saints-til-i-die

The crowd have been worn down. Years of poor football and results at home have ultimately drained the joy from home games. It’s hard to muster up any enthusiasm when the players perform so badly. The fans aren’t to blame. It’s an entertainment industry without the entertainment. Fans are under no obligation to cheer. They pay their money and should expect some form of effort as a result.

Based on yesterday’s improved showing he has to stay.

We really need to change the coaches. Get in the best and/or most up and coming coaches. The coaching staff have been poor for too long- they outlast managers. I really hope this is what we are doing. A DoF is also key. Let them review our scouting and youth set up. This will be the widest and most substantial change we can make for the short term (new coaches) and long term (DoF).

Paul Tisdale? Was practically manager and DoF at Exeter. Spotted young talent and sold them for profits- worked with no money. Rang England to tell them to look at Ampadu but they said he wasn’t in their thinking. Now playing for Wales. Out of work...

GK - McCarthy DL - Bertrand DC - Stephens DC - Bednarek /Yoshida DR - Cedric CDM - Danso CM - Slattery CM - Armstrong AMR - Boufal AML - Djenepo ST - Ings

Just because you were at a big club it doesn’t mean you do ‘have something’. Sunderland signed lots of Man Utd fringe players and look what happened to them!

Hojbjerg has been poor. He says all the right things but doesn’t seem to realise he’s not good enough. I’d replace him.

Any player ratings from someone who watched the match?

Please don’t moan about this result/performance anyone. That was much better than expected. Let’s be positive!

Maybe he should have a word with Ralph...

Where’s the pre match press conference?

PEH is not very good. For some reason people keep choosing him in their team. Is this because he ‘talks the talk’?

Indeed. A horror show.

It’s not scapegoating him on one performance though. He’s been consistently poor. Ralph even commented that he should’ve saved some shots over the last few games and then sticks with him.

Gunn is shocking.

Should’ve kept Sims here.

I can’t work out what to do. Currently toying with this but definitely not convinced. Gk. McCarthy CB. Yoshida CB. Vestergaard (no real choice- ironically win more when he plays) CB. Bednarek LWB. Vokins RWB. JWP (no other option) CM. Armstrong CM. Romeu CM. Slattery AM. Redmond AM. Long CF. Ings

Long. He’ll fight for the shirt.

With the Valery horror show and Bertrand red card where does this leave us for the next few games? Players out of position again? Surely we can’t chuck young players in as it could destroy them too? We have average midfielders, poor defenders and uninspiring attackers. I’d put McCarthy in, Armstrong, Long but not sure who else. I can’t pick a team or formation. I can’t really see many changes that can be made. The players are bad but not THAT bad or it would happen every week. It looked like the players weren’t playing for the manager. The tactics seem to difficult for the players to implement. We keep leaving ourselves exposed. I’m not sure Ralph can stop the rot when he slates players in public and then requires them a few weeks later. When he arrived he was more Klopp with energy and enthusiasm. Now he is Mourinho: angry, miserable and seemingly falling out with players and potentially staff. I don’t know why this has happened. Ultimately I blame Les Reed for overseeing this drastic decline which will take years to sort out.

Brilliant! ‘Hear’ with Adam’s. Very funny.

Ralph said he’s not sure yet of how he wants to play against Man U. Formation etc. It’s Weds.

I’m pretty sure he said he was ‘thinking about it’ rather than definitely decided. Adam Leitch can spout some rubbish at times so I’d take his comments with some caution. He said on the podcast that the fans’ forum is pointless and we don’t learn anything; he has a chip on his shoulder- he thinks he should be the only person to ask the club’s employees questions- trying to big up his own importance. However, he previously commented on the fact that Ralph had revealed he was looking for an assistant at the fans’ forum, info he’d not be extracted from Ralph himself. Laughable.

The right to challenge these sarcastic and inappropriate comments with equal force that they’ve been given, yes! Good night!

To summarize for the masses:. I’m defending minority groups or discriminated groups and agreeing with the club’s plea for help in stamping this out and yet I’m inappropriate. Anyone that thinks these racists/homophobic/sexist etc comments are appropriate is unpleasant. end of. At the very least they hold very unpleasant view. That backs up exactly what the club is trying to fight. I’m proud of my club for doing so! If people think I’ve been aggressive then think about the abuse these minority/ discriminated against groups have to suffer on a regular basis Well done Saints for attempting to stamp out this behaviour.

Don’t pretend you go to matches! That’s hilarious. It would leave you less time for posting hatred on here. I think I’ve wasted more than enough time on you so won’t bother replying again. I hope you realise one day that your comments and general attitude is not appropriate. I’ll go back to reading posts and just replying sporadically when I feel appropriate. I will add that these unpleasant comments at St Mary’s are not very frequent but they need dealing with when they do occur to show people they aren’t acceptable. I love how you describe my posts as aggressive. Oh well. That’s your choice.