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Reply | Mystery Championship club in turmoil
at 21:14 28 Sep 2025
As you know, I had exactly the same reservations as you about the manager. I am still not convinced. But to his credit, he made some bold decisions at the weekend, and I think he was right. If Stephens, Harwood-Bellis and some of the others have been told some home truths (rightly so), not to keep making pathetic mistakes, I wouldn't be surprised if some of them have got together and kicked off. They didn't like Juric, and perhaps they don't like being told the truth, so they sulk and down tools. That's how the players are nowadays. |
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Reply | Northam yesterday
at 14:44 28 Sep 2025
And yet the Northam used to be heard, from the Chapel end when they were next to the away fans. And then there was only half the fans there are now. |
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Reply | Bereton Diaz scores cracking goal
at 14:41 28 Sep 2025
They are the curse 🤬. The environment behind the scenes must be toxic. Same at Man U. It doesn't seem to matter who the manager is. Just a toxic place to work. |
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Reply | Mystery Championship club in turmoil
at 14:39 28 Sep 2025
Well exactly. Our captain who got dropped yesterday complaining. Hmm. And the manager (perhaps rightly so) has been quite honest about conceding rubbish goals, missing easy chances etc. Perhaps he hurt their feelings. |
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Reply | Northam yesterday
at 14:36 28 Sep 2025
It didn't look like much went on at all against Pompey from the other end. Put it this way, I didnt see police dogs and horses enter the pitch. All i saw was a video of our dancing fan, dancing and one drunk guy getting helped out by security. |
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Reply | Northam yesterday
at 14:14 28 Sep 2025
I would like to move to the Chapel. It really is boring the other end, with no interaction with the away fans but that block in the Chapel was empty yesterday. What was it like there against Pompey? |
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Reply | Northam yesterday
at 12:40 28 Sep 2025
There are two problems with the atmosphere as far as I can see:
- The lack of interaction with the away fans.
The club have pulled a blinder with this. The posh, most expensive seats are found right next to the away fans in the Kingsland stand. They are the most expensive, the last to be sold, with different people there every match. Who would pay £55 to watch a Championship game? Yesterday, it was half empty. The seats in the Chapel are also the last to be sold, different people and often just day trippers. Apart from what looks like about 20 ants that you can't hear moving about at the back of the Chapel, it looks absolutely dead over there with empty seats and people sat there on their hands. The away fans sing, you can barely hear them the other end and nobody reacts. The old Northam / Away fans / Itchen North banter really used to entertain us all and it got people going and worked up. Everyone is too relaxed in the Northam. Nobody is being wound up.
- The boring games that we never win.
The performance yesterday was better, but it's so "boring"! Gone are the days of winning 3 or 4 nil. We are just about scraping draws in the Championship and we are 19th in the table. Very few shots, and when we do get one, it flies into row Z. The team is very average. Players taking ages to get the ball in the box, players strolling towards the corner flag when we get a corner, instead of sprinting over there with urgency. McCarthy holding the ball, instead of quickly getting it upfield. There were people next to me yesterday, who haven't seen Saints win in years. People are p!ssed off, I get it.
But remember that the club love it like this. Remember the closure of the Itchen north?? The Pompey games excluded, I barely see any police officers at games. There isn't any issues with banter or security. The club must be saving loads on paying for security. You don't meet the away fans at all. It's just not as "fun" any more for various reasons. [Post edited 28 Sep 12:47]
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Reply | Far better
at 23:53 27 Sep 2025
It was a better performance today. It was good that WS picked a better team today and he wasn't afraid to make those bold decisons. But we really needed a win. It won't be so bad if we win at Sheffield Utd Tuesday, but it will be a tough game. They got their first win today under Wilder and he will be on a mission to get his first home win.
They knew they had to perform today to avoid a toxic atmosphere. Will they work as hard as they did today, away from home on Tuesday evening, away from the pressure of the home fans? I'm not sure.
