trousers

One assumes that cost is based on us having to continue to pay the remainder of his new 3 year contract whilst he's on 'gardening leave'...? In which case, given how good Russ is, and how sought after he'd be if we were to 'let him go', then surely we wouldn't have to pay anywhere near £12M....?

Interesting, perhaps, that on several occasions he talks about the difference between his players beng "fit" and "Premier League fit".... maybe we've got too many players in the former category rather than the latter...?

I always said I'd give Russell 10 games before getting off the fence, and here we are.... I wonder which way trousers will fall....?

Source?

Apart from when he used to think playing Mason Holgate was a good idea...?

Seems a tad shaky / inconsistent of late...? A keeper who perhaps isn't as good as we initially thought, or another player who seems to regress after a few weeks/months at Saints...? (See also: Sugawara)

Never. Any. Doubt 😂😂 Box of tissues for Lighthouse please

Maybe throw your CV into the ring Monk...?!

We don't play football in the final 3rd of the pitch so our chances of a goal don't increase the more strikers we have on the field...

It's heading for penalties and we take off our best penalty taker... 🤦‍♂️

Who knows. It's almost as if some people think some managers can't get better performances out of players than other managers... ;).

Make you wonder if he had a stuntman take his part in his YouTube reel as he looked like a superb cross between Schneiderlin and Wanyama on there...

Maybe we haven't yet quite "found our level" after all....

Your challenging everything everyone says 'schtick' is almost MLG-esque. Bravo! #banter #onlyjesting #honestguv

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Relatively strong line-up so happy with that. Would've liked to have seen Dibling let loose against lower league opposition but I guess he's being protected from over-exposure given his age.

Does one of your sons post on here under the name 'Fabrice29', per chance...? #allstartingtoslotintoplacenow

Indeed. Not only to maximise our chances of progressing but to hopefully give our 'first choice' 11 the chance for a moral boosting gelling session. That said, I wouldn't be surprised if Russ makes at least 5 changes from yesterday's starting 11.... P.s. I had assumed Russ's touchline ban would be for the next league game, but I read earlier that it will be for this match.

Muppet

Are there *any* posters on here that don't post the same thing over and over...? Can't say I've noticed any... (And, yes, I count myself in the repetitive drivel camp too... )

I think you're forgetting "muppet"....

Monkey

None of which takes into account how well Man City played on each occasion. Maybe Man City were playing at the top of their game when they played Ipswich off the park and maybe, just maybe, were not playing to the best of their ability yesterday? How do we know the results would have been the same if the 'good' Man City turned up against us and the 'below par' Man City turned up against Ipswich? Comparing outcomes with no context doesn't tell us anything. Yes, we put in a decent performance yesterday (relative for us) but that has to be considered in the context that Man City were way off their best...