Russell Martin

[Katalinic]

Time for a change.

[Bad Wolf]

Just now, Toussaint said:

I can’t recall such a lame , feeble performance. 

Forest at home a couple of months ago?

[Toussaint]

1 minute ago, trousers said:

I actually feel a tad sorry for Russ this evening. Whilst we're weren't great (especially in the second half), poor refereeing decisions influenced the outcome. That said, if he and the club parted ways before out next game then I wouldn't be shedding too many tears...

Not having any penetrating, fast, attacking play cost us more than any referee. 

[trousers]

1 minute ago, Toussaint said:

Not having any penetrating, fast, attacking play cost us more than any referee. 

Possibly / probably. Yes, the poor refereeing wasn't necessarily the only decisive factor, but it definitely had an  influence on the outcome today.

Edited 9 November, 2024 by trousers

[Maggie May]

He looked as if he knows the inevitable is imminent. 

[Wade Garrett]

3 minutes ago, Katalinic said:

Time for a change.

Was time a while ago.  Fucking horse has bolted now.

[Roger]

Eee l

2 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

Was time a while ago.  Fucking horse has bolted now.

Why only 3 points off. A decent good manager we have a chance 

[Saint Scott]

Time for a change, with an international break get it sorted pronto before the 24th.

Thanks for Wembley Martin, but inevitably Russball has been a catastrophic failure in the PL

[coalman]

2 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

Was time a while ago.  Fucking horse has bolted now.

Not just bolted. It's skipped the country, had time to send us a postcard and started a fucking family.

[Wade Garrett]

Just now, Roger said:

Eee l

Why only 3 points off. A decent good manager we have a chance 

More of a chance if they replaced him after the Bournemouth debacle.

[CSA96]

Got to sack Russell Martin. You cannot justify entering the third international break of the season with only four points out of a total of 33 available. Been so many collapses and games where we've not been in the fight. No shots on target today against the team in 20th place, with 1 win in 20 games and a toxic home atmosphere. They were there for the taking if we got our heads out of our arses and were able to find a way to penetrate in the final third rather than just shuffling the ball about

No manager is keeping this group up IMO, I've been quite adamant about that ever since the window shut, but I'd like to think there's some who'd be less feeble than we are at present. This is shaping up to be a very meek and naive relegation as it stands. So often we're just not in games or just aimlessly drifting through them. 70% possession but no shots is not 'brave' either. RM has been very clear that he will not change himself, so it's on the board to make the change

There's an international break coming now and then some games straight after with little to no expectation, so make the change and don't waste any more games on this nonsense. He's had Brentford, Bournemouth, Everton, Ipswich, Leicester, Wolves and come out of it with four points. That shouldn't be enough to keep anyone happy

[AlexLaw76]

No shots on target in a 6 pointer.

Fuck off Russell

[Toussaint]

4 minutes ago, Bad Wolf said:

Forest at home a couple of months ago?

I was on holiday, so fortunately missed that one

[saintant]

18 minutes ago, trousers said:

I actually feel a tad sorry for Russ this evening. Whilst we're weren't great (especially in the second half), poor refereeing decisions influenced the outcome. That said, if he and the club parted ways before out next game then I wouldn't be shedding too many tears...

It's the fans that you should feel sad for. Martin is being paid an absolute fortune for presiding over this shit show and will recieve a huge pay-off for complete incompetence when SR finally grow a pair and sack him.  The pity is that the owners can't sack themselves while they're at it. We are hopelessly run by a bunch of chancers.

Edited 9 November, 2024 by saintant

[LGTL]

Should have sacked him after Sunderland away last season. Useless sack of shit

[Disco Stu]

9 losses in 11. Utterly depressing reading. He should have gone after Bournemouth. Then the new man might have had an opportunity to get more than 3 points out of Leicester, Everton and Wolves. SR have allowed RM to inflict too much damage on our season.

Edited 9 November, 2024 by Disco Stu

[saintant]

7 minutes ago, Maggie May said:

He looked as if he knows the inevitable is imminent. 

He looked the same after the Bmuff debacle but on he goes with his propaganda football and the same old cliches and excuses trotted out every week. Sick of it.

[AlexLaw76]

Someone posted before the Everton game that they had it on very good authority that Martin will. be moved aside after today.

Lets hope that was not made up bullshit.

[trousers]

Any details on the timing of this @stknowle...?

[trousers]

1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Someone posted before the Everton game that they had it on very good authority that Martin will. be moved aside after today.

Lets hope that was not made up bullshit.

Ha... it just occurred to me to dig out this quote (above).... #greatminds

Edited 9 November, 2024 by trousers

[Saint NL]

N*Sync know the score

Edited 9 November, 2024 by Saint NL

[Oldandtired]

5 minutes ago, saintant said:

It's the fans that you should feel sad for. Martin is being paid an absolute fortune for presiding over this shit show and will recieve a huge pay-off for complete incompetence when SR finally grow a pair and sake him.  The pity is that the owners can't sack themselves while they're at it. We are hopelessly run by a bunch of chancers.

They don’t understand that this club is more than a balance sheet to fans. By their inactivity, by their lack of understanding of what fans want and need from the club, they have displayed and continue to display an arrogance, a complete misappropriation of their stewardship of the club.

They seem to fail to understand that while owners come and go, fans are for life.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

11 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

More of a chance if they replaced him after the Bournemouth debacle.

