Highfield Saint Posted 8 June, 2023 Posted 8 June, 2023 Well it's confirmed. We are on the official EFL list of championship clubs https://www.efl.com/clubs-and-competitions/sky-bet-championship/clubs/ 1
Saint Mikey Posted 8 June, 2023 Posted 8 June, 2023 24 minutes ago, Gregor said: Why are they haggling over compensation? They’ve wasted enough money on shit signings in the past year or so This is a new take on sunk cost fallacy.
Convict Colony Posted 8 June, 2023 Posted 8 June, 2023 Reckon tomorrow is the day, the club loves a Friday announcement and am sure Martin wants to hit the beach after as well to top up his tan. 1
Gregor Posted 8 June, 2023 Posted 8 June, 2023 1 hour ago, Saint Mikey said: This is a new take on sunk cost fallacy. New take schmoo take
Nolan Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 might be accurate or not.... Russell Martin deal is close and his replacement should be UK based - Swansea City News | Swansea Independent (fansnetwork.co.uk)
Saint Fan CaM Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 5 minutes ago, Nolan said: might be accurate or not.... Russell Martin deal is close and his replacement should be UK based - Swansea City News | Swansea Independent (fansnetwork.co.uk) Interesting that they talk about a deadline…I wasn’t aware of one???
The Kraken Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 Thought the league switcheroo was happening late this week. Odlly, the Premier League’s official website show Saints as a PL club whereas the EFL’s website has us as a Championship club. Curious…. (although the EFL’s site has a picture of Brentford as it’s main banner picture…). https://www.premierleague.com/clubs https://www.efl.com/clubs-and-competitions/sky-bet-championship/clubs/
Harry_SFC Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 8 minutes ago, The Kraken said: Thought the league switcheroo was happening late this week. Odlly, the Premier League’s official website show Saints as a PL club whereas the EFL’s website has us as a Championship club. Curious…. (although the EFL’s site has a picture of Brentford as it’s main banner picture…). https://www.premierleague.com/clubs https://www.efl.com/clubs-and-competitions/sky-bet-championship/clubs/ I read somewhere that the PL AGM is happening some point next week. Maybe they will update it then.
Weston Super Saint Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 2 hours ago, Saint Fan CaM said: Interesting that they talk about a deadline…I wasn’t aware of one??? Start of the season would be a key one... Work backwards from there... 1
BotleySaint Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, The Kraken said: Thought the league switcheroo was happening late this week. Odlly, the Premier League’s official website show Saints as a PL club whereas the EFL’s website has us as a Championship club. Curious…. (although the EFL’s site has a picture of Brentford as it’s main banner picture…). https://www.premierleague.com/clubs https://www.efl.com/clubs-and-competitions/sky-bet-championship/clubs/ Schrödinger's football club. We exist both still in the Premier League (dead) and in the Championship (alive) until the season begins.. Edited 9 June, 2023 by BotleySaint 1 1
Weston Super Saint Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 12 minutes ago, BotleySaint said: Schrödinger's football club. We exist are both still in the Premier League (dead) and in the Championship (alive) until the season begins.. We may also be dead in the championship until the season begins and even afterwards....
Wade Garrett Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 Nick Illingsworth on TUI reckons it will be announced on June 14.
DT Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, BotleySaint said: Schrödinger's football club. We exist both still in the Premier League (dead) and in the Championship (alive) until the season begins.. I say get Schrödinger in on a free. Decent holding midfielder. In theory Edited 9 June, 2023 by DT 2
trousers Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 19 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said: Nick Illingsworth on TUI reckons it will be announced on June 14. Educated guess or is he ITK?
