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Comment | Southampton Set To Keep Chelsea Loan Signing
at 10:49:37
I think he’s a fantastic player dropped into a tough situation. His physicality stands out and already shows he can boss a midfield. If we brought back Charles and loan out Smallbone, we’ll be a lot stronger in the middle of the park and can then pick up results with the addition of a good striker on loan. |
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Comment | Southampton V Brentford The Preview
at 10:18:52
I don’t see the point in starting Armstrong again, at least Sulemana won a free kick on the edge of the box 5 mins after coming on which was more than Armstrong did the whole game. For me Archer is a better foil for tall Pall and at least we have a focal point to the attack with Paul, who just needs a goal. He’s also battled really well and got the crowd going in a season where we’ve been largely toothless up top. I would rather see a lightweight Sam Amo than Armstrong because he draws fouls. 1 set piece goal (finally) might be the difference between a point and none. I agree Les should start and Bree too, he’s a good footballer. Don’t fancy us winning with Aribo starting either, another who is an ok sub but doesn’t give enough so would rather see Lallana in the midfield.
We just need a win for spirits sake, forget the table! |
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Comment | Do Southampton Cut Their Losses Now On This Season And Cash In On Kyle Walker Peters
at 16:52:34
I’ll be amazed if we get more than 7 million for him. Firstly there was no queue of clubs in the summer coming in for him, which is why he ended up staying. Secondly any club will know he is out of contract in 5 months and haggle accordingly if not wait until summer. This leaves the teams who are desperate and prepared to jump in before summer. These are not the moves that KWP wants unless one of those clubs are big and there aren’t many big desperate teams out there. As such I expect him to stay. I agree with Nick though that we should cash in as much as possible if we can next month, 5 million would be useful. After picking up zero points from the last must win two games, it’s hard to see us overhauling 3 teams. Still, I hope we bring in a couple of good loan signings like Ferguson at Brighton if available and have a go at getting as many points as possible. |
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Comment | Southampton At Crystal Palace The Verdict
at 17:57:09
Lansdown Saint took my line.. Can’t believe Juric is already making the same mistakes with personnel. Armstrong and Aribo are top quality Championship players but lack the tools to play in a Premier League season. Armstrong just doesn’t have an end product at this level and Aribo needs to be at his angriest and hungriest to be at the required level but most games looks like he’s been on McCarthy’s herb pipe before the game.. This is why I like Fernandes, he hasn’t been doing it the last few games as well as earlier in the season but he gives absolutely everything every minute.
Let’s face it, the Premier League is becoming a comedy show where referees are concerned. They are either completely corrupt without trying to hide it or they are the most incompetent bunch of clones out of the packet. It’s a total disgrace what’s happened this season with the amount of games we’ve been robbed in. It’s quicker to count the ones we weren’t. Sick and tired of being stitched every week and zero apologies from these cheats. The game is rigged |
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Comment | Southampton In Advanced Talks For Defender But Could This Spell The End For Walker Peters
at 23:59:34
I don’t see us getting much more than 5 million for KWP if he goes in Jan. With him, Suga and Bree along with Manning, Taylor and Welington we have too many full backs particularly if we’re going to play wingbacks. Fraser should go out on loan to a Championship team and rumours suggest Diaz to Sheffield United looks possible so we do need more attackers if tall Paul is off too. Our attacking recruitment has been poor since SR took over, Archer aside. |
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Comment | Southampton At Crystal Palace The Preview
at 23:39:50
Need to start with our best finisher in Archer or we’ll draw another blank. That said Onuachu must get a goal sooner or later. Probably get 2 in 5 minutes after such a long time..
The next 2 are must win games to give us a decent chance of survival. I can’t see the club making any big signings in Jan, more likely to cull a couple and bring in a striker on loan to replace Cornet, Ferguson would be amazing if we could grab him for 5 months. Charles and Edozie may as well be brought back. |
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Comment | Southampton V West Ham United The Verdict
at 16:44:26
Who scored our last goal? Archer, a superb strike against Liverpool. He’s our best finisher and a grade above Armstrong who just has no end product and his movement is second to Archer as well. So another manager who doesn’t seem to know that in order to win, you need your most potent threats on the pitch. We still had all 3 centre backs on when we’re losing at home in a must not lose game.. Absolutely staggering. I thought Juric had been watching us and knew the players? Yes we were a lot better defensively but we can’t afford to carry passengers like Armstrong and Aribo, and I know the fans love him cos we have a couple of songs for him but he’s way off the pace and lacks aggression when he starts games. Another who fights for 10 minutes when he’s a sub coming on. We need to bring Shea Charles back, he’s a class above some of the others.. Dibling looks like things have got to him, different player all of a sudden over the last month, too much pressure on a young lad |
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Comment | Southampton V West Ham United The Preview
at 18:18:14
Another clueless manager, leaves our only goal scorer on the bench and doesn’t bring him on..
