S-Clarke Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 1 minute ago, Whitey Grandad said: I am left to wonder…. what was the point? Of the entire season? should have just stayed down! 1
Mr X Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago (edited) A bizarre appointment from day one! Saying that was it any more of a mismatch than selles/Jones/Russell Martin? Hmm probably worse than those? Edited 5 hours ago by Mr X 1
Saint_clark Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago Oh well stops all the speculation I suppose. Can get on with the replacement now. Please no possession obsessed manager this time. 5
Midfield_General Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago (edited) "Sky Sports News understands Simon Rusk will take the team until the end of the season. Rusk took charge briefly when Russell Martin, Juric's predeessor, left St Mary's. Adam Lallana will also be involved in the new set-up." Yay!!! Edited 5 hours ago by Midfield_General 1
Mr X Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago Just now, Midfield_General said: Sky Sports News understands Simon Rusk will take the team until the end of the season. Rusk took charge briefly when Russell Martin, Juric's predeessor, left St Mary's. Adam Lallana will also be involved in the new set-up. Yay!!! A world class coach and motivator if ever I saw one! 1
LGTL Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago Jones, Selles, Martin, Juric. If ever you wonder why we’re in such a mess, there’s your answer right there. What a fucking shit show from Sport Republic. I have zero faith they’ll get the next appointment right, and it’s probably one of the most important appointments we’ve had in generations. 6
Give it to Ron Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 2 minutes ago, manji said: All is good the plan is coming to fruition I thought relegation was yesterday or was that part of the master plan too?
Give it to Ron Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago Deserved the sack for playing against Wolves without a striker and 2 right backs alone. The Burnley FA Cup game was when he lost me weird tactics and substitutes 3
sambosa75 Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago Another awful, bizarre and pointless hire by the clowns at Sport Republic. I almost feel sorry for Juric. Not his fault he was offered the job but he was out of his depth from day 1. Can't wait to see what next avantgarde appointment out of the left-field they decide to bring in next. 5
Gloucester Saint Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago (edited) 1 hour ago, Rohl With It said: We do rate him especially after last seasons rescue act. Danny has worked to a certain extent with one hand tied behind his back with this owner but also don't believe he is the messiah we perhaps thought. We are on course for our worst home record for 50 years and a good run of away results have really kept us away from a relegation struggle. We seem to have very slow starts in games and have relied on a few comebacks, which in itself is a good thing. Also he brought in 9 players in the Summer and very few have been a success as well as wasting the money we had on Ike Ugbo who has no goals or assists in 30 games. The team are still very reliant on the old guard of Bannan and Windass etc. Do we want to keep DR - yes, but surprised other teams are looking at him as they are. Whilst Rohl would do well I think, the circumstances and fact the owners are on their last warning from the fanbase, mean that as near to obvious appointments are needed and that means Steve Cooper. Jones, Selles, Martin and Juric were all funky gambles and all gone badly wrong. The obvious can go wrong too eg Burley but there were allegedly very particular circumstances as to why that didn’t pan out. Edited 5 hours ago by Gloucester Saint
sadoldgit Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago Probably should have gone earlier but no point in keeping him on board if he isn’t going to be here next season. Time to clear the decks and start planning for next season. 2
S-Clarke Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 11 minutes ago, manji said: All is good the plan is coming to fruition I appreciate your positivity at times manji, but saying stuff like this in wake of the earliest ever relegation and in light of us being the worst ever team to grace the PL, I think it's a bit silly to say the plan is coming to fruition - unless part of the plan is to create mass collateral damage first. Let's be honest there isn't a plan, and there hasn't been a plan since 2022. 5
Gloucester Saint Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 54 minutes ago, Pamplemousse said: Not a surprise really, presumably Spors told him we'd get a new man in and he decided to walk now rather than be a lame duck It said left not sacked on Sky so that was my interpretation as well.
BARCELONASAINT Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago The rebuilding starts now that we have eventually been confirmed as relegated. We need a complete reset and most of the players need to be sold or taken down to the nearest charity shop (bet they wouldn't accept them, even charity shops have standards)
CB Fry Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 16 minutes ago, manji said: All is good the plan is coming to fruition Absolutely sensational work. 1
LeG Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago Juric is a nice bloke and fair play for having the balls to take on the job. Spors is already making positive waves across the club - he isn't hanging around - lots being sorted already. It's refreshing to have someone driving the club forwards who knows their stuff unlike another figure at the club, who is undoubtedly the problem. Rohl on next season. 14
Gloucester Saint Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago (edited) 2 minutes ago, LeG said: Hmm, is that Rasmus, or is it Parsons? Edited 5 hours ago by Gloucester Saint Quote didn’t embed
Gloucester Saint Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago 2 minutes ago, LeG said: Spors is already making positive waves across the club - he isn't hanging around - lots being sorted already. It's refreshing to have someone driving the club forwards who knows their stuff unlike another figure at the club, who is undoubtedly the problem. Hmmm, is that Rasmus or Parsons?
