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Comment | Why Are Football Retained Lists Suddenly Causing So Much Commotion
at 11:04:28
Short answer to the headline question: Everything in football is now hype. Ever-increasing loads of meaningless comment, meaningless stats, coverage of transfer windows slamming shut, endless bullsh1t and as for the actual game - everything devalued. European competitions - bloated and/or so poor that even Spurs can win one. League Cup, reserve teams, FA Cup going the same way. Kick-off times suiting TV and no-one else. Last train back - you have to leave at half time. ..
Alright, not a short answer. I'm off now to see if Stockport's third choice winger has been offered a contract extension... |
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Comment | Returning Loan Players Could Be Crucial For Southampton
at 12:59:36
Yes Joiedevivre 'had his critics' definitely need to be put into the present tense. Not sure he is terrible but not a great stopper and also injury prone.
Most of the others can do a job in the squad and one or two would have done better than those in the squad last season. (Can we start saying 'last season' now? Perhaps a therapeutic term to help put the trauma in the past!) |
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Comment | Will Still Appointed As Southampton Manager
at 10:30:11
Glad to see we are positive on this. I am pleased, sounds like he knows what he wants to do. Let's hope, unlike RM, he can put his ideas into lasting successful practise.
Being a lover of words (and pretty childish) I am looking forward to squeezing in sentences like: "Will Will Still still be manager..." |
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Comment | Southampton V Arsenal The Verdict
at 10:24:04
Thanks for all your verdicts Nick - a totally thankless task but you kept at it until the end.
Stewart's ongoing fitness is my one big question. Is he now fit for a whole season in the second division? I can see us making the mistake of counting him as one of our main scorers and then disaster striking just after the window shuts.
There is no answer to the Taylor question. This idea that he didn't fit RM's style is surely absurd because he came in as an RM signing. Why bring him in if you don't intend to play him?? |
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Comment | Southampton V Arsenal The Preview
at 11:33:00
We all care about results - but this one less than most of course.
Nick still thinking this squad could have stayed up is the interesting comment. I don't think I agree with that. The managerial behaviour he describes certainly guaranteed us a humiliating race against the Rams but our maximum even with a fortunate wind of luck, VAR etc, was surely well short of the fourth worse team. Who of the clubs who survived were we better than, seriously?? Player recruitment was the biggest thing for me. And Will Still or whoever it will be the biggest thing this summer too.
I think the three mentioned should get at least a not negative reaction. I don't think Jan Bednarek deserves booing either - good club servant but, ultimately not good enough at the highest level. The rest just weren't good enough or were played out of position, or both. On the whole not their fault. |
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Comment | Everton V Southampton Game Moved
at 12:36:27
The time has been moved I believe.
In the name of pedantic accuracy there is only one place the 'last game at Goodison' can be played. Move it to Anfield and it is not the last game at Goodison... |
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Comment | Can This Be The Dawning Of A New Era At Southampton FC
at 08:30:12
Of course 'new dawn' talk is premature but I think Nick is basically being optimistic because the alternative is rather depressing. It is a grim old world out there at the moment and I would like my football team to at least cheer me up occasionally!
There is an opportunity to build for an enjoyable season next year. I would say the main thing is to start with a set of players the new manager is happy to pick and who fit into his style. I don't know how good Charlie Taylor is but the 'why was he bought?' question is a good summing up of where SR have got us to... |
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Comment | Southampton FC Issue Ivan Juric Statement
at 14:55:02
I feel no hostility towards Juric. Underwest's 'hiding to nothing' sums it up well. The root cause of the dismal nature of this season lies in SR's player recruitment. RM's tactics didn't help of course and Juric just seemed bewildered. Nick questions the timing - yes, this might as well have happened several games ago. Yet again SR were too slow to act. Fingers crossed they will get it right now. |
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Comment | Southampton V Crystal Palace The Preview
at 10:23:30
Could have done this yesterday (instead of the theme park thing) and predicted a win!!
Even with a 'cup hangover' Palace will stroll to a victory tonight.
Why did we sign Charlie Taylor?? |
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Comment | Southampton To Play £100 Million Hardball With Manchester City & Spurs
at 21:54:18
Express website eh? Aren't they the ones always screaming about ten inches of snow and incredible heatwaves that never materialise. Likewise 100m for Dibling. The rich clubs aren't that stupid. We should bite off the hand that offers 50m though. He is a prospect for the future, possibly, but cashing in on him is a no-brainer in my view:
I reckon he would struggle with what passes for 'tackles' in the second division next year and the lack of protection from refs who are even worse than the first division ones. The big problem is that the 50m would be going to a bunch of people who cannot be trusted to spend it wisely! |
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Comment | Sugawara Wanted By Italian Giants
at 09:35:16
I'm with DellBoyWally on this one. Not sure I would trust him with a garden though. Everything would be planted in the wrong place. At the very least the pretence he will be staying next season needs to be put to bed asap. Players leaving because they hate a manager who is not staying anyway would seem daft even by SR standards. You can bet none of those going would be on our 'love to be rid of' lists - and let's face it those are pretty long...
We need a solid base of players like Sugawara for next season. Then all will depend on how SR spend the transfer money. To be fair they just about did enough last time but there will be less cash coming in. Last time we had Livramento, JWP and Lavia. No one of that saleable value this time around - unless Pep has his eye on JS??? |
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Comment | Sport Republic Can Be A Big Success For Southampton Says Spors
at 11:02:43
We can but hope. A vital summer ahead. The fire sale needs to be managed to maximise income and then we need to recruit well. That means a solid, sensible manager and a high majority of player recruits bought for the purpose of challenging for promotion. We have no choice but to hope for the best. SR's record so far is not encouraging.
" I think people maybe don’t really see the benefits of it yet." he says. And the Pope's a Catholic mate. We need to see those 'benefits' NOW, not in some unspecified rosy future. NOW. |
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Comment | The Time For Managerial Change At Southampton Is Now
at 15:01:42
Difficult to argue with Nick on this one. What is the point of Juric? He came in far too late to have any chance of keeping us up and now seems to be cynically trying to demonstrate to potential employers that it is the players ' fault and not his. Of course, he has a little bit of a point but even so he is clearly needs to go NOW. I wonder if he is angling for the sack so he can spend the next few weeks on paid leave - give him his wish I say.
The whole thing stops at the door of SR. They are hopeless and I would like to see the club up for sale. I don't accept the idea that we will be relegation candidates next year but I don't trust SR to do the right thing to give us a realistic chance of promotion... |
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