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Personally I can see that Onuachu hasn't been successful with us. However I can also see that we have never tried to make him a focal point and given him any worthwhile service. Personally I think we have the most useless bunch of crossers anywhere just chucking the ball into the box and hoping. Our corners and free kicks are nothing short of incompetent. Fraser and Dibling are the only players that try and target an attacker. Onuachu has a terrific record except with us and that has been down to being shoehorned in and made to fit in rather than being used sensibly. If he is expected to be a rotational pressing presence in midfield as a centre forward then we are wasting his and our time playing him. Give him the service he needs and put a predatory player alongside him then see what he can achieve. I'm wondering if Onuachu and BBD (who incidentally we have also grossly misused playing wide) up the middle might give us a stronger presence. Archer and Armstrong are different sorts of players and don't win much if anything up front. Archer needs sponfeeding and provides no physical threat and may be better suited to wide left in the last half hour.

That's more like it. For a start Ramsdale wasn't pissing about and mostly played long. Because we had two vertically challenged players up front his mostly long balls went into touch in Fulham's half. That in itself is fine despite giving the ball away it stops the game and forces opponents to reset. don't kick it down the middle because it goes through to the keeper. Archer comes from the non pressing don't get too close to challenge group. Dibling looks out of his depth anywhere but on the wing. Armstrong looks like he doesn't have a clue, If we're going long it's Onuachu all day long. The three centre backs were fine. Both full backs weren't great. Bree looked fine. I'm not a lover of the totally one footed Aribo. We looked better with Downes and Les who had easily his best performance. If we're going in to play combat football, great. There might also be room for Brereton-Diaz, ABK and Sulemana. A clean sheet away is a great start. Today was a bit of transition in styles. I'm looking forward to what I hope is a ruthless manager.

I've seen somewhere he's bringing his usual three coaching staff in with him. I'm looking forward to the change in emphasis. He speaks excellent English.

What we don't need is another smartass. Forget all the attendant crap, inverted fullbacks etc leaving acres of space for opponents to exploit. Basic football, full backs and centre backs that defend, holding midfielders that hold, attacking midfielders that attack, strikers that score goals, wingers that cross. Forget all the reest of the crap, keep it simple stupid.

At last we can move on. We have been exposed to one of the most extreme form of possession by an obsessed manager. Vincent Kompany's similar style was completely exposed last year and Burnley were relegated. The fact that Martin insisted on ultra possession in his defensive area irrespective of the pressure or ability of the opposition was the main reason for our downfall. All the top sides recognise that clearances under pressure rather than tippy tappy are preferable. His insistence that we adopted his straitjacket also inhibited our forward movement and ability to score goals. Our set up at defensive set piece and attacking free kicks and corners was crass. There is so much that given a proper professional manager that can be improved. Personally I think with a manager that places a priority on disciplined defending, high tempo and penetrative fast breaking we can enjoy a better second half to the season. One of our big problems has been kamikaze full backs who don't defend and leave acres of space behind them on our flanks to be eagerly exploited by the opposition. I don't feel sorry for Russell Martina as his contracts have made him a rich man. His intransigence has ruined this season.

It's obvious that Pep's team has completely followed the Martin template and presented MU with two goals and three points with two goals conceded straight from the Martin playbook. Maybe teams have been able to capitalise on the weaknesses and playing the same way as opponents that have beaten Saints. City are a shadow of their successful period and although 1-0 up with 5 minutes left lost 1-2. It is time to ditch this stupid possession game and consign it to history.

Captains years ago were very influential, knowledgeable and able to change / influence matches. Nowadays any twat without a brain is usually the captain as in our case and really only does the toss..

You're absolutely spot on. I come from a family part of which is involved in rugby. Currently I have a young cousin, an Irish International fly half, now playing for Bordeaux. Started at Leinster, but Johnny Sexton was in the way so he was often at full back. He went to Munster as first choice but had his ankle trod on by a monster forward lying on the ground at the front of a ruck. while he was out Crowley came through so he couldn't get back in and so didn't renew his contract in the summer. The long and the short of it, I am an avid watcher of Rugby. The discipline in top rugby in the main is impressive from all concerned although the South Africans cut it fine.

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They and Martin knew what they were getting in the Championship. He had no experience in the Premier League and the way he is instructing the players isn't working worse still his methods are causing defeats. The owners have a right to make changes.

I know it's not traditional in football however I think the owners are missing a trick. Sack the manager gives change, good or bad. If it was my club, I would do two things, firstly I would order Martin and his staff to cut out the mistake ridden short passing in our final third, secondly I'd call in the players and instruct them likewise. Martin then has a choice comply or be suspended.

Personally I'm absolutely against appointing a caretaker manager. With 23 matches currently left we owe it to everybody to get in a tough manager that will give it a go and turn relegation into a battle. Throwing in the towel now is a nonsense. Giving a caretaker and the players a free ride irrespective of results is also a nonsense. Martin's stubborn, selfish promotion of his pet theory is based on one thing only, promoting himself to eventually find a big club that wants to adopt the theory. Vincent Kompany like Martin sacrificed the club to advertise his prospectus to a future elite job. I don't buy it and I don't like it and feel that he should be sacked as soon as possible to give the club a chance. We have nearly six months of this season left so get somebody in with the guts to put up a fight whatever the final outcome. No surrender.

