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Why would they like his work?

They’ll probably rest half their first team as had become the recent trend. That’s how the inconsequential we are now. Clubs will be playing their under 23’s against us soon.

Because, as several posters have suggested, he is a classic narcissist. It’s a very common trait, they cannot accept responsibility for something going wrong, it has to be the fault of others.

Today should have been an opportunity to get something. Villa out of form, distracted by an upcoming European game and having made several changes. And yet, we came away with absolutely nothing, not even a shot on goal.

I’m not sure what Armstrong did to get a gig in the premier league, he’s a long way below the standard required

Yes

I think the first part might be true whether they are intending to hang around once they have sold the family silver is another matter.

He's only allowed out 3 days a month, under strict supervision.

Perspective is indeed very important. See below for my perspective

I enjoy looking down cleavages, it doesn't make it OK.

So, he's actually setting aside his principles and is attempting to win a game? Pretty radical, the man is just a misunderstood genius. That's the sort of insight that sets him apart from all of the plebs. We are so fortunate to have him. However, if we win the game and don't achieve higher possession percentage than Villa, I am not sure that would be ethically acceptable, I would feel very conflicted and somewhat dirty. In Russ we trust.

On what basis? The players are fully behind the humiliation “process”? They need to pull their over privileged heads in and think about the life long, loyal, paying, Saints fans who are having to endure this shit. All the players, the hopeless manager and the shady / incompetent owners will move on and we’ll be left with the wreckage.

Or disappear like Taylor

I believe that is it in a nutshell, football, like many other businesses is reactive, its not a process. I would suggest that the players have little or no latitude to make on field reactive decisions that would contradict Martin's dogma.

Which is still preferable to the "actual" open goal he gave away by farting around on the edge of his area.

I'd prefer the different problem, i.e. if we are going to gift the ball to the opposition do it much higher up the pitch.

Yes he will "sort it for sure", simply by instructing our "limited" defenders not to try playing round and through far technically superior forwards and midfielders from opposing teams.

Neither can I, and yet they will.

Masseuse for the ladies team apparantly

I believe Chelsea actually eased up against ten men and it could have been a lot worse

Russ wouldn’t take the fight, think of the risk to his hair!

To be fair some of us predicted this would happen if we won promotion

Say goodbye to your kidneys

Nah, we’ll enjoy a plucky defeat

We are brave, bravely holding up the whole premier league.