Give it to Ron

Funny I thought the opposite, he only looked good after his second goal. I thought Harper and Whelan were far better than Hesketh. Can only be good for him and Eastleigh if he comes good, he did look far better than when I saw Oscar Gobern play for Eastleigh couldn’t believe how bad he had become. Enfield were terrible though 🙂

With no game I went to watch Eastleigh v Enfield who were terrible!! Jake Hesketh got a hat trick but didn’t look light years above this standard as I excepted. Whelan and Harper best 2 Eastleigh players for me finished 5-0 Enfield fans loud and lairy. 800 attendance

Won’t know until the hat draw is done

The Gerrard and Villa that have won as many games in 5 weeks that Ralph has inn7 months?

So we buy into his playbook right across the club yet refuse his request come off it

Can you advise then why Ralph hasn’t brought one player with him ? With his knowledge of German/Austrian football not one keeper is better than McCarthy or Forster that we could afford ?

Do you read back the bollox you write? If you think Forster didn’t deserve picking ahead of McCarthy says everything. Take yourself away from xg and spreadsheets and watch the game. Picked McCarthy because we didn’t have anyone better ….jeesh

I actually think he is the problem tactically naive

https://twitter.com/ESPNFC/status/1470453639009521670/video/1 a stuffed toy would probably play better than Saints players but how good is this. Real Betis fans threw thousands of stuffed toys onto the pitch at half-time yesterday It's an annual tradition to make sure disadvantaged children don't go without a gift at Christmas ❤️🎁

Well if the PR b/s is to be believed the takeover only has 18 days to be done by year end. More chance of Santa coming down my chimney

Agreed but it’s an area that can be improved on without spending huge amounts we don’t have. As you say ….it’s the autobahn for me tactically naive

I know this is a piss take thread but it’s exactly one of our problems. Have a look who Gerrard has working with him then us 3 goalkeepers and a stats man. Not that Ralph’s ego would listen to anyone else anyway.

5 mins into extra time should have been 4-5-1 see the game out control midfield

2 ruled out for Richarlison he will explode in a minute

Richarlison goal ruled out Arsenal score 3 mins later when your down your down poor Rafa. Saka so dangerous

Can someone explain why a manager as tactically good as Ralph thinks the same 2 midfielders can play 3 games in a week for 90 minutes. Especially when one of them is booked and not exactly mobile at best of times? We don’t need help in the 3rd game and freshen them up?

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willy caballero Is a free agent if we have to go that route as apparently it’s not in this years Prem rule book about emergency loans. Heaton would be great

Exactly it’s what good managers do not ours though! I was ranting about that for ages. Our middle two played 3 games in a week cover more ground than expected due to his naive tactics yet he didn’t freshen it up and see game out. On the manager as much as players yesterday

I won £10 in post code lottery this week will that buy me 80%? Sold before end of year b/s

I am not sure what happens at half-time do they get over coached? Bombarded with stats but whatever it is time to do something different- keep them out on the pitch 🙂 just give them a bit of orange, a fag and a Guinness it always worked with my Sunday team up the Sporty.

Exactly

You forgot the JPT we won 🙂

Good through ball from Armstrong loved the way Che took it across defender and smashed past Schmeichel like a good Championship striker should

Good scuffer then set up Stu but a brilliant block defender