Patrick Bateman Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago Hardly surprising, but I wish Juric all the best. He took on a very difficult job, with unfit players, the wrong players, players isolated from the team and a hiding to nothing. He was treated to yet another clusterfk of a transfer window in January. Yes some of his decisions have been bizarre, but I think he at least showed some balls. Good luck to him and hopefully now onwards and upwards again for Saints with the right manager being given access to the right players, get them fit and firing. 11
tdmickey3 Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago Just now, Gloucester Saint said: Hmmm, is that Rasmus or Parsons? Defiantly Rasmus 1
OldNick Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 42 minutes ago, ApprenticeBillionaire said: Absolute shitshow. If we'd have left Rusk in place we'd be above Derby's record by now at a bare minimum. well we will see if you are correct
Gloucester Saint Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago Just now, Patrick Bateman said: Hardly surprising, but I wish Juric all the best. He took on a very difficult job, with unfit players, the wrong players, players isolated from the team and a hiding to nothing. He was treated to yet another clusterfk of a transfer window in January. Yes some of his decisions have been bizarre, but I think he at least showed some balls. Good luck to him and hopefully now onwards and upwards again for Saints with the right manager being given access to the right players, get them fit and firing. Yep, I’ve got no issues with Juric, inherited an impossible situation, Spors ditto, some mess Rasmus et al has left behind. 9
OldNick Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 14 minutes ago, S-Clarke said: I appreciate your positivity at times manji, but saying stuff like this in wake of the earliest ever relegation and in light of us being the worst ever team to grace the PL, I think it's a bit silly to say the plan is coming to fruition - unless part of the plan is to create mass collateral damage first. Let's be honest there isn't a plan, and there hasn't been a plan since 2022. The plan might be if it aint broke break it..... or youve broken it and break it time and again 1
OldNick Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 14 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said: It said left not sacked on Sky so that was my interpretation as well. I think I read that there is a relegation clause on his contract 1
hypochondriac Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 17 minutes ago, LeG said: Juric is a nice bloke and fair play for having the balls to take on the job. Spors is already making positive waves across the club - he isn't hanging around - lots being sorted already. It's refreshing to have someone driving the club forwards who knows their stuff unlike another figure at the club, who is undoubtedly the problem. Rohl on next season. Who is this other figure?
Lee On Solent Saint Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago Think Juric is a decent guy, fair play to him for taking the job. I'd hope that he has told Solak what a shitshow this club is. 8
Lighthouse Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago He gave it a go but honestly, nobody was ever going to achieve anything other than 20th with the squad we’ve baffling managed to assemble. Different style, different attitude, same results. Best of luck to him but honestly, the whole thing was just a waste of money from our PoV. 1
macca155 Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago I saw Liam Rosenior mentioned on Twitter. He seems a possibility. Did well at Hull and 16 wins at Strasbourg. 1
tdmickey3 Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 1 minute ago, macca155 said: I saw Liam Rosenior mentioned on Twitter. He seems a possibility. Did well at Hull and 16 wins at Strasbourg. No thanks, possession based failure like Martin 2
OldNick Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago Sadly he looked as if he was living on the streets most of the time, but I liked his honesty and he didnt hold back 1
tdmickey3 Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 14 minutes ago, hypochondriac said: Who is this other figure? Fabrice the club stooge ?
saintant Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 36 minutes ago, BARCELONASAINT said: The rebuilding starts now that we have eventually been confirmed as relegated. We need a complete reset and most of the players need to be sold or taken down to the nearest charity shop (bet they wouldn't accept them, even charity shops have standards) You couldn't give most of these chumps away for free - there'd be no takers. Bunch of no hopers.
Give it to Ron Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 8 minutes ago, skintsaint said: Rusk/Lallana dream team have taken over... Well we might as well get something out of Lallana as nothing on the pitch he can at least now do bibs,balls and cone lay outs. 1
RedArmy Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago I have to question the logic of waiting until it was mathematically confirmed to sack him. Surely the window lickers that run this club weren’t actually thinking we could pull off the greatest of escapes and win our last 8 games despite only winning 2 all season? Surely the time to sack him was either weeks ago or the end of the season? 1
trousers Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago (edited) Any prizes for those of us that were calling for Rusk and/or Lallana to be installed as caretaker for the rest of the season after Martin was sacked...? Edited 4 hours ago by trousers 1
tdmickey3 Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 2 minutes ago, trousers said: Any prizes for those of us that were calling for Rusk and/or Lallana to be installed as caretaker for the rest of the season after Martin was sacked...?
trousers Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 2 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said: Yay... My first ever "told you so" award! 😂 1
goodymatt Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 8 minutes ago, RedArmy said: I have to question the logic of waiting until it was mathematically confirmed to sack him. Surely the window lickers that run this club weren’t actually thinking we could pull off the greatest of escapes and win our last 8 games despite only winning 2 all season? Surely the time to sack him was either weeks ago or the end of the season? Timing will be down to the relegation clause, which appears to mean we can get rid without paying off the final year of his contract. The agreement we have come to will most likely be to just pay him for the last 7 games of this season. No point sacking him earlier and having to pay off his full 18 month contract. Not like we had any chance of survival at that point. 1
Miltonaggro Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago Well if that was a dose of death metal football, we could all do with ambient chill out next!
SNSUN Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago Not that Juric had a hope in hell of keeping this team up after Martin's possession based disaster football but he wasn't exactly helping himself with the weird formations and team selections. I'm glad both are gone. I don't trust SR to get the next appointment right but I can only hope. Roll on Rohl I guess unless SR find someone from the Bulgarian 4th tier they think is better. 1
AndyRWatson Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago (edited) https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/news/article/a-statement-from-the-board-of-southampton-fc-apr-2025 Edited 4 hours ago by AndyRWatson
badgerx16 Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 1 hour ago, Whitey Grandad said: I am left to wonder…. what was the point? I wonder " What is a point"? 3
Baird of the land Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago Not sure i see the value in sacking him. Assume it's just board trying to deflect.
Raging Bull Posted 4 hours ago Posted 4 hours ago 16 minutes ago, trousers said: Any prizes for those of us that were calling for Rusk and/or Lallana to be installed as caretaker for the rest of the season after Martin was sacked...? No, but congrats on ruffling Blackmore’s feathers 2
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