Will Still - Official: Sacked

[saintant]

24 minutes ago, beatlesaint said:

Steve Bruce.

 

 

I’m joking 🤣

Would be typical SR.

[SWLondon Saint]

20 minutes ago, StrangelyBrown said:

What formation have the U21s been playing?

I was just complaining about the 3CBs the B team were using the other day against Madrid - literally all 3 of them were stood around marking either 1 guy or.... No-one at all while Madrid kept the ball in front of us, then attacked with movement down the flanks or in behind. Hard no on that coach and also Lallana and Trollope need to do one as well.

[SW5 SAINT]

57 minutes ago, Pamplemousse said:

Spors has at least got some gems in Scienza and Jander so maybe his boy Eckert is the one.

Eckert is also even younger than Will Still. I think he'll be our youngest ever manager (interim included) unless I'm wrong about that.

Let’s hope if it is Eckert he stays as interim until he proves himself. I still have flashbacks of Lowe announcing Wigley as permanent before he’d even been in charge for one match…..

[Suhari]

20 minutes ago, sandwichsaint said:

Does he have a beard?

Does he vape like a cunt?

[Matthew Le God]

2 minutes ago, SWLondon Saint said:

I was just complaining about the 3CBs the B team were using the other day against Madrid - literally all 3 of them were stood around marking either 1 guy or.... No-one at all while Madrid kept the ball in front of us, then attacked with movement down the flanks or in behind. Hard no on that coach and also Lallana and Trollope need to do one as well.

Why complining? They got result vs one of the best academies in world football. So it worked!

[Dr Who?]

3 minutes ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

Of course he's not coming back. We're a fruit cake of a club, but not THAT much of a fruit cake.

 

 

Oh I have learnt never to say never to anything in football, it is fecking loopy and the in thing seems to be managers going back to their old clubs. We have 2 names that keep coming up! 

[Thripp87]

Should be all in for Mark Robins.

The next out the door needs to be Spors. What a legacy, this awful appointment, a new deal for Stephens and Damian Downs.

[Dr Who?]

Let’s be honest none of us have a clue who will be in that dugout as the next permanent manager. The possibilities, oh what fun! 

[Dry Toast]

Had to be done unfortunately. Won't be holding my breath for the fucking idiots in charge to get the next lamb to the slaughter right either. Utter twat of a club at the moment.

[saintant]

16 minutes ago, The Kraken said:

You just know that SR want to give it to Eckert. Former SR/Spors history, and they kept on Trollope and Lallana as coaches to bed him in, I can see this dude getting given the gig if we actually pick up points at Loftus and against the utterly turgid Wendys.

Trollope and Lallana should be gone as well - clean sweep needed with no remnants of coaches who have clearly failed as much as Will Still. He shouldn't be the scapegoat when others were also culpable.

[SW5 SAINT]

1 hour ago, Saint_Ash said:

Could of sites with odds. Nothing inspiring. 

You would have thought the current Charlton manager would have been on that list…..!

[hypochondriac]

Posted without comment

[Paul_B]

Doesn't matter who comes in. We are still going to be fucking shit. Far more sackings than just Will Still required here.

[madge]

1 hour ago, Elmore Saint said:

And / or (as I’ve said before) Tessem. There’s no one in the club that really knows what it’s like to live and die for the red and white like we do. With an experienced DoF - who knows?? Can’t be any worse than the last half-dozen failures….

I’ll ask him tomorrow when I see him if he’s interested lol

[Gloucester Saint]

44 minutes ago, benjii said:

Terry Hurlock?

He heard the Smugglers had closed and turned it down.

[Lighthouse]

Selles beat Leicester and Chelsea, not that it changes anything.

[saintant]

Pity the next poor sod who has to try to get a tune out of our squad of failures and bottle jobs. Most of them need to take a long look in the mirror.

[Gloucester Saint]

1 hour ago, whelk said:

Hang on for Thomas Frank

More chance of Tommy Tank

[Dr Who?]

5 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Posted without comment

5 managers there with 5 wins between then. Shocking and embarrassing 😳 

Edited yesterday at 20:55 by Dr Who?

[kraftwerk26]

We are fucked with these cunt owners..no matter who they pick it will fail..unless they fuck off were doomed...doesn't matter who comes in 

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

On 24/05/2025 at 20:46, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Still here? Will out!

Just to get that out of the way. 🙂

Power to the people.

[Sheaf Saint]

1 hour ago, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

It what's next that worries me. I'm hearing RH is coming back which wouldn't be the end of the world but he was never the same manager after Rohl left, and then there's those two 9-0 defeats. 

Can we please put this myth to bed once and for all. Our best spell of form under Ralph, that saw us top the PL table this time 5 years ago, came long after Rohl had left the club.

