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Comment | A Rough Guide To Liverpool
by Colburn at 17:14:58
Thanks for sharing their fax number, lol. Solid rough guide as ever, you may find that United were the first supporters to sing you’ll never walk alone, after Munich 58, then Liverpool ‘adopted’ the song. Not sure how true that is but I remember something about that.
I haven’t been there since the Jimmy Case rocket that put us 2-1 up just after half time in the cup but will be there Saturday. Indeed it is probably the most special of the away grounds to visit. I’m hoping they don’t get a good result at PSG tonight so they have to rest a few against us as the second leg is Tuesday. |
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Comment | Southampton Have Ivan Juric Replacement Lined Up
by dowater at 14:19:41
I think that the club should wake up and Sack Ivan now... get Rohl in now and pay the £4M that they are demanding.
i understand the statement of its worth saving the money. but by bringing him in now, he gets a good few games under his belt to look at the squad, try and build some relationships and convince any fringe players to stay should he want them next year. but most importantly, the squad will be that much more used to playing his style of football and training and will be ready to start next year from the first game, unlike the martin appointment, where it took a few games to get used to his tactics.
we have to remember that the championship is a tight league and there will always be a surprise team that will do well, plus the other 2 teams getting relegated. now assuming that Leicester and Ipswich keep their managers, then they will be ready for a promotion push from the start and i do not think that we can afford to let them build up any head of steam in the race to promotion, as we know from last time, its a long race and any lead will be hard to catch and keep should we catch them. |
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Comment | Southampton Have Ivan Juric Replacement Lined Up
by Fumar2 at 17:08:15
Might as well have stuck with Martin, we go down but he gets us back and he might even persuade some of the players to stay as whatever we think they liked him. We kept the ball and did have possession but yes got caught out far too often. Although seeming like a broken record by the end, Martin was right, we were so so close on many occasions! That opening game against Newcastle falls differently, a few of those chances get put away, and it changes everything from then on in. But now the players must look at Juric and think their P.E teachers at school had more of an idea. Now we hoof the ball long and it just comes back at us anyway. We had the FA cup break to get rid, as usual timing is shot! SR takes charge, Zuric…. sit down shut up. |
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Comment | Southampton Have Ivan Juric Replacement Lined Up
by SanMarco at 15:07:21
Rohl is not the worst idea. Good ideas are not SR's forte though...
I agree with the Juric out now view Nick. What is the point of him? If he is alienating those vital players for next season then it seems obvious that NOW is best. There is not a manager on this or any other planet who could keep us up now - so keeping a negative force is pointless. |
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Comment | Southampton Have Ivan Juric Replacement Lined Up
by SaintNick at 11:26:54
The hope is that the one time that we had a Director of Football making the decisions since Sport Republic arrived, Jason Wilcox appointed Russell Martin who got the job done in the Championship..
Now we have Johannes Spors, so lets see if he can be decisive. |
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Comment | Southampton Have Ivan Juric Replacement Lined Up
by Bowlercow at 11:00:30
The Rohl link has been made by the Sun who,as we all know,are the most accurate oracle.
The bookies,who usually have financial reasons,make Duduc odds on favourite at 5/6 He came in at that price on Sunday So someone in the know has placed a sizeable sum on him He is apparently known personally by Solak
To me Rohl looks a safer pair of hands after having had a season in the championship but Dudic does have a good track record
Once again Saints fans don't hold your breath waiting But surely SR must get one right soon just on the laws of average in |
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Comment | Crystal Palace Linked With Southampton Defender
by underweststand at 08:44:26
Every player wants to play at the highest level they can, and after getting his England debut - and a goal, it's no surprise that THB would want to move on, and such would be a win-win situation. Sad as it maybe, fans shouldn't lose their cool when players want to leave for better opportunities but we must acknowledge that ambition is not a dirty word especially in a sport where you are only as good as your last game, and that the next bad injury might be career-ending.
It's clear that there are others who will disappear during the summer, and it's not a case of who will leave, but who will be left afterwards. Looking at options and possible new signings, I think we need a real striker with a good career tally, and although it may cost a packet for his salary, we could do worse than have Danny Ings back in the twilight of his career when his WHam contract goes out in the summer.
What might our squad look like in August ?..I think Bowlercow had a few good suggestions (above) and when looking for a new back line maybe Wood and Edwards would be a good CB partnership plus some promising U21 lads like Ballard, Robinson, Payne and Bragg and with Sam A-A and Edozie still on the books there is a lot of new blood good enough for the Championship. Our problem before has always been losing those good young talents because " the regular player " is always first choice, and they lose out.
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Comment | Ex Southampton Striker Has Plaque Unveiled At Highbury
by underweststand at 16:20:47
Not a new name to me. My late father was in the same generation as Ted Drake, and when discussing goalscorers of later generations, he always quick to return and praise Drake, and perhaps only the post-WW2 Charlie Wayman could be held with the same high regard.
Sadly, as far as Saints are concerned we only see one such player in every decade, and so we can only hope we find a talent who is happy to stay with the club longer term. |
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Comment | Aston Villa Said To Be In Transfer Talks With Southampton
by Bowlercow at 15:01:31
In order to progress his career he needs PL football
SAF used to apply the three A's Attitude, Ability and application in that order Since his hero RM got sacked he has been lacking in the first one
But it can't be easy playing for an inept coach |
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Comment | Crystal Palace Linked With Southampton Defender
by saint901 at 10:52:26
I think his head has already gone and that he will lead an exodus of perhaps seven or either players out of the club.
We then all comment on how we will rebuild and in a season or three be once again up with the contenders.
We won't. Or at least we won't unless there are some radical changes elsewhere.
Our once renowned talent spotting and development system is history. Yes we have Dibling, but that's one player in how many seasons?
Our selection of manager has failed us. RM and his methods were barely suited to the Championship and only because Leeds imploded at the end of the season did we get promoted and only then because the last few league games and the playoff games saw us apply a more direct approach. Selecting a manager who knows how to play in the Champ is key and that's not comrade Ivan.
We are - and have been for two seasons - lacking any reliable talent as a goal scorer. Fixing that is going to cost money and should be a priority. Unfortunately we will see the financial plan of buying young players to sell on at a profit, take priority over having a team with any chance of success. That is an ownership problem. Do they want playing success and kudos of a profit? (I think we know the answer).
Personally I'm looking forward to life in the Champ/League 1 until we fix some of the above and if we never get to the PL again in my lifetime, I'll not be sorry. |
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Comment | Crystal Palace Linked With Southampton Defender
by SanMarco at 09:24:19
I know these are only rumours but it always interesting to see the level of clubs interested in various players. Like Downes, Harwood-Bellis has not really moved forward this season. Not all his fault of course (and some would say not his fault at all) but a fact nonetheless. I doubt we will see Liverpool and Arsenal in the rumours in coming weeks... |
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