Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd

Boro were 21st when Carrick took over. He got them in the playoffs that season. I think he'd be ideal for us. He certainly got Azaz and Archer playing well in his time there.

Most Norwich fans couldn't wait to see the back of him. On another note, had Watford not just sacked their manager we'd now be equal with them in terms of the number of managers in the last 20 years. Everybody laughs about them when they hear that they have another new manager but we're almost as bad. I hd no idea we were that close to them.

Anyone else thing that Carrick would be a sensible appointment?

RM in advanced talks according to the press. I sincerely hope this is BS. If he comes back then that'll be the final straw for me.

Ask me when we announce our next manager. If it's Martin or Eckert then I'm done.

Please, Norwich, do us a favour and take Martin out of the equation.

I wouldn't be too upset if Carrick came to Saints. He'd definitely sort the midfield and he's worked with both Archer and Azaz, who both showed good form under his management. With us not currently having a manager, I wonder whose idea it was to sign Romeu? This must have been decided before WS departed? Maybe there's someone already lined up who said they wanted him onboard? Ralph watched us a couple of weeks ago. We're the board sounding him out? Could he have influenced this move?

He's also playing at a level lower. He can still do a job, as many others of a similar age have proved in this league.

Should be exactly what's needed. I said at the start of the season that we should have offered him a short term deal so I'm delighted with this news. Just need a striker with a bit of experience now. Oh, and a manager that isn't Russell Martin or Tonda Eckert.

We need Leeds to lose a couple more games and they'll fire Farke. Knowing our luck we'll appoint someone on Friday and Farke will get the sack on Saturday. Rodgers would be perfect but won't come to a Championship club and could never deal with our board. His overall win rate is 53%. He's only ever got a win rate of less than 40% at one club, Reading. Watford 42%, Swansea 45%, Liverpool 50%, Celtic 70%, Leicester 45%, Celtic 67%. Gerrard. His time at Villa was underwhelming. He did well at Rangers but it's a league with only 2 teams in it. You'd have to be a complete fuckwit to make a mess of that job. 😉😂 His 55% overall win rate is only helped by his 64% at Rangers. Villa 32.5 and Al-Ettifaq 39% isn't great. Carrick would be ok, I think. Did well at Utd and was perhaps harshly treated when they brought in RR. He probably felt that he should've been given a longer spell in charge. He took Boro from 21st to the play offs, which was good going. Was he to blame for two average seasons after that? The board obviously felt so. FWIW, I don't think Edwards will take them up. 46% win rate is better than some of the idiots we've appointed in the past. Ralph coming back under SR? I'm not sure, but stranger things have happened. Achieved a 34% win rate in his last spell at Saints. Tonda would just be another Selles type appointment. Again, too young and not enough experience. If they re-appoint Martin then I'm done. His best win rate was at Saints, 45%. Overall it's 38%. Not sure there's any other candidates at the moment. Any appointment carries a degree of uncertainly but we really need to air on the side of caution this time.

Never should have been appointed. It clearly wasn't getting better and was never going to. There was no style of play of tactics. His substitutions proved that. Nice guy but too young and inexperienced. as I've said before. You don't buy the likes of Fellows and Azaz and somehow make them unrecognisable from their former selves. Also, Bree and Smallbone are both doing well away from the club which suggests a complete lack of mismanagement. It what's next that worries me. I'm hearing RH is coming back which wouldn't be the end of the world but he was never the same manager after Rohl left, and then there's those two 9-0 defeats.

Woke up this morning hoping to see that he'd gone. Gutted that he's still here. Has there been a worse run club than Saints over the last 20 years?

Knowing our luck we'll end up with Marti from Leicester, Manning from Norwich or VP from Wolves.

I thought it was a massive gamble but was prepared to let him prove me wrong. After a month I was thinking, this isn't going to work. I wanted him gone at the same time Selles went from SU. At least their board had the balls to sack the manager when it clearly wasn't working. Our lot will probably leave Still in place until after the next transfer window and allow him to bring in more shite like Downs. This isn't going to work. He has to go as soon as possible.

I've been saying this too. Meanwhile, Diaz is scoring at Derby andnBree and Smallbone are winning MOTM awards. Any of our players would walk into any other squad in this league. It all points towards the manager being clueless.

Agree about experience but what decade are you in?

Exactly! This is why he has to go now. It's obvious that it's not going to get any better. There's not a single sign of improvement, anywhere.

Yep. I get that it's part of football these days but as far as SR is concerned it seems to be the only reason for owning a club.

If Still is here for this game it will be a travesty. In the unlikely chance that our board sees the light and dismisses Still then I'll be right behind Saints. If they don't then part of me will be hoping for a Preston victory so that it's hopefully another nail in Still's coffin. Sad when it gets to this stage.

I've never understood SR's inability to employ someone with experience who can step straight into the job. They always have to try and find the next big thing. I can only assume it's because they see it as a money making opportunity when a bigger club comes in for our manager.

Be honest. Have you seen anything since the opening game of the season that makes you think that what he's doing is ever going to work? Do we look like we've improved at all? The answer is no. Therefore, he has to go and the sooner the better, otherwise we're going the same way as Luton Town. Saints have one of the most expensive squads in the league. There's nothing wrong with the quality of these players. They'd walk into any other squad in this league. Just look at how well Bree and Smallbone are doing since getting out. Look at how Azaz and Fellows look like shadows of their former selves. It's blatantly obvious where the issue lays. Just listen to his press conferences. You could repeat the one from before the Wrexham game every week and and you'd never know the difference. How can you expect players to be motivated by that? The board need to act fast, but they won't because they're a bunch of fuckwits who should have never employed Still, Jones, Martin or Juric.

Just get Steve Cooper or Gary O'Neil in. I'm not a fan of either but at least they know this league and they have to be better than Mr. Football Manager.

As soon as I saw those changes I thought "He's going to throw this away". Next time I look we're 2-1 down. Get that useless ginger prick out tonight!

Looks like we'll be going into this game level on points with Sheff Utd. Yep, Sheff Utd who lost their first 6 games! At least they had to bollocks to sack a manager who clearly wasn't working out. We'll still be hearing WS saying "we just need a bit more time" in March.

Sheff Utd had the balls to sack Selles after 5 defeats. They're now 3 points behind us. They'll be above us in 2 weeks time. And people think Still should be given more time. 😩