Golac's Cunning Stunts

"In a way he has already been there with his head" ...what is it with Croatians and their heads being at a different club from the rest of their bodies?

I remember me and others getting shouted down in the summer for daring to suggest we should be buying more experienced players. All I heard was "if they're old enough they're good enough" "What is experience anyway?", "We have loads of experience and they are shite" etc Well, if there's ever a case of needing experience it is Bazunu. He is not ready for 1st place in a prem team and neither are most of the other youngsters we bought

I think I know the answer, but just wondering if you class yourself as a "knob on here" and if not why not 🙂

Portugal was under dictatorship until 1974. I know where I'd rather live given the choice and it isn't Portugal. If you want to see some good old fascism in action, go watch a Lazio game or any game in an Eastern European country

So when exactly have we been good enough to merit insane traffic levels on this forum?

I never asked you to "blow your source" what happens between consenting adults is none of my business

Great post - thank you

That's interesting. Genuine question: how do you know this?

Honestly I wonder if he is actually daring the board to sack him with that line up? Wants his pay off maybe

But Ralph consistently appears not to get the maximum out of a team

Yeah thinking about it, we probably have more points than any model would predict based on the performances 😂

I can only think there is truth in what you say - that Ankerson is using metrics that tell him Ralph is better than his lack of achievements show him to be. However, as you say, it is way past time for him to go regardless of what these metrics are saying. Consistently the worst performances I can remember from Saints and its got to the stage where I don't even get angry when we lose - it's just expected and very very boring

jeez

Funny how Harrison Reed looks better than anything we've got in DM - at least when I have watched Fulham. Having a good game again today

There is absolutely nothing to suggest we are going to beat Newcastle - they are doing very well - good players, sensible manager.

I watched the game. We weren't just "stale" we were shockingly bad all across the pitch. No fight just passive, inane sideways and backwards passing, no urgency, no fight. I don't care what you say about a striker - the tactics and mindset of the team are down to Ralph and they currently are a long way from being acceptable.

yeah, I think it's the prem defenders piece that is significant. in other words, he's a championship player and can't cut it in the prem

Exactly this

Sorry, don't believe the board don't have a problem with Ralph given his team's performances and results. If they haven't got a problem with that then that is seriously worrying

I don't think you will have any worries there personally

Apart from the odd half here or there, the performances have been some of the worse I have seen. Mind numbingly dreadful.

He really wouldn't

The problem I have with that thinking is what if he gets 2 wins? For me it proves nothing. Therefore, let him go now. He isn't turning this around and we all know it

Just crazy he is still here to be honest. I was thinking, even if he won the next 6 games straight, it still doesn't mean he won't then go on a 20 game streak without a win. He can't turn this around, therefore there is zero reason to leave him in place.

tell me one side with a more clueless manager