Whatever happens unless he is sacked we're relegated. If we are relegated and could keep enough players to be promoted he has to be sacked at the end of the season or the cycle will be repeated.

Martin slaughtered on the football show on Sky for the tactics against Villa, his criticism of fans, the goalkeeper not playing long out to the touchlines allowing a reset if it goes out of play, the defenders poor defending and kamikaze possession in area.

Unfortunately for the concept EUFA and FIFA won't allow it and if we go ahead anyway all our football teams will be suspended from the international club and nation championships.

I think that is a complete replacement figure, except I think it might well mean gardening leave until the contracts paid up at their end date. I can't see that being paid out as a termination lump sum.

If Martin is fired it's not before time and richly deserved. He didn't have to do a lot to improve the team, namely stop rotating the ball around our defensive area and presenting opponents with chances and goals. A more rigid back four and a high tempo press. He has reiterated continuously that he owes it to himself to continue his process. It might be a pleasant to practice it but it sure as hell isn't when playing competitively together with losing practically every week. Players look like rabbits in the headlights as the passing gets quicker and the press tighter. Especially the goalkeeper to whom it is a nightmare. It has alienated the fans because unlike Martin the great majority can see that it is a nonsense and will never supply the defence we need nor lead to creating chances. The whole theory is a nonsense together with the hypocrisy from opposing managers who don't entertain playing like it.

If Martin wanted to improve this team's results play no short passes in defensive third. Goalkeeper play no short passes at all. All goal kicks wide into the opponents half. All throw ins down the line. Any tight situations put a boot through it. Drastic I know, but better than our tippy tappy invitations to opponents to score in our own penalty area. Play four at the back and two close together up front. I can think of many other things including tieing a crushed coke can to Manning and Aribo's left boot all week. Better still get rid of Martin and his staff.

THB asked us to look at the game objectively. I did. What did I see a twat under pressure try and bring the ball down, lose it instead of giving it a belt. Conceded a goal. Well Taylor what did that prove. I'll tell you what it proved, a complete lack of judgement. A goalkeeper who hasn't a clue what we are doing and is doing his best. A left back who can't pass forward or turn left. Virtually the whole team passes back. If he's not gone by the Spurs game the management is comatose.

Except that at numerous other times they both consistently because of their inabilities due to one footedness with the opportunity to turn left and play forward, turned right and passed back into our penalty area. We need them to play out not backwards in those circumstances.

Jack Stephens has now been suspended for a total of nine games through his arrogance and stupidity. Captain! don't make me laugh. He has no idea what Captaincy means. For goodness sake he doesn't even know the rules. After last year, pulling hair is a mandatory sending off. Apart from multiple cameras and officials what did he think it would achieve except his sending off. That worked. His ball watching and positional unawareness should disqualify him. His manager now publicly backs him, I get that, but if he continues as captain, the manager is again demonstrating his arrogant stupidity. Will he now rehabilitate ABK? Me neither

Last night was horrendous for me. The team started well but Lumley was a pussy with Cucarella pushing him and letting him. Secondly what the hell were the rest of our defenders thinking allowing the goalkeeper to be blocked. Somebody needs to physically block off the opponents. The absurdity was taken a stage further with the goalkeeper attempting to pass out and becoming stranded through stupidity. This kind of play is the extreme end of passing out from the back. It is just nonsense to try and rotate the ball without the option of clearing it and has resulted in nine goals so far. This manager is a one trick zealot. His adjustments are more his desperation than tactics because his insistence playing out from the back is the problem and inhibiting our ability to attack. We need the ball carriers, KWP. Dibling, Fernandes etc to be given the ball quickly, break quickly and be supported but keeping a solid defence. Anybody who thinks this is a long term plan is living in cloud cuckoo land. If this manager is relegated and manages to win promotion again does anybody really think this stupidity is going to magically work. I think it's been cruelly exposed and publicly demonstrated as a nonsense. As long as he stays this will get worse. SR spent over £100m in the summer and according to the media still more in January. To do what? Apart from hoping to sell them in the summer. This manager is a busted flush that is only going to relegate us again.

The club has got it's recruitment completely wrong. Part of the problem is one footed players. Last night in the first couple of minutes Aribo had a great chance that needed to be smashed in with his right foot something he couldn't do trying to bend his left foot around the ball and gave the keeper the opportunity to save his weak attempt. Him and Manning are incapable of under pressure turning left with the ball so instead of going forward take the comfortable option and pass back into our danger area. The problem isn't quite so bad with right footed players but to a lesser extent is still there with predominately one footed players. Our recruitment should have set criteria, pace, two footed, good control, ability to turn either way, etc, etc. Even if there is a deficiency it can be worked on I have three very young grandchildren all good footballers who are being coached by the Saints. From the start I've been bollocking them for favouring their right foot. I threatened to tie a crushed coke tin on their right boot if they didn't use their left foot. Now they get it. Professionals should be under the same pressure. Manning and Aribo shouldn't have even been considered because of the one footedness. For years I've seen players with major faults that are never rectified. I don't think there is much remedial coaching at all ever,

No. Non League team at home.

I'm afraid that there is complete consistency. Don't go against the interests of the top sides as the media will make a big deal of it. Easier to go against the sides at the bottom. God forbid being involved in a big team being knocked over. Take the easy way out.