Disco Stu

I feel nothing.

Besides the clear conflicts of interest that sees owners like Marinakis finding unscrupulous ways to bypass UEFAs rules, I look at clubs like Strasbourg and Troyes whose fans have seen their clubs become mere training centres for their "parent" clubs. Or as the Strasbourg fans put it "We are little more than a financial asset for an investment fund that already owns another club. Multi-club ownerships kill football. We have been robbed of all our most experienced players... It is now clear that BlueCo are imposing a U21 recruitment strategy, we aren't stupid". I look at several clubs in the red bull group that in many cases have had their identities stripped from them (different badge, different colours, different names) to become marketing vessels. I look at models like the City Group that start up a load of cookie cutter "city-lite" clubs that bankroll themselves to domestic success in a clear strategy of sports washing. Then I look at groups like the 777 group that despite consistant mismanagement of their assets, were allowed to continue building a huge portfolio of clubs that led to the likes of Girona, Standard Liege and KV Oostende falling into financial ruin. Now I'm seeing Sport Republic looking to expand their portfolio of clubs when two thirds of the group are in the worst state they've been in many years. For me, the multi-club model flies in the face of why I love football. Communities being represented and identifying with their local club and dreaming that they'll have their day in the sun. Too many multi-club models become a food chain, where those not at the top effectively become capped. That goes against one of my fundamentals. Nearly half of the Jupiler Pro league are part of this model and none of them are at the top of their respective groups. This was once a respectable league. No club should exist to service another club or a corporate entity. I see too many, the little guys especially, succumbing to that fate. Sorry if you don't like my opinion. I simply don't think it's good for football or for the communities that it originally served.

With Sport Republic choosing the next appointment, it's hard to disagree. We all know where the source of the rot is.

I'd go one further. I fundamentally disagree with multi-club ownership. It should not be allowed.

I've always found the "Mane started poorly for us" line grossly exaggerated.

Frankly, if he's still recieving a wage packet every week, he needs to be available to play.

True but Che's ability in holding the ball and build up play was immediately evident.

Look really promising until he tears his patellar tendon?

Aaaaaaaaaaah

We're yet to see a good performance from a Will Still Saints side. Early signs are concerning.

Why does his head look photoshopped in?

We have to cut our losses with him. Leave him in the reserves and ship him out on loan with a discounted option attached in January.

Thankfully there are more than two managers out there. Russell Martin is comfortably my least favourite Saints manager. Dogmatically determined to take us down with him.

Failed to win the first half thanks to Ryan Manning. Failed to win the second half thanks to Will Still. How disappointing.

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