Toussaint Posted April 23 Posted April 23 On 23/04/2025 at 07:44, ally_uk said: Have we actually interviewed candidates yet? Expand Rasmus has interviewed himself, my source tells me he was simultaneously inspired and awe struck, he has put himself on a very short shortlist to be presented to Spors before the end of the week. 8
gurru991 Posted April 23 Posted April 23 On 23/04/2025 at 10:19, leesaint88 said: I can only assume that's why RvN might stay? Financially it makes sense? Expand We couldn't afford to fire him...
gurru991 Posted April 23 Posted April 23 On 23/04/2025 at 11:44, Saint NL said: Leeds are sacking Farke immediately after getting promoted. That's what we should have done with Martin. Bold decision from the Leeds board. Expand It's the right decision. He's not Premier League quality. I think Scott Parker may be OK at Burnley though.
sandwichsaint Posted April 23 Posted April 23 On 23/04/2025 at 13:21, gurru991 said: We couldn't afford to fire him... Expand That's never stopped us ..... 1
Gloucester Saint Posted April 23 Posted April 23 On 23/04/2025 at 13:21, gurru991 said: We couldn't afford to fire him... Expand Do you think RVN would walk if he is wealthy enough?
Miltonaggro Posted April 23 Posted April 23 On 23/04/2025 at 12:14, Midfield_General said: We should hire him, let him get us promoted, then immediately sack him too, just for a laugh Expand What a farking liberty!
OldNick Posted April 23 Posted April 23 On 23/04/2025 at 13:24, gurru991 said: It's the right decision. He's not Premier League quality. I think Scott Parker may be OK at Burnley though. Expand He was rubbish at Bournemouth, entitled arrogant twat, he'd fit right in at Leicester 1
SW5 SAINT Posted April 23 Posted April 23 (edited) On 23/04/2025 at 11:44, Saint NL said: Leeds are sacking Farke immediately after getting promoted. That's what we should have done with Martin. Bold decision from the Leeds board. Expand I wouldn't be surprised to see Leeds appoint Dyche or Cooper….. Edited April 23 by SW5 SAINT Edit
Dr. Kucho Posted April 23 Posted April 23 On 21/04/2025 at 22:23, Forester said: Will Still section on Sky was an interesting watch. Comes across as a little less “polished” than most top flight managers, but given only 32 and managing for three seasons that is unsurprising. However things I think most Saints fans would have enjoyed hearing: - I want to play forward - I don’t just want possession - I always want an angle on every pass, harder to press that way - I don’t believe in sticking to one philosophy, and if promoted from championship to Premier League you can’t expect to play the same way. Some times you have to win ugly Clearly is doing a good job at second club in Ligue 1 and you can see why he is being courted by clubs. Fluent in three languages and knowledge of Belgian and French markets useful too. Expand 1
CB Fry Posted April 23 Posted April 23 On 23/04/2025 at 18:38, SW5 SAINT said: I wouldn't be surprised to see Leeds appoint Dyche or Cooper….. Expand They're not going to sack Farke to then go and appoint one of those two. If they are making a big call like that it must be because they have a significant upgrade in mind. 4
ApprenticeBillionaire Posted April 23 Posted April 23 On 23/04/2025 at 18:38, SW5 SAINT said: I wouldn't be surprised to see Leeds appoint Dyche or Cooper….. Expand They're not sacking Farke for either of those 2 in a million fucking years. They must have someone massive lined up. 1
Turkish Posted April 23 Posted April 23 On 22/04/2025 at 16:58, Lighthouse said: To me that just says he isn't that great. Like when people said Shane Long was good running around alongside Danny Ings and 'his job wasn't to score goals'. Expand What that he can’t play as a holding midfielder? If you played Bernado Silva has a holding midfielder he wouldn’t be very good either that doesn’t mean he isn’t a good player. He’s decent enough in the championship as a sort of advanced midfielder but clearly not and never going to be a premier league player. Pretty weird to say someone isn’t very good because they can’t do a good job in a different position
Farmer Saint Posted April 23 Posted April 23 On 23/04/2025 at 18:38, SW5 SAINT said: I wouldn't be surprised to see Leeds appoint Dyche or Cooper….. Expand No chance, they've got lots of money to spend and they'll bring in someone significantly better than them.
