Miltonaggro

If you were to ask Siri to locate the biggest, and least self-aware, narcissistic bell-end in Christendom, per se: https://www.rasmusankersen.com/

At the moment it could well be insurance fraud, like in the movie the Producers, only football. Here’s a pre-takeover pic of Dragan and Rasmus which should have raised suspicions:

Many of our neighbours to the far east are proudly the children of the East End slum clearances after WW2, many still use cockney rhyming slang. My guess is that on hearing that there were a thousand 'Stoke on Trent' men in Southampton yesterday that they made the short trip and tried their luck in a few boozers before kick off.

Sideways and back?

Perhaps Whitey, foreseeable. We might find out in the next two games.

It did look like that, totally flat and toothless. Brooks was clearly just going through the motions but weird to see Fraser so off the pace.

It felt rather like the prelude and early days of the Nathan Jones debacle albeit with a more socially aware and less grating and irritating candidate. Terrifyingly, on paper Jones probably had the better CV in terms of relative success. These choices say much more about Sport Republic incompetence than fanbase tolerances and unreasonable expectations - and both the Board and their online fluffers need to accept this. Basic competence gets us back to the top division - where we had been for twelve years when they took over - consolidation comfortably keeps us there. Neither seem overly likely right now.

I think the most positive thing in such circumstances is to invoke the Eric Black defence. The current club malaise is clearly down to this dictatorial shortarse Mancunian chancer. A poundshop Napoleon who doesn’t even speak French!

Sad fucks central, damp squib edition…

Who says that you can’t smell a picture!

Flat as a witch’s tit today and if you’re trying to think of a one word summary - turgid! Really odd performance, and only players who looked like breaking through were Edozie, Aribo and Armstrong. Fraser was a yard slow and positioning all wrong, Mara might as well be a fucking hologram, Brooks looks like he’s playing because his family are being held hostage on Dragan’s yacht.

Or an adult. First things first.

‘Cup Final’ number 8, for anyone still counting.

Today illustrates that the longstanding fear of this lot choking in the play offs is totally founded in reality. What a balls up!

When he takes over at Brighton in the summer he will.

Were they in the directors' box at St Marys?

No, not at all, it’s coincided with the formation of the premier league and money coming into the game - football as leisure commodity / entertainment. As Badger says above fans would have a moan of course, they did with LM and CN, but it was about support through thick and thin to a large extent. First real concerted pressure applied from saints fans in my time was Branfoot and that was deserved. FWIW I think our fanbase is more reasonable in expectation than the vast majority of comparative clubs.

Must build some proper momentum into those final four games. Predict the shoehorn and another needlessly nervy win to avoid the supporters gaining too much confidence 2-1.

Yes, that would likely be the majority view.

How about this type of thing with blue shorts? Bit different:

My position last May was that the worst thing that Sport Republic could do is overthink the Championship and on reflection they’ve done just that. Martin on experience and track record was a left field gamble and so were our critical signings, whilst sticking with others who clearly struggled last year. We might still go up of course but this looks in the balance with a brittle squad lacking in character when it comes to seeing out games or finding another gear. THB, Downey and Fraser are top players in this league but there will be a reluctance to fully buy in from experienced loan players like Brooks and Rothwell, and that’s perhaps foreseeable. Plus Martin’s tactics and selections would likely see us destroyed in the league above, even if SR made funds available. Knowing Sport Republic if we choke the playoffs they’ll stick with their man at least until midway next season when we sit solidly in mid-table treading water, by then you’ll be looking at a 2.5 season rebuild. To be fair to Martin he would never have been my choice so hard sell, but he seems committed and overall a decent man, I just don’t think he’s right for Southampton.

You have to factor in the Ankersen factor, that in all probability he hasn’t the faintest idea what he’s doing. Could be Wilcox wanted Maresca and when that fell through Rasmus had already identified a lower league Pep lite to sate his Man City on sea fetish. Wilcox was ‘sod it’ let’s try it.

Martin might brave up now that Wilcox no longer has his probationary balls in the vice. Thankfully we have the redoubtable Lumley to step in.