Saint Gifford

Has anyone phoned Ian Holloway yet. What a Job at Swindle. Mad as a box of frogs, just what we need right now.

I’m not holding back, I’m 💯 Joey Barton, you will fucking win…………

Someone that understands the opposition every week. Oh and isn’t afraid of playing a simple 4-4-2 every now and again.

I understand he has always wanted the job the last few times it’s come up. Living in London the commute isn’t out of the way. Need some pedigree now. We can’t carry on experimenting. Seems a genuine shout, if he still wants it though.

Just a succession of managers that just don’t fit, both club and playing squad. We have some shit players but is that in the head, wrong tactics crap training schedule. Got no idea, but you don’t get to Prem or Champ without some abilities. Same with managers. You don’t get to manage Prem, Champ without some ideas. We are missing some kind of values, pathway, understanding, whatever it is. I haven’t heard the phrase “The Southampton Way” for a while. Seemed to have worked for ML, NC. Need some clever “moneyball” tactics like our friends down the coast and I guess those other ones in the smoke.

We will do a Stoke, or like a number of teams if we aren’t careful. Too long in the Championship, and it almost becomes impossible to get back I think. I don’t follow the academy like I used to. But surely there are some nuggets in there we can now chuck in and let them get minutes in readiness for next season. If not what’s the point, someone with more knowledge than me on the youngsters I guess will know.

My mistake with my last couple of words, I knew that re reading it, and I hope I’m forgiven. ML and NC knew what they were doing. I would love both of them back. Maybe I’m just a romanticist.

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This might be unpopular I know. But from my time in little shorts watching Lawrie’s team until now. The best this club has been run is in the hands of ML and NC. God Bless Marcus, and I would take Nicola back in a heartbeat.

Didn’t want to join the bias official thing. But f!?k sake, this ref is wearing a red shirt. Either that or he’s have tea and getting dropped off outside his front door later tonight….,,,

A real shame that we didn’t get rid of RM probably as everyone seems to agree after the Bournemouth game. Makes me think taking a gamble on Championship, L1,L2 managers at Prem level just never works. Impacts managers who want to progress, but I think you have to manage in the top leagues in Europe, not talking just talking about the obvious leagues, but Eastern European, Greek, Turkish ect ect

Never know. Utd turn up for the big games as per the last couple, probably think this is in the bag before kicking a ball. IJ is trying his best to polish a turd from what I can see. Come away with a draw, will help move on some players and make us a potentially good club for other players to come to next season. It does help playing for a manager that isn’t from the youth team, League 1,2 Championship. If he stays of course.

I guess it’s like any other business. Short, Medium, Long Term Business Plan. I just think the short term plan has backfired spectacularly. I genuinely don’t worry about our long term future, as we have come through the Rupert era (Twice) Untimely passing of Marcus being not only devastating for his family but for us as a club. We are a very big club that would interest a lot of potential investors as a ticket for Prem football. I guess our biggest problem will be a as a bottom end Champ club. Or dropping further where attracting staff to get back to the Prem, Champ becomes very very difficult. That’s the Medium term issue.

I would normally always back the players, regardless of the manager or ownership. But this lot have completely given up now. Some are nowhere near the level of Prem Football, and have managed to steal their way to a living. Others that should know better and can play at this level, are cheating a living and looking for the next mug that signs them. Just hope he has a brief and budget to clear the decks and start again.

This appears to have Dragans fingerprints all over it. That surely isn’t a bad thing. Could this be the end for the Nordic nonce.