Charlie Wayman

At the moment we are the second worst team on the south coast. If we go down we could end up being the worst. Think about that, having to tip our hats to Pompey….. That should awaken the fighting spirit at St Mary's. What a hideous prospect.

Honestly I don't know how the bloke sleeps at night.

Other opinions are available.

I remember we let Harrison Reed go to Fuham to gain experience as Rabbit Hutch deemed him not good enough for Saints. Ironically he will be playing in the PL still when Saints will not.

Brilliant metaphor especially today. Rather them than me at Staplewood today. A new meaning also for the 'stiffs'?

If that did happen would you claim to be Cassandra?

Fresh air. Thanks for opening the window.

I find it hard to believe that referees are corrupt in any way. For sure they can can make bad decisions just like the rest of us but it is remarkable how often they get tight decsions right (confirmed by slo-mo) when most spectators miss incidents altogether. Nobody likes decisons taken against against their own team but it's important always to be fair minded.

Interesting point. One or t'other.

i don't think so. If there was a replacement process going on it would be nigh on impossible for Martin not to know. Such a process could not be kept secret. Do you really think he'd hang around knowing he wasn't wanted by the board? Of course not, every person has their pride and self respect. You can conclude from the facts that he is still here and still happy that no such process exists. That is quite worrying as it implies that the board won't begin a replacement manager search in earnest until they have decided that Martin must go.

They're expecting that our fortunes will turn a corner soon and everthing will fall into place so that they can crow to the disbelievers that Martin was the right choice and just needed to be given time. The only trouble with that pious hope is that every corner Martin has turned so far has revealed another corner just up the road.

Perhaps he can persuade his future father-in-law to join him on the south coast as manager. I'd bet a small fortune that our sloppy play would soon be a thing of the past along with quite a few of the players who take th piss in training.

Are you really fron Earth or am I from Mars? I really have no idea what you are talking about.

How's your short term memory?

As I have suggested before 'yo-yo' is not a plan or strategy, its what happens when you don't have a plan or strategy. If their business model really is buying players and selling them on at a profit, when was the last time that happened? Lavia, Livramento but that was a while back now so they're certainly not making much money on that model. Of the current crop, only Ramsdale, Harwood-Bellis, Walker-Peters and Dibling are remotely saleable and only Dibling is likley to return them a profit. Rather poo-poo's the idea of a business model. The reality is if we go down, those players mentioned and one or two others like Sugawara and Downes will be off anyway probably for the best offers we can get and leaving us as usual with a load of dross unlikely to be good enough to haul us back up onto the cliff top. All in all it looks like they have no plan at all, indeed they're probably making it up as they go along... As for sacking Martin, do they have the money to do it? Is that the reason he is here still? Ah! Serendipity, now that does sound like a plan!

Personally I have lost all respect for the board, small minded people of limited ambition and minimal competence. I hope they do sell up so that we can start a new chapter.

Exactly ITK = Idiots Talking Krap

That's the problem in a nutshell. He is too close to the players to manage them effectively. The 'mates' culture doesn't work because it breeds laziness and ultimately contempt.

I gave up my season ticket this season precisely because there was a moany bloke on either side of me last year. They drove me crazy week after week to the extent that I hoped they wouldn't turn up just to give my ears and brain a break! Unfortunately it wasn't the moany blokes that left. No doubt they're having a field day this season.

This was beyond frustrating, we were clearly the better side for 35mins so how on earth did we contrive to lose the match? Whatever Martin changes tactically the end result is always the same. Something is broken and he really has not got a clue as to how to fix it. Most fans have run out of patience now surely? Time for the P45 on his desk Monday morning, Announcement tomorrow?

No we're not, only in your mind.

Well done THB. Just being part of the squad working with different coaches will be hugely beneficial to him. Doubt he'll get any minutes on the pitch at this stage.

I am not a great believer in "people taking the long term appoach" especially in football where everything is transient and short term. That is akin to "kicking the can down the road" It is cited a lot on here but Ockham's Razor should always be at the forefront of one's mind when making assessments. Yo-yo is not a strategy.

It's only yet another random person's opinion, why would he take any more notice of this one than any other? He won't!

If we are to go on a run, now is a very good time to reinforce the excellent win on Saturday with another victory, unlikely as that may seem to some. I am going to stick out my neck and forecast 1-0 win to the Saints. Relegation is not a certainty by any means for either of these teams but on balance from what I have seen this season, Saints seem to have the better credentials to progress. Thankfully there have been no sightings of fat ladies so far in the Northam.