beatlesaint

The last young keeper we got from City didn’t work out so well. Better luck this time I hope cos the longer we have to put up with McCarthy the worse it’s gonna get.

We need - A new coaching staff or assistant manager at the very least, assuming RH is staying. Team wise - a first choice keeper, two centre backs, if anyone is mug enough to buy them get rid of Bednarek and Stephens. A central midfield player who can put his foot in and dictate, Romeu did it when we had our great run of form. An atracking midfield player. Two strikers. That would be my minimum but I’m not expecting anything like if I’m honest.

Well that we will probably never know. He had a big say in some of those contract extensions and a couple of those make less sense than the signings.

Yeah so all this shite about “he’s done well with what he’s got”, well he wanted all of them. Out of that lot I would only keep 5.

Your optimism is admirable sir, I’m not sure it’s an optimism I can share at the moment.

I’ve got until 31 May to renew my season ticket. The only other time I’ve seriously considered not bothering was under Branfoot. Even he didn’t talk as much crap as this idiot after a defeat.

I can’t even be bothered to criticise that line up and most of all the bench where one or two kids could have been named and given 15 mins run out….

Hoping today is the final time Redmond, Stephens, Long, Bednarek or Valery pull on a Southampton shirt. That also goes for Walcott and Djenepo but assuming they won’t even make the squad today. Would include McCarthy in that but we know he’s staying 😏

So will they bother to announce McCarthy has a new contract or is it being swept under the carpet ? Not sure how they could put a good spin on it to be honest.

Agree, i will be much more interested in the crunch games at the top and bottom of the league.

It will be interesting to see if Everton stick with Lampard. They’ve got away with it this year, it’s not down to great tactical nouse that’s for sure.

When he comes out in the press making statements about how we took risks last night he definitely is. I would be amazed if anyone could point out seriously what those risks were. Did he see how Newcastle and Brentford just went for it in their previous games with absolutely nothing to lose. That should have been us last night.

If that was really trying their maximum then either the manager is a complete idiot or we are being prepared for League 1. It was awful.

Had we given that a go we could have won that. Why no pressing anymore? Why just pass it around aimlessly waiting for Liverpool to score? Why not change anything when the went ahead? It was same old same old. Put on another striker and give it a real go? Not our Ralph. Pathetic, get rid of him, he’s lost the players and run out of ideas.

It’s the inconsistency though isn’t it. Take Stephens…..please take him…..but he hasn’t even regularly featured on the bench since that City cup game, then tonight, hey presto, he’s back in yet Valery, who the manager has preferred and is no worse than Stephens, stays on the bench. Why?

Don’t forget he’s had 10 days to think about this, the longer he has to think the mire bizarre it becomes!

The only good thing about that team is he’s finally dropped Bednerek

Cos they are the only win in the past 10 games or so, I think that’s the point he was making.

I’m bloody glad I decided last minute to give it a miss. Stephens and Redmond, no Romeu so nobody to put their foot in. Even playing their reserves it’s 0-3 for me, they can stroll through the midfield at will.

Liverpool and Everton should be joint top given they believe they live in a peoples republic and not part of England ! I’m sure they will accept the extra Bank Holiday given to them due to The Queen’s Jubilee however 🙄

I must say having to face them now we are mathematically safe (cheers Brighton) is a relief 🤣

VVD injured ? Tino and Broja have played a blinder if they’ve been texting their Chelsea mates to nobble as many as they can 🤣

Leeds would have to win 6-0 for me to even raise an eyebrow. Burnley ? Umm, if they beat Spurs then good luck to them, all that does is probably send Leeds down given they only have 1 game left and Burnley 2. The funny thing will be if Everton mess up their next two games and are still in the thick of it when they go to Arsenal for the last game with Arsenal still needing a win.

I see old Klippity Klopp is getting his excuses in early and moaning about having to play us so soon after the Cup Final. He obviously hasn't watched us lately !

Poor old Charlie. There comes a time you have to look at yourself instead of everyone else. Think that time has come old son!