100 percent thats when it should have been done

[ally_uk]

Has he gone? Absolutely clueless at this level..... Next!!!! 

[Guan 2.0]

Boycott with your wallet time. 

[Bad Wolf]

22 minutes ago, Toussaint said:

I was on holiday, so fortunately missed that one

Fair. Today we were prime Brazil compared to that.

[CB Fry]

I would like to formally apologise for making the baseless, without foundation claim that we "piss about with it" to no great effect. The Martinettes demanded evidence and I am sorry I was unable to submit an acceptable dossier in time.

 

 

Anyway on a completely unrelated point, our possession today was 71%.

[Farmer Saint]

Yep, he should go, but don't be too excited about who will replace him.

[disconnect]

Needs to go but please not another clever mid table “play the right way” appointment from the championship who “could do better with better players” 

[harvey]

On 09/11/2024 at 17:39, Farmer Saint said:

Yep, he should go, but don't be too excited about who will replace him.

Edited 14 November, 2024 by harvey
Not constructive.

[stknowle]

14 minutes ago, trousers said:

Any details on the timing of this @stknowle...?

I may have forgotten to type the words ‘some time’ between the words ‘gone’ and ‘after’ in the post above,Trousers, my old pal.

TBH though I hope it’s today. 

[Bad Wolf]

5 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

Yep, he should go, but don't be too excited about who will replace him.

Irrelevant who comes in. We could appoint Pep and our fans would say it "lacks ambition" and "is the cheap option"

 

[FarehamSaintJames]

20 minutes ago, trousers said:

Any details on the timing of this @stknowle...?

Some say he wasn’t allowed on the bus home. He’s hitchhiking.

[LGTL]

Fabrice is quiet isn’t he. Don’t expect he’s finished in the dressing room yet. 

[Wade Garrett]

1 minute ago, Bad Wolf said:

Irrelevant who comes in. We could appoint Pep and our fans would say it "lacks ambition" and "is the cheap option"

 

What on earth are you talking about?

[Saint in Paradise]

Of course we could all be wrong about RM getting such a pathetic number of points. Perhaps he "knows" that at the end of the season

the PL will announce that the League positions won't be decided by points but by possession percentages.

 

 

 

 

 

I know that's absolute nonsence but I am trying to cheer myself up, spoiler alert it ain't working 🤢

[Bad Wolf]

Just now, Wade Garrett said:

What on earth are you talking about?

Is that not what our fans say about every manager? The last few anyway and even if they did lack ambition, they certainly wern't cheap.

[Whitey Grandad]

I had a cartoon once that said,

“I feel so much better now that I’ve given up hope”

[Pamplemousse]

I've had enough. How we play is so fucking tedious.

Funny how we looked a threat in the final 5 minutes when we went direct.

We need a change of tactics and Martin won't change it so the decision should be easy for the board.

[ChrisPY]

2 minutes ago, Bad Wolf said:

Irrelevant who comes in. We could appoint Pep and our fans would say it "lacks ambition" and "is the cheap option"

 

You’ve been a fantastic advert for abortion today.

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, Bad Wolf said:

Is that not what our fans say about every manager? The last few anyway and even if they did lack ambition, they certainly wern't cheap.

Yes, Nathan Jones screams ambition

[SambaMaverick]

1 minute ago, Bad Wolf said:

Is that not what our fans say about every manager? The last few anyway and even if they did lack ambition, they certainly wern't cheap.

They weren't cheap because they're all shit and we had to sack them after five minutes

[Pamplemousse]

We absolutely won't sack him though, the board are just as clueless. 

[CB Fry]

1 minute ago, Bad Wolf said:

Is that not what our fans say about every manager? The last few anyway and even if they did lack ambition, they certainly wern't cheap.

So you're saying Ruben Selles, Nathan Jones and Russell Martin were big money huge investment appointments that showed towering ambition?

Is that what you're saying?

[The Kraken]

1 minute ago, ChrisPY said:

You’ve been a fantastic advert for abortion today.

Not just today tbf. Though he somehow does seem to be getting worse.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

2 minutes ago, Bad Wolf said:

Is that not what our fans say about every manager? The last few anyway and even if they did lack ambition, they certainly wern't cheap.

Because the last few have been utter gash, or are you new to supporting Saints?

[Fabrice29]

6 minutes ago, LGTL said:

Fabrice is quiet isn’t he. Don’t expect he’s finished in the dressing room yet. 

Hi. Not much to add other than what I've said already recently. Don't really think the manager is to blame for limp attackers being limp and limp defenders being limp at this level. Do think today was piss poor though and we'll likely make a change now so look forward to the next guy making a big difference.

Edited 9 November, 2024 by Fabrice29

[Bad Wolf]

3 minutes ago, ChrisPY said:

You’ve been a fantastic advert for abortion today.

That's amazing. I'm gonna use that.

[Bad Wolf]

1 minute ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Because the last few have been utter gash, or are you new to supporting Saints?

They haven't been cheap at all though. Which was the point.

[S-Clarke]

4 minutes ago, Bad Wolf said:

Is that not what our fans say about every manager? The last few anyway and even if they did lack ambition, they certainly wern't cheap.

All of our choices under SR have been horrific, no getting around that. They may have spent a fair bit of $$ on them, but that's on SR and their absolutley clueless approach rather than the calibre of who they were working with.