So, what are the solutions?

[SambaMaverick]

1 minute ago, hotsaint said:

Indeed, Jones inherited a pile of shit. He will keep us up just about

Shouldn't you be doing a team talk Nath 

PS how's the Welsh wick

Edited 7 January, 2023 by SambaMaverick

[AlexLaw76]

8 minutes ago, hotsaint said:

Indeed, Jones inherited a pile of shit. He will keep us up just about

How do you think playing 3 at the back, with the CBs pumping 60-yard balls to the wingers, lone striker, will keep us up?

[Hodgey]

I’d play 4-3-3. Back 4 pick themselves (esp if Tino fit), I’d get an experienced gk on loan - maybe guy from Newcastle, if we can’t find another mid, post Fulham and based on Norway games I’d be tempted to put Moi there alongside JWP and Lavia, then 3 upfront with Osric, Edozie and a new striker which if we don’t get we will go down no matter what. If Jones wants to play hoofball I’d get rid of him immediately as it doesn’t suit our squad / club setup and won’t get us out of the championship. Plenty of options out there as others have mentioned.

We also have some really talented youngsters coming through who may not be Prem ready next year but will be Champs ready. At the point it’s clear we are going down lets have a bit of planning on a pathway and 1st team experience so we can hit the ground running next year.

[bpsaint]

17 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

😂😂 Love it.
 

What about the rest of the season with “largely the same squad”. From March on they lost 9 games, won 1 and drew 2. Included in that wonderful run were a 6-0 home defeat, defeats to 2 relegated team, 4-0 at Villa, 4 defeats in a row and a performance at Brentford which was as inept as anything we’ve seen this season. Ralph revisionism is alive and well

I think you’ve mis-read the context of what I was saying, I’m not sticking up for Ralph at all, I’m glad we got rid and it should have happened sooner. I’m sure something happened behind the scenes that caused that collapse in March.

What I’m saying is at one point last season this group of players were actually doing ok, before we nose dived off a cliff after the West Hsm cup match. That says to me that the right person is capable of getting a tune out of them, if they are given the funds and freedom to replace the glaring omissions of Romeu and Broja, and a system is implemented that plays to their strengths.

[trousers]

23 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

😂😂 Love it.
 

What about the rest of the season with “largely the same squad”. From March on they lost 9 games, won 1 and drew 2. Included in that wonderful run were a 6-0 home defeat, defeats to 2 relegated team, 4-0 at Villa, 4 defeats in a row and a performance at Brentford which was as inept as anything we’ve seen this season. Ralph revisionism is alive and well

Aye. It's funny how people have selective memories when it comes to their judgement of previous managers...

[sledger]

sacking jones would not cost us a lump of money,just put him on gardening leave and pay him monthly until his contract runs out or he gets another job,main thing is keep him away from our players.

[Charlie Mealings]

If anyone is interested, I wrote about Ralph and Nathan, and how they both spent week practicing 3 at the back behind closed doors only to have it blow up in their faces. 

https://cmealings.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-two-systems-ralph-nathan

[hotsaint]

On 06/01/2023 at 21:55, The Kraken said:

Out of interest, who is “we”, brand new poster?

Your first post on this board a few days ago was this one, where you used “we” to describe Luton. Confused? Yeah, me too…

 

Kracken, I was born a Saint and lived in Luton 35 years. Watched Luton a lot and I rate Jones man management. Gets the best out of players and builds a good team. I think the hate and criticism is way to much. Been reading the forum and decided to join to add my view. Glad the Saints got a win today

[Chris cooper]

6 minutes ago, hotsaint said:

Kracken, I was born a Saint and lived in Luton 35 years. Watched Luton a lot and I rate Jones man management. Gets the best out of players and builds a good team. I think the hate and criticism is way to much. Been reading the forum and decided to join to add my view. Glad the Saints got a win today

If you’re a hatter .. get ya hat and coat and do one mush ! This is saints fans forum not a Nathan fucking jones love in!

for the record you’re ex manager is way out of his depth and should never been offered the job .. 

The premier league is a different animal to league 1 and the championship and hoofball won’t work in this league.

[CB Fry]

21 minutes ago, hotsaint said:

Kracken, I was born a Saint and lived in Luton 35 years. Watched Luton a lot and I rate Jones man management. Gets the best out of players and builds a good team. I think the hate and criticism is way to much. Been reading the forum and decided to join to add my view. Glad the Saints got a win today

Absolutely full of shit. 

[LGTL]

You know we’re back in the realms of tinpot managers when he has to get half his family and mates to sign up to the fans forum 🤦‍♂️

[SotonianWill]

13 hours ago, hotsaint said:

Kracken, I was born a Saint and lived in Luton 35 years. Watched Luton a lot and I rate Jones man management. Gets the best out of players and builds a good team. I think the hate and criticism is way to much. Been reading the forum and decided to join to add my view. Glad the Saints got a win today

Mrs Jones we got a thing going on 

[hotsaint]

On 07/01/2023 at 23:23, CB Fry said:

Absolutely full of shit. 

I am sorry you say you are absolutely full of shit, I hope you can de-constipate and enjoy watching Jones pull us up the league and to Wembley

[Saint Garrett]

4 minutes ago, hotsaint said:

I am sorry you say you are absolutely full of shit, I hope you can de-constipate and enjoy watching Jones pull us up the league and to Wembley

Cheers Nathan. 

[GarrettIvo]

On 07/01/2023 at 18:42, hotsaint said:

Indeed, Jones inherited a pile of shit. He will keep us up just about

And like an toddler who isn't being monitored, he's picked it up and spread it over everything, all with a big smile on his face.

Funny old club. Should have moved RH on in the summer, but instead bought a stack of kids and asked him to make it work somehow. And then when it doesn't we sack him, replace him this bloke who has even less idea of what he's doing, and now when we're even more in the shit we're looking to get some decent, experienced players when it's probably too late.

Run like an airside BNB as some might say.

[Dark Munster]

On 09/01/2023 at 14:35, hotsaint said:

I am sorry you say you are absolutely full of shit, I hope you can de-constipate and enjoy watching Jones pull us up the league and to Wembley

If you can achieve that Mr. Jones I'll eat my hat.

[Charlie Mealings]

Ings has signed for West Ham, which has upset a few fans. I wrote about how Ings worked miracles for us, which is exactly why we needed to move on from him. 

https://cmealings.substack.com/p/an-ings-return-would-improve-saints

[LiberalCommunist]

So, Jan Bedders is the answer. All I now need to know is just what the fuck the question was?

[StrangelyBrown]

4 hours ago, LiberalCommunist said:

So, Jan Bedders is the answer. All I now need to know is just what the fuck the question was?

"How do we guarantee relegation before march?"

[Lee On Solent Saint]

1 hour ago, StrangelyBrown said:

"How do we guarantee relegation before march?"

By sticking with Jones