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Managed to get a ticket five mins before the email arrived to say they were on sale. Happy days.

At times we have looked quite sharp, a few slick passes and we are almost through. Not been hugely impressed with Archer who seems to also receive the ball in the centre but his first touch takes him further left, meaning no real angle for shot. BBD has shown more enthusiasm and output than I’ve seen before. Not sure the “wee man” has a role starting in this team.

Even different socks would help!

I’m struggling with the two kits clashing. Why didn’t wear the away kit?!

Would have certainly had Bree in there as CB instead of Suggy. Gonna be an interesting afternoons watching for Mr Still.

Hoping we can get Still appointed. He has an achieved more than Rohl has and you’ve got to question the sanity of any fan who thinks its a Mad Nate style appointment. Listened to Still on a “high performance” podcast today and my only concern is that he is so ambitious. If this works out, I don’t think he would be here for that long.

No surprise really. Our two big signings were players we had on loan last season and then we could only manage fourth in the Championship. Get rid of Juric, get rid of the dead wood, get a decent manager (Rohl?) and a quality striker. That is what keeps you up. Look at Fulham with Mitrovic, Brentford with Toney, us with SRL. Stay up a season and then you can convince better players to join.

It’s just the same mistakes week after week after week. It didn’t work under RM and we are still in the aftermath of that. The pointless passing and defensive mistakes. I don’t think many of these players really want to be here anymore. Downes has gone downhill, Bednarek has reverted to below average. Personally, I couldn’t care less about the lowest points total. We go down whether we get 8 or 33. Means nothing. It will take a while to recover from but it will happen. The way we swept Swansea away shows that we will be fine again in the championship.

http://www.fawanews.com/Manchester United vs Southampton --- CH 2.html 🤞

Everybody called out for more direct, less messing around at the back. How many times already have we just given possession back with long punts from Ramsdale. The target is Aribo but it doesn’t work. Why can’t we have a sensible version of Russball. Pass and move but if you’re in the shite, you lump it. We seem to be playing a very confused way today. Good that the new gaffer is seeing this before the work starts tomorrow.

The problem we have got is we are stuck between Russball and russlessball. All the patterns of play and positioning is based around possession style, it seems that some are trying to keep on with that and some less so. Often means no clear pass available. All a bit futile now anyway at two down.

5-3-2 McCarthy, KWP, THB, Bednarek, Wood, Manning, Downes, Dibling, Fernandes, Tall Paul, Archer. Can’t change too much in three days. At times we’ve played ok like this. Maybe get the south coast version of “Quinn and Phillips” firing.

If it’s gonna happen then it needs to happen soon. We don’t want another transfer window getting players in for Russball and then give him the boot, leaving the new man with tippy tappy possessionists! I think that RM would probably get us out of the championship but isn’t close to the master tactician he think is he is in the Prem.

Initially I wasn’t convinced by RM. But then Wembley happened and I thought he deserved a crack at it. We have had some dodgy decisions, unlucky deflections but enough now. I have mainly been a RM supporter but to be five down at home at half time against an injury hit Spurs. My main concern is what the next appointment would be. Most like Lallana till the end of the season.

Maybe we will get five sent off and the game abandoned? Can’t see any way back for RM. He knows, we know it. Now everybody knows it.