Saint Fan CaM

The fuss is not worth it until some kid is stabbed by a cretinous in-bred. Then the police and clubs will be roundly criticised for not segregating the fans. Catch 22…damned if you do…

I maintain that the newer players that have come in are of the right stuff. The problem is they’re encumbered by the old guard of Baz, Manning, Stephens, THB, Downes, Fraser, Archer and to a lesser extent AA. That’s far too many sub-standard players that are getting starts and that’s why we’re where we are.

Get a decent striker in and we’ll thrash ‘em 9-0. Or something like that. Err…

Feel good factor evaporated the summer after we got promoted and the squad was not significantly overhauled. It was blatantly obvious then that we’d struggle in the EPL, particularly when it was clear RM’s tactical shitshow was still being employed with a sub-standard squad. It has been in steady decline since then with little respite until Tonda’s two games where it seemed we’d turned a corner and a glimmer of enjoyment re-appeared. But no - so encumbered by tactical and personnel dogma is the club now, that I can’t see anything like a sustained period of joy returning. Not until the club upgrades the squad to 70-80% of players who are at a similar level as Scienza. A massive hurdle.

Perhaps JWP for Bragg? Not sure he’s still got what it takes. Romeu is not the answer. Perhaps Charles for Bragg? Doesn’t make much difference IMO…think Bragg has shown he can battle. Don’t think we’ll be forking out for another DCM.

It’s one of those games where you go into it thinking it’s another soft, roll over performance where we get bullied out of all three points, even though the other team is not all that. My preferred choice to start would be… Peretz Jelert. New CB. Quarshie. Welington. Jander. Bragg. Fellows/AA. Azaz. Scienza. New CF. The above is never going to happen…Tonda will revert to SR favoured tactics and personnel. We will lose 1-3.

We’re not great, but making a prediction like this just reveals you as a bit daft. And I’m not saying that out of local rivalry - the fish fookers are not exactly ripping up the Championship are they? 😏

You don’t need sense to manage Saints - just a hipster qualification of some kind and a desire to get rich quick.

Thought it would interesting to compare notes at the end of another seemingly failed campaign under SR’s leadership. Mods: perhaps this could be a sticky until end Feb?

The concern I have is that SR will get shot of some duds in the squad and then dilute the squad quality even further. That’s the dilemma you face when you’re a mid-table team…the best players want a shot at promotion and we’re miles off it now.

Sincere condolences - losing your parents is something you never quite recover entirely from…like a tangible part of you has been lost. But I have to say, he’d be proud of you posting that eulogy.

To be fair Donny look a decently managed side who just needed a little bit more quality to snatch a win.

Great save by GK!

Oh fuck - corner to them

Ref fails to give us a corner