saintant

Yeah, announcing that SR will be sticking with RM

Problem is the whole lot need replacing - does anyone seriously think SR have the remotest idea how to run a football club judging them on what we've seen so far - they are as out of their depth as RM.

This is our problem - we are run by people who have no clue. Best we can hope for is that Dragan gets bored and decides to sell and we are bought and someone competent is paid a lot of money to run the club properly - these SR guys are a bunch of clowns.

Not a chance - this guy has already reached the pinnacle of his managerial career - he's a snake-oil salesman.

Probably because most of us realise SR will not be sacking RM anytime soon.

Yeah, he seems to like to bully Alfie House - hope some jouno put him on the spot and asked him to explain his choice of subs.

If we are unfit that alone should be a sackable offence because there is absolutely no excuse for us not being on a par with the fittest team in the Premier League.

Maybe rather than giving players and himself time off during the international break some of that precious time could have been better spent practicing defending corners in the last minute of a game. Inexcusable to do the same again as the Ipswich game. He should go but we know he won't.

Did the ref choose who we brought on from the bench?

Yeah and add that to the decision to bring on Fraser instead of Taylor. You do wonder what goes through Martin's brain.

As was the decision to bring on Fraser instead of Taylor.

Yeah, you've got an experienced left back on the bench who has played in the Premier League and was probably unlucky to be dropped but smartarse Russ thinks it's a better idea to bring on a guy who plays as a winger. You couldn't make this shit up.

By applying poor game management.

Or alternatively 'Bored, need to act tonight'

He'll not be sacked.

Seems like it was down to very poor game management.

Very predictable.

Any idea why your pal Russ never picks him?

Taylor will add a chunk of injury time and they'll score a winner during it.

Sounds as though we've had a decent first half so here's hoping we can push on and secure a much needed victory. The first 20 minutes of the second half will be crucial. Think we might still need at least one more goal - stats show Ramsdale has made zero saves although I think they hit the post. We need all 3 points, nothing less.

I'm not sure even he thinks a bigger club is going to come in for him.

Just watched part 1 of the press conference. Near the end RM seemed to be intimating that those in charge are not too bothered about results and it's more about sticking with the process. He said something along the lines of the perception inside the building being totally different when Adam Blackmore asked about how the club stop the noises about his position being under threat. This is a worrying attitude from those running the club.

But not the worst football team ever to play at St Marys judging by our home games so far this season.

Last season RM did ok but nothing out of the ordinary considering the squad he had. True to form he presided over a team that let too many goals in. I've seen and heard nothing from him so far to convince me that he is capable of managing at a higher level than the Championship - one of the glaringly obvious reasons for this is that he continues to prove himself unable to set up a team that plays in a compact manner meaning we are still conceding far too many goals a lot of which stem from mistakes which are often a by-product of the set up and tactics he prefers. Conversely we create too few chances and don't score nearly enough goals because he remains hell bent on the tippy-tappy system of playing out from the back. Combine the two and it's a recipe for certain relegation and I get that we don't have a squad capable of above mid-table but he is not making the most of what he has largely due to being welded to a system that doesn't and will not work with the players at his disposal. A decent manager looks at what he's got and adapts to get the best out of them.

Ramsdale Sugawara THB Bednarek Taylor KWP Downes Dibling Lallana Fernandes Archer Tall Paul on the bench but give him 30 minutes and get some crosses in. Also SAA on the bench and give him 20 minutes to show what he can do running at a tiring defence.