Lee On Solent Saint

We do realise that the object of the game is to put the round thing into the big nets between two white posts?

Has it? Not really interested

Not counting Onuacho, but I would have liked to have seen ABK be brought back in. Potentially the guy is going to be just training until January. At the very least we should be using these games to get him fit and show clubs that he can still play.

Swansea fans were delighted when Martin left too!

Blackmore questioning why ABK and TP aren't playing on Solent. Bet he doesn't ask Martin after the game why they aren't.

A playable assest like ABK left to sit out until January. This club is run by complete amateurs

Train

Like Roy Keane you mean? Or Jimmy Case? Either which are as far removed from Stephens as you can possibly get.

Storm

Fair enough if you think that. No drama. He got the job just because he was the longest serving player at the club. He's no more a captain than JWP was.

Not quite sure vilified is quite the right word. I've no doubt he cares for the club, but at the end of the day, he's just not good enough. We as fans have seen this and have known this for about the last five years or so. Yet Martin does not, a supposed professional football manager.

Probably something along the lines of we don't try to be clever and we defintely don't try to be Man City.

Don't really think anyone was happy with Jones either. Galling to say, but even Bournemouth can identifiy half decent managers, if they can, why the fuck do we make it so difficult?

He's not a leader in any way shape or form.

SR are idiots and pretty naive as owners go, but surely they are that stupid to tell Martin his job is guaranteed even if we do go down.

Would be amusing if we both ended up relegated come the end of the season. Avoiding each other again.

Be just our luck that we appeal and the red gets overturned.

In form goal scorer?

I'd question that, being competitive does not mean the odd twenty to thirty minutes each match, and that was only in two of the four matches played so far.

Do you really think Archer was the nominated penalty taker? He looked terrified taking that penalty. As for your assumption that we would win the game 1-0, am sorry but that is absolute bollocks. Yes, it was an improvement, but even though we played well for thirty minutes, we still had nothing to show for it.

Agree with that about younger fans. It's making it harder to get tickets in other areas of the ground as quite rightly parents want them to sit and actually see the game. I go with my Dad, who is in his 70's and my 12 year old, and by the time the members window opens, the majority of seats have gone in the family areas.

It makes no sense at all. How long do you give him? Another 6 games? 10 games? If we are favourites for relegation, I'd like to see us at least be competitive and have a go at avoiding the drop. If this continues any longer we will be cut adrift before we know it. There is no in game management from Martin. We are weak as a team. The penalty yesterday was farcical. Absolutely no way should Archer have been given the kick. Penalty takers need to be decided pre match, not during the game. Looked to me like nobody really wanted the responsibility of taking it. What's the point of playing well for 30 minutes if your still getting dicked three nil?

In my opinion it's just soundbites. I don't believe for one moment that he actually thinks he is wrong on anything. He says that because he thinks he has to.

I think we have lost the ability to defend full stop.

Maybe it was me just reading between the lines, buts thats kinda the impression I got.