Sheaf Saint

Telling players not to give away their shirt to young fans so they can fleece them in the club shop instead is a shameful new low for this bunch of despicable cunts running our club.

Or perhaps Frank already knows full well what a bullshitting charlatan Rasmus is from their days at Brentford, and would never decide to work for/with him again anyway. Probably more likely.

On a more light-hearted note, you do have to love the humour of football fans sometimes... PXL_20260110_160452307.TS.mp4

This was very evident yesterday. Even before our second half collapse, some pockets of fans were singing "Sideways and backwards, everywhere we go". The general apathy and cynicism towards the team was the most palpable I've ever experienced in an away end. We had a 3-0 lead against a lower league team. From there we should have been able to comfortably see out the second half and bring some of the youngsters off the bench for some experience, but instead we had to wheel out the big guns to take the pressure off us as we were desperately hanging on after they scored their second. And the ire from the fans when Tonda inevitably shit the bed and reverted to his favourite back 3 was a massive turning point and a number started chants of "Sport Republic, get out of our club". I predict that apathy and cynicism will very soon turn to toxicity with the way things are going.

Well that was a strange game. We looked so comfortable in the first half - Donny offered nothing. Then we just didn't turn up after half time and the most interesting bit of the second half was the huge murmuration of starlings that was flying about in the sunset above the stadium.

No, we reverted to 3/5 after conceding the two goals.

That was very noticeable in the first half. Even when we were up the other end of the pitch. Couldn't see much of the goals from where we were, but his save from the FK in the first half was decent without being outstanding, and it looked like he pulled off a great double save at the end but I'd like to see a replay of that.

True, but they didn't have a 3-0 lead to fuck up.

I wish we were Macclesfield.

Edit: double post

That would require a degree of flexibility that Eckert has not yet shown that he possesses. Today's cup tie at Donny is the perfect opportunity for him to try something different. Let's see shall we. If he sticks with 3/5 and we get knocked out then whatever remaining goodwill he has from the fans will quickly evaporate.

TBH, whether he's on the pitch or still sunning himself in Dubai, it wouldn't make much difference to the opposition wingers chances of getting crosses into our box.

Grimsby fans might have something to say about that.

Gonna be wearing the 50th anniversary commemorative kit tomorrow then. https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/25750483.southampton-fc-announce-limited-edition-1976-kit-wear-fa-cup/ Those that get picked to play had better put in a performance worthy of wearing that shirt.

Talk of finding the best decision for him and the club also suggests he's not happy and is agitating for a move. He'll know that Peretz got his loan at Hamburg cancelled because he wasn't getting game time so will be expecting to come straight into the side, and he won't want to sit on the bench for the rest of the season if ROI quality for the WC. A move would make sense for all parties. So on that basis we'll probably take the left field option and extend his contract instead. It's the SR way.

Snow overnight last night in South Yorks. Rain forecast for today and freezing temperatures overnight tonight meaning black ice everywhere tomorrow morning. Very little chance this goes ahead I reckon.

Given how awful our CBs have been this season, if he can't displace any of them then he's got no future here IMO. Decent on the ball but a shocking lack of pace. If this frees up some funds for additions elsewhere then I'm OK with it.

Got me ticket through, but I'll actually be surprised if this goes ahead. Forecast for the next few days in this part of the world is worse than it was last weekend when they postponed their league game. Heavy snow due into Friday with a cold northerly wind.

Stuff of legend. In years to come people will be boasting "I was there when Downs completed a pass!"

To be fair, the fact that he's gone to Hamburg hasn't in any way affected the likelihood of him scoring in our next match.

Except for when Hamburg don't exercise the option to buy in the summer and we have to find some other sucker to take him off our wage bill for next season.

I know it's not good form to quote myself, but I can't stop watching this and wondering how the fuck he managed to let this in. Watch his right hand - if he'd just left it where it was the ball would have hit it. What the actual fuck was he doing? That movement of his right hand was almost Grobelaar-esque 🤨

Worst signing under any owners ever I should think. Even Carillo managed to look vaguely like an actual footballer at times.

How the holy fuck could we actually make a €2m profit on him? That's just nuts!