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Thread | Albert Looks the Ticket
at 12:30 22 Jan 2025
I don't want to to put the mockers on it, and all fingers crossed, but Albert Gronbaek, if YouTube film is anything to go by ( and often it's not because the bloke has to perform in the EPL) looks the biscuit etc: fast, strong, direct, got a shot and intelligent. The kind of player we should have been buying 4 years ago and for once a very capable midfielder. He looks exciting and I'm one I'm excited about putting on a Saints shirt. Just the the kind of buy I'd expect Juric to pick up. No doubt I'm overly optimistic but let's see him put on the shirt as soon as possible. Rock on! [Post edited 22 Jan 12:31]
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Thread | Southampton v Swansea Match Thread
at 15:42 12 Jan 2025
Seems like a 4-4-2 or 4-3-3 but no centre forward, yet two up front but no Archer. Seems a strange team selection. Fernandes back but Ogochukwu, Aribo and Manning in midfield. Sulemana up front with Dibling. [Post edited 12 Jan 15:46]
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Thread | Can We List All the Examples of Genius Martin 'Football' Against Liverpool
at 23:14 25 Nov 2024
1. Forever etched in my mind: a Liverpool player lobbing the ball over towards the right-hand, back post and Fraser, at left back and jumping but being too small to head the ball out, with Salah there waiting calmly to receive the ball.
2. Big Paul playing defensive-midfield roamer across the halfway line and in his own half. Bloke deserves a medal for that lot. We'll probably never see him again.
3. The tippy-tappy Keystone Cops/ Benny Hill debacle for their first goal.
Dead right it's on you Rusty but that means sd all, doesn't it? [Post edited 25 Nov 2024 23:18]
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Thread | Leicester Sack Cooper.
at 16:37 24 Nov 2024
Now that's positive action - not exactly sure it's warranted though. They should appoint a really talented, genius manager, like Russell Martin, versed in possession football. [Post edited 24 Nov 2024 16:39]
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Thread | Following Man City 's Style is Fundamentally Flawed and Must stop Now
at 11:33 20 Nov 2024
I had a look ( long delayed through sheer resignation, I know) at the Premier League's own statistics - to finally cement most of what most of us know and I'm no professional statistician- I saw the following 'hard facts'.
In 'Passes Backward' we were second in the league table to Man City (MC).
For 'Long Passes' we were third from bottom while MC were second to bottom ( Dr Tottenham were bottom).
For 'Total Passes' we were second with 5,961 while MC were top with (substantially more which also says something) with 7,057.
These three categories, in conjunction with the obvious one's like points, goals scored and goals conceded, are the clearest indicators of Saints disastrous tactics and strategies.
We're also 4th from bottom for crosses - that's to be expected - but that's no absolute indicator of failure because Liverpool are a place below us.
So the conclusion has to be that playing like MC, without the players to do the job effectively, will lead to failure rather than success.
Not massively complicated science but a common sense analysis - that Saints management have apparently, and incredibly, ignored this, thus are complicit in damaging the club ( along with other reasons we're beginning to understand) rather than acting in it's interests. And the Saints fans are the guardians or last barrier to failure.
Many fans have seen this for a long time and are correct in their criticisms - despite all the apologists, naysayers, ostriches and lackies (who have made a quiet and steady turn around, as usual) and club propaganda.
Change needs to come now otherwise there's no knowing how far Saints will slip and the damage it will cause. The fans are in the worst position than anyone in management or club because they invest so much individually but having next to no say in the sham/debacle happening in front of their eyes. We should be challenging the likes of Bournemouth, Brighton and Brentford; not slipping ever further behind them. [Post edited 20 Nov 2024 11:36]
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