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I’d be happy with anyone who has a nasty streak and puts Rasmus in his box and makes him into their member of staff until he knows something at an everyday level about the industry he works in. ‘I need a mobile centre forward Rasmus lad, go and get me a shortlist’. Rasmus needs performance managing in a very public way by an experienced manager who will use the press wisely. But a couple of more familiar names with high standards below. So it has to be a fairly big name and a tough character. Happy with any of the below: Steve Cooper Patrick Vieira Benitez Gerrard Rooney Warnock Allardyce Fonte or Lallana to reconnect to the fans and neither would take any nonsense from Rasmus. Lallana would help inspire the u18s and has his coaching badges. No chance of Carrick by the way. Lowe at PNE is alright though as would be his former assistant Schumacher at Plymouth. Good northern football people who don’t take any bullshit.

We’ve been relegated for many weeks if not months anyway. Let this lot take a 7-0 humping at Arsenal next week as they don’t care anyway. Then give a few of the u18s a run with JWP, KWP, Edozie, Alcaraz, Perraud and Sulieman. Treat it as a pre pre-season. JWP and KWP will be off in the summer but are good pros and will help the youngsters. Bednarek and Lyanco we will have to use. Need to banish the rest and force some moves. ABK a latter day Darren Powell, made of glass, one that can go.

You think her points are valid, I see them as tired old tropes from a completed failed politician with failed ideas. There is a middle way in terms of activating people towards living independent lives. We’ll have to agree to disagree. Have a good day.

There’s not much state left to cut and where civil service spending ballooned was Covid (temporary to some extent) and preparation for Brexit (self-inflicted by the conservatives). Agree that the culture wars are stupid, it’s the economy, education, health that really matters but it shows the likes of the ERG have spent time with Steve Bannon as the national discourse has become more American. Hopefully we never reach those levels of dysfunction.

How does Truss know it’s valid? Less than a decade’s career history and most of her life spent in politics. At least someone like Penny Mordaunt works in a deprived seat and actually meets, or least her staff do but I think she does too, some of the citizens Truss is referring to. So there’s some experience there to comment from. Rishi would have learned more in a day on the counter of Sunak Pharmacy on Burgess Rd about publics than Truss has learned to date which is why he doesn’t come out with such total crap either. The priority ought to be getting the economy right after Truss and Kwarteng trashed it way beyond any previous government in such a short space of time. I don’t like Blair but he’s right that Starmer has to avoid a lot of the single issue politics up to and beyond the election. He appears socially more conservative than most of his front bench, it’s whether they can be disciplined and focused. Where Truss is concerned, Hunt and Sunak had to clean up the vomit from the Tory members having a retro party and they still are. The same membership base who listened to the same empty culture war crap from Truss and her imaginary anti-growth coalition guff during the leadership campaign and ignored Sunak’s clear warnings about the result would be. Truss, Simon Clarke, Redwood, Sinclair and the other clueless tossers still having a platform to have a pop at Sunak and Hunt, let alone public and corporate organisations and parties not in power for years, whether it’s through the Telegraph or the Heritage Foundation is crass. The fact the markets ran a mile from her tells you everything.

Want to hear some real pony? Listen to the crap Liz Truss has been spouting at the Heritage Foundation. Never really agreed with that think tank but they used to have distinguished speakers at least. Now the global Conservative pool is so toxic they have to resort to the worst PM the western world has seen. It’s like Guido Carrillo speaking at a Southampton forum about his record at the club and what great value for money he was. If the UK is going to shit Liz, guess what, you’ve been part of the governing party for the last 13 years, several of those as a cabinet minister and a Frank De Boer/Crystal Palace stint as PM. Suella - at least do one thing right as Home Secretary and deny the village idiot entry back into the UK. She did sack you after all.

The mods should offer a special pony emoji to add to the like, laughing and raised eyebrows emojis, in the same way Pompey visitors could be awarded fish on the old S4E site.

All part of protesting against Cancelo culture

Travesty if County don’t go up, both sides belong in the EFL. Should be 3-up, 3-down between League 2 and National League.

