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We lost 2-0 to Bristol City. Blimey.

That’s put a few quid on Salisu’s price. Bad luck Newcastle.

And being subbed off! Belgium look old and slow

Gutting, isn't it. Penny pinching.

Just listened to Jose Fonte being interviewed in the pre-Portugal build up. I do hope he becomes Saints manager one day. What a good guy.

Do we think our first team would beat Qatar?

Yeah, but I THOUGHT it meant that anyway. 😉

Makes you wonder why we didn't get him in sooner. Ralph was so obviously a busted flush and we may have some more points on the board already. Guess he felt like he couldn't leave Luton just yet

Will be a bit jealous if Bournemouth get Bielsa tbh for all of the good mood music so far with Jones

superb post. thanks!

Enjoyed all his interviews. Says all the right things. Hope he gets a good and open reception from the players. Crucial he wins them over, perhaps with his reported individual presentation skills. Actually quite optimistic but needs buy-in all round.

Is Selles going too? Quotes tonight seem to suggest that. We are all Ralph’s men and women, he said.

Something to build on. Sort of.

What? Wow. Yay! Blimey. Hooray.

Gotta hope one of theirs misses. Has McCarthy been beaten at the near post on penalties too?

Uh oh. Pens. Not confident. Can we sub Keeper?

Spurs and Arsenal out. Liverpool held by Derby. West Ham by Blackburn. So in good company.

Or shots

JWP equalises

McCarthy in ‘shit goalkeeper’ shock

It's going to be a bit messy if he turns us down after all this.

The one thing the fans need to do is welcome him tonight, if he's there. Any boos are very counterproductive. I'm much more optimistic now having read up and watched him in interview than I was when he was first rumoured to be the one (although that may yet change). It's a gamble, but I quite admire the owners chutzpah in going against the grain and hopefully opting for the long-term rather than short term gain. Although of course survival is an absolute must. Not that that would be guaranteed with, say, Dyche. (if he would even have taken the job)

The one thing I thought very noticeable was how much he gets behind the players. Supports them, praises them, backs them up, refuses to take credit himself, which I think is laudable and might be one of the factors behind his getting good team spirit, something we lack. Whether or not he can inspire some of the more prima donnaish end of the players we have is another matter, but I suspect he is a good man manager at a different end of the spectrum to his (probable) predecessor. So those are at least positive elements. Also, as you say, a tricky interview for him to give at this moment.

(Literallly) just one example. Note use of authoritative tone as if has inside information (not just opinion). Warning. includes capitals for emphasis or something: 👋 Love, pleb. On 29/10/2022 at 23:19, FarehamSaintJames said: Ralph isn’t going anywhere. We haven’t got a good squad. This is SR’s business model, buy children and hope it works out. It isn’t working out. But SR will not be forking out another £50m this January. If any money is spent it needs to be on a backbone like Newcastle did last January, but it won’t happen, because now one will be forking out £10m on the crap in our squad like Diallo, Walcott‘s wages etc. Too many on here think real life is like FIFA where it all happens over night at the click of a finger. RALPH ISN’T GOING ANYWHERE. (FYI, I’m sick of the way we’re playing, setting up etc. The players need to grow a pair, they aren’t good enough. Simple as).

Charlie Austin, chief twat.