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Do you have a link to it trousers, I've totally missed this. Was it still complaining that doors is interfering in his team management? Or is it still /spors complaining that SR are interfering. If the latter then it's damning and very concerning... The mystery 5 at the back explained again via a rasmus connection?

I also wonder where we'd be if we hadn't loaned Ramsdale to Newcastle. Suspect we wouldn't be looking at getting another manager, paying two sets of wages, possibly a compensation package, and would in fact be much higher up the league... Even with still's defensive frailties. And it's not like Ramsdale is going to the world cup sat on the bench at newcastle let's be honest

I have found myself wondering about our sports science department recently. Players keep getting injured through too much game time - and that is directly on the physios to sort out and advise. Similarly a number have been declared fit to play and then rule themselves out on a match day or after travelling etc as ill. Still is the easy target there - but the team around him must shoulder a lot of blame.

No question that he is one of our best attacking players, up there with AA for effectiveness and more skilled and enjoyable to warch (re AA before someone tells me of - I mean for this level and when used properly he is a very good attacker, whereas scienza I think can step up to the prem ability wise). Scienza, Charles, and AA should all be the first names on the teamsheet. Sadly charles is now injured. Rotten game yesterday 😭

Stockport were a national league side, he's taken them to the cusp of the championship and never finished outside the playoffs in his entire managerial career at any club. The guy has evidently shown he knows how to setup a squad and team to win, how to manage players, and that he is extremely adaptable. He must have one of the most impressive CV's in the football league.... This is Stockport County, not some fallen premier league giant with a 30k stadium and a youth academy, nor some Hollywood love in sponsored by United Airlines and pulling in US celebrities on a given match day 😅. His record is remarkable and speaks for itself - 14 seasons, 4 clubs, never outside the playoffs, and 2 titles and playoffs again last year with Stockport... I said in the summer that he had a better pedigree than still, I stand by it 🤷

Honestly, spors has done a great job with these players on the recruitment front. Weaknesses remain in CF and GK though - perhaps a degree of realism over how much can be achieved over a summer as I think spors has shown enough for me that he can deliver. Sadly though, I think he's ballsed up the manager recruitment.

I love Adkins and what he gave the club and the bond he has with the fans. But people need to be real here - he cannot come back and do a job for where we are right now - he has done very little since he left us and he simply wouldn't command the respect of these players. Ralph maybe could come back in, but I think he is probably a spent force (and I loved Ralph as well).

Carrick was on motd last night, provided some interesting insights of movement and passing through midfield, albeit I think it was rushed / lacking visuals for a lot of viewers. Did make me think of still being on MNF and us then hiring him 😂. He wouldn't be the worst appointment either. Did a good job at Boro with minimal budget, ultimately fell short but still young and improving, but he equally has the pedigree and knowledge. Quite like him as a bloke as well, so there is that at least... No personality flaws like most of our recent managers 😑

I think this is the crux of why challinor is so interesting and underlines how he's gone about building good teams. He is not a big name, and his record is frankly mad for the level of recognition he's received, he's only just now starting to get mentioned for championship jobs, yet his rise has mirrored Wrexham's. He gets his team's playing without fanfare or PR or flash, they know the system and work efficiently and ruthlessly as a team. Maybe saints are too much of a mess and too high a profile to make it work here ATM, but if I was picking one manager in the EFL to be the next McKenna etc - it would be him. It's certainly there for him - he just needs to make the right move. In fairness, I could see him at newly taken over Wednesday next season - and doing a McKenna / adkins etc.

Hah, thank you trousers 😅. But I am also on record as saying Will Still would, "Belgium the f**k out of the championship", so maybe don't damn yourself with faint praise just yet! 😄😂. For the type of manger that SR seem to go for, challinor would be my pick. I could see him as being a new Adkins for a promotion drive - or something of a ricky Lambert / Jamie vardy (but as a manger) - i.e., superb at the lower levels but unfancied until someone finally takes a punt on him. He evidently knows the English game and how to get teams promoted, he is going to get a bigger job than Stockport shortly, and i think he should be very high on any list of prospective managers for saints - if he isn't, we're either looking at a very impressive pool of interested managers (unlikely 😂), or sports republic really aren't learning.

If he is available and we let someone like Norwich pick him up, and then wait a few more weeks and sack still, it will be yet another massive frustration I will hold against SR for the foreseeable. He is the kind of manger we need - understands English football, up and coming, clearly going up the football pyramid (and not with Stockport), and we are the kind of club that can take him up to prem level and not have to worry about top many clubs coming in to poach him.

That's a good shout TBF.

After today's basic selection errors and substitutions, it's Einstein levels of insanity to think he can improve sufficiently to get us promoted. And promotion is the only goal.

If Southgate ends up anywhere near our club, we're done for the next decade at least. Would be an absolutely appalling appointment. Or do you really like 5 at the back, clueless tactics, and worse substitutions? 😄

Also not a bad shout.

Does anyone remember the "victor WAN - YA -MA" chant from Celtic. This is me but David CHA-LLI-NOR 😄

Let's be real here. Do you think he could bring himself to rejoin Stephens, macca, and bazunu? The poor bloke probably has PTSD from the last time 😂. But yes, as was obvious previously, he shouldn't have been sacked, and it was one of the first nails in the coffin that's led to where we are now.

We're below Oxford and Pompey after 12 games. FML.

I assume it's two troll accounts and Clark...

No acceptable scenario.

Problem is. We have left it too late for the likes of rohl and potter. Really think we need to go for challinor of potential options (I.e., that would consider us).

He has to go after today. Absolutely no question. We have hands down one of the best squads in this league and we are slipping further and further to the relegation zone.

It's a shame Blackburn haven't scored more here. He can survive a 2-1 sadly.

Blackmore is absolutely shocking. Watching the games via the website with his commentary make it apparent that about 50% of the time he misses obvious moments, and just speaks with zero real understanding.

We have a very good squad for this division. This is akin to Chelsea being 3 points above the relegation zone.