Captain Scarlet Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 46 minutes ago, DT said: I sat get Schrödinger in on a free. Decent holding midfielder. In theory I heard Schrödinger can play multiple positions at the same time. 1
Granite_City_Saint Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 42 minutes ago, Captain Scarlet said: I heard Schrödinger can play multiple positions at the same time. But only until someone starts watching the game 2 5
DT Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 44 minutes ago, Captain Scarlet said: I heard Schrödinger can play multiple positions at the same time. Nickname: 'the cat'
gecko Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 1 hour ago, Captain Scarlet said: I heard Schrödinger can play multiple positions at the same time. Surely only one; in the superposition ;-) 2
JRM Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 On 06/06/2023 at 11:12, Nordic Saint said: BarrySwanRussell Martin : The sticking points and the truth behind them on 13:18 - Jun 4Whilst I'm fully supportive of the Swans giving Southampton compensation to take Martin off our hands I'm also supportive of the board playing hardball in regards to how much we should give them. Spoke to a client based in South Wales, got talking about football and turned out he was a Swansea fan, asked about Martin, they generally don't seem that bothered to be losing him, strange situation really, let's just hope things click for him at St Mary's
Badger Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 (edited) 8 minutes ago, JRM said: Spoke to a client based in South Wales, got talking about football and turned out he was a Swansea fan, asked about Martin, they generally don't seem that bothered to be losing him, strange situation really, let's just hope things click for him at St Mary's Have heard same from two I know, although they did add that he'd been restricted in the transfer market in January by their Board. Edited 9 June, 2023 by Badger
Whitey Grandad Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 2 hours ago, DT said: I say get Schrödinger in on a free. Decent holding midfielder. In theory He’s neither one thing nor the other.
Weston Super Saint Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 39 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said: He’s neither one thing nor the other. Is Schroedinger actually elyuseless in disguise? 1
Wade Garrett Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 3 hours ago, trousers said: Educated guess or is he ITK? Fucked if I know.
The Cat Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 Nick does know a lot of people in and around the club so could be right.
Nordic Saint Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 3 hours ago, JRM said: Spoke to a client based in South Wales, got talking about football and turned out he was a Swansea fan, asked about Martin, they generally don't seem that bothered to be losing him, strange situation really, let's just hope things click for him at St Mary's Why should they be? He was a big downgrade on their previous 2 managers. They went from 4th under Steve Cooper down to 15th, their lowest position in the 2nd tier since 1984, under Russell Martin the following season. Swansea were struggling for most of this season too and in March 99% of their fans wanted him sacked but a late run took them up to 10th and saved his job. Even MK Dons were glad to see the back of him after he took them to 19th and 13th in League One. The highlight of his career was a record breaking passing move in a game his team lost to Gillingham.
Harry_SFC Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Nordic Saint said: Why should they be? He was a big downgrade on their previous 2 managers. They went from 4th under Steve Cooper down to 15th, their lowest position in the 2nd tier since 1984, under Russell Martin the following season. Swansea were struggling for most of this season too and in March 99% of their fans wanted him sacked but a late run took them up to 10th and saved his job. Even MK Dons were glad to see the back of him after he took them to 19th and 13th in League One. The highlight of his career was a record breaking passing move in a game his team lost to Gillingham. Maybe MK Dons should be careful what they wish for 🙄 Edited 9 June, 2023 by Harry_SFC 1
Nordic Saint Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 2 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said: MK Dons have done well since he left 🙄 They went from 13th under Russell Martin to 3rd under Liam Manning the following season. So, yes, there was a big improvement when he left. Basically, Martin's career is a bit like Nathan Jones' at the time we recruited him in that other managers immediately before and after him got much better results with the same players. List of Milton Keynes Dons F.C. managers - Wikipedia
SaintsFan86 Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 5 minutes ago, Nordic Saint said: They went from 13th under Russell Martin to 3rd under Liam Manning the following season. So, yes, there was a big improvement when he left. Basically, Martin's career is a bit like Nathan Jones' at the time we recruited him in that other managers immediately before and after him got much better results with the same players. List of Milton Keynes Dons F.C. managers - Wikipedia It could be said that, MK dons just carried on from Martin and he got em up and then the following season relegated with the manager you spoke of.
Nordic Saint Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 1 minute ago, SaintsFan86 said: It could be said that, MK dons just carried on from Martin and he got em up and then the following season relegated with the manager you spoke of. Click on the link to the list of MK Dons' managers. Russell Martin's record compared to their other managers is mediocre at best. He certainly wasn't one of their better managers.
