davefizzy14 Posted 14 February, 2023 Share Posted 14 February, 2023 In the Athletic article on Marsch its saying that he's the leading candidate but several options are being assessed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfield Saint Posted 14 February, 2023 Share Posted 14 February, 2023 22 minutes ago, warsash saint said: & your choice of manager would be????? Rooney 1 17 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints4Prem Posted 14 February, 2023 Share Posted 14 February, 2023 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Highfield Saint said: Rooney I cannot recall what experience Rooney has of managing in the Premiership and avoiding relegation. He is also contracted and it would require a pay off so I think I will stick with Marsch the one with experience of both and will not cost to get him out of his contract. Of course we could go for Lampard and Gerrard, both sacked from premiership jobs (and of course could not work together 😉). All the other available managers have been sacked at one time or another so lets have someone who has knowledge of the way we played successfully under Ralph and has current premier league experience. Considering everything its a no brainer especially with his incentive to finish above Leeds. Edited 14 February, 2023 by Saints4Prem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint86 Posted 14 February, 2023 Share Posted 14 February, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, obelisk said: Why would anyone think that it'd be a good idea to bring back the bloke who had Saints 90th out of 92 teams during 2022? Well for starters it's utterly irrelevant where a team's form ranks vs a bunch of random other teams given we only compete with 19 of them.....😆 Clearly any side that is struggling in their league would have poor form compared to a team sitting say mid table in league 1 or chasing promotion in the league 2... and similarly, there are less teams in the premier league so extremes of form will likely be amplified relative to a 24 team league. The only thing that actually mattered was our performance in the league this season - and the reality was that Ralph was doing an okay job with what he had - 3points of 12th when he was sacked, despite gelling a young squad with limited experience and having played the best sides... Seemed fairly reasonable given we had key injuries to critical players and no premier league level attackers to speak off - Indeed, the last 2 games where Ralph had a fully fit squad we beat Chelsea and outplayed United - And that was still with the likes of Che, Armstrong, Ely etc as attackers. Rumours are that Marsch is the candidate that Semmens/Ralph had earmarked to eventually replace him. If thats the case then hopefully he can deliver some of the more successful football that Ralph managed - free from the relationship/morale fatigue that eventually crept in over Ralph's time, and with a fully fit and stronger squad (notably including good attackers). I'd like to think that the fanbase's recent dose of humble pie (i.e. "can't do worse than Ralph"... meet Mad Nath) will be enough for the fans to settle down and support the new manager - we need to if we're going to have a chance of staying up. Something to actually look forward to - technically, we're basically one game away from Wembley in the FA cup... unless we somehow conspire to lose to Grimsby... which absolutely does not bear thinking about! And there are only going to be 3 tough teams in the quarters - City, United, and maybe Brighton. So there actually is a decent chance of an FA Cup Semi this year. Edited 14 February, 2023 by Saint86 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted 14 February, 2023 Share Posted 14 February, 2023 1 hour ago, Max said: This is the final nail in the coffin. I take it we'll have a message board for the phoenix club that replaces Southampton, who just call it quits moments after appointing Marsch? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancouver Saint Posted 14 February, 2023 Share Posted 14 February, 2023 11 hours ago, DT said: The replies from Leeds fans to this seem on the whole pretty measured OMG - only if by measured you mean overwhelmingly negative and consistent in their outlook. i.e. positive motivator / talker but no substance or tactical nous. Why on earth would we settle for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southner Posted 14 February, 2023 Share Posted 14 February, 2023 4 minutes ago, Vancouver Saint said: OMG - only if by measured you mean overwhelmingly negative and consistent in their outlook. i.e. positive motivator / talker but no substance or tactical nous. Why on earth would we settle for this? RASMUS HAS REFERENCE POINTS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 14 February, 2023 Share Posted 14 February, 2023 7 hours ago, Ralph Fastenbüttl said: I understand a lot of the arguments being posted here but still cannot escape the feeling that appointing a failed manager from a current relegation rival is fucking mental? Not remotely as mental as appointing Nathan F*cking Jones. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo1976 Posted 14 February, 2023 Share Posted 14 February, 2023 4 hours ago, Highfield Saint said: Rooney mind you the fixture with Leicester would be fun............................. