4 points from 5 games, 22nd in table

[1976_Child]

Utter crap. Sorry folks, there is just no way to dress this up. It is now half way through September and we are a beginning to lose touch with the top of the table. It is not credible to say that it is still early days so all is ok. All is not ok. The top of the table is starting to pull away. Not a complete lost cause yet but time is not working for us. There is no point in trying to make sh!t smell of roses. We must face reality; we are going to struggle for automatic promotion.

[RobM]

Let's all kill ourselves now.

[Gambol2K9]

Your right mate, it's a pathetic start to the season.

 

We need a manager in asap and the players need to start performing.

[S-Clarke]

Don't read into the table yet.

 

Do you believe the top 3 will be as it is in may?

 

do you believe the top 4 will be as it is in may?

 

i don't - we've played a game less than anyone else and the other top teams aren't exactly consistent either.

 

It's a crap set back, granted, but at this stage it really doesn't mean a great deal as long as we get things sorted asap.

[1976_Child]

Let's all kill ourselves now.

 

don't put words in my mouth. That is not what I am saying. But reality is that we ain't anything special and a bit of reality might be in order. All this crap about us being league favourites is just that, crap.

[Amesbury Saint]

been a disaster so far, off and on pitch.

[Dalek2003]

It's not good at all. That is the truth and we must face up to it.

 

If we don't get the right manager the club could be in real trouble.

[egreog]

The players should have been up for today with or without a manager , against a side bottom of the 3rd Division who pasted them in the cup. Surely pride alone would motivate. This so called "best squad in the 3rd division" may think they just need to turn up and win.... doesn't work that way. MK Dons will add more misery in the week.........I fear mid table medicrity for this lot at best....at worst doesn't bear thinking of!

[maysie]

The players should have been up for today with or without a manager , against a side bottom of the 3rd Division who pasted them in the cup. Surely pride alone would motivate. This so called "best squad in the 3rd division" may think they just need to turn up and win.... doesn't work that way. MK Dons will add more misery in the week.........I fear mid table medicrity for this lot at best....at worst doesn't bear thinking of!

 

Merrington said there was nothing wrong with motivation and effort. Seems more application and direction is the problem at the moment

[Saint_Jonny]

I just dont understand how the team can be so crap compared to the tail end of last season. Its madness.

[S-Clarke]

I just dont understand how the team can be so crap compared to the tail end of last season. Its madness.

 

I think you need to start to look at the pre-season if im honest.

[aintforever]

I just dont understand how the team can be so crap compared to the tail end of last season. Its madness.

 

It's what happens when you sack a manager after a 4-0 win. I expect team morale is non existent.

[saint_jas]

Typical saints start to the season, why are we so crap at the start.

[1976_Child]

It's what happens when you sack a manager after a 4-0 win. I expect team morale is non existent.

 

exactly. team morale will be in the toilet. this is pardew's team, and they put in a blinding performance at Bristol after which everyone says that finally our season has started and then out of the blue Kabamb! pardew is sacked. And it always takes time for a new manager to settle the team and impose his way of doing things. What a monumental **** up this crazy episode has been.

[JackFrost]

The players should have been up for today with or without a manager , against a side bottom of the 3rd Division who pasted them in the cup. Surely pride alone would motivate. This so called "best squad in the 3rd division" may think they just need to turn up and win.... doesn't work that way. MK Dons will add more misery in the week.........I fear mid table medicrity for this lot at best....at worst doesn't bear thinking of!

 

They were.

 

The problem at the moment is we have no cutting edge, which is why we haven't scored under Wilkins. We start well, go off the boil and our opposition get a goal.

 

Once we get a new manager it'll give the players a kick up the arse, new motivation and we'll start climbing the table. Get on a winning run and our promotion push will be back on

[teamsaint]

I just dont understand how the team can be so crap compared to the tail end of last season. Its madness.

 

easy. We failed to replace two important attacking players. We went into the season with two strikers plus one(DC ) who never looks 100 %, and has an awful injury record.

 

Two injuries and a stupid sending off, and we can't buy a goal.

 

Our defence will be OK.

 

WE sacked a manager at a terrible time (unless it was to stop our best players leaving during the window).

 

All pretty predictable I'm afraid.

 

However, a good strong manager, and a couple of decent loans and things might well look up.

 

Luckily no one is setting the league on fire, so we may just get lucky. Need to turn it round fast though.

[View From The Top]

Dry your eyes ladies.

[Saintandy666]

We need a manager. Once we have one, things will settle down quickly and I predict a fast rise up the table. Think how many of our points were in the second half of the season last year....

[SO16_Saint]

did it not used to be the case that tables werent produced until October or something?

