CB Fry

I take it your Everton line is a wind up - they've hounded out multiple managers - Martinez, Koeman, Silva, Benetiz - so have no track record of loyalty whatsoever. Trust me, if it Bielsa and Saints had appointed him them the Saints fanbase would be "backing their new man" as well. We didn't get Bielsa. We got some div from Luton. I'm not "praising" Sam Allardyce at all - I am picking up on Nick's point that he likes Jones because he's not a Big Sam or Dyche "type", but that is exactly what he is. Just Big Sam but without any achievements. He's not some exciting new "type" of manager, we're charging about like a Championship team in a Cup tie. And losing and losing and losing and losing. He is not some genius ahead of his time - we're chucking it forward and playing high energy lower league football. Every coach in the league will work him out no bother. From where I stand everything is pointing to him not achieving anything remotely on a level with Sam Allardyce. Ever. In fifteen years time when Jones has finished top ten in the Premier League with multiple different clubs then fill your boots you've proved me wrong. You're the one comparing Southampton to 1991 Notts County - honestly god knows what point you are trying to make. We are not Notts County. See you in 15 years when Nathan Jones wins innovative coach of the decade or soemthing.

Jesus wept. Its not bloody 1991 any more. Is Jones getting us relegated is some masterplan now? He's going to take us down and then magic himself into Big Sam? And in this scenario Southampton Football Club - Premier League for a decade and in recent history top 8 multiple times - in this scenario we are now Notts County, a little club for a new unproven manager to learn the game? The shit you're coming out with now just because you like Jones playing more "aggressively" and didn't like Ralph.

I think that would have been a brilliant meltdown on here if it was us (especially as we'd be doing the medical at 11:45pm on deadline day)

Except he is a Dyche and Big Sam type manager, just without any success in the Premier League. Meat and potatoes, lower level playing career, worked in Championship and lower to begin with etc. What "type" of manager do you think he is? If anything I am being massively unfair on Big Sam who was innovative in his day at Bolton and had a proven track record of getting into clubs and teams and building success.

Honestly if anyone in any position of influence in the club believes this then no wonder we are bottom of the league. It's a shame the fans moaning about us not buying a striker since the start of last summer has not resulted in us, you know, buying a striker.

I've taken your opinion on the Luton player, thank you. I won't take that you are a Saints fan because it is obvious you're not. If that's a "prejudice" then congratulations you are the new Rosa Parks, you little hero you.

And just so happened to join the forum a few weeks ago.

I suppose it is occasionally useful to have Luton fans on here pretending to be Saints fans.

Never heard of him, didn't know we were linked with him until now but still. Absolutely raging here.

I imagine we've been tracking this Luton Town player for many many years before we made our move.

Well, at least we're still in the tie after the first leg.

Er, I am not putting "my flag in Ralph's camp" - I've said plenty of times that it was 100% the correct decision to let him go - it was clear he was going stale and running on empty - and the form of the calendar year 2022 meant that he really deserved to go. The point is Jones was recruited to keep us up, bring in changes that improve performances and results. What he has done is make us worse. An absolute disaster of an appointment. The correct comparison is Ralph coming in after Hughes and Pelligrino. He actually delivered what a new manager is supposed to - implement new ideas, start winning, steer us to safety. That's what we needed in November when the club made the change. Jones has done the complete opposite.

And we've lost 5 out of 6 league games and we're stone bottom. We've only beaten the side that everyone is beating so even that will be pretty worthless. Dogshit against Forest, and Villa and elsewhere. You might not like it but Ralph's son-in-law team would beat Nathan's Ale-House aggressive real men 8 times out of ten. Hasenhuttl took a team into the CL and then kept us up on no money for years. Another top flight job will be his if he wants it. This Yeovil bloke is never getting a Premier League job again.

He said something similar before the game I heard on Radio 5 "if we get to the final it would be great for me....." and then quickly mentioned the fans and the players as well. I've heard someone who has net him say he is incredibly humble (almost can't believe he has got the job) but from what I can see he is a man with significant ego.

The sending off and absolute gift for Janny B.

This is why people think that VAR is always against us. They can't even remember a VAR decision going in our favour in the same bloody game about an hour ago.

Have it - well deserved Armstrong

Ah, shit.

Give that chance to Che 100 times and he'd miss it 104 times.

Hollywood football from Armstrong there.

Hell yes

VAR against us yet again every time FFS. Oh.

SEND UP THE DRONE

Just 176 minutes to see out now lads.

I'm not even going to bother looking that guy up on Wikipedia before I write him off. Just looks shit from the name alone.