ErwinK1961 Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 39 minutes ago, Nordic Saint said: Why should they be? He was a big downgrade on their previous 2 managers. They went from 4th under Steve Cooper down to 15th, their lowest position in the 2nd tier since 1984, under Russell Martin the following season. Swansea were struggling for most of this season too and in March 99% of their fans wanted him sacked but a late run took them up to 10th and saved his job. Even MK Dons were glad to see the back of him after he took them to 19th and 13th in League One. The highlight of his career was a record breaking passing move in a game his team lost to Gillingham. Jeez, you must have been busy canvassing that information. 1 2
skintsaint Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 3 minutes ago, Nordic Saint said: Click on the link to the list of MK Dons' managers. Russell Martin's record compared to their other managers is mediocre at best. He certainly wasn't one of their better managers. Going by that list, whats Incey upto these days? 😅
Badger Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 3 minutes ago, skintsaint said: Going by that list, whats Incey upto these days? 😅 Sacked from Reading towards the end of last season. So, he’s available! No thanks.
Harry_SFC Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 17 minutes ago, Nordic Saint said: They went from 13th under Russell Martin to 3rd under Liam Manning the following season. So, yes, there was a big improvement when he left. Basically, Martin's career is a bit like Nathan Jones' at the time we recruited him in that other managers immediately before and after him got much better results with the same players. List of Milton Keynes Dons F.C. managers - Wikipedia Actually what his records show to me is that it can take a bit of time for his style of play to be implemented - relatively poor first seasons but got MK Dons and Swansea playing some really nice stuff in the end. I'm sure we will have better players than both MK Dons and Swansea so fingers crossed it won't take as long for our lads to learn the tactics. 1
Badger Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 6 hours ago, Wade Garrett said: Nick Illingsworth on TUI reckons it will be announced on June 14. Isn’t that the day fixtures were due out?
Badger Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 2 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said: Actually what his records show to me is that it can take a bit of time for his style of play to be implemented - relatively poor first seasons but got MK Dons and Swansea playing some really nice stuff in the end. I'm sure we will have better players than both MK Dons and Swansea so fingers crossed it won't take as long for our lads to learn the tactics. Not sure about the playing some really nice stuff at Swansea from what I’ve read. Did have a good run at the end of last season. As for time, will SR and the fans accept that ? I expect there will be a fair bit of discontent from the supporters (who actually attend matches) if we’re not firmly in the play off positions in October
Stu Man Do Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 Must say think this appointment is another massive risk. Realistically we need to be in the promotion mix this season, to be down any longer than 2 season is disastrous for our club. 2 1 1
Harry_SFC Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 1 minute ago, Badger said: Not sure about the playing some really nice stuff at Swansea from what I’ve read. Did have a good run at the end of last season. As for time, will SR and the fans accept that ? I expect there will be a fair bit of discontent from the supporters (who actually attend matches) if we’re not firmly in the play off positions in October They did score some pretty good goals last season and in possession were one of the best teams in the league. One area I am slightly concerned with is set pieces. Swansea were shocking at defending them last season and we've been really poor over the last few years. Not sure if that's due to their tactics or their players just being poor in the air. Our fans would be discontent if we weren't top of the league after the opening game. To be fair though, with the rumoured investment etc then I would be disappointed if we weren't in the top 6 come October/November but I think it's important that first of all we see the team playing with a proper identity again.