 

pointless at this stage IMO but the performances ARE important

[crouchi]

We look useless and spiritless, there's lots of excuses but none of them wash

[sfc4prem]

To be fair guys, we have more points than we did this time last season. If we get in a decent manager soon, and get on a winning run, we should be able to make the playoffs, or maybe (if we don't drop very many points) 2nd place.

[1976_Child]

To be fair guys, we have more points than we did this time last season. If we get in a decent manager soon, and get on a winning run, we should be able to make the playoffs, or maybe (if we don't drop very many points) 2nd place.

 

the converse of that is also possible. Personally I reckon we will be a solid mid-table team this season. There is just no spark at the moment, and dare I say it but they are beginning to look like they are just going through the motions. What is for sure is that with out a strong manager appointed soon - ie next week - then we can kiss promotion goodbye this season.

[exit2]

We lost 9 games last season, and so far we have lost 3! I know its early days but like I said before losing AP will be worse than the -10 points we lost last season

[1976_Child]

We lost 9 games last season, and so far we have lost 3! I know its early days but like I said before losing AP will be worse than the -10 points we lost last season

 

exactly.

[Spudders]

It's not good at all. That is the truth and we must face up to it.

 

If we don't get the right manager the club could be in real trouble.

 

Any suggestions?

[Trader]

It's not good at all. That is the truth and we must face up to it.

 

If we don't get the right manager the club could be in real trouble.

 

Who do you reckon the right manager is then Dalek?

[1976_Child]

Who do you reckon the right manager is then Dalek?

 

Pardew

[modern matron]

Utter crap. Sorry folks, there is just no way to dress this up. It is now half way through September and we are a beginning to lose touch with the top of the table. It is not credible to say that it is still early days so all is ok. All is not ok. The top of the table is starting to pull away. Not a complete lost cause yet but time is not working for us. There is no point in trying to make sh!t smell of roses. We must face reality; we are going to struggle for automatic promotion.

 

I agree totally. Frankly I cannot believe that we have now played 8 won 2 drawn 1 lost 5 scored 7 conceded 9. We've failed to score in 5 of those 8. If you take out the 4 at Bristol Rovers it's a complete disaster! This following a poor pre season, lack of signings particularly up front and out wide, then the shambles of AP's sacking followed by the shambles of finding a replacement! NC's lack of communication skills are causing unnecessary rumour and division.

 

Sadly all this accompanied by ML's death. Is this the way we wanted to honour him? It's just not good enough....

[Spudders]

.......

[Saint Fan CaM]

It's hard to moan and cry out for change when you know change is coming soon anyway. Players have let us down big time anyway. All clearly good enough, but pathetic results with and without pardew. No excuses for them at this level. It's not about money and signings, this club just need good strong management and someone ready to give several players a kick up the arse.

 

So the team morale is on the floor and yet several players need a kicking? With a poor quality bench what sanctions are there to work with? Whoever the new Manager turns out to be, will have a huge job sorting out this mess and the longer it's left, the worse the issue becomes.

[iansums]

Embarassing.

[St Landrew]

I agree totally. Frankly I cannot believe that we have now played 8 won 2 drawn 1 lost 5 scored 7 conceded 9. We've failed to score in 5 of those 8. If you take out the 4 at Bristol Rovers it's a complete disaster! This following a poor pre season, lack of signings particularly up front and out wide, then the shambles of AP's sacking followed by the shambles of finding a replacement! NC's lack of communication skills are causing unnecessary rumour and division.

 

Sadly all this accompanied by ML's death. Is this the way we wanted to honour him? It's just not good enough....

 

I think, at the moment, we're a less dangerous team to play, compared to last season, and the reason for that is... no Antonio and no Papa Waigo. Both had unpredictability and movement in spades. For all of Connolly's class, we're a little predictable, compared to when either of the other two were in the team.

[Deppo]

Are the players aware of the whole WIFM campaign?

[modern matron]

I think, at the moment, we're a less dangerous team to play, compared to last season, and the reason for that is... no Antonio and no Papa Waigo. Both had unpredictability and movement in spades. For all of Connolly's class, we're a little predictable, compared to when either of the other two were in the team.

 

This has gone on since May! What on earth possesed NC/AP and whoever elsethat decides to free Semi and James then buy full backs and nothing else!! Eveyone knows that without MS and DH in midfield we are desperately short of cover! Then poor old Rickie, he's obviously not allowed to get injured or score less than 30 goals, AND without any wingers!! Pathetic! I blame them all for being complacent, AP for ego problems and as for NC I hope he knows what he's doing.....

