New Manager Debate

[Miltonaggro]

51 minutes ago, James said:

My fear is those chants against O’Neil have all but landed Eckert the job. Is G’ON my choice? No, but I’d have him over Eckert 100 times out of 100.
 

It shouldn’t be a straight choice but, let’s face it, if G’ON was the SR choice and the fan base have spoken against him then the most likely outcome is the next best thing cheap option.

It is impossible to imagine the collective stupidity of our board if that was the case, even taking into account multiple previous examples. Appointing Tonto after narrow wins against two awful sides would be akin to negligence. 

[Wade Garrett]

I would be very disappointed if the club miss the opportunity for the new manager to have the next 2 weeks with most of the squad.

Now is the ideal time to appoint.  They gave themselves time by sacking Still a week ago.  It would be foolish to wait.

[Weston Super Saint]

6 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

  It would be foolish to wait.

Sums up SRs tenure to date.

[Sheaf Saint]

7 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

I would be very disappointed if the club miss the opportunity for the new manager to have the next 2 weeks with most of the squad.

Now is the ideal time to appoint.  They gave themselves time by sacking Still a week ago.  It would be foolish to wait.

It would also be foolish to appoint the wrong person just for the sake of getting them in instantly. If waiting a while longer means we get a much better candidate in post (far from certain where SR are concerned, I acknowledge) then that is surely a better option.

[AlexLaw76]

1 minute ago, Sheaf Saint said:

It would also be foolish to appoint the wrong person just for the sake of getting them in instantly. If waiting a while longer means we get a much better candidate in post (far from certain where SR are concerned, I acknowledge) then that is surely a better option.

I take the 'wait' as found someone that fits the bill, the board can get behind but WANT to see if the Hungry Eyes can keep this run going/give him a chance....that situation would be criminal.

[Crab Lungs]

1 hour ago, beatlesaint said:

I'll probably get blasted for this but I thought the "F*ck Gary O'Neil" chants were bloody pathetic.

It reminded me of when the more vocal element of our support objected to Lowe bringing back Hoddle and remember how well that worked out with Sturrock being appointed!!

Firstly let me say O'Neil wouldnt be my choice BUT he has managed two teams in the Premier League, he did a decent job at Bournemouth and kept them up, same with Wolves. He is not a bloody Pompey supporter, he supports Millwall. Ok he played for them, he tweeted in 2020 a post from 2005 about them hammering us at FP. So what? Boo fkin hoo! The Northam who took great delight in singing constantly "Harry & Jim are Red & White" back in the day, songs about Crouchy being alright now etc etc.

What should we do? Have a list of candidates, put their name and photo on the big screen and let the Northam decide the next realisitc manager by their reaction?

Double standards, JWP was bought up a Pompey supporter ffs but he's treated as a hero. A potential manager once played for them, has no family link to them and he's public enemy No. 1 ? Give me strength !

I literally couldn’t give a shit too. I think it’s bit stupid, really.

and those chanting it probably had a hard on over the Eckert fist pumps at FT. Weird. 

[Forester]

On 07/11/2025 at 21:15, saints-til-i-die said:

People need to park their own views and think about how the fan base as a whole will react. This will unquestionably cause division. We don’t need that. They are supposed to have all this data on managers etc across the world. If they land on GON it’s a)lazy and b) an insult

 

8 hours ago, MB said:

Am limited to posts on here so this is the last one for a bit

non managerial related, deal has been agreed with West Ham for JWP to join in January. Loan with option to buy. Deal is done 

For anyone taken in by this, click on MB’s “exclusive” revelations in Jan window😂😂😂

[SW11_Saint]

9 hours ago, MB said:

For anyone who gives me abuse I reported 2 weeks ago talks ago had taken place. Don’t shoot the messenger or I will stop sharing the exclusive info I have 

there are two more interviews lined up for next week, one is from Germany the other is an ex premier league player 

Assuming the one ‘from Germany’ isn’t Tondo? I’m still hoping for a Hail Mary on Marco Rose…🙏

[Saint_clark]

50 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

It would also be foolish to appoint the wrong person just for the sake of getting them in instantly. If waiting a while longer means we get a much better candidate in post (far from certain where SR are concerned, I acknowledge) then that is surely a better option.

I suppose the one benefit of Eckert winning games (as long as it continues) is it means Saints could hold out and see who else becomes available as the season goes on. 