Not fussed by any of those three leaving, only players I’ll miss are JWP and KWP. Really don’t give a shiny one about anyone else, Stu in the past but Covid seems to have done for his stamina. Lavia has had some good little cameos on the occasions he’s been available, ABK ditto, potentially can you see a top flight player there in a few years time for a top-half/mid-table PL club but not a big enough sample size of games to judge now until he reaches adulthood as a centre back. Capped by Germany but no great shakes at the moment. Could say same with Lavia but a few levels above ABK’s ceiling if his body is up to it and could be CL level regular and Belgium national stalwart. Salisu has struggled to get into the bottom of the table side, good defender but below PL standard with the ball for modern day top flight. Could be improved though with decent coaching of at least professional football standard at a better club, which has not been seen at Saints since Ronald left. Even Sholing probably have better coaching at first team level.

Gerrard fine with me, or Rooney come to that. Kompany has done a brilliant job at Burnley but knew the markets to go for in signings and loans. Whoever is appointed needs a high profile with the contacts like Koeman did to keep Les in his box. Ditto with Ankerson and Wilcox. You do the admin and I’ll do the football. Benitez ditto or Nuno as well. Players would want to work with above names and a few that wouldn’t normally. Statement of intent, might keep a few of the January signings we want to keep whilst cashing in on JWP, KWP, Salisu, Lavia. Fonte and/or Lallana also good, would get me back engaged again. If they appoint Selles that has to be boycott territory al a 2008/9.

First time since Chelsea away then they’ve made any effort or put some work rate, save for 25 minute came v Spurs. In reality, they are just excited about trying to swap shirts with their heroes at FT. They might as well, because bar JWP, KWP and Lavia, the nearest they’ll get to a Man City player is away games at Stockport or Salford in a couple of years time (the Championship is harsh on dysfunctional clubs). Unless the club finds a Kompany type figure in the summer who tells Rasmus and Semmens to keep their nose out.

Agree with you but imagine you are Michael Carrick - comes from NE originally and you have a choice - work for Steve Gibson (patient, sensible) or Ankerson and Semmens with a new, dysfunctional and unhappy club on a 5 year streak of solidly losing and staff turnover rates which are crazy even for football. The organisational culture seems incredibly toxic judging by the limp on field displays and hostile attitude towards us as fans by Semmens/Steele/the bonehead from Millwall which are more defensive than Selles hopeless tactics. What would you choose? And this will be the problem. Pearson if we wanted him back would have the same dilemma with Steve Landsdowne at Bristol City. Plus they’ve just seen Jones leave a safe space at Luton although he added to the madness already at SFC. In their shoes, I’d want total control of football matters with Jason Wilcox looking after infrastructure and academy, Ankerson can bring me suggestions and scouting but 100% my decision as to whether I buy them. Own coaching staff and leadership team to transform the culture and make it one club and one city again. None of which a new manager will get, so it’ll be Selles or a hipster appointment with Poortvliet levels gratitude for the job.

Quite. It’s why the standard of national debate has gone down the bog, and it’s the only the regulation on independent TV news stopping us from turning into the totally partisan US media circus. It’s why I’m so opposed to GB News - two Tory MPs interviewing a Tory Chancellor before the budget statement. If OFCOM had any balls, they are off air on a 2 week ban and made to change their editorial total board. I’d be saying exactly the same if it had been two Lib Dem or Labour MPs doing the interview with Cable or Reeves. Non Doms interference in our affairs not welcome (unless they buy Saints and invest hugely, of course).

Or, some people are just pragmatists and will vote with what seems to fit their interests and national moods at the time? I didn’t agree with austerity as a lot of it was ideological small state lazy crap but I much preferred Osborne to Cameron. From what I gather him and Cable reigned in Cameron as he wanted to go miles beyond what he did on slashing public services. Osborne also didn’t like all of obsessive UKIP crap May and the Home Office were fostering about immigration targets (see a theme emerging to today) which led to the Windrush Scandal and a litany of other policy failures. Osborne also learned from past Tory failures on lack of infrastructure investment. He was levelling up with the Northern Powerhouse well before Boris and in regional R&D investment. Cameron was the more personable but gullible front man steering the Tories and the UK towards the UKIP rocks. Faults too but I could see some substance, which Cameron, Boris, May and co never had. Truss and Kwarteng sounded like they were taking substances. Sunak and Hunt have got some substance, Rishi has worked out Brexit is largely a dud and slowly unpicking it. Major was alright, bit dated next to Blair at the time as progressive measure such as the National Minimum Wage eluded him but fuck me, we’ve had far worse in the last 20 years. Ken Clarke - would have voted for him and definitely Heseltine as PM. Very good Chancellor as well.

