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By mixing it up I mean the occasional long high hoof works (as long as you have a decent forward who has a bit of power). You still see plenty of goals scored via Route 1. Keeping the ball makes sense only if you have an end product or intention. Martin might be a great bloke and all that, he does come across well but I am not convinced we are going to be so taken in by the way he will set us up to play. I sincerely hope I am wrong, I really do because we all want to believe we have a bright future.

There’s no doubt Martin is erudite and plausible. He also sounds decisive and committed. But I remain concerned with his predilection with possession football and playing out from the back. Would prefer him to mix it up a bit at the very least. Dogma can be a weakness. We will know more after half a dozen games I guess.

Vardy off to Saudi Arabia apparently. A marriage made in heaven

We live in depressing times - open your eyes 😀

According to Fabrizio Tino is off for 12m

Next season they might withhold the fixture list for a laugh. Does it really matter? I suppose the answer is it’s always a good marketing ploy for selling STs to whet your customers appetites by a drip feed of info. For instance The Echo always did a photographic page of the players training the first day back (usually at the BT ground).

It’s quite something when none of us seem to know what day the players return for pre season. Nothing like keeping the fans up to speed.

I wonder come the season’s end whether RM as a manager will have a positive win over defeat stat.

That’s it. Thank you

I did on this forum. And MLT went mental at me. I was also threatened with the police by the Irish fellow (name escapes me) who was fronting up the consortium. Leon Crouch also went mad at me and then asked for my help to try and recoup his money. I still have all the paperwork.

Yes. Someone else who should shoulder blame. His due diligence was negligent.

MLT is still in denial about PINACLE. I have seen all the paperwork, spoken to some of the key players and it was all bogus. All of them were con men who lied to Leon and fleeced him to the tune of half a million. No wonder Liebherr and Cortese were so pissed off with Le Tissier. His insistence his consortium was genuine came really near to us losing Liebherr.

Well the fact he hasn’t been able (as of yet) to bring his assistants with him is not ideal.

I was looking at hearing how the new Mesiah (Wilcox) is faring now he has presumably got his feet under his desk at Staplewood. Maybe a photo of him talking to the campus chefs? An article about the day in the life of a security guard? I think it’s called filling a vacuum or engaging with the fan base as they ponder renewing their STs. We March on.

You would obviously like to think so and it is allowed to tell the fans if they are. But all I hear is the sound of silence. Trouble is Ron, I just don’t trust them at the present after that shit show season. I had high hopes I really did. They talked the talk, Brentford etc but, well, you know as well as I how bad it was last year. I know patience is a virtue but the fans have every right to be twitchy, especially as there are doubts about Martin’s ability.

Stuck into ensuring that we improve on what was our worst ever season in our 138 year history. That might take a little more than just turning up the day the players pitch up. There is a helluva lot of work needs doing behind the scenes. Yes it might be going on in the background but with this lot I’m not sure and let’s face it there’s been bugger all communication to that effect.

After the misery of last season and with the morale of the fan base at rock bottom the last thing needed is a protracted month long recruitment of the new manager especially as he comes not exactly with the endorsement of the fans from his previous two clubs. I don’t know how much Sports Republic are in control of the situation but this period in the doldrums, while not critical, is just compounding the aura of malaise that has hung over St Mary’s for well over a year.

Surely you can keep the basic red and white stripes but come up with a new slant?

No originality. We’ve been there, done that it would have been nice to have come up with something new and different. Hardly inspirational. But having said that the kit is not as important as getting the right manager in.

Fabrizio Romano tweeted it and his credentials are right up there

Good point

Any inkling why he hasn’t been officially announced? The compensation reason is starting to feel like a red herring as those sort of stand offs don’t last that long. Perhaps he is on holiday? I remember Rupert Lowe appointing David Jones while the latter was on the beach somewhere. Either way it would be nice to get a few ducks in a row especially with a large playing turnover appearing likely.

I normally wouldn’t be too worried not having a manager in the weeks following the end of the season but I have so little faith in Sports Republic I am starting to twitch. And then having been told that their preferred choice (Pep’s nos 2) is joining Leicester my faith goes down one more notch. A lot of Championship teams are back in training next week so the days are running out. There is a lot of work to be done.

I know someone who has played with him and knows him well who reckons he would be a good buy for us. One of the best midfielders in the Championship and is more attacking than JWP. Also a top fella.

Maybe it’s the dross we’ve had to put up with over recent seasons? I must admit I have fallen out of love with the game somewhat. Not just Saints (that’s in the DNA), but football in general. The money men have corrupted it as a competitive sport. It’s happening in cricket too, not to mention golf. I let off a bit of steam and frustration on this forum. I apologise.