Saint Gifford

Chuck all our money on Jose, according to Talk Shite today he is looking for a Prem club at the bottom he can work his magic on for 2 years. Like that would ever happen. But watching the game tonight, how did Leicester do what they did against us. Forget 10 men that should make us stronger. Forrest ?????? Yes Wood perhaps but really can we not go and find someone. Academy, are we wrapping them up in cotton wool, surely it cannot be worse if we chuck a real superstar in and see what happens. If we have one. Yes I have had experience of academies, not Saints. It’s irrelevant at the moment who the manager or coaching staff is at the level we appear to be looking at. Jose does like to play up, call his bluff and say go on then. But seriously I’d like someone that has a plan A B and C, DURING the game. ***Talk Shite did play what appears to be Jose after last nights game. ***Disclaimer.

I wonder if he watched the first half of Barca, Bayer last night. I’m not saying we have the same players. But at least both tried something different. Not a fan of either team particularly, but wow what a first half. RM, you can try different things 🤷‍♂️

Wolves had it covered perfectly tbf. Well at least for the first 7 mins. Jokes to one side it had to take them to injury time to win it on Sunday. It will take a miracle, or RM to actually take the handbrake off, for us to get a result. Stranger things have happened 🥴🥴

I hate to say it, I really do. But time to move on from British coaches. Not the individuals fault just the corrupt FA making a fortune from their Pro licence badges. That’s unfortunately why we have ended up with a German in charge of the National team. Without exception all English managers can not adapt these days, precisely what the FA DNA and pathway are teaching them. It’s 10s of thousands of pounds to get a pro licence with the FA, and about a decent weekend away on the IOW with pretty much every other European nation. I am a very proud Englishman, but when it comes to football management and coaching we are F?!’ed.

Correct. I am struggling to think of a realistic alternative. Not the talk of Potter ect, just a genuine replacement. I’m guessing it would be someone that Dragan would have more of a say in. So are we going experienced unknown European. Probably now our best bet.

Correct. I am struggling to think of a realistic alternative. Not the talk of Potter ect, just a genuine replacement. I’m guessing it would be someone that Dragan would have more of a say in. So are we going experienced unknown European. Probably now our best bet.

Best manager we have ever had. What a team talk what substitutes. We will be lucky to keep hold of him at this rate. England are Shona sign him. Just about to have 10 pence now.

Swindon ??????

I admire him for stick to a principle. However he is not Pep who tbf is making a couple of errors himself. Nothing against our team, but we are not world class Champions League winners. Please can we play the Saints way, oh dear just conceded goodnight…,,

As a lot have said, everyone has there level in football. He is a great guy with a great plan. I think his problem is he is not flexible enough, not willing to completely change formation and or style of play at half time, or 60 minutes even the last 10. At our level with the players we can afford we have to be more creative with formations and phases of play. I guess we are restricted to a budget. If that is RM, it is what it is.

SR are doing thier playing and management staff shopping at Aldi at the moment. We will never shop at Waitrose, but I would be happy with Tescos, or Sainsbury’s. I genuinely think SR didn’t buy the club to get relegated in the first season, and I assume they thought we were an established Prem side. January I think will answer a few questions about their commitment to the club. I thought Ramsdale looked like the start of things to come, but that’s a sticking plaster. My guess is they have underestimated the financial implications of running a Prem Club. Which includes scouting network a very big salary for an experienced top flight manager. Then the question of players. Agreed they have been shafted by the likes of Wilcox ect, but that is even more the cause for Alarm as where is the back up plan . We can stay up I think, but needs a big rethink.

He’s a good manager, otherwise wouldn’t be at the level he is. He would be plying his trade in non league. However to be a very good manager you have to have a conviction of a plan and style of play. But crucially know when to switch to a different style and strategy if it’s not working. We have a very good team that I think are more than capable of staying away from a relegation fight.(Keeper situation sorted). He just needs to be so much more flexible, and who knows what could happen. A couple of players who are supposedly struggling playing slightly differently, either further out wide, slightly deeper or even just out and out attack, whatever could be the magic answer. Summed up, we look to structured. Like an academy would play, pass the ball there release that player there. Just need to play with so much more freedom. Oh and can we use the whole pitch, not these zones that we play in.

Good window. JWP on loan to Forest. I get not in WH’s new manager plans. But it wasn’t long ago people were talking about why is he not going to the Euros. He would have done a great job for us on loan this season.

Good player, I have no idea but felt like he took our opportunity to go on to bigger and better teams. A great player, because it takes so much commitment and dedication to earn a pro contract with any team. I applaud him for that. Just can’t help feeling he thought he was better than us, and didn’t help that his finishing wasn’t upto an out and out number 9. Wish him all the best as he has played his part in a Saints shirt.

I’m panicking now, are we about to lose our Russell………………..

Academy football imo ruined my lads ability. That’s a league one club. Just concentrated in the big lads. All released after 2 year scholarship as a lot of his old team mates that he knows, have now started to turn up with his men’s team and others. They are so far behind technically because as you say they have all been caught up. Fortunately released before scholarship, went to play Futsal and grassroots and got back to the ability before he was picked up at 7 years old. Played step 5 and 6 since 16. Now Trialing at step 1 for next season. Gareth said it himself last night that we weren’t great on the ball. That says it all for me. The FA need to completely review their training manual, and why FA pulled all the funding for Futsal is just crazy. Changing the manager for another foreign superstar manager is a waste of time. It’s too late just inheriting the same players that have gone through imo a system that doesn’t really work.

Hit the nail on the head. England coaching isn’t at the forefront. We do have some very good technical players all the way down the pyramid. Imo coaching and FA are ignoring technical ability, they even closed the futsal program a couple of years ago. Feel for Southgate, but historical coaching programs and scouting needs a bit of a revisit for me.

Sorry how Bellingham has kept his place is a mystery. The petulant 5 year old at the end. Sorry he isn’t the inly one but kept imo some good players out of the starting 11.

Kind to have disagree on the most footballers have an ego thing. Plenty of grounded players, and in particular focused Strikers that go on what they do on the pitch. Plenty that ignore the noise, plus I’d want an out and out striker that is scoring every couple of games. Thats down to the DOF to put the right players together. Take the point need someone to stick it in the net, but would not want an egotistical player rocking the boat in the dressing room. That just causes a nightmare. I’m sure we can find the right player, I don’t know the attitude or the player, but the pool to fish in is pretty big over all the leagues including non league.

Good chance of another Final. Need to pull the rabbit out of the hat against probably Spain though. IMO this tournament for every team is up there as one of the most boring, lack of any quality euros for a long time. Turkey, Austria, Georgia could come away pleased. Apart from that utter b?,.cks. I guess the record books won’t show that however, just whoever wins it. Come on England……….

Failed to get in for them in a by-election in Kingswood Bristol a few months ago. Now turns up in Great Yarmouth. Nice to see he is committing to his local community again. 😂😂😂😂

This has got a stubborn Southgate saying I know better than every England fan, every pundit, every sports journalist ect ect. Im Gareth Southgate and I know better than everyone. I need to protect my 5 million a year job, or what ever it is. He will be lucky to get an U7s village team after this. No disrespect to all those U7s teams as you can do a lot better than this !”@‘

Wow, just wow…………………

Just embarrassing from the English contingent. We have this to look forward to next season…………

Man Utd probably won’t want him anymore after the display so far. Oh dear me if RM goes south in the first few weeks of the season, Ramus will be consulting his books and adding 2 and 2 together. Please no, don’t do it please..,,,,,,,,,, (Bookmark this as a hopeless comment when we win the Euros)