adrian lord

spot on

I see the hand of ManU and Mane's agent in his poor behaviour this week.

ManU are after Mane this window and his poor behaviour in training and lateness are clear indicators of this. Unsettled and agitating to leave.

First class analysis, some depth instead of posturing and blind defence of the Board by the fanboys.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68a9xuc-axg whatever the reason, Ron is livid.

Just ignore them. These types just see Saints as a gateway to the promised land of the premiership and untold riches and glory. A means to an end. We do not in ourselves provide untold riches or indeed glory, so they are only ever going to want to stay for 2 seasons max before agitating to move to bigger clubs. Sell in Jan if the price is right. Otherwise make em sweat it out till the summer.

Hasn't that pertained for the last 2 summers already?

The bit about Poch's training intensity and the pointed lack of mentioning that the same pertains now explains and confirms the relative lack of fitness many of us have noticed since Koeman arrived.

Team spirit is at it's weakest for years. Very brittle confidence - go behind and it is game over. Club seems to have lost it's direction/ambition. Club sells £20M players and replace with £10M items - then wonders why we are sliding down the league. No one in the club with any leadership charisma to inspire. Board come across as dull, uninspiring, some even as clowns. Ron, while quite likeable, doesn't get players to run through brick walls for him. It all adds up to surviving this season - just - but being relegated next if we aren't careful.

So, is this the much-vaunted "Southampton Way?"

We have been **** for 12 months now, a fact partly obscured by the brilliant start to last season.

Koeman's in-game tactics are crap.

bloody hell

The aim of the club seems to be to inhabit the 6-10th bracket and turn a tidy profit. We are lean and agile, and generally well positioned to do so. I think it is interesting that lumbering giants like Newcastle, Sunderland and Villa are looking like falling through the trap door this season. Our model works, so long as we don't do a Hull/Wigan/Fulham.

Yoshida should be burnt at the stake!!!

Need to sort out our fitness and stamina if we are to play yhe sort of game we did in the first half and against Arse. The fitness thing was at least one of Poch's strenghts.

Come on get on!

Fresh it up with Clasie and JWP

FFS

Half an hour to hang on

Can't see the game so I find the tone of the post half time posts a worry

The 'dubious' refers to the panel, not the goals...

Just to confirm, do we need a second?

^ lol

Magnificent.