New Manager Debate

[Mboto Gorge]

6 minutes ago, Tamesaint said:

At the beginning of this week I was afraid that we were going to see Selles Mark2 appointed. A typical SR attempt at proving that they are so clever. 

I am now not so sure that Tonda would be a disaster. Today I saw a team that was organised and played good football. For once there seemed to be a game plan and Azaz and Fellows started to show some of their pre Saints form. It was also nice to see an  academy player come on at half time. 

I think that we could do better than Tonda. If nothing else his Baz obsession is a worry. If, however, SR decide to appoint him we may not have Selles mark 2 on our hands.

 

Jesus wept. And people wonder why Sport Republic constantly take advantage of our fans and take the piss with their meddling and risky decision making. We are a very  easily pleased fanbase , which is some of the reason we’re in this mess to be honest. Acceptance of what they’re doing. They’ve shown they do listen to fans when things do get a bit toxic , they regularly worry when fans show outwardly negative vibes to them. But By accepting mediocrity, they will continue to give us just that. 

Edited 3 hours ago by Mboto Gorge

[revolution saint]

3 minutes ago, Harry_SFC said:

I don't think you can judge him on two games. That's the exact thing we did with Selles and look how that ended up. 

Playing devils advocate that also means you shouldn’t write him off after two games either.

 I can see a scenario where it works out for him but I wouldn’t make a decision until he had at least ten games under his belt.

[ErwinK1961]

There’s no chance Rodgers ego will allow him to drop to our level. 

[S-Clarke]

I can't see it being Rodgers, we're not at the level for that kind of manager anymore. He'll hold out for a bit more and take a Prem job when Leeds or Fulham inevitably ditch theirs. 

I'm glad the O'Neil chatter has somewhat died down, he seems to be whoring himself about again on Sky this afternoon doing analysis - so probably safe to say that's not happening.

Someone like Viera would be a solid shout, but I can't see us doing anything remotely sensible. 

We all know it can't be Eckert, someone none of us even knew in August, but sadly I think we also know it almost certainly will be.

Edited 3 hours ago by S-Clarke

[Roger]

4 hours ago, washsaint said:

Rodgers is a t**T and he ended up faling at Leicester and Celtic as his ego got in the way.

Wouldn't want him within a mile of the club.

O'Neill - no thanks.  Skate through and through.  Look at what happened with Redknapp.

Carrick - not averse 

Eckhert - I think he has something about him and just have a feeling he could be an inspired choice.  Similar to Rohl in a way and no-one would have been too disappointed with him.

Put it this way, if Eckhert  wins today from 2 games he'll be the joint 2nd best manager we've had in the SR era.  How mental is that?

Please stop talking absolute rubbish. 

[Draino76]

9 minutes ago, Mboto Gorge said:

Hate to be the bearer of bad news but Eckert was witnessed by several supporters leaving the stadium in his car this evening , windows right down, and and a smug look on his face with “it’s gonna be me” by Nsync blaring out at full blast. Make of that what you will.

That would be amusing but I don't think he has the charisma, nor the 00's playlist in his vocabulary. 

[goodymatt]

In the last 2 games under Eckert we have conceded 31 shots against 2 pretty poor sides. Really don’t think he is the answer. We’ve had to be pretty clinical to get maximum points.

Edited 3 hours ago by goodymatt

[AlexLaw76]

1 minute ago, goodymatt said:

In the last 2 games under Eckert we have conceded 31 shots against 2 pretty poor sides. Really don’t j he is the answer. We’ve had to be pretty clinical to get maximum points.

exactly. Very little has changed, just the opposition 

[S-Clarke]

1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said:

exactly. Very little has changed, just the opposition 

Exactly, I've not seen any difference in how we give up space, chances and how panicky we are at the back. Fundamentally I think we have a poor spine and that will always hinder us until we change that up.

Eckert has simply had what Will Still never had on his side - luck.

[Mboto Gorge]

1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said:

exactly. Very little has changed, just the opposition 

Precisely. Give him Preston at home today like Still had last week - do we think the result would’ve been any different? He’s clearly at this moment in time not a better manager than Still, he’s just been a lot luckier with fixtures and the fact Leo single handedly won him the game the other night. Would be utter madness to hand him the job. 

