Lord Duckhunter

The people who claim there was nothing on his CV to merit getting the job make me laugh. Top player, schooled as a coach under Rafa and did a pretty good job at a small Spanish side. The next step up for him was a premier league club. It was a risk, and hindsight’s a wonderful thing, but I don’t blame the board for appointing him. Obviously I blame them for not giving Puel more time, but not for the decision to try this guy. I’ve always advocated giving managers time, but I’m slowly coming round to believing it’s gone beyond that. I just wish I knew what was going on behind the scenes. Are there some toxic players at the club, what’s his training sessions like, do the players respect him. It’s very easy to just blame the manager, Les Reed has all the facts to hand and hopefully he’ll do the right thing, whatever that is. The article posted was ok but I would challenge one aspect of it, the playing of youth players. Puel did that, preferring Jack Stephens to an experienced international, giving others a chance, developing them, clearly looking towards the future. Then what happened? Sacked. There’s no way on Earth a Saints Manager will take a gamble with youth, let them learn through making mistakes, because when it goes wrong, they’re out. It’s not a failing of his, not playing youth, it’s driven by the past year and what happened to Puel. You have to be secure in your job to do that, have to think you’re safe and won’t be sacked. We’re just like every other club now, instead of having ethos that we’re slightly different. Being like other clubs the solution is like other clubs. We can not afford another gamble, we have to get it right even if it’s just for 5 months. Tony Pullis has his attraction , as he’d probably do it on a temp basis. Personally, I’d go back to an old forum favourite. Martin O Neil, great motivator, charismatic, organised and hopefully will bring Roy Keane along to rattle a few cages. If he wants one last premiership hurrah, he’s not going to get too many better opportunities. 2 year deal, with the option of a 3rd. He could even move upstairs and replace Les after that. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Woeful support again yesterday 1-1 and people leaving on 85 mins . Second home game running where the opposition support has sung "oh when the saints go marching out". **** me, we really are terrible supporters. Got to be one of the leagues worse Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Why can’t people write closed letters and spare us this bull shine. What is it with football and “open letters” ffs. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I keep telling my father in law to change his lifestyle, I’ve been going on for the past 20 years that he needs to drink less and exercise. I tell him “one day it will kill you” . He’s 92 now, but one day he’ll die and I’ll be proved right. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

And the away performances were decent, Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I haven’t seen match of the day or any highlights, but my gut feeling at the time was forester should have come and collected it. I maybe biased against the Mummy , because I think he’s **** poor and cost us about 5 points this season. Maybe it wasn’t his fault, but his body language is ****ung atrocious, he’s a ****ing big lump of Shiite. Shocking keeper. Get rid. No personality, he’s like a 6ft 7, James Milner. Too ****ing soft, too ****ing nice. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Puel out Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Aren’t blokes allowed to identify as chicks, even if they’ve got a penis anyway . Verbal needs to get into the 21st century, with his attitude he could end up upsetting people. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Isn’t verbal being a bit racist & sexist by assuming that we’re all white blokes. I thought that was a total no no in the 21st century. For all he knows I could be a black chick. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

The Abbott thing was clearly wrong because it gave her the opportunity to play the victim card again, something she’s excellent at. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Wilshire struggled to make the Boscombe side last season, he’s injury prone and would probably break our pay structure. Why on earth would anyone think he’s a decent buy? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Funny that you seem to overlook the fact that Claude finished in the exact same league position as MP, but went far further in the cup. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So a bloke who has been absolutely woeful for 12 months and is now being shown up by Davie Moyes, Moyes FFS, says he’s refreshed in The Daily Mail and on that basis you want to appoint him? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

He was a friend/ colleague of Puel, who wanted an English speaker & someone who knew English football assisting him. Why he didn’t leave with Claude , I’ve no idea. According to the echo the club wanted him to stay on because he was popular with the players. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Gabbi bottled it yesterday, turning his back case he got hurt in the wall, the little darling’s not going to like physical stuff in the championship Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

And you know this how? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

He also learnt his trade under Rafa. On paper he looked ok, it may not work out & he might not be the right fit, but to criticise his CV is just ignorant. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

What a wa nker Hughes is. Arnautović was getting stick all game , called all sorts by the stoke muppets & booed. He knocks one in, celebrates, and Hughes was having a go at the bloke. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

That old dinosaur? Just banging on about the same thing year after year isn't talking sense. His "rousing speech " on Weds was more Ned Flanders than Winston Churchill. They should pension him off, ****ing jumpers for goalposts punditry Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Problem is if they make the final and lose, people will want him out. Although if he makes 7th or above he may get a stay of execution Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Spot on. There were rumours he was unhappy last year , so it's clearly not all down to the new manager. Makes me laugh when people defend him , saying he doesn't get much support or can't play on his own. First point is he gets the exact same support as Charlie and secondly, he's Italian. An Italian moaning about a defensive set up is like a sailor moaning about the sea. He was first choice at the start of the year and ****ed it up. Had that been Sam Gallagher people would have said he's not good enough. Not made a load of stupid excuses. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Had I said that it would have been complete nonsense, or pony even. Seeing as I said " the past 6 weeks", I don't quite understand why you've quoted figures from the whole season. As for formations, what sort of argument is that. If a side play the same formation week in, week out , does it mean the manager knows his best formation when they score & win, but doesn't when they lose. Bizarre train of thought Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This is complete nonsense. Just because he’s changed formation against City, Arsenal & Chelsea doesn’t mean he doesn’t know his best formation. It’s called being flexible, if he played the same formation against every side he’d be accused of having no plan B. He’s played the same formation in nearly every game. I’d also suggest he knows his best team in “ winnable” games the past 6 weeks . He plays the same keeper & full backs when fit, plays VvD , OR , Tadic , Boufal & Austin. That’s 8 regulars, pretty steady for a side that keeps losing games. Again, if he played the same 11 week in week out, he’d face criticism. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Player discipline nothing to do with manager then? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Another Watford sending off, the new Jose really needs to sort their discipline out. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk