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Quite. If SR appointed Slaven Bilic, or a younger Neil Warnock or Harry Redknapp with a long record from promotions, that’s what they’d expect. But Russell Martin admitted himself post-match at Wembley he was a gamble. Dragan needs to dissolve SR as currently constituted, get some other high worth investors on board and definitely a proper DoF for the umbrella. He might think he’d be stuffed without Rasmus’s data and systems but a high profile agent like Mendez would have access to similar kit whilst the scouting network was rebuilt (which has been needed at SFC since Mitchell left). Wolves did well in their promotion season with a strategic recruitment to an agent. Why not try it? Rasmus and his mate/s are killing Dragan’s investments at all three clubs.

It’s not unusual in contracts but I agree that given Martin’s modest record that it was too generous and didn’t reward genuine high performance. Finishing 4th was what was expected. McKenna in 2nd, that was over and above. But look at how SR handled the Jones saga as well. There’s a huge chasm of commercial acumen and experience. A lot of us have got someone like Rasmus at work - a leader with the ‘ideas’ but no practical experience or ability to make them work in real life. Not a surprise that they can’t get basics like contracts and recognition right.

Know what you mean. I loved it when Leicester came to SMS in WGS’s first season, rock bottom, and were singing ‘we’re shit and we’re 2-0 up’. These days it would go ‘how shit must you, we’re winning 2-0’. I think it did come out in the Leicester home game tbf.

Unless Dragan grows a pair and deals with the fact his organ grinder is out of his depth so far that it makes the old Southampton Central Baths feel like the Atlantic Ocean, little chance of that. In his shoes, I’d be heading to a top sports partnerships law firm and seeing how I could dissolve his and Kraft’s shares, and get some practical football industry experience on the SR board. Dragan hasn’t shown much chance that will happen though or he’s got the backbone to execute it and restructure SR.

What if it was gallows humour or songs which were critical of the manager or club instead in the second half? I can understand why people aren’t in the mood to belt out OWTS with the most turgid football since Pellegrino and arguably Branfoot. If the style of play quickened beyond testimonial pace and we actually got shots and crosses in, that’s what helps sustain the visiting supporters.

At least it would stop whichever stupid buffoon at the club it was from allegedly signing Bamford in January,

Bad Wolf’s other login perhaps? Another ultra fan putting the manager above the club. Definitely on a wind-up but I can’t be bothered, especially given the puff piece Rasmus gave to BBC Football tonight. Enjoy SMS with 14k rattling around it next season you loyal SR troopers. Be warned it sure looked empty in 08/09. Hey, if the husk of a club left gets Man U in the 3rd round of the FA Cup the 7k STH zealots can wave their season tickets.

It certainly does read like it.

At least the training ground allotment would be very productive with all of the crop spraying and weather controlled by the authorities.

Russell’s wooing of the nationals is paying dividends and probably suits Rasmus’s agenda if SR is divided. Straight out of the Jeremy Wilson/Les Reed blowing smoke up one’s posterior school. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/clyr6g4d0weo

Squad is too big anyway as a result of more examples of the worst player recruitment in England. Player-manager Lallana it is then.

Er, shall we skip the football today? Tonight’s pair of beers are Hive Mind Pollen Pale Ale from Wales, hazy and infused with 🐝 pollen. Low in alcohol but not taste, floral, fruity, not too bitter and almost a chewy texture. Last but not least is a more familiar autumn beer, Badger Cranborne Poacher. It promises wild fruits, liquorice, and chocolate malt. I think it delivers, on the sweeter side offering the palate damsons, blackberries and other bramble fruits, and liquorice bite from the slightly spicy hops. Stronger by far than the first offering at 5.7%.

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https://www.rasmusankersen.com/about/

Friend of mine from Swansea did a Postgrad at Pompey Uni and rented a house around the Goldsmith Ave area. Heard booing at the final whistle most weeks and said it reminded him of home.

Dyche only has a goatee and lacks luxuriant Lego-type hair. He’s a bit too old school for vaping and skinny jeans as well. Wouldn’t be on Rasmus’s black box therefore. Does have bags of actual top level football management expertise but that’s over-rated apparently.

Isn’t Paul Doswell at Sholing now and Kelvin at Eastleigh or am I confused? Adam is in a difficult spot and Martin has been rude to both him and Alfie. The club can just pull the shutters down. They don't do it to the national media of course. PS - your username is a great summary of what most of us think of Martin, Rasmus and SR 😉

Is there an option four - have Jones, Selles or Martin manage Saints, or cutting off our cocks with a rusty butter knife?

You’re right, I got the first two the wrong way around. Brighton was Boxing Day and Gavin’s nightmare in front of the cameras.

First game was Lincoln home and then Liverpool away IIRC

Commonality between the three SR clubs https://www.rasmusankersen.com/about/

You know me. Stamping on people’s dreams and all that 😉

Didn’t know Sky had adopted BBC Breakfast’s background 😉

But they need the £££ to do it. Needs a couple more major investors and buy the Danish duo of the partnership, or make them full-time employees of say Goztepe.