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3 weeks ago we looked dead and buried. Now we look like we can give anyone a game. Ralph's given us our mojo back and at breakneck speed too. I had high expectations from the guy and he's exceeded them. Not just the results but the spirit and optimism have flooded back way faster than I think anyone dared. He'll be on his way to the top 6 probably in 18 months. Hopefully this time the owner has learnt a valuable lesson and we get the next up and coming guy rather than the last 3 duds.

With the right manager Mario's a class act and I think Ralph is the right manager. Expecting much bigger things from Mario for the remainder of the season and a likely transfer this summer. He's a general if coached properly.

Fan behaviour getting 'worse' because it's getting more violent etc? No - compared to the 70s\80s and early 90s it's very well behaved now. Violence was a possibility at any game you went to. Some player getting a bottle thrown at them is a long long way from those days. Fan behaviour getting 'worse' because there's less atmosphere now vs previous decades? Yes, but I think one comes with the other. Want less trouble? Probably going to have to accept less passion as a side effect.

Looks at home in that seat doesn't he......

Damn, after 2 and a half years of dross that feels good. Hoped Ralph would get this team moving by Jan but he's started already. Going to be interesting to finally see what these players can do under a good manager. We may find we have better players than we thought. Kudos to the club for finding Ralph, already starting to feel like the good old days.

Couldn't agree more, fans need to realise he has a huge job on his hands just to survive. That is our only target for the remainder of the season.

Thought Gao was a total chump until recently but with the dismissal of Reed and the appointment of Ralph he looks like he's starting to get a hang of things. IMO we've punched above our weight with this manager, it would be criminal to see him go because we didn't back him at least a bit.

Sorry OP, don't believe it. Really happy with Ralph though, about time some ass was seriously kicked at this club. Gives me some hope we can pull this around - just.

Expecting a loss, we all know this ship is going to take time to turn but I am hoping for a better performance, more energy, intensity and sharpishness. This month is a steep learning curve for Ralph, we need to hit the ground running in 2019. A draw would be great and a win would be amazing.

If Saints can produce the form of a 45 point season from now on then we'd get enough points to have survived 50% of previous seasons over the last decade. Our current form is a 22 point season. Ralph has a mountain to climb.

Remaining 2018 fixtures coming up ..... Arse(h) L, Udders(a) D, Spam(h) D, Citeh(h) L IMO we're looking at 2/3 points from remaining 2018 fixtures giving us 11/12 points from 20 games played. Too much unrealistic expectations on here, going to take the new man some time to turn this rudderless ship. My hope is that he can mold the team into some kind of winning group by Jan 1st as IMO they will need at the very least 23 points from 18 games, equivalent of 49 points over a season, just to have a sniff of safety. Ralph has a big, big job on his hands. It's on a knife edge IMO.

Ralph out. What? Too early?

WH: I thought this new guy was an expert on German footballers? ML: He is WH: Then why did he sign the Pole.

A week ago I thought we were dead and buried but now I think it's finely balanced, the new manager has to get things moving and fast. Every game we fail to put points on the board makes survival incrementally harder. I don't expect instant results but we really need to start looking like a winning team by the end of Dec to have any chance. That means defence steadies and attack gets some bite. I still see us with 12-14 points and a mountain to climb come Jan 1st but if we at least look like a half decent team by then then we might just get the 24-26 points from 18 games to do it. We could also get lucky and find the safety threshold is quite low this year, maybe 34 points(?) but you obviously can't rely on that.

Nothing unexpected in that game, Spurs hammered us in the 1st half and then went on cruise mode in the 2nd. Glad Ralph was there, I just hope he knows of a few decent cheap strikers and CBs - we are in big need. Would be tempted to pick Charlie on Saturday, his entire worth is in goals and having finally gotten one I'd like to see if it triggers a little run. Up till now he's not really been worth a place in the team but a burst of Austin goals over the next month could be the difference between staying up and going down. It's not as if any of the others are scoring is it.

14. Hire Les Reed as a ball boy?

Exciting appointment and not a moment too soon. Fingers crossed we can get Paul Mitchell back in too, that would be a big statement of intent. SFC - the reboot begins......

Now pull every string to get Paul Mitchell in and let's get our mojo back.

Lets hope Ralph can find us some decent German CBs and strikers on the cheap.

Maybe not popular with a lot on here but I do have some sympathy for Sparky, I don't think he's as bad as is made out on here but at least the club have been decisive and given the new guy a slim chance to get out of the nose dive. Gao has finally realised that dithering is a recipe for disaster. This is a real high wire act, if there's no quick impact we're gone by early\mid Jan IMO. No honeymoon. Points needed starting with Spurs. For me the real culprit is Les Reed and his dismal appointments over the last 2-3 years, had he been fired earlier and better recruitment taken place then Hughes might have been able to get out of this situation but it's all water under the bridge now.

Taken in isolation not a bad result but we're still on a relegation trajectory. We need wins and very soon. When this team scores the defence can't hold on to it and when it keeps a clean sheet it can't score. Confidence is shot to bits and players don't believe they can win. Sparky is trying to make something happen but it's still not working. I have sympathy because the whole club is dysfunctional but we are where we are and he must be close to the end of his tenure. Remaining 2018 fixtures coming up ..... Spurs(a) L, Cardiff(a) D, Arse(h) L, Udders(a) D, Spam(h) D, Citeh(h) L Looks like 3 points from remaining 2018 fixtures giving us 12 points from 20 games played. Effective relegation by 1 Jan.

Can't see anything but a loss for this one, we're so brittle it's not funny. 2-0 to Utd.

Don't dislike any of them, infact never disliked any player but this guy pushed me a bit...

If you are going to get rid then get rid now, there's not a moment to lose. IMO we've got a month to try and save our prem skins or put another way keep this form up till 1 Jan and we're as good as down. The delay 'may' be because they are trying to bring in someone good or - more likely - they are fannying around not knowing what to do. Even the chump in China won't want to lose most of his £200M investment.

Sorry Sparky, time's up - if SFC wants to have any chance of surviving this season then it's time to send for the cleaner, no-one else available will have a fast enough impact.