Verwood Saint Posted February 16 Posted February 16 Dragan Solak, Dragan Solak, What the F*** is going on, What the F*** is going on? Appreciate the apologists will say he's just made some changes so be patient but, SERIOUSLY let's put him on notice at least! From a football perspective, there is no doubt that SR have made far more poor decisions than good ones, whether that's managerial appointments or transfers. Yes, there have been some improvements around the stadium 'experience' and moving the away fans has lessened their impact IMHO but there's not much else is there. Our fans we are certainly very loyal, just look at the attendances given what we are witnessing! Let's be honest with ourselves, St Mary's is not the most intimidating stadium for away teams most of the time BUT when we do get up for a game (eg WBA at home last season) it makes a real difference. Let's give Dragon a little reminder of that before the Brighton game. 1
Convict Colony Posted February 16 Posted February 16 Viva La Vida by Coldplay I used to rule the world, Seats in the stadium unfurled, Now in the stands, we chant your name, Dragan, oh Dragan, lead the game. One minute I held the key, Next the locks were all that I could see, With Sport Republic at the helm, Dragan, oh Dragan, lead us well!
USaintA Posted February 17 Posted February 17 To the tune of 'Puff the Magic Dragon"... Bloke, we know as Dragan, owns Saints FC. He's bolloxed up our football club, and soon we'll play Pompey 4 9
Farmer Saint Posted February 17 Posted February 17 12 hours ago, Verwood Saint said: Dragan Solak, Dragan Solak, What the F*** is going on, What the F*** is going on? Appreciate the apologists will say he's just made some changes so be patient but, SERIOUSLY let's put him on notice at least! From a football perspective, there is no doubt that SR have made far more poor decisions than good ones, whether that's managerial appointments or transfers. Yes, there have been some improvements around the stadium 'experience' and moving the away fans has lessened their impact IMHO but there's not much else is there. Our fans we are certainly very loyal, just look at the attendances given what we are witnessing! Let's be honest with ourselves, St Mary's is not the most intimidating stadium for away teams most of the time BUT when we do get up for a game (eg WBA at home last season) it makes a real difference. Let's give Dragon a little reminder of that before the Brighton game. Not the snappiest after the first 4 lines, got to say. 1 3
Dman Posted February 17 Posted February 17 Weird. Of anyone, Dragan is probably the last person who deserve stick. Which is why I don't really get the SR out mob. He's put his own money down and we've spent, relatively speaking, fairly big in the past 3 years... so you have to give him credit for that. He put his trust (too much of his trust) in the wrong people, wether that be Rassmus, Kraft or a combination of them both. He's clearly in the process of addresseding that by kicking them both out of the club and brining in this new german fella as director of football. Lets also not forget that they've been royally stitched up by a couple of DOF's in their time with that little bald fella (lucky escape imo) and Wilcox jumping ship at the earliest opportunity leaving us hung out to dry. This is not me being a SR apologist or anything like that, the last 3 years have been chaos. I'm not convinced they have a long-term strategy in terms of how we want to play and we seem to flip-flop whenever the going gets tough. However, there have been some sliding doors moments which have been a big factor to that. Imho, I think SR will come good and its better the devil you know at times. We need to agree a style of play and stick to it. Build the club or set of SR clubs around that style... If one manager leaves or fails, we don't then have a squad capable of playing 1 style being forced to play another. For me, the best approach is to go back to the direct, high pressing style we previously saw under Ralph. Its much easier and afordable to buy players for a style that requires little more than heart and athleticism. Bournemouth are a great example of that. 3 2
Toussaint Posted February 17 Posted February 17 26 minutes ago, Dman said: Weird. Of anyone, Dragan is probably the last person who deserve stick. Which is why I don't really get the SR out mob. He's put his own money down and we've spent, relatively speaking, fairly big in the past 3 years... so you have to give him credit for that. He put his trust (too much of his trust) in the wrong people, wether that be Rassmus, Kraft or a combination of them both. He's clearly in the process of addresseding that by kicking them both out of the club and brining in this new german fella as director of football. Lets also not forget that they've been royally stitched up by a couple of DOF's in their time with that little bald fella (lucky escape imo) and Wilcox jumping ship at the earliest opportunity leaving us hung out to dry. This is not me being a SR apologist or anything like that, the last 3 years have been chaos. I'm not convinced they have a long-term strategy in terms of how we want to play and we seem to flip-flop whenever the going gets tough. However, there have been some sliding doors moments which have been a big factor to that. Imho, I think SR will come good and its better the devil you know at times. We need to agree a style of play and stick to it. Build the club or set of SR clubs around that style... If one manager leaves or fails, we don't then have a squad capable of playing 1 style being forced to play another. For me, the best approach is to go back to the direct, high pressing style we previously saw under Ralph. Its much easier and afordable to buy players for a style that requires little more than heart and athleticism. Bournemouth are a great example of that. Its not weird at all, he has a the man at the top, he is ultimately responsible. This is how it works throughout the business world. I’d say he has got of very lightly thus far. 2
Turkish Posted February 17 Posted February 17 (edited) 6 hours ago, USaintA said: To the tune of 'Puff the Magic Dragon"... Bloke, we know as Dragan, owns Saints FC. He's bolloxed up our football club, and soon we'll play Pompey Little Rasmus Andkersen loved that rascal bloke and his idea to save the club was break what isn’t broke Edited February 17 by Turkish 1
Turkish Posted February 17 Posted February 17 3 hours ago, Farmer Saint said: Not the snappiest after the first 4 lines, got to say. Bet it took him hours to come up with it mind
Farmer Saint Posted February 17 Posted February 17 (edited) 2 hours ago, Turkish said: Bet it took him hours to come up with it mind Reminds me of the stories of Bob Dylan's mammoth writing sessions - this must have made them look like an afterthought... Edited February 17 by Farmer Saint
sadoldgit Posted February 17 Posted February 17 5 hours ago, Toussaint said: Its not weird at all, he has a the man at the top, he is ultimately responsible. This is how it works throughout the business world. I’d say he has got of very lightly thus far. He is also the man who is losing a lot of money, his own money. I doubt if he is happy about what has happened this season no more than we are. I wouldn’t call it getting off lightly seeing your business go down the toilet
Saint Fan CaM Posted February 17 Posted February 17 Fuck off Rasmus, Fuck off Ankerson, You fucked over SFC, Fuck off and go do one… Well, I thought it was quite catchy and to the point… 😕🤣 1
Toussaint Posted February 17 Posted February 17 48 minutes ago, sadoldgit said: He is also the man who is losing a lot of money, his own money. I doubt if he is happy about what has happened this season no more than we are. I wouldn’t call it getting off lightly seeing your business go down the toilet I doubt he’s happy, but I also doubt it his personal money. I take your point, but the buck absolutely stops with him and it’s gone on too long.
sadoldgit Posted February 18 Posted February 18 17 hours ago, Toussaint said: I doubt he’s happy, but I also doubt it his personal money. I take your point, but the buck absolutely stops with him and it’s gone on too long. Probably not, but he is responsible for the cash. I can’t speak for him or his feelings of course, but I can’t imagine anyone feeling comfortable in a business where you are judged on the result of a football match once or twice a week and sitting there a few feet away from the thousands of people judging you when you are losing so frequently.
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