[exit2]

Again we lost 2 key players as in Antonio and Papa, they have not been replaced and that is what is causing us a problem as we dont really have another option. The "attacking" players we have ie Lambert, Connelly, Barnard, Puncheon are all being used and not working

[the scud]

If I remember wasn't Sunderland bottom for a while once and then Roy keane took over and won the league so never say never

[1976_Child]

If I remember wasn't Sunderland bottom for a while once and then Roy keane took over and won the league so never say never

 

I'm not saying never, but with each bad result and still with no manager the likelihood of success this season is quickly fading. And yes, it is embarrassing after all the pre-season hoopla about us being clear league favourites.

[slickmick]

It's hard to moan and cry out for change when you know change is coming soon anyway. Players have let us down big time anyway. All clearly good enough, but pathetic results with and without pardew. No excuses for them at this level. It's not about money and signings, this club just need good strong management and someone ready to give several players a kick up the arse.

 

So the team morale is on the floor and yet several players need a kicking? With a poor quality bench what sanctions are there to work with? Whoever the new Manager turns out to be, will have a huge job sorting out this mess and the longer it's left, the worse the issue becomes.

Yes they do, theres always some pathetic excuse players hide behind these days. Usually its the manager,Chairman, tiredness, always someone else to blame.

[RedWillie]

we are an embarassment, the club is nothng short of a laughing stock to everyone else. As gus Poyet said he would not take a salary if he coldn't get a squad like ours promoted. The players are going throught he motions. I've had enough and won't be buying another ticket until this shambles is sorted out....(So 'i'll probably be there next week watching us fail to beat Colchester).

I don't care if they bring in Elvis to manage us just get someone permanent to sort these idiots out.

[70's Mike]

Again we lost 2 key players as in Antonio and Papa, they have not been replaced and that is what is causing us a problem as we dont really have another option. The "attacking" players we have ie Lambert, Connelly, Barnard, Puncheon are all being used and not working

 

nail and head

we could offer something different to most league one sides last season, now it is 4-4-2 and nothing else

[fire&skill]

Let's all kill ourselves now.

 

[CHAPEL END CHARLIE]

Football club Chairman are often pretty keen on setting their managers difficult targets and then sacking them if they look like failing to reach them. While I'm quite old enough to have learnt from bitter experience that sh1t always flows downhill, perhaps our Chairman would like to consider his own position should we fail to achieve promotional from this miserable division yet again this season.

Although it's far too early to write this season off, if we do find ourselves still playing the likes of Yeovil Town or Dagenham & Redbridge this time next year then I know exactly who's door the blame for that will really lay at - and here's a clue - it won't be Alan Pardew's or whatever poor 'sap' we get in to replace him.

This football club belongs to the Liebherr family ultimately, not Nicola Cortese. Both that family and the lifelong supporters of this grand old club deserve to have their club run by someone who knows what he's doing.

[Ampersound]

Just the normal crap start of the season. With the difference of no manager and given a tricky first 8 games playing several expected top 6 teams.

 

Just can believe Swindon have become our newest bogey team!

[pimpin4rizeal]

this is starting to remind me of when burley left w.ith dodd and gorman in charge.

hope nc is on the blower now we need someone in by monday

[Dalek2003]

Who do you reckon the right manager is then Dalek?

 

 

 

Smebody that is able to attract quality players to the club.

[doddisalegend]

We lost 9 games last season, and so far we have lost 3! I know its early days but like I said before losing AP will be worse than the -10 points we lost last season

 

Can't be true many on here have already pointed out the AP was a crap manager, right now I'd take that crap manager back like a shot.

[Big Ron fan]

I just dont understand how the team can be so crap compared to the tail end of last season. Its madness.

 

The (current) absence of Papa, Antonio, Lallana and Barnard is quite a big difference compared to last year.

[carljack]

The (current) absence of Papa, Antonio, Lallana and Barnard is quite a big difference compared to last year.

 

More than quite a big difference THE difference ! any side lacking PACE is a lesser side, from a pub team to a National side there is no substitute for Pace, at the moment we lack it big time, the window is closed just hope we can get a couple of flying machines in on loan otherwise we are going to be playing catchup all season.

[LostBoys]

Just don't tell me that Bournemouth - who have nothing and no one except a loud mouth chairman - are thrird in the table tonight - oh they are third in the table tonight.

[Miltonaggro]

Adkins may look like a geography teacher but I sincerely hope that underneath that shell suit are balls the size of coconuts! S****horpe Utd might be in the league above us but they are a world away in terms of club size, their 'stadium' holds 9000 and their average attendance is something like 5500; the pressure will be on Adkins from the minute he turns up and the honeymoon period is likely to last as long as a traditional honeymoon, about a fortnight.

 

Of course we all want him to do well, of course we all want him to be another McMenemy, but he won't be given the luxury of time by his Chairman. I think Pardew was put in place with funding assured to get us out of this league, I think Adkins will have been put in place to coach us out of this league - the latter could well be a long and painful process...