Daft Kerplunk

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to stop worrying and love the bomb

Bless you. Bet you’ve never called the referee a wanker either.

Essentially I’m belittling them, and calling them some childish and very rude words, because I’m not hero worshiping a couple of very well rewarded individuals who think the sun shines from them. They are nowhere near as good as they think they are. They don’t even need to try and be public heroes, just quietly and effectively do their jobs. Sorry if you think i’m being out of order. I’m really quite nice in person, but I really hate the way these people treat us as fans, and this football club as if they’re the only people who could run it.

Not a chance in hell that fans who ask hard questions will be anywhere near this. And if they are, it will be a major shock as Martin Semmens is a marketing and PR person first and foremost. It’ll be under arm sponge ball questions all round.

So, whilst Jones is very possibly out of his depth at this level, at this point in time, why are we letting off the people at the top who have ultimately got us where we are today!

Seems like these two might have fucked it up royally. It really ain’t looking great right now. Even though these two say things will be okay if we go down, that’s really not reality. We will be fucked. They think the ball will be in their court but there’s no way decent players will stay, and anyone who has even the remotest understanding of football and how it works will know that deep down. The brilliant plan is failing upon engagement with reality. Great.

In the past or in the future, Bednarek will never be good moving forward.

No chance he gets that sort of time to fuck up and recover in the Premier League 🤣

Quicker Sam Edozie He’s just a quicker Sam Edozie quicker Sam Edozie just a quicker Sam Edozie

If nothing happens, then it’s because they left it too late to do anything. Just like the summer window. Both of these stains will be on Wankerson and Semen.

It certainly does seem like it

Is there a position worse than 20th in a 20 team league? The position we are in is as bad as it gets. That doesn’t mean to say we can’t reach 17th place but it’s pretty bad at the moment. We could have stayed up in 2005 with one more win but we were chasing for much of the season, which made it harder because it wasn’t in our control and as the other teams kept getting points, the more we had to get. Kind of like the position we find ourselves in today. Saying we could’ve stayed up in May if we’d just won one more game doesn’t really matter if we lose our place in the top flight.

Obvious cunt is obvious

If the pathway doesn’t exist for our own, then there’s no point in young players coming through the academy or staying that long. The players will see this and know they need to leave to play. As you rightly point out, the club is not scoring goals but the my might be happy to sign a player for £25m who looks okay at best. Not great, and another example of Semmens and Co cocking it up over the period they’ve been here, and now. That won’t change.

True and I think perhaps it’s not as important for British players and there isn’t much difference between locations. I wonder if it different for international players, who have grown up with more importance on food, closer communities and the like. Having more social opportunities with likeminded people, or who speak the language will probably help make them feel more comfortable with a place.

I appreciate what you are saying but I do happen to believe that broader lifestyle has a role to play in decision, and these football robots also have families too. A location is not the only reason but it is bound to be a factor. I appreciate that money will be the biggest driver and they can go anywhere they want but I think it is more nuanced. And I know, I know, we don’t do nuance when judging player decisions. What location does impact is how many wealthier people live in the place, having better and richer companies based there who might help corporate sales, sponsorship revenue etc. This won’t be as much as a betting company but it will be a marginal gain that everyone gets so excited about. Then that club can pay a little extra to a player, or just have better coaches, other staff who support the players etc. Who knows if I’m right. Who knows if any of us is right. What we all know is that we don’t score enough goals and let in too many, and hope that a goal scorer couldn’t give a shit whether he’s in St. Tropez or St. Mary’s 😎

Brighton has a distinct advantage over Southampton when it comes to attracting players in that it’s a cool place to live and has more to offer than Southampton as a result, whether that’s food, shopping, more events, more sophisticated bars, general lifestyle, famous residents etc. if you’re young and choosing between Saints and Brighton, it’s an easy choice to make, and if they’ve got better coaches who get the best out of them, even more so.

So one is going to help run the shop properly, review hospitality, and vet the work of multiple commercial directors and heads of departments who don’t do much of anything. The other is someone who won’t be able to make much difference if he isn’t given the opportunity to bring in better coaches etc. and it’s a longer term project anyway. Certainly not exciting. Might be better than what we had, certainly on the commercial side, but if we don’t stay up, they’ll all be out if a job because the money won’t be there any more. Rearranging the deckchairs whilst the ship is sinking vibes. Success in football is based on 11 players beating 11 other players regularly enough, and doing so in a way that is entertaining/successful enough for fans to pay to watch, for sponsors to want to be associated with it, and media companies to want you on their channels. Everything else is window dressing. We need a CF at the very least.

Probably won’t sign: a new GK, a DM and a CF Probably will sign: a RB, a W Really need: a DM and CF. Still.

Nathan Pep the Jones

That’s me, had to go and pick up some cheese and wine from my basement in my Sète party house.

Thought the Brexit fuck up was supposed to make everything better…that’s going well 🤣 Can’t believe it’s reached having to have a WP to sign a Dane. Regardless, getting someone stronger than Diallo would be a benefit.

Having seen the highlight footage, he looks raw. The stats above are difficult to ascertain by watching what is available. Where’s a Villarreal fan when you need one?

I agree. 36 points should do it according to the premier league average. So 7 wins, or a combination of wins and draws to reach the total. Starting with Villa, there 8 matches against teams in the bottom half by the time we play Fulham, Brighton and Liverpool.