StrangelyBrown

Just what we need - another relative unknown without the requisite experience to help balance Tonda's inexperience. Well done Saints - another chronically underwhelming gamble.

The football was just as tedious to watch (regardless of whether he won a few more games with a better squad in this division before making a complete arse of himself in the premier league...)

I'm with you... Not many options at CB. I'm tired of watching repeats of Baz to Stephens to Manning to Stephens to Manning to Downes to Stephens.... (or variations of the same) At least THB plays a decent ball forward once in a while and Wood can defend a bit.

Start with our best team and without the russball boys ... McCarthy Jelert THB Wood Welington Bragg Jander Fellows Azaz Scienza Armstrong

Tonda desperately needs a really strong experienced number 2 - someone who has been around the game for a long time and who has a different / contrasting view of how to set teams up. Last time we appointed someone to fit that profile somehow we ended up with Paul Trollope so I'm not hopeful we'll get the right man...

2 good saves shouldn't make 2 motm performances - just shows how bad the rest were. Things I'd like to see as a start is him command his box and get something on a cross for once.

I was confused by the pre-match conference when Ekhart said something about the players first before worrying about the system. The performance today underlines why this is nonsensical. We need to establish a way of playing that threatens the opposition not one that fits the players we've got - the fact that we've signed a load of players that don't work in any system is one of our biggest problems, but it won't get better if we don't try and work out what we want to do to win a match.

Someone please explain how Bazunu couldn't have saved that.... Honestly he is fucking shit and shouldn't play for us ever again. Add Manning and Captain spacktard to that list too

R. ankerson, Rasmus A and someone with the initials RA

Add made of smoke Baz and can't defend Manning to that list. None of that 3 should be in the side. Arma is lucky that there isn't anyone else... What a load of shite.

Rumour has it he wants R. Ankerson as assistant to the head coach, Rasmus A as defensive coach and someone with the initials RA as the new set peice coach.

For me he's ok; good crosser, good deadball delivery, gets into good positions and occasional good shots from range, but frustratingly can't beat a man and often makes poor decisions that lead to us losing the ball.

Southampton's version of the Bermuda triangle... The ball goes in and somehow vanishes from our possession

I thought they looked shit, then I watched us....

THB and Wood are good players in this division, but that's it....

Same boring shite players at the core: Baz, THB, Stephens, Manning, Downes, Armstrong. We need a clearout

Manning really is spectacularly shite. He literally can't carry the ball and beat a man. This on top of not being able to defend makes me wonder how he gets in the side. Stephens literally adds nothing, just slows us down in the same way that Quarshie does but has no recovery pace. Anything resembling a shot that goes near Baz is a goal. Armstrong looks like he's got a hangover. Downes can't do anything other than play the ball backwards. Azaz and Fellows not playing at all well either. This is shite.

Good to see that shoehorn has won another club competition to have the best spectator's position in the stadium. Between shoehorn, bas and manning we really try our very best not to win. Hopefully I'll be proved wrong! Up the saints

I'm not sure we even have 1! Give it to a winger and hope for the best isn't really a phase

I get where you are coming from, but I guess it all depends on how you setup your team. Personally I prefer a 4-2-3-1 with fullbacks playing almost as wing backs and a narrow 3, but I understand the logic of a back 3 when it is applied well. Speaking from my own experience I've found it really hard to coach the "spare" CB in a 3 unless they "get it" naturally, i.e. having the intelligence to step up into midfield, but I might just be a shit coach! Watching us we seem to have a problem with the CBs being too happy to sit defensively almost all of the time, which means we are often short of an option in midfield - I'm not sure if this is deliberate or the players being a bit limited? I suspect the latter.

It's pathetic - journos should ask difficult and uncomfortable questions. Alfie House is just as guilty as Blackmore - both of them should take a look at themselves and up their game.

I don't think we're set up to get the best from him, but my god is he lazy. You would think he would have something to prove...

Sounds just like Stephens....

This thread is all getting very tedious... Tonda strikes me as a lucky manager (which is no bad thing) - things seemed to click for him very quickly without much of a change. For instance the Coventry game was lucky - without the red card I think Coventry would have won. We've played some awful football (particularly in the second half) and have managed to scrape some wins again riding our luck. But... Tonda is also a young manager learning his trade. He will make mistakes. The big question for me is whether he can learn from them? So far the jury is out.

Ok the basis that's a penalty we should have had 2... Lampard is a classless twat. End of.