Will Still

[Willo of Whiteley]

A fantastic new game that anyone can play after listening to any of Will Still’s press conferences or interviews.
Look out for some of the favourites we’ve heard this season such as:

”The club has been in this position for some time”

”The players are still hurting from last season”

”We’ve had lots of sickness in the squad”

”We haven’t had the players we want to be able to play them in the right formation”

”We’ve had injuries which haven’t helped”

”We’ve been unfortunate in that we’ve dominated games but just not finished them off”

”We’ve had some honest conversations this week”

”We need players in the right place to be able to dominate”

Feel free to join in, or add your own 😂

[Lee On Solent Saint]

23 minutes ago, LoyalSaintSO50 said:

They would be complete and utter morons to long this one out… and as such, no doubt see you again Saturday Will for another shitshow. 
 

Out of interest, although Solak is ultimately responsible for this total mess, which of his minions do you feel most deserve the anger heading their way? 

Solak for me. Ultimately he should have the power and authority to sort this shitshow out. He gets too much of an easy ride as he seems to be putting up the money. Yet on his watch we have got progressively worse, culminating in what we are seeing now. 

[Osvaldorama]

 

Cant even hide behind your fake xG stats this time Still, you absolute fraud

Edited Saturday at 19:46 by Osvaldorama

[AlexLaw76]

"I need the right winger and a No.10 to play how I want to play"

[Football Special]

 

[whelk]

2 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

A fantastic new game that anyone can play after listening to any of Will Still’s press conferences or interviews.
Look out for some of the favourites we’ve heard this season such as:

”The club has been in this position for some time”

”The players are still hurting from last season”

”We’ve had lots of sickness in the squad”

”We haven’t had the players we want to be able to play them in the right formation”

”We’ve had injuries which haven’t helped”

”We’ve been unfortunate in that we’ve dominated games but just not finished them off”

”We’ve had some honest conversations this week”

”We need players in the right place to be able to dominate”

Feel free to join in, or add your own 😂

“I am a clueless ginger cunt”

[whelk]

2 hours ago, Osvaldorama said:

 

Cant even hide behind your fake xG stats this time Still, you absolute fraud

Fuck xG Armstrong had two golden one on one chances that should be an xG of 1.98. Fuck off nerds

[maysie]

2 hours ago, Osvaldorama said:

 

Cant even hide behind your fake xG stats this time Still, you absolute fraud

Not arguing your sentiment, as totally agree, but how is our XG only 1.03. We scored from a one on one, we then had 2 more Armstrong fucked plus the Archer chance from Armstrong cross.

i don't think I understand XG.

[imadirtyurchin]

29 minutes ago, maysie said:

Not arguing your sentiment, as totally agree, but how is our XG only 1.03. We scored from a one on one, we then had 2 more Armstrong fucked plus the Archer chance from Armstrong cross.

i don't think I understand XG.

XG is expected goals.  Even opta doesn’t expect us to score goals now. 

[Greedyfly]

3 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

A fantastic new game that anyone can play after listening to any of Will Still’s press conferences or interviews.
Look out for some of the favourites we’ve heard this season such as:

”The club has been in this position for some time”

”The players are still hurting from last season”

”We’ve had lots of sickness in the squad”

”We haven’t had the players we want to be able to play them in the right formation”

”We’ve had injuries which haven’t helped”

”We’ve been unfortunate in that we’ve dominated games but just not finished them off”

”We’ve had some honest conversations this week”

”We need players in the right place to be able to dominate”

Feel free to join in, or add your own 😂

"Not brave enough"

[Greedyfly]

51 minutes ago, maysie said:

Not arguing your sentiment, as totally agree, but how is our XG only 1.03. We scored from a one on one, we then had 2 more Armstrong fucked plus the Archer chance from Armstrong cross.

i don't think I understand XG.

They chalk the Archer ones off because he couldn't score in a brothel with an open cheque book. 

 

AA they only start counting after he's missed at least 3 good chances so, it's about right.

[St. Ciervo]

xG considers the skill of the player shooting, yes? Seems right to me. 

[Chez]

I wonder, did anyone at Sports Republic bother to ask if he was actually any good at FM?

[BotleySaint]

Genuinely at the stage now where I think Mr Anti-football Russel Martin would have more wins and points.

I'm not advocating getting RM back. I just suspect he'd have fluked a few more wins.

Edited yesterday at 07:40 by BotleySaint

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, BotleySaint said:

Genuinely at the stage now where I think Mr Anti-football Russel Martin would have more wins and points.

I'm not advocating getting RM back. I just suspect he'd have fluked a few more wins.

of course he would have more points. 

[Mboto Gorge]

12 minutes ago, BotleySaint said:

Genuinely at the stage now where I think Mr Anti-football Russel Martin would have more wins and points.

I'm not advocating getting RM back. I just suspect he'd have fluked a few more wins.

Without a shadow of a doubt. Still is so bad people are now looking at Martin in favourable positive terms. This club is an absolute joke 

[notnowcato]

18 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

of course he would have more points. 

