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Aye, although he was part of Scott Parker's coaching team the season that Bournemouth were promoted

"Once a project manager.... " 😁

I guess it could be argued that the bit in bold alone is a "howler", given it's a fundamental goalkeeping necessity to be in the right place at the right time?

We all know by now that Ankersen's self-proclaimed approach is to 'read the room' and then do the complete opposite, aka "if it ain't broke, consider breaking it" Ergo, it's pretty much nailed on that O'Neil is top of the shortlist...

I initially read the title of this thread as: 'Your idle starting line-up' and wondered how the hell I was going to whittle that down to only 11 players from the squad....

No, that was @MindtheGab.... Whose only comment so far on the next manager has been:

How does Gary O'Neill's preferred playing style fit in with Spors' stated intention for the club to play "high intensity, full of energy, kind of football"...? https://www.tntsports.co.uk/football/premier-league/2024-2025/tyler-dibling-jurgen-klopp-football-new-manager-search-southampton-planning-relegation-johannes-spors_sto23183150/story.shtml Quizzed on whether Southampton will lean towards the archetypal models of a more possession-heavy Pep Guardiola team, or a more typical Jurgen Klopp style, Spors added: "If you take those great examples, I think it will be more the Klopp direction. "More the high intensity, full of energy, kind of football."

Random suggestion or heard something? Cheers! 🙂

Just watched the final. If that's not the best televisual moment this century then Sport Republic are the best football club owners on the planet. #superb

I've no idea myself but I'm sure others have mentioned on this sort of thing before that new manager betting markets are relatively miniscule and therefore even a few modest bets can cause significant changes in the odds? Probably one for @Matthew Le God to get his annoying little teeth into... 😁

I'm still holding out the forlorn hope that they've lined up Koeman for a return once he's had a crack at the World Cup Finals with Netherlands next summer... 😁

Shame Martin isn't the manager as he'd be just about ready on the fitness front...

Fair point. Give my regards to your fellow board members Chez 👍🏻😉

Doesn't that assume he wasn't being economical with the truth when speaking to this mysterious 'fan board'...?

I know... I try hard to be as annoying as those I'm replying to...

Here's hoping Russell Martin has equally good room reading skills too...

Doesn't giving people who are inherently bad at making decisions more time to make decisions result in even worse decisions? Decisions, decisions....

Getting the team they're coaching to play like a well coached team? Just a hunch

*Tesco

*Tesco

Only an 8 month contract? Perhaps the footballing geniuses at the helm of Sport Republic are starting to learn from their past mistakes after all...

My posts have been known to have that effect before

I didn't realise the IQ scale catered for negative ratings too...

Let's hope so...