oddbod Posted 4 March, 2018 Share Posted 4 March, 2018 Whenever Les or Ralph issue a statement or make comments in the media, they preach on and on about 'the Southampton way'. To me, that used to mean the high tempo, quick passing, pressing style of play of the Pochettino/early Koeman eras, with home grown youth a key part. The recent managerial changes has resulted in the current slow, predictable, defensive play of play that's boring us all to a slow death on match days, with overpriced, under performing players, half of whom don't look like they want to be on the pitch. What does 'the Southampton way' mean to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 4 March, 2018 Share Posted 4 March, 2018 Getting near the penalty area and stopping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchards Posted 4 March, 2018 Share Posted 4 March, 2018 To sky our shots 30 feet over the bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 4 March, 2018 Share Posted 4 March, 2018 Pass backwards and sideways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally_uk Posted 4 March, 2018 Share Posted 4 March, 2018 Isn't a Southampton Way..... The club currently is rotten to the core it's like they want relegation..... So that club will be stripped. Owner gets back initial investment.... Reed gets another Liverpool payout when he gives them Lemina..... Him and Kruegar walk away with a nice pension / pay off.....think fans need to wake up down tools and stop attending games the whole setup is shambolic..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 4 March, 2018 Share Posted 4 March, 2018 There never was a Southampton way We had a couple of good years and good managers. The PR team were all over it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trout-Tickler Posted 4 March, 2018 Share Posted 4 March, 2018 The Southampton way? Sadly it seems to be believing your own publicity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 4 March, 2018 Share Posted 4 March, 2018 Taking ridiculous risks with centre-backs in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Billy Posted 4 March, 2018 Share Posted 4 March, 2018 Being content with a bore draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackedoff Posted 4 March, 2018 Share Posted 4 March, 2018 To stay in the prem and milk all the income whilst spending the minimum required and not giving a toss about the quality of the product,same as Rupert Lowe. It ended well then,and it will again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 4 March, 2018 Share Posted 4 March, 2018 Taking ridiculous risks with centre-backs in January. Not signing proven strikers. Persevering with a inept GK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonToo Posted 4 March, 2018 Share Posted 4 March, 2018 Complacency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 4 March, 2018 Share Posted 4 March, 2018 PR bullsh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K,Billy's supersound Posted 4 March, 2018 Share Posted 4 March, 2018 To be champions league ready 2021. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 4 March, 2018 Share Posted 4 March, 2018 Pass backwards and sideways. A trait handed down from the boardroom, the art of dither. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Billy Posted 4 March, 2018 Share Posted 4 March, 2018 The very very flexible 5 year plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noodles34 Posted 4 March, 2018 Share Posted 4 March, 2018 To stay in the prem and milk all the income whilst spending the minimum required and not giving a toss about the quality of the product,same as Rupert Lowe. It ended well then,and it will again. Pretty much this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW5 SAINT Posted 4 March, 2018 Share Posted 4 March, 2018 Just boardroom/management hype to sucker the gullible( potential investors, fans, sponsors) into thinking Southampton were a well run organisation. Where in reality the evidence is now that Saints are the worst run outfit in the EPL......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guan 2.0 Posted 4 March, 2018 Share Posted 4 March, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dellman Posted 4 March, 2018 Share Posted 4 March, 2018 In the days of the dreaded NC we were well run and that gave us the Southampton Way, others coudn't follow it, now look where we are. Come bacl NC and rescue us again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the colonel Posted 4 March, 2018 Share Posted 4 March, 2018 I don't pretend to be ITK, as I'm not. Just speaking 3rd hand, a friend that works in the club tells me that everything behind the scenes is top class and built for regular qualification for Europe.........where we are failing is on the pitch and that comes down to one person responsible for the ins and outs of the players and manager. Whether the owners see it that who knows?....or apparently not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintMB Posted 4 March, 2018 Share Posted 4 March, 2018 I don't pretend to be ITK, as I'm not. Just speaking 3rd hand, a friend that works in the club tells me that everything behind the scenes is top class and built for regular qualification for Europe.........where we are failing is on the pitch and that comes down to one person responsible for the ins and outs of the players and manager. Whether the owners see it that who knows?....or apparently not. That will soon change when we get relegated. Can't afford to keep all the staff going when the income goes down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berkshiresaint Posted 5 March, 2018 Share Posted 5 March, 2018 Buying cheap & selling high, believing all the hype about how good a job you are doing, not having the ability to realise when you have made a mistake, changing a system that has proved fruitful in the recent past & not investing properly in the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Pete Posted 5 March, 2018 Share Posted 5 March, 2018 A dithering inability to take decisive action, on and off the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonb Posted 5 March, 2018 Share Posted 5 March, 2018 The moment we allowed managers to change our system was the end of the Southampton Way. The ethos before that seemed to be that the coach agreed to play our way as it was the way all age groups played. That was an ethos that gave the club an identity. That pathway to the first team etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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