5 at the back at home in a must win game. Stayed with 3 centre backs when we’re losing.. it’s madness. From top to bottom, the club is devoid of any nous. |
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Comment | Bella-Kotchap Speaks About Southampton Future
at 19:45:44
The reason his heart wasn’t mentioned is because it’s irrelevant. For example Eriksen collapsed on a pitch and had to be revived yet the bionic man plays for Man Utd, albeit not so well due to his age.
I don’t think many players who have broken into the German national team would want to play in the Championship if they could go elsewhere, still in a top league. As for not playing in u21’s, maybe not the wisest decision if getting fitter would help but if the manager has made it clear you’re not in contention for the first team then I don’t blame him for that. He deserves another chance after playing so well when he first arrived and every player should have an equal opportunity with a new set up. I agree with Nick.
On another note, is the Duke arriving next Wednesday from Brazil? |
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Comment | Who Had Heard Of Pochettino ! As Saints Fans Question New Manager's Credentials
at 17:20:59
St Michael, it’s not what most fans wanted but it was what needed to happen. I don’t quite understand how you can defend the last 16 league games under Martin. 5 points and 13 losses. Players asked to do things they can’t do leading to errors and goals conceded without any sign of a change in that pattern, heading for a 15 point season. Had he tried to adapt things may have improved but he refused to. Crazy stuff and we have become a laughing stock again.
The other issue is that those above him lack nous as proved by a catalogue of poor decision making and no true footballing expertise looking to arrive anytime soon. They could see the obvious weeks ago, exactly what football experts predicted, that our game plan was madness and we’d get even more punished for it in a league higher. They just kicked the can down the road.
Unlike the rest of you, I don’t think we’re down yet because there’s 3 or 4 other teams who are no better than our squad. |
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Comment | Southampton V Liverpool The Carabao Cup Verdict
at 12:31:48
Can’t believe how many fans have written us off already.. every season is different, we can still stay up!
Last night was really poor first half with some fighting spirit in the second. Stitched again by a chest called Hooper, as I predicted to my mate at the start of the game. There was no way he would have sent off Quansah, if it was at the other end, he wouldn’t have hesitated in giving a red to us. Total and complete cheat. But that sums up English referees, they are biased and don’t want to upset the big clubs.
I’ll say it again, Hooper is a cheat as he proved last night. |
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Comment | Southampton In Negotiations With Club For Manager Release
at 16:18:09
I can’t believe we are looking at next season! 22 games left, 9 points from safety, history means absolutely nothing.. Sick of this defeatist attitude which has no place in any sporting team unless you are happy to accept failure. We can still bloody stay up! There are at least 3 teams who are worse than us based on our games against them. This isn’t over yet, there isn’t any sign of a fat lady.
Rohl is not the worst idea, he at least has shown he has some qualities with how he has turned Wednesday around. If Potter isn’t interested, I’d go for Rohl. I like how he comes across and that is actually a good indicator for success.
Hjulmand might be good but has no track record in club management to speak of. |
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Comment | Southampton Linked With Ex Danish National Team Manager
at 00:46:45
We should offer Potter the money he wants. He has the links with our club and I don’t think we’re definitely down yet. Look at Leicester years ago under Pearson, went from the worst team in the league to second or third best and avoided relegation. They won the league the following year.. We’re 9 points off with 22 games left. There’s no compensation required for Potter, just go and get him! Everyone has their price. |
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Comment | Southampton V Tottenham Hotspur The Preview
at 10:38:26
What iceberg? Do people really still believe that..!? Why increase the insurance to over double just before the’Titanic’ set sail? Why were the richest who controlled America like John Aster on board yet JPMorgan and co somehow forgot the boat was leaving? How was it that Aster and co were against the Federal Reserve and JP etc set it up a year after the’iceberg’..? Nothing to see here..
You started it.. I see us as more of an oil tanker slowly turning rather than the class of an ocean liner at the moment anyway with our uninspiring number of points and goals.
We came 2nd in 1984… McMenemy was the manager. It was probably 94.. But you are right, similar dumb stubbornness but polarised styles. Although we don’t have a maverick this time round to ignore the manager and bang in 2 of the best goals seen in the Prem..
