SKD

Wouldn’t mind Chelsea. I think they have the sort of style that suits us. Obviously, anyone other than Sheff Utd and we go in underdogs, but on our day (pre 2021) we can beat anyone. Champions league and Eruopa league may play into our favour, so who knows. Get a win against Burnley and or west brom And have a few weeks to full prepare and concentrate for whoever we get.

Hahaha SKD living rent free in your head. glad you found the right thread though pal.

Of course I care. But i don’t wet my pants over a win against average teams (Liverpool being exactly that this season).

Because to be frank, both were absolutely tin pot and very embarrassing. Definition of mediocrity and if Pompey had done the same, this place would tear into them.

If only they had stopped the count. Every other team in the league wouldn’t have beaten Liverpool this year and perhaps it might have been something to shout about.

This is a Manager thread sir. It’s here to discuss positive / negative things about the manager. If you can’t handle the heat, please step out of the kitchen and go and tell everyone how amazing the win was on the match thread 👍🏻

Nope, I’m happy when we win however rare that may be recently. But that doesn’t stop me taking a level headed approach about our performance, which today was professional but nothing too change my mind that Ralph should be under pressure or to make me think we’ll cruise home against a better team in Burnley. Finishing 6th in a 38 game season is very good for us, that’s an achievement. Beating a full strength Liverpool over 2 legs is good for us, that’s an achievement. beating a L1 side, a championship side and 2 reserve teams, that’s not an achievement. Win the next round, against what will likely be a top side, then ill Agree with you.

Not just winning a trophy. Beating Liverpool over 2 legs and playing very well in the final was a good achievement for us. Playing in Europe 2 seasons in a row, also a success. But yes, pretty miserable supporting saints, but I won’t be getting the open top bus out for reaching the semi final. Irrelevant argument to the thread. Buys Ralph another couple of credits. A loss against Burnley and we’re back in the same boat. 2 big games coming up for him.

This is a thread discussing the performance of the manager, which in recent months has been pathetic. Judging the quality of the team you’ve just beat, plays a factor in this discussion. no one is trying to piss on your ‘happy moment’. If you want to go wank over the win, use the match thread. Weirdo.

Right, so because we aren’t a huge club who wins trophies every season, we as fans should accept mediocracy? Probably why we don’t win stuff, no drive to improve.

If it’s Sheffield Utd and we don’t win I will, yes. But your point is...?

Who’s moaning you fool? Just being completely level headed in saying a win against a very poor team isn’t something to get over excited about. I doubt today’s performance left anyone left in the hat shaking at the thought of playing us.

Each to their own. My mentality is clearly more driven than yours. I expect you were the kid who won ‘most improved’ in your younger days. Dog shit at everything but ‘it’s the effort that counts’. Personally, I see it as for a club who have consistently been in the top 17 clubs in the country for the past 7-8 years, getting to the last 4 of a cup, where the draw has been kind and clubs don’t take it serious, as nothing that great. unless we win it, I won’t be shouting home about it. No one remembers who came 4th place.

Not really. We done it a few seasons ago and we’re easily tucked away in the semi final against a competent team. I’ll add ‘getting to the semi final without conceding’ to the achievements list that contains: 5 best team in 2020 manes fastest hat trick Longs fastest goal meanwhile, the trophy cabinet remains bare and players are leaving to win trophies, as that’s the only achievement that matters.

As I said, play like that or start like that against a better team and we will beaten, comfortably. Job done today, but let’s not pretend we’re anything but very average at the moment.

Getting to the semi final isn’t an achievement to shout home about, is it. Especially when you consider we’ve played 2 reserve sides and 2 from a division or 2 below us.

Read back the match thread and remind yourself how the first 20 odd minutes went. Very average, no purpose. As I said, you can only beat what’s in front of you and today we had a very poor team in front of us.

Start how we did today (and have played for the past 3 months) then we’ll Get hammered by Burnley. Job done today and you can only beat what’s in front of you, but Bournemouth were a shambles. As you said, let’s not get carried away. let’s hope it’s a confidence boost we need to kick on. Sheff Utd wasn’t, so I’m not too hopeful.

Of course it does. They’re humans not robots. Id imagine the club already do employ a physiologist but ultimately good performances and goals build confidence.

First half hour was cagey, wasn’t looking great, but the first goal gave us the lift needed. Hopefully see us kick on and great to get a win before international break. Second half didn’t need to get out of second gear.

Yep. Weird one. Just adding more pressure on the lad when he has to start again. suspect he’s done here tbh.

Fair comment.

He’s fucking awful. Now imagine Redmond had done that.

This is a fair comment. Maybe, just maybe, a certain french manager of ours was a visionary when he said about him playing through the middle like Henry....

He’s playing in his best position, through the middle.