This notion that Rohl was the brains of the operation and that Ralph was useless without him is total bullshit that is somehow still persisting in the minds of too many people.

I said it recently and I stand by it - I would fucking bite your arm off to get Ralph back here now. He's the ONLY manager we have had in the years since Koeman left that was able to get a limited squad performing better than the sum of its parts. Yes, I gather he fell out with quite a few players, but fuck them. Most of them have left now anyway. And those leftover have had it too easy for too long now with managers who are too pally with them. 

[Midfield_General]

1 hour ago, Saint_Ash said:

Could of sites with odds. Nothing inspiring. 

Good ol' Jesse Marsch

Surely his time has finally come 

[CougarSaint]

2 minutes ago, Dr Who? said:

5 managers there with 5 wins between then. Shocking and embarrassing 😳 

Mousinho? Soz, but we need attitude and focus, he has it in spades, and with our players would prove how good he is...career progression into the EPL, which he won't get with them skates 

[SNSUN]

51 minutes ago, StrangelyBrown said:

The clear out suggests they are preparing to bring someone in with their own team (and suggests they have someone in mind).

Could this be the return of Ralph?

I will state personally that in no way should I think we should go for a former manager. We should move on and look for whoever is the best choice currently available.

And yet, if we did bring Ralph back, I'd be happy enough. Won't happen though.

[Badger]

6 minutes ago, CougarSaint said:

Mousinho? Soz, but we need attitude and focus, he has it in spades, and with our players would prove how good he is...career progression into the EPL, which he won't get with them skates 

Think he’ll move on from them and do well somewhere else in his career, but not with us. Too much baggage to overcome.

[Sheaf Saint]

1 minute ago, SNSUN said:

I will state personally that in no way should I think we should go for a former manager. We should move on and look for whoever is the best choice currently available.

And yet, if we did bring Ralph back, I'd be happy enough. Won't happen though.

He was in stand at the Bristol City game last week. I can't think of another good reason why that would be, unless there was some element of truth in the rumour that he is being lined up to replace Still. 

[John B]

The most ridiculous Managerial appintment in the ;ast 70 years comes to an end

 

Not sure if there are any decent managers available

[Sheaf Saint]

1 minute ago, John B said:

The most ridiculous Managerial appintment in the ;ast 70 years comes to an end

 

Not sure if there are any decent managers available

You mean the most ridiculous appointment since 2023.

These useless pricks never learn.

[Give it to Ron]

2 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

He was in stand at the Bristol City game last week. I can't think of another good reason why that would be, unless there was some element of truth in the rumour that he is being lined up to replace Still. 

He is mates with Bristol manager 

[Sheaf Saint]

Just now, Give it to Ron said:

He is mates with Bristol manager 

Ah, didn't realise that.

[CougarSaint]

15 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Can we please put this myth to bed once and for all. Our best spell of form under Ralph, that saw us top the PL table this time 5 years ago, came long after Rohl had left the club.

This notion that Rohl was the brains of the operation and that Ralph was useless without him is total bullshit that is somehow still persisting in the minds of too many people.

I said it recently and I stand by it - I would fucking bite your arm off to get Ralph back here now. He's the ONLY manager we have had in the years since Koeman left that was able to get a limited squad performing better than the sum of its parts. Yes, I gather he fell out with quite a few players, but fuck them. Most of them have left now anyway. And those leftover have had it too easy for too long now with managers who are too pally with them. 

McMenemy - Mortimer, Hassenhuttl - Rohl, Clough - Taylor, the right partnership works, it's stronger than the parts.

[Midfield_General]

1 hour ago, Elmore Saint said:

And / or (as I’ve said before) Tessem. There’s no one in the club that really knows what it’s like to live and die for the red and white like we do. With an experienced DoF - who knows?? Can’t be any worse than the last half-dozen failures….

Can you imagine listening to a Jo Tessem team talk

Jesus

[Dr Who?]

Ralph should never have been sacked, he worked miracles with the budget he had, which just how much of a miracle shows now! Also his best mate is just up the road in Bristol. Ralph steadied the ship in 2018, managed to get us to the top of the table. My concern was the way we just collapsed in the 2 x 9-0 defeats. But all in a pretty smart and passionate manager who may have got a little over emotional at times, but sod it why not, at least it showed he cares. 

Saying this, we did sack him and many on here wanted him sacked, so I am not sure if it would be the right move. I would be happy and take him back with open arms. 

Edited yesterday at 21:28 by Dr Who?

