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01 Oct 2024 09:35:04
Well, last night was a total embarrassment.
The rest of the Premier League must be laughing at us and calculating that 2 matches against Southampton this season will probably yield 6 points. I will be watching our away games at Arsenal and Man City from behind the sofa.
Hopefully RM will be sacked before November but he will be ok. In his world he is doing a great job.
Actually he is ruining our club and not helping a generally honest but uninspiring bunch of players.
He didn`t recognise the team last night. Well, if you play 2 of our brightest young talents out of position at the top of the team and 2 doubtful loanees out wide what can you expect? Over £65M worth of forwards on the bench.
Maybe I am a dinosaur but what is wrong with playing a wide player who can cross a ball/a tall centre forward/quick small striker alongside. OK Le Tissier/Beattie/Pahars not available but Dibling / Onachu / Armstrong are.
Oh and perhaps most important of all stop fiddling around at the back. Pleased to see Ramsdale is looking to play longer balls - just needs a centre forward to aim at.
Something has to change pretty quick otherwise we will make history as the worst PL team ever.
27 Apr 2024 19:02:14
I think Lesleee was assuming that we would beat Stoke this afternoon.
It is easy to be wise after the event but in view of our form over the last week that was not a given.
I think all we learnt from this afternoon is that we can`t rely on fringe players.
Brookes, Mara, Sulemana, Bree and Charles do not inspire confidence. Edozie and Fraser were almost OK today but rarely any end product.
It will take a miracle to win the playoffs and as I said previously, it is more likely that justice will be done and the top 3 all go up this year.
A season of missed opportunity (and clear cut chances).
We can wave goodbye to Downes, TBH and KWP.
Adams and Stu would be advised to get one last payday elsewhere.
I fear for next season as a result of how things have unfolded since Bristol City stood up to us.
1.) 27 Apr 2024 19:31:37
The reality is we are more likely to be involved in a relegation battle next season than a promotion battle.
When the players return to their parent clubs and others leave, we will have the look and feel of a League 1 outfit.
There is no leadership on the pitch, no bravery and no guile. Our possession based football is pointless and next season every other team will know how to set up against us.
We had a golden opportunity this season and unless there’s a miraculous turnaround, we’ve blown it.
To hear Right Moron claiming he’s tired and his mum is worried about him is incredulous. It’s totally embarrassing and if the board don’t take the logical step of sacking him, then shame on them.
Almost past caring now - how bad is that?
2.) 27 Apr 2024 22:40:48
Millertime .
Have you noticed that when something goes wrong, RM posts something that’s takes the attention towards himself .
the 0-5 loss . it’s all my fault I should have played stephens .
blah blah .
maybe his mum could phone him up and tell him to stop blagging . to stop the rhetoric nonsense.
I found it bizarre that in his whole playing career, not a single team paid a single penny for him .
umpteen loan’s etc ., god was he that irritating that they all wanted shot of him .
Google it .is RM the only player in history to never command a single transfer fee .
Well I’d pay 1p to send him to the school of ‘overinflated egos’!
The reality is (and I’ve posted it before) that there are many players who have not been allowed to play their natural game, have had their natural game quenched.
I would love to see some of our attacking players under a different manager .
I don’t think another manager would have loaned out Alcaraz, wouldn’t have given big paul a chance, would have loaned out Perraud (even worse! #^^€ $$€%% to give manning a starting place! )
Jones was ‘rather strange’ . but RM is deluded …
How can you think 60%+ possession against Leicester is good, while losing 5-0 while not registering a single shot on goal .
Stoke . half the possession, more shots, 3x the shots on target …
Even Billy bloggs managing the local pub team would think… I need to change this .
As per Ed001’s post earlier . imagine saints players allowed to do what they like!
I end my usual rants with the words of the weekend commentator .
I’ve seen more forward passes than a game of rugby!
I am expecting RM to be sacked when we don’t win promotion …
He will say, ‘but we had 69% possession, how can you sack me ., ‘
23 Apr 2024 22:00:29
Well that was embarrassing
The gulf between us and Leicester was immense.
9-0 again looked a possibility at one point.
67% possession. Not a shot at goal.
RM looked like a rabbit in headlights.
What is the point of Brookes? Does Edozie ever do anything when brought on?
Hardly good preparation for the playoffs.
Surely whoever finishes third will deservedly go up this year.
It is going to be grim next season.