Most average FM managers would have more points 😢

[Toussaint]

10 hours ago, whelk said:

“I am a clueless ginger cunt”

I missed that one yesterday, I’ll be sure to listen more intently after the Preston game.

[SW11_Saint]

I feel for him, and really wanted him to succeed - and suspect he will in time, somewhere - but everyone who takes this job on also adopts the burden of SR’s failure and becomes their fall guy. They take a very large chunk of the blame for where we are.
 

I’m not sure what the answer is now, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that Will will not be able to turn this around. I also question if he’s getting enough support from Trollope etc. - are those with experience giving him advice or challenging  some of his decisions? A good #2 should do that.
 

If he isn’t fired by Saturday, he’ll go after the PNE match - the pressure on that game is now immense - and I’ll put my 1-2 prediction in right now.

[LiberalCommunist]

I'm not sure he has lost the dressing room, but they definitely have not bought into his philosophy/tactics.

[RedArmy]

2 hours ago, Chez said:

I wonder, did anyone at Sports Republic bother to ask if he was actually any good at FM?

He took Woking from the conference to the champions league in six seasons. 

[tdmickey3]

1 minute ago, RedArmy said:

He took Woking from the conference to the champions league in six seasons. 

And now him and SR are taking us the other way but quicker

[Patrick Bateman]

Wish they'd pull the plug on Will Still now - Preston is a 'free hit' for a new manager and then the international break comes at a good time.

Edit: I'm on another planet and got the matches completely wrong, ignore me 😂

Edited 23 hours ago by Patrick Bateman

[Football Special]

2 hours ago, Chez said:

I wonder, did anyone at Sports Republic bother to ask if he was actually any good at FM?

They did, apparently he took Woking from the conference to the champions league in just six seasons, those sort of things don't go unnoticed Chez 

[Football Special]

6 minutes ago, RedArmy said:

He took Woking from the conference to the champions league in six seasons. 

Beat me to it 🤦🏻‍♂️ 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

He seems like a decent guy and no doubt he is trying his best, but it's really nor working out. Sheffield United had the balls to drop Selles early doors, we need to do the same. I'd go further and get rid of Llanana and all the coaching staff. If we get a new guy in let him pick his own coaching team. I get it might be cost prohibitive but it really needs to done.

[Football Special]

17 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said:

Wish they'd pull the plug on Will Still now - Preston is a 'free hit' for a new manager and then the international break comes at a good time.

Sorry mate we have QPR and Sheffield Wednesday as well before international break 

[Gloucester Saint]

57 minutes ago, LiberalCommunist said:

I'm not sure he has lost the dressing room, but they definitely have not bought into his philosophy/tactics.

They’d have to know what those were first.

[Lord Duckhunter]

21 minutes ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

He seems like a decent guy

Why do we always get this pony. 
 

Nobody has a fucking clue what sort of bloke he is, and even if he is a “decent guy” that’s the last thing our bunch of Son in laws need. We need  a horrible, unreasonable, intolerant bastard to kick out the soft arses, and get some proper players onboard….

[Wade Garrett]

I’m can’t believe he hasn’t been sacked.

Saints board make one shit decision after another.  Keeping Still is another one.  Absolute bunch of clueless idiots.  Dragan’s investment is going down the shitter and to be honest, I couldn’t give a fuck.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

3 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

They’d have to know what those were first.

Not sure he has the respect of the dressing room. It shouldn't matter too much, but I think because he's not played the game at any decent level has probably gone against him. Does he have the authority within the squad?

[Lee On Solent Saint]

1 minute ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Why do we always get this pony. 
 

Nobody has a fucking clue what sort of bloke he is, and even if he is a “decent guy” that’s the last thing our bunch of Son in laws need. We need  a horrible, unreasonable, intolerant bastard to kick out the soft arses, and get some proper players onboard….

Not sure you get that in modern day football anymore. Rightly or wrongly. 

[Patrick Bateman]

16 minutes ago, Football Special said:

Sorry mate we have QPR and Sheffield Wednesday as well before international break 

Sorry I must be living on a different planet, I thought it was one more ... ffs 😂

[trousers]

4 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

Saints board make one shit decision after another.  Keeping Still is another one

I know I'm sounding like a scratched record but it's inevitable that they'll make the same mistake they made last season in that they persevered with Martin until December when it was obvious in October that he was out of his depth....

 

[Badger]

19 minutes ago, Football Special said:

Sorry mate we have QPR and Sheffield Wednesday as well before international break 

Oh good, that’s a potential nine points we can fritter away rather than three. Next international break it is then. 

[Osvaldorama]

He has obviously lost the dressing room.

 

In fact, he never found it to begin with.  

[Willo of Whiteley]

He won’t be sacked until at least November, and even then I think you’ll be lucky.

[Badger]

14 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Why do we always get this pony. 
 

