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Willo of Whiteley

Willo of Whiteley

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Saints draw or lose a game - the “Sport Republic” thread roars back into life for a few days with the usual waffle.

Saints win a game - the “Sport Republic” thread is mute, silent, nothing…
 

Guess which phase we’re in now? 😂

SouSaint

SouSaint

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2 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Saints draw or lose a game - the “Sport Republic” thread roars back into life for a few days with the usual waffle.

Saints win a game - the “Sport Republic” thread is mute, silent, nothing…
 

Guess which phase we’re in now? 😂

4 wins in our last 46 games. Fair enough if you're happy clappy enough to accept that. 

These lot are truly dreadful owners and they have been since day one. 

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benjii

benjii

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3 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Saints draw or lose a game - the “Sport Republic” thread roars back into life for a few days with the usual waffle.

Saints win a game - the “Sport Republic” thread is mute, silent, nothing…
 

Guess which phase we’re in now? 😂

No one forgets how fucking clueless they are when we scrape a last minute win against Wrexham. 

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benjii

benjii

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3 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Saints draw or lose a game - the “Sport Republic” thread roars back into life for a few days with the usual waffle.

Saints win a game - the “Sport Republic” thread is mute, silent, nothing…
 

Guess which phase we’re in now? 😂

You don't really have a big enough sample size to claim this.

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trousers

trousers

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4 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Saints draw or lose a game - the “Sport Republic” thread roars back into life for a few days with the usual waffle.

Saints win a game - the “Sport Republic” thread is mute, silent, nothing…
 

Guess which phase we’re in now? 😂

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Ted Bates Statue

Ted Bates Statue

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15 minutes ago, Lard said:

I wish we were owned by a consortium fronted by Simon Jordan. 

Didn't expect to see "I wish we were Palace circa 2004-05" but there we go. Palace supporters don't exactly miss him, which should tell you enough. Much easier to snipe at Steve Parish from the sidelines than it is to run a club.

I wonder if in an alternative universe people are saying "I wish Rupert Lowe was our chairman," but seeing how his popularity has only grown over time nationally, I'm not sure I want to think too much about this notion.

Willo of Whiteley

Willo of Whiteley

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7 hours ago, SouSaint said:

4 wins in our last 46 games. Fair enough if you're happy clappy enough to accept that. 

These lot are truly dreadful owners and they have been since day one. 

I think you’ve missed the point in the post entirely, but to answer your point - no, that isn’t acceptable.

We go through the same posts week in week out on this thread but they only appear after a draw or defeat.

Nothing is going to happen when the same posters write the same thing every other game.
The same posters don’t need to reemphasise the same opinion after every draw. Their opinion hasn’t changed, we get it.

Sport Republic have been crap, but they’ve invested. Ironically their best investments have been off the field with the fanzone and bits like that; it means absolute bugger all though when the footballing operation is crap.

I’ll post the same thing again when we inevitably draw in our first game back after the international break.. 👍🏻

Weston Super Saint

Weston Super Saint

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6 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

I think you’ve missed the point in the post entirely, but to answer your point - no, that isn’t acceptable.

We go through the same posts week in week out on this thread but they only appear after a draw or defeat.

 

I think you've missed Benji's point entirely.

In the last 46 games we've only had 4 wins so the criticism of SR is expected and justified.  Week in and week out we only draw or lose.

If you want the criticism to stop, more wins on the pitch will fix it.

Football Special

Football Special

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8 minutes ago, Weston Super Saint said:

I think you've missed Benji's point entirely.

In the last 46 games we've only had 4 wins so the criticism of SR is expected and justified.  Week in and week out we only draw or lose.

If you want the criticism to stop, more wins on the pitch will fix it.

Yep we're stuck in a never ending cycle of criticism of SR as we're stuck in a never ending cycle of bad results,  same old issues still unresolved 

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StrangelyBrown

StrangelyBrown

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6 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

I think you’ve missed the point in the post entirely, but to answer your point - no, that isn’t acceptable.

We go through the same posts week in week out on this thread but they only appear after a draw or defeat.

Nothing is going to happen when the same posters write the same thing every other game.
The same posters don’t need to reemphasise the same opinion after every draw. Their opinion hasn’t changed, we get it.

Sport Republic have been crap, but they’ve invested. Ironically their best investments have been off the field with the fanzone and bits like that; it means absolute bugger all though when the footballing operation is crap.

I’ll post the same thing again when we inevitably draw in our first game back after the international break.. 👍🏻

I'll remember to save my opinions on SR until we next win.

Another poster with bizarre "forum rules" that everyone has to follow. Are you related to Gio by any chance?

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Osvaldorama

Osvaldorama

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6 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

I think you’ve missed the point in the post entirely, but to answer your point - no, that isn’t acceptable.

We go through the same posts week in week out on this thread but they only appear after a draw or defeat.

