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That's what I'm confused about. He comes across as scared as a rabbit in the headlights in his interviews. He has to pause and consider his responses before saying anything. Of course, it could be as simple as having to translate in his head before answering, considering the effect of the question he is about to answer. I'm intrigued to know what he is doing (so well) to get these performances. Is it all his own work? Is Lallana involved? I'm still unsure whether these performances and results will continue. Time will tell. I would want to know the players want him to get the gig. Captain Jack and Arma - please speak for the players.

More importantly, will the players give him a fair go? Or not give 100% because they have doubts.

Don't sweat it, StillWill, 1-3 defeat. But I'll be encouraged if we complete rather than look inferior.

I'm with Old Nick's original post. I would NOT want us even in the playoffs until the team is set for a good go at the EPL. And all I have seen so far suggests we are not yet ready for the Championship! However, if Still can get them competitive this season, then maybe next season look again at where we are then. So far this season, its about new players coming in from european leagues and hoping they gel, a poor defence and an absence of a goal scoring target man.

He's using the same deflecting techniques again for a poor start. "New players ... need to bed in ....time get up to speed, .... we are working hard to help them .... judge us at the end of the season....." As soon as he starts talking about scar tissue, losing mentality .... that's a full bingo card from his Saints tenure.

get him in, based on that

I am as sickened as any of you. But the only mitigating factor is that maybe the Millwall keeper had no intention to kick JPM, his intention was more to kick the ball. Look at the video again and I wonder if Mateta's shoulder barge/shove on the defender put himself into the kick path from the keeper. Timing. Or we can put a line through that mitigation, and say it was intentional, that the keeper wanted to kick Mateta in the face. Then why? Then we are into dark forces, aren't we.

Don't worry, he is due back in a couple of weeks. Which two weeks, starting from when, remains to be seen.

Scar tissue? Where have we heard that before?

It looks like we have but a £10M/€13M price tag on him and there is interest from Turkiye again. Although that seems like pocket change to us, the buyer is looking to pay in instalments or give us a player in PX. But it looks like he will be sold by the end of Jan. I'm hoping that means we can bring in a scoring 9.

Maybe we are hoping Russell Martin finds a new employer soon, and the new employer is prepared to pay £20M to Saints to buy his support staff?

So £8M a year? That's £150,000 a week, which is not much more than we are paying Ramsdale. And hopefully Potter won't get injured, so still able to do his job. And the manager should be getting more than those who report to him, in any employment role. It's not outrageous at first reading, but if Pep and Maresca are only on £5M a year, let's negotiate with Potter.

I think he clearly is a good choice. However, he is SO Man Utd, that I think he would decline any other EPL club. However, if he can get over that loyalty to MU, he would be on my shortlist.

We seem to have let Dom Ballard go on a season's loan to Blackpool. 😒

He would be a decent acquisition, I agree, if we can agree a Saints level wage with him.