Lighthouse Posted April 23 Posted April 23 On 23/04/2025 at 20:12, Turkish said: What that he can’t play as a holding midfielder? If you played Bernado Silva has a holding midfielder he wouldn’t be very good either that doesn’t mean he isn’t a good player. He’s decent enough in the championship as a sort of advanced midfielder but clearly not and never going to be a premier league player. Pretty weird to say someone isn’t very good because they can’t do a good job in a different position Expand No that he can’t play in a pair effectively in any sort of capacity. If you can only effectively play in a three and need two other players to cover your inadequacies, you probably aren’t that great. 1
Turkish Posted April 23 Posted April 23 On 23/04/2025 at 20:41, Lighthouse said: No that he can’t play in a pair effectively in any sort of capacity. If you can only effectively play in a three and need two other players to cover your inadequacies, you probably aren’t that great. Expand Surely that’s the whole point of having a team of 11, they all do different stuff well. Rodri is a defensive midfielder, can’t be that great if he needs two centre backs behind him, Messi is an attacking midfielder but can’t be that great if he needs strikers and defensive players around him to make up for his inadequacies on that basis 1
Wade Garrett Posted April 23 Posted April 23 Whoever it is, please no bullshit overplaying at the back. Even Arsenal are shit at it 😂😂. 1
Lighthouse Posted April 23 Posted April 23 On 23/04/2025 at 20:47, Turkish said: Surely that’s the whole point of having a team of 11, they all do different stuff well. Rodri is a defensive midfielder, can’t be that great if he needs two centre backs behind him, Messi is an attacking midfielder but can’t be that great if he needs strikers and defensive players around him to make up for his inadequacies on that basis Expand That makes no sense, you’re comparing this to other players in different positions. Saying Rodri needs two CBs behind him is completely different to saying for eg. "Nathan Wood can’t play in a CB pairing, he’s much better in a there with Vidic and Stam." Putting it simply, if you think he’s decent enough in an advanced position, would you be happy with just him and Downes in CM next year?
Turkish Posted April 23 Posted April 23 (edited) On 23/04/2025 at 20:53, Lighthouse said: That makes no sense, you’re comparing this to other players in different positions. Saying Rodri needs two CBs behind him is completely different to saying for eg. "Nathan Wood can’t play in a CB pairing, he’s much better in a there with Vidic and Stam." Putting it simply, if you think he’s decent enough in an advanced position, would you be happy with just him and Downes in CM next year? Expand You wouldn’t set up like that, it’s pretty obvious. Midfield would be wide open that’d be the case whoever was playing in the advanced role. Just because someone is a midfielder doesn’t mean they all do the same job. There are different types of midfielders you know. Otherwise Rodri wouldn’t need Kevin De Byrne I don’t think Smallbones that great but to say he’s not that good because if he played you’d need two defensive midfielders to make up for him is nonsense. Edited April 23 by Turkish
Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd Posted April 23 Posted April 23 On 23/04/2025 at 11:44, Saint NL said: Leeds are sacking Farke immediately after getting promoted. That's what we should have done with Martin. Bold decision from the Leeds board. Expand No they're not! Honestly, the shit some people believe. 🙄 1
Willo of Whiteley Posted April 23 Posted April 23 Leeds ditching Farke is bold to say the least. Leicester I think will end up with Russell Martin, I only see RM going either there or Norwich. Lampard I’m sure will stay at Coventry. Sean Dyche will be the banker for taking over at Burnley mid-November to replace bottom place Scott Parker. Steve Cooper will be on hold for a Premier League job I’m sure. Rohl will come here. Poch will be back at Spurs. Thanks all 😇😅 3
ApprenticeBillionaire Posted April 24 Posted April 24 On 23/04/2025 at 22:38, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said: No they're not! Honestly, the shit some people believe. 🙄 Expand Tbf it's everywhere. It's even on SkySports. No smoke without...
