Nathan Jones

[saintant]

  On 06/02/2023 at 10:57, S-Clarke said:

This is my massive concern, how can we, as a fan base, have trust in the ownership group if they ignore the obvious and plough forward here? This isn't a fickle fan base calling for a managers head after a few games, this is a club being torn apart by someone who is entirely unhinged and anyone with an ounce of sense will see that this is not sustainable, you gain nothing by giving anyone a chance here.

You'd struggle to trust them with any decision going forward, and let's face it even though they've tried things, their decision making up to now has been inept.

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Well, if Ankersen allows him to carry on it's one more example of this fool telling us he thinks he's far more intelligent than the rest of us combined. Delusional.

[Master Bates]

All stewards have been told they must be in attendance Saturday.

Guessing Jones will still be here.

[Give it to Ron]

  On 06/02/2023 at 11:24, AlexLaw76 said:

Looks like he is staying and they will spin the fans forum later

 

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Spin all they like it’s results that they will be judged on and under him we are stuffed they have to live with that.

[Miltonaggro]

  On 06/02/2023 at 11:24, badgerx16 said:

From the genuine page, how's this for logic ?

"He became homesick at Luton so took an opportunity to move to Spain with Badajoz and then Numancia "

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Yeah I saw that before - bizarre. 

[SambaMaverick]

  On 06/02/2023 at 11:21, DT said:

Reckon they will want to diffuse the fans forum at the latest possible opportunity, if they are. Give them time to get the new person in and sweetness and light at the event. Or they will just can it...

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It's going to be a load of old gubs asking about pies and Bovril or a 10-year contract for Prowsey anyway. A huge sham.

[DT]

  On 06/02/2023 at 11:26, SambaMaverick said:

It's going to be a load of old gubs asking about pies and Bovril or a 10-year contract for Prowsey anyway. A huge sham.

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To be fair, pies and Bovril would be a decent replacement for Nathan Jones.

[saintant]

  On 06/02/2023 at 11:06, DT said:

Next manager betting on Skybet has Gerrard in second place. Dear God.

Gallardo top, Poch third, Nuno Espirito  fourth, then Benitez and Parker

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God help us if Parker is our next manager!

[derry]

I'd go for Poch and offer a contract however if not keen long term until the end of this season along with a million bonus for keeping us up. 

Edited 6 February, 2023 by derry

[Dman]

  On 06/02/2023 at 11:24, sydney_saint said:

Poch also managed without even speaking english to the fans! 

Just over 20 years, we appointed a very unpopular manager in WGS. He won over the fans quickly as well. The issue isn't the fans, it's the manager. Even look at the way he often refers to the club as 'they' rather than 'we'. He is just utterly divisive. 

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Jones’ English isn’t much better. 

[Miltonaggro]

  On 06/02/2023 at 11:26, Master Bates said:

All stewards have been told they must be in attendance Saturday.

Guessing Jones will still be here.

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Crackers if that’s the case! 

[sydney_saint]

  On 06/02/2023 at 11:24, saintant said:

Well, if Ankersen allows him to carry on it's one more example of this fool telling us he thinks he's far more intelligent than the rest of us combined. Delusional.

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I actually don't know what they are clinging onto apart from their ego.

Results have got worse, so not that. We can't score from open play. Defence is leaking. Midfield overrun especially if there is no Lavia who he just threw under a bus. There is no reputation to cling to, or relevant experience. He's alienated the fans, and continutes to do so. He appears to be having a breakdown. And it seems he is pissing off the players although harder to validate that. 

What are they clinging to that this can be turned around? 

[S-Clarke]

  On 06/02/2023 at 11:28, saintant said:

God help us if Parker is our next manager!

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I doubt we'd be able to tempt him away from Champions League Club Brugge!

[Mr Nimbus]

During the pandemic, we were constantly reassured that "football without fans is nothing"

I don't feel in the grand scheme of things that Saints fan are one of the archetypal "fragile, unreasonable or hostile" fan bases.

I think we know what we are, we know know where we stand in the grand scheme of things and on the whole support the team through most things.

The weight of fan opinion towards Jones is in all likelihood never going to be able to be undone, because even if he wins a couple of games, he is always going to be on the backfoot as soon as a bad result comes.

They need to take into account fan sentiment here, get someone in that can unite everybody and see how the rest of the season goes.

[Toussaint]

TalkSPORT just stated, 11.30 am, they now understand he has a stay of execution 

Edited 6 February, 2023 by Toussaint

[SambaMaverick]

  On 06/02/2023 at 11:29, derry said:

I'd go for Poch and offer a contract however if not keen long term until the end of this season along with a million bonus for keeping us up. 

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And the rest

[DT]

Talksport's Jim White just said they understand he will be given a 'stay of execution' for now. Utterly ludicrous football club, run by utter morons.

[smithy]

Shocking if this is true 

[hypochondriac]

  On 06/02/2023 at 11:32, Toussaint said:

TalkSPORT just stated, 11.30 am, they now understand he had a stay of execution 

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If true then Saturday is showdown time. No mercy for any of them including Ankerson. 

Edited 6 February, 2023 by hypochondriac

[Smirking_Saint]

Pinch of salt time but apparently he’s gone

So lets see if that info is correct or not

 

Edit - Not info I inherantly trust but its from a reasonably informed source

Edited 6 February, 2023 by Smirking_Saint

[beatlesaint]

  On 06/02/2023 at 11:26, Master Bates said:

All stewards have been told they must be in attendance Saturday.