[bangkoksaint]

If Rodgers is in the frame he needs to be told early doors that we’ve a Trabant in goal

Edited 3 hours ago by bangkoksaint

[Baird of the land]

If still had of been in charge we wouldn't have won those games. Tonda has done the job of a good caretaker. Now, the time to appoint a good manager to help us push on.

Edited 3 hours ago by Baird of the land

[Challenger]

Eckhert probably gets the gig and probably gets the push before seasons end. More compo to pay , more regrets to deal with.

[woodsaint1]

Wednesday are absolutely dreadful.

QPR battered us for most of the 2nd half.

Seems like a nice fella, but TE is not the direction to take. Go and get Solskjaer

[LeG]

Marco Rose will be on our list. 

[Harry_SFC]

1 minute ago, LeG said:

Marco Rose will be on our list. 

Can't see us pulling that off but here's hoping.

[Saint NL]

Norwich have fired Manning. Which means they might take Russell Martin just so he's off our radar

[Mr Saints]

Rusty to Norwich

O’Neil to Boro

Carrick to Saints

Based on nothing whatsoever.

[DrunkenSaint]

8 minutes ago, LeG said:

Marco Rose will be on our list. 

This is who i want but we all know that they will go for the cheap option

[AlexLaw76]

Quote

 

Rose has described the basic ideas of his playing style as "emotionality, hunger and being active". "We want to be very active against the ball, sprint a lot. We want to win high balls and have short ways to the goal. We don't want to play high and wide, but fast, dynamic and actively forward."

He has stated his preference for a 4–4–2 diamond, saying "I've always played a diamond when I've had the opportunity to do it, bringing in two strikers. Our system, even when we play with all three up front, is something like a diamond

 

 

[Badger]

13 minutes ago, LeG said:

Marco Rose will be on our list. 

Doubt we’re on his list though.

Might have been a possibility if we were in the EPL, but a bloke with his experience etc will probably want a team with prospects of Europa League as a minimum

 

[S-Clarke]

Marco Rose ticks all the boxes that Spors spoke about in the summer, he's your typical Red Bull style manager.

I personally don't see any chance in this one, he'll have much higher expectations than 19th in England's 2nd tier.

[westmidlandsaint]

26 minutes ago, woodsaint1 said:

Wednesday are absolutely dreadful.

QPR battered us for most of the 2nd half.

Seems like a nice fella, but TE is not the direction to take. Go and get Solskjaer

This 100% (the not going with TE bit not the OGS bit)

. Yes we've (TE) won 2 against pretty mediocre opponents but let's not get too carried away, we didn't exactly batter the opponents. Did we create any decent chances after Armstrong scored in the 46th minute?? 

Edited 2 hours ago by westmidlandsaint

[CB Fry]

 

15 minutes ago, DrunkenSaint said:

This is who i want but we all know that they will go for the cheap option

Jesus wept.

He's finished 2nd/3rd/4th in the Bundesliga and managed in the Champions League.

He wouldn't come to us if we were in the Prem let along 17th in the fucking Championship.

It's not about wailing about how we'll go for the cheap option, he's not coming in any circumstances.

 

[OttawaSaint]

Knowing SR they'll see 2 wins in 2 and give TE an expensive 3 year contract.

They ain't football people and they never learn.

[Saint Gifford]

I was half heartedly having a laugh with my last post tbf. 
 

But genuinely I would take Southgate, I know he’s not attack minded and won’t win anything. 
 

But would get a promotion and give us some credibility. 

Think it’s a fit for both parties at this moment. Can’t see a Prem team coming in for him anytime soon. 
 

[Willo of Whiteley]

4 hours ago, SuperSAINT said:

 

Was sat in the Northam today, this was ringing a couple of times and for minutes on both occasions.

I suppose that narrows down to Eckhart’s appointment. 😂

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

O'Neil has a 31% win ratio from 100 games as a manager. 
Carrick has a 46.76% win ratio from 136 games as a manager.

O'Neil shouldn't even be under consideration. As a manager he's won fewer games than Russell Martin, Ralph Hasenhuttl, Will Still, Ivan Juric and Nathan Jones. 

[Baird of the land]

51 minutes ago, Mr Saints said:

Rusty to Norwich

O’Neil to Boro

Carrick to Saints

Based on nothing whatsoever.

Yuck

[AlexLaw76]

3 minutes ago, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

O'Neil has a 31% win ratio from 100 games as a manager. 
Carrick has a 46.76% win ratio from 136 games as a manager.