Nobody has a fucking clue what sort of bloke he is, and even if he is a “decent guy” that’s the last thing our bunch of Son in laws need. We need  a horrible, unreasonable, intolerant bastard to kick out the soft arses, and get some proper players onboard….

Seems a reasonable assumption that’s he’s been successful  in his business career. How has he allowed himself to be taken in by chancers and muppets in running his club ? 
 

I’d expect he’s kicked more than a few arses in his career. Why has that not same discipline not been brought to running SFC ? 

[DT]

Seriously, how the fuck has he not been sacked yet? So many people on here thought he’d be okay when he was appointed, being wowed by his bang average performance in a poor French league and a bullshit appearance on Monday Night Football with a screen and some graphics. Shame he’s so shit in real life and dealing with humans. Sack him now. Don’t put Lallana in charge, and don’t let that Wankersen bloke anywhere near the next appointment - in fact he should go too. A club that still has McCarthy in goal, Stephens with a big new contract, and which relies on the useless Armstrong to fire in goals is a complete and utter laughing stock only going in one direction.

Edited 22 hours ago by DT

[64saint]

12 hours ago, Greedyfly said:

They chalk the Archer ones off because he couldn't score in a brothel with an open cheque book. 

Don't think they take cheques in brothels..... apparently 🙄

[Suhari]

Keep logging on hoping to see the news that he's gone.

Surely it's only a matter of time?

[Badger]

4 minutes ago, DT said:

Seriously, how the fuck has he not been sacked yet? So many people on here thought he’d be okay when he was appointed, being wowed by his bang average performance in a poor French league and a bullshit appearance on Monday Night Football with a screen and some graphics. Shame he’s so shit in real life and dealing with humans. Sack him now. Don’t put Lallana in charge, and don’t let that Wankersen bloke anywhere near the next appointment - in fact he should go too. A club that still has McCarthy in goal, Stephens with a big new contract, and which relies on the useless Armstrong to fire in goals is a complete and utter laughing stock only going in one direction.

I was shouted down by some happy clappers for suggesting his inexperience meant he would be out of his depth. 
 

[Badger]

2 minutes ago, Suhari said:

Keep logging on hoping to see the news that he's gone.

Surely it's only a matter of time?

Ankersen hasn’t put his clock back yet. He’s still in June. 

[AlexLaw76]

Good point from Adam and Joe

why is he building a team around Edwards, Quarshie and Wood, rather than Azaz, Fellows, Scienza and Charles

[Suhari]

2 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Good point from Adam and Joe

why is he building a team around Edwards, Quarshie and Wood, rather than Azaz, Fellows, Scienza and Charles

Yep.

He's got some real midfield talent there. We should be watching entertaining, fluid, attacking football week in, week out.

[Fabrice29]

13 hours ago, whelk said:

Fuck xG Armstrong had two golden one on one chances that should be an xG of 1.98. Fuck off nerds

 

13 hours ago, maysie said:

Not arguing your sentiment, as totally agree, but how is our XG only 1.03. We scored from a one on one, we then had 2 more Armstrong fucked plus the Archer chance from Armstrong cross.

i don't think I understand XG.

There are people who deliberately refuse to understand XG so this very basic and small explanation will not appease those but a helpful thing to remember with XG is a penalty is generally considered about 0.75/0.8. So given that’s a one on one, stationary shot, no defenders, keeper on his line etc, then one on ones like we had yesterday would be less than that. Also notice footmob have us at 1.67 XG so different sources have us at different figures. 

[Fabrice29]

15 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Good point from Adam and Joe

why is he building a team around Edwards, Quarshie and Wood, rather than Azaz, Fellows, Scienza and Charles

Is it because for two years now everyone, including Adam and Joe, has been moaning about our defensive woes? Those two are proper plonkers 

[St.JonB]

Still is such a negative manager.  Yesterday he was so desperate to hold onto the lead he took off our best player to put on a 4th central defender and this cost us the game.  He hasn’t got the confidence to use a formation that puts our best players in their best positions and take the game to the opposition; this would be good enough against most teams in this league.  This won’t change anything soon and we need to get rid before belief totally disappears from the squad.

[Mr X]

2 hours ago, LiberalCommunist said:

I'm not sure he has lost the dressing room, but they definitely have not bought into his philosophy/tactics.

Isn't that essentially the same thing if they aren't fully on board? 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

3 minutes ago, Fabrice29 said:

 

There are people who deliberately refuse to understand XG so this very basic and small explanation will not appease those but a helpful thing to remember with XG is a penalty is generally considered about 0.75/0.8. So given that’s a one on one, stationary shot, no defenders, keeper on his line etc, then one on ones like we had yesterday would be less than that. Also notice footmob have us at 1.67 XG so different sources have us at different figures. 

This is just complete and utter bollocks. The only thing that matters in football is getting the round thing in the net and stopping said round thing from getting into your net. For this, you need a good forward and a good keeper, both of which this club has lacked bar one season since SR took over. I don't need fucking stats to tell me that. Expected goals per game? Fuck off