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Good and important result yesterday, bollocks to Pep, Diaz, and Sutton, and the fact they had 26 shots, hit the bar etc. We were due a bit of luck, especially in injury time. The one point is all we craved. Anyway, Simon Rusk - Football Genius. I just hope Rasmus and Spors managed to nail him and Nivea down to the five year contract extensions before they left the stadium last night. We can't let this opportunity slip through our hands...

Thinking about the Rohl interview highlighted on here a couple of days ago, fuck all in it in my view other than a bit of self -marketing on his part. Have to remember his stock is probably higher here than it is in Germany. I don't think it would come as a surprise if he is keen to move back to Germany with a young family and you wouldn't begrudge him that. Die Frau und die Kinder kommen zuerst, Brian * (as he might say in Germany - according to Google Translate). On a downside on this though, Rohl has come across well in the interviews I've seen and what I've previously read but I don't think this reflects well on him or his agents. Bloke is still under contract to Sheff Weds so not good to be hawking yourself to the media in this fashion. In my view anyway. We know how we'd feel if it was our manager doing it. *The wife and kids come first Brian

Surprised if true. Evemn more surprising that it hasn't researched a few other names mentioned on here, Bo Svennson, Rodger Schmidt, Marco Rose etc.... Pretty bloody lazy by Chapgpt or whatever.

All a matter of taste, and opinion, but they look pretty good to me MLG. Agree with your later suggestion of adding 1885 rather than the stars. But I wouldn't feel confident of our buffoons in charge overseeing the design on a change.

Might be quite fitting, as we seem to have had someone akin to Benny's character Fred Scuttle in charge of recruitment and manaagerial appointments for some time now.

I’ve never been a fan of the club crest. For me, it’s a bit cluttered and looks naff. Up until a few years ago I was all for change. But it has been with us 51 years now, and above all I wouldn’t trust the Dickheads at our club to make it worse. So leave it. Let’s just hope Rasmus wasn’t given a set of crayons or felt tips at Christmas or for his birthday.

Svennson was considered up and coming and a name to watch a couple of seasons ago. Linked with a few jobs here (Wolves, Palace, West Ham spring to mind). Since sacked at his last two clubs. But of course managers who are sacked often go on to be successful elsewhere.

Have noticed that the MLG YouTube clip is from an account named Chocolate tampon, and last night Turkish posted one from a channel operating under the name of spasticballs. Not your alter egos by chance are they ? All in all I think we do rather well in toning down the user names on here.

Okay, this is just further proof I'm getting old

Derby fucked up on the radio station and catering as well remember.

With parasols of course. Don't want any excuses of wilting in the heat in the second half.

Phil Brown’s name can’t be far away

Perhaps that’s a rumour too far !

Got to give Spors the benefit of the doubt, that he knows what he’s doing and is assembling his team to take us forward. That said, the brief background reading on a bloke with bank experience, and at Dorking, along with the other young one featured , Strapley or whatever his name ( who I think someone commented looked about 16 and yet to start shaving) doesn’t immediately inspire confidence and make you think we’re really going to hit the ground running.

Cutting Edge stuff then. I’ve been analysing Saints performances since 1969. I’ll certainly be adding that to my CV and perhaps apply.

Has a beard as well don’t forget

Just goes to show how the fanbase has been left psychologically scarred and conditioned after appointments of Pelligrino, Jones etc over the years.

Perhaps you should move that first picture to the 2025/6 kit thread.

Or knitwear for Parker

On the positives : one less chance of ending up with Gerrard here. #Glasshalffull.

Fear you are probably right about Rohl, but from his angle perfectly understandable that he’d want to be with his young family in Germany. Unless of course he secretly fell in love with Ocean Village etc when last here. On the Lallana and Liverpool links, and going off a totally unsubstantiated tangent, I have wondered when a club will look to ‘bring Hendo home’ as a first start in management. This is a sort of ‘think outside the fucking box’ type of ludicrous appointment that might get the Rasmus vote (even if Spors is now in the driving seat we are told).

I’m only aware of him walking out on Blackburn. Unless you count leaving non-league Kidderminster for Championship QPR as an assistant, which I think most might regard as a reasonable career step for a young coach. He was sacked at Birmingham so they could bring Rooney in.

His name was linked before RM was sacked. Certainly wouldn’t be a bad choice, but we’ve probably missed the boat on him. He made several noises about Derby, potential there, former player, family still in the midlands etc so probably wouldn’t be looking to move again.

As manager ? Probably do a better job than him. And at least it will rule out any rumour of bringing Vardy here on a free transfer.

Very fair point, and something I’d also thought about. Can’t help but feel this was a deal that could and should have been agreed over the last few months privately with him, and possibly it has been. Time will tell but very little confidence in SFC to get it right ( even acknowledging the point frequently made about ‘new regime’ etc).