Southampton banter 3

14 Mar 2026 11:51:50
Today we get a reality look into what an actual championship contender team looks like.

I thinks Tonda with Southampton is Scienza. Without him playing under Tonda we've looked lost.

This is why I wanted Still to come back (calm down, calm down ?) .he put this team together and if all were doing is relying on the star players of that team, I'd rather the man who organised it, rather than an assistant. Time will tell though.

Funny thing with Coventry and Frank though is that their likely to do a Burnley and destroy this league but fall apart in the premier league. especially with Franks record there.

Some players/managers are only capable of certain things at certain levels.

We used to have a board who could see this .sacked Pardew then sacked Adkins (all who were doing a decent job) to bring in Poch.

Nowadays we have a board that gives the job to anyone who can string a few wins together and doesn't bother looking elsewhere.

Ruthlessness behind the scenes is what I want more of.

13 Mar 2026 09:27:45
Arsenal in Apr 4th and Wrexham on Apr 6th. That's some cruel timing.

08 Mar 2026 10:27:12
Cup day has arrived and I'm thinking how great it would be if we go all out - aggression and offence.

We are unlikely to keep a clean sheet against an impressive Fulham unit so we will need to score goals - more than them if we are to progress.

Actually it will be a good test for us against a mid table PL side and it will probably show the gulf between the two leagues.

That said, it was good to see Wrexham put up a spirited fight against Chelsea last night albeit a youthful side.

Winning is about momentum so hopefully we won't go into our next league game off the back of a poor performance today.

Although it must be our turn to win the Cup after 50 years, unlike some, I would like us to get back to the PL as well!

08 Mar 2026 15:59:19
So pleased I called this wrong - a real display of grit and determination and if we had our finishing boots on, it could have been more comfortable.

Still prone to the odd calamitous mistake at the back but we rode our luck today.

Well done boys!

08 Mar 2026 19:02:52
What a great run!

Excited for the Wrexham battle for 6th and a Hollywood heart break!

Let's be the form team into the playoffs then anything can happen!

COYR!

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25 Feb 2026 19:33:43
The task ahead :-

2 years ago after 34 games we had 67 points.

Now we have 50 points and with Tonda accumulating points at 1.81 per game we could reach 72 points.

Thus might just reach the top 6

Would we benefit from just missing out?

Meanwhile, good just to see more intent albeit still defensive frailities.

COYR

26 Feb 2026 06:57:51
It's a great question @St Michael

I think we should go for it. Though I see the benefit of another season in the champ (if we keep key players), we also have big sides like West Ham and Wolves coming down and big money at Birmingham and Wrexham. This may be our best shot.

We have a settled side and formation, better togetherness after the Jan window and we could enter playoffs as the top form team over the second half of the season.

We would need a transfer window like Sunderland though to stay up. 10 quality players in and 10 avg. out.

25 Feb 2026 14:59:29
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