bangkoksaint

Rasmus you mean?!

It’s pretty simple. The decision maker re tactics isn’t TE. I was laughed at when I suggested this recently but any manager worth their salt wouldn’t continue with these tactics and these players if they weren’t being told what to do

The thing is if we did pull a massive rabbit from a hat and get promoted what are they going to do then? Ditch this style or try it again in the Prem, just for us to repeat another disastrous season? Obviously we won’t get anywhere near promotion so it won’t be an issue

But with an inferior manager

We’ve basically got 25 minutes now to save the game because we know we never turn up in the 2nd half

Maybe not a popular view but I think we have regressed back to slow and deliberate play which is easily telegraphed. When TE came in it was like a breath of fresh air and was maybe just a ‘bounce’.

Not a pen for me

I hope Sky actually works properly today

Think I was there too. Fond memories of those tickets…….first bought them in Sperrings in Andover

https://www.goodisonnews.com/2025/12/21/david-moyes-to-agree-tyler-dibling-loan-exit-in-january-as-championship-club-named/ Dont know if there’s anything in this. However if Preston are in for him, should we be too? I have to say I’m ambivalent to it but if it was a low cost loan maybe it could work for all parties

It’s the hope that kills you. However we are just not very good………where are we in the table? 10th?……..probably our level.

They won’t. The coach company and Saints have a duty of care. They may say it but they won’t enforce it, not to mention that trying to enforce such a draconian measure would be nigh on impossible.

Absolutely. I remember going into the ground full of optimism and coming out wondering how we had played and collapsed like we did.

I think you’re spot on with this. I don’t think we’ll go up this season and we’ll see more bizarre contract extensions and sales of some of our better players. Couple that with another YTS manager at the start of next season and the additional financial hardships that people will be facing and there will be a significant drop off in attendances.

IIRC I saw him get a crucial goal at Anfield? If he did that elevates him above average for me!!

I seem to remember going to Villa when we had good form and we got dicked with Ings getting a brace I believe. This was when our form nosedived. Without looking I’m assuming this Arsenal game was around the same time

You all deserve medals, especially those that don’t live in Southampton and will have to travel in. Scandalous that the game has come to this. I very much doubt any other derby in the country has these issues - and for what? Of course the club will be very grateful to you all. I expect them to pick up the transport tab, lay on refreshments in the busses and maybe even give a voucher for the Saints store - just as a thank you because that’s the sort of club Saints are.

The club see these stats so HTF is he still getting picked? His ability with the ball at his feet doesn’t trump his total lack of ability

Some great GB goalkeeping from the Bournemouth keeper 😂

Fixed it for you!!

I wouldn’t be surprised if TE is being dictated to by the players and SR. I draw that conclusion from the players he has selected and tactics we’ve used. I don’t believe for a minute he has the backbone to do what he knows he should be doing. He’s landed a top gig and either way he’ll get a payday. He needs some experience next to him but that won’t happen. Forget our starts to games, it’s 90 plus minutes and if those games are analysed I bet we’ve underperformed in a significant amount of those minutes. Those starts will dry up and it’s then that we’ll settle into our natural position 7-12th. It’ll be rinse and repeat next season until he is sacked and then invariably again with whichever YTS manager we employ next.

This together with not getting promoted and probably losing a few our better players will see a significant downturn in ST renewals. I genuinely think a lot of people have had enough and with a tougher financial climate on the horizon this will a step too far by SR

TE isn’t taking this team up. A nice purple patch of results but most teams will have worked us out now so together with sticking with a back 5, playing tippy tappy football and having a clown in goal we’ll just fizzle out. It’ll then be when they sack him