Miltonaggro

By Christmas he’ll look like Bob Geldoff!

Whist being the most zen man in Europe...

When we went down I posted that Sport Republic needed to avoid trying to ‘think outside the box’ in the championship. There is an existing template. Bring in a manager who can galvanise support and focus on power and experience through the spine of the team. Don’t overthink, Luton got promoted from this league FFS! Essentially replicate what Leibherr and Cortese did via Pardew and Adkins the last time we hit the buffers. Build confidence in the punch-drunk fanbase and actually get back to the prem before trying to revolutionise it. Most of the traditional fanbase seemed to want this in one form or another. Instead, it seems that the Board are pushing a version of what we saw last year, and the fanbase is currently seeing what they are not. The atmosphere at St Mary’s was pretty decent v Norwich and QPR compared to recent seasons, but it’s apparent to the watching public that there are more problems than players ‘getting used to the system’. I like Martin, he seems a good man, but he was a punt after Maresca turned us down. Unless things resolve relatively quickly it feels like the atmosphere is going to get toxic much quicker than it did last season.

If Sports Replublic go for an ex Brighton manager he’ll need the goldmine effect and to intellectually exist well outside the box, my money would be on Sami Hyypia (23%).

Martin’s renowned close control, primarily in terms of hairstyling, should provide inspiration for Walker-Peters who has lost his way recently.

The plot thickens 😂

Alternatively, if we are going down the Miss Marple route, maybe Wilcox and Board didn’t want to back his judgment beyond Manning - this season’s Bree? Guess is Piroe and Grimes would have put a big dent in the recoup!

More like Mrs Slocombe!

His mind seems elsewhere, may improve once the lawsuit against Tony & Guy is settled in his favour.

Jason Wilcox needs to rein it in a bit!

I think with Wilcox in the senior overseeing role it’s a case of actions speak louder than words. I like the cut of his jib so far, decent summer window for a punch-drunk relegated championship club, and think he buys into the realist football as a ‘results driven business’ ethic. He’s seeing what we are seeing and if it continues to the detriment of the club then he’s either going to intervene or double down - I think it will be the former when it happens. When RM was appointed it was a punt, not clear whether he’s the Board’s man or JW’s and doesn’t really matter now, here we are. At the time I thought they’d likely give Martin until December even if we were off pace. Jones had 14 games, Selles 17, Martin has had 7. Would be surprised at an intervention until the end of this year but heigh ho!

Back in May I would have gone for Veira, and likely he would have chosen us over Strasbourg. Think he would have been tailor made for us in this league - c’est la vie!

The trolleys at Asda Pontypridd beckon.

Is he a DJ now?

Were you watching his positioning and the way he was marshalling defenders at set pieces, also presence when Saints were attacking? I thought he looked like a solid all round pro. Our ‘forwards’ seemed to get fuck all change out of him!

Thanks for that, was going from the programme. Your keeper looked a fucking unit last night.

Conceding at home after twenty seconds is a disgrace. Doing so after being torn apart by also rans in the last game exacerbates that. Vardy ‘celebrated’ by running towards the family section goading and laughing at the home fans. How do you think other large provincial clubs should or would react to those two variables? How would Leeds or Boro or Sunderland fans react per se? If that little rat Vardy had tried that the last time we were in this division he would have got a more ‘traditional’ reaction. I thought that the home crowd stayed loyal and onside until the debacle developed in the second half. The Leicester fans were extremely quiet at 2-1 and only came to life when it was clear they were playing men v boys. How much shit should saints fans take before they’ve had enough humiliation to complain. Our fans are not difficult. They are nervous, passive and cynical because they are bloody punch drunk.

You have to say for play to Maresca as his side were everything Saints were supposed to be last night. Positioning, nous, pace, and desire. If ever you want a textbook illustration of men versus boys this was it, watching the rat faced fuck Vardy bullying Taylor-Bellis and laughing at our defenders and fans off the ball was the icing on the cake. Every time we threatened there were two ranks of defenders and a keeper in Hermandsen who looked like a brick shithouse, organising and resetting what was in front of him. Last night we looked like a league one team who had drawn a Premier League side in the cup. Another point was that it seems that Leicester have managed to galvanise their remaining‘prem quality’ players post transfer window whereas ours, Adams, KWP, Alcaraz and Sulemana (aside from his 20 min showreel) looked like they’d rather be anywhere else than at st Mary’s. Martin should be able to get a tune out of this lot in this league, and a genuine rocket and reaction against Ipswich is a minimum to indicate competence and signal hope!

Quite, quite beautiful. This sonnet could easily extend to several verses: Fuck off Westwood you inbred nonce God bless Chris Marsden, star baldy bonce Bernie Terrapin level at least.

Agree, and looking forward to it, even after Sunderland. Think we will win 2-1.

Unleash the Bazunettes:

This is unfair as it's clear that he wouldn't be able to pick a basket of eggs up. Club are aware, and he's currently doing some great tricep conditioning work with a six pack of Fortnum & Mason quails eggs, but we are a couple of years away from a full basket. For goodness sake give him time.

Who has scored for saints MB?

Game being used to trial an experienced local goalie being brought in as a mentor to young Gavin Bazunu, Damien or David Icke I think he’s called.

You did, this message board is a paragon of harsh reality.