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Where did I say it did?

‘Was previously Sporting Director of 777’ - as in those chancers who tried to buy Everton and then strung them along for a year until it turned out they were bankrupt and were then wound up shortly after? https://www.sportspro.com/news/777-partners-high-court-winding-up-order/#:~:text=777 Partners%2C the US-based,up by the High Court.

Mate, come on. ‘Might not reach the heights again’ of zero goals and zero assists in a 3-1 defeat against a team 15th in the table? He’s a premier league footballer who beat his man several times and on one occasion got a shot away that was reasonably comfortably saved. Phew, mark that one down in the history books, glad I witnessed that history being made. He was much better last night and I really hope that after 2 years, a £22m fee and all those wages Juric can get something out of him, and he kicks on and finally makes some sort of meaningful contribution for us, but let’s keep it in perspective eh.

Did much better by his own previously very low standards. Looked like he was trying at least. But zero end product unfortunately. He’s still young so if he works hard maybe he can add that to his game. But at the moment he’s a £22m sprinter.

Probably going to piss the player off as well. Going from flying high, getting bigged up for his performances every week in a promotion-chasing side with a feelgood factor where the fans and media love him, to getting tonked every week in a terrible side where he'll almost certainly start getting flak straightaway if he doesn't immediately look like the new Roy Keane. And/or not playing regularly. It's not going to make any difference to our season, which is over already thanks to the shocking recruitment and that idiot with his vanity project, so it's a poor decision. Can only assume that Juric has said he wants him back, which he is completely within his rights to do, but personally I think we should have left him where he is, let him enjoy a great season and then reassessed in the summer.

Ah, good old Mario, always there to be relied upon in a relegation scrap, and repaying Wolves faith in him after they made him club captain at the start of the season. What a guy. Midfielder Mario Lemina wants to leave Wolves, says head coach Vitor Pereira. The 31-year-old missed Saturday's FA Cup win over Bristol City but Pereira said on Tuesday, in his pre-match press conference before the Premier League game against Newcastle, that Lemina was fit and available. However, speaking after the match at St James' Park, which Wolves lost 3-0, Pereira said Gabon international Lemina came to see him after the press conference and expressed a desire to leave. "I can't bring a player who tells me he is not in the mental condition to help the team. He wants to leave," said Pereira. "I don't know what happened before me, but with this energy and this mentality, I don't need him. I prefer to play with another player." https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ckgxnkwdxnxo

True, but if they don't go up this year they're down to their last year of parachute money, which in year three is only 20% of the overall amount allocated. So they'll have less money to spend, which you'd think would mean they would lose some more quality and make them weaker than this year. Plus my brother in law is a Leeds fan, so from a personal perspective I would just enjoy it immensely.

Cannon? Balls.

If Leeds choke yet again it would be absolutely hilarious

Let’s see who he appoints first

Errr, I think you’ll find his title at Saints is ‘Mr Football’, according to some PR dickhead or other

To quote the great Sidney "Syd" Deane:

Looking forward to watching the re-born Sulemana tear them a new one, which apparently he will now he's had one half-decent game in two years against a load of shite

"I've just seen Southampton beat Swansea and nothing prepares you for this," said Juric after the match. "I cheered, I shouted, I fist-pumped the air. I cried, I stood and cheered. It's absolutely everything that you would hope it was gonna be. I'm so proud to be in it, and I can't wait for you to see it."

Russell Martin, Destroyer Of Clubs

If the Komodo Dragon in question was a fucking tedious melt

The book I'm Not Really Here, the autobiography of the former Man City and England under-21 striker Paul Lake, who sustained an ACL which ultimately ended his career, tells a very powerful story of how a serious injury can impact a professional in ways that go a long way beyond football. Often cited as one of, if not the best, footballer's autobiographies ever written. https://www.waterstones.com/book/im-not-really-here/paul-lake/9780099553250

Hopefully Mourinho, and it backfires spectacularly and hilariously

Juric has been playing a 3-4-1-2 so you would think he'd be perfect for the '1', basically the creative 10 role just behind the strikers*. He started Dibling there yesterday but Dibling for Lallana in that position seems an obvious sub to make after 60 mins or so. If he gets the ball there he can drift out to either side in more of a free role, look to be creative and pull the defence out of position, and not have to run or tackle too much. (* I use this term loosely)

The sad fact is that in today’s game paying £20k, £30k or £40k a week and paying £18m - £22m transfer fees generally buys you fuck all at PL level. It’s mental but it’s true. It looks a lot on paper but we’ve paid championship money to buy championship standard players. Add in being managed by an average championship manager until 2 weeks ago and it’s not hard to see why we are where we are.

Literally string can't cohesive a together sentence

Dowie sounds like he's having a stroke

Hmmmm, tough choice that

Yan D'Owie on co-comms, which is disappointing

Not only that, but according to national media reports, the sacking still came us such a surprise to the rest of the SR board that they hadn’t even lined up or sounded out any possible replacements. They literally only started the process from scratch after RM was sacked. These are the people who are meant to be running the club. It should be their only focus. Absolute fucking jokers.