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Oh he will though. Because there's no way SR are going to let him leave on a free after the amount they've invested in him. So we'll undoubtedly give him a 2-3 year extension in the vain hope that he will improve over that time* and we can recoup some of that £12m. * which of course he won't, because so fundamental are his flaws, like reaction time and positional sense, that no amount of experience or coaching is ever going to improve those aspects of his game.

Indeed. Probably have to go back to Ralph's time in post when we would aggressively press to win the ball high up the pitch and then play a quick ball forward to Ings. I miss those days.

Just wait til you see the first one.

Spot on analysis. There's no coherent transition from defence to attack. Nobody is taking the responsibility to get us up the pitch and when we do have it in our own half with opposition attacking players behind the ball, nobody is making intelligent forward runs to receive a pass. So the man on the ball dithers about while he decides what to do with it, which allows the other team to regroup and get numbers back. Every. Fucking. Time. There was a moment in the second half today when we did find ourselves on a bit of a counter because Hull had committed a few players forward. We got it to the RW position and all it needed was someone to play a clever defence splitting pass because we had players in the middle who were well placed to run on, but Roerslev (I think it was him) just stopped, waited, and then played the same predictable pass back infield while the Hull defenders got back into position. We're never going to score if we keep doing that over and over. It's infuriating to watch.

So... Will Will Still still be Saints manager by Christmas? On current evidence, no no he he won't won't.

Bree even managed some half decent performances in last season's horror show. He's limited, but fairly solid. Roerslev looked alright in his first game for us but has regressed badly since then.

I think this part of your post could be interpreted in multiple ways and still remain valid.

I still can't get my head round how shit he was for that first goal today. The header has no power in it whatsoever, but his reactions are so mind bogglingly bad that by the time he got down he had no chance of making what should have been an easy catch, and just threw his hands at it in a blind panic with absolutely no idea where it would end up. I've seen better keepers than him at my local 5 a side centre. It really does beggar belief how someone at Saints decided he was worth the £12m we paid for him.

Not sure about that. Their sole intention seems to be profit from player trading above anything else, including actually providing any entertainment for the fans. I'm fucking sick of it now. I hate watching this team. That's what SR have done - they've sapped all my love of following SFC to the point that it has now become nothing but a chore. They're a bunch of incompetent, soulless wankers and I cannot wait for the day they finally sell up.

Totally consistent with SR's record of rewarding failure.

After the embarrassment of last season, we needed a manager who could come in and make us a much more solid defensive unit. Still, seemingly, is not that manager.

What the fuck was that from THB? Is he trying to get himself sent off cos he can't be arsed today? 3-0 now. Absolute fucking shitshow. Hull had conceded 14 in 5 before today and we've created NOTHING, and gifted them 3 awful goals through the most pathetic defending you could imagine. Bunch of utter useless cunts.

FOR FUCKS SAKE!!!! We had a chance to play a quick forward ball then cos they had players committed forward, but still just stop and play it backwards and infield. It's infuriating. Just what the fuck do they do on the training ground all week?

Jesus. All from a fucking terrible pass by THB. This team and manager can just fuck the fuck off.

That's what we're reduced to now is it? Stephens shooting from range.

I really want to like Will Still, but it's starting to look like SR have made yet another 'oh so clever but actually not' managerial appointment.

Can I have some of what you're smoking please? Must be good stuff.

The entire club is rotten from top to bottom. It's all on Sports Republic. They've utterly failed as owners and need to get the fuck out of our club before they sink us even further.

Yep. And it's not like we're creating chances and just been unlucky. We don't look capable of causing any teams problems because we're so easy to defend against.

We just look so indecisive at all times. Nobody looking to make a run or play a first time ball forward. It's just so easy to defend against.

Why didn't Roerslev cross it FFS!

The movement up front is just non existent. There was a moment just now where Manning had the ball in space on the left, but instead of charging into the box to get on the end of a cross, all our forward players moved backwards FFS. Brainless from Downs there, and then McBurnie completely cons the ref into giving him a FK like the little cock he is. This is fucking dire.

Fuckin ell Baz. There was no power in that header but he didn't even try to catch it. Just panicked and threw his hands in its general direction.

McBurnie really is such a prick.

Conditions look awful so I'm not expecting a neat and tidy game TBH.