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He will have seen this coming for a while. I’m not that bothered now . I was initially taken in by Wilcox first couple of interviews. I havnt seen much of an impact from him. I often mention how unpopular Ratcliffe is in Manchester most of which I’m not going to mention. TBF most of it is only relevant to genuine United fans . Wilcox will know all about him and he’s been given a lower level job with far more money.If Ratcliffes grandiose plans go tits up . Ratcliffe will get the blame ( don’t forget United is only part of “ vision “ it’s also all about redeveloping large areas of Manchester and of course “ the worlds best stadium “ ) The Premier League are also planning to play games like the Manchester Derby in the USA FFS Wilcox will get a massive payoff. It’s horrible really but I suppose it’s all about the money Im going to assume SR have seen this coming and have a couple of decent candidates lined up. Can’t see any decision made until the end of the season. check this article out. There’s also a good article about the Premier League losing it appeal in the U.K. and Vittese Arnhem being docked 18 points in the Eredivise. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/apr/18/premier-league-39th-game-chelsea-arsenal-manchester-united-america

Yeah totally agree all of the top 6 are flawed. All their forums sound like Saintsweb, . The current 6 would all struggle in the Premier League. waste of time saying “ what if we’d beaten “ again all top 6 clubs could say that . Whether we are promoted or stay in the EPL the big deal is how Sports Republic react to it. They have said if we get promoted they have no intention of spending the whole season near the relegation area. ive been accused of being a cheerleader for SR but havnt heard anything for ages. I like RM but I would not be at all be surprised if he is replaced next season. They did similar at Göztepe. seriously we have fans pointing out our last goal was a handball. I don’t reckon it was who gives a fvck it counted.

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They are Sir Jim Ratcliffe is a nut job and really unpopular in Manchester. His INEOS has been responsible for various environmental “ issues “ in Manchester for years. At one time he threatened to move INEOS out of the U.K. if the government continued to prosecute him. I know political United fans that are building up an opposition movement against him. His plans don’t just include the club but grandiose schemes to redevelopment huge areas of Manchester. Sort of more extreme versions we keep hearing like the Bargate Centre or Debenhams being turned into wonderlands. A theory up there is the scattergun plans to revitalise United were to get people on his side. I remember the day this first appeared . There were zillions of stories about quickly sorting out the management team, signing Mbappe, all sorts new managers were drip fed into the media. There were United fans on this first day buying the lot hook line and sinker. I don’t doubt for a minute the reboot of this story and the timing was an attempt to show Uniteds perseverance. yep I guess little relevance to Saints fans other than Wilcox has been promised the earth. More money less responsibility. Good riddance to him.

Oh gawd here we go again. Joe Shields was head of recruitment at the start of the season he walked and went to Chelsea. Rasmus was right at the last moment put in charge of recruitment. He didn’t even want the position. We were fucked by Shields leaving.

As I keep on saying Rasmus has no influence on buying players. He’s in charge of enlarging the SR portfolio. Jason Wilcox and Mowbray deal with coaching and choosing players.

I like Marin but I have a feeling whatever happens ( except for a miraculous run from now until the end of the season ) I can’t be bothered to look it up but SR sacked the Goztepe manager when they were doing well. Bit of a shock but the new guy improved things even more. Dont want to start a SR argument but they have put a lot of effort into Southampton. Not sure they will tolerate this if the poor results continue. Really like Martin but in the PL not so sure. SR aren’t going to dump us and I’m damn sure they’ve been following European managers.

Well it’s about time we had a big score.

The latest is as the transgressions happened in the PL the punishment will happen in the PL this sounds nonsense. So in the unlikely event they don’t go up they won’t be punished.

Often thought Saints “ LOYAL” was a bit of a misnomer.

They will find something.

The moaning and scapegoating on this thread is so poor but I’m not convinced by this “ no many you score we will score more “ thing . Mind you all the top sides are having really weird games.

I hope they don’t rue the other misses.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/mar/06/leicester-at-risk-of-breaching-efl-profit-and-sustainability-regulations possible Leicester points deduction, wishful thinking ?I did say at the beginning of the season Leicester were wobbly financially and of course I was derided.