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So we’ve decided not to cross the halfway line pretty much all game - be surprised if we had 10 touches in their box, plus 5 at the back. Defensive subs…. And we still concede 3 goals. What utter utter bullshit this season is. Sick of all these twats. I actually think I don’t want to break Derby’s record. These cnuts deserve to be tainted with it. It’s the fans I feel sorry for.

I speak too soon, he’s just spaffed an easy pass back out for a corner. Brilliant

Absolutely dreadful “performance” - so fucking dull. No attacking ambition at all. No quality. Misplaced passes all over. Has Ross Stewart done anything in any of the games he’s played? I barely remember him touching the ball. Makes Cameron archer look dynamic and physical.

Definitely playing the man not the ball there.

Spurs line is red. Saints is blue. That’s why. (Edited: you already realise this - and it’s not the question you asked! DOH) but The spurs players shoulder is allegedly further forward. (Make the colour choices make sense though)

Fixed that for you.

Back for just long enough to remind the hierarchy that he’s here - so that they “don’t need to buy a new striker” before getting injured watching TV and disappearing for another 2 years.

at least it didnt happen at our training session. Juric wouldve selected it in a back 6. tbh, might be worth giving it a go.

I was ‘Martin Out’. I was hopeful in juric first couple of games. This is the same but just different, no discernible tactical plan at all other than man mark everywhere and play as many people out of position as possible. Martin had to go. Juric does too. And so do most of the players. Luckily we’ll keep Stephens, Smallbone, Fraser bazunu, and lumley.. /s

Let’s just bin juric off and get rusk back in

So far, this is as bad as anything served up by Nathan jones

Dreadful performance so far. Non existent midfield. All at sea in defence and powderpuff up top. Our idea of attacking play is to pass it backwards and then lump it long…. Like I get it but why do it with archer on the pitch who absolutely cannot play this way. And onuachu on the bench 🤷🏼‍♂️ boring shite.

I agree, especially now Martin isn’t here to ‘revolutionise the face of premier league football’ and ‘usher in a new footballing super dynasty’….

Off the top of my head… Harrison reed probably Definitely Bale, surman… (but I know this was during the difficult finances period)

For me: I think this window is about selling/loaning those we can in order to trim the squad. I would prefer not to spend too much this window - staying up is very very unlikely so we shouldn’t chase it - but there’s no reason why with an addition of a competent midfielder capable of pressing/tackling/playing in this league, and a striker capable of competing physically with enough pace and skill to trouble the opposition whilst being able to hold up the ball - then we should be able to be competitive and not get thrashed every game. With the goal being that we go down with our heads held high having beaten Derby’s point total. That would be a win for me at this point. We need to get these signings right and with the core of our squad that should be enough. Next time if we get to the pl we need to shop in the £30m range and buy 3 players that are quality enough to improve the first team. Not buy 9 players at 10million that bulk out the squad but aren’t good enough - the money spent is the same. It’s been the problem every time we’ve ended up with a poor first team and a massive shit squad.

Unfortunately - he’s the only one not in misery… he’s happy and enjoying it.

I’m waiting for… RM: ”so so proud of the players. They were so so brave - on the ball and off. Its was a complete performance - just unlucky really. So much love in that dressing room. It was a great result in the big picture. So proud.”

I was at the Brighton game. We played pretty good in the second half - but they should’ve been out of sight in the first half

We didn’t lose the game before what? We were 3-1 down when jack was sent off right?? (I only tuned in halfway) we’re on course for an historically low points total. We’ve got 5 points from a third of a season. We have by far and away the worst goal difference in the league before today. We’ve scored what, 10 goals, in 12 games? Worst ever premier league start for saints. Manager with Worst win record in the prem for Southampton ever I believe… from what perspective does it look better?

I reckon we should bring mad Nate back. Onuachu might get a game and even if we lose every game still - the press conferences were at least interesting…

Why? A caretaker can lose us games just as well. Lose all the games under martin just depresses the fans. He wont have enough credit left next season to manage us, one defeat or draw and he’ll get whatever crowd left turning on him.

I’d be delighted. I liked Ralph - I think he was dealt a shit hand after doing a sterling job arresting years of decline after Koeman

Ralph had his faults, and his critics. (I was a very very reluctant Ralph-out at the very end because it was toxic, he looked broken and he was so badly let down by the recruitment) But I would wager that he would have this squad at least competing for and winning more points than we have now. We’d still go down but it would be a much closer thing and the footy would be more enjoyable. Hey, at least we would get leads in games even if we inevitably couldn’t hold on to them. Better than this absolute tripe. It pretty much literally can’t get any worse. We could put a random person in the street in charge and the worse they could do is lose every game. That’s not worse. That’s the same. And you know what, it could actually improve. they wont change anything. See you saturday for more of the same

Fancy enlightening me to what these clear signs are?

I’m not sure that having one of the lowest chance creation stats in the league, plus the lowest shot rate and even fewer goals whilst shipping goals at a rate that would make most teams in the country blush is a way to create a new foootballing superpower legacy. Especially when we have SO MUCH of the ball. I feel like I’m being gaslit - how the hell is it okay to have so much possession and do so little with it whilst not even being defensively solid as a result? What’s the fucking point?