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This might actually prove to be his undoing. Players talk, they will have sussed out long ago who the favourites are, they will hear what he says when he casually throws someone under the bus but then denies he would ever do that cos he protects his players virtually in the same breath. The cracks are getting bigger and bigger, that verbal attack on Alfie House the other week when he asked a simple question was a bloody disgrace, if he'd looked up and asked him "why cant any of your teams actually defend" then fair enough, but he didnt. Team selections are more and more the signs of a man flapping his arms around trying not to drown. How the hell Sulemana comes in and gets on the pitch defies bellief. He was shite ion the Championship, and when was the last time he played ffs? Same with Manning, now Smallbone, Aribo was dropped like a stone and now he's back in the groovy gang. Taylor deserved his chance at the expense of KWP a month ago, now he cant get on as a left back ahead of Ryan Frazer !!!!! And then next week, who's first name back on the team sheet? Oh yeah, Capt Jack ! Its all a complete shitshow and he's orchestrating it.

He has to say "we will carry on with the process" because he has nothing else, this is it, he's a one trick pony.

I can’t make up my mind if you’re just a wind up merchant or if you are totally blind to what’s happened so far this season. Have you actually watched Lallana’s contributions ffs? More so have you failed to notice his constant prompting, pointing and basically coaching while on the pitch? To not bring him on today at the very moment the nerves were showing was absolutely bloody unbelievable.

Yes, he does this regularly, it’s not even a one off. He’s very good at “protecting my players” whilst not actually doing that but ensuring nothing sticks to him.

Well as I put on the match thread to bring on Smallbone instead of Lallana to steady the ship and lead the players on the pitch was absolutely inexcusable and beyond fkin belief !! I would sack him just for that tbh.

Not if this prick is gone this week he ain’t !

Why Smallbone when Lallana to calm them down? For that alone Russ, fuck off !!!!

It’s called desperation

Guys, Manning is only in for this game, he’s smoothing the way for Capt. Jack to come back next week!!

How was Stephens allowed to play? Have they changed the rule about suspended players not playing in ANY competitive game ?

You’re a barrel of laughs aren’t ya? Don’t be so literal all the time ! It’s tongue in cheek mate, of course it doesn’t happen ALL the time……..but it happens quite a lot !!

How long have you been a Saints fan ? You must know by now that if a team hasnt won for ages, someone hasnt scored for ages or is looking for their first goal for a new club it always comes against Southampton - the gift that keeps on giving !

Absolutely this. I still maintain that if he got the defence to get the ball nto midfield as quickly as they can and its then left to them to do his tippy tappy football the amount of goals we concede would go down rather than having the last line of defence risk (and often do) losing the ball and giving opponents a clear run at goal. You can play out from the back without taking 5 fkin minutes to do so !

Yep, absolutely fkin ridiculous

Yeah, I dont like the style of play, I dont like the fact he's too stubborn to change, but there is no way he compares with some of the shite we've appointed over the past 20 years.

IF this is true I bet that Bournemouth shitshow was the straw that broke the camels back. When he came out and said second half we played some great football (or words to that effect) I would have sacked the bloke on the spot for talking absolute bullshit.

Competition winner maybe?

They are all wrong and Russell is the only person who is right. Surely you have worked that out by now. We are in the presence of greatness mate 😏

Thats great but its no good having Tall Paul giving us something different when RM will not try anything different, fuck me we still fanny about at the back with 10 mins left when we are losing games !!

Didn’t he say he deserved his chance when dropping KWP for him? Well that chance lasted 2 games 🤦‍♂️

It’s like a game of tag. KWP is replaced by Taylor, Taylor gets replaced by Manning and KWP comes back in we know not where?

Manning 🤣🤣🤣🤣 From being left completely out of the squad he’s now back and straight in !!!!

I think we'll only lose 2-0, it'll be a lot less of a horror show than people think. Of course im saying this without seeing what team the genius has picked and in what formation.

You wouldnt get odds that big for an FA Cup game between Championship and Non League teams. Shoes how shite they think we are !

Yeah, especially those who wouldn’t get a look in under someone else !!