O'Neil shouldn't even be under consideration. As a manager he's won fewer games than Russell Martin, Ralph Hasenhuttl, Will Still, Ivan Juric and Nathan Jones. 

What leagues were these samples taken from, and relative squad quality compared to the rest of the competition?

WGS, for example, has a win ration of around 34% at saints. Would you say Carrick would do better than him?

Edited 1 hour ago by AlexLaw76

[trousers]

1 hour ago, LeG said:

Marco Rose will be on our list. 

Source?

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

2 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

What leagues were these samples taken from, and relative squad quality compared to the rest of the competition?

WGS, for example, has a win ration of around 34% at saints. Would you say Carrick would do better than him?

No. I'm saying that he should be seriously considered as he surely has to be a better option that O'Neil. 

[SW5 SAINT]

7 minutes ago, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

O'Neil has a 31% win ratio from 100 games as a manager. 
Carrick has a 46.76% win ratio from 136 games as a manager.

O'Neil shouldn't even be under consideration. As a manager he's won fewer games than Russell Martin, Ralph Hasenhuttl, Will Still, Ivan Juric and Nathan Jones. 

O’Neil wins were in the Prem, whilst Carricks were in the Championship…..!

[AlexLaw76]

2 minutes ago, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

No. I'm saying that he should be seriously considered as he surely has to be a better option that O'Neil. 

Who?

[Saint Scott]

Rogers has moved from 25/1 to 6/1 in the last few hours 

[spyinthesky]

30 minutes ago, trousers said:

Source?

Marco Rose has a very decent pedigree at a decent level in the Bundesliga and Rangers were keen on him but their package wasnt enough.
An expensive option but quite a bit of experience at the top level.

[RedArmy]

28 minutes ago, SW5 SAINT said:

O’Neil wins were in the Prem, whilst Carricks were in the Championship…..!

Yes. We are in the championship. 

[Ted Bates Statue]

On 07/11/2025 at 12:48, badgerx16 said:

"They don't have to sell. [Southampton] have a choice," said a typically haughty Brendan Rodgers when asked if he felt any guilt for poaching three of his opposition's players.

"Maybe Southampton's objectives have changed. They were looking to be a Champions League club, I believe."

"I don't have sympathy, no," said Rodgers.

 

If we were to appoint Brendon I might even settle for us continuing to be shit, just to marvel at the irony of his downward career trajectory. 

[die Mannyschaft]

[Wade Garrett]

2 minutes ago, die Mannyschaft said:

So basically, they don’t know.  Moved O’Neil out because of the fan reaction today.

[RedArmy]

That 10/1 bet on Tonda looking lovely. Predictable club. 
 

 

 

[for_heaven's_Saint]

19 minutes ago, Saint Scott said:

Rogers has moved from 25/1 to 6/1 in the last few hours 

That’ll be because people have read this thread and put money on. 

[Nolan]

Eckert has had two days training before each game. No time to do anything but tweak Stills tactics and get the players giving more on the pitch. 

I don't know if he's the right man for the job, but I would give him the international break to actually see what he can do with his own ideas.

Just say "we're still thinking, can you do the next two games"

[skintsaint]

5 minutes ago, for_heaven's_Saint said:

That’ll be because people have read this thread and put money on. 

The Saintsweb effect...

[Willo of Whiteley]

30 minutes ago, Saint Scott said:

Rogers has moved from 25/1 to 6/1 in the last few hours 

It just means loads of people have put money on it.

Not that Mr Coral or Mr Betfred know what’s happening. 😂

[The Wyvern]

Where has the Brendan Rodgers link come from? Would be a great appointment but I can’t see any actual itk link. 

[goodymatt]

4 minutes ago, The Wyvern said:

Where has the Brendan Rodgers link come from? Would be a great appointment but I can’t see any actual itk link. 

Pilchards on this forum only so far.

[LGTL]

Pilchards is a genuine ITK to be fair. I’d love to be wrong, but no chance these bunch of wankers appoint Rodgers. 

[Willo of Whiteley]

If Pilchards is ITK then I’m intrigued as to who the other three are?

Presumably Gary O’Neill was one, so the other two?

👀😅

[Matthew Le God]

1 minute ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

If Pilchards is ITK then I’m intrigued as to who the other three are?

Presumably Gary O’Neill was one, so the other two?

👀😅

Eckert

Carrick 

Rodgers

O'Neil