The Curse of St Mary's

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What was the attendance today? Looked very sparse the crowd. £17.50 was a joke ticket price. £5 for concessions and £10 adults would have got a much bigger crowd imo

Pretty sure our league position and horrific form over the past 12 months inflates the prices not saints fans moaning on twitter 😂

Don't think Ralph was particularly bowled over by Perraud either. I personally think he's below the standard required. Definitely can't play wing back role as he can't get up and down quick enough.

That would mean sacking Jones as there is no way his style and tactics are attractive to an up and coming talent like JJ. Plus we've seen no evidence Jones will trust youth players from his time at Luton.

Maybe he feels the pathway would be clearer elsewhere? We've finally got our academy back thriving and that has seen B team fortune's also upturn but where do they go from there ? The first team are hoofing it and play such negative football so it's hardly inspiring for these youngsters to stick around. Playbook totally redundant under this manager imo.

Where was the front foot football Jones was talking about? Absolute garbage

Van Gaal persuaded him to stay at PSV and wait for bigger move.

Alcaraz medical tomorrow according to this guy

Apparently he's out injured for 3 weeks which could mean 4-5 weeks until he's up to speed. We need someone to hit the ground running straight away

New chelsea owners apparently support potter as it's a long term project but Chelsea as a club are so use to buying success I don't think they will hold their nerve and keep faith in potter if this forms continues. Potter probably better off at a club with a long term plan and willingness to accept the ups and the downs.

Utd want him apparently

To think SR are going to let Jones hoof ball ruin all the hard work that has gone into reviving our academy and b team fortune's. Ripped up the playbook. I would not want these talented lads being subjected to Jones awful tactics. It will ruin their careers.

Decent interview. Doswell speaks like a fan but also gives a professional point if view which was interesting. Didn't hold back and said NJ so far out if his depth.

By appointing him they have effectively torn up the playbook. We have finally got a decent academy and B team which the playbook will have contributed towards but what's the point of these talented players having a pathway to a side that just hoofs it aimlessly?

This bloke is a grade A moron. He's going to be the most hated saints manager in history at this rate. He's either unbelievably deluded or taking the utter piss out of the fans.

Worst managerial appointment in PL history not just the clubs. SR have made a monumental cock up. Anyone with half a football brain could have told them that Jones would be a disaster. Unbelievable arrogance from SR. They have royally screwed the club for the foreseeable.

https://twitter.com/JackRosser_/status/1610371645113536512?t=equQLpGVFnugmlD6HAK23g&s=19

I'd take Ings back given the desperate situation we have found ourselves in. We need proven striker so he ticks that box. He complimented Che, together they caused most teams lots of problems previously. The Argentine lad would be a huge risk. How will he adapt to playing in a team which only has the ball 30% of the time and when they do have it they hoof it long? These types of players will just go missing as they are unlikely to be effective without the ball.

Jones has confirmed he wants a CB and refuses to rule out recalling bednarek 😏 Aso says it won't be a super busy window 🤦‍♂️ https://twitter.com/SaintsExtra/status/1609912817565716482?t=sp-GSbD_i9qWS8yP6XcNFQ&s=19

NJ presser must have been so uninteresting that no one has bothered to relay what he said as there is nothing on twitter from what I can see other than one tweet from Jacob Tanswell about ABK being ahead of Lavia in terms of fitness.

The players have proven time and time again they have no resilience or heart. They fold like a pack of cards 9/10 when faced with adversity. I think there has been an element of bad coaching which has ingrained some bad habits but these players need to show some bottle and desire. Without that we might as well be relegated now. That said I truly believe Nathan Jones won't last the season. His tactics and style have no place in the PL. What were the club thinking ? It reeks of trying to be too clever but doing it on the cheap. Look at the calibre managers Brighton and wolves have appointed that's the big difference.

I watched in disbelief the amount of aimless long balls being punted by the three centre backs during the first half. It was excruciating to watch. We looked much more comfortable with a back four even though all four centre backs looked well off the pace. Midfield is a major problem. There is nothing there. JWP looks a shadow of his former self. AMN was woeful. He doesn't do the pivot job like Lavia does. You watch him closely and he will 7/10 times place himself so that there is no clear passing pathway to him. Without Che we would be doomed, that said he's not a natural finisher by any stretch so we desperately need a quality striker partner for him. Che and Ings complimented each others styles and we need a partnership like that to stand any chance of staying up. Adam Armstrong is trash. Offers absolutely nothing. Stu Armstrong and edozie certainly brought some imagination and bravery. Aribo but be bad in training if he's not getting any minutes.