OneMrsWallace

Maybe I've,not read this correctly but you seem to be implying Russell Martin wasn't at fault for our current position? If so, that's truly baffling. Maybe our players aren't good enough but he picked them and he picked the system they played. And to be honest, we only need to pick up 6 more points between now and the end of the season to show they are better without the moron. Low bar right?

Good luck to him. I hope it results in a few decent wins. Shouldn't be like this though - a manager coming in before Christmas yet knowing we're already down for fucks sake. Even in the difficult 90s we were always fighting to the last few games.

I have it on good authority the candidates today were: Gregg Wallace, Harry Potter, Ted Lasso, Father Christmas (can you imagine singing 'Father Christmas red and white army' - and the Ted Bates statue. Tough choice. I'm going to lie down.

No obvious patterns from us and players look disinterested. Oh well.

Weaker Liverpool team tonight. We know how that worked out for us on Sunday. I'd bluff the players and tell them the new manager is watching from the stands tonight in disguise 😂

Especially for the remainder of this season. 😁

I know very little about the names being mentioned and I feel a little bit panicked about the situation - so I'd argue I'm in the perfect position to sit on the recruitment panel 😂

No, he'll be interviewing for the Man City job. Pep will happily make way. A guttsy but ultimately futile performance from Saints. I'm going 2-1 to Liverpool.

Somebody will always want to manage a PL club, even in our position. Maybe the sensible decision is an experienced PL manager with a contract until the end of the season. Then review in the summer after we're likely relegated - but at least we might show some fight in games. Then again, this is SR so who knows!?

I'm really enjoying this season. I used to believe that you needed to score goals, keep clean sheets and gain points. Players had to play in the positions they had been coached to play in since the age of 16. They had to do tackles and so forth. Under no circumstances should they gift the oppo a goal per game, within the first 5 minutes. They were meant to try and entertain their supporters. BUT thanks to Russell Martin I now realise how wrong I was. Watching the other team outplay us is clearly the way forward. Who need goals of our own when we can enjoy loads of theirs. I can now laugh every week at the team selection. The one negative for RM is that we've collected 5 points this season. I'm sure we're all disappointed with that but I'm confident Russ won't allow any more of that nonsense. Can't wait for Liverpool on Wednesday. Fortune favours the brave!!! Love you all, kiss kiss.

I think you're confusing possession of the ball with being competitive. We've been competitive in very small patches in maybe three games but I'm genuinely pleased you look forward to each game. I always want us to win but I also want a manager who is flexible and understands when things aren't working. Remember that fans have spent decent money supporting the team and they deserve better than this shit show.

Bottom line is that his plan/style is not producing results and probably never will with this squad. His failure to accept that and then move on to an alternative that might suit his squad, even if it's temporary to try and keep us up, is a sign of arrogance and irrationality. Neither are good characteristics in a leader. All we can do is witness the slow motion car crash. Anyone got another comedy carol to cheer us up?

We should get Rudolph the red nosed reindeer in to the team. He can 'hoof' the ball.

Silent Night, 'Holy Shit!' Night The First Go-el (Scored by Spurs of course) Away! Not in to danger Not forgetting the three gifts we bring Spurs - goals, nonsense and Russhair

I thought that too. Didn't he say something along the lines of I don't know how to teach them these things anymore? That's not a manage who's usually around for long.

This.

Spot on. It's an insult to all our supporters but especially when they trek away in shit weather to witness another shit performance. And as for Adam Blackmore talking about needing to buy goals in January - laughable, we had all summer to do that and we will be practically relegated by then anyway. The whole thing is like living in a bad nightmare. Happy Christmas 😂

Apparently neither does the owner, the board, the manager and probably the few decent players we have, because they'll go elsewhere. Shocking situation. If they're banking on immediate promotion again, they're idiots. Staying on topic though, 3-1 Villa without breaking sweat.

I feel that didn't age well.

Unless it's a 30 yard worldy, I can't see a goal from us in that line up. So once they score, it's game over, just try and keep it to a minimum. I'll now stop stating the bleeding obvious and make a start on the beers to numb the pain.

I reckon the Saints players are already in the dark 😉

I know Wood is bad but I don't think he's dead.

Way better second half than that pathetic effort at Wolves. Seems we may have learnt something at last. Good point against a good team. Shame the one critical VAR decision was poorly handled but we just have to accept it. I feel weirdly content despite the awful first half performance.

He was beyond the ball, and from the angle behind the goal it's a natural movement and had no opportunity to affect the outcome with some vague raising of his heel. It did nothing to impact either their defenders, keeper or direction of the ball. Wrong decision, poor refereeing.

Some form of horrible defeat. Is it me, or does it all just feel a bit weird. Like being in the football version of purgatory.