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Fastenbüttl Posted 14 February, 2023 Share Posted 14 February, 2023 1 hour ago, Dark Munster said: Not remotely as mental as appointing Nathan F*cking Jones. Undoubtedly true, yeah. But just because Harold Shipman is a better appointment than Jimmy Savile, that doesn't mean you welcome him in, pass him a box of syringes and tell him to get stuck in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Saint Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Saint Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 12 hours ago, S-Clarke said: So who would you have gone for, in our current situation? I don't think it highlights a lack of ambition, I think it just highlights where we are and how we are seen in football circles right now. Peter Bosz. The job is essentially a free hit. Short term deal, keep us up, job done and both parties can re-evaluate in the summer. Go down and it was too little too late etc. We're still in the top flight in the highest profile league in world football. That in itself is a pull and a sizeable salary for what could be 4 months work isn't going to be sniffed at either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millbrook Saint Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 16 hours ago, Highfield Saint said: Rooney you'd have Rooney? not sure if this is serious or not, but can you tell me what credentials you think he has to make him a candidate to manage a premier league football team? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 7 minutes ago, Millbrook Saint said: you'd have Rooney? not sure if this is serious or not, but can you tell me what credentials you think he has to make him a candidate to manage a premier league football team? Great hair. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alehouseboys Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 20 hours ago, Highfield Saint said: Rooney Excitable chants of “Rooney, Rooney, Rooney…” were heard ringing out from the Derby Road district of Southampton this morning as news filtered through from SaintsWeb that his name had indeed been linked… 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 Strachan to make a dramatic comeback ! I'm basing this on the news that Nicola Sturgeon is standing down. I always though she was secretly 'Strachan in drag' , so her disappearance from public life will enable WGS to go back to the 'day job'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints4Prem Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 The press were gathering outside Staplewood about 15minutes ago so may be an announcement soon? They did look as if they were setting up to interview someone outside though?? (wrong side of the road for Harry's car unless he has gone LHD?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Saint Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santolijador Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 Back to this thread we come 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Fastenbüttl Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 Honestly, I'm not gutted. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 It's going to be Chris Wilder. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint77 Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 2 minutes ago, Pamplemousse said: It's going to be Chris Wilder. yep 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint NL Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 I'd accepted that it would be Marsch, I'm not sure I am mentally prepared for the unveiling of Frank Fucking Lampard Jr 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gammon cheeks Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 It will be Selles , a cheap fn option ! If he was so good, he would have got the job by now ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolution saint Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 Selles assisted by Thorup in a reverse of their Copenhagen days is my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santolijador Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 Just now, revolution saint said: Selles assisted by Thorup in a reverse of their Copenhagen days is my guess. This is exactly my suspicion too. Thorup is out of work as well and if brought in as an assistant, on mates rates, shouldn't be too expensive, and may mould Selles into our Championship manager for next season. Is it me, or were the players looking quite chipper in the official training photos the other day under Selles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 (edited) Am interested in the Selles approach, better players, happier players lets see what he can cook v chelsea. Onuachu's mate is defo on my wave length Edited 15 February, 2023 by Convict Colony 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggie May Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 38 minutes ago, Pamplemousse said: It's going to be Chris Wilder. Saints Go Wilder! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Matty 76 Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 (edited) Wilder would be nothing short of an absolute disaster. At that point I'd rather just Selles. Edited 15 February, 2023 by Saint Matty 76 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 It will be interesting to see who we identify now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevy777_x Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 Just now, davefizzy14 said: It will be interesting to see who we identify now. We won t identify anyone. Selles till end of the season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrSuess1979 Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 42 minutes ago, Pamplemousse said: It's going to be Chris Wilder. If it is, this club can do one 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delmary Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 17 minutes ago, gammon cheeks said: It will be Selles , a cheap fn option ! If he was so good, he would have got the job by now ! He deserves a chance and knows the squad. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintwbu Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 I wasn’t desperate for Marsch but I was desperate to never see 5 at the back ever again. Oh well, was fun whilst it lasted. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 Monkey tennis? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 Looking forward to the clubs PR machine working overdrive to sell the genius of Selles in the coming days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THINWHITEDUKE Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 Haven’t got a problem with Selles taking over the reins until the end of the season, makes sense in my opinion, but in the interim the board should be actively interviewing or approaching a manager for next season either in the PL or EFL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 15 minutes ago, Maggie May said: Saints Go Wilder! We must have a few boxes of those tshirts knocking around somewhere, just stick at R on the end and away we go! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddings and Monkeys Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 1 minute ago, THINWHITEDUKE said: Haven’t got a problem with Selles taking over the reins until the end of the season, makes sense in my opinion, but in the interim the board should be actively interviewing or approaching a manager for next season either in the PL or EFL. They probably have someone they want hence why only offering Marsch a short-term deal as the #1 candidate isn’t available at the moment, or deemed likely to “hit the ground running” to increase our chances of staying up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 Just now, Puddings and Monkeys said: They probably have someone they want hence why only offering Marsch a short-term deal as the #1 candidate isn’t available at the moment, or deemed likely to “hit the ground running” to increase our chances of staying up. This rather assumes the board actually know what they’re doing. I doubt this very much. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 1 minute ago, DT said: This rather assumes the board actually know what they’re doing. I doubt this very much. Yep, considering our scouting dept have 6 months to plan each window and regularly balls that up, I wouldn’t be surprised that behind all the posturing and pontificating of being relaxed and confident, you’ve got an absolute dogs dinner with no strategy or real planning at all. Just empty, vacuous statements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 Here comes our Brian Laws moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 3 minutes ago, Puddings and Monkeys said: They probably have someone they want hence why only offering Marsch a short-term deal as the #1 candidate isn’t available at the moment, or deemed likely to “hit the ground running” to increase our chances of staying up. Is iT PoTTeR, PleAsE lET It bE poTtEr, Oh i sO wiSh iT iS pOtTeR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 13 minutes ago, Puddings and Monkeys said: They probably have someone they want hence why only offering Marsch a short-term deal as the #1 candidate isn’t available at the moment, or deemed likely to “hit the ground running” to increase our chances of staying up. What like they had someone they'd tracked and wanted like Nathan Jones? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 I think we'll end up with someone far less able than Jessie Marsch as, once again, the board and owners demonstrate new levels of incompetence. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintwbu Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 I’d rather Selles than Gerrard/Lampard/Rooney. In fact i’d rather let the players just manage themselves than any of those three. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 1 minute ago, saintant said: What like they had someone they'd tracked and wanted like Nathan Jones? They've been tracking Marsch as well - apparently long before he went to Leeds.... There really is no end to the number of manager's we're tracking. Not sure why anyone needs to worry about Chinese spy cameras with all the tracking we do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Bates Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 SAF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 Just now, saintwbu said: I’d rather Selles than Gerrard/Lampard/Rooney. In fact i’d rather let the players just manage themselves than any of those three. Those three are probably right back in the frame though not sure any of them would take a short term contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayrivers Posted 15 February, 2023 Share Posted 15 February, 2023 Just now, saintant said: I think we'll end up with someone far less able than Jessie Marsch as, once again, the board and owners demonstrate new levels of incompetence. But why is it on us to take all of the risk? He's had two failed appointments now with a hell of a lot to prove. We've offered him a chance to redeem himself. It works both ways, we are taking a risk on him, so it's only fair he takes some risk on us imo. Otherwise it's another very expensive failure. Two days ago the board were a shambles for thinking of appointing him I was on board with him, but wasn't under an illusions of what he might bring. Like everything it's a risk... I think seeing what Selles can do, given the players seem to be big fans of him, is worth a look 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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