I have often disagreed about the club and manager with you Nick but I think your assessment of Martin’s style, his attitude and how it will impact us as a club is spot on. We all have him time after these mistakes cost us automatic promotion last year but to carry on regardless against more punishing opponents has reaped the rewards predicted by you, all the ex player pundits and many more. If he wants to play tippy tappy on the edge of the box then we shouldn’t have any tall clumsy centre backs on the pitch but a load of nimble midfielders, then we won’t be able to defend set pieces.. The problem isn’t having a ball retention style it’s how it’s implemented. At the moment watching us pass from the back is like watching a load of kittens running across a dual carriageway. |
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Comment | Southampton Planning To Keep Faith With Russell Martin But Why !
at 15:33:27
Where is the benefit to his style? Lowest scorers in the league, most goals from mistakes ever and lowest points ever after 15 games. Parsons etc haven’t got a clue and just because you played non league football means nothing in running a Premier League club. Sadly our owners and board are clueless dreamers and we’re stuck with them because of the money they will make year after year selling our best players. Good business model maybe but terrible for sporting success. Is there anyone in the football world who agrees with our idiots in charge? No, just a few fans who live in the past where a magician like McMenemy took us down and back up signing top stars to help us. Those days are gone, can’t see Messi walking through the door out of the blue like Keegan.
If the board moved now and brought in Moyes til the summer, we’d still have a chance of survival. Stick with the selfish bearded ideology nut job and we have a chance of beating Derby’s record, the players losing confidence and then not being at their best losing £10m each in value along the way..
I won’t be travelling to watch us away anymore under Martin, he’s just become an ignorant tosser who doesn’t care about the fans. The board are beginning to follow suit. |
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Comment | Southampton At Aston Villa The Verdict
at 18:17:23
The players looked lost, confused and devoid of confidence. We have no idea of how to attack the oppo’s box unless our two creative players break their lines and that rarely happened yesterday. I didn’t see the point in giving Sulemana 3 mins of added time to do something, utterly pointless. The one throw in we had in the second half right by their corner flag ended up with our goalie when we were a goal down with 10 mins left just about summed up our boring unimaginative tactics and Martin wonders why we had no shots on target. Another game and loss starting with 5 at the back which we know hasn’t worked. What is KWP doing playing left side of centre back with Manning to his left at wing back? This is beginning to turn in to another laughing stock moment in the clubs history with the chiefs stood around watching doing nothing to stop the madness.
I would rather go down with another manager than Martin as I don’t think he realises the flaws in his ideology which will cause problems irrespective of the league he’s in unless he is managing Barcelona or Man Cheaty. |
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Comment | Russell Martin Turns On The Fans And Players
at 13:15:15
It’s irrelevant that we kicked it long, it doesn’t account for the following mistake which occurred for the same reason all the others have. And his style and tactics garnered zero shots on target yesterday.
Braved the road trip, trudged around in a gale, got soaked after being turned away at the Wilton and Yew Tree as we were foreigners and then kept outside in an icy wind as the woefully inadequate Villa Park continued our miserable experience. What then followed was as painful to watch as the headache I’ve had all morning so to read Martin’s post match comments today has done for me completely with him. If SR don’t get rid of him tomorrow then it will just confirm that they haven’t got a clue what they’re doing. Ankersen has to go too for allowing this failed tactic to continue |
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Comment | Southampton V Liverpool The Verdict
at 17:09:09
This is a tough one to call now.. After the Leicester game I was done with Martin because of the naivety and stupidity of our game management which cost us so many points. Although I’d still be happy if we brought in someone more experienced like Potter or Moyes, I have to say we show signs of mixing it with the best. At City I thought we were magnificent at times and yesterday again, made a title challenger look very ordinary. Sadly we gifted them 3 goals and again with the help of a crap VAR cheat, lost the points.
I don’t understand Fraser at left wingback and our best midfielder Downes playing sweeper. McCarthy was like a PlayStation goalie for their second, randomly running out of his box not even in line with the goal. He also should have seen that Fernandes had 2 men up his backside for the first and should have kept the ball for longer. The team are disjointed when the keeper gets the ball, some look to receive the ball quickly but half of them aren’t even looking at what’s going on, which is why we get caught out. Either we all shape up and break out immediately or we tell the keeper to hold. Half the team do one thing and half the other, this is crazy.
Only 1 new starter from last year, Fernandes, all the other new summer signings either benched or not in the squad which suggests our recruitment is farcical with a touch of genius!
I just don’t know if it’s better to rid now or keep Martin, there is much which impresses and entertains but we only have 4 points from 12 games and it’s about results.
Please can we have a ref and VAR who don’t stitch us up Friday please? |
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