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I doubt very much that many of them will have options above the Championship. They have demonstrated how poor they are so who will want them?

Time to cut the sugar coating and give these losers a few solid home truths. They've had it far too easy for far too long.

What a miserable, hopeless, feckless bunch of players. A talent pool more shallow than an oasis. They do not deserve the riches they earn and have collectively brought lasting shame to this football club. Every game we see the same feeble effort and lack of even the most basic requirements. They must feel such shame as yet another match slips by and they are beaten so easily. What on earth do they do in training? It's a disgrace.

Who the fuck gives a shit?

Who is up next to shoot fish in a barrel?

Was impressed with Rusk at the press conference. His responses were measured and, without being glib, he showed that he cares deeply about this football club, its players and fans. It would be great to see him pick up a few results in the final seven games although he clearly has a massive task on his hands.

Let's avoid going for managers with a particular style. We need someone who is happy to try different formations to suit the occasion. Don't mind a preferred style but let's not tie ourselves to a manager welded to one way of playing - we've been down that particular road. A good coach is adaptable and that's what we need.

If he's highly regarded then we remain deep in the mire. Just trying to think of a few things that might lead to him being highly regarded in terms of Southampton FC.....nope, can't think of any.

Who in their right mind knocks on the manager's door and asks him to arrange for cancellation of his 20k plus weekly salary? I suspect nobody on this forum would even contemplate such an action were they in Stewart's shoes.

There remains an elephant in the room pushing levers and sticking his trunk where it's not wanted - Rasmus has not gone away and is likely to be in the ear of Spors.

That should give him a squad of about three players to pick from.

If Rasmus is still pulling some of the strings we are well and truly stuffed.

Don't be...McDonalds are hiring.

He'll be wanted by Liverpool.

Whoever we appoint will be unable to do a job unless we finally sign some big, strong athletic players who don't get knocked over by a puff of breeze. The current squad is packed full of weaklings of mind and body. Let's build a powerful blood and thunder side that opponents will not take lightly.

You couldn't give most of these chumps away for free - there'd be no takers. Bunch of no hopers.

A full and proper pre-season will benefit the whole squad not just Stewart. Hopefully we'll have someone in charge who realises the importance.

It was ingrained into them and some just couldn't shake it off.

The biggest millstone round his neck and the monkey on his back is that he was selected by Sports Republic - I guess they are due to get something right and that's the one straw I can cling to.

Unfortunately he's likely to be as good as we can attract.

Now is probably not the time for knee jerk reactions. Let IJ finish the season and give a new man a fresh start with no association to this car crash.

Thanks for all your 100% effort and talent Mateus - now go and find yourself a club where you can shine because you are the one player who hasn't deserved to be a part of this shit show.

It took Semmens two years to come up with Sports Republic. Wow just fucking wow. That is some level of incompetence right there.

Tells us all we need to know about Rasmus and his gang. Thanks a lot Semmens.

Our future is pretty bleak if we're honest. What are our options? We'll only attract average championship level managers none of whom in the current crop inspire me. Our biggest hope is if Spors knows an up and coming young foreign manager who is currently under the radar. Other than that I suspect we're in for a turgid few seasons because this club is like a fish rotting from the head down.