Nothing is going to happen when the same posters write the same thing every other game.
The same posters don’t need to reemphasise the same opinion after every draw. Their opinion hasn’t changed, we get it.

Sport Republic have been crap, but they’ve invested. Ironically their best investments have been off the field with the fanzone and bits like that; it means absolute bugger all though when the footballing operation is crap.

I’ll post the same thing again when we inevitably draw in our first game back after the international break.. 👍🏻



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AlexLaw76

AlexLaw76

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7 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

I think you’ve missed the point in the post entirely, but to answer your point - no, that isn’t acceptable.

We go through the same posts week in week out on this thread but they only appear after a draw or defeat.

Nothing is going to happen when the same posters write the same thing every other game.
The same posters don’t need to reemphasise the same opinion after every draw. Their opinion hasn’t changed, we get it.

Sport Republic have been crap, but they’ve invested. Ironically their best investments have been off the field with the fanzone and bits like that; it means absolute bugger all though when the footballing operation is crap.

I’ll post the same thing again when we inevitably draw in our first game back after the international break.. 👍🏻

 

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Willo of Whiteley

Willo of Whiteley

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I think we were all taken in by Dragan Solak's comments in the summer, we thought the line had been drawn in the sand about what a shambles the previous few years had been.

We are miles off of it. We thought we'd get ready-made players for this league and for the most part I think we do. Azaz, Fellows; even Scienza and Jelert are more than capable of performing at this level.

But they also weren't positions we desperately needed, bearing in mind you still have Edozie and Aribo on the fringes, Robinson breaking through and plenty of other players that are more than capable for this position.

The bit we have messed up on again is a competent and trustworthy goalkeeper and a striker. Ross Stewart is not it, yes he has been unfortunate with injuries but you can't be relying on promotion on a player that spends most of his time injured. Equally you don't bring in a striker to appease the fans who has done very little in general and still very young. I want a striker who has a bit of muscle, who pts his body about, who fights for the ball and tussles with defenders. Downs isn't it either.

It is still very early days and it could all come together but honestly who knows, I think we'll be in this iffy phase up until new year and I think we'll finish stronger. I think we'll finish anywhere between 4th and 8th. We have good players, it just needs to click.

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Osvaldorama

Osvaldorama

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12 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

Sport Republic have a first bid for Levski Sofia turned down.

 

 

Jesus… haven’t they destroyed enough clubs?

 

 

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Gloucester Saint

Gloucester Saint

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8 minutes ago, trousers said:

How these inept owners get away scott free week after week is baffling...

Because we just saw whole blocks standing in silence looking at the players and Still at FT whilst carrot crunchers and wooden tops nearer the front applauded another lukewarm display and players missing open goals. 

Hampshire = graveyard of ambition for football. Cricket club is better even if they cocked up the two cup finals, at least they got to them with some entertainment on the way.

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Matthew Le God

Matthew Le God

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2 hours ago, SaintNewForest said:

Can they not focus on getting the existing portfolio of clubs in a good place first? 

Run before you can walk.

Utter clowns. 

How would this stop that happening?

sockeye

sockeye

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Just now, Matthew Le God said:

Get away scott free from what? What should be happening to them?

Fans protesting the slow death through a thousand cuts of the club?

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ErwinK1961

ErwinK1961

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11 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

Get away scott free from what? What should be happening to them?

They are getting away Scott free from abuse from the masses, performance under them has been diabolical.

They should be getting hounded out of the club.

 

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Matthew Le God

Matthew Le God

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3 minutes ago, ErwinK1961 said:

They are getting away Scott free from abuse from the masses, performance under them has been diabolical.

They should be getting hounded out of the club.

How would the hounding out work exactly?

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ErwinK1961

ErwinK1961

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3 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

How would the hounding out work exactly?

Raspberries should be blown in their general direction, perhaps pull some faces too.

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Gloucester Saint

Gloucester Saint

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2 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

How would the hounding out work exactly?

Items thrown on the pitch en masse (Charlton) disrupting the game, constant chants to sell and calling Spors/Rasmus/Solak wankers, having a go at the kids they appoint as managers, marches from the city centre to the ground (2006). 

Basically 1992-94 vs Branfoot and 2005/6 vs Lowe which many on here me included took part in.

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Matthew Le God

Matthew Le God

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8 minutes ago, ErwinK1961 said:

Hopefully getting rid of them.

How? They can't leave unless there is a buyer and they want to sell. Without Saints, Sport Republic lose their keystone club. If they sold now it would be at a loss. So what incentive is there to sell?

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AlexLaw76

AlexLaw76

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Just now, Matthew Le God said:

How? They can't leave unless there is a buyer and they want to sell. Without Saints, Sport Republic lose their keystone club. If they sold now it would be at a loss. So what incentive is there to sell?

to wash their hands with it. 