Overall, there is still something missing. We don't have that killer instinct to win games. It's not enough. We still had to huff and puff, they hit the post, much more possession and intent, but nobody was convinced we would win. We missed sitters, bad goal to concede but it's not convinced me at all that we will start winning games 2 or 3 nil or winning at all. We just aren't fierce or ruthless enough. [Post edited 28 Sep 0:14]
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Reply | Taxi for Potter
at 11:37 27 Sep 2025
When fans protest fiercely and demand better, the board usually act. Nuno about to be appointed. He did an incredible job at Forest. The West Ham fans demand success and entertainment on the pitch. Nuno wouldnt arrive without money to spend on the team either. West Ham will be fine, and will probably go on to have some success now, partly because they have passionate demanding fans. Make demands on your club, and they feel the pressure, and many will act. Sit there accepting it, smiling, nothing will change. [Post edited 27 Sep 11:41]
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Reply | BBC story about feral teenagers in Shirley
at 22:29 26 Sep 2025
News report about Portsmouth tonight too. Country is overwhelmed with anti social behaviour, teenagers completely ruining people's lives and their livelihoods. The police just say they don't have the resources. Youths running free throughout Britain's cities. It's disgusting when you see older people, ladies on their own, having thugs right outside their door.
And who remembers nearly 1000 officers, arresting 90 year olds for holding up a cardboard sign? People's lives being made an absolute misery by thugs, no resources sorry.
Maybe the ID cards will help 😠[Post edited 26 Sep 22:35]
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Reply | Give Will Still more time
at 23:01 25 Sep 2025
From that point of view, I know what you are saying. Another Selles or Juric incoming or potential from the Swiss, Japanese or Mongolian 3rd division.
To be honest, the manager situation is always the side show. Sport Republic should be getting the wrath of the fans next, if things don't improve. |
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Reply | BBC story about feral teenagers in Shirley
at 21:14 25 Sep 2025
Easier said than done. When we used to have a youth club near us, the teenagers had fights with each other involving snooker cues, equipment got smashed up with their tempers, staff were being filmed on phones, the teenagers got together to smoke drugs, staff were falsely accused of all sorts if things so they couldnt get the staff and it became impossible to run, staff and manage.
I have seen the bbc report. No excuse for racist, thuggish behaviour. They need to be stopped, simple as that. The police say they can't arrest them as they are underage. And that's why they keep doing it. Shopkeepers should be allowed to protect their premises, but of course they would end up in court for getting rough with the feral darlings. No consequences, it's the same in the schools and that's why they do it, because they can. [Post edited 25 Sep 21:31]
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Reply | Give Will Still more time
at 20:57 25 Sep 2025
He will get more time, but he needs to get wins, sharpish. The fans spent all last season losing every week and aren't about to spend the whole of this season losing too. Patience is wearing thin. We left it too late with Russel Martin. We can't afford to leave it and leave it, if it clearly isn't working.
I haven't been convinced with Will Still from the start, but I did sense an urgency in his Sky interview after the game the other night. His frustrations about the same players, making pathetic mistakes, we can all identify with. I hope he can turn it around starting with a win Saturday. We need a good performance and result. [Post edited 25 Sep 22:47]
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Reply | Survey results as reported in the Times
at 23:35 24 Sep 2025
Interestingly, a colleague (who has British citizenship) went to Afganistan to visit family and they went to Dubai airport then Afghanistan. I thought he was crazy going there, especially taking his whole family, with the reports of what the taliban are like. They came back saying how wonderful it was there, and the Taliban were visible but were helpful, polite and courteous. We kind of know the family and the kids were full of the joys if spring saying it was wonderful there, the afghan curry was amazing and grandma was great. I find that interesting, considering the government advice is not to travel there as it's highly dangerous, with no direct flights and their people are supposed to be starving. [Post edited 24 Sep 23:38]
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Reply | Survey results as reported in the Times
at 22:34 24 Sep 2025
I'm not particularly surprised, but why is the government allowing it? We take him in because he at risk, then nobody says a word when he jets off back to his dangerous country. They obviously don't even bother putting their names on the system and stopping them at the airport. Pathetic isn't it.
If only to avoid the surge of reform, you would think the government wouldnt just allow it. [Post edited 24 Sep 22:36]
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