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Ruben 22:31 - May 19 with 7837 viewssaintwizzler

Another good man hounded out by the fans.


We thought that we had the answers, It was the questions we had wrong.

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Ruben on 23:01 - May 19 with 5707 viewshedgeend61

Finally some good news, every cloud
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Ruben on 23:43 - May 19 with 5666 views1885_SFC

Bye bye Ruben

Old School is Cool

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Ruben on 06:13 - May 20 with 5599 viewsTripleNiemi

Ruben on 23:43 - May 19 by 1885_SFC

Bye bye Ruben


Taxi…….

Ready and waiting to mop up those European places......
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Ruben on 07:13 - May 20 with 5552 viewsPatfromPoole

He will be in demand.

Every club needs somebody to fix the macros in their spreadsheets.

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Ruben on 07:50 - May 20 with 5528 viewsBerber

I wish him well at his new club. he was certainly better than the Welsh Buffoon, but hasn’t really shown the ability to activate the squad.

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Ruben on 09:54 - May 20 with 5431 viewsRon11

Ruben on 07:50 - May 20 by Berber

I wish him well at his new club. he was certainly better than the Welsh Buffoon, but hasn’t really shown the ability to activate the squad.


I've come to the conclusion that he was the problem all along.
I can recall seeing him on many occasions getting in Hassenhutl's ear on the touchline in an agitated way and either being ignored which (as the results were going down the pan even then) seemed to be a bit of strange behaviour on Hassenhutl's part if the guy was trying to help, but in reality he may just have been a fu cking nuisance which also caused the demise of the high press to the sideways drivel we've had to put up with the last 18 months or so of Hassenhutls reign, and also of course the scattergun substitution/bizarre starting line ups approach.
Like many of us I was disappointed by the appointment of Nathan Jones, but at least he tried to change all that crap and pushed Selles back but the mindset was to well dug in.
And Selles' arrogance is highlighted by his comment that he'll only stay if he's the manager.
I bet old Ralph is having a laugh at that.
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Ruben on 10:36 - May 20 with 5384 viewsSouthamptonfan

Ruben on 09:54 - May 20 by Ron11

I've come to the conclusion that he was the problem all along.
I can recall seeing him on many occasions getting in Hassenhutl's ear on the touchline in an agitated way and either being ignored which (as the results were going down the pan even then) seemed to be a bit of strange behaviour on Hassenhutl's part if the guy was trying to help, but in reality he may just have been a fu cking nuisance which also caused the demise of the high press to the sideways drivel we've had to put up with the last 18 months or so of Hassenhutls reign, and also of course the scattergun substitution/bizarre starting line ups approach.
Like many of us I was disappointed by the appointment of Nathan Jones, but at least he tried to change all that crap and pushed Selles back but the mindset was to well dug in.
And Selles' arrogance is highlighted by his comment that he'll only stay if he's the manager.
I bet old Ralph is having a laugh at that.


Ralph played the exciting attacking pressing football that we all enjoyed (even with a zero net spend, that hindered progress). It wasn't always great, but at times it was. We had just beaten Brentford 4 1 and West Ham in the cup. It all went to pot when SR came in and then we went on a losing run. They brought in coaches and inexperienced young players, and their stupid theories and ideas. Now we are seeing the post Ralph era of terrible football, boring inept managers and relegation to the wilderness.
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Ruben on 10:41 - May 20 with 5377 viewsJellybaby

Ruben on 09:54 - May 20 by Ron11

I've come to the conclusion that he was the problem all along.
I can recall seeing him on many occasions getting in Hassenhutl's ear on the touchline in an agitated way and either being ignored which (as the results were going down the pan even then) seemed to be a bit of strange behaviour on Hassenhutl's part if the guy was trying to help, but in reality he may just have been a fu cking nuisance which also caused the demise of the high press to the sideways drivel we've had to put up with the last 18 months or so of Hassenhutls reign, and also of course the scattergun substitution/bizarre starting line ups approach.
Like many of us I was disappointed by the appointment of Nathan Jones, but at least he tried to change all that crap and pushed Selles back but the mindset was to well dug in.
And Selles' arrogance is highlighted by his comment that he'll only stay if he's the manager.
I bet old Ralph is having a laugh at that.


I agree, Jones would have done better and Ralph would have done even better.

The pitiful capitulation of SFC would not have happened to the same degree under the other two including the Grimsby embarrassment - absolutely disgraceful appointment by the board.

I wholly disapprove of what you say and will defend to the death your right to say it.

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Ruben on 10:49 - May 20 with 5373 viewsIfonly

At his press conference he was asked who should win manager of the year. He said: "I think the number one and the one that wins the Premier League is the best manager."

So, according to him, the best manager in the league is the one who ends up top. So, logically, the second best is the one who comes second and so on. That means the one who finishes last is the worst manager.

Ruben has confirmed it himself, he is the worst manager in the Premier League. So, expecting to be retained as manager confirms the level of delusion and arrogance that was obvious from his coaching style.
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Ruben on 16:39 - May 20 with 5195 viewsCity_boy

He wasn't hounded out, he was simply found wanting and not up to the job. I am sure he was a nice bloke and had good intentions but was just not good enough at this level.

Some of his decisions were bizarre at best and incompetent at worst.

