Saint86

The fact that the game was moved to a wednesday night has an effect, but I know plenty of season ticket holders who are so turned off my the style of play that they just can't be arsed to make that extra bit of effort this year. Getting a 0-0 draw against that United team was the bare minimum. Anyone who thinks we will beat stoke is delusional atm, no goal at home in over 6 hours of play, no home wins in the league all season. He is a dead man walking in my honest opinion. I truly think that any half decent manager would have matched Puel this year. The cup final was the only thing that stood out, and we lost it.... when once again we should have won. I'll give him time, but not much more. And no goals and no wins from united and stoke at home will see him gone i think.

Not being picky or at all demanding then are you... Think about what you just wrote.

It means that they've only had bench appearances all season in deference to the other 2.... Pretty much as simple as that.... An in a system that is built specifically for finishers.

Silva is not the answer.

Boufal needs glasses? that explains the lack of passing...

I hear what you're saying, but technically Corbyn is Labour at the moment.

I'm A3 B2

So without reading through pages of peoples different politcal idealogies... What is the consensus on here? Question A - what do you think will happen? A1. Corbyn Win? A2. Similar to now? A3. Tory Win? Question B - Who do you want to win? B1. Corbyn B2. Tories B3. Total Apathy

CS did to CR, what LR did to NC.

I have noted the following: Ever since Tadic's strop about being subbed, Tadic has been the main man. Sadly he often goes missing in games and we are regularly playing with 10men. I would rather see Boufal given the freedom to do what he wants than Tadic, as Boufal tries. Once we go behind, Puel immediately switches to a variant of 4-4-2 by taking JWP off and effectively surrendering the middle of the pitch. The result is Romeu and Davis (who run their socks off all game and are tiring by 70min), are overwhelmed in the middle and we struggle to dictate the game, feed the strikers, and keep the ball. The result is we get tonked worse, and usually don't create much. Puel has done this repeatedly and shows no sign of changing it or learning the lesson. I would rather see us go 3-4-3 in these situations. We have no alternate way to play, gabbi can not hold the ball up and our only way to play is via individual players creating an opening and driving forward. Other than that it is slow, tedious, and predictable sideways passing. I would give Puel till Christmas (as a maximum) to fix this. I know he had slow starts at his other clubs and came good. So i will give him that. But currently I am not remotely impressed and would not be too sad to see him go this summer.

I think there are more disgraceful things?

Well said Angleman, CaptainChris' post is probably the biggest lump of bullturd I've read on here. Its one thing for fans to be unhappy with how the team is atm... but the amount of crap the short terms lash out with is unbelievable.

Quite. Can't imagine what measly offers we'd have had this year given his contract situation. People forget he is Liverpool's record transfer outlay I think.

People need to get a ****ing seriously stronghold of their ball sacks. He is either here next season (I think he will be), or we will be holding onto a massive wodge load of cash... Either way, we're laughing!!!

Well said (apart from the relegation part). When you add it all together (cost, time and effort vs reward), its not really been a cost effective season for ST holders. Especially given the number of moved fixtures. Its nearly a 5 hour round trip for me, and with games being played on wednesday nights it becomes a nightmare justifying the cost! At least next year I won't have to do it for extra european nights as well!!

The laffer curve is correct. The issue is that no one ever knows where we are on the curve; and no matter what you change, the minority will always shout loudest. Cold hard maths and human nature never combine well.

I'm thinking along a similar basis for my season ticket next year. 2 hours travel minimum each way... to watch crap like Hull at home.... week in, week out!! I want to like Puel, but he seems to be tactically inept at substitutions and has no plan B. Plus he has given in to Tadic's hissy fit to make him our main man now... as a result we have been playing with 10men each week. My frustration with the whole club this season leads me to think that something has to change surely. All our top players are being linked with moves away, we are playing a boring style of football, and I see very little hope of that changing with another summer of disruption ahead. I was so enthusiastic about the team around the cup final game, even after the loss... but since then our playing style and form has hit the bumps and we hear constantly about player unrest and players leaving... What exactly is going on?!?!

Conte and Shakespear have managed fine... Sadly Puel is just a weak manager. He wrote his own resignation letter by capitulating to Tadic rather than dropping him. I was in favour of Puel before that, and I thought I would give him some time to see if it would work with Tadic... But now after several games of playing with 10men, and with Tadic never being substituted despite being ****e... It's clear that Puel is a weak man manager and that both him and Tadic should leave the club this summer. Hopefully we can get Emery or Silva in.

WTF. Cedric for sure, JWP, Romeu and Redmond (over the course of the season).... Seriously mate, there is bed wetting, and then their is just throwing a temper tantrum and spewing anti saints bile for the sake of it.

You just have to hope that we recruit well. Sadly our recruitment is not what we make it out to be. Redmond (who I like) will never be Mane. Pied (just...), martina, boufal, tadic, pelle etc etc. Whilst useful, they have all been poor copies of the players we have replaced. I think VVD is the only exception to this, with a possible nod to bertrand and Cedric. As much as I have tried to back Puel, I just think a manager like Poch or Koeman would be doing a lot better with the players available, I therefore think that despite the board letting him down, it is rapidly becoming time for a change.

Juanmi has had a fantastic season away from Koeman. It's a shame we sold him tbh, I think he would have had a great year under PUPuel!

At the risk of stating the obvious all, has to be reading surely..... Will drive the skates mental

Could we do a saintsweb poll on where people stand now? And then the week of the election do a follow up one? Are we able to do that without people being shouted at for being on one side of the fence or the other? Or green party voters

Sound like my kind of businessmen. Move over Levy... If you strike a bad deal with Gao you'll get executed or jailed for 15years...

Are you ****ing blaming Forster for tonight? WTF. Great finishing, crossing, set up play, with lethal finishing and slightly lax defending. Not ****ing Forsters Fault.