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We have a bigger history, fanbase and stadium and bring in more revenue?

CB Fry is the best poster on this forum.

What other team has talent which can compare to- Lambert (no need to go into details why) Chamberlin (see above) Lallana (see above) Fonte (probably the best CB in the league) Martin (wanted by premier league clubs) Richardson (rated by many other supporters as the best right back in the league) Davis (saved us consistently) Barnard (Scores loads of goals, 2nd top scorer last year.) Schneiderlin (could easily play at a higher level) There are probably more but I can't remember. The point is, we were favourites to win the league this year, most neutrals thought we would walk it. We quite clearly have the strongest squad in the league. No one else has a stronger squad than us. Brighton are currently playing better than us, more consistency and perform better as a team.

I think if we fail to win promotion, that anyone who uses our poor start as an excuse, considering the ridiculous squad depth and talent at our disposal, head and shoulders above every other team in the league, is seriously deluded and a bit mental. You can guarantee it will happen on here though. Nutters. Cannot wait till CB Fry sees this thread.

Also is that for sale?

You could lend me your season ticket. Funds are low at the moment and we seem to share a similar philosophy on the chairman

Although posters have expressed concern about recent performances and results which has led to us being tenth in the current form table (I know you love form tables.)

Don't run away young man.

And how can you get the points you largely need? That makes no sense. Either you get the required amount of points required to achieve automatic promotion, whatever that may be or you don't. I assure you, our chairman will see it exactly the same way as I do. I don't think I'm the one being blinkered. And for clarification, there is nothing I want more than for saints to be promoted this year. If we start playing brilliantly and winning every week then I will think it is fantastic, the only way I will judge Adkins at the end of the season (as after all that is when any real judgement will count, I am simply commenting on the current situation as I see it, in particular our form over the last six games) will be whether he has gained promotion which is what he was brought in to do and not whether we have reached some magical points per game ratio that you have invented in your head and decided it is the difference between success and failure. Tell me, if we were to finish with 1.99 points per game, would that be considered a bad season? What about if we got 2.1 points a game, finished third and lost in the playoffs? Is that a good season? Should Adkins be commended then? Cortese will be judging Adkins on whether he wins promotion, and this is how I shall judge him too. As someone above mentioned, it's a results business and over the last six games the results have been unacceptably poor.

So in summary, if we achieve 2 points per game but someone else does better and takes 2nd, that to you is not failure. I will have to strongly disagree with you there. You can see why some are becoming frustrated by both the manner of performances and by our recent form (as evidenced by the last 6 games- a usual measure of form- which has us down in tenth). If we continue to show our recent form, coupled with poor performances then there is the very real danger that we will not achieve promotion this year and thus Adkins and SFC have utterly failed though for some reason you believe the season cannot be classed as a failure as long as we achieve a certain points per game ratio. Alright then...

We only take bets on things which have a possibility of occurring.

If Nigel Adkins fails to win promotion with Southampton this season is that a failure? Yes or No?

I don't care. If we fail to win promotion then he will have failed. Totally.

I give a f*ck about performances when we play badly and then because of that fail to get a result. As regards the rest of your post, any reply I make is just going to make us go round in circles. Ultimately the only thing I care about is going up automatically. I don't care if Adkins achieves an amazing points per game ratio or whatever other stats you want to supply me with (and huge handicap? Give me a break.) If we don't finish at least second then it would have been abject failure on Adkins' part, no excuses.

Any half decent manager could have managed the performances that Adkins has with the squad we have got. Supposedly the best squad in the division by far.

Double post.

Only 2 replies so far have disagreed with you.

I disagree, sorry.

Our performances have been poor of late and it's concerning because it eventually catches up to you. I can only speak for myself but I don't give a feck about 2 points a game or any stats really. If we don't finish top 2 this season then it's embarrassing and utter failure. Adkins was brought in to get us automatic promotion, if we fail in that aim then he he has been a failure. It isn't cringeworthy as you put it, it's common sense.

Yep.

Yep and this inability to change things effectively is down to Adkins.

If we go the way of united in terms of how the "brand" (hah!) is run then count me out.

We have the best individual players you have the best team clearly. Hth

Even worse then that we play so poorly at times

Nope. IMO Pardew was the better manager.