1.) 24 Apr 2024 11:47:26
67% possession, 721 passes to Leicesters 361 and not a shot on target …
You can analyse as much as you like, But that is it in a nutshell. And as for Russell Martin to say that we were competing in the game… We had a good one minute spell after halftime, Other than that, I enjoyed watching Leicester play!
07 Oct 2023 22:19:58
Another reality check!
So after a reasonably sound performance at Stoke (hardly brilliant as RM stated), we mess up again and don`t get an easy 3 points today.
Good start but, as so often, the longer the game goes on the more we lose the initiative. All this possession football is supposed to tire the opposition out but they still looked full of running to me.
First substitutions added very little and inevitable mistake at back is punished. Waste of time (again) bringing on those game changers Mara and Aribo,
Shame we could not swap goalkeepers with Rotherham and as many are saying Manning HAS to go. Give Bree a chance and switch KWP as I suspect a 19 year old Larios if ever fit is not going to solve LB problem. Crying shame Perraud not kept.
Quarter of the season gone. we are 9 points above the bottom 3. we are 11 points behind the top 2.
If we can`t beat Rotherham we will need to look down the table rather than up. Difficult away games coming after international break.
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04 Dec 2024 22:20:19
What a shambles and an utter embarrassment. What do Fraser and Stephens have over RM that gets them in the first XI
SR wake up. RM must go NOW. He still shows no signs of adapting. What is the point of bringing on BBD and Sulemana? Game changers - I think not. Our squad has no depth at all.
KWP/Aribo/Fernandes the only players who turned up.
Stephens has disgraced our club. we are a laughing stock and a replacement Manager will now be very hard to find as we are already back in the championship.
A new low tonight. Could have easily been double figure loss.
1.) 05 Dec 2024 01:43:00
So i was wrong we let in 5, this was quite simply appalling, RM obviously has no idea. We could be the worst ever team in the Premiership.if they let him continue it is an absolute disgrace.Just prepare to come back in 26.I cannot watch them it is too painful that we have sunk this low.
25 Nov 2024 10:33:03
Well interesting team selection yesterday. Glad to see tall Paul and hope for more direct play. Can`t understand Fraser at full back ahead of 3 established full backs. Best we could hope for was not to be embarrassed and perhaps that was achieved.
So RM does not think that playing out from the back/giving the ball away/conceding a goal encapsulates our season? MoTD2 quote.
How delusional can somebody be? This has officially happened EIGHT times and probably another 16 that we have got away with.
I know I am old and was brought up on `if you lose the ball, lose it a long way up the pitch` but RM must adapt his tactics.
Don`t think there is a Manager who could save us now so the owners need to learn from past mistakes and get serious. They must :-
1) order RM to change style and condemn him to stay and suffer as we are. If no change, sack him due to gross subordination!
2) clear out several sub standard players in January and buy experienced premiership players in the autumn of their careers. Won`t be easy to get them here but money talks - Ramsdale a good example.
This is all about building a team strong enough to compete in the championship which seems to be the pinnacle of Sport`s Republic`s ambitions.
All so depressing.
09 Nov 2024 19:54:56
Well after that shocking performance I sincerely hope RM is `sacked in the morning`.
We could bleat about VAR ruling out our only shot on target and `fouls` prior to Wolves second goal. Our key player injured in warm up blah blah blah.
Truth is Wolves goalie must be embarrassed at his pay for today relating to the work he had to do.
Simple fact if you don`t do anything to make the ball go between the posts and under the bar of the opposition you won`t score and hence won`t win.
A Manager has to find a way of creating a few scoring opportunities.
Substitutions were beyond comprehension. The not great Manning off before Stephens. Sugawara brought on too late.
In fairness to RM, when you have the likes of Ugochukwu and Brereton Diaz on the bench you have to look at Sports Republic`s poor recruitment
Archer/Sulamana/Fraser/Cornet must frighten opposing teams.
Owners - change the Manager now. Stop this possession madness and try to buy some players in January who can play in the Prem NOW.
1.) 10 Nov 2024 01:13:04
Well it’s finally come to pass! Any remote chance of survival must hinge on attracting a new innovative Head Coach/Manager and a bucket load of cash to be spent in Jan.as they don’t have ONE forward/striker of EPL quality (thanks to poor prior recruitment) . Switching grievances-I am both surprised and disappointed that after showing so much initial.potential and promise (similar to that of DIBLING) Sam A Ameyaw has not been afforded the same opportunities for an emerging young prospect.
2.) 10 Nov 2024 18:27:00
Agreed. Dibling and Ameyaw were our best players in pre-season. Sam deserves a chance.
