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Oh stop giving me hope, he's be way better than some of the other names suggested. I can't see him dropping to the Championship though.

This is hopeless, there doesn't seem to be any solution. Tonda hasn't shown anything to suggest he'll be anything other than the next Seles, and yet the complete absence of any viable alternatives leaves him as prime candidate. Absolute indictment of SRs management. So toxic now, decent managers are staying well clear.

Underwhelming if true. However the talent available is desperate. Assuming the likes of Rose and Rodgers won't consider a Championship job, O'Neil was probably the pick of the bunch, God help us. Fans put paid to him quickly. I have zero faith in Tonda or SR but I'd rather they didn't make another panicky appointment that we end up regretting. However, just leave him in place and see how it goes. No need for any great announcements, we all no the score just let it run for a while. If the players settle down and start playing with confidence, then Eckert's job will be a lot easier. Avoiding any further turmoil is the only positive I can see at the moment. Even if he does turn out to be a winner then some bastard PL club will nick him.

Totally this, Jones, Selles, and Still were spectacularly bad appointments. Add to that Martin's frailities that led to his undoing, and keeping Ralph on too long. It is no surprise that Saints fans are in no mood for a weak appointment, or God forbid another gamble. The club obviously read this board and I'd urge them to listen for once. We'll never agree on who to appoint, nor formation, team selection, or even the kit. ..... but you'll find pretty strong agreement on who would be an unwise appointment. The response to O'Neil and Martin's names being thrown in the mix are classic examples. Equally there seems to be a fair bit of agreement on Eckert, 'maybe but not yet'. Mind you having said all that, I'm struggling to think of someone who could impact on our broken squad at the moment. Spors certainly has his work cut out.

Other than being dicked by Coventry, Wednesday have put a pretty decent fight up against other sides. QPR are above us. I wouldn't be quite so sniffly about the opposition. This league is a great leveller. It's good to see some players starting to bed in, and own their positions. That takes the pressure off a bit. Equally there are some serious holes in this squad. The GK position and CF are currently dismal. Good to see Williams get 45 mins, he definitely grew into the game. Long way from being a regular but not disgraced. Onward and upward

Bollocks he would, those discussions would have been with Lallana. He's an interim manager, not his place to start making wholesale changes. He's brought in a couple of U21s, that's his signature. Jack played because he was a better option than Edwards and Quarshie at the moment. Quarshie should have made the position his by now, but we are where we are.

If it wasn't for his links to Pompey, O'Neil would be a very short priced favourite. He was stupid to make those comments a few years back. Saints are an ideal project for him to develop his managerial skills, but he has made life hard for himself. I've no issue with his past, he's probably as good as we'll get at the moment. Annoys the life out of me that SR let decent candidates like Robins and Lampard, slip by when they had the chance. Problem for O'Neil is that he won't have any sort of leeway with a sizeable section of our supporter base. SR simply cannot afford another quick sacking. Whoever they appoint has to be given time. Carrick is a fit but I don't like his style of football, and his record is hardly inspiring. Prepare to be underwhelmed.

That stat that Bazunu has 3 wins under his belt has rocked my boat a little. Got to be a coincidence, or is it that we just can't see his impact beyond the flapping. I prefer him over McCarthy, but I refused to believe there wasn't an alternative out there in the summer.

A win, 3 Pts, and by tomorrow we'll forget how shit it was. Just dreadful game management at the end. Absolutely no reason to make all those subs. We looked like a plucky div 4 side.

In fairness Ref is going to book anyone feigning cramp. None of them have done enough

This is terrible , Azaz (out of position), Aribo (unfit/not bothered), and Downs (just shit) have seriously weakened the side

Hold on when did Aribo come on

Frazer Forster is available.... just saying

Bazunu wtf

Goooooooooal

Class tells, get in

QPR are dog shit but they are owning this game

QPR are bypassing the midfield by going wide. They are regularly winning on the overlap. You can see where a goal is coming from for them. Clueless as to where Saints would get one from. Aribo looks soooo bored on the bench.

Ooh Manning time

Tells me that he is the one consistent model pro in the dressing room. He's seen a lot of managers come and go. Wood and Stephens have character, the team needs that atm.

Much as expected. Bazunu and McCarthy are pretty similar, different strengths and frailities. Stephens gets his chance again, he was the best of a bad lot (low low bar) at the start of the season. Certainly brings more than Edwards. Don't like the formation but that was never changing. Good to see Robinson start

Doubt many will disagree with you I certainly don't. Standing in silence is pretty much my go to place at the moment. It's the booing and groaning during the game that simply makes the inevitable certain that I was going on about.

Doubt we'll see much difference to Saturday, maybe a slightly more structured and cohesive performance. Probably time for Bazunu to have another go. He has frailities just like McCarthy, but his distribution is top notch. That at least gives the team an edge. Plus he is a genuine threat up front at the end. Elsewhere play players in their right positions and avoid anything complicated. They'll be the usual purple patches, just have to hope they can make them count for once. As fans we need to get the negative vibes out of our system. Hard to do given the shit show we've endured these last few years. The groans and moans might make us feel better, but we all know that seeps the energy and confidence from the players. I don't mean go all happy clappy before someone starts, but if we are asking the players to up their effort we need to do the same The fuckers don't deserve us at the moment, they really don't. To use a cliche, 'we go again' and somehow from somewhere we collectively as a club and fans, need to find some form.

Err why? Managed at the very highest level, regular semi final and final appearances when such things were unheard of. Not a chance he would lower himself to Saints but to say he would be appalling is ridiculous. Carsley is a possibility it would seem. Not the worst choice.

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