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stevegrant

stevegrant

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2 minutes ago, Saint_lambden said:

Permission granted for anyone attending to rugby tackle those asking questions about food in the concourse, a testimonial for JWP, the womens team or stadium expansion. 

Presumably they'll take the safety first approach of only letting people tackle in the style of the current England team so as to not inflict any damage whatsoever.

LGTL

LGTL

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If any cretin asks about stadium expansion, away fans, price of replica shirts, the girl team or the range of pints, they deserve to be drop kicked off the top of the Itchen Bridge.

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ant

ant

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4 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Please don’t waste your question about things like Bovril or the sizes for ladies football shirts

Put it this way: if they think they're only going to be fielding the pre-vetted questions, they're in for a bit of a shock.

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miserableoldgit

miserableoldgit

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1 hour ago, stevegrant said:

Presumably they'll take the safety first approach of only letting people tackle in the style of the current England team so as to not inflict any damage whatsoever.

Below waist only....

trousers

trousers

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11 minutes ago, ant said:

Put it this way: if they think they're only going to be fielding the pre-vetted questions, they're in for a bit of a shock.

Please shout down anyone that starts asking inane questions about pies or beer. And also shout down the panel if/when they go into spin mode. Cheers and no pressure! :)

 

p.s. also feel free to orchestrate an audience walkout after the first scripted non-answer.... ;) #actionslouderthanwords

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Pamplemousse

Pamplemousse

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What has the board seen in the league games (6 defeats from 7) that make them think Jones will turn around our form?

What was Jones referring to when he said he had compromised on his principles in listening to outside voices? Have the board been interfering?

Will Dragan Solak continue to invest in the club if we get relegated?

Why are our talented youth prospects leaving the club?

And finally, when are we getting new screens?

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JRM

JRM

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1 hour ago, Saint Garrett said:

I'm surprised it's going ahead, I'm not sure whether that means it's more or less likely that Jones will be gone.
It will be pretty toxic (hopefully)

Just noticed it's the FA Youth Cup game at St Mary's tomorrow night as well against Fulham, I'd missed that but would expect a lot of fans at St Mary's for that as well 

S-Clarke

S-Clarke

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1 minute ago, hypochondriac said:

Looks like attention goes to this then. I really didn't think it would go ahead and certainly not if they hadn't sacked Jones. They're either brave or stupid. 

I genuinely think this is a proper behind closed doors event, we won't see much if any of the come back in my opinion. We'll be relying on transcripts from people on here who have gone.

hypochondriac

hypochondriac

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Just now, S-Clarke said:

I genuinely think this is a proper behind closed doors event, we won't see much if any of the come back in my opinion. We'll be relying on transcripts from people on here who have gone.

The bloke who hosted the twitter spaces thing last night is going so I expect we will hear a fair amount of it, if not a live stream. 

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Mr Nimbus

Mr Nimbus

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4 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Looks like attention goes to this then. I really didn't think it would go ahead and certainly not if they hadn't sacked Jones. They're either brave or stupid. 

I think todays events have proven it's the later 

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Chez

Chez

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1 hour ago, ant said:

mr burns GIF

Invite received.

This time last year were were 13th. We are now bottom. Can you explain our fall from grace?

Would it be fair to say that the decisions made by the board/management to turn things around after a pretty dire end to last season, have been a failure?

We have signed 15 or 16 players in two windows and spent a lot of money. They don't seem to have improved us. Is that because we have scouted the wrong ones or because they are being badly managed?

At the last fans forum, you indicated that the club could not afford to compete by signing the highest quality experienced players, so instead we would be signing the best young talent instead.  What has happened to that policy?

Are there relegation clauses in the contracts of senior players? Is it enough to cover the shortfall in income?

How much debt does the owner/board see as acceptable, £100m, £150m, £200m?

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Saint86

Saint86

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2 hours ago, LGTL said:

If any cretin asks about stadium expansion, away fans, price of replica shirts, the girl team or the range of pints, they deserve to be drop kicked off the top of the Itchen Bridge.

Agreed. The only thing that needs to be conveyed is the dissatisfaction with SR's running of the club. Jones' position, troubles with squad harmony, the wrecking ball they've taken to key backroom staff in the academy and scouting sectors etc. 

The scatter gun / panicked approach to recruitment could be mentioned, and i almost don't want to know what a financial shit storm is going to hit if we end up in the championship.

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bpsaint

bpsaint

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I can only assume, that perhaps Rasmus is arrogant enough to think he can Ted talk his way out of the firing line tomorrow night and convince those in attendances what he saw in Jones and why he was in his radar for so long.

I honestly wish I was going, the difficulty will be trying to pick one question out of about 20 that desperately need answering.

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Harry_SFC

Harry_SFC

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Apparently it isn't being live streamed but the club are going to provide a recording a few days after the event. Basically editing out all the negative stuff about Jones. It'll only be about 2 minutes long! 

ecuk268

ecuk268

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3 hours ago, Chez said:

This time last year were were 13th. We are now bottom. Can you explain our fall from grace?

Would it be fair to say that the decisions made by the board/management to turn things around after a pretty dire end to last season, have been a failure?

 

Just over 2 years ago we were top of the table. Couldn't maintain that but finished 15th.

Ings left and it appeared that Broja was a capable replacement until he went off the boil after Christmas.

