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Reply | 'Martin Out' fans are clueless!
at 11:44 25 Sep 2024
We didn't win the league or go up automatically, so he doesn't get credit for that.
But he got us promoted, so he gets credit for that, whether or not we were favorites.
Had we failed to get promoted when we were favourites, he could have been criticised for that, but that wasn't the case.
I appreciate that I am taking a very simplistic view but I just think managers are generally on a hiding to nothing (leaving aside how much they might be paid) so they should get credit for any success. |
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Reply | 'Martin Out' fans are clueless!
at 16:32 24 Sep 2024
This might seem like a trite point, but last season RM was the manager and we were promoted.
For me it's very basic. Most of the time, the manager carries the can for a team's failures. The quid pro quo is that the poor b@stard gets some credit if the team does well.
We had a record-breaking run last season. RM gets the credit for that. And for getting us promoted.
There's enough nonsense in modern football already without trying to theorise away managerial successes too. |
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Reply | Southampton V Ipswich Town The Verdict
at 12:48 23 Sep 2024
Fernandez is a massive upgrade on Alcaraz. Fernandez looks solid. Alcaraz never did.
The way Archer finished against Cardiff I also thought that he looked like an upgrade on Adams. |
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Reply | Does a small improvement against a weak team = corner turned?
at 10:59 23 Sep 2024
it's pretty obvious that we are improving.
The first three games we stuck with last season's players out of loyalty. Loyalty is fair enough but three games were sufficient.
We have lots of exciting new talent now playing. Ramsdale, Sugaware, Fernadez, Dibbling, Big Les (hopefully)...
The missing link atm is up front, but I'm hopeful. Strikers thrive when they score and that hasn't happened yet, but it will. |
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Reply | The Incredible Central Defensive Saga
at 11:41 17 Sep 2024
Last year Bednarek and Bellis formed the best partnership we've had for years.
Bellis is new to this level, but I would still be sticking with them both and thinking more about the 'protection' immediately in front of them, with Big Less looking good. |
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Reply | Southampton V Manchester United The Verdict
at 12:54 16 Sep 2024
I've just watched the first goal back a few times.
Weirdly both Diaz and Stephens are signalling to push out the defensive line (both have both arms extended pointing forward) and the defensive line including Stephens do then push out.
But Stephens is then distracted by the Utd players pushing forward, he stops, the defensive line moves past him and he's suddenly playing Utd on. |
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Reply | Man U - lesson learned?
at 11:17 16 Sep 2024
It's not like we have to look very far to see how they could/should be playing because they played like that in the first 30 minutes, attacking and creating a lot of chances. |
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Reply | FFS
at 21:15 15 Sep 2024
Last year Bednarek and Bellis formed the central defensive partnership we've been looking for for a long time. They can do the same this season, particularly with big Les sitting in front of them.
KWP, Sugawara, Dibbling and Ferdandes (a level up on Alcarez) all look good going forward and should be able to create chances for our strikers.
Downes and Lallana can perhaps make up a solid midfield.
And Archer and Armstrong should both be able to finish inside the area, with Diaz or Stewart maybe becoming the big No.9 we haven't had for a while.
And I am due a visit to the opticians, as it happens - thanks for the reminder... |
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Reply | The "Red Wall"
at 14:02 15 Sep 2024
Plenty of moronic moaning in the Chapel and I'm pretty sure I've been sitting next to away fans for the last two games. Absolutely silent, not even talking to each other (dead giveaway) and no reaction at all when the penalty was given. |
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Reply | FFS
at 10:35 15 Sep 2024
It’s about potential. I’ve watched plenty of Saints’ 90 minutes in previous years when I’ve seen nothing to provide any hope.
The 30 minutes showed that this team can win games, we just haven’t yet.
And I also know how things ‘clicked’ eventually last year.
Ramsdale, big Les, Dibbling, Fernandes, KWP, Bedarek, Sugawara, Downes all played really well yesterday.
There are plenty of positives.
Bournemouth got 3 points from their first 9 matches last year and still finished 12th. |
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Thread | FFS
at 22:52 14 Sep 2024
We’ve played 4 games of a 38 game season, in the first three of which we were loyal to last season’s players.
We lost two games by the odd goal, and silly mistakes. We were punished at Brentford for mistakes too.
Today we were the better team for 30 minutes. And, for me,we didnt look like a bad team at all.
We messed up the pen and then got sucker punched twice.
Our subs didn’t improve us.
This talk of sacking RM or of when we’re going to relegated is ridiculous.
Thank God it’s RM motivating the team rather than this message board.
There are 34 four games still to play. Thirty four. FFS. |
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Reply | Ticket Exchange
at 20:27 13 Sep 2024
Thanks. One popped up this afternoon, so it does seem to be working! |
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Thread | Ticket Exchange
at 11:00 13 Sep 2024
I've been trying to get another ticket for tomorrow's game on the ticket exchange, but drawing a blank so far.
Does anyone know if the purchase of tickets on there cuts off at some point, or should I keep trying right up to kick off? |
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Reply | Lee Carsley
at 10:57 13 Sep 2024
As Pochettino has now joined the ranks of international managers, I would have chosen him over Carsley very easily. |
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Reply | A turning point perhaps?
at 12:59 12 Sep 2024
You lack perspective Jelly.
Equating any of the things you mentioned with what goes in authoritarian / totalitarian society is naive and silly. |
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Reply | Lee Carsley
at 12:56 12 Sep 2024
He might get one after being England manager for a while, but I couldn't see him getting one on the basis of his previous CV.
It's a 'no' from me. He's currently being tested against, Ireland, Greece and Finland. Even if he wins all 6 games, does that really help us understand whether he can cut it against the top teams and best managers in the world? |
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Reply | Lee Carsley
at 12:13 12 Sep 2024
I think I just struggle to get beyond the thought that if Carsley couldn't get a job as a Premier League manager, which he couldn't, what's he doing managing England? |
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Reply | A turning point perhaps?
at 20:46 11 Sep 2024
'not a resounding success' is not really the criticism that we level at autocrats.
But if you include these in the definition...
Not murdering your own citizens
Not purging elites
Not imprisoning dissenters
Not imposing widescale surveillance on a population nor instigating a widespread snitch culture
Not instigating pogroms
Not closing down newspapers
Not murdering judges or priests
Not rigging ballots or cancelling elections
...then (with the possible exception of Trump) they were all extraordinarily successful. |
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