Fitzhugh Fella

I’m still wondering why Fonte never played European football for us last season. Fans are told the bare minimum these days, that’s football for you. They love our money and the atmosphere we create at stadiums but we are viewed as an expendable nuisances otherwise.

Even a broken clock is right twice in a day (and night)!

Are two goalkeepers allowed?

Matt is not sitting on the fence, to me his Twitter statements indicate he supports MP staying. I had a bit of a row with him last night saying I hope the Board are not heeding his advice. Unfortunately there is a good chance that they are.

We will never know but my guess is Marcus would have reigned him in.

Spoken from the heart. I feel exactly the same if that’s any consolation.

I agree but her crime is trying to pull the wool over our eyes over Gao.

I think another reason for my gloom is back then we had a Board who had a smidgeon of football savvy and once L Mac came back then Branfoots days were numbered. Frankly the fact MP has survived to noon is reprehensible.

That’s what I mean, he had less talent at his disposal.

I am going to make two observations both controversial but genuinely felt. Firstly Ms Liebherr has got to take some blame for our predicament. She had a right to sell to who she chose, but to then try and kid the fans she had sold on to owners who would take us forward was bull and she knew it. Her father rescued us (albeit with a modest outlay) and we owe the Liebherr family our gratitude for their sensible running of the club but the time to worship at the temple of Liebherr has now passed. Secondly I am being completely honest now when I say in my opinion this present manager is worse than Ian Branfoot. Yes the football was awful under Branfoot but, excluding Le Tiss, he had less talented players at his disposal and he at least seemed to be more consistent and less ridiculous with his team selections. It is generally accepted that the Branfoot era was our worst in modern times but Pellegrino is taking us to a new low and I have never known such frustration and discontent. I daresay a few will say we haven't sunk THAT low yet but if MP survives today then I beg to differ.

of one! I think Redmond is finished at this club due to his poor attitude

Don't cloud things with mention of Cortese, he had to go, he was spending money that would have bankrupted us had he been allowed to continue.

This will sound like heresy but Ms Liebherr needs to take some blame,selling 80% to someone never likely to take us forward but then telling us she had. She lied. #saintsfc

The most negative team selection for a home game in 55 years of my watching cost us 3 points. I despair.

Went to Birmingham last night for the game and speaking to a Blues fan there were strong rumours that Rowett had been touting himself around.

No. At the time it was right. Had we appointed a decent replacement then this thread would not exist.

Depends when you reckon he actually took over. He says it was at the beginning of the season and the manager designate was a misnomer

Don't want to be a killjoy but I really can't see this happen now. Transfers from Russian clubs are complicated and time is running out. If I am correct and we just sign Carrillo I shall be a tad disappointed in the window, as I don't really think we have strengthened in the priority positions, particularly pace wise up front. Also I am worried that mentally the current players (while probably good enough) aren't mentally tough enough for the forthcoming battle. If Promes doesn't come maybe Sims will get a chance and surprise us? Anyway hopefully me writing this will be trigger Promes heading for Malaga airport later today - his signing would galvanise us all.

To act as cover for long-term absentee Soares????? Strange rumour

Hmmm - for them to launch this aerial assault they would have had to assert some control over the game which until THAT substitution they never looked like doing. We got away with yesterday but losing the initiative was not a clever move.

Sometimes a win erases or wipes all the bad things

But as the home side should we not be dictating tactics? Serious question.

Another good post although a bit too praiseworthy of Tadic who faded badly (as usual).

Very sensible post. Pellegrino's substitution of Boufal for Yoshida very nearly cost us the game but we won despite his stupidity. Shroppie is talking rubish.

You spend your whole time on here having snidey digs at posters who happen to have a different outlook to you. Once in a while it would be nice to hear your views on the actual football?