Pretty much downhill from there on. It was glaringly obvious that we needed to sign a striker in the summer and, when we didn't, I think that Ralph lost heart and was probably happy to take his payoff and go back to Austria.

The Jones appointment was unexpected and although he had a 5 weeks to work with his squad, there appears to be no idea of what sort of a team we are. His media appearances are bizarre, mainly him telling us how good he was at Luton and constatly referring to the team as "they". Definite parallels with Liz Truss and her statement yesterday where she blamed everyone else. 

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MarkSFC

MarkSFC

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If the first question isn't 1) why did you hire Jones initially and 2) why havnt you fired him yet.....then what a pointless exercise. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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beatlesaint

beatlesaint

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I fully expect the forum will open with Semmens saying that this forum is NOT to discuss issues surrounding the first team but to get supporters views on the catering, match day experience in the stadium, merchandising and the Saints Foundation. 

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The Cat

The Cat

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1 minute ago, Weston Super Saint said:

Somebody needs to raise the issue of the rust around the top of the stadium.  This is a most pressing concern.

Where's our new screens? That should be top of the list. It's severely imparing my matchday experience.

miserableoldgit

miserableoldgit

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2 minutes ago, beatlesaint said:

I fully expect the forum will open with Semmens saying that this forum is NOT to discuss issues surrounding the first team but to get supporters views on the catering, match day experience in the stadium, merchandising and the Saints Foundation. 

I can't imagine that Ankerson and Kraft would be there just for that. As this is only open to ST holders, I think that the first question should be "Do you want my money next season? If so, sort this crap out now!!"

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The Curse of St Mary's

The Curse of St Mary's

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24 minutes ago, MarkSFC said:

If the first question isn't 1) why did you hire Jones initially and 2) why havnt you fired him yet.....then what a pointless exercise. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We know why they hired him. It was data driven. 

 

I would ask the following:

1. Do you understand and share the fans grievances towards the appointment of Jones and the subsequent horror show since? 

If so why is he still in a job? 

If not please explain what you are seeing that no player, fan , pundit or football journalist is able to see?

2. How is a team that has scored once from open play in seven league games that included games against Fulham, Forest, Everton, Villa and Brentford deserving of being in the Premier League?

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FarehamSaintJames

FarehamSaintJames

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27 minutes ago, The Curse of St Mary's said:

We know why they hired him. It was data driven. 

 

I would ask the following:

1. Do you understand and share the fans grievances towards the appointment of Jones and the subsequent horror show since? 

If so why is he still in a job? 

If not please explain what you are seeing that no player, fan , pundit or football journalist is able to see?

2. How is a team that has scored once from open play in seven league games that included games against Fulham, Forest, Everton, Villa and Brentford deserving of being in the Premier League?

And how is a man that players defensive, five at the back long ball football going to keep us up when we’re no harder to score against than the last manager.

3. How many 0-0’s do you envisage will keep us up?

EBS1980

EBS1980

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As people had to submit questions upon applying for tickets I fully expect the filtered questions to be asked by the host to the panel to avoid any fan changing their question 

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beatlesaint

beatlesaint

Posted
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2 minutes ago, EBS1980 said:

As people had to submit questions upon applying for tickets I fully expect the filtered questions to be asked by the host to the panel to avoid any fan changing their question 

I agree. They will do everything they can to avoid trying to answer and justify keeping Ivor the Engine.

Fitzhugh Fella

Fitzhugh Fella

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The questions need to focus on areas they know they can’t defend. Jones’s post match comments which have been roundly condemned nationally is one area they will find hard to argue against. 

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Fitzhugh Fella

Fitzhugh Fella

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44 minutes ago, The Curse of St Mary's said:

We know why they hired him. It was data driven. 

 

I would ask the following:

1. Do you understand and share the fans grievances towards the appointment of Jones and the subsequent horror show since? 

If so why is he still in a job? 

If not please explain what you are seeing that no player, fan , pundit or football journalist is able to see?

2. How is a team that has scored once from open play in seven league games that included games against Fulham, Forest, Everton, Villa and Brentford deserving of being in the Premier League?

With respect those questions will be easy to answer with waffle. And there’s no point expecting a comeback question. The question needs to be short succinct and aimed at the jugular on a vulnerable topic which is indefensible. So put yourself in Ankersen’s shoes and think what question would I not like to be asked. That is if they allow it. 

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Toadhall Saint

Toadhall Saint

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1 hour ago, beatlesaint said:

I fully expect the forum will open with Semmens saying that this forum is NOT to discuss issues surrounding the first team but to get supporters views on the catering, match day experience in the stadium, merchandising and the Saints Foundation. 

If that is the case I would fully expect every person to get up and walk out.

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JRM

JRM

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6 hours ago, LGTL said:

If any cretin asks about stadium expansion, away fans, price of replica shirts, the girl team or the range of pints, they deserve to be drop kicked off the top of the Itchen Bridge.

Hi,  can I just say how great it is to have the opportunity to come into the club today and congratulations to the panel for getting those deals done on transfer deadline day, I'm really excited to see the new signings play. It's also brilliant that you've enhanced my match day experience in block 31 the padded seat is so comfortable! 

JRM

JRM

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Will be hard to beat the fans forum when Rupert Lowe stood up and read out a letter from a "fan" praising what a good job he was doing, first class comedy and well delivered 

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