Fitzhugh Fella

Saints oldest living player, Johnny Flood aged 90, passed away yesterday - a sad day in the club's history in more ways than one. Southampton born, New Forest bred and coming from a large footballing family, I met John many times, he was a lovely chap and he would proudly show me his immaculately preserved scrapbooks. He was very proud to have payed for the Saints and to be remembered by the fans. Sadly you can't say that much these days. In a way it is a passing of an era because John was signed by Saints manager Bill Dodgin in the late 40s, a heady time to be a Saints fan. My condolences to his wife and family. https://www.saintsplayers.co.uk/player/john-flood/

Written by a robot with no empathy or understanding how fans are actually feeling tonight. But there again that is to be expected. A club with no soul, no understanding, no plan, no heart and no culpability. Bereft of any responsibility to the mess they created. One word would have sufficed. SORRY.

The last manager we got from Plymouth went down a bomb I seem to remember.

Bollocks. What relegated us was not sacking Ralph earlier and then appointing someone decent. Had we done that Ralph would have been no more than a fading memory to all but one or two of his cultists clutching their pearls and his faded photograph to their hearts.

Glad you think it funny

100s of Saints fans still believing escape is possible on Twitter and that if we come out fighting blah blah blah. What these fans don’t realise is this bunch of players and this manager just don’t know how. That’s the simple and horrible truth.

I like the way you have your priorities sorted.

I haven’t got over the 1898 FA Cup semi final defeat in a snowstorm yet.

I think it was Semmens who described the transfer of Ings as “a no brainer”.

It’s looking like appointing Selles was another clanger. Might as well kept Jones for the laughs.

Incoherent football

Wow that was a depressing read

Yes he did say that. But after he went Spurs became his nos 1 club and still is.

Chivers was the one who disappointed the most. Southampton through and through yet threw his lot in with the north London yobboes.

To be fair he probably does know more about Saints than those two. Selles is not the man we need next season - he’s a Hokey Cokey sort of manager. He picks someone out of nowhere, drops him, reinstates him a month later then dispenses him to oblivion before bringing him back from nowhere.

it's bizarre the further we sink the more Ralph's reputation soars and he's not even managing at present. Last seen playing the piano on a cruise ship. So God forbid we are bottom of the Championship come November he should be in line to be the next Pope.

This morning’s Athletic article says Selles to go in the summer to be replaced by a coach rather than a manager. Personally I am old school and think a manager works better in domestic football. The players need guidance as well as coaching. Many still hold dear Poch’s abilities to man manage. Apparently we also considered Gerrard and Lampard post Jones which is a worry. This summer is going to tell us a lot as to the direction we will be going. Tanswell also anticipates Tella leaving.

To be fair (and you can only speak as you find) in the dealings I had with him he was really helpful and efficient. When the Echo sold up and evacuated its premises at Redbridge taking its archive to God knows where I suggested the club try and purchase the stuff relating to the club ie the Football Echos going back to 1898 plus the photographic archive he did his best and was very proactive but came up against Newsquest intransigence. I guess there are two sides to every story.

Ex Academy manager John Sainty has passed away aged 77. He was given credit for bringing Adam Lallana to the club among others. https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/club-news/club-mourns-passing-of-197071-promotion-hero-sainty/

I think they will stick with Selles - they really are that much out of their depth (and pocket).

That’s a long post to basically say out of the 3 Ralph is the least worst. You are probably right but the bar is so low you couldn’t get a puddle under it. The reason Ralph was popular was because he followed three crap managers. So out of the last 6 managers 5 have been dire and Ralph has won the beauty contest just by having a nice smile. No wonder this club are in the shit. Even in our other relegation seasons we still had a chance of staying up on the last day. This time we’ve been down since Xmas.

I had a feeling this thread would go well

A lot of froth in your post and also a load of crap

I dread 2 o’ clock and the unveiling of the team almost as much as the kick off. Just want to see 11 players who give blood while looking like they really want to attack.

I thought Dragan was the main “money man”?