Toussaint

Does anyone have the results / points total from the games he has not played in? It seemed to have dramatic effect on us on Tuesday when he was pulled at half time, then there was today and the awful run earlier this year when he was out. He has been crucial for us.

Rothwell won us six points. It’s a strange one, I don’t know anything about him or what his best position is. Brooks is an impact sub imo, unless Fraser is carrying an injury I don’t know why he starts.

I don’t care so much about promotion as I do about stagnation or deterioration in the championship, it’s catch 22. Another season like this would be good next season, but that will require a lot of investment, even if that’s possible under ffp.

I’m not laughing, he is my absolute favourite player. Let’s accept I don’t know what caused his injury and neither do you, but it seems reasonable to speculate that he wasn’t managed correctly. That’s all I am saying.

He’s been struggling through games since the international break, either with fatigue or injury or both, it seems a valid point to me.

Arrogance. It’s the old hard work beats talent adage, or as Strachan used to say, you have to earn the right to do the nice stuff, or words to that effect.

Could help if we are heading for the Riverdance playoffs

I hope he starts with broadly the same team as tonight, I don’t mind Frasier in for Brooks l (who was ok tonight), pretty much our strongest lineup in my view.

I’d just like to reiterate, I never doubted Russ for a minute. disclaimer Please don’t refer to previous posts that may or may not have expressed views that could be interpreted as doubts, I think I may have been hacked, it’s possible I could be hacked again when we next lose.

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/24254507.southampton-forward-hit-three-match-fa-suspension/

I don’t think home is a massive advantage at this stage, the pressure can be huge and if the fans get nervous it can negatively impact the players. Contenders in the top two divisions are starting to choke under that huge pressure and expectation.

I just thought risk was taken to a new level on Saturday and we were lucky to escape on a couple of occasions

I know we model ourselves on City, but even they will hoof it out of defence when the need arises, I felt we were playing Russian roulette across the back at times on Saturday

I’m not sure how I feel about that, I really don’t want City to win the title. Or win anything until the are competing fairly.

I always had faith in Russ, or maybe I never did, or maybe I have flip flopped, but one thing I can be certain of, is one of those things is true.

Fair enough if that is the case, but my response was largely to the point expressed by the poster that the purported action or inaction by Russell was grounds for admiration.

Regardless of one’s political beliefs, i would say that is the worst thing he has done and proves how utterly classless the man is. I’m sure even Starmer would shake Rishi’s hand on such an occasion.

We have Rasmus!

So he inherited a fresh start and a clean slate, in a much less competitive league, not a “shit-show”?

True, but you get my point?

I don't get the comments on both RM threads that he inherited a shit show,. As far as I can see he was given a clean slate; all the worst players from last season shipped out, a new coaching team in place , new DoF, PL standard loans and aquations giving him pretty much a team of players who have played in the premier league, playing in a league which is now light years below the standard of the premier league, the full backing of his philosophy throughout the club. I would say he was given the tools to succeed in achieving promotion from this league.

Bit of a tricky one, I voted wrong man, but if we go up he'll be the right man, but if we go up he'll definitely be the wrong man because if he persists with his dogma we will be cannon fodder in the prem.. So the conflict in my head has him wrong by a majority of 2-1. edit , I am talking about end of season, I don’t advocate changing now.

He is "walking" it now, although with limited success.

Yawnie yawn yawn

His hairdo is