[Saint_clark]

7 hours ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

Ironically I think everyone could/can see this coming…

I can't, we have Jander, Charles, Romeu and Downes in CM. Unless Downes is leaving which i'd be fully behind but even then, Jander and Charles have so far cemented their first choice status for me, I wouldn't want JWP coming in and almost certainly being chucked straight in the team over one of them. 

[East Kent Saint]

Manning's 'brother' has left Norwich,  snap him up 😁

[Wade Garrett]

26 minutes ago, SW11_Saint said:

Assuming the one ‘from Germany’ isn’t Tondo? I’m still hoping for a Hail Mary on Marco Rose…🙏

I would assume that MB may be full of it.

[LuckyNumber7]

2 hours ago, beatlesaint said:

I'll probably get blasted for this but I thought the "F*ck Gary O'Neil" chants were bloody pathetic.

It reminded me of when the more vocal element of our support objected to Lowe bringing back Hoddle and remember how well that worked out with Sturrock being appointed!!

Firstly let me say O'Neil wouldnt be my choice BUT he has managed two teams in the Premier League, he did a decent job at Bournemouth and kept them up, same with Wolves. He is not a bloody Pompey supporter, he supports Millwall. Ok he played for them, he tweeted in 2020 a post from 2005 about them hammering us at FP. So what? Boo fkin hoo! The Northam who took great delight in singing constantly "Harry & Jim are Red & White" back in the day, songs about Crouchy being alright now etc etc.

What should we do? Have a list of candidates, put their name and photo on the big screen and let the Northam decide the next realisitc manager by their reaction?

Double standards, JWP was bought up a Pompey supporter ffs but he's treated as a hero. A potential manager once played for them, has no family link to them and he's public enemy No. 1 ? Give me strength !

Redknapp situation was different as it felt like we were really rubbing their noses in it at the time. However in hindsight it was a terrible mistake which led to us being humiliated. Crouch only played one season there, JWP never played for them and joined Saints at the age of 7. They're just not comparable. 

Facts are GON came through their academy, played hundreds of games for them over a number of years and has professed his love for them since. He's a skate through and through, he doesn't belong here.

Aside from that, he's a pretty crap manager. 

[warsash saint]

2 hours ago, beatlesaint said:

I'll probably get blasted for this but I thought the "F*ck Gary O'Neil" chants were bloody pathetic.

It reminded me of when the more vocal element of our support objected to Lowe bringing back Hoddle and remember how well that worked out with Sturrock being appointed!!

Firstly let me say O'Neil wouldnt be my choice BUT he has managed two teams in the Premier League, he did a decent job at Bournemouth and kept them up, same with Wolves. He is not a bloody Pompey supporter, he supports Millwall. Ok he played for them, he tweeted in 2020 a post from 2005 about them hammering us at FP. So what? Boo fkin hoo! The Northam who took great delight in singing constantly "Harry & Jim are Red & White" back in the day, songs about Crouchy being alright now etc etc.

What should we do? Have a list of candidates, put their name and photo on the big screen and let the Northam decide the next realisitc manager by their reaction?

Double standards, JWP was bought up a Pompey supporter ffs but he's treated as a hero. A potential manager once played for them, has no family link to them and he's public enemy No. 1 ? Give me strength !

Would be a madness appointment - the fans are already at each others throats  .... what is the f***king point of making of more fractious??

[ecuk268]

6 minutes ago, warsash saint said:

Would be a madness appointment - the fans are already at each others throats  .... what is the f***king point of making of more fractious??

Fans are fickle.

Personally, i don't want him but, if he came in and won his first 5 games, everyone would be delighted.

[Toadhall Saint]

1 hour ago, Wade Garrett said:

I would be very disappointed if the club miss the opportunity for the new manager to have the next 2 weeks with most of the squad.

Now is the ideal time to appoint.  They gave themselves time by sacking Still a week ago.  It would be foolish to wait.

Only if we haven’t got the manager we want now. 

[CB Fry]

26 minutes ago, LuckyNumber7 said:

He's a skate through and through, he doesn't belong here.

Such a "Skate Through and Through" that he's applied to be the manager of Southampton Football Club.

Honestly it's fucking mental.

[saintant]

52 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

I can't, we have Jander, Charles, Romeu and Downes in CM. Unless Downes is leaving which i'd be fully behind but even then, Jander and Charles have so far cemented their first choice status for me, I wouldn't want JWP coming in and almost certainly being chucked straight in the team over one of them. 