Suella has a run off to be re-nominated as an MP tonight where the Fareham and East Meon seats merge. Up against Flick Drummond who looks remarkably normal, well-informed and well-qualified. No chance then with the local frothing-at-the-mouth post UKIP Tory association members then https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flick_Drummond Believe it or not, that type of profile used to be normal in the Tory Party

Yep, there’s been an excuse behind each departure and some are genuine reasons, and in the case of Shields the results of his work in the summer were very mixed. But that level of turnover is always a hallmark of an organisation in massive trouble with rotten leadership culture. Can see this club falling through into league one and far worse in quick succession unless they get a suitable structure in place. It can’t all be placed on Jason Wilcox’s shoulders. The communication has been as negative as that on the pitch and out of keeping with the club’s background, heritage and size. Given how Semmens, Steele and SR have treated fans eg block 1 closure, £99 Kingsland seats, there’s a lot of reason to believe that the club’s staff don’t fare much better and morale seems very low all round.

Yep, she lied yesterday on TV. Pretty obvious but there are some who wouldn’t want to have believed it.

Just go in the away end and find two fans. One to manage the team for the rest of today, and the season, and one to run the club after today. At least there would be some form of football knowledge and expertise. Ankerson and Selles don’t have any.

Braverman - it’s the transport and ferry companies fault, so be patient Simon Calder (leading commentator and expert on travel) - processing times have increased sharply since Brexit I know who I believe and who is lying. Suella now being skewered by Kuenssberg on whether it’s safe for asylum seekers to protest again conditions in Rwanda and she’s it is absolutely safe. Made to look a clown by the 2018 case of Congo refugees shot dead there reported by UNHCR. Get this buffoon out of frontline politics and off my TV screen. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-politics-65136202

If it’s the value of appearances and quality vs transfer fee, step forward Jason Dodd. What was it, £5k from Bath City? Great debut at QPR, winning 4-1 and home debut was the famous 4-1 v Liverpool. Remember his cross led to one of the goals.

It was a replacement cup, the Super Cup, for clubs who missed out on European Qualification places in 1985 due to the English club ban after Heysel. Gates were low throughout although Ian Rush still managed an extra time winner against Saints in that as well, added to his ET double in the FA Cup semi (cheers Kevin Bond for the backpass). ZDS only really became serious in the final. Great day out, shame about Gemmill’s winner and as others have said Kevin Moore’s header into the roof of the net is a long term memory. Branfoot wasted so much talent with his 4th division tactics, a bit like a far more recent Saints manager. If we’d won though Askham would probably never have sacked him. Didn’t Terry Hurlock score his only Saints goal v West Ham in one of the area SFs?

BBC TMS could invite him back for the Ashes, but bet they won’t. Loved that 2005 team and he’s a good commentator.

0.08% boost to UK economy in next 10 years. And that’s the biggest trade deal post Brexit? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65124741 Woo hoo, get the bunting out. Brussels must be quaking in their boots (not).

What a deluded twat Steptoe is although his brother is crazier still. ‘A betrayal of the millions who voted for us in 2019’ - it was your party’s worst GE result for 84 years. https://academic.oup.com/pa/article/73/Supplement_1/84/5910283 Member-led - that’s Ed Miliband’s idiotic fault, so it meant loads of entryists skewed your party and turned it into a giant experiment eg like the early 1980s, with the same outcome as 1983. No, actually even worse. Meanwhile the ex-kippers have also infiltrated the Tory party. That’s why the parliamentary party had to put the Truss debacle by the members right. They’re still at it locally de-selecting MPs who called Boris out. No wonder I don’t vote for the two main parties.