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Arsene Wenger and Diego Simone. Emma Hayes of course 😉 i don’t think Pep Guardiola has either.

It is odd that the attention directed to the thread is by those highlighting this facet, so if they didn’t reply it would be attention seeker free! 🤪

…. And Canada and Mexico.

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The concerning issue is we haven’t beaten a top 10 side iirc. I think the highest placed club was Charlton and Leicester, who I think were 11th and 12th at the time we played them. Need to be able to compete with these teams if we want to climb higher.

Can’t beat the press, can’t do the press. It’s ugly football but it’s still 0-0 so there is hope. Tonda needs to changes things.

Seems Moody has fallen for the Portsmyths as well.

Probably thinking about how Leicester could react if we take it to them. Good teams will adapt if they are under pressure and cannot get the ball forward. let’s see if they do, how good they are and how Saints can still get at them.

Thanks, saw a post when Still said Charles contract negotiations was happening, it was due to end this season- should always check saints web posts! Didn't know about the option for another year for Romeu. Good news.

Charles and Romeu out of contract end of the season.

At least there is enough about Oriol that the captain label doesn’t matter. Can’t say that about others in the squad.

Because there are gaps in his coaching skills. As other interim/inexperienced coaches have proven, it doesn’t always make sense to continue because it’s not best to address some of these gaps and inadequacies while being first team coach. Besides, it’s not just getting the results but a clear indication he can get his message across to the players and the impact he is having is a positive one.

Same as most, I have the VHS somewhere in the house. May have a compact disc version as well! recently saw the highlights of the 3-1 win over the grey shirts and how precise MLTs finish was for his goal. How we missed that over the years.

Swansea were interested in him before, but appointed Sheehan as he did a ‘good job’ as interim manager. That didn’t end well.

It is unclear when Leicester will discover the outcome of this hearing, but many sources claim a final verdict is not expected until the end of this year at the earliest. Appeals could risk the row dragging on into the second half of the season. After rules were amended earlier this year, any sanction – including a points deduction – could be imposed this season with Leicester in the Championship. That uncertainty is threatening to cause great disruption in the chase for promotion. Leicester and the Premier League declined to comment.

It will be interesting to compare Sport Republic against Blue Crow. I don’t know how data driven SR but BC certainly have gone all in: Article here on blue crow how are led by Jeff Ludnow (baseball moneyball).

Yes, been going on for years. There is a whole section on the website, including meeting minutes.

May the odds be ever in your favour.

Well, teams are in the retro phase what with most going with a big centre forward these days. 4-4-2 will be back at some point.

Charlton have the same number of days to prepare, have a Manager in place that has got his team beating other teams with better players than themselves so don’t get your point. Also Jones has a personal motivation to beat us. Odds are with them for a win considering the current state of the two teams. If Saints can win, showing some intent, then fair play on the coach and players. It’ll be something different to what has happened so far in the season.

May as well let the players decide what they have to do for each match if the coach has no or little influence. it would save the effort and money of hiring and firing a manager/first team coach! Cannot see Saints winning at Charlton based on the last two games and the way Charlton have been playing. Charlton are ninth and Saints haven’t beaten anyone in the top half of the table.

Confirmed as Wolves manager. Three and a half year contract

Most managers will have an expiry date for a club, hopefully this appointment will be longer than we recently have, however, I can’t see Eckert bucking the trend. We’re the new Watford! Only down side to Rogers is the team’s defence tend to be weak at set pieces and crosses. Generally good going forward though and I can see him getting this squad to perform better.

The highest placed team saints have beaten is in thirteenth.

This is the issue, it’s not just changing the manager, but one that can change the culture and get a team out of the squad of players to get the points needed for the playoffs. If Romeu is coming in as the enforcer/respect the badge or fúck off type player, the manager needs to be able to make changes for the benefit of the team, not sure if SR will go that far, partly protecting their ‘assets’ and changing the management dynamic. Not that there are many Clough/Strachan types who are around at this level.