Saint86 Posted April 24 Posted April 24 (edited) I wonder if we'd go totally left field and check out Dave Challinor at Stockport... Rasmus and co are always going on about untapped potential... Challinor has managed for 14 years across 6 divisions and he's never finished lower than playoffs, so there must be something there and he seems destined to get to the championship sooner rather than later. He's taken Stockport from 9th in the national league to the verge of the championship in 4 seasons in that time... Look how much money Wrexham have spent to do similar... I'd say he's got at least got a comparable pedigree to McKenna had before Ipswich's championship promotion season (especially given their league 1 bankrolling). Would be a ludicrously ballsy appointment for sports republic and a hell of a gamble for saints generally... But I reckon he's one to watch for the next few years to see where he gets to. Also, from a Saints / SR perspective, he's already had some successes and bettered selles this season in league 1, so that probably rules him out of being "unrealised potential" 😆 Edited April 24 by Saint86 4
Sheaf Saint Posted April 24 Posted April 24 On 24/04/2025 at 10:02, Saint86 said: I wonder if we'd go totally left field and check out Dave Challinor at Stockport... Rasmus and co are always going on about untapped potential... Challinor has managed for 14 years across 6 divisions and he's never finished lower than playoffs, so there must be something there and he seems destined to get to the championship sooner rather than later. He's taken Stockport from 9th in the national league to the verge of the championship in 4 seasons in that time... Look how much money Wrexham have spent to do similar... I'd say he's got at least got a comparable pedigree to McKenna had before Ipswich's championship promotion season (especially given their league 1 bankrolling). Expand My nephew was on loan there this season until he got injured, and he's full of praise for Challinor. Not a bad shout, but he might well want to stay there if they get promoted and see how far he can take them though. 1
CB Fry Posted April 24 Posted April 24 On 24/04/2025 at 10:02, Saint86 said: I wonder if we'd go totally left field and check out Dave Challinor at Stockport... Rasmus and co are always going on about untapped potential... Challinor has managed for 14 years across 6 divisions and he's never finished lower than playoffs, so there must be something there and he seems destined to get to the championship sooner rather than later. He's taken Stockport from 9th in the national league to the verge of the championship in 4 seasons in that time... Look how much money Wrexham have spent to do similar... I'd say he's got at least got a comparable pedigree to McKenna had before Ipswich's championship promotion season (especially given their league 1 bankrolling). Would be a ludicrously ballsy appointment for sports republic and a hell of a gamble for saints generally... But I reckon he's one to watch for the next few years to see where he gets to. Also, from a Saints / SR perspective, he's already had some successes and bettered selles this season in league 1, so that probably rules him out of being "unrealised potential" 😆 Expand Unlikely. Steve Cotterill had similar achievements at lower levels, there are others that have done great stuff lower down but they don't then move up at bigger clubs. Hello Nathan Jones. I don't think these are risks we should be taking. However, Dave Challinor used to have the longest long throw in Britain (pre-dating Rory Delap) so there is that. 1
Midfield_General Posted April 24 Posted April 24 Sounds like De Zerbi is about to become available following a monumental fall-out with his entire squad at Marseille. He'd obviously be aiming way higher than us, but could see Bournemouth going for him if Iraola goes, or Leeds if they're looking for an upgrade on Farke.
Saint86 Posted April 24 Posted April 24 On 24/04/2025 at 10:40, whelk said: RM 40/1 Lol Expand There are some really disappointing names on that list. 3
Saint86 Posted April 24 Posted April 24 On 24/04/2025 at 10:11, Sheaf Saint said: My nephew was on loan there this season until he got injured, and he's full of praise for Challinor. Not a bad shout, but he might well want to stay there if they get promoted and see how far he can take them though. Expand If he gets them promoted this season I think a lot more clubs will be looking at him. Would be a very respectable one club run in football manager, let alone the real world.
Butthole_Surfer Posted April 24 Posted April 24 On 24/04/2025 at 07:18, ApprenticeBillionaire said: Tbf it's everywhere. It's even on SkySports. No smoke without... Expand They might go for Roger Schmidt considering his Red Bull background and good work at Benfica…
leesaint88 Posted April 24 Posted April 24 On 24/04/2025 at 10:11, Sheaf Saint said: My nephew was on loan there this season until he got injured, and he's full of praise for Challinor. Not a bad shout, but he might well want to stay there if they get promoted and see how far he can take them though. Expand Is your nephew Onyango? If so he was pretty impressive when I saw him earlier in the season!