Yeah, can't say I'm sold on the prospect of the return of JWP. We don't need another small guy playing passes square and back and not quick enough to press the ball. I know it's a higher level but he's always looked pretty ineffectual for West Ham.

[LuckyNumber7]

4 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

Such a "Skate Through and Through" that he's applied to be the manager of Southampton Football Club.

Honestly it's fucking mental.

As did Redknapp. I assume you'd have him back too. 

[hypochondriac]

58 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

I can't, we have Jander, Charles, Romeu and Downes in CM. Unless Downes is leaving which i'd be fully behind but even then, Jander and Charles have so far cemented their first choice status for me, I wouldn't want JWP coming in and almost certainly being chucked straight in the team over one of them. 

I'd see him playing in front of those guys. In that position currently we have Azaz who is very hit and miss.

[CB Fry]

2 minutes ago, LuckyNumber7 said:

As did Redknapp. I assume you'd have him back too. 

The "We're Staying Up with Harry and Jim" that rang out round the Northam? I remember it well.

 

[derry]

Money talks! Rodgers has a very good record and his teams play attacking football. He might be an arrogant prick but football managers in the main appear to be. It needs somebody with a strong personality and a good record.

[aintforever]

25 minutes ago, ecuk268 said:

Fans are fickle.

Personally, i don't want him but, if he came in and won his first 5 games, everyone would be delighted.

Yeah but the problem is if he doesn’t start well it would soon turn toxic, that won’t help anyone.

[hypochondriac]

2 minutes ago, derry said:

Money talks! Rodgers has a very good record and his teams play attacking football. He might be an arrogant prick but football managers in the main appear to be. It needs somebody with a strong personality and a good record.

Rodgers would be a good choice imo but I can't see him wanting to come here.

[ally_uk]

I'd take Brenda Todgers allday long 

Standout candidate on list, Spors get it done! 

[Matthew Le God]

9 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

Rodgers would be a good choice imo but I can't see him wanting to come here.

Didn't the Rodgers thing came from an 'ITK' saying he has interviewed for it? If he has interviewed for the job, then he must hold some degree of wanting to come here.

[vectraman]

9 minutes ago, ally_uk said:

I'd take Brenda Todgers allday long 

Standout candidate on list, Spors get it done! 

He may be on our fans list, but is he on the SR list? That is the crucial question!

I hope he is - about time we got a ‘proper’ manager in. 

[St Louis]

10 hours ago, MB said:

non managerial related, deal has been agreed with West Ham for JWP to join in January. Loan with option to buy. Deal is done 

I’m not saying you haven’t heard this, but I would be amazed. One reason is that we are pretty strong in the central areas now, so certainly not a priority. And he’s a lesser player than the JWP we sold.

Secondly, it was widely reported he was on £100k a week with us, and left for West Ham and a nice big payrise. I don’t see how the numbers could ever work, as we can’t pay anything like that anymore. Would West Ham really cover £80-90k of his £120k weekly wages, just to make him able to play for us? I can’t see it.

JWP also won’t be keen to walk away from those wages, as he will never get a contract like that again.

[hypochondriac]

2 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

Didn't the Rodgers thing came from an 'ITK' saying he has interviewed for it? If he has interviewed for the job, then he must hold some degree of wanting to come here.

No idea. I'm not on here all the time. Good news if true.

[hypochondriac]

8 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

Didn't the Rodgers thing came from an 'ITK' saying he has interviewed for it? If he has interviewed for the job, then he must hold some degree of wanting to come here.

What ITK is this?

[Golac's Cunning Stunts]

This thread really should have been clle New Manager Mass Debate

[Toadhall Saint]

9 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

What ITK is this?

Think it was pilchards

[Matthew Le God]

On 08/11/2025 at 12:06, Pilchards said:

Brendan Rodgers 🤣
 

 

On 08/11/2025 at 12:56, trousers said:

Source?

 

On 08/11/2025 at 13:38, Pilchards said:

In the final 4 and he’s impressed the board.

Had no idea he lives in this area.

favourite is current manager as he really wants the job.

 

 

16 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

No idea. I'm not on here all the time. Good news if true.

Your post count suggests otherwise 😉

10 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

What ITK is this?

See above from Pilchards

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Matthew Le God

[Saint Scott]

9 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

What ITK is this?

@Pilchards

17 minutes ago, vectraman said:

He may be on our fans list, but is he on the SR list? That is the crucial question!

