Hamwic

Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere, Sky reporting Sheffield Utd are interested in BBD returning.

There was a story around Strachans pre-season that the players had T shirts printed saying that they survived it. By his own admission, he was adamant that players mental fitness depended on their physical fitness.

He has been consistently poor as a defender, leaving acres of space unmarshalled and drifting into the centre. Going forward, a different prospect altogether.

Sorry, getting ahead of myself.

The Times reporting this morning that Saints are considering Rohl but have yet to contact Sheffield Wednesday.

Yes, but far more effective would be supporters just not attending. Masses of empty seats would not be what SR would want the world to see on TV.

I doubt it; he probably has a cunning plan.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/clyr6g4d0weo Interesting comments on the organisation, or lack of it, behind the scenes.

No shots on target. Passes to the opposition. Weak in the tackles. But don't worry, we had 70% possession. Have I missed anything?

He, like others, cannot benefit from a system that tells them to pass the ball backwards once they are level with the 18yd box. When I was a lad, a very long time ago, we were always told to get the ball in the box and one or more players would have a chance to convert. Simple really.

Better still if people leave in droves during the match. SR will not want to see that on MoTD. If they do leave, they won't miss it much.

I may have missed something, but what has all this chat about McCarthy's mistake got to do with this thread, ie. The transfer window?

RM said, 'for the first 60 minutes we were good...'. We weren't, we passed sideways and backwards for an hour. I'll have a pint of what he's on.

Some years ago there was a massive fire in a Liebherr warehouse in Newport Pagnell which covered the area in black smoke. Numerous local businesses had to evacuate their premises. Is this Marcus trying to tell us something?

Enjoyed watching him play and a real gentleman with it. While out walking his dogs on the common he stopped to watch me taking shots at my young son 'in goal' then came over and gave him some coaching on how to deal with different attempts.

To quote Margaret Thatcher after the sinking of the Belgrano, "rejoice at that news".

I'll spare myself this amusement. Off to Wembley for the FA Vase final and a few beers.

We seem to have reverted to the Puel/Pellegrino/Hughes days of passing sideways and backwards. The stats on successful completion of passes look good but there is no end product in the final third. Yes, Redmond especially is guilty of that but it is symptomatic of a team without confidence. We also appear increasingly to be just a first half side which opponents must be aware of.

To be honest, I don't think Saints is very different from other club. They are businesses aiming to make as much profit as possible. Saints and the rest stopped being local representatives decades ago. The difference between Saints and the rest is that it is run by someone with little or no knowledge of football and cares even less. I have said both here and elsewhere that people should just stop going and stop buying the rubbish merchandise. Even larger swathes of empty seats on Mo TD should help to concentrate minds.

Anyone contacted the club to tell them and, if so, what was their response?

I remember Strachan at an AGM saying, in response to my question about players having tee shirts printed with "I survived Strachan's pre season" and complaining about feeling tired, he said that if the players were physically fit they were also mentally fit. They needed to be prepared to play 100 not just 90 minutes. He followed that with, "I'll tell them when they're tired".

Write to or email the club. I don't imagine that they will check on here before making their decision.

It might be premature to ditch Hughes. For me the problem lies higher up the food chain and the club's strategy of selling half decent players for hefty profits and replacing them with too many of limited ability. The results speak for themselves and, eventually half decent players will not want to come here regardless of who the manager is.

What has it got to do with supporters? Anyone would think that they paid good money to watch it!

Whether or not there is a clear out from the top down remains to be seen but my feeling is that it will be necessary. Like him or loathe him, Cortese had ambition for the club and that pretty much disappeared when he left. Since then, we appear to have just reacted to events without any clear direction or destination in mind and it is unsurprising that this has been reflected on the field. I am sure Hughes will want to stay if we have the right vision and leadership. Time for Gao Ji Sheng to step up and exert some control.