[The Kraken]

4 minutes ago, Dr Who? said:

Ralph should never have been sacked, he worked miracles with the budget he had, which just how much of a miracle shows now! Also his best mate is just up the road in Bristol. Ralph steadied the ship in 2018, managed to get us to the top of the table. My concern was the way we just collapsed in the 2 x 9-0 defeats. But all in a pretty smart and passionate manager who may have got a little over emotional at times, but sod it why not, at least it showed he cares. 

Yeah, not really true though. Ralph was great but he was cooked at the end of his time here. The fact that we appointed complete muppets to replace him don’t alter the fact that he needed to go.

in any case, SR have shown repeatedly that they are largely incompetent when it comes to appointing managers. Expecting much of the same next.

[Turkish]

More managers than wins since the start of 2024/25 season 😂😂😂😂😂

[Dr Who?]

2 minutes ago, The Kraken said:

Yeah, not really true though. Ralph was great but he was cooked at the end of his time here. The fact that we appointed complete muppets to replace him don’t alter the fact that he needed to go.

in any case, SR have shown repeatedly that they are largely incompetent when it comes to appointing managers. Expecting much of the same next.

Yeah, now you mention it, I believe he was talking about retiring? Or did I dream that. He was cooked because the lack of support and the fact he could not get anymore out of the team. If he was given the backing he may have kept us up. I believe even then we were talking about needing a striker! 

[Dr Who?]

1 minute ago, Turkish said:

More managers than wins since the start of 2024/25 season 😂😂😂😂😂

We are so embarrassing 

[Lighthouse]

2 minutes ago, Turkish said:

More managers than wins since the start of 2024/25 season 😂😂😂😂😂

Not as good as the premiership of Liss Truss seeing more monarchs than Saints victories. F**k me, that was a stat and a half.

[saint michael]

Will be 7 in the last year or so including interims 
 

Martin

interim x 2

juric

Still

another interim

mr x

Edited yesterday at 21:39 by saint michael

[The Kraken]

2 minutes ago, Dr Who? said:

Yeah, now you mention it, I believe he was talking about retiring? Or did I dream that. He was cooked because the lack of support and the fact he could not get anymore out of the team. If he was given the backing he may have kept us up. I believe even then we were talking about needing a striker! 

Yeah that’s how I recall it too. He had said he wanted to retire at a point. Also, he had a terrible, terrible finish to the previous season of results, really appalling results over a large period of time. The club then decided to forcibly appoint Ruben Selles as his number one, we know where that ended up.

i will always treasure Ralph, I thought he was great. But his time was done, and then the club completely undermined him leading to an eventual dismissal. A fuck up that kind of defined SR really.

[UpweySaint]

12 minutes ago, The Kraken said:

Yeah, not really true though. Ralph was great but he was cooked at the end of his time here. The fact that we appointed complete muppets to replace him don’t alter the fact that he needed to go.

in any case, SR have shown repeatedly that they are largely incompetent when it comes to appointing managers. Expecting much of the same next.

Ralph hit a wall but was also often doing things with one hand tied behind his back with Gao not able/willing to spend. 
 

I think we needed a refresh at the time and it’s often much easier to change a head coach than squad. 
 

If Ralph has his mojo back I would welcome him back. He had an immediate impact and we could (pre the drubbings and the wobble) all see how he wanted the players to play which largely got the team playing above the sum of their parts. Get Ralph, a proper 9 and a keeper in January and we can get things back on track.
 

The argument goes Still lacked the experience/presence to get a tune out of the players. Ralph is certainly an antidote to this. 
 

[Elmore Saint]

28 minutes ago, Midfield_General said:

Can you imagine listening to a Jo Tessem team talk

Jesus

Have you not heard a Will Still presser?

[Baird of the land]

Finally and good riddance

[benjii]

Adkins.

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

42 minutes ago, Give it to Ron said:

He is mates with Bristol manager 

Ralph is but as I mentioned a week ago, he was manager at Leipzig when Spors was a scout. Perhaps Spors has reached out to him again.

What is really the stuff of nightmares is that RM is the bookmakers' favourite!!

[EBS1980]

While the senior pros seem to want RM I just don’t see the point, if he manages to get up promoted in the future he’s already shown he’s too stubborn to change his way of playing and got himself sacked rather than change the style.

 

[Saint Neil]

Stanimir Stoilov, Göztepe must owe us something.

[Southner]

4 minutes ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

Ralph is but as I mentioned a week ago, he was manager at Leipzig when Spors was a scout. Perhaps Spors has reached out to him again.

What is really the stuff of nightmares is that RM is the bookmakers' favourite!!

A bunch of Saints fans likely putting money on it on the basis that its expected due to SR being colossal cockwombles. 

[los_saint]

6 minutes ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

What is really the stuff of nightmares is that RM is the bookmakers' favourite!!

Surely these are just old lists from back from just before RM was appointed?  Can't be real.