scorer beggars belief. We are a laughing stock thanks to RM and I have never been so depressed watching my beloved Saints get humiliated every week is killing me. Fair play to the fans who stayed til the end, if only to bombard RM and the rest of the pub team management crew some well deserved abuse! SR, it is time to act, we are down but RM has to go so the players cannot what they know and are comfortable with, ticcy-taccy footballers they ain't, Barcelona of the early 2000s we ain't.we r Saints so let's f&@&ing play like Saints! COYRs
2.) 15 Dec 2024 20:59:15
The kit is red and white for a reason the red is the blood of the club we've been butchered up by that so called manager Martin.
30 Aug 2024 11:06:26
JWP looks like he's going Nottingham First so unlikely now to grab him as west ham rather would gain money over a loan
05 Aug 2024 20:21:09
I think we need a midfielder a striker and a keeper. Keeper Ramsdale on loan seems likely O' Riley doesn't it looks like that as we are interested in getting Carvahlo and since bigger clubs are now interested in Matt. Striker wise I think Gnonto should be nabbed Leeds are in the championship Summerville has been nabbed by the hammers and Galatasaray have got Sara from Norwich. And Gnonto is a good striker in the championship when we were there. So I think he'll be good in the prem for us
30 Jul 2024 01:42:30
As for Ramsdale it's going to be tough to get him probably I think Newcastle is our opponent to get his signature but as Newcastle have Pope already I think we technically have an upper hand.
There also is De Gea who is old but is free only issue is his contract he recently rejected a move to real betis over the contract
30 Jul 2024 01:40:06
I think O'Riley will definitely be a hard player to secure he openly said he prefers Atalanta and why wouldn't he they'll be playing Champions League I believe. However, I believe that Atalanta want him to be Koopmeiners replacement so if he doesn't leave will Matt be on the bench? I guess we'll see
Another potential big signing that we allegedly are interested in is youssoufa moukoko young talented striker from Dortmund wants to leave and allegedly wants to come abroad it will be a challenge to get him hur if he could we definitely will have a team that should be mid table if not just scraping into the top 10.
Also another player we are allegedly interested in the Amad Lauriente not much to say really comes from sassulo so I guess they speak Spanish which can help Alcaraz settle in a bit more comfortably.
23 Dec 2024 17:59:28
I do apologise for any spelling errors I've been writing this on a phone and I've got fat thumbs. ?
23 Dec 2024 17:38:28
You know what Leslee,
As much as I didn't agree with your other posts I kinda agree with you here I genuinely believe everyone since the club sacked Ralph things have been dire and I believe Ralph never should've been sacked yes he lost 9-0 twice however he always managed to rescue us out of the championship if you were going to sack him it should've been at the end of that season
And the team Ralph had was solid and could beat the team we have now. However I understand keeping RM would've been good for the championship however I think the board is trying a hail Mary to lose that title of lowest points in premier league history and trying to get us out of relegation as RM was sticking to his guns on a style of play which wasn't working. In my eyes he had to go for this reason also which you may disagree with but I do believe in miracles and could see us out.
However, even since we sacked Ralph we've been singing managers that clearly ain't capable of rescuing us from relegation fights.
A key example being Nathan Jones.
We were linked to a couple of good managers and out comes to club to say we've signed someone from the championship. It worked with RM because we were in the championship and now it's not working in the premier league.
We needed a premier league manager and they are solid managers that we could've signed instead of juric. Even more capable managers that have a track record of helping improve teams. However, we chose a manager that's been sacked 3 times by the same club. I think the board are the people to blame for the clubs downfall. We might've thought SR will fix the club because Gao did barely anything but I think SR will be just as bad as SR sure we have more money in the transfer market but we haven't really utilised it well have we.
It's going to be tough times ahead and a long way to return Southampton back to a regular premier league club let alone return Southampton to it's 2016 glory.
If we look at Brighton right now look how good they are now and they were on the same level if not lower a few years back. The board has to be there and a solid manager none of which we have at this point.
21 Dec 2024 12:24:41
If he can change tactics I'm already happy and imo he's better than RM but overall when I saw Fabrizio say it was Juric I was very annoyed it should've been Coberan Rohl or Hjalmund maybe moyes
20 Dec 2024 14:54:51
We always get the dodgy choice hope this reverses and he becomes good
20 Dec 2024 11:46:14
Looking at Fabrizio's post it looks like it's Ivan Juric