Oldandtired

Hell, he must have been bad…

And there were many more that went straight to their intended target…..

Sorry, no he's not. And as for giving him game time hoping he'll improve you just can't do that these days. If you're in the championship then you won't make the top, if you're in the PL you will definitely make the bottom. He needs a season in league one or two just to see if he really has got what it takes to be a top class goalkeeper. Having watched him over this season unfortunately I'm not sure he has.

Really? https://x.com/awaydays_/status/1791738402267607436?s=46

Just a bit on McCarthy... I know he's on big money but to me his performances over the last few games have proved what a consummate professional he is. From being third choice basically just helping in the pre-match kickaround to being the anchor of the defence is a measure of the man. No tantrums, no hissy fits, just getting on with it. Top man.

What. A. Night. That is all....

And that could be the problem. In a one off, winner takes all scenario you can take nothing for granted. See, we are already assuming we’re going to get through tonight….

Very eloquent

Tbh I thought THB had a bad game, just didn’t seem to be on it.

But I think you can make a pretty good educated guess….

I've often wondered if all the players that are slated as being bad are only bad in the system imposed on the team by Martin. You don't really need flair players or players who can conjure up a piece of magic now and then. As long as their first touch is reasonable and they can pass a ball 5 yards then they're in. I do find it interesting that some of the players we labelled as not good enough for our team have blossomed elsewhere in a different system.

Pompey... it's a bit nearer to Brighton too

Given the current style and level of play I think we’re damned if we do and damned if we don’t at the moment. By that I mean if we do happen to be promoted because the manager seems unable to adapt his style of play no matter what players we manage to bring in like this season he will get found out pretty easily. I shudder to think what some of the top teams and managers would do to us. That’s the damned if we do. The damned if we don’t is if we don’t get promoted playing the same style under RM when the loaners and more gifted players depart for greener pastures. We supposedly have one of the best squads in the championship but we still can’t make it work. Imagine trying goal area tippy tappy with even less capable players than we have at the moment. I don’t doubt that RM is a very decent fellow, but that doesn’t make a capable football manager. IMO he has been found out latterly this season and his limitations have been laid bare for all to see.

The way things are going it saddens me to say I don't think we're going to have a lot of choice about that.

I want to hear him say I'm not good enough to manage at this level, I resign. Inept, in denial, one trick pony.

Until teams found out how easy it was to play through us and the manager refused to change his system.

And when was the last time they demonstrated that?

And Bazunu doesn't? Bloody hell. Can't stop a shot to his left, can't deal with crosses, first touch is terrible in the goal area tippy tappy stakes, need I go on?

What, like the keeper? I’m gone….

Probably about the same as a Bazunu error leading to a goal.

I'm undoubtedly in a minority of one but I always thought McCarthy was a pretty good shotstopper. It's when he had to play the system of tippy tap across the box that's when it found him out. I believe it was partly because of this that RM didn't fancy him.

Because for some reason we need to moan and need a target for this. We would probably all go crazy if it was a perfect world supporting Saints. Nothing to moan about? Nooooooooo.........

Not quite what I said but certainly to use your quaint way of putting it as far as automatic promotion goes, which at one stage was well within our grasp, we certainly is fucked innit.

Yep, we did win a few.... until opposing managers did what they were paid for and found out how it wasn't that hard to play against us.

Could have cut and pasted this so many times this season, that's the disappointment