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 6 hours ago, trousers said: Educated guess or is he ITK? He’s neither educated or ITK 3 3
SaintZamboni Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 9 minutes ago, Fitzhugh Fella said: He’s neither educated or ITK 1 3
SaintsFan86 Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 Getting bloody bored of fans sacking off managers before they've even come through the door. Bore off, Clearly you lot could do a better job. 1 2
CB Fry Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 (edited) 58 minutes ago, SaintsFan86 said: Getting bloody bored of fans sacking off managers before they've even come through the door. Bore off, Clearly you lot could do a better job. If I got the job tomorrow I'm pleased I would be guaranteed to have your support because you'd have to give me a chance to bed in and get my ideas across. 👍👍 After all, Alex Ferguson took three whole years to get going and look how well he did in the end. Edited 9 June, 2023 by CB Fry 1
SaintsFan86 Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 (edited) 10 minutes ago, CB Fry said: If I got the job tomorrow I'm pleased I would be guaranteed your to have support because you'd have to give me a chance to bed in and get my ideas across. 👍👍 After all, Alex Ferguson took three whole years to get going and look how well he did in the end. I would say I was in the minority of giving Nathan Jones a chance. But it was doomed from start to finish because fans got on his back from day one... and it helps no one. Granted his attitude was poor and media handling meh, but maybe he could of been "ok" if we just supported him a 10th of what we did Ralph. - It could of lead to Jones handling the media better etc. But what will be, will be. I'll give Martin 15/20 games to show me what he has got before I start asking questions. Shouting profanities or boo-ing a manager just because as a fan I expect bloody Potter. Which is laughable. I will always give a manager time, I even supported Pelegrini and thought Puel was dealt a shit hand... But fans demanded Tuchel ffs. Laughable. 👍👍 Edited 9 June, 2023 by SaintsFan86 . 1 2 2
Dark Munster Posted 9 June, 2023 Posted 9 June, 2023 1 minute ago, SaintsFan86 said: I would say I was in the minority of giving Nathan Jones a chance. But it was doomed from start to finish because fans got on his back he was absolutely shit from day one... FIFY! 2 1
AlexLaw76 Posted 10 June, 2023 Posted 10 June, 2023 6 hours ago, SaintsFan86 said: I would say I was in the minority of giving Nathan Jones a chance. But it was doomed from start to finish because fans got on his back from day one... and it helps no one. Granted his attitude was poor and media handling meh, but maybe he could of been "ok" if we just supported him a 10th of what we did Ralph. - It could of lead to Jones handling the media better etc. But what will be, will be. I'll give Martin 15/20 games to show me what he has got before I start asking questions. Shouting profanities or boo-ing a manager just because as a fan I expect bloody Potter. Which is laughable. I will always give a manager time, I even supported Pelegrini and thought Puel was dealt a shit hand... But fans demanded Tuchel ffs. Laughable. 👍👍 Watching Lyanco at right back hoof the ball to Sekou Mara ooozed competence.
CB Fry Posted 10 June, 2023 Posted 10 June, 2023 6 hours ago, SaintsFan86 said: I would say I was in the minority of giving Nathan Jones a chance. But it was doomed from start to finish because fans got on his back from day one... and it helps no one. Granted his attitude was poor and media handling meh, but maybe he could of been "ok" if we just supported him a 10th of what we did Ralph. - It could of lead to Jones handling the media better etc. But what will be, will be. I'll give Martin 15/20 games to show me what he has got before I start asking questions. Shouting profanities or boo-ing a manager just because as a fan I expect bloody Potter. Which is laughable. I will always give a manager time, I even supported Pelegrini and thought Puel was dealt a shit hand... But fans demanded Tuchel ffs. Laughable. 👍👍 You've built up an absolute pile of strawmen here, well done. But in this heat it's quite the fire risk. 3
beatlesaint Posted 10 June, 2023 Posted 10 June, 2023 11 hours ago, Fitzhugh Fella said: He’s neither educated or ITK Thats for sure. Most of his articles on his UI site are nothing more than opinion pieces that tend to go around in a big circle and get nowhere.....either that or he states the bleedin obvious. 2
StrangelyBrown Posted 10 June, 2023 Posted 10 June, 2023 1 hour ago, beatlesaint said: Thats for sure. Most of his articles on his UI site are nothing more than opinion pieces that tend to go around in a big circle and get nowhere.....either that or he states the bleedin obvious. Let's also not forget him assuming the role of "voice of the fans" and talking utter bollocks on our behalf back in the lowe era... 1
JRM Posted 10 June, 2023 Posted 10 June, 2023 12 hours ago, Fitzhugh Fella said: He’s neither educated or ITK You always sound so bitter in your posts, what happened to give you such a chip on your shoulder? 1
Toussaint Posted 10 June, 2023 Posted 10 June, 2023 19 minutes ago, JRM said: You always sound so bitter in your posts, what happened to give you such a chip on your shoulder? You’ll need to get the doll out, it’s easier than talking about it.
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