Saint Fan CaM

See above…

I’m not sure I agree, but anyway the key issue was we were well short of competing with Leicester or Ipswich and not really significantly better than Leeds - why will that be any different next season? Unless Spors is the real deal and decisive when it comes to the cull, I can foresee SR making another almighty balls up of the summer window.

In short the only positive is that it’s a certainty that we’re going down and so there will be an opportunity to offload all the losers in the squad - i.e. that amounts to 10+ players. Let’s not forget the majority of this squad only just scraped into the playoffs and then only just beat Leeds, who could rightly feel hard done by given they were matching us at 90+ minutes. We were worse than Leicester and Ipswich in the Championship by some margin make no mistake and that gap grew in the Prem. So SR, Spors and whoever the Manager is, need to be planning NOW how to completely re-build the 1st team and start that process immediately the season ends. If that cull doesn’t happen then I fear the losing mentality will persist. If they get it right then things might start looking up.

Err, got news for you…we have become a fucking noddy club…no question. It’s pitiful how low we’ve been allowed to fall.

I’m not sure why Spors was effectively brought in after the window (as if we were going to bring players in), but I sure hope he’s starting to work out a strategy to offload the losers in this squad. No sentimentality - just sell or release and get it right this time. Anything less will result in surefire torrid time in the Championship.

Not something I revel in, but I was among a few on here who called it early in us not looking likely to get past Derby’s record in any shape or form. Every area of our team is sub-standard in one way or another and there’s seemingly no competent management or coaching going on to even make a fist of the turd squad we’ve got. Definitely worse than the previous two relegation teams. I still can’t see us beating Derby’s record. Only players I’d keep on are Ramsdale, KWP, Welington, Fernandes, Big Les (if possible) and Dibling. Possibly keep Sulemana. The rest of ‘em should be sold or released - they’re losers. Juric out too and someone in who knows how to setup a solid 4231 / 433 and if necessary tweaks from there.

That nasty realisation that Bournemouth - yes, Bournemouth - have done the double over your team and not by just flukes…very convincingly.

Excellent - Manning and Archer on. That’ll do it.

There you go. A shot on goal…whatever that is.

This is going to end 1-3 isn’t it?

Why not? Could go anywhere for a tap in.

We’ve scored a goal. We've scored a goal! We’ve scored a goal!

Tell you what, I know we derided the Aribo to CB decision, but he’s been no worse than any of the usual suspects - arguably better.

Sulemana completely messed up on the edge of their pen area. Why? Being too selfish and not passing to a team mate. Useless.

Hoo - fucking - ray. Smallbone off. However, putting Dibling on when he’s no good at defending is asking for even more trouble.

Bednarek trying hard to get a yellow.

Another terrible pass by Smallbone in their area and within 10 seconds Bournemouth force a save from Ramsdale. F ing useless.

OMG - Welington off. Suga and Les on. Incredible.

The blind hope that somehow, someone will identify a way this shower of shit side can play a competitive game of football.

Commentator: Saints are having problems with Centre Backs with Stephens and THB out. Fuck me.

Have to say, I’ve been ok with Juric - let’s face it, he came here knowing it was already a shit show. But his selections and persistence with five at the back are just so sub-standard that you have to question his competence for next season whether he gets new players or not.

Fucking idiot Bednarek.

Shit defence again gives away an early goal. Just switch off. No point having three CB’s whatsoever.

Only because he’s only got one brain cell. The Ref that is.

If Smallbone gets a yellow I’ll celebrate - it will mean he’s actually tried to put a fucking tackle in! Get the lube ready - it’s going to hurt.