Greedyfly

On 25/05/2025 at 22:04, sockeye said:

This isn’t CEX you know. We won’t be able to flog 20 odd players

In fairness if anyone is going to take them, it'll be CEX!

55 minutes ago, Andy Hill said:

I think that calling some of our players as “average” is pushing it. I would put Fraser, Archer, TP, Smallbone, Wood, Bree, Manning and Bednarek in the below average category.

I think everyone was!

2 minutes ago, Suhari said:

Glad he got a send off from the crowd.

I lost my sister to cancer a month before Christmas. It's shit.

I am very sorry to hear that!

4 minutes ago, Patches O Houlihan said:

Does any one know how to access the BBC Radio Solent commentary when you aren't in Hampshire? Tried BBC Sounds, Freeview 714 & 715 none of them work. 

Any help much appreciated - I have walls to paint and am masochistic enough to want to listen to the sounds of a hot knife through butter while I do it

I'd also like the answer to this if anyone knows. 

In fact I'd bet this is more than likely a more interesting discussion than the football. 

I appreciate the irony in that comment

1 minute ago, Football Special said:

Ideally also still recovering from an injury? 

Fucking hell, let me guess, he's two weeks away?

23 hours ago, S-Clarke said:

I expected around five at this stage from both Armstrong and Archer, not ground breaking numbers by any means but even that would have probably put us closer to the pack. I naively thought we'd discovered the best way to use Armstrong, he was coming into this season on the back of 25 goals and with the same managers/coaches who got that out of him, so I think most would have expected more than 2 at this stage tbh.

I also expected goals from BBD, not ground breaking numbers either but enough to at least put us in the pack.

I'm not saying any of these guys are any good, but I still thought they were a tiny notch better than this. 

This is part of the insanity though; we had - out on the left.

So we thought, nah fuck that, tougher league, cleverer opposition, he's never been prolific before, lets start him as an actual number 9 instead.  One of just a number of bonkers decisions.

On 26/01/2025 at 10:19, Badger said:

Our supporter base is far too passive though. In the Branfoot era I thought the SISA initiative was a good one and hoped it would continue, could do with something similar now.

Unfortunately though the original as I understand it fell apart. Not sure why was once told due to egos and internal squabbles. 

But as you say, what is the protest against, shit results ? I don’t think people are against Sports Republic as such, or Dragan, so much as some of his employees and their decision making. 

Will echo Badgers comments above though, in that SR aren't really the issue, in fact we might (further down the road) be better with them than without (money, multi club model etc), but it's been the decisions of those that they have chosen to trust, to make sensible footballing decisions, that has been the issue.  Sure, that is partially their fault but they aren't footballing people, that's what they thought they were bringing in.  That's another error.  Hopefully we are starting to correct that with new appointments, though reports that we are STILL looking at cheap Championship options (Ollie Tanner - really!?!), which is basically what we have anyway throughout the squad, suggests some muppets still have too much control.

2 minutes ago, SambaMaverick said:

Really doesn't rate Archer, does he?

He's not the only one to be fair, the guy's shite.... BUT I get the beggars and choosers argument too!

I thought ABK was going to get his chalice under Juric. Is he actually shit too and we've just forgotten due to time or did Juric mean "chance to leave". 

As for shop window-ing Sulemana, it might be better if we just stuck him back in the box, in the store room and showed potential suitors the whole 90 mins Vs Liverpool instead.

This is a laughable line up. 

9 minutes ago, Hamwic said:

Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere, Sky reporting Sheffield Utd are interested in BBD returning. 

I am interested in him returning there too!

2 minutes ago, Charlie Wayman said:

Aribo is rubbish and should be nowhere near the starting XI

 

Jack's future will be on the beach

He's that far up the pecking order?

Would have started with Lesley who was good against Spam, Archer because AA is toss at this level but otherwise I don't hate it.

1 minute ago, Saint NL said:

We don't measure that any more.

So far, Saints have had 0.2 heavy metals, slightly behind Fulham.

Someone put on some Cradle of Filth, or something please!

1 hour ago, AlexLaw76 said:

I wonder how brave he is?

Fucking brave if he's come here.

19 minutes ago, EssEffCee said:

You'd be better off passing it onto a mate who's up for giving Martin some stick.

Will get passed around needlessly at the back before being given to an opposition fan.

Archer is utterly toss as expected.

1 minute ago, Turkish said:

Is that our 10th error leading to a goal this season?

11th.

Clown show

5 hours ago, macca155 said:

Hey come on, no need to be too despondent. We all knew this run of games was going to be tough. Just have to stand tall.

THB possibly Bendarek, Downes, and Dibling are back. The side will have more balance and structure as a result of that.

I would have

Lumley

KWB THB Wood Manning

Dibling Downes Aribo Fernandes

Armstrong Archer

I'd prefer Onuachu but presume he's unfit.

A midfield that might just contain Villa would very a good starting point.

The grim reaper can f*** off we aren't dead yet.

COYS

I love this optimism, and I wouldn't want to strip you of that so Happy Christmas.

On the positive side, no we are certainly not dead.  Literally speaking of course!

Premier League wise though, yeah we were down at game 10.  No team has ever survived having so few points at that stage, we have a upper-mid champ team, with a mid champ manager.

5 minutes ago, The Kraken said:

We want 6 (six).

Its the confirmation of "(six)" that really illuminates this post 

I'd usually assume that Onuachu's omission is injury based, but he's such an onion you never quite know. 

17 minutes ago, Golac's Cunning Stunts said:

Are you sure it's not because the manager has us playing passive, shite, boring, predictable football and the team has 4 points from a possible 33? 

It's probably this, thinking about it!

18 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

🚨⚪️ Postecoglou: “Inconsistency this season is down to me. That's my responsibility”.

“The inconsistency we're having this year, ultimately it comes down to me and my approach”.

“It’s something I need to try and fix and see if I can help the players in that area”.

That's what Ange Postecoglou said after their loss today. Shows strong leadership and awareness that he may have to adapt as a manager.

The total opposite of RM. 

That's because he's not winning the % stats like our Russ.

Seems Pep has learned from Russ after all! 

(Couldn't be bothered to check if anyone had already made that joke)

1 minute ago, HKsaint said:

We need Tall Paul

Needed him 6 weeks ago but Russ has his faves.

3 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

It's quite sad to see someone who was such a hero last year be so out of his depth. 

It doesn't help that he's not played in the position he excelled in last season either. Because, why the fuck would we. He's not a number 9 but I do think he could still do a job on the left. 

10 minutes ago, Farmer Saint said:

BBD scored those off the wing yeah...

Don't start!