Midfield_General

Flowers, Dodd, Benali, Osman, Ruddock, Case, Cockerill, Le Tissier, Rideout, Shearer, Wallace in a 4-2-4. My favourite Saints team of all time.

Yep, did alright last season (finished 13th in Serie A), then sacked 2 days ago with the club bottom and without a win from first nine games of this season (six defeats, three draws).

Regarding Viera - On Solent just now the chap from TSP pointed out that Spors hired Viera for Genoa, and that he also worked alongside Eckert there, so there are some strong connections already in place. Factor in that he is available, has a lot of experience of English football (including some as a manager) and that they may want a 'name' to bring some authority, and that could have some legs.

Seems to be: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/southampton-will-still-oriel-romeu-36183568 Also reported in the Echo and Alfie tweeted that he understands it's true

Still, at least @Fabrice29 and @notnowcato look happy in the picture

Captain first, let him do his badges in the background and then when we sack Rooney in February Romeu can step up and take over as gaffer

Well that's come from nowhere. Absolutely brilliant news when we really needed some. I wonder who's idea it was?

I can see the board getting fanny dazzled by Gerrard, Rooney or someone like that because they think a track record of playing achievements might win the players round who weren't having Still and his lack of one

We don't buy success - we breed it 🥰

If I had a 20 year old son who was earning £40k a week I'd have installed myself as his agent and would be kicking it in the Maldives, toasting his misery from my gold-plated yacht

From a toxic attitude perspective: Harwood-Bellis, Downes, Manning, probably Fraser, possibly Aribo. From the perspective of needing to be moved on because they are associated with relentless failure: Macca, Bazunu, Archer, Armstrong, Stephens. From the perspective of simply not being good enough to bring any value to the squad: Downs, Long. And Roerslev looked lazy as fuck on Saturday and couldn't be bothered to run so he can fuck off 'n' all.

And only having £40,000 or something like that dumped into your bank account every week. The poor flower, my heart bleeds for him, it really does.

Dragan said that he didn’t want to sack him, and said that he felt his hand had been forced or words to that effect, and Spors joined after Martin went. So he must be talking about Ankersen and/ or Parsons. But surely its Spors’ process to own and Dragan signs it off. Once they get knocked back by a few other targets and start to panic it wouldn’t surprise me at all.

“The hierarchy are admirers of Frank Lampard and Mark Robins is another who scores highly in their data-led recruitment model.” ‘Data-led recruitment model’ = looking at the top 3 in the Championship and wondering who their manager is. Let me guess - Rob Edwards ‘scores highly’ too? Impressive stuff. Watch and learn, Tony Bloom.

THB Downes Manning Stephens Fraser Bazunu Probably Aribo Probably Lallana Would all love him back I’m sure. It depends how much influence these wankers have over decision-making. He also wouldn’t cost anything. I wouldn’t rule it out at all.

I’m sure the ‘senior players’ who hardly had to train, were bezzie mates with him and have thrown every manager since under the bus would love him back. THB, Downes, Manning etc. The same ones who have basically downed tools yet again and are as responsible as Still is for how fucking shit we are. If they have any influence over the decision-making then I would say there is a distinct possibility that Martin could come back. I wouldn’t rule it out at all. SR really are that weak and might even be dumb enough to see it as a quick fix.

Can you imagine listening to a Jo Tessem team talk Jesus

Good ol' Jesse Marsch Surely his time has finally come

George Long, third keeper

fuck off mate

Yeah this is Wotte/ Poortvliet -level bad

Straight across the six yard box where Downs should be attacking but the prick just stands there

Oh cool, Bambi’s come on

The last time we looked this broken, even against shite teams, it was the Wotte era. It's that bad.

Did you not see his five minute presentation on Monday Night Football? It was inspiring stuff