Saint in Paradise

I feel that the era Sport R expect is rather different to the era Saints fans want.

Anyone else think that the Peter principle applies here? The Peter principle is a concept in management developed by Laurence J. Peter which observes that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to "a level of respective incompetence": employees are promoted based on their success in previous jobs until they reach a level at which they are no longer competent, as skills in one job do not necessarily translate to another.[

I expect RM will spout about how "brilliant Saints" won the possession stats by a large margin so it doesn't matter very much that Everton scored a couple of more goals than Saints. 🤢🤢

Very sad but very true.

That maybe true about fans not being entitled to win 5-0 BUT fans are entitled to see the manager and his team at least try to win 5-0. Especially against a lower league team AND also not run out of steam due to poor fitness levels.

Yes Really!! Pep is a winner and he is very clever at doing his utmost to win by playing mind games.

Ref that quote from Pep re RM, I wonder if Pep is trying to get some goodwill from all the other PL teams? Bearing in mind that a lot of other teams don't like Man City, for the alleged reasons posted elsewhere, perhaps he hopes Saints will now keep RM so making it a lot easier for the others to beat Saints? Thereby making Saints odds on for relegation so that only two more teams instead of three have to worry?

As Rasmus likes to be different how about either Michael Williamson of Carlisle or Derek Adams of Morcombe?

Only a sadly deluded fan could possibly argue against any of that above quote.

Being a Saints fan since 1953/54 means I have had lots of ups and downs but I was hoping that I would see at least one more good season in the PL before I pop by clogs. I am fed up with being a masochist these days ...I want to become a sadist and badly beat up other teams. Alas I think/know with this present management lot, and I include directors, I shall have to remain a masochist.

I wasn't sure which was the best thread for this but here it is anyway.

You are Dragan Solak and I claim my £5 😁

I seem to remember that the other day I read an article saying that a couple of clubs in addition to Saints might look at Stephen Holland. I am unable to express a conclusion about how keen I would be with him but I am sure some on here will give their opinion. 😀

It's a very serious subject and I can see and agree with points from both sides. I am well over 3 score years and 10 so it won't be much of a loss when I go. At the moment I am in reasonable health for my age and I don't suffer from depression so I won't be asking for assisted ending of life for a long time. However there are it seems more than a few old people who do suffer from mental health issues and some say there is help available. My question though is, WHERE is that help? given all the long waiting lists and past major reductions in facilities. These poor souls are just as likely to walk in front of a lorry or a train. Ok their personal problem has gone but what about the trauma caused to the lorry and train drivers? They will now suffer all because the people who committed suicide were denied the help they desperately wanted.

Just a quick question...has any PL team scored 10 in a match against another PL team? I confess that I think Arsenal will win 5 - 0 😣

Oh dear it looks like a lot of airbags fitted to Chinese cars, expensive cars as well as cheap cars, don't activate during a crash. So dear readers do you still want to buy one? 😁

As my score predictions are, like most of my other comments rubbish, I think Bournemouth will win 2-1 😞

Well to an old man ( me ) RM is looking more and more like he is a type of Narcissist. As in their mind they are never wrong they refuse to admit that they are and so they never act on any advice that they are offered. H.G.Tudor on YT explains about such people, he is well worth a look at.

I prefer Billy Connolly's suggestion:-

legal implications of bad character evidence, particularly how your social media posts can be used against you in court. It explains how opinions and statements shared online might be scrutinized during prosecution, potentially affecting the outcome of your case. Understanding the risks of what you post online is crucial, as past posts can be introduced as evidence to challenge your character and credibility.

OK so that 68% possession is fine but it includes all parts of the pitch. So does anyone have stats for how much possession was in the other teams penalty area or even half?