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Reply | Is the multi-club structure leading to less accountability?
at 12:42 9 Jan 2025
I'm surprised that no one is talking about the fourth team in the stable: FC Mali Coura.
According to the SR website:
"FC Mali Coura is a newly founded football club based in Mali, West Africa. The club competes in the Malian football league system, typically playing in lower divisions or regional competitions within the country.
"The core focus of the club is youth player development with the objective of building an environment that inspires high potential young football players to blossom.
"Sport Republic became the controlling shareholder of FC Mali Coura in the autumn of 2023."
They seem to be a p!ss-pot club even by the lofty standards of Malian football! I'm not sure that even SR could ruin them.
However, I think this gives a huge clue as to SR's so called strategy - they can succeed by buying cheap and selling for a lot. Unfortunately, this doesn't help Saints in any way and is doomed to failure, given that other Premier League clubs seem to be able to afford to spend big as well as scout players from around the globe.
From a business perspective the multi club model, as practised by Saints, is strategically doomed as there is absolutely no sustainable competitive advantage, which is what ultimately leads to shareholder value! |
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Reply | Is the multi-club structure leading to less accountability?
at 13:16 8 Jan 2025
Only problem with this is that Valenciennes are not successful! They are currently 12th in the French third tier of 17 teams (18 including Bordeaux, who went bust), having been relegated last year! Arguably SR have been even worse for them than for Saints. |
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Reply | Elon Musk
at 11:24 8 Jan 2025
Jelly - non of this is evidence of a deity.
Intelligent design and religion are not synonymous.
Intelligent design is, in my view, more likely than simply random chance (although if you believe in the concept of an infinite number of multiverses then this random chance is theoretically possible but highly improbable), which in turn is more likely than the likelihood that any one sect of any one religion (eh Catholicism or Sunni Islam) has the "right" answer.
Religions are clearly humanity's (flawed) interpretation of the possible concept of intelligent design and are therefore mankind's constructs. As such, the application of religious dogma by people is, I would argue, an active ingredient in the perpetration of acts of aggression, such as war.
So, It think that both you and Saint901 have some valid points - but neither are 100% right! |
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Reply | Elon Musk
at 16:20 7 Jan 2025
I did read what you said - however, what you said clearly shows a lack of understanding! But hey - what's new! |
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Reply | Elon Musk
at 15:00 7 Jan 2025
Ian - maybe you need to research the difference between Zionism, Judaism and the state of Israel. In time order, Judaism pre-dates Zionism (which has its origins in the mid-19th century), which predates the State of Israel (founded in 1948).
They are clearly different but this does highlight the difficulties that exist around the way that the state of Israel was created and expanded. It is a minefield and it i too easy to conflate these three elements. |
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Reply | Whats The Chances Of A New Manager Before The Weekend
at 15:52 17 Dec 2024
Ifonly - I'm 100% with you on your first sentence.
Dragan may have been good at running a telecom/media business in the Balkans but probably knows as much about football as we all do on this forum. I genuinely believe that Ankersen has conned him into running an experiment with Dragan's money - after all, why risk your own if you can persuade some mug to part with the readies.
As a result, all of us who have paid money to Saints over the last three seasons - we've been conned as well into the belief that there is a credible plan/vision/strategy - call it what you will. Barring any evidence to the contrary, it seems to be one big ill-fated experiment and the losers are the fans .....and Dragan. |
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Reply | Rohl
at 16:48 16 Dec 2024
I think the key is that we get relegated with some dignity left and have a fighting chance of automatic promotion next season. Who the person that can give us that is beyond me but I suspect there are a fair few - many of whom have been named so far.
Do we trust SR though to make a decent decision? At the end of the day, owners are just caretakers - in this case they would struggle with a mop and a broom though. |
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Reply | Southampton FC Sack Russell Martin
at 10:57 16 Dec 2024
I am more relieved than pleased. Russell Martin was clearly deeply flawed as a manager and I would expect to see him return in either League 1 or the lower reaches of the Championship - where he belongs.
However, for me, the main issue is Sport Republic. Their track record so far on both footballing and business decisions is frankly woeful. Personally, I don't feel like giving them another penny of my money unless either something radically changes (eg Ankerson leaves)
or they demonstrate clear improvement (something I am not confident of). |
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Reply | 'Martin Out' fans are clueless!
at 12:08 11 Dec 2024
StMichael - you say stick with the plan. Maybe I'm a bit thick but I have no idea what the plan is. As you are clearly much more intelligent, would you mind explaining what the plan is? Thanks |
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Reply | Is fan sentiment changing?
at 14:05 9 Dec 2024
It's a bit like the club have an unpleasant disease, like syphilis, which comes with unpleasant symptoms - lesions, boils etc. In order to cure the boils, you have to get rid of the disease. In the case of Saints, Martin is the unpleasant boil, which need lancing, and SR ae the syphilis which needs to be removed.
Supporters have the following choices:
1) Boycott - probably easier if you live further away or don't have a season ticket;
2) Stop buying merchandise - tricky if you have kids!
3) Go to games and protest before during and after matches. This has to be organised and could take many forms eg.:
a) Demonstrations outside the ground;
b)Arriving en masse 15 minutes into the game;
c) Leaving en masse at half time;
d) Banners
e) negative chants during the game aimed at SR and RM;
f) throwing tennis balls (what's wrong with cricket?) onto the pitch;
g) pitch invasions.
4) Pretend you're a realist and keep going or just go because your mates go (you could go to Eastleigh, Sholing, Totton, Salisbury instead if you just want to go to football). If you do nothing, then nothing will change. If you do something then something might change.
Failing all of the above I would urge people not to renew season tickets for next season if SR are still here. |
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Reply | Slack Jack should get the sack.
at 12:19 5 Dec 2024
IF VAR could direct the ref to Slack Jack's merited red card, how come it didn't direct the ref to Cucurella's play acting, as this also merited a card? |
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Reply | Meanwhile in the Bundesliga
at 12:16 5 Dec 2024
Agreed - in retrospect the mistakes were:
1) either not giving him an honourable out at the end of SP's first season, when there was clearly something amiss; or
2) not backing him properly with a striker in that window.
Either way - it's on SR. Frankly until they go, I don't see any cause for optimism. |
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Reply | RM still here ?
at 11:09 5 Dec 2024
RM is still here because Saints fans are frankly too pathetic to do anything. |
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