Will Still

[StrangelyBrown]

20 minutes ago, St Chalet said:

I think some of the best times I've seen as a fan have been where the team have been very fit. The Pochetino era springs to mind where we punched above our weight by high pressing teams into submission.

Like what I am seeing from Still so far.

Agreed. Same with WGS - we seemed to be fitter than every other team and punched way above our weight as a consequence 

[Whitey Grandad]

2 hours ago, John B said:

So what do you think the fitness coaches were doing sports science is pretty advanced these days perhaps they were told rushing about was not helping so conserve some energy

That doesn't help much in the says of five substitutes. The opposition can employ a couple of forwards to run around like electric bunnies for 40 minutes and bring on the empty players when they're knackered. 

[Saint_clark]

8 hours ago, beatlesaint said:

To make them run 9km then play a match the next day is showing he wants Strachan type levels of fitness.

I like that, so far impressed by him.

Absolutely. Peak fitness is the bare minimum you should expect for a professional footballer to be honest, it shouldn't gain you any advantage because everyone should be at that level. Thankfully they're not. 

[SW11_Saint]

On 17/07/2025 at 20:18, Saint Fan CaM said:

My word, makes you realise how poor team management has been. As far as Manning is concerned I hope Still is saying…

”The boys that want to defend can get back to defend. Yes Manning, that means you”!

Otherwise you get this! 

 

[Andrew Watson]

The above podcast still is the only time I have ever seen Stephens with an eye on a player,it is normally watching empty space.

[Badger]

On 19/07/2025 at 11:19, St Chalet said:

Like what I am seeing from Still so far.

 

On 19/07/2025 at 11:36, LGTL said:

Still is so far proving to be a breath of fresh air after the vanity project of last season. The acid test is still to come of course, but it’s enjoyable to have a a normal fucking person in charge of us. 

I’ll reserve judgment on Still, await a few results and performances rather than a few friendlies and interviews with local media. 

As LGTL says the acid test has yet to come.

But in fairness to him I think he’s been at the club nearly two months and in that time hasn’t told us what he eats or how he votes. For that alone I can start warming to him. 

 

[Yorkshire Saint]

18 hours ago, SW11_Saint said:

Otherwise you get this! 

 

Jeez... Where and when was that ?

[SW11_Saint]

1 hour ago, Yorkshire Saint said:

Jeez... Where and when was that ?

Guess a couple of years ago at Swansea. Downes comes into shot at the end too. Lord knows what Ryan had done to the Luton player before this! 

[Gloucester Saint]

26 minutes ago, SW11_Saint said:

Guess a couple of years ago at Swansea. Downes comes into shot at the end too. Lord knows what Ryan had done to the Luton player before this! 

At Kenilworth Road. We are all thinking logically ‘in the bit of footage afterwards the Luton player gets sent off right?’.

Wrong, only a yellow card. Quite astonishing.

https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/lutons-henri-lansbury-escapes-red-card-for-brutal-kick-on-swanseas-ryan-manning/104k47glk4xik14a44hsq4lfrk

[SWLondon Saint]

2 hours ago, Gloucester Saint said:

At Kenilworth Road. We are all thinking logically ‘in the bit of footage afterwards the Luton player gets sent off right?’.

Wrong, only a yellow card. Quite astonishing.

https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/lutons-henri-lansbury-escapes-red-card-for-brutal-kick-on-swanseas-ryan-manning/104k47glk4xik14a44hsq4lfrk

Looks like Manning was obstructing a free kick, so yellow for him, obvious red for the kicker and yellow for the guy standing over Manning. Officials should be taken off duty if they only gave a yellow to the kicker.

[Yorkshire Saint]

58 minutes ago, SWLondon Saint said:

Looks like Manning was obstructing a free kick, so yellow for him, obvious red for the kicker and yellow for the guy standing over Manning. Officials should be taken off duty if they only gave a yellow to the kicker.

If you watch it carefully Manning actually kicks the ball away first, from the place where he is stood when the player takes him out. I can see a little justification for the yellow rather than the red...