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Ted Bates Statue

Ted Bates Statue

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27 minutes ago, Patches O Houlihan said:

 

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

I mostly agree with you except here. We're still left with a heavily bloated squad and having to completely sideline players like Aribo and Edozie is ridiculous for a team in the EFL.

For me it's a warning sign that we're not being run properly, and that's before we consider that our biggest goal threat in Ross Stewart is out injured again.

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Mixedkebab

Mixedkebab

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30 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.

I thought the 3 CB’s were all very good today- it was only against Swansea mind.

But absolutely spot on about the striker- Spors is an absolute cretin for not getting this and a keeper sorted out. 
 

The subs and extra time dross was down to Still but overall he picked a decent team-

Sport Republic cost us the 2 points today as they have cost us so many before.

 

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Gloucester Saint

Gloucester Saint

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48 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

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. 

Incorrect I’m afraid. It is plenty relevant if our fans actually make an effort to give SR some clog because commentators remark on it, newspapers and websites report on it, and it would ripple across their multi-club network. Let’s face it, House and Blackmore are in the club’s pocket and might as well be on the payroll they are so partisan. So it’s up to the fans. It’s then up to Solak to decide how much humiliation and directed abuse across his professional and business networks is enough.

Or he could appoint a stronger, more experienced manager who controls all recruitment at first team level who isn’t tugging their forelock in gratitude for their job. Saints do far better with name managers and always have. A fact even you can’t argue with.

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Turkish

Turkish

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2 home wins since we beat WBA in the play off semi final

4 league wins in 48 games since we beat Leeds at Wembley 

 

just let that sink in

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AlexLaw76

AlexLaw76

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Just now, Turkish said:

2 home wins since we beat WBA in the play off semi final

4 league wins in 56 games since we beat Leeds at Wembley 

 

just let that sink in

As @manji once TOLD us all.

Sports Republic will bring the GrEatEsT eRa iN ouR HiStoRy

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trousers

trousers

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The bottom line is that whilst Sport Republic are at the helm, we're never going to progress, let alone maintain existing levels. There may well be "nothing" we can do as fans to accelerate that eventually but I don't see any harm in the fan base giving them 'feedback' on how woeful they are...

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Patches O Houlihan

Patches O Houlihan

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1 minute ago, Turkish said:

2 home wins since we beat WBA in the play off semi final

4 league wins in 56 games since we beat Leeds at Wembley 

 

just let that sink in

I think we have. That's why we're all so pissed off!

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AlexLaw76

AlexLaw76

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Just now, Patches O Houlihan said:

Will Still was/is kind of a name - in Europe

and we have a European DOF

Will Still is a name due to media attention, rather than achievements. 

He has a similar, if not inferior managerial, record to that of the QPR manager.  Not heard of him either

LGTL

LGTL

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6 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

As @manji once TOLD us all.

Sports Republic will bring the GrEatEsT eRa iN ouR HiStoRy

Whatever happened to that prick? 

FredVaFC59100

FredVaFC59100

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2 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Will Still is a name due to media attention, rather than achievements. 

He has a similar, if not inferior managerial, record to that of the QPR manager.  Not heard of him either

Exactly, his track record at Reims and Lens speaks for itself. Overrated.

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Patches O Houlihan

Patches O Houlihan

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4 minutes ago, FredVaFC59100 said:

Exactly, his track record at Reims and Lens speaks for itself. Overrated.

We'd be interested to hear your take Fred as a follower of French football. 

My understanding based only on having read a few articles is that he did very well to maintain league positions whilst having his star players sold out from under him - kind of like Ralph Hassenhutl, and to a lesser extent Claude Puel managed here.

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Sheaf Saint

Sheaf Saint

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7 minutes ago, Patches O Houlihan said:

Ok I accept that Hassenhuttl was a name!

Was Poch?

Not as a manager. He was only really known in this country for conceding that penalty at the world cup in 2002.

tdmickey3

tdmickey3

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So here we are. 

Utterly shittier than shit in the PL.

Now our level is mediocre at best in the Championship. 

Great job SR

Not sure it will ever improve under this clueless lot 

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ant

ant

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Agree that there ought to be more pressure on SR, but from what I've seen at St. Mary's it'll be tough to rally.

Many have long since given up hope. And fair play, really. That stat Turkish posted is enough to drain the life out of anybody.

Others seem more at a point of 'acceptance' -  we are where we are, and they'll clap the team off no matter what.

Tricky to rouse a slumbering fanbase.

Sheaf Saint

Sheaf Saint

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2 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said:

So here we are. 

Utterly shittier than shit in the PL.

Now our level is mediocre at best in the Championship. 

Great job SR

Not sure it will ever improve under this clueless lot 

It won't.

5 years ago we were sitting at the top of the PL (albeit briefly). Under SR we'll be lucky if we ever get promoted again, let alone reach that height.

The worst part is that for all those years under Gao we were crying out for an owner who could actually invest in the squad. And when we finally get one they turn out to be a bunch of utterly incompetent clowns who have made us soooo much worse.

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Gloucester Saint

Gloucester Saint

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1 hour ago, ant said:

Agree that there ought to be more pressure on SR, but from what I've seen at St. Mary's it'll be tough to rally.

Many have long since given up hope. And fair play, really. That stat Turkish posted is enough to drain the life out of anybody.

Others seem more at a point of 'acceptance' -  we are where we are, and they'll clap the team off no matter what.

Tricky to rouse a slumbering fanbase.

Understandable but they’ll get the League 1/2 club they deserve. Not pushing the club and owners whatsoever hasn’t worked out. But as you say, if they aren’t ambitious people I suppose they will be quite happy with playing Exeter, Bromley, Barrow and Crawley at home in front of 14k in League 2. I’ll watch Cheltenham Town from the away end at SMS, never been in with the away fans before. 

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