ErwinK1961

Two managers with completely different footballing styles.

This.

If only.

Spot on, we were flying (by our relative standards), skirting on the edge of the top half, decent run of games to come and FA cup quarter final (I think?). After that drubbing to Villa (who weren’t in great form I don’t think), it all seemed to go downhill.

You are right, but would you trust the club to spend those sorts of fees wisely?

I know this season has been an utter shit show and we’re all a bit mentally drained, but this is such a bizarre take. This is an 18 year olds first season playing regular men’s football, in what is likely going to be the worst ever premier league team. He’s clearly got ability and a big future, which I am sure he will achieve once he’s away from this utter shit show. Id suggest you are better off directing your ire at at pretty much anyone else, including a £20m CB who has been utter shite, an £18m CM who can’t be arsed to play, a catastrophe of a right back, a set of strikers who have shown consistently they are not up to the level, two managers woefully out of their depth at this level and an ownership group that haven’t got a fcking clue. Focussing criticism on one of only two bright spots this season is odd behaviour.

Jamie Carragher hates Liverpool FFS!

Question is, to who? Best thing he can hope for is Ipswich to stay up and they take the plunge at £15-18m. Will they spend that on him if they go down? Would we even want to sell him to a ‘promotion rival’? Can’t see a premier league team taking the plunge as all he’s proven so far is he’s not adequate at this level. This is the issue a lot of them are going to face. It’s the same with Armstrong - championship is his level, but the only ones who will afford his fee and wages are premier league teams who will never buy him because he’s not good enough. We’re not going to sell these guys for buttons and most are on lengthy contracts. So they will need to either knuckle down, accept their level and play, or sulk and watch their career die a slow death.

Fraser I’ll give you, but I’d wager pretty much every saints fan wanted Downes and THB to be signed permanently (plus THB was pre agreed on promotion).

Who are these people? Can’t say I’ve seen many saying that.

Or, people are entitled to criticise Juric and his tactics in the same way people used to do the same when Martin was here. Not sure that makes them ‘intellectually challenged.’

Southampton 0-6 Chelsea - 2022. Could have been 16, pretty Forster was our best player.

Probably did seeing as he can’t take criticism.

Makes you wonder how close he really was to heading to Ipswich in the summer. Presumably Martin convinced him in the end to come. What a complete bellend, he’s been utterly wank this season. It’s the club that pays your transfer fee and wages over a bumper contract, not the manager you odious toad. Complete disrespect to the fanbase and shows how weak willed he is.