Willo of Whiteley

Rosenior was out of our league when we sacked Will Still. Carrick hasn’t pulled up any trees at Middlesbrough. But he was always going to get it over Ole Gunner Solskjaer. If they’d brought him back it’s basically another admission of failure from the board (going back to the same person).

Couldn’t disagree more. Even the first season under Russell Martin there was a clear plan and identity of the type of style we wanted to play and player we wanted to go for.

Can they play now instead?

Knowing our board they’ll buy for another position that we don’t need, like another goalkeeper.

But in the end Newcastle lost so it couldn’t have happened to a bigger bellend in Eddie Howe 🤣

I just don’t have faith in the manager, style of play, most of the players or the board.

We won’t be getting promoted for many years

Linked with that average Lens player again that we were back in the summer. Nothing screams “Sport Republic scouting” more than going back to players that weren’t deemed good enough before. You also know if we sign him he’ll be the first out the door in the summer, and not for a sale, probably a loan because no one will take him off us.

Johannes Spors clearly out another Sport Republic dud signing.

Beatable on his day. One of the worst the clubs seen. A liability to those around him. Goodbye, Gav.

The pay check means more now. I’ve touched on it before but Jimmy-Jay Morgan went to Chelsea’s academy and he has been farmed out to the lower leagues the last couple of years. He is never playing for the first team. But I bet he’s set himself up for life along the way.

I’ve said for several years Manchester United are now a mid table team. My wife and her family (all MU) get frustrated when they lose to Brighton or draw with Wolves or Fulham - I keep saying until fans, players and pundits accept that this is their level now, nothing will change. But every season we get the same old tripe about how they’ll be better, “this could be their season” - I’m sorry, they’ve been shit for years. Maybe they should give as much airtime to some other mid table clubs rather than Man United’s “disappointing season” AGAIN. So boring.

Probably Sport Republic’s scouts

Excellent pod as always. Looking forward to the live one from St Mary’s in a couple of weeks times. Haven’t missed one since maybe period 130? Even my wife, who likes football but supports Man United (despite never being north of London), enjoys listening and find it constructive and very funny. Keep it going gents 👏🏻👍🏻

They discussed it and was answered for you. Maybe ask the club directly? For clarity, the chaps on TSP are having a discussion, like we are, as fans. They do not work for the club. 😂

It’s amazing when you look at the amount of strong players who’s careers died in the last four years. Bazunu’s was never going to take off after the last couple of seasons. Likewise because of where we are now I wouldn’t be surprised if this was say Finn Azaz’s peak of his career. There’s not many in our squad that will go on to better things. Ryan Bertrand was still strong, Oriol Romeu too. JWP after his transfer. Players that were was exceptional in their own way and own club one year early suddenly tanked in value. Chelsea is an example of where a lot of players careers die. See Axel Disasi, Raheem Sterling, Danny Drinkwater. It’s amazing how the wrong transfer can ruin a career just like tha.

I didn’t say wasted money, but generally you buy players to help the team for years to come. The list above is players we’ve bought and sold under SR, and then loaned out or sold not long later. (Signifying the failings of the recruitment at this club). The fact that there is so many says it all. Armel Bella-Kotchap - there’s another. How could I forget!

I’m going to take a different approach to this - I don’t think it matters who we get 😂

They fucked up the recruitment alongside RM That summer

What’s your conspiracy theory? They literally discuss it in detail.

The Ronald Koeman era was the obvious one. What was it - three points off the Champions League places? Coincidentally that’s when transfer started going wrong too. In recent times, two years ago. Yes we should’ve been a certainty of the autos but I remember going to every game thinking we’ll score at least three or four. You could ready the game, patterns of play, we had impact subs that would make a difference; and above all we kept going until the final whistle. Equally I remember us going into the play offs and thinking we would be steady at West Brom and we’d demolish them in the second leg. The powerful social media content going into those games was some of the best around. A passion, a pride. Then on the morning of the final I remember turning to my Dad on the way up saying “we’re winning 1-0 today, it’ll be scrappy and backs to the wall, but we’re going up”. I’ve never felt so confident going into games. As much as Russell Martin was an absolute chancer and is full of shit, having seen us get a promotion under him and a style of play we and the players would be familiar with, have him over Tonda Eckhart.

On the topic of the 80% of Saints fans want SR to stick around, working in Southampton with a lot of Saints fans, I don’t know a single one that wants them to stay.

If someone said to you in just over a years time you’ll have a revolving door of managers and a circus of players…

Cheers, MLG. Also, Juan went on to sign for Goztepe so the multi-club model is also a HUGE SUCCESS!