He was very lucky to even be given a crack at managing a premiership club, with his CV, and he failed.
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Ruben on 19:11 - May 20 with 5092 viewsmushinexile

Hear,hear
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Ruben on 19:48 - May 20 with 5048 viewsUlsterBaz

Comes across as a decent bloke (although the turtle necks are very early 90s), but hasn’t done anything to suggest he should be kept on.
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Ruben on 20:10 - May 20 with 5028 viewsgrumpy

He has only won 2 out of 15 games and with it our place in the Premiership.
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Ruben on 20:59 - May 20 with 4987 viewswashington_saint

Ruben on 20:10 - May 20 by grumpy

He has only won 2 out of 15 games and with it our place in the Premiership.


I feel sorry for Selles - seems like a decent guy and could well have a decent career as a manager, just not at Saints.

No-one - and I mean no-one - could get a tune out of the misfits we have collected. 3 managers this season have failed: at what point do people really have to look at the w*****s on the pitch?

Selles has been too negative (no-one could disagree with that) but with dodgy keepers and back 4s some of that is understandable. That being said, trying to win games should be the priority, not trying not to lose
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Ruben on 21:24 - May 20 with 4965 viewsgrumpy

Ruben on 20:59 - May 20 by washington_saint

I feel sorry for Selles - seems like a decent guy and could well have a decent career as a manager, just not at Saints.

No-one - and I mean no-one - could get a tune out of the misfits we have collected. 3 managers this season have failed: at what point do people really have to look at the w*****s on the pitch?

Selles has been too negative (no-one could disagree with that) but with dodgy keepers and back 4s some of that is understandable. That being said, trying to win games should be the priority, not trying not to lose


I don't feel sorry for Selles.
What makes you think he 'could well have a decent career as a manager'?
Could they have become 'misfits' because they had no idea what they were supposed to do,playing musical chairs with players doesn't help.
Not to mention crazy subs.
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Ruben on 01:17 - May 21 with 4877 viewswashington_saint

Ruben on 21:24 - May 20 by grumpy

I don't feel sorry for Selles.
What makes you think he 'could well have a decent career as a manager'?
Could they have become 'misfits' because they had no idea what they were supposed to do,playing musical chairs with players doesn't help.
Not to mention crazy subs.
[Post edited 20 May 2023 21:25]


Because they failed under Hassenhuttl, they failed under Jones and have now failed under Selles.

You telling me it was all the 3 managers fault?
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Ruben on 09:59 - May 21 with 4744 views130yrs_and_one_Cup

Ruben on 07:50 - May 20 by Berber

I wish him well at his new club. he was certainly better than the Welsh Buffoon, but hasn’t really shown the ability to activate the squad.


Splendid logic, you have really thought this through

Nathan Jones - 35.71%
Rubén Sellés - 13.33%

No comparison at all

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Ruben on 12:28 - May 21 with 4681 viewsSpringhill_old_boy

Ruben on 20:59 - May 20 by washington_saint

I feel sorry for Selles - seems like a decent guy and could well have a decent career as a manager, just not at Saints.

No-one - and I mean no-one - could get a tune out of the misfits we have collected. 3 managers this season have failed: at what point do people really have to look at the w*****s on the pitch?

Selles has been too negative (no-one could disagree with that) but with dodgy keepers and back 4s some of that is understandable. That being said, trying to win games should be the priority, not trying not to lose


Could be argued that at Villa the same thing occurred .. Gerard couldn´t get a tune out of them and they were in danger of going down .. in walks Emery and the rest is history. Big part of management is getting the players to believe in the ideas of the manager, if they don´t trust what the manager is saying then they rebel.
It is then the job of the manager to either attempt to convince these players or try to get rid of them ... so here is the big question .. who is the cancer in the dressing room ? which are the players who are not helping the management team because they are not "buying" into whatever the manager is trying to sell them?
Is Ward Prowse a captain that they respect ?
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Ruben on 14:04 - May 21 with 4651 viewsBaltimore

After today's team selection I can't wait to see the back of him!
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Ruben on 14:09 - May 21 with 4648 viewsUlsterBaz

Ruben on 14:04 - May 21 by Baltimore

After today's team selection I can't wait to see the back of him!


Yep, utterly pointless.
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Ruben on 15:46 - May 21 with 4604 viewsMrangry25

Good riddance, he was the main issue as far as I am concerned, totally inept crap football. He was head coach under RH, head coach under Jesus Jones and they made him manager, guess what we played the same shite, same players and had the same substitutions. Nuff said.

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Ruben on 18:49 - May 21 with 4497 viewsgrumpy

Ruben on 01:17 - May 21 by washington_saint

Because they failed under Hassenhuttl, they failed under Jones and have now failed under Selles.

You telling me it was all the 3 managers fault?


Hassenhuttl should have gone pre season,but give him some respect as he kept us up,no easy task.
Jones and Selles have been appalling.
Are you telling me that poor managers don't have an affect on players?
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Ruben on 18:57 - May 21 with 4486 viewskentsouthampton

A lot of people being wise after the event.
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Ruben on 20:02 - May 21 with 4428 viewsgrumpy

Ruben on 18:57 - May 21 by kentsouthampton

A lot of people being wise after the event.


Certainly not a lot shown before.
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Ruben on 20:15 - May 21 with 4407 viewsgrumpy

Ruben on 20:59 - May 20 by washington_saint

I feel sorry for Selles - seems like a decent guy and could well have a decent career as a manager, just not at Saints.

No-one - and I mean no-one - could get a tune out of the misfits we have collected. 3 managers this season have failed: at what point do people really have to look at the w*****s on the pitch?

Selles has been too negative (no-one could disagree with that) but with dodgy keepers and back 4s some of that is understandable. That being said, trying to win games should be the priority, not trying not to lose


You wait and see our misfits being found positions in other top clubs.
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