Convict Colony

Xai's answer - interesting that is also picked out Matos, will check out this Stephan guy as well

One's in green are ones we could get, expect the rest would either reject or their clubs wont let them leave mid season while they are in the hunt for promotion.

• David Moyes: His extensive experience in the Premier League makes him an appealing choice for a team in immediate danger of relegation. His pragmatic approach could be beneficial for Southampton's current situation.
• Michael Carrick: Currently at Middlesbrough, Carrick has shown promise in the Championship. If Southampton could secure his services, his tactical acumen and ability to implement an attractive style of play might be what they need to survive, despite the challenge of mid-season integration.
• Carlos Corberan: Known for his work at West Bromwich Albion and previously at Huddersfield Town, Corberan has a reputation for tactical flexibility and improving teams. His experience could help Southampton navigate the remainder of the season.
• Graham Potter: Although less likely due to his recent high-profile role at Chelsea and his current status as a free agent, Potter's philosophy and track record with Brighton suggest he could bring a fresh approach to Southampton's survival bid. However, his availability and willingness to take on a relegation fight are uncertain.
• Danny Rohl: With connections to Southampton as Ralph Hasenhuttl's former assistant, Rohl's work at Sheffield Wednesday has shown promise. His familiarity with the club and the league might make him an interesting choice, though his experience as a head coach is still developing.
• Mark Robins: His success with Coventry City in the Championship suggests he could adapt to the challenges of the Premier League. His teams are known for being well-organized and hard to beat, which are traits Southampton desperately need.
• Julien Stephan and Vasco Matos: These are less known names in England but have been mentioned as potential candidates. Both are relatively inexperienced at the top level but have shown promise in France and Portugal, respectively, indicating Southampton might consider a long-term project with a younger manager if they're planning for beyond this season.

2 out of 3 managers sacked across the clubs over the last couple of weeks, good job the gozteppe manager is doing a good job

Great appointment and rusk in time.

I could see the club going for someone like rohl.

Worked here before, also at bayern and national team etc and doing ok with weds who were even more of a basket case than us, knows the championship and even relegated we would be a step up.

Saw someone to X say he had admirers in the boardroom but we were likely to go more foreign next which in that case i like the look of the santa clara manager vasco matos who currently sit 4th in the league, likes to have a tight defence and nick goals https://totalfootballanalysis.com/head-coach-analysis/vasco-matos-santa-clara-202425-tactical-analysis-tactics

Not watching the game as watching a cartoon movie about a bull from Spain but fucking hell, Martin has to go now.

Any game another prediction

7 minutes ago, Badger said:

Wanking in the bath tub it would seem.

If not that, then the square root of fuck all. 

if it isnt broken, tug it is rasmus's new expression

To be honest the interim manager seems reasonable and makes fair points.

Players generally get an easier time than the manager when you see players week after week not thinking clearly under pressure and making mistakes.

I think its time to blame the players a bit more now.

wow not looking good for VAFC after last night, now closer to the bottom than the top of the league.

There clearly needs to be a step change there, either:

Get rid of chorley and get a better DOF to get more out of this team and a new manager or invest some money and buy some players who will make the difference in the 2nd half of the season.

I agree that SR have a chaotic style of manager replacement, why not use the 3 week window or in our case international breaks to give a new manager a bit of time.

Posted this in the monkey chicken petting zoo post but more relevant here.

Ah, the Championship conundrum: where our players are "too good" for the league yet not quite good enough for the Premier League.  I am not even sure the squad we had last year was "too good" for the league.

If we're to bounce back, we need more than just the gravitational pull of parachute payments; we need the kinetic energy of tactical innovation, something to galvanise both the team and probably more importantly the fans.

We were fortunate last year in the championship that only a few of the team's high pressed enough into mistakes leading to goals, next time round everyone will be doing it next year, we need a different approach.

Ah, the Championship conundrum: where our players are "too good" for the league yet not quite good enough for the Premier League.  I am not even sure the squad we had last year was "too good" for the league.

If we're to bounce back, we need more than just the gravitational pull of parachute payments; we need the kinetic energy of tactical innovation, something to galvanise both the team and probably more importantly the fans.

We were fortunate last year in the championship that only a few of the team's high pressed enough into mistakes leading to goals, next time round everyone will be doing it next year, we need a different approach.

Already been spell checked

Hopefully they all now have personalised garmin watches that tell them all how useless and unproductive they are.

It takes some doing but this run has finally killed my optimism, we are trash.

Just a genric question as "premier league qualified" is repeated so often.

What qualifies a manager to be a premier league manager ? as its phrase that is used to distain so many other managers in other leagues.

Am predicting very few shots on target if any, at least 5 self inflicted errors in our half by playing out from the back. The word brave will appear post match and our best available players will not be the starting XI.

2 hours ago, Toadhall Saint said:

As long as it works ……oh

Finally a joke about it 💪

6 hours ago, franniesTache said:

Funny thing is when I leaked the takeover (including the exit amount the club was being sold for) I warned people it wasn't necessarily a good thing and got a load of abuse for saying it.

There were actually a fair few inside the club who weren't convinced by them before the takeover and it was by no means seen as a good thing for many.

But obviously on here I got pelters for it because "how could i possibly know"...

Wait are you trying to make this thread about you 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

If we all said you are right and we are wrong will that make us play better football 😔

I'm am getting the feeling that people on this forum make stuff up.

Find him

Someone get up a tree and find out whats happening

Vasco Matos tactics, fairplay to Santa Clara though they are doing great this season recently just beat sporting away, 4th in league.

https://totalfootballanalysis.com/head-coach-analysis/vasco-matos-santa-clara-202425-tactical-analysis-tactics

"Santa Clara’s defensive compactness allowed them to barely receive any goalscoring chances against themselves."

Sign me up

Cooper announcement :-)

Honestly the longer martin stays in the job the more i think about what is really the plan and what would explain SR's reluctance to sack him.

As crazy as it sounds I am starting to believe that we got promoted too quickly last season for SR and us as a club.

The damage was done the previous seson both with amount of money spent and managers paid off we were in all or nothing situation to stay which has hurt us massively last season and this from a PSR perspective, we spun the dice and ended up oweing the house.

We get promoted last season but our PSR situation was still massively constrained and a large portion of our budget on transfers were already locked in, meaning we arent able to get the quality upgrades we needed to play our way in premier league, primarily forward line and midfield.

I think SR have now factored this in, expect us to be relegated, tighten the belt a bit and go again next season (maybe with Martin) and be able to spend more if we go up and get the quality we need.

3 minutes ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

Streams seem to be harder to find nowadays. Usually go for Soccerstreams.io but despite giving lots of choices, none seem to work. Will try again in 5 minutes unless there's another site someone can recommend...preferably without the cartoons which don't look like Tom and Jerry!

just tested one i found and this one is working fine https://sportsnest.co/southampton-vs-aston-villa/

please just use Brave browser or something that blocks all the pop up ads