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Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed 17:09 - May 24 with 1401 viewsSaintNick

I have just looked through the list of modern managers at Saints starting with Lawrie McMenemy in 1973, I reckon that in the 30 odd managers that we have had in that time the ones that the fans have thought were good appointments as they were experienced top managers when they arrived were

Graeme Souness

Glenn Hoddle

George Burley

Alan Pardew

Ronald Koeman

Thats five managers out of about 30 permanent ones, anyone think that there are anymore


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Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 18:21 - May 24 with 1301 viewsSouthamptonfan

The managers appointed, arrived under different contexts and different times. Our aim this season is promotion. So why haven't we appointed an experienced manager, that knows how to get promoted? Or at least, a manager that knows the Championship or the
English leagues.

We have appointed a very young manager in footballing terms, who hasn't proven anything apart from one average season with Lens and an okish time with Reims in a different country in a different league. It's a huge risk. It is similar to the NJ appointment, another experiment that wasn't thought through, when he was thrown into a fierce relegation battle that he had never experienced before. Too inexperienced, too naive. We all knew it wouldn't work. We needed an experienced strong manager. Let's say Liverpool, Man City or Arsenal appointed a manager who has just finished 8th in the Spanish league and never won anything. Would he be good enough for them?

To me this stinks of a cheap yes man who has got his dream move. A manager who is used to having his best players sold. Someone who accepts that he will lose all of his best players and has to make do. Hardly exciting to me. I sincerely hope I am wrong. I will go with the "he's a young manager full of new ideas, full of energy" attitude. But I do think this could go horribly wrong.
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Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 20:58 - May 24 with 1181 viewsButty101

Harry Redknapp, Nigel Pearson, Alan Ball, Ralph and Chris Nichol
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Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 21:49 - May 24 with 1127 viewssaintmark1976

Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 18:21 - May 24 by Southamptonfan

The managers appointed, arrived under different contexts and different times. Our aim this season is promotion. So why haven't we appointed an experienced manager, that knows how to get promoted? Or at least, a manager that knows the Championship or the
English leagues.

We have appointed a very young manager in footballing terms, who hasn't proven anything apart from one average season with Lens and an okish time with Reims in a different country in a different league. It's a huge risk. It is similar to the NJ appointment, another experiment that wasn't thought through, when he was thrown into a fierce relegation battle that he had never experienced before. Too inexperienced, too naive. We all knew it wouldn't work. We needed an experienced strong manager. Let's say Liverpool, Man City or Arsenal appointed a manager who has just finished 8th in the Spanish league and never won anything. Would he be good enough for them?

To me this stinks of a cheap yes man who has got his dream move. A manager who is used to having his best players sold. Someone who accepts that he will lose all of his best players and has to make do. Hardly exciting to me. I sincerely hope I am wrong. I will go with the "he's a young manager full of new ideas, full of energy" attitude. But I do think this could go horribly wrong.
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Nail on head Southamptonfan.

Another cheap as chips Sports Republic appointment to add to their ever increasing list of managerial failures.

Honestly, when the going gets tough what self respecting professional footballer is going to take a blind bit of notice of a thirty something who has never managed in Britain or played football at any professional level.

Saints fans gullibility and acceptance of second best never ceases to amaze me and that’s probably why we have only won a single major trophy since 1885.

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Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 22:35 - May 24 with 1098 viewsPatfromPoole

I can remember being genuinely chuffed when we appointed Redknapp.

Not least as it pissed off the Skatws fans.

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Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 23:02 - May 24 with 1080 viewscocklebreath

Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 22:35 - May 24 by PatfromPoole

I can remember being genuinely chuffed when we appointed Redknapp.

Not least as it pissed off the Skatws fans.


I remember singing Harry and Jim are red and white against boro I think , 2 up and cruising by the end furious with the twitchy fooker

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Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 11:21 - May 25 with 791 viewskingslandstand1

Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 23:02 - May 24 by cocklebreath

I remember singing Harry and Jim are red and white against boro I think , 2 up and cruising by the end furious with the twitchy fooker


That game (it was Boro, remember it well) cost us the points that sent us down. I'm sure we were still 2 up in the 88th minute or something then drew 2 - 2

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Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 11:58 - May 25 with 754 viewsSaintcole7

Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 11:21 - May 25 by kingslandstand1

That game (it was Boro, remember it well) cost us the points that sent us down. I'm sure we were still 2 up in the 88th minute or something then drew 2 - 2


Didn'twe break in the last minuet at 2-1 and Peter Crouch had a shot rather than taking the ball to the corner flag and they then went straight up our end and scored the equaliser?
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Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 12:08 - May 25 with 738 viewskingslandstand1

Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 11:58 - May 25 by Saintcole7

Didn'twe break in the last minuet at 2-1 and Peter Crouch had a shot rather than taking the ball to the corner flag and they then went straight up our end and scored the equaliser?


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Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 13:18 - May 25 with 685 viewskernow

Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 11:21 - May 25 by kingslandstand1

That game (it was Boro, remember it well) cost us the points that sent us down. I'm sure we were still 2 up in the 88th minute or something then drew 2 - 2


Boro scored twice in stoppage time.
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Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 13:23 - May 25 with 681 viewskingolaf

You missed Alan Ball. There was a really positive feel when he replaced Branfoot.
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Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 13:24 - May 25 with 679 viewskingolaf

Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 11:58 - May 25 by Saintcole7

Didn'twe break in the last minuet at 2-1 and Peter Crouch had a shot rather than taking the ball to the corner flag and they then went straight up our end and scored the equaliser?


That was against Everton.
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Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 13:59 - May 25 with 657 viewswibbersda

Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 13:24 - May 25 by kingolaf

That was against Everton.


No it was deffo Middlesbrough. I still on about this even today. But without that relegation we would not of got Marcus!
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Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 14:50 - May 25 with 628 viewshuelinsaint

Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 13:59 - May 25 by wibbersda

No it was deffo Middlesbrough. I still on about this even today. But without that relegation we would not of got Marcus!


It was against Everton, as said before Boro scored two very late goals, I remember because I was in a pub and with it being 2-0 so late I was already composing a micky taking text for some mates in Middlesbrough when I saw they'd pulled one back I waited.
Just as well I did
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Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 17:21 - May 25 with 533 viewskernow

Didn’t Beattie score against us ?
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Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 17:50 - May 25 with 510 viewskentsouthampton

Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 13:59 - May 25 by wibbersda

No it was deffo Middlesbrough. I still on about this even today. But without that relegation we would not of got Marcus!


It was Everton, Crouch hit the post and they scored about fifteen seconds later.
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Saints Managerial Appointments That the Fans Have Welcomed on 21:33 - May 25 with 389 viewsInTimeAddedOn

From the football stats site 11v11, the Boro and Everton home games from the 2004/05 season

Southampton v Middlesbrough, 11 December 2004
Score 2-2
Referee Neale Barry
Competition Premier League
Southampton v Middlesbrough head to head
Southampton Goals:
Kevin Phillips 45 G
Peter Crouch 64 G
Middlesbrough Goals:
Danny Higgginbottom 89 OG
Stewart Downing 90 G

Southampton v Everton, 6 February 2005
Score 2-2
Referee Andy D' Urso
Competition Premier League
Southampton Goals:
Peter Crouch 36 G
Henri Camara 55 G
Everton Goals:
James Beattie 4 G
Marcus Bent. 90 G
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