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It would have helped if Hoedt was half decent. Stephens & Hoedt would probably look way better if we had a commanding leader alongside them.

January was a complete shambles.

Should be the title of a book that covers this part of our history.

It's been the worst 'next' 5 year plan ever if we're following it.

Or, likely, anyone else this season.

Brighton are 7 points clear of us!

Bournemouth level

Palace winning.

Agree about palace. Easier fixtures left and actually have organisation, fight & goals.

Bournemouth 0-1 Palace.

We're so woeful I doubt our ability to even make up the gap as it is now!

No doubt we're confident & relaxed. about everything. (Probably because they are all f*cking off at the end of the season).

This is another remarkable story:

I'd happily take any really good players from League one. (We know they can step up in the championship). We need experienced leaders.

We are going to get routed & it's going to be spectacular.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/apr/06/mark-hughes-southampton-way-jacob-steinberg

It was novel trying to work out who would be bodged in to play at right-back and which of the 600 central midfielders would play back in those days.

"We've collated data & have long planned to go back to the championship as part of a broader strategy of the Southampton way...... This was always the plan."

The respective summer's will be the same too. Good players will leave and people will say variations of "Good" & "Good Riddance" etc. When the truth is losing talented players is ever really a good thing. It's why having a manager who can navigate that league is so important.

Similar traits in the player interviews too. Sleepwalking into relegation without realising it.

The bit that stood out from that article which is somes us up:

Dodd & Paul Williams fell out with Les's mate Martin Hunter & got shown the door. Allegedly.

Just came on here to post that. What a great story. I think it's telling how many people from Sky Sports who posted how he phoned them when they were all going through difficult times, told what a nice man he was. RIP Ray.

Make one yourself then

Around 16 players will leave anyway. They will need to. Austin already being linked with Cherries / Leicester / Villa etc.