I hope he is - about time we got a ‘proper’ manager in. 

Supposedly part of the final 4 with Eckhart, Carrick and O'Neil. You could probably say final 3 after yesterdays chants about O'Neil

[derry]

I think Rodgers actually played for Newport IOW before he blagged the coaching job at Chelsea which really gave him a start. Also at Reading so the area is known to him.

[The Kraken]

6 minutes ago, Saint Scott said:

@Pilchards

Supposedly part of the final 4 with Eckhart, Carrick and O'Neil. You could probably say final 3 after yesterdays chants about O'Neil

The same Pilchards who claimed that Gary O’Neil was in a St Mary’s box yesterday, even though he was presenting Sky’s 5.30pm game.

[saintwbu]

2 minutes ago, The Kraken said:

The same Pilchards who claimed that Gary O’Neil was in a St Mary’s box yesterday, even though he was presenting Sky’s 5.30pm game.

The one that has called numerous things correct over the years on here way before they happened 

[Fabrice29]

These chants yesterday...did anyone beyond the half way line hear them?

[Fabrice29]

3 minutes ago, saintwbu said:

The one that has called numerous things correct over the years on here way before they happened 

Go on....

Also GON was 100% at Sky yesterday.

[saintwbu]

8 minutes ago, Fabrice29 said:

These chants yesterday...did anyone beyond the half way line hear them?

Heard from opposite end of ground

[Miltonaggro]

29 minutes ago, derry said:

I think Rodgers actually played for Newport IOW before he blagged the coaching job at Chelsea which really gave him a start. Also at Reading so the area is known to him.

He did, my old man played for Newport and East Cowes Vics back in the day. Rogers mainly on my radar through raiding us and gobbing off about it when he was at liverpool. Had a read of his career back story this morning and very well rounded and impressive. Think he would be great for us. 

[Saint Scott]

21 minutes ago, The Kraken said:

The same Pilchards who claimed that Gary O’Neil was in a St Mary’s box yesterday, even though he was presenting Sky’s 5.30pm game.

I was only answering a question as who had suggested Rogers was on our shortlist.

Although he does have some knowledge behind the scenes. Possibly the media team, as he seems to have the inside scoop on kit releases at the very least

[saintwbu]

19 minutes ago, Fabrice29 said:

Go on....

Also GON was 100% at Sky yesterday.

He was telling this forum we’d spoken to Nathan Jones months before Ralph had even gone, and has definitely had inside info on a lot of stuff over the years. Not always on the money but definitely got some info. 

[Wade Garrett]

I don’t think anyone would be unhappy with Rogers.  Although I think he’s preference for getting to Newport was the Portsmouth to Ryde ferry so that might make him a skate bastard.

[E_H_Saints]

My concern is there is no urgency to get this done.  Could be wrong though.  I could just see Saints not making a decision in this two weeks as they want to be thorough but then giving up the opportunity to start training the players how the manager wants to.  Instead, they will be training like the under 21s and then when we finally have a manger it bill be pressure on as we will be in the run up to Xmas and the manager hardly has time in-between matches.  However, I hope I'm wrong.  

[Miltonaggro]

8 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

I don’t think anyone would be unhappy with Rogers.  Although I think he’s preference for getting to Newport was the Portsmouth to Ryde ferry so that might make him a skate bastard.

In that case fuck him! At least we’ve got a couple of weeks to practice the chants! 

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

Let's wait for Eddie Howe......I am joking as that boat has sailed away.

 

[hypochondriac]

58 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

 

 

 

Your post count suggests otherwise 😉

See above from Pilchards

 

Thanks. Just over 6 posts a day isn't all the time. Plus I was at the game yesterday and drinking afterwards so haven't had the chance to check. Fingers crossed the info is correct as they'd be mad not to go for him if he's available.

[Willo of Whiteley]

Brendan Rodgers seems the most desirable out of those supposed final four

[The Kraken]

Of all the managers named so far Rogers seems to fit the bill best by far. I’d just be a bit concerned by the manner of his dismissals at Leicester and Celtic. But his CV stands up with many top managers and you’d like to think he’d have the gravitas to get our current lot into shape.

I still stand by my original belief that Eckert will get the job though. Just seems like he was lined up for it to me. Which I think would be a really bad move. And I also don’t like the idea of managers being forced to use a coaching team they wouldn’t choose themselves.