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Comment | Ivan Juric Got One Thing Right At The Weekend With Will Smallbone
at 12:00:03
Firstly Nick although I mostly agree with this article, denigrating one player to defend another is counteractive. Tall Paul's performance is largely dictated by the players around him & thumping the ball from defence to his head for a flick on to nobody isn't much help!
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Comment | Ivan Juric Got One Thing Right At The Weekend With Will Smallbone
at 11:59:47
Firstly Nick although I mostly agree with this article, denigrating one player to defend another is counteractive. Tall Paul's performance is largely dictated by the players around him & thumping the ball from defence to his head for a flick on to nobody isn't much help!
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Comment | Gavin Bazunu To Go Out On Loan To Regain Match Fitness
at 10:07:07
it's a good idea, he is a very young keeper with lots of promise. However there are very many players with promise that never fulfil that promise. So a loan to get him match fit and also monitor his progress is a great plan, we all know there is little chance of Ramsdale playing in the championship, so in effect we have nothing to lose! |
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Comment | Southampton Midfielder Wants To Leave In The Summer
at 10:02:55
If we could move him on in January I think that would be a good move, apart from losing the song 😂
£70,000 a week for a very one footed player is rather a lot, when you consider the wages of those around him, plus a very big wage for a championship club! He has shown up far more recently and perhaps we now know why? |
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Comment | Southampton At Manchester United The Verdict
at 09:43:51
I have to agree with jesus_02 on this, our substitutes were nowhere near the level of who they replaced. Smallbone is technically a good player but was and never will be the player to replace Dibling. They were petrified of our pace and directness but that all changed with the subs and therein lies the problem. We have very few standout players in a massive squad and these few have no replacement at anywhere near their level.
It seemed to me that Juric tried to hold onto the 1-0 with the initial subs which allowed Man Utd to push on further and then panicked a bit when they equalised.
As for the last goal, we were 2-1 down with little time left, a 6' 7" striker up front and we decide to go all RM and play across our own box??? |
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Comment | Sulemana To Stay At Southampton ! Amo-Ameyaw To Go Out On Loan
at 10:23:01
Lets be honest both choices here are a bit of a gamble.
Sulemana has ability but perhaps lacks confidence and a winger in Martins set up is merely a foil for the wing back! RM liked to sign wingers and then turn them into workhorses for the wing back system he preferred. So whilst we could sell him now, at a big loss financially, holding onto him will not affect that side too much. If he begins to fulfil the promise he had on arrival then all is good but if not we still sell him at a big loss?
Amo-Ameyew perhaps is lacking in a bit of physicality and probably should have gone out in the summer. He needs real games under his belt and to build the strength to succeed in the mens game. It's noticeable in Diblings game that he runs out of steam a bit after 60/70 minutes and he is physically much more developed than Amo. Give him some game time & next season with experience and more strength he will shine!
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Comment | Southampton V Swansea City The Verdict
at 09:24:58
No mention of Fernandes, who was by far our best player on the day? Although we all probably look for and see things differently.
It was a win which as you said is in very short supply this season however there were again several simple errors at the back, that would more than likely be punished in the PL, which we need to work on.
Lets be realistic Swansea were not terribly good but we have been in such poor form that, hopefully, the result will give us a sliver of confidence going forward. Lets get to the magical 12 points which will take a little more pressure off and then see where we go from there!
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Comment | Saints In Talks To Move On Sulemana In The January Transfer Window
at 10:59:40
Sulemana, undoubtedly has talent, the fact that we have been unable to bring that to the forefront is perhaps a testament of our style of play? However it may take a move away from us to find out if that is the case and for me that is what we should do. Whether it's a loan or sale is down to the market but there are pros and cons to either. If it's a loan and he flourishes we can either sell or re-call, if he doesn't the we are stuck with him or virtually give him away. If we sell him and he flourishes then we can look upon it with a bit of regret but if he fails then it's good business. That is modern day football and is where we are failing at the present time! |
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Comment | Southampton V Swansea City The FA Cup Preview
at 10:46:41
Firstly Rasmus Ankersen is President of Goztepe, hence the Christmas message, I'm not sure what if any role he currently has at St Mary's. Proving your point about information to fans from the top at present. I have supported the Saints for many years home & away and this season has been the most difficult for me. I'm not one that feels SR are not interested in my club but I do think they are misguided in the way it is being run. No one can honestly believe they have not financed the team, evidence suggests the opposite but it's where that finance has been wasted that grates the most. We have needed a Director of Football for quite a while now. Somebody who knows the game and has links with the PL but every time it looks like that post has been successfully filled, they are poached by the big boys. we've not had one since April last year?
So the question to be asked, when looking at a bloated & average first team squad is, who was responsible for the poor signings? It's not Parsons, Solak or Kraft, what they are responsible for is authorising the finance to facilitate the signings? Are these RM's choice? We don't know and therein lies a part of the problem & Nick is right communication down to the fans is very poor at present and alongside the content on the pitch needs to improve rapidly, for the sake of all SFC fans |
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Comment | Saints Get Pricing Badly Wrong As Set For Lowest FA Cup Attendance in 15 Years
at 09:52:54
It's not just the pricing, it's everything that's going on at present. We are by far the worst team in the PL & looking quite likely to be the worst ever.
There are, almost certainly, kids at school & colleges getting stick for being Saints fans and in an era where TV has created millions of armchair fans, who can pick and choose a team to follow ( I can't say support), despite the fact they'll never see them live, what chance does a small club like us have? How many people do you know locally who claim to be fans of the big clubs, particularly the young who don't want to be seen as losers?
The fact that we have sold out every game home and away shows the hardcore is there but unfortunately there is little to encourage the young and floaters at present.
And in that respect I am totally agree Nick, like any business where there is bigger competition, you need to get people in and give them a reason to come back!
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Comment | Southampton V West Ham United The Preview
at 10:41:26
davidargyll, look at Arsenal and all the top teams, clever fouls are now very much part of the game strategy!
We need to get behind the team and manager, as it will take time to eradicate some of the play that has been indoctrinated into the players.
Whatever the result today, and lets hope it's a positive one, we need to encourage & be very vocal in our support! COYR |
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Comment | Southampton Appoint Ivan Juric
at 10:08:09
It will be interesting to see his team selections which, if all we read about his playing style is true, will be very different from RM.
Hopefully he will enable defenders to play in defence, midfielders to play in midfield and develop a style of play to help the strikers.
We are all behind you Ivan, lets march on (forward) we've had enough of sideways and backwards. |
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Comment | Southampton Linked With Ex Danish National Team Manager
at 09:45:30
To be fair an ex IKEA manager would be an upgrade on RM!
Not sure how some of us are looking for a big name, look where we are for goodness sake.
I can see Hjulmand, with Lallana as assistant being a pretty good fit, considering our situation! |
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Comment | The First Bookies Favourite Has Emerged For Southampton Manager
at 19:39:44
In our current position it would be extremely difficult to recruit who we really need. So lets see who is interested in a club, in relative freefall and staring at the lowest points total ever?
They'll need a big ego to think they can avoid that! |
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