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Hard to imagine an opponent conceding more own goals than we gift their attack.

Wasn't it under Howe at Bournemouth too? When he arrived, he had a definite impact. I thought that would increase, as he got Match sharpness. If anything, he dropped into the levels required for RussBall. Some moments, but certainly not the same. A late flurry at left wing-back presumably reminded the club how prepared to be versatile he was. That, and their inability not not sign left backs. It wasn't a position I thought he'd be in for long though. As a cheap squad player, I had no real problem in him signing. SR had a lot of places to fill. But, like nearly everyone else, the season's been a complete dud. While he might be okay next season, we should have other options (unless they all go first), and I can easily see all parties wanting to move on.

Strange you keep replying, confirming that all of my points were completely accurate. - Lighthouse mentioned Jamie White as a promising teenager who ended up at Totton. - White was a "youngster to watch" on your FM thread. - That FM thread also said, at the top, "Want a team with great youngsters you can bring through?" - you reinforce your FM point with "make good use of the young players already at the club from the strong youth academy." Not sure how 100% can be seen as a fail. Perhaps that explains your difficulty, from the links, to pick out youngsters who will break through. Your responses seem incredibly defensive. We've had a failed attempt to pretend you meant other players, your fibbing to get traffic, and the other boys doing it too, on other threads. At least you've not said your thread was the other kids fault, before they ran away. Now you're citing the player database, the FM players shouldn't be looking at. All they have to go on, are your guides. Guides, which you admit are there to "drum up interest" more than actually provide genuine youngsters to "make good use of" or who are youngsters to "bring through." Poor FM thread readers, not realising that they are being fibbed to. I wonder how many hours they put in before realising your ones to watch, weren't ones to watch. Very dismissive to those actual youth players, who no doubt worked hard at their football, who you dismiss as "shit". Equally dismissive to the video scouts. Yet, at the same time, unable to not mention some freelance work you've done. Rather arrogant of you. Who knows what other work/income streams the new video scouts appointees have? Who knows how much more capable/ informed they are? All we have to go on, for comparison, is your sorry record from those threads.

I guess he'll turn up to anything. Except meet with postmasters, of course.

Sadly, RDF Tactics work for SR will probably be confidential. It would have been nice to get some better calibre FM data for our clubs, if he had access to internal reports. 🙂

The weight of their pay packet gives them all a lower centre of gravity. That combines with the skills they already had to make them all better. 🙂

Smooth

Looking forward to seeing the new dodeca-milk cartons that fit in our players who have posted missing. 🙂

So, to summarise, my points... - Lighthouse mentioned Jamie White as a promising teenager who ended up at Totton. - White was a "youngster to watch" on your FM thread. - That FM thread also said, at the top, "Want a team with great youngsters you can bring through?" ... were all completely accurate. I thought you'd like accuracy, since you've been trolling posters under it's guise for many years. That you see posts as a "win" might explain why you defend ridiculous positions, before going off in a sulk, rather than discuss like a grown up. We get a multiple choice of ridiculous positions here. You weren't referring to that group of youngsters to watch. You were referring to another group of youngsters to watch (who you don't group together as you pretend above) Or that you were fibbing to the FM thread readers, "trying to drum up interest" although the "academy players were shit." That sort of fibbing won't go down well with the video scout interview panel. Or that all the other kids in the FM09 threads were doing it, so you felt you had to do it too. Even though they were "shit." Not that "shit" you didn't also advise players to "make good use of the young players already at the club from the strong youth academy." Since you always tell us FM stats are really opinions, I'll give your response a 2. I'm sure RDF Tactics is looking forward to connecting with a higher level of Southampton data analysis in his new role. I'm sure he wasn't insanely defensive and excuse giving in the interview. Wishing him all the best in his new role.

I guess all the other French politicians just embezzle from their own country. Quick search... https://www.eurostartentreprises.com/en/business-advice/presidential-scandals-and-corruption-in-france None of them a great loss.

Which are exactly the attributes SR are looking for. #leftfield #breakthemould

Ah, there it is. Lighthouse mentioned Jamie White as a promising teenager who ended up at Totton. MLG got very defensive when I remembered the FM thread being posted the other day, and pointed out that White was a "youngster to watch" on it. I couldn't find the FM link, so good to see it back. I note MLG promotes our youngsters to watch at the top of that thread with "Want a team with great youngsters you can bring through?"

If the target is known to be the best in their league, it would undermine the SR mantra of unearthing players as cheaply as possible to sell on for as much as possible. Mind you, it depends on how far down the leagues they are going to get the best in class. Martin was looking at 70 year olds playing walking football as targets. Our next manager might have similar requirements. They absolutely will. Showing that we're every bit a successful selling club, regardless of league position, is one of SR's cornerstones. If only those other minor things, like results, could go so well.

Sorry to hear trousers is down. I hope you feel better soon @trousers

Us, the season after next? 🙂

Where SR often forget to change "position required" from Left Back. 🙂

If we can maintain that gap, we'll have improved on last season when Leicester were 10 points, and Ipswich 9 points better! 🙂 Now, could you stand on the end of that straw to make it easier for me to clutch it, please? 😑

Good news that, in response to Lighthouse mentioning "Jamie White was a promising teenager, thrown into a Championship team, struggled and ended up playing for Totton," you agree that my comment of "one of MLG's youngsters to watch in our FM2009 squad, as mentioned a day or so back," was completely accurate. Also good news for the protection of our nation, that your Defensiveness Shield is only a single button click away. 🙂

One of MLG's youngsters to watch in our FM2009 squad, as mentioned a day or so back.

Until he becomes a left back who can reluctantly be told to play in the middle of defence, it's not going to be an exact like for like comparison. That he can put the ball in the net, has a mind of his own and would feel no need to play for under the market rate for his abilities, then no. 🙂

He'd just seen a midfielder he needed to buy, and had to rush off. Or he spotted a brown envelope on the floor and had to ... tidy it away as he's a very environmentally conscious person.

Sharp

Somehow, I just knew the thread would go this way. 🙂

Saints fans of the '80s often wondered why they'd be looking into the flames of the various explosions in the show, and see the club badge beside something called Sport Republic.

We should have seen Megalomania not working out really. 🙂