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Blimey,you just upped the ante -now you're wanting a 20 goal a season striker 🙂

Welcome Nathan and let's all hope this appointment works out. We have to remember this is the first such appointment under our new owners. When they bought the club many of us were excited to learn about the names behind SR and viewed them as something of a breath of fresh air. They came across as analytical, data driven and experts who paid attention to detail. Now they have appointed their first new manager and it is clear they've had Nathan Jones under their microscope for some time and decided he fits with their ambitions. Yet, because it's not a big name signing, many are already writing Jones off without giving him a chance. Either we trust SR or we don't so let's see how they do with this crucial appointment at a critical time for the club. I have a sneaky feeling we are going to be surprised in a good way. Nathan Jones comes across very well in his first interview and says all the right stuff as one would expect but I get the feeling he has something about him that might just galvanise our squad into action after a period of under achievement. If he can get some decent performances and results early on he'll soon have the fans onside although maybe his honeymoon period will be brief. Let's appreciate he is stepping in at a difficult time and see what he can do rather than pre-judging him and chucking our toys out the pram because he's not the big name some wanted - maybe he'll work out better in the long run. Good luck Nathan and to the two other new coaches as well.

You will not gt a 15 goal a season striker in the January window unless you are very lucky.

You won't win enough games let alone European runs and trophies by relying on hoofball alone. Nothing wrong with going long when it suits but it has to be mixed up with other elements at this level. Obviously he will need the club to sanction the signing of a big centre forward who suits this game because we don't have one. If Jones can do that then I don't think the football will be unattractive and he'll get the fans onside. He has a hard job ahead of him and I think he realises this but he does come across as somebody who is single-minded, passionate, determined and believes in what he's doing. Let's see.

Nah, I mean, what can we expect of someone who is only paid 75k a week? You get what you pay for.

I always thought cults consisted of those whose views were not in keeping with the majority of any given group.

Just read the text on Wednesday's final penalty - 'saved to centre of the goal'....get away! Not tipped away from the top corner then 🙂

After watching tonight he might take a rain check and decide he has a better squad at Luton.

What all of them? Presumably that would include you.

Can't see any announcement on the official website.

Might as well put a traffic cone in the middle of the goal 🙂

Why would this be announced in the middle of a match? Makes no sense.

Agree, Payne would surely make more sense seeing as he is a right back. More square pegs in round holes 🙂

Confusing line up. What is the formation going to be? Who will play right back?

I reckon if the average fan knew nothing about Pep and then watched one of his interviews they'd probably end up thinking he was as mad as a box of frogs and not cut out for this Premier League management malarky.

The fans had nothing to do with the decision to sack Ralph. If we did then I want my share of his 6.5 million quid a year. Don't remember him ever picking up the phone and asking me about team selection, tactics etc etc.

See edit of my original post.

Good, as far as I could tell he was a complete waste of a salary. Don't remember ever seeing him open his mouth on the touch line.

How do you know this?

Elijah Adebayor

Wonder if he'll try to bring Clinton Morris here as the 'big guy up top' 🙂

The quote from Blackmore says Saints have been given permission to speak with Nathan Jones after their match with Stoke tomorrow.

We need a big man before we can try that 🙂

We need a big man before we can try that 🙂

Yeah, Almiron was clearly a talented footballer but regressed under Steve Bruce. Now look at him under a decent coach like Eddie Howe.