Lord Duckhunter

I don’t think there’s another team’s supporters who when asked “were you at the 9-0” reply…….which one?

Why should we listen to Stoke fans. They’re not exactly experts when it comes to managerial decisions They eventually pulled clear and finished in 13th place but some supporters had lost faith with the direct style of play and lack of goals, which were a common thread during the club's time in the Premier League under Pulis. Coates was aware that there was an "anti-Pulis element" from the moment that he brought the Welshman back to the club in 2006, but he refused to be swayed by fan opinion and his faith was rewarded. Stoke won promotion by finishing second in the Championship in 2008 and went on to retain their Premier League status in five successive seasons, finishing no lower than 14th. They also reached the FA Cup final in 2011, losing 1-0 to Manchester City, which secured a place in the Europa League, where they progressed to the knockout stage. Matthew Etherington, the Stoke winger, said: "I think the manager did a great job at the club. I know the fans were grumbling and saying they wanted a change and it looks like they have been granted their wish. I also think people have to be careful what they wish for.

Can I choose the team that beat us 9-0?

I would, and to soften the blow for Burnley I’d let them have the choice of Adam Armstrong, Dyneppo or Walcott, but preferably all 3….

Would I want the bald twat as a son-in-law? no I fucking wouldn’t. Get the cue ball in to upset a few. Look at Newcastle, all that dough and who did they get in? Dan Bird, for his attitude, leadership, desire and mental toughness. That’s what we should be identifying, forget all the stat nonsense, get some real men in. Blokes that you want in the trenches when the muck and bullets are flying. We’ve got enough mincers to play the nice stuff, 3 old pirates together with the youngsters and we’ll stay up no bother.

Dear God….. Perhaps we should break the bank and go for Ronaldo. We need a striker, he’s looking for a club and he knows where the net is. Would be a hell of a signing.

I’d say keeping him till the end of Dec is sticking with a relegated manager.

That’s Wolves down then, they were bottom at Xmas.

What, a class player that’s looking for a club after nearly dying? Here’s hoping 🙏

Thinking there’s no problems and saying to the press there’s no problems are completely different things. If he told the press some home truths, people would be slagging him off for that.

What’s he meant to say, go all Harry Redknapp and say “there’s no chance of this lot staying up?” If he said that, you’d be the first moaning.

Too many noddy supporters.

Which clown is going to be the first to call for Nigel Adkins

Fuck me, are you for real. We’re hardly the Droogs of Juventus, we might get a few “sack the board” as they leave on the 83rd minute, but it won’t be “intense”. If you think our firm will scare SR into action you’re deluded.

The earlier posts on this thread are quite magnificent as well 😂

There’s two obvious questions here. 1. Should Ralph have been sacked? Absolutely, he should have been. He should have gone in the summer and the fact they minced around sacking his back room staff should have rang alarm bells. Secondly, is Jones the man to replace him? From the first couple of games, it doesn’t look like it. It’s too early to judge whether he will keep us up, but clearly you can judge the bloke on 2 games, and they’ve been fuck8ng woeful. Ralph ball at its worse. I didn’t particularly notice the alleged “more direct” approach yesterday, apart from the occasional longer straight ball from the back (we hit long diagonals many times under Ralph). The disappointment for me was that I was expecting a significant decision, people make the comparison with Branfoot, but Branfoot made decisions. This bloke seemed to just play Ralph ball. Personally, I’d have liked him to do something to impose himself. Drop the keeper, change the skipper. It doesn’t need to be done aggressively or damagingly, “we want James to concentrate on his game”, “he’s going to be a great keeper, but needs taking out of the firing line”. Something that’ll show he’s not prepared to let the weak mentality continue. I guess the nearest he got to it was playing Lyanco, but he’s clearly the weakest Centre half. What I’m hoping is he doesn’t buy into the Saints way, insists on a couple of old heads (think Gary Cahill when he left Chelsea as an example). A couple of leaders, a couple of pirates to upset a few. How many fouls did we make yesterday, Brighton we’re taking the piss and we just took it. If Jones thinks he can play a slightly different version of Ralph ball he’s dead already. Fuck this pressing shite. Become hard to beat, kick and fight, and then hope we can get someone in that can score a dozen goals. Anything else and we’re fucked and he’d have blown his big chance. Graham Taylor at England. Wanted to play like big Jacks Ireland but never quite went through with it, ended up caught between 2 stools instead of being himself. Jones needs to impose his style, his tactics and live or die by the consequences.

I’ve seen Emma Hayes mentioned by the odd one or two, but I agree, now is not the time.

He’s the club captain, he’s an experienced pro, he’s the one who is meant to be driving this young players on, helping them a la Jimmy Case. Instead of that we get excuses from some posters, he’d be better with better players, it’s the crap players fault he’s poor. He basically sums the club up. Nice boy, good pro, tactically and emotionally intelligent, educated speaks properly, probably nice to his parents, but fucking soft, one paced & not nasty enough to play the role we need. Get rid asap and get a pirate in instead.

Not on yesterdays performance he wasn’t.

Prowse & Diallo probably look great in training & friendlies good touch, vision, drifting into decent positions. But when the muck and bullets are flying around they’re soft as shite. Same with a few of them.

He had Jose Fonte, Adam Lallana, Ricky Lambert, Lovren, Morgan, Victor, Steve Davis Clyne, Luke Shaw, & a half decent keeper. This blokes got fucking Djneppo, moi, Lyanco, Che Adams, a Boy Scout as captain and a 12 year old keeper that couldn’t catch a fucking cold. He inherited a side that played decent football, that were on the up and had been mostly together winning matches the past 2 years. This blokes inherited a team of weak willed, mentally poor side that have got beat week in week out for pretty much a calendar year. I’m not saying he’s a world beater, but a bit of perspective is in order. Comparing now to Poch taking over is just ridiculous, Nigel was unlucky to lose his job, Ralph kept his too long. There was no mentality that needed turning round, no massive leap needed. Poch inherited, real men, proper players. Jones has inherited a bunch of soft arsed son in laws.

We’ve been like it for the past year. Ralph had all preseason and we looked a fucking shambles.

Absolute fucking pony today… And to think there’s Saints fans thinking he should have gone to The WC.

No, but I’m expecting him to save the first one. In the words of Boycott, my mum could have caught it in her pinny.

Fuck me. He chucked the first one in the net. The first goal was always going to be crucial, and he fucking gave it to them on a plate. It wasn’t ALL his fault, but his contribution was far and away the most telling.