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Meanwhile at Staplewood

How are our attackers meant to build confidence when he chops and changea from one match (and half) to the next? The lack of a settled first 11 is really hurting us. It's nearly November. He should know who his first team are by now.

Against Blackburn our work off the ball was appalling. It was like watching a group of 8 year olds chasing a ball. We were reactive and everyone seemed to rush towards the person with the ball.

Substitutions should change the game in your favour rather than the opposition's. And shouldn't be just to give your bloated squad a sense of involvement. In his favour though is the willingness to drop Stephens, Bazunu and THB. Though playing Edwards at right back, Armstrong up front on his own or Fellows as a wing back cancels that out. We're just going into November and he doesn't know who his best team is.

Whatever we do in training doesn't work and hasn't for some time. However we scout new players doesn't work and hasn't for some time. However we recruit into leadership positions doesn't work and hasn't for some time. People come in and simply reinforce and enhance the broken culture already here. All roads lead to Sport Republic. Dragan has spent freely and the people he trusted with that money have managed the alchemy of turning gold into shit.

In many new jobs it's going to take you 5-6 months to get to the point where you're really delivering. The first couple of months are about figuring what goes where. Then where you can add some value. And, only then, can you start to make serious headway. Our recent DoFs have stayed long enough to turn the dog's arse they inherited into a bigger dog's arse then fucked off.

I'm pretty sure Lallana taking over to steer us out of the relegation zone is it getting worse.

McCarthy Roerslav Edwards THB Stephens Quarshie Wood Manning Fellows Scienza Armstrong

We'll have a great squad in League 1. Armstrong and Archer will score bucket loads at level.

Can't make any more subs either. Though, on the plus side, we can't make any more subs.

And now a red for Wellington.

Christ. 8 more minutes. We could concede more.

Watching the replay of the 2nd Blackburn goal it's telling there are 3 Blackburn players waiting for the rebound and no Saints players other than the keeper.

At least we have lots on defenders on to help defend our 2-1 loss.

And there it is. Still out

What the ever loving fuck is going is with this set of subs?

Chance to get a 5th CB on, surely.

And now Charles injured.

That went in the middle of the goal ffs

McCarthy shouldn't be missing that

Stephens on for Scienza?!?

I'd have thought our consistent track record of shit recruitment would mean no sane club comes in for people brought in by Sport Republic.

Remember how much better things were when we had Wood and Quarshie as CBs in a back 4?

21 shots, 8 on target. xG 3.26. No goals. The shocking thing was our complete inability to put any pressure on them in the last 20 minutes.

3 minutes into stoppage time and no shots from us. Saints content to stroke it around the center circle.