Guessing Jones will still be here.

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If thats true and the reason is because they expect trouble then surely that must tell them all they need to know about sticking by this manager 

[SambaMaverick]

I'd better get to Dunelm Mill before there's a run on bedsheets.

[DT]

  On 06/02/2023 at 11:33, Smirking_Saint said:

Pinch of salt time but apparently he’s gone

So lets see if that info is correct or not

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*prays*

[saintant]

  On 06/02/2023 at 11:12, S-Clarke said:

Galardo was someone many ITK's were referring to back in October time, he was leaving Boca and were supposedly well up for getting him and had chats.

But we decided Sunday league Jones was the better bet, and more expensive too, go figure.

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The genius of Ankersen 🙂

[whelk]

Hearing he might stay is more gutting than getting beaten. Assumed it was a formality

[nta786]

  On 06/02/2023 at 11:08, hypochondriac said:

If Jones is there on Saturday it will at the very least be entertaining. 

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I've just bought a ticket for Saturday in the Northam to witness the chaos  

[Saint Garrett]

 

[S-Clarke]

The only saving grace is that the he will stay news is coming from Crook, and we all know how inept that guy is.

[hypochondriac]

  On 06/02/2023 at 11:36, Saint Garrett said:

 

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Oh ffs. Fuck off. 

[SaintLondon]

Alfie from the echo confirming he's at Staplewood now as normal taking training. 

Ludicrous, utterly ludicrous. 

[badgerx16]

If he stays for Saturday we will almost certainly lose.

[S-Clarke]

  On 06/02/2023 at 11:36, Saint Garrett said:

 

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That is insane, he should not be allowed anywhere near those players again after what he's said.

Losing any faith I had in this ownership group as it stands, I fear for our future if these are the decisions they are making.

[whelk]

 Now 1/3 (from 2/9) to be next mgr sacked. Slightly higher odds which is not a worry at this stage but be happier when I see it at 1/20

[DT]

Ankersen, you are an absolute tool. That's the end of my Ted Talk.

[Smirking_Saint]

  On 06/02/2023 at 11:33, Smirking_Saint said:

Pinch of salt time but apparently he’s gone

So lets see if that info is correct or not

 

Edit - Not info I inherantly trust but its from a reasonably informed source

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Well… I can disregard that source in the future then 😂

[Archers Road Stand]

Sport Republic out. 

[Saint Matty 76]

The situation is quite clearly not fixable

A win against Wolves (which seems far from possible anyway) would just delay the inevitable for a tiny bit longer and we’d be right back here with another loss

It is not going to get better

[Saint Garrett]

If true, it's time to vocally turn on the board. If he keeps his job it's an absolute disgrace.

[Toussaint]

  On 06/02/2023 at 11:38, DT said:

Ankersen, you are an absolute tool. That's the end of my Ted Talk.

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You’ll need to pad it out a bit. 

[Miltonaggro]

  On 06/02/2023 at 11:32, Toussaint said:

TalkSPORT just stated, 11.30 am, they now understand he has a stay of execution 

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If that’s true the board is complicit and reckless. 

[Chewy]

Looks like Jones isn’t the only one having a mental breakdown under the pressure, then.

We now don’t have a single senior figure at the club making a single rational decision.

If he’s in charge for Wolves I suggest the initial chants are aimed at the board, not Europe’s greatest manager. We can turn on him once we’re 2 down after half an hour 

[coalman]

What the actual fuck do they expect to happen on Saturday?

The atmosphere will be terrible. The team will be shit and we'll have squandered another must win game at the behest of Ankersen's ego.

Madness.

[Jack]

  On 06/02/2023 at 11:39, Saint Matty 76 said:

The situation is quite clearly not fixable

A win against Wolves (which seems far from possible anyway) would just delay the inevitable for a tiny bit longer and we’d be right back here with another loss

It is not going to get better

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Exactly. Extremely concerning that they can’t see it. 
 

Surely they should have sat down and played out the scenarios. Barring a ridiculous winning streak the fans won’t forgive him and the chances of a winning streak under him are exactly zero. 

[beatlesaint]

Absolutely unbelievable, i'm bloody fuming 😠

[SotonianWill]

  On 06/02/2023 at 11:40, Saint Garrett said:

If true, it's time to vocally turn on the board. If he keeps his job it's an absolute disgrace.

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ladies and gentlemen, it’s boo time. 

[captainchris]

  On 06/02/2023 at 11:42, coalman said:

What the actual fuck do they expect to happen on Saturday?

The atmosphere will be terrible. The team will be shit and we'll have squandered another must win game at the behest of Ankersen's ego.

Madness.

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Elyounoussi will be polishing his boots ready for Saturday as we speak ! 

[hypochondriac]

The other point is that the club will have squandered their chance to maybe absolve themselves of some of the blame. 

[SaintJakko]

Just as you thought a decision couldn’t be any clearer and easy to make Saints go and do a Saints. Because we are edgy and go against the grain. Diabolical. 

[Le Timmier]

We’re a laughing stock. A sad and broken club whimpering and limping itself towards the Championship

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typo

[Appy]

Bunch of weak, inept wankers. 

[Suhari]

Completely pointless to keep him.

If he is in charge on Saturday do we really expect the players will be doing their all for him? Do we really think his 'gameplan' will suddenly start to work?

Or is it more likely that players will down-tools and we'll see another home defeat? Of course they should not do that, being professionals; but if they really don't like him and want him gone...

Saturday could be carnage.