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05 Oct 2024 21:33:27


Murph st raven has written an article entitled, Should Southampton FC Sack Russell Martin?

06 Oct 2024 19:41:44
Living in Milton Keynes, I've watched Martin from the start of his management career, Murphy.
You are spot on that he will only play a certain way and it is only successful if he has the best players in that league. He'd actually be a great manager for City when Pep leaves but useless for a promoted team who are fighting to stay up. His players will continue to get caught out time and time again messing around with it at the back. It's so frustrating to watch when you keep falling in to the same trap EVERY week.
Lovely bloke, great to watch when it goes well but just too wedded to his ideas to change and admit that it won't work with what he has got.

01 Oct 2024 09:35:04
Well, last night was a total embarrassment.

The rest of the Premier League must be laughing at us and calculating that 2 matches against Southampton this season will probably yield 6 points. I will be watching our away games at Arsenal and Man City from behind the sofa.

Hopefully RM will be sacked before November but he will be ok. In his world he is doing a great job.

Actually he is ruining our club and not helping a generally honest but uninspiring bunch of players.

He didn`t recognise the team last night. Well, if you play 2 of our brightest young talents out of position at the top of the team and 2 doubtful loanees out wide what can you expect? Over £65M worth of forwards on the bench.

Maybe I am a dinosaur but what is wrong with playing a wide player who can cross a ball/a tall centre forward/quick small striker alongside. OK Le Tissier/Beattie/Pahars not available but Dibling / Onachu / Armstrong are.

Oh and perhaps most important of all stop fiddling around at the back. Pleased to see Ramsdale is looking to play longer balls - just needs a centre forward to aim at.

Something has to change pretty quick otherwise we will make history as the worst PL team ever.

30 Sep 2024 21:58:30
I think that RM has to go now. Not sure that we'll have many unemployed managers knocking at the door but something has to change and RM only knows 1 way to play and it doesn't work against premier league sides.

01 Oct 2024 08:42:20
It’s turned toxic. He will be gone very quickly

30 Sep 2024 20:57:16
Absolutely disgusted by the performance tonight. RM needs to go.Once again, the same delusional game plan that is making our club a laughing stock.

01 Sep 2024 21:59:49
So after some time reflecting over the last couple of days this is my humble opinion. We have had a fantastic end of the window with some good quality players joining the squad which gives me some hope for the season ahead. Hopefully Archer can fill the void of a top quality goal scorer as I feel this is the only position we didn’t really fill but I was ecstatic when I saw that we had stumped up the cash to get Ramsdale in.

Now for the tactics, I get what RM is trying to achieve in his philosophy of total football and when it works it looks fantastic and is a real pleasure to watch. Beginning of last season felt very familiar to now and it took time for players to bed in to what he was trying to implement on the pitch. I fear that simply we do not have the quality in the back three currently to play this way at this level and continuing to do so is suicidal for any manager.

Work on it more in training and implement it later on the pitch. Focus on getting the ball into the midfield and go from there. If that had been the case in the opening three game we would have only conceded one goal so far as all the others have stemmed from silly mistakes from the back three. I would love to see us be able to play this way and given time to work on it more possibly it may be possible but I fear that if this continues now RM won’t have the luxury of time and will be gone within the next ten games as we will continue to lose due to silly costly errors at the back.

It doesn’t matter how good your keeper is, no keeper stands a chance keeping a clean sheet with mistakes like the ones we have seen in the edge of our own 18 yard box. The possession style can stay but it has to be played in front of the defence not amongst it on the edge of our own box if we/RM are to stand any chance of survival. I hope RM figures this out quickly as I think he could do really well for us if he gets given the time and adapts as all truly successful managers do.

02 Sep 2024 06:22:49
Rambo is the distributor and decider. He sees what’s in front and where the opposition is. He is very experienced. Trust him, If he mixed it up a little and gad his preferred outlet say KWP and works on comms with his back line we will be ok: McCarthy mixed it up in the final. What’s RM going to do if some are kicks out? Nothing he ain’t going to drop Rambo:

04 Sep 2024 13:26:01
Football insider reporting exclusive RM fighting to survive. Looks like he may only have until end of Sep. Not rocket science is it. But he will not change imo so suspect Potter waiting in wings

29 Aug 2024 13:31:21
JWP getting closer, on loan. Yuri will be a purchase, Flamengo in serious financial trouble and must raise several millions before end of September. If JWP doesn't sign then Yuri will be a 2.5/3.00 loan with option to buy. Don't be surprised to see Fraser or Willian signed after closure of window.

29 Aug 2024 17:05:39
Do you mean Corinthians in financial trouble?

29 Aug 2024 17:50:34
Sky sports reporting Yuri highly unlikely now. As for Jwp perfect fit for our pass sideways and backwards style. Should be great counting how many passes we make before the opposition score! Jwp not for me. And as long as Stephens plays it doesn't matter who we have in goal.

29 Aug 2024 18:04:51
I think max cornet is more likely to fill the loan spot, although I would love to see JWP back, lesly and flynn with mattheus/aribo/smallbone/dibbling competing for places would only be a good thing.all though we do seem to be linked with just about every player at the moment!

29 Aug 2024 18:46:01
Where’s the out and out striker we were promised? Why Yuri not coming? If we don’t get the goals we are down simples

29 Aug 2024 20:38:57
I think archer will get us goals.still have tall pall and sicknote Stewart.

29 Aug 2024 22:01:19
Sorry, Corinthians!

30 Aug 2024 08:10:46
Mac Cornet will join today. There is no doubt. JWP won’t.

30 Aug 2024 08:59:30
Not sure. Parish getting stuck in for Palace as they want him too

30 Aug 2024 11:06:26
JWP looks like he's going Nottingham First so unlikely now to grab him as west ham rather would gain money over a loan

30 Aug 2024 11:39:03
Looks like we have beaten Palace. Cornet en route to us👍

30 Aug 2024 12:26:38
Forest are paying a huge loan fee and all wages for JWP, even more than Ramsdale wages! It’s all last minute and a rush, can’t understand the logic. Get your squad sorted before first game of season! Anyway, looks like a few are leaving and 2/3 coming in.

30 Aug 2024 13:35:28
You think Yuri Alberto is likely to happen? Saw a few articles saying its unlikely now

30 Aug 2024 13:42:32
Report says JWP rejected us. His choice. Hope he doesn’t live to regret it. No worries we will be fine without him.

31 Aug 2024 03:28:15
Suggested team post 30/8/24 (prior to availability of Cornet, Fraser and Stewart ) . Ramsdale. Yukon TBH ABK/ ( (Taylor) KWP Fernandez DOWNES LES. LALLANA//Sam Amo) ARCHER BEN DIAZ Subs. Macca Taylor AArmstrong Bednarek Dibling Smallbone Aribo Sam Amo//Lallana

27 Aug 2024 19:54:52
According to the ugly inside. Bijlow has failed his medical at southampton which can kinda explain why we haven't signed him at all. This is kinda conrete has biljow has annouced he failed his medical on his socials.

So now we stll are stuck with McCarthy who clearly isn't worthy of being the sticks cause we'll get relegated if he is.


Rasmdale or nothing now unless we sign some keeper which suddenly becomes prime neuer.

28 Aug 2024 13:52:16
Ramsdale and Brooks incoming.

29 Aug 2024 18:05:57
Not heard any thing about brooks? I know him and ramsgate are good mates though.

29 Aug 2024 20:39:33
Ramsdale*

25 Aug 2024 20:27:40


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