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Most of these players need the wrath of an experienced manager who is going to come in, rattle a lot of cages, bruise some egos, trample on a few flowers, point out the weakness both physically and mentally, tell it exactly how it is, read some fortunes and lay down some ground rules. That'll put, the fox in the hen coop 🙂

Add Stephens to that list ever since he was dropped.

He's another 3 centre back aficionado isn't he? God help us.

I doubt he is because Alfie House has stated the hierarchy at the club didn't like him and he fell out with them in the end. Having said that I'd put nothing past this mob of imbeciles.

There's that dreaded phrase and one of the main causes of our demise...'data-led'

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There won't be a single manager available who doesn't carry baggage from previous failures.

I'm sure he has a few regrets at ever being approached by the shysters at SR despite the pay off he'll receive. I hope he soon gets another manager job and is a great success. This succession of short term managers will no doubt ring alarm bells with others in the game and may put some of them off the prospect of working for SR because it has become a poison chalice under their watch.

With Dusty Bin as his assistant?

Agree but how many of us would pass up the money just to tell the truth?

But SR will not appoint someone like that because such a manager would also ruffle their feathers - the last thing they want.

Sure Will Still is gone but there's nothing to celebrate today, no reason to be hopeful. I say this because the lunatics are still firmly in charge of the asylum. Will Still is the latest manager who will be paid off and made to sign an NDA meaning the truth of what really goes on behind the scenes at this football club remain shrouded in mystery which is just how SR like it. Until they are gone it matters not a jot who they appoint as manager because the shit show will just carry on. A sad state of affairs that has gone on for way too long but is set to continue.

Of course they'd welcome him back - all mates together and as many days off training as they want. What's not to like. Not sure the majority of the fan base would be too happy though.

Pity the next poor sod who has to try to get a tune out of our squad of failures and bottle jobs. Most of them need to take a long look in the mirror.

Trollope and Lallana should be gone as well - clean sweep needed with no remnants of coaches who have clearly failed as much as Will Still. He shouldn't be the scapegoat when others were also culpable.

Would be typical SR.

Trollope who assisted the guy they've just sacked. You really couldn't make it up.

Yeah, whilst those doing the hiring and the firing are still here and taking absolutely no responsibility we just sit back and await the next disaster. Can't help feeling a little bit sorry for Will Still and the next cannon fodder who takes his place. SR should go as well but we know that can't and won't happen now but it is inevitable that they'll have to go eventually unless we want no football club to support.

Nah, just Rasmus thinking he's clever when he most certainly isn't.

You could add well informed, intelligent, shrewd, clever, smart, astute and self aware to the traits not associated with them plus many more.

To be fair it's a dressing room well worth losing. Weak as piss with zero fight or pride in what they are doing.

Spors maybe not so much but SR have been a failure since pretty much day one so whether they admit it to themselves or not they have been catastrophic for us.

Also a fan of Steve Moran. The minute he appeared at the Dell as a youngster you could tell he had something about him and was destined to become a great striker for us. You can always tell straight away with young players such as Channon, Williams and Le Tiss. It's been a while since a youngster last made his debut for us and gave the vibe that he was someone special. Dibling didn't do it and is still trying to kick start things at Everton but I have doubts about him.

It's the new Moneyball.

Unless you have two decent wing backs who understand the role and have the speed and stamina required to play the position it's always going to mean a lot of pointless side and back passes. Reason being the two wing backs become standard full backs alongside 3 centre backs. This dilutes the team's ability to get the ball forward in numbers at speed so we get this continual walking football and negative passing. That's down to Still because he is the one who continues to persist with 3 centre backs. This system also negates our ability to press high up the pitch and win turn overs in advanced positions. You simply can't operate a press if most of the side are constantly playing in their own half.