ApprenticeBillionaire Posted April 24 Posted April 24 On 24/04/2025 at 13:04, Saint86 said: There are some really disappointing names on that list. Expand Gary O'Neil at 5/2. If SportsRepublic appoint him then it would confirm to me they don't understand us as a club. He's a good manager but fuck off. 1
Farmer Saint Posted April 24 Posted April 24 On 24/04/2025 at 14:45, ApprenticeBillionaire said: Gary O'Neil at 5/2. If SportsRepublic appoint him then it would confirm to me they don't understand us as a club. He's a good manager but fuck off. Expand He's not a good manager FWIW. 1
ApprenticeBillionaire Posted April 24 Posted April 24 On 24/04/2025 at 14:55, Farmer Saint said: He's not a good manager FWIW. Expand He's better than the last 3 we've had here ffs. We're not quite the world beaters you think we are. 1
Sheaf Saint Posted April 24 Posted April 24 On 24/04/2025 at 14:37, leesaint88 said: Is your nephew Onyango? If so he was pretty impressive when I saw him earlier in the season! Expand Yep, that's him. He was really starting to impress when he got a bad hamstring injury. 1
Turkish Posted April 24 Posted April 24 On 24/04/2025 at 15:21, Sheaf Saint said: Yep, that's him. He was really starting to impress when he got a bad hamstring injury. Expand Is he the one that's at Everton? Fuck me he's big lad 😂 My sons mate has just got into Evertons academy, 2 hour minimum each way drive 3 times a week! His twin brother is in Bradfords academy, now that's committed parents!
Sheaf Saint Posted April 24 Posted April 24 On 24/04/2025 at 15:32, Turkish said: Is he the one that's at Everton? Fuck me he's big lad 😂 My sons mate has just got into Evertons academy, 2 hour minimum each way drive 3 times a week! His twin brother is in Bradfords academy, now that's committed parents! Expand Yep, he's 6 foot 5! 1
Farmer Saint Posted April 24 Posted April 24 On 24/04/2025 at 15:11, ApprenticeBillionaire said: He's better than the last 3 we've had here ffs. We're not quite the world beaters you think we are. Expand I'm not sure he is - he had a much better Wolves team at a similar level to us under RM - and his teams play fucking awful football.
Weston Super Saint Posted April 24 Posted April 24 On 24/04/2025 at 15:11, ApprenticeBillionaire said: He's better than the last 3 we've had here ffs. Expand Very low bar that though. 2
Convict Colony Posted April 24 Posted April 24 (edited) On 24/04/2025 at 15:21, Sheaf Saint said: Yep, that's him. He was really starting to impress when he got a bad hamstring injury. Expand This is a good reminder I am sure one of our fellow members is uncle to Jarrod Branthewaite at Everton or am I misremembering as I could sworn he mentioned he was on loan at psv. Is anyone related to a better footballer than that ? Edited April 24 by Convict Colony
Sheaf Saint Posted April 24 Posted April 24 On 24/04/2025 at 19:05, Convict Colony said: This is a good reminder I am sure one of our fellow members is uncle to Jarrod Branthewaite at Everton or am I misremembering as I could sworn he mentioned he was on loan at psv. Expand Don't think so. Tyler was in the same academy team at Everton as JB, so maybe that's where the confusion has arisen.
Lighthouse Posted April 24 Posted April 24 On 24/04/2025 at 19:05, Convict Colony said: This is a good reminder I am sure one of our fellow members is uncle to Jarrod Branthewaite at Everton or am I misremembering as I could sworn he mentioned he was on loan at psv. Is anyone related to a better footballer than that ? Expand Not much of an anecdote but I am apparently not too far related from John Sydenham. 1
woodsaint1 Posted April 24 Posted April 24 On 24/04/2025 at 10:02, Saint86 said: I wonder if we'd go totally left field and check out Dave Challinor at Stockport... Rasmus and co are always going on about untapped potential... Challinor has managed for 14 years across 6 divisions and he's never finished lower than playoffs, so there must be something there and he seems destined to get to the championship sooner rather than later. He's taken Stockport from 9th in the national league to the verge of the championship in 4 seasons in that time... Look how much money Wrexham have spent to do similar... I'd say he's got at least got a comparable pedigree to McKenna had before Ipswich's championship promotion season (especially given their league 1 bankrolling). Would be a ludicrously ballsy appointment for sports republic and a hell of a gamble for saints generally... But I reckon he's one to watch for the next few years to see where he gets to. Also, from a Saints / SR perspective, he's already had some successes and bettered selles this season in league 1, so that probably rules him out of being "unrealised potential" 😆 Expand Absolutely not!!! One of the names I still remember from the 4-3 FA Cup defeat against Tranmere in 2001. Still hurts 😂 2
Patrick Bateman Posted April 24 Posted April 24 On 24/04/2025 at 10:40, whelk said: RM 40/1 Lol Expand Who the fk is Will Still? It'll be Rohl.
