Badger

Only listened to a brief snippet and intended to go back to it, but if I heard correctly he talks about sacking Adkins in November and having a 10 day break before the next fixture. My recollection was sacked in January, a day or so after a creditable 2-2 midweek draw away v Chelsea, with a home fixture on the Monday night v Everton.

Not to mention to enable you to get into the fucking stadium. From a self confessed dinosaur

It’s easy to just calculate the points we might have had if Tonda’s results are projected over the season but as you say, might not have worked that way. And his appointment would have been surprising. Coming into a different country and set up to get things going might have been too much at once. Instead of which he had a few months to see the club, settle and put his ideas in place. Had he been appointed in the summer then, there would have been big questions asked. But personally I wouldn’t have found it much more underwhelming than Still. I’d have preferred Cleverley to Still, although Rohl had been my preferred option. (After a poor start Cleverley has turned Plymouth round. Fully expect he’ll be back in the Championship in the next couple of years with Argyle or elsewhere).

No idea why that might be. His interviews tended to be a slow motion wreckage. Did he ? I couldn’t see the attraction in the appointment when he was first linked, and any interviews reinforced my view that it seemed completely disjointed. Seemed quite a leap in faith to think he’d get coherent ideas across. Tonda has been a breath of fresh air by comparison.

Probably a fair assessment. For me then turning point was probably the fall out with Koeman.

Glad you wrote that as is was also my recollection that Martin Tyler used to do some of the commentaries on our matches for what was then Southern Television. David Bobin I thought always covered Saints well and seemed enthusiastic about the club, more than the others in the region. Was he a Saints fan ? Probably easy to enthuse about us then, great football, signing Keegan, and Lawrie was a dream for the media. Bobin seemed the Adam Blackmore of his day, and appeared to have a good relationship and insight with the club.

I still share your pain and anguish over 1984. One of my worst moments when that little runt scored near the end. 1986 was a different beast for health reasons as well, stood there nearing the end of normal time thinking I just want someone to score and finish the match rather than another 30minutes. I felt numb to the resuit. Chelsea in 2018 or whenever we didn't expect anything from that match with some of the crap we had in the side, and the Leicester SF doesn't really exist in my mind. Stamford Bridge 1976 and Villa Park 2003 were of course on a different stratosphere. Just hope we can experience the euphoria of those two again.

Come on Saints, 'win it for Ballboy' among other things.

Perhaps a bizarre and unlikely prospect, but if Forest win the Europa League,and are relegated they could be competing in both the Champions League and Champiosnhip next season.

Didn't Millwall achieve that after they played Manchester Utd, c 2004 ?

No worse than from towards the back of the away stand at Palace a couple of seasons ago. Out of interest were you standing when that photo was taken ?

I’m into something good .. seems appropriate for the feel good factor he’s given the club. I remember some singing it at Brentford last season. Good song, but don’t think it caught on given the feeling towards Russell M. Tonda on the other hand deserves the songs and support.

Yes it is, which might detract from reading too much into it. Interestingly, all three (Man City, Chelsea, and Leeds) are away from home so might the choice of day for the fixture not be determined by the home club, and possibly Police there ?

Manager no ‘head coach’ crap But if he gets results as head coach and is happy with that so be it.

I think this was a key factor in the turnout, a general sense of us being crap and no great belief or enthusiasm.