Southampton Team To Play Middlesbrough Now Out Saturday, 23rd Sep 2023 14:12 Russell Martin has revealed his line up to face Middlesbrough this afternoon, what changes has he made and do you agree with his choices, read on and comment on his line up.
Saints appear to be possibly playing a back three or a back four playing Mason Holgate as a full back, certainly the axing of Ryan Manning will please some.
Starting XI: Bazunu, Holgate, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Walker-Peters, Charles, Downes, Smallbone, A. Armstrong (c), Adams, Fraser.
Subs: McCarthy, Bree, Manning, S. Armstrong, Alcaraz, Aribo, Kamaldeen, Edozie, Mara.
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GRIM added 14:18 - Sep 23
Hooray. At last RM has left his mate Ryan Manning on the Bench. Looks like KWP will play at Left Back & Holgate at Right Back. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | |
Boris1977 added 14:18 - Sep 23
Interesting - I'm sure RM is doing this for a bet 😀. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | |
darthvader added 14:21 - Sep 23
Id take a nil nil right now | ![](/images/avatars/8588.gif) | |
darthvader added 14:43 - Sep 23
I loon foward to when Stewart is available. | ![](/images/avatars/8588.gif) | |
darthvader added 14:51 - Sep 23
I look* foward to when Stewart is available. | ![](/images/avatars/8588.gif) | |
SaintPaulVW added 15:22 - Sep 23
Martin adapted at Swansea so he isn't dogmatic. Looks good so far. Just hope we keep it up. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | |
JoeEgg added 16:55 - Sep 23
Some hopes! Now we cant even beat the League's bottom club! | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | |
IanRC added 17:45 - Sep 23
More utter tripe from RM, couldn’t leave Manning off for the entire game, no place for Alcaraz. We don’t look capable of scoring, surprised we got one today. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | |
janecook added 18:44 - Sep 23
After that today MARTIN OUT!!!!! | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | |
DellBoyWally added 19:07 - Sep 23
If SR want to spend money, as they say!, then get Grahame Potter on a season-long contract. If we don't get promoted both manager and club have option to split. Get us promoted and he gets a big bonus and a guaranteed 2 or 3 year PL contract with option to go if "top 4/6" club makes suitable offer | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | |
mattlegod added 22:49 - Sep 23
For Christs sake, we are still paying Ralph, get him back!!!!!!!!!! There is clearly something wrong behind the scenes, I refuse to believe that this group of players are this bad. That said, it would.help if RM played his strongest side from the start and not leave them on the bench. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | |
Boris1977 added 04:14 - Sep 24
Do you remember when football matches were won by individuals who were better than the sum of their parts playing as a team and algorithms weren't employed to select tactics and line ups. Franny and Matty in the same team giving a sh*t . Oakley and Tessem. Claus and Svensson, Jason Dodd using his intuition to mark John Barnes out of a match. Cockerill running the midfield under the tuition of Jimmy case. Nah, f**k experience and nurturing talent in tandem just sell the talent and dump the green horns that get chucked in at the deep end. Sports Republic - take your parachute payment and f**k off back to your scummy tax haven. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | |
Staycalm added 07:52 - Sep 24
I have to agree, Boris1977 and others. The only thing that is looking healthy at the Club if their Profit and Loss Spreadsheet, no doubt! However, more simple maths says that SR + RM = DISASTER! So many things wrong and can't see Martin putting any of it right going forward. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | |
Foreverred added 10:32 - Sep 24
Sports republic are totally out of their depth as to running a football club.,Ramus Ankerssen and co goes from one disaster to another, when we needed a footballing brain last January to buy players to help us avoid relegation , ankerssen took it on himself to do the buying what a disaster that was, only one player in alcaraz was any good .their management appointments have also been a disaster from Jones, sellers, now Martin, we are void of any organizational skill, and our football at present looks more like schoolboy football,getting caught out at corners with only one man back, we are at present becoming a laughing stock and that's down to sport republic. | ![](/images/avatars/19358.gif) | |
SaintPaulVW added 12:21 - Sep 24
What a difference 70 more minutes of a game makes😂 Agree Sport Republic are making a mess of it by letting Ankersen indulge himself with the belief he's far more clever than anyone else. Can't believe it was just his work at Brentford. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | |
SanMarco added 17:36 - Sep 24
RM will be gone if we lose the next two - which we probably will. I don't see how he can turn things around. I hope I am wrong but I don't think I am... | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | |
jeffreestar added 08:32 - Jan 3
The midfield composition with Charles and Smallbone could offer a blend of defensive solidity and creativity, while Fraser's inclusion adds pace and creativity in the attacking third https://immaculategrid.io | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) | |
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