I could not (and have never) care less about their ridiculous multi-club model

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Matthew Le God

Matthew Le God

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21 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Items thrown on the pitch en masse (Charlton) disrupting the game, constant chants to sell and calling Spors/Rasmus/Solak wankers, having a go at the kids they appoint as managers, marches from the city centre to the ground (2006). 

Basically 1992-94 vs Branfoot and 2005/6 vs Lowe which many on here me included took part in.

Those things did not force the owners to sell the club.

Gloucester Saint

Gloucester Saint

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5 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

Those things did not force the owners to sell the club.

What do you think happened in summer 2006? The ownership was fragmented but it did push Lowe out for two years and under huge pressure from the start in 2008 which the future Tory MP (he will join them soon is the rumour locally) added to by sacking Pearson and appointing the Dutch boys on buttons. Sort of dickhead move SR would do. And it 100% got Branfoot gone. Us 1 Guy Askham 0.

So 💯 wrong MLG. And the ownership is more clear cut this time.

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benjii

benjii

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3 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

What do you think happened in summer 2006? The ownership was fragmented but it did push Lowe out for two years and under huge pressure from the start in 2008 which the future Tory MP (he will join them soon is the rumour locally) added to by sacking Pearson and appointing the Dutch boys on buttons. Sort of dickhead move SR would do. And it 100% got Branfoot gone. Us 1 Guy Askham 0.

So 💯 wrong MLG. And the ownership is more clear cut this time.

I hear you, but it's a completely different financial situation. 

Askham and Lowe had no real skin the game. Solak is down tens/hundreds of million. 

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LGTL

LGTL

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3 minutes ago, benjii said:

I hear you, but it's a completely different financial situation. 

Askham and Lowe had no real skin the game. Solak is down tens/hundreds of million. 

He would do well to stop employing complete fucking idiots. Baffling how he’s made so much money. 

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Gloucester Saint

Gloucester Saint

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7 minutes ago, benjii said:

I hear you, but it's a completely different financial situation. 

Askham and Lowe had no real skin the game. Solak is down tens/hundreds of million. 

Well, he needs a Pulis-type DoF and Steve Cooper type manager (sadly at Brondby now) to get a grip on the club and build a competitive and reliable spine. Spors has been yet another disaster. Shouldn’t need this formation in the Championship if football people put the core in place.

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Matthew Le God

Matthew Le God

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13 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

What do you think happened in summer 2006? The ownership was fragmented but it did push Lowe out for two years and under huge pressure from the start in 2008 which the future Tory MP (he will join them soon is the rumour locally) added to by sacking Pearson and appointing the Dutch boys on buttons. Sort of dickhead move SR would do. And it 100% got Branfoot gone. Us 1 Guy Askham 0.

So 💯 wrong MLG. And the ownership is more clear cut this time.

Nonsense.

Forcing a manager like Branfoot out is irrelevant to forcing an owner to make a huge financial loss.

The Lowe situation and what happened is nothing like what is being suggested with Sport Republic. 

Patches O Houlihan

Patches O Houlihan

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1 minute ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Well, he needs a Pulis-type DoF and Steve Cooper type manager (sadly at Brondby now) to get a grip on the club and build a competitive and reliable spine. Spors has been yet another disaster. Shouldn’t need this formation in the Championship if football people out the core in place.

In fairness I quite liked the players we had on the pitch today with the exception of Archer, maybe Edwards, and McCarthy should probably be the reserve behind a better keeper - but Spors didn't buy them. 

In the summer we sold a lot of dross and bought pretty well 

BUT and its a big BUT

Buying Downs and only Downs as a striker was a massive massive balls up which pretty much negates everything else, and it wasn't like this wasn't spotted before the window closed.

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Sheaf Saint

Sheaf Saint

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8 minutes ago, Patches O Houlihan said:

In fairness I quite liked the players we had on the pitch today with the exception of Archer, maybe Edwards, and McCarthy should probably be the reserve behind a better keeper - but Spors didn't buy them. 

In the summer we sold a lot of dross and bought pretty well 

BUT and its a big BUT

Buying Downs and only Downs as a striker was a massive massive balls up which pretty much negates everything else, and it wasn't like this wasn't spotted before the window closed.

This is the crux.

I think it was @benjii on the match thread today that made the point that we were desperate for a goal in a game we were dominating, and the striker we signed in the summer wasn't good enough to get off the bench and provide it.

It's this repeated failure to upgrade in positions that literally everyone except SR can see need upgrading that is killing us time and time again.

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saintant

saintant

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1 hour ago, Matthew Le God said:

Get away scott free from what? What should be happening to them?

So in your eyes SR have done nothing wrong? They've actually done precious little right since day one. 

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trousers

trousers

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1 hour ago, Matthew Le God said:

What should be happening to them?

I'd start with shutting them in a room for 72 hours whilst blaring Chris de Burgh tracks through loud speakers 

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