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If we can find a manager who can do the following then Still can go - Turn McCarthy or Bazunu into a consistently competent keeper. Turn Stephens into a decent defender Extract THB’s head from his own arse and remind him he ain’t all that like he was 2 yrs ago. Turn at least one of our mis-firing strikers into a goal machine. Stop players missing from less than a yard out. Stop players passing the ball around either backwards or square without getting anywhere. Toughen them up and put a stop to the mental fragility that is prevalent throughout the club. Stop the players making stupid mistakes. Unite the club and fanbase. Should be a simple task shouldn’t it?

The glaringly worrying thing for me is this from Still last night - "Do you worry that the players are not questioning themselves like you? WS: I hope they are, really hope they are. But when you hear them, when you listen to them, when you hear comments, I'm not sure that's the case. We might have to have a very honest and direct conversation about it so that people realise what has to change and what needs to be done. I don't mind having it, but people are in a frame of mind and have been in that for quite a long time. To change takes time, and a lot of change." Now the thing is part of the reason Captain Jack was given a new contract was because he is supposedly such a magnificent leader and voice in the dressing room ! This statement shows that reasoning to be absolute bollocks !! Stephens is PART of the problem not a solution to the problem. If he was this just wouldnt be happening !!

We are in this position because when they should have gone out and signed a decent and competent keeper in the summer they decided some guy from Norwich who sounds like he might be worse than Lumley was a better choice cos Bazunu and McCarthy are such excellent, top class keepers ! Ditto Downs and the centre forward situation. Absolute incompetence to ignore both !

The problem we have is Solak admits he's not a football person so he has to put his faith into others. These others are spending his money, and we all know how easy it is to spend when its not your own cash. Solak stated we needed a centre forward and that the money was there. This all sounded very promising. Until of course this hipster Spors decides to spend Dragon's dosh on a 4th rate striker who had scored a few in the German 2nd Division. The proven in the Championship route was once again ignored and if this was the best they could do you might as well have kept Tall Paul who did manage to score in the Premier League eventually and was sold just as we get a manager who likes crosses into the box! You couldnt make this shit up. I feel sorry for Solak and I do still feel a bit sorry for Will Still. The rest of them, nah, Spors and co. can take a running jump.

Has this guy won a fkin competition or donated £100k to Saints Foundation in order to play in the first team? Absolute shite.

To be fair if someone has a bloody awful game Still doesn’t hesitate in dropping them !

If you sacked him now it wouldnt matter if you could bring Jurgen Klopp in, he wouldn't be able to stop them missing open goals from a yard out either !

It was quite amusing to hear the Sky commentators not understanding why he hadnt been bought on given his height.....obviously hadn't seen any of his earlier performances !

A keeper and striker? What like we did back in August you mean?

If you have 21 shots, 8 of which are on target and don’t score that’s not on the manager, no way !!

He wasn’t the one that missed 3 chances whilst virtually stood on the goal line you twat !!!

How many players have we got who have scored a goal in a European club final ? I'm not a fan of Aribo but he is big, he can hold a ball up and his biggest asset is he cannot possibly be any worse than the American fella. It wont happen of course but whilst he's sat on his arse picking up a big salary you might just try and make use of him - desperate measures and all that !

Such a shame for him and for us.

I assumed it was all down to the mental scar tissue 🫢😂

Sit him next to Kris Boyd, that'll be interesting 😁

and slower.

If he doesnt end up on Sky as a pundit I would be surprised if he got another job in England very quickly. He may well rock up in France or Belgium to work his magic next.

Agree, I thought he’d do fine up there with the exception of when they played Celtic and possibly Hearts.

Smuggled out the back in a car while the team bus is surrounded and stopped by fans. Self preservation or rushing him back to Ibrox to pick up his P45?

Poor old Russell, coaches his team superbly to take a surprise lead away to the mighty Falkirk only for that blessed lack of confidence and poor mentality to kick in and ruin it for him. Such a cruel game !!

I'm no fan of Aribo BUT he has played up front for Rangers. He's got to offer more in the centre forward role than Downs ffs, if Ross is gonna be missing a while its got to be worth a shot.

Makes Sekou Mara look like Lionel Messi.

He will end up a permanent fixture on Sky. Even though most of it is absolute bullshit he speaks well and they would lap that up. Hey anyone that gives Merson and Clinton Morrison a job aint that fussy.

Thing is he even says after going 2 down they changed shape and were “brilliant” for 60 minutes. Why then doesn’t someone say to him “so you’re admitting you got the set up wrong at the start are you?” !!!

There isnt one cos they've stayed ooop North I believe.