26 Oct 2024 20:30:20
Agree with Millertime.
This was NOT progress today. More a relief that we were not embarrassed. Yes, only conceded once. Let`s face it, could have been 3 or 4.
Don`t forget another struggler (Wolves) very nearly took a point off Man City last week and did draw at Brighton today. That could be progress. Also, Everton have picked up.
The cold fact is that 1/4 of the season has now gone and we have one point. Loads of possession but still very few goal attempts. Still losing the ball in dangerous areas too often. Same plan - same result. Time to correct has nearly run out.
Logic says we won`t turn it around in the next 2 games but I hope I`m wrong
Good to see Lallana getting 60 minutes which must happen more often. Liking Fernandes.
Why not start Onachu? Nothing to lose now.
20 Oct 2024 22:07:30
Interesting theory Leslee. Are you just trying to wind up us frustrated fans?
Sorry can`t agree with you. The Manager is responsible for this season`s results.
What he is not accountable for is the bad decisions by Sports Republic. Poor recruitment of mediocre (Not TBH/Downes/Fernandes) Players/Coaches sits at their door.
One would like to think RM was on target but no we were `lucky` to return to the Prem and now we are being found out big time.
What influences a football match the most? The players.
Who selects which players are on the pitch? The Manager.
What has a profound effect on the result? The way the players are coached and organised by the Manager.
Who decides the tactics or gameplan? The Manager.
When a team is disrupted by an injury or being over-run by the opposition, who decides on substitutions? The Manager.
I say again that the turning points yesterday were 1) Vardy crocking Sugawara and our failure to initially replace KWP at left back with Taylor 2) Fatuwa was a brilliant substitution for Leicester but surely we should have remembered he scored 3 against us last season.
Yes, officials decisions can influence a game but not a season. When Newcastle were unluckily down to 10 men did we take advantage and turn it round?
A professional player`s focus is such they should not be affected by the crowd. Have the Kop actually scored a goal for Liverpool?
Sorry, one point out of 24 is down to the Manager who can`t devise a way of playing that gets the best out of his (honest but limited?) players. A good manager makes his team more than the sum of its parts.
A new Manager may not save us but continuing to play in the same way game after game and expecting the outcomes to change is madness.
Most of the posters here agree with the expert pundits. That`s not negative, just realistic.
1.) 21 Oct 2024 08:56:04
Have just watched a recorded post match interview featuring our ‘chief snake oil salesman’who adamantly blamed the sending off as the game changer.what he omitted to say that prior to the sending off it was his decision to fail sending on replacement Charlie Taylor for injured Sukawara and switching KWP to the right (previously highlighted by a fellow poster) .This was one of RM’s critical mistakes that probably cost us the game! Keep On Marching!
2.) 21 Oct 2024 09:54:49
And then he brings on Smallbone instead of Lallana or Big Les.
RM has cost us too many games now.
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03 Mar 2024 15:24:53
Option 2 for me.
Looking at it another way. 11 games to play. 6 Wins/2 Draws/3 Defeats would mean 20 more points and 90 overall. Probably not enough for automatic promotion.
Only thing that is going to change that is stop conceding so many goals (open door at LB) and hitting the net not the woodwork.
Oh and the little matter of not actually suffering the 3 defeats (Away at Ipswich/Leicester/Leeds) .
Those 3 games will surely decide the final placings this season.
27 Dec 2023 10:05:30
Well. Last posted after the Coventry game and was still not entirely happy.
I go away. Miss 3 games. What has happened?
Brilliant results. Goal difference improves by 10. Even Mara scores.
Top 2 not so far away.
Well done Saints. Feeling much more positive suddenly for 2024
COYR
14 Dec 2023 17:29:04
south_hants_rich, teejaysaint, 2408, millertime and others in agreement.
We can`t all be wrong and are basically voicing the opinions of many, many proper Saints Fans. It is unlikely this season is going to end well and next summer will again probably be chaos.
St Michael
23 Sep 2023 21:35:27
Agree. RM is clearly deluded and stubborn.
Definition of madness - keep on doing the same thing but expect a different outcome. He has to go next international break. Graham Potter please come here not Everton?
Would love to see us in training. Surely Martin must have seen AA/Fraser and Sulemana running at Bernard Manning and fellow comedians. Oh sorry forgot Manning wouldn`t be anywhere near the LB berth. And probably the forwards would not trouble Baz with a shot on target. It`s only opposition forwards who continually trouble him with goalbound efforts.