AndyRWatson

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Not seen this mentioned else where but looks like we won against Brentford 2-1 yesterday in a closed door friendly https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/match-reports-brentford-1-southampton-2-friendly-22-08-2023

Seems depends how on the device 🤞🏻 https://community.nowtv.com/t5/Other-Apps/Watching-Sky-Sport-on-the-red-button/m-p/597628

Lol I did think before the bournemouth game that they at least had the sense to jump straight to the upbeat bit 😂

Hopefully he matches Beckhams free kick record before he goes, would hate to see him achieve that after starting with a new club

I like lyanco and his character and the times I have seen him play has been better than many make out on here, but also recognise his limitations. I also think we do have some making of good players, but who have limitations, that’s why they were signed by saints, with a good manager we should be improving them and then we can all start moaning again when they get snapped up by bigger clubs

The consistent here has been Selles, brought in to help Ralph with tactical decisions, and the start of new formations and strange team selection, Ralph wasn’t in control at the end and looked broken, Jones came in and as much as he was probably out of his depth, his tenure ended with comments he wished he’d made the decisions he wanted too , and now we see more of the same with him alone at the helm.

I am still amazed at our performances after seeing them talk about the hard work put in during the Austria pre season training https://youtu.be/xR_NmgZ1c_M&t=4m32s

If it turns out to be Bednarek turning on the lights, I fear there maybe a lynching

Fair point, maybe the stats and risk changed for SR in November 😉

I think the answer remains in that we are owned and lead by a company that made their fortune from betting strategies, who use stats and data to make decisions rather than heart and previous traditional football experience. The club we all love is, as mentioned many times by others, is a moneyball team, along with the likes of Brentford and Brighton who themselves have reached the premier league in recent years using a similar model where money and star players were not the answer. As to why we chose Nathan Jones, I think Brighton could be the answer here. The club has said before it knew along with Ralph who the next manager would be. Ralph had tried to adapt and coach to the requirements of the owners, statistics suggesting success with new formations and long balls, and they knew Nathan Jones was the natural successor as he had experience of coaching based on moneyball / stats / data with Luton. All the love for a Dyche to save our season was never the answer for SR as would he buy into how they wanted their club to be run ? I wonder if what triggered the move was not Ralphs situation or the upcoming World Cup break , but Chelsea signing Potter from Brighton, a rival team who use a similar system and potential for a manager who knew the system and had experience at the club, and SR suddenly move quickly to secure Ralphs successor with the skills and buy into the system they wanted as an employer rather than risk losing him. Whether it will work, well that’s the gamble ! Its proven to bring teams up the leagues to the heights of the Premier League, but has yet to be shown can it be applied to help a team survive ? Optimistically it could be just that Brighton's computer was better than ours on Boxing Day, lets hope the black box got an upgrade and some better results coming out in 2023, but either way I think we have no option than to hope NJ can coach this team to the system

Maybe we should try for a loan

I am hoping the Jones deal is as done as the Gakpo signing was 🤞🏻

Would get my vote, save Bazunu from any potential backlash from a big defeat, same for McCarthy as another loss using him helps no one, Willie takes one for the team and always the possibility he pulls off a blinder and everyone’s a winner

Bold is brave ! Away kit