Dr. Kucho

Just had a look and Martin was sacked on the 4th of oktober at Rangers. After that we draw 0-0 to Derby and lost the other games. On the TSP podcast they mention that our poor form got a lot worse in the last few weeks. Could it be that some players thought, let’s throw the towel and act like helmets, they might sack Still and Russell can come back (presumably they’ve been texting Martin and asked if he fancies coming back). Or am I making things up?

Don’t mind having a German manager. If you are reading Johannes, please can it be someone from the list below. - Jurgen Klopp - Marco Rose - Julian Nagelsmann - Adi Hutter - Hansi Flick - Roger Smidt Anyone else will have to be Saintsweb approved. Good luck 👍🏼

If Martin is reappointed then it’s obvious someone on the board is taking the piss. Maybe even a secret Skate that has infiltrated our club. Or maybe there’s a virus of the data computer and it keeps putting Martin at the top of the list.

No, on common sense.

There you go, 16 minutes of absolute gobbledy geek from professional bullshitter and failed football guru Rasmus. Xy stat equals Xe and when you master that you can beat your opponent Xg to Xf. No you fucking twat, you beat your opponent by scoring more goals and if you have a small budget in the competition you compete in, you make sure your players are very fit physically and drilled to a system that works to their strengths. Like my girlfriend asking me today, what would you like for lunch today? Hold on love let me grab my laptop and see what the statistics say and equal this and that. Or, well it’s Sunday, I am English so obviously I want a Sunday roast.

I’m not trolling or have used any funny substances, but I rate Still as a manager and coming back I think Jones isn’t too bad either. What I do think is that we hired them at the wrong time and didn’t hand them the tools they needed. Hasenhuttl liked playing a high press, but the problem was they forgot to buy him a striker. In comes Jones, a decent championship manager who likes to play a more conventional style. They bring in Onuachu but forget the players he needs to play how he wants. That said Jones’s demeanor wasn’t to everyone’s liking and I was firmly in the Jones out camp too. Fast forward to Still, another manager who’s done well but they also forget to buy him a striker he needs to play his preferred style. Another problem is the state of the club, how can you think a young 30 something manager can bring the players together after such an awful season and rebuild the squad. You need an experienced manager who knows the league and has done it before. Someone like Mowbary who’s been around, nothing fancy just someone to steady the ship, help the club and once we are moving forward look around for the next manager for the next step. I had high hopes for Still but he has made mistakes and has been let down. Sack him and I dread to think who Sports Republic replace him with. If they can find someone cos who wants to come to a club run like ours now.

I am still undecided on sacking Still or giving him more time. So far Sports Republic have appointed, Nathan Jones Ruben Selles Russel Martin Ivan Juric Simon Rusk Will Still They can’t all be poor managers and not all players are rubbish.

They sacked/removed Kraft so it shouldn’t be too hard to remove the others I guess.

I’ll be honest that prior to seeing his name mentioned on here, I had never heard of Challinor. Had to look up online about him and what he has done at Stockport is amazing. However, if the board decides to sack Still, I don’t think Challinor is the right replacement. I think we need someone with experience in the Championship and possibly the Premier League. We are in free fall and need someone who can stop that and build the foundations for a fresh push to the Premier League. Someone who’s seen it, been around for a while and will get the respect from the players instantly. Challinor, Rosenior etc are all great prospects and will likely do well. Still included. But for a young manager to join us now could be very damaging for their career. We are becoming a managers graveyard if we continue like this.

If true and Spors and his agent are looking for a new club for him, is it because, 1. He wants to work at a bigger club. 2. He and his family can’t settle in England. 3. He wants to jump ship before we get in to a bigger mess. 4. He’s logged on to Saintsweb, read the messages and thought: Fuck these ungrateful cunts after all my hard work, I am off. 5. His hands are tied on transfers and others big decisions by Sports Republic (Rasmus and laptop) and he doesn’t agree with what they are doing. 6. Something else. I am leaning towards number 5.

Spors wasn’t the problem at Vitesse, it’s was the dodgy ownership and them thinking they could challenge for the championship. Offtopic, how come you follow N.E.C? I know the club well having gone to school at the other side of the Goffert park.

James Ward-Prowse not in the West Ham squad for personal reasons according to LiveScore. Under Potter a starter and has now been left out completely.

An interesting video regarding the promoted teams. And if you’re on this channel, watch his video about England under Tuchel and why they keep getting better. A good watch.

Good post! And like others have said, we can’t keep hiring and firing managers. Jones, Juric and Still have all done good/decent jobs at other clubs so it must be something at the club. Like said in an other comment, hiring Still makes sense with his C.V. But maybe Spors should have gone for an experienced manager to lift the club after last season. Like Wilder or Cooper, someone who’s seen it and knows the league.

Sports republic have struggled from day one in buying good strikers.

In response to the question in the thread title, no I don’t think Spors has been taken in by a fraud manager. I was pleased when Still signed and hope he succeeds. But thinking of it, is Still the right manager for us at this moment? I am doubting. We have just had our worst season ever and he’s a young guy who has to lift the players, fans and club. Thats a big task. Maybe Spors should have signed an older and more experienced manager. Someone who’s done it all before like Wilder for instance.

I was pleased when we signed Still and looking forward to the new season. But like others have said, this season has started disappointing and I can’t figure out why. We signed some good championship players in Azaz and Fellows, Charles returned and THB, Manning, Armstrong, Stewart etc aren’t too bad either. In his pre and post match press conferences Still says exactly what we often think and can identify where it went wrong. But watching us against the Skates and its so frustrating. We can’t continue to hire and fire managers whilst at other clubs they do decent jobs (Still at the French and Belgium clubs, Juric at some Italian clubs, Jones at Luton and Charlton). Makes you wonder if it’s something else that causes them to fail. That said I voted to give him more time, but results have to come very soon or this season isn’t going to be a lot of fun.

Pochetinno indeed made a huge impact when he arrived. But he inherited a squad that had 2 back to back promotions and wasn’t doing to bad in the league. Still has inherited the second worst squad in premier league history. That said he now has the players he wants and the results have to start coming in the next weeks.

Missed the first 15 minutes but wish I had missed the full 90. It was so frustrating watching us and seeing the lame attacks. I like Still and really hope it’s works out, but he made some crucial mistakes today. Should have changed the formation in the first half as it was obvious it wasn’t working. Brought the subs on to late for them to make a impact and playing this way he should have started with Stewart as a target point. Let’s hope next match will be better when all players have trained together as Jander and Scienza look like good additions.

All set and ready here, walked the dog, table set, girlfriend has her nun costume on, now all I need is a good livestream. To everyone in the stadium, make us proud and everyone watching from wherever you are, let’s beat the Skates. COYRs

My ITK contact just texted me that Scienza chose us over Paris after reading the comments in this thread how shit Paris is.

Spertsyan has 9 letters in his name, does that make him the 9th signing?

What an absolute waste of talent. Could have been a good Premier League defender but for his attitude, assuming it’s his attitude.

We’ve had Shields, Wilcox, Spors and whoever did the transfers between their appointments, and all make similar mistakes in going for cheap talent instead of proven players. When you look at when we went down to league 1 in 2009 we did a good job in recruiting (yes not every player was a hit). We bought the league top scorer (Lambert), a proven defender (Jaiidi), Hammond, convinced Fonte to drop a league and built a team of experienced along with young talents like Lallana and Schneiderlin. Resulting in promotions and the best time I had in supporting Saints (started supporting in 2002).

Don’t know, possibly the board and whoever is part of it. It’s just strange that we’ve had different directors of football and all seem to make the same mistakes.