OldNick

I do not blame him at all for the footballing side of things as Im sure he has nothing to do with this. It is more whether he regrets putting SR as the preferred bidders at that time

Not just mine.

I would have follwed behind the choice but the thought that he just plays a narrow game, thus Edozie and Orsic , wingers not fitting in, would not be good

I had much admiration of Semmens as I believed he navigated the ship skilfully during Gao's tenure. Hamstrung by the Chinese Government not allowing funds to leave China he did a marvellous job, IMO. I read that when SR bought us, there were others interested with bigger pockets but he felt SR were the right fit. I wonder if he now regrets his choice as he sees the whole project fall around his ears. Jokers, who have used us as some mad experiment. First not getting rid of Ralph when patently he had served his time, then expecting 18-19-20 years olds to hold their own in a real mans world, follow this by NJ experiment, and to compound this try and get JM! Had he had the foresight I suspect SR would not have been given the pick

Scott Parker, please nooooooooo. Talk to Fulham and Bournemouth fans and I doubt you will get one who is positive

I think they were delighted to get rid of ralph?

Does Egg know about this??

I recall when Harry first came he said then that we had a very quiet dressing room. No real characters. Seeing the abysmal defending and own goals is another reminder of that season

Perhaps they were testing the water to fans reaction as well??

I think Janny B but the other 2 can be useful.

I think its important the players have a bit of input. If they were against him from the start then it was always going to be difficult, especially after the last escapade. Half the fan base were also of the same opinion it seems.

Could you give us your thoughts on how he 'saved' you from relegation last season It seems his interviews and touchline antics seem to impress a certain type of fan. His failures elsewhere seem to be brushed over, to be fair he did do ok at one former club.

He met the owners! Like meeting the Fockers I would have thought

'In the end he just felt having met the owners the project was not right for him' Alex Crook

oohhhh please no

Sorry have you morphed into Beckham or Rooney with typing like that 😃

Bielsa with the young players while thise season plays out but also giving Selles the back up. I think thats what Bielsa wanted for Everton???

Bielsa with Selles perhaps.

I didnt love him at all, and had reservations from day one. Difference was I knew that we needed him to do well. Like JM we need it to work. BOTH are very uninspiring and the owners are not very good IMOeither

I have thought about this many times, I suspect they now dislike Saints and the fanbase pretty much. There were a section of fans who were at him from the first moment. Iam like it with JM but I will do my best to try and give him a little time. He grates me, but is he is our hope, I have to go with it

Welcome, obviously your writing style is similar to one of most treasured possessions who used to come on here. He is to Saints forum what Donald Trump is to realism

On my twitter feed it seems the majority of the younger fans are keen on him

I wonder why the club failed to give him no more than a 15 word send off? I know his tenure was not good but to be so blunt is a surprise

Hi honey bun, do you want some nylons or some gum. That's what my gran says what an American usually says

We can make excuses. I will end up getting behind him, but iam sure underwhelmed and have lost complete faith in the gang at the top. We are their chemistry set, and they are playing their games, not only trying to play a team with mainly 19-20 year olds, but taking risks on mangers, let alone not getting rid of Ralph sooner.