Channons Windmill Posted April 25 Posted April 25 On 24/04/2025 at 13:04, Saint86 said: There are some really disappointing names on that list. Expand And no mention of Sam Allardyce either. I thought that was still mandatory?
Gloucester Saint Posted April 25 Posted April 25 On 24/04/2025 at 16:29, Farmer Saint said: I'm not sure he is - he had a much better Wolves team at a similar level to us under RM - and his teams play fucking awful football. Expand And regardless tainted with ammonia. SR have done many stupid things but even they can read about how Redknapp panned out, and what a hard time Crouch had initially.
Saint Fan CaM Posted April 25 Posted April 25 On 24/04/2025 at 22:45, Patrick Bateman said: Who the fk is Will Still? It'll be Rohl. Expand There’s a masterclass video of Still’s coaching for the game against PSV where he basically came away with a 0-0 draw against a much superior team. The key was a high press and playing out from the back with risk strategy employed. Sounds exactly the type of manager SR would plumb for. Whether he would come to us is highly questionable - he is on a fast upward trajectory if the hype is to be believed.
gecko Posted April 25 Posted April 25 On 25/04/2025 at 10:09, Saint Fan CaM said: There’s a masterclass video of Still’s coaching for the game against PSV where he basically came away with a 0-0 draw against a much superior team. The key was a high press and playing out from the back with risk strategy employed. Sounds exactly the type of manager SR would plumb for. Whether he would come to us is highly questionable - he is on a fast upward trajectory if the hype is to be believed. Expand Guessing you mean Reims vs PSG? who are much superior to PSV, and makes the achievement that much more impressive. I've definitely enjoyed watching that, and the one from Sky the other night. He seems to be a pretty clever chap, very willing to adapt his team's shape to the opposition. He is obviously keen to press as well, so appears to tick a lot of Spors' boxes for now. My concern is that I've also seen Dyche do one (or two) of these masterclass vids. Don't get me wrong, I actually think he's a competent Champ/Prem level manager, but Dyche isn't the guy that anyone really hails as a genius manager, but he comes across incredibly well in these videos. So I can't help thinking, therefore, that most top level managers go into this level of detail in training anyway (our last few notwithstanding) - we as fans just don't tend to see them talking like this all that regularly. So whilst I think Will Still might do a job for us, I'm not necessarily going to give these videos a huge amount of weight. I think I could get a little excited if he were appointed, but I believe there are other names in the hat still of equal/better calibre. Link:
Holmes_and_Watson Posted April 25 Posted April 25 I'm more convinced by achievement over hype. I'd prefer accomplishments in places we want to be, rather than videos of giving a bloody nose. Lots of managers are hyped, right up until their results falter, and then it's the next along the media conveyor belt. Nathan and Russ were both like that. 3
CB Fry Posted April 25 Posted April 25 Would be amazed if Will Still comes to the Championship now. Whoever Spurs poach from he’d be in the frame for a job like that - Palace, Fulham or (I feel a bit sick) Bournemouth. Or Leeds if they do the Farke thing.
UpweySaint Posted April 25 Posted April 25 On 25/04/2025 at 10:50, Holmes_and_Watson said: I'm more convinced by achievement over hype. I'd prefer accomplishments in places we want to be, rather than videos of giving a bloody nose. Lots of managers are hyped, right up until their results falter, and then it's the next along the media conveyor belt. Nathan and Russ were both like that. Expand To be fair Still has a pretty good record of progressing clubs to go along with the hype. 1
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