Fitzhugh Fella

To be fair he had a point

No one questions his passion and the desire for success but I have lost faith in his ability to get the tactics right, the team selection right or his ability to change things. I have a passion and a desire for the club to progress but I would make a shit manager.

That’s assuming Ralph understands what he says and after listening to some of his recent post match comments I’m not sure he does.

Good well expressed post and one I agree with. The rubicon has been passed with Ralph and his continued presence harms us more with each day.

So no wonder Ralph is antipathetic to his support staff.

You are still "pro Ralph"? Crikey. Yes it is the first game of the season but have you forgotten the utter dross we exhibited in the final third of last season? Fans like you worry me. Yes positivity is good and loyalty too, but the writing has been on the wall for a long time now and the longer we ignore it (because Ralph is a nice bloke etc), the deeper the hole we will find ourselves when we finally wake up and smell the roses.

I am surprised you seem surprised. We are going nowhere with RH even if we sign a couple of world beaters before the window shuts. You used the words “tactical shambles” and that is utterly down to the manager. The writing was clearly on the wall last season and yet many chose not to read it.

Good shout. Autographs of modern players is not my strong point.

Must have been Pompey fans booing him at Brentford then.

Tic toc tic toc slow news day

Oh I’m never optimistic (less disappointment) but I haven’t predicted relegation for a long time. I honestly think Ralph has been rumbled (that’s an answer to Pamplemousse).

For the first time in many years I am predicting relegation. Our form over the last few months of last season was atrocious and I don’t think RH is good enough even with better players at his disposal. I know a new season should bring optimism but I am struggling this year.

The longer we go without signing a striker of note the more I am convinced we are holding on for Broja.

Why do most of your posts start with the word” why”?

What odds can be obtained on a relegation and lifting the FA Youth Cup double? Asking for a friend obviously.

Don’t be ridiculous - he’s hardly likely to be as blunt or stupid but that’s not to say he hasn’t said it to one of his representatives. Do you still have a black and white tv?

I think the clue to answer your question is the word “proven”.

The club don’t reveal everything as we saw in Stephens new contract signing so it wouldn’t surprise me to see a buy back clause in KWP’s contract. Unfortunately, as a previous poster has intimated, Ralph’s tinkering positions may well have unsettled him. I haven’t changed my opinion on Ralph just because the owners have stuck by him. I just don’t think he has what it takes in the PL and too many players have regressed under him. I hope I am wrong. Too many have already forgotten our abysmal last 3 months of 21-22.

La Ling Dutch guy who L Mac reckoned would have won us the Div 1 title, Keith Newton full back from Blackburn, Rod Thomas from Swindon, Colin Todd from Derby.

I like the Saints “are all at sea” line

No not at the Dell. Sumerbee got sent off after a clash with Walker. If you look at ITN we usually mention sending offs in the match summaries

Except it didn’t happen

Dirty ill-gotten money distorts and corrupts the Premier League.

Yes don’t disagree but we should still be signing better experienced players. Everything at the moment seems geared to potential and making money. While that’s not completely wrong there needs to be a balance unless we are concentrating on the FA Youth Cup next season.

Interesting debate. The new owners have yet to impress that they are much of an improvement on Gao. It’s still early days of course but I would rather they got their feet securely under the boardroom table at St Mary’s before they started looking at other clubs. But I am speaking as a fan of course while they are business men first and foremost.