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On a slightly more serious note - Some of the best football I can remember seeing at St Mary's under Koeman. Quick, direct and effecient - I'd take this over passing the ball around for 95 minutes every day of the week.

All in all a really good manager for us, who ended up staying for 18 months longer than he should have. More importantly, a top man who gave his all for the club. A shame how it ended - let down by a load - but I will forever wish him well. Glad he went back to germany rather than taking over someone like Palace or West Ham! Under different ownership, dare I say it SR who are willing to dip into their pocket, who knows how it'll have ended.

That reason being shifting our best CB to RB, to try and squeeze Stephen’s into some weird hybrid CB come CM. We weren’t weak as piss at the back when we played basic and best players in their best position. we were similarly weak as piss at the back when RM decided to go all Pep at the start of the season with his inverted full backs. basically, someone tell RM we do not have the players that City have, so stop trying to replicate.

Yep, absolutely crazy management. I get why he wants Stephen’s in there (to drive forward and step into midfield), but the trouble is we aren’t good enough to do that and we’ve lost our best CB and leader in THB. Unless we go back to basics, we’ll lose more than we’ll win conceding 3 a game.

He’s clearly playing how he’s been told, or he wouldn’t be getting picked week in week out. That’s on the manager and not him. Today, in the absence of KWP, should have been perfect for him to push higher with the RB playing a little more defensively, yet Martin is hell bent on playing a way which doesn’t suit us, not Manning. there’s clearly a player in there, specifically going forward, we just not making the most of him.

Based on history, I’d argue he is. Jones has much more pedigree. He’s just ugly and his style of football isn’t much prettier.

Without a doubt yes. I said that at the time as well. Proven record of getting teams out this league in the past and will do it again. Much better manager.

Play the 2 together if you must. He did at WBA, it worked a treat. And Whilst not great, we were solid first half against Bristol. we cannot play 3 attack minded CM’s, it’s fucking crazy.

Been managed very badly by Martin. Simply has to play when Downes is out. No thrills but protects the defence significantly better than anyone else we’ve tried.

It went tits up when Downes got injured and Martin refused to play Charles. Might not have won anymore, but we wouldn’t have shipped 2 a game. poor management.

I want him gone because I don’t really like the bloke. Comes across as incredibly arrogant and talks the same utter shite week after week. We’re not gonna sack him t this point though and rightly so. When we fail to go up, I’d be asking massive questions. There’s no way he’ll take us up next season with a significantly weakened squad.

He rejected us in the summer. Can’t see him taking it this time round.. especially when his mate Wilcox has gone.

Starting to feel? It was bloody obvious. We drew way too many and stole a a couple in the final minute due to having better players than everyone else.

Surely we should be throwing the kitchen sink at Rosenoir or McKenna in the summer.. whichever doesn’t go up. Both much better, tactically astute, managers achieving more on half the budget

He won’t. He’ll stick around until mid season next year and then will get sacked when we’re mid-table. Poor manager being made to look better by good players.

They played 3 lumps at CB to our single lone forward. Is it any wonder we didn’t have more success?

Now the play offs are all but confirmed - who do we want? IMO WBA which’ll mean we’ll need to finish 3rd. ipswich, saints, hull, wba will be the final 4 with Hull going on to win it.

Broken. Very, very broken.

It wouldn’t be hipster enough to play people in their best position.

We’ve started to play more competent teams…

He’ll blame the fans I expect.

If you can show me a single post which suggests THB at right back, Stephen’s at CB playing higher than our midfield and KWP at Left back, I’ll be amazed.

It’s not the football, it’s the stupid team selection by the manager. Stephen’s trying to play a hybrid number 10/Cb role, KWP on the left just both haven’t worked. Stupid experiments.

Millwall have come, defended well, made it hard for us and we don’t have the answers. Far too one dimensional, no plan B, all round just really really shit.

I’m going for him to be sacked this time next year when we’re firmly in the ‘Martin Zone’ of mid-table