Southampton Banter

28 Sep 2025 07:39:05
{Ed's Note - Tusole has posted a new article entitled, Chelsea FC No Longer Has A Trophy Winning Policy?

27 Sep 2025 14:04:20
McCarthy in goal, I've never rated him but at least Still is started to realize what all the previous managers already learned, that Bazuna just doesn't cut it. Hopefully this will lead to a decent keeper signing in January.

Stewart starting which is something I've been hoping for, a long with Armstrong who is proven at this level. Hopefully it's the combo we need 👍

27 Sep 2025 14:45:20
Unusually I find myself agreeing with you Lesleee!

Can’t Kick gets the nod over Can’t Catch - in football terms the ultimate rock and a hard place.

One day, one of our forwards will do what they get paid for. Hopefully that is today!

27 Sep 2025 17:35:29
Felt today was a positive step in the right direction, though gutted to not get the 3 points.

Others feel the same?

27 Sep 2025 18:22:29
It was better, but not by much. We hardly troubled their keeper and we were far too slow with the ball. We just don’t look like we will ever score enough goals to win a football match.

Manning works hard but is not a left wing back - we offer nothing down the left flank. That said, he’s better than his counterpart for Borough. Boy am I glad Targett’s free kick struck the post and didn’t go in.

SaintThat - I feel as gutted as you but playing a bit better than dire (as we were against Hull) is scant consolation.

Still no nearer to knowing the best XI and neither is Boy Still.

28 Sep 2025 09:25:21
It is small steps in the right direction in my opinion. Wood Charles were excellent yesterday backed up well by Edwards Quarshie Jander, it means the spine of the team is so much stronger. Manning did ok in the floating left back/ wing back . Fellows was, for me, our biggest threat of creating a chance in the opponents box but I would like to see a few more far post crosses to Stewart who picked up some interesting positions during the game. AA looked sharp until he has time to think then it goes wrong. Azaz was better but I’m not sure he fits the team but time will tell.
I would like to see the exact same team for the next 5 games, injuries allowing, to see if some consistency could be gained.

28 Sep 2025 09:44:56
I understand you Millertime. We should not be overly excited about 4 steps back but 2 steps forward. We are where we are.

Seems it will take Still 10+ games to figure out his best 11. We can kiss goodbye to automatics but 10th after 15 games, 7th after 30 and playoffs by the end is on the cards.

Should have been 3-1 today if Azaz and Quarshie took their chances.

Look at Sunderland. 4th in the champ, now 4th in the Prem! Anything is possible!

28 Sep 2025 18:07:13
Agree @2408. Let's give Saturdays team a good run of games.

I would like to see Robinson and Scienza given a real shot too, so we fine tune the starting 11.

If we can start to climb the table, build some confidence and get the fans back on side then I believe our squad depth will give us a real edge over the winter months.

24 Sep 2025 18:32:39
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Matchday 5 - Quick Round Up

25 Sep 2025 06:03:45
A huge success with our 3 young Centre Backs now for midfield and attack combinations sorted and we may have turned the corner (with top striker and goalkeeper added in January) .Our new central defenders combo must now be given. an extended chance starting this Saturday WILL., K O M.

23 Sep 2025 18:02:31
Place your bets guys. 9-0?

23 Sep 2025 19:01:50
I can’t see us scoring 9 mate!

23 Sep 2025 19:18:25
I actually think tonight might suit us better. If crossing is the plan, then crossing in to a 5’6” striker in a packed box with steady build up play will do nothing as we’ve seen. It needs to be more incisive and quick.

We will be more likely on the counter attack, so get the wingers forward with balls over the top and get flat crosses in behind the defence across goal to run on to. That might work. I’ll see you in three hours when we lose 5-0 😂

23 Sep 2025 19:57:15
They’ve got some bloke called Isak starting - maybe that’s why Stephens has been rested!

22 Sep 2025 18:02:37
Napoleon once said he would rather have a lucky general than a good general.

I would apply the same principle to our next manager. Successive appointments have been somewhere between dire and mediocre.

Boy Still will be gone by Christmas and whilst that seems harsh, it reflects the total nativity of those sitting in the leather chairs on the opposite side of the table who appoint these people.

Did anyone really think he was the right young man for the job - to succeed he would have had to be lucky. He has zero experience of what is a very unforgiving league and is very raw in terms of leadership.

I like his honesty and at times nativity - but in the dug out his only tactic is to thow the dice hoping that one day, one of his strikers will play like a striker.

So early days, but let's look to bring in someone who can actually do the job. That person will have far more impact on our season than the present collection of £100M worth of misfits.

Having said all that, Saints will go and beat Liverpool tomorrow night and you will all send me to the stocks!

21 Sep 2025 07:39:05
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22 Sep 2025 03:36:30
HERE WE GO! .As I have commented previously crucial valuable time is lost by not continually selecting and bedding in promising young centre backs Ronnie Edwards, Nathan Wood and Joshua Quarstie.They all have great potential and have. experienced minimum corruption regards style of play from previous Management plus most successful attacks are started from a competent defence.In my humble opinion we also miss Yukon and Charlie Taylor who were a step up from the existing and whose release was a mistake. It now requires a sharp finisher (where from you may well ask)? alongside a fit Ross Stewart to get the goal tally moving with surrounding new signings plus Matsuki, Charles and Robinson to complete the jig-saw!

20 Sep 2025 16:36:47
Roll on nest season!

Diabolical - Leslee - good to have you back (I think lol!) but we're not even mid table.

I said before a ball was kicked that we were more likely to go down than up.

And a 32 year old novice was never the right choice as manager - nice guy that he is

20 Sep 2025 16:43:44
Did you notice Leslee I didn’t ask you how you felt RM was doing at Rangers!

20 Sep 2025 17:09:50
Hahaha I’m sure Leslee once said he would guarantee promotion. He is currently managing to be 10th in a 2 team league. Is he better than Juric and Still? Probably

20 Sep 2025 18:20:01
I just don’t know what the current game plan is. We’ve failed to beat Watford, Hull, Stoke or Portsmouth and our one winner was in the 96th minute. Worrying times, but under Martin I’m sure we’d currently be bottom.

20 Sep 2025 22:27:15
I am usually one of the optimistic ones (even if conscious self delusion to make it interesting) but this run is depressing. 1 higher good than Oxford Utd!

I thought it would take time to adapt and gel but rarely even seeing flashes of good play to feel we are moving in the right direction.

Let's see the table after 10 games.