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Reply | Jack Stephens Given Further Ban And Fine
at 17:07 1 Oct 2024
The guys at the FA that made the decision to give Slack Jack another 2 match ban must be Saints supporters.
They knew that was the only way you could keep him out of the side. |
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Reply | Welcome back Captain Jack!!!!
at 15:30 1 Oct 2024
Slack Jack won't be back.
While Russell Martin gets the sack.
I'm a poet & didn't know it. |
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Reply | How about Lallana as interim Player Manager
at 13:51 1 Oct 2024
But it comes down to money.
Lallana is already on the payroll so it wouldn't cost the club anything.
If they bring in a new man they have to pay RM the balance of his contract + the wages of an expensive new manager.
But we talking about SR here & they never do the simple thing & normally get it wrong. |
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Thread | How about Lallana as interim Player Manager
at 22:30 30 Sep 2024
Surely Martin will go after the Arsenal game if not before.
We know Adam Lallana was not brought in as just a player, he's here for a role in coaching or Managing.
What's the chances of him taken temporary charge as interim Player Manager while SR deliberate on who to appoint as the next permanent Manager. |
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Reply | Bournemouth Game Matchday Thread
at 22:10 30 Sep 2024
Got to admire Bournemouth, I don't think their squad is any better than ours but they are just fitter + better organised + have a game plan.
They're not great but we made them look great. |
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Reply | Bournemouth Game Matchday Thread
at 20:56 30 Sep 2024
Bournemouth look like team & we look like a bunch of individuals who have never met.
We are playing like a team that knows they are already relegated & this is only our 6th game. |
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Thread | Lallana on bench with Tall Paul
at 19:11 30 Sep 2024
Bit of a surprise Lallana not starting but bigger surprise is Tall Paul being on the bench tonight.
Just hope Tall Paul gets on & gets enough game time to show us what we've been lacking (height & power up front).
We'll never know if we don't give him a chance.
If he can't do it then we've lost nothing. |
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Reply | Pissing about with the ball at the back
at 12:07 30 Sep 2024
Can anyone remember the days when from a kick off you had to play the ball forward.
Now even the kick off goes backwards, as Greavsie used to say "it's a funny old game" |
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Reply | Graham Potter Lined Up For Southampton Job
at 12:01 30 Sep 2024
Not sure Graham Potter is the answer for a team that cannot stop conceding goals & incapable of scoring goals I think we need Harry Potter, we need a bit of magic. |
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Reply | Pissing about with the ball at the back
at 11:55 29 Sep 2024
Ridiculous to blame Ramsdale for any of the goals we have conceded in the games he has played in, he has been brilliant with his attitude, positivity & not least his shot stopping. (but he has to be having cost 25M & 120k a week).
He has saved us from absolute hammerings so far but him alone cannot save us from relegation. |
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Reply | Lawrie McMenemy 88
at 12:11 28 Sep 2024
Every team had to have a Billy Bremner in those days.
Someone that could put their foot in & get in the oppositions face.
But BB could also play a bit, he was a perfect fit for those games but the game has changed so much that he wouldn't get a game today, its developed into a technical game in which you have to be a good athlete.
And it's now a " No Contact " sport. |
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Reply | Corners, why do teams bring all 10 players back for a corner?
at 12:04 28 Sep 2024
When I was managing a local football team we had a habit of conceding from corners & set pieces.
Spoke to our Goalkeeper & ctr backs & they agreed that because there were so many bodies in the box they couldn't get to the ball to clear it.
The ctr backs were the biggest & best headers of the ball that we had in the team so it was important that they had best chance of getting to the ball.
To overcome this we decided to leave both our two quickest players on the half way line ( who were actually not good defenders & just got in the way).
What this did was it meant the opposition always kept 2 or more players back in case we broke out from the corner.
It solved the problem, not sure it would be a good tactic in Premier lge but it would be worth a try. |
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Reply | Lawrie McMenemy 88
at 11:22 27 Sep 2024
Great times under Laurie & we had some truly great players.
Laurie was not a great football coach but what he did was he brought in experienced quality players that didn't need coaching.
You couldn't tell the likes of Alan Ball + Kevin Keegan + Peter Osgood how to play the game.
That's part of the problem with the game today, players are over coached & told what to do, there's not much freedom for players to express themselves & & show their natural talent.
That's what worries me about Tyler Dibling, don't let the coaches try to change his game, he's not a defender & never will be so just let him concentrate on his natural game of taking defenders on & scoring goals. |
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Reply | Che Adams has gone
at 18:23 25 Sep 2024
Didn't think I'd ever say this but we are missing him.
I know it's early days & Bereton Diaz & Cam Archer might come good but based on what I've seen so far neither are an upgrade on Che Adams. |
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Reply | Boscombe
at 13:09 24 Sep 2024
Not sure that RM will ever change his beliefs in playing high risk tippy tappy across the back.
But I think the introduction of forward thinking players like Sugawara + Lallana + Dibling + Fernández will automatically change our style of play as long as RM doesn't brain wash them into negative thinking.
Also Ramsdale will make a huge difference he's a commanding figure in goal & is experienced enough to play his natural game. |
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