washsaint

Get Jones out tonight and bring in our Nige for the rest of the season. Better chance of working than this idiot being in place and will bring back some positivity. Anything but this for the rest of the season.

JONES OUT! Hopeless - looks like a little boy lost on the sidelines and playing 5 at the back with Lyanco as a lynchpin? So far out of his depth - SR are turning out to be terrible owners

The idiots running this club will likely bring him back and continue playing Eli and Djeneppo and Walcott ahead of him. Unfortunately Jones is feeling like a Branfoot v2 - he wants experience and his tactics seem to consist of hoofing it at the earliest opportunity. Burnley are playing fast flowing, attractive football. Tella's pace alone would be an asset.

Its now just laughable. Lyanco ahead of ABK? The same useless t**s selected week after week and now a manager so far out of his depth its untrue. SR are off to a terrible start and do not look good owners. Losing Crocker should have been a warning sign. Who on earth thought Jones would be a good fit? Terrible hoof ball manager

Well if that is an indication of our 'brave new world' I think I'll watch paint dry over watching Saints. Utter garbage, not a youngster in sight and same old failing players continuing to fail. What on earth was our manager doing playing 5 at the back against L1 opposition?

Not impressed with SR so far - Crocker appeared to be making a significant difference and the youth/academy teams were getting stronger. And our failure to get a striker in the summer was criminal.

Still feeling completely underwhelmed by this appointment - hope he's a major success but right now I am not very hopeful about the remainder of the season. Hope I am completely wrong. Certainly not expecting attractive football from this manager.

I really hope some of these really talented youngsters get an opportunity soon. I'd much rather see Morgan or Ballard than the waste of spaces Armstrong and Adams up top.

Don;t know where you were but I can assure you they (americans) do care about the World Cup. People who might not ordinarily follow soccer are very engaged with the World Cup and are right behind their team. Pretty much every game is on prime time TV and well watched (the England game had 15 million viewers on English speaking channels, so more if you include Spanish speaking channels) and the bar we watched it in was packed with both American and English fans.

Morgan must be close to a 1st team start despite only being 16. What a crop of attacking players we have in this group: Ballard, Doyle, Dibling, Morgan, Edwards, Pearce

Read the full article for context. What a bunch of hysterical wet blankets that exist on this board.

No question - he's only 20 but better than McCarthy and as he learns he will be a beast. Some of the posters here have not got a clue

Hopefully last time we see some of these players in a Saints shirt (thinking A Armstrong, Moi, and most of that disgusting looking bench)

Complete meh from me. Totally underwhelming and not looking forward to defensive hoof ball - seen enough of that recently.

Agreed @Winnersaint - seemed like a really good guy and loyal to boot. At times we were a joy to watch but, unfortunately, in more recent times less of that and tactics represented more a "sense of fear". You could argue that was understandable due to our terrible striker options and players who could not hit a barn door. I was shocked looking at Ralph when he joined and how he appears now - looking much, much older and very jaded. Hopefully he will recharge and find a good job (if that's what he wants) and he did work (overall) well with the terrible squads we have had under his tenure. Some of his team selections and tactics were baffling towards the end of his tenure.

I feel for Ralph - he comes across as a broken man and has done for quite a while. He's just out of ideas: how can you make a silk purse out of a sow's ear? Players like Adams, Moi, etc. are an absolute joke: no manager will be able to miraculously make them good or clinical in front of goal. Looking at the defenders reactions to Adams latest horrific miss ( they sank to their knees on the half way line) and JWPs look of utter disgust was telling. What must it be like for the team knowing that no matter what they do our "strikers" are beyond useless. We should be grateful for what Ralph achieved during his time here - but we are long overdue for a change. It's gone completely stale. However, if we do not get a creative midfielder and a decent striker we are as good as down no matter who the manager is.

Why would it be a coup? Never managed outside of Argentina and is an unknown: River Plate had their worst season for years this year (although he has won a ton of trophies in his time there). Some random Twitter guy links him with Barcelona and then it's a coup for us?

What the hell is that from Ralph re. subs?

Adams is so bad all you can do is laugh at his misses

F**k me, what sort of lineup is that? Caleta-Car did well and is now dropped....Perraud/larios at RB? Moi and Walcott? I foresee goals, goals, goals - but not for SOuthampton. COme on in Ralph, your time is up.....

Our struggles are not all on Ralph, but his tactics and formations are a big contributory factor. Our midfield is probably the poorest in the league: A and S Armstrong, Moi, Diallo, JWP (who is really struggling this year) are all terrible and are so lacking in creativity. Add in a pathetic strike force - if Adams is the answer the wrong question is being asked - and it is no wonder we are struggling. Our form fell off a cliff when an 18 year old got injured. Our defence is 'OK' - but the midfield, such as it is, is simply overrun most games and cannot make attacking moves to relieve the pressure. Surely some of our young B team players and Edozie can make some difference over the tired, and failed, options?

f**k me - I had no idea Aribo was playing! Did he touch the ball in the 1st half?

What kind of f**** tactics is this from the clueless Austrian? Saints have been set up to not concede and have not had any attacking threat (or any of the ball). It's shambolic, pathetic and embarrassing - Crystal Palace are not Real Madrid. I cannot think of a single Saints player who has done well - and Lyanco should be subbed immediately. Terrible tactics, terrible team selection and terrible game. Wonder if the Stuart Armstrong fanboys are out in force? he has been absolutely terrible as he has been for over a season.

Never heard of him, but good luck to the guy. Looks like a good promotion for him

Honestly, if this fella does not have the integrity to work with the Club re. his leaving and goes 'rogue' announcing it before telling the club - good riddance. Not sure how this can be spun as the club's fault. I do have to say that Adam Blackmore may have had a point: if this forum is representative (don't believe it is) some of our fanbase do have higher expectations than we can realistically attain and are constantly looking for scapegoats. That being said, this is also an entertainment business and there has been very little entertainment over the last 18-24 months.