Tonda Eckert

[saintoaks]

He matched Sheffield Uniteds 4-2-3-1 and should do the same against the Skates as they play that formation as well. We will see.

[Weston Super Saint]

5 hours ago, Nordic Saint said:

Just because Sport Republic waste a lot of money doesn't make it a good squad. Damion Downs cost more than most players in the Championship. Unfortunately, the manager doesn't decide who they sign. 

I chose my words carefully and used 'most expensive' not 'good'....

[stevematthews635]

11 hours ago, Nordic Saint said:

Last night took him to a 50% win percentage, which means Eckert has the best record of any of the 14 Saints' managers since Nigel Adkins:

List of Southampton F.C. managers - Wikipedia

 

 

You're wasting your time posting that.  Our forum experts have made up their minds he's useless (he absolutely is not).

This team/club will not be a quick fix and it would be an absolute disaster if we went up this season.

[Harry_SFC]

52 minutes ago, stevematthews635 said:

You're wasting your time posting that.  Our forum experts have made up their minds he's useless (he absolutely is not).

This team/club will not be a quick fix and it would be an absolute disaster if we went up this season.

It would only be a disaster because of SR and their horrendous recruitment.

Look at Sunderland. They went up with a decent Championship squad but nothing more. They showed ambition and signed players who were suited to the Premier League, the opposite of us. 

[pimpin4rizeal]

On 22/01/2026 at 09:58, Nordic Saint said:

Last night took him to a 50% win percentage, which means Eckert has the best record of any of the 14 Saints' managers since Nigel Adkins:

List of Southampton F.C. managers - Wikipedia

 

 

That means nothing really though as the majority of the other managers where managing in the premier league which obviously would bring the win percent right down 

[Willo of Whiteley]

He can go now.

In fact he can fuck off.

[Harry_SFC]

He isn't up to it. But he's best mates with Spors so they won't get rid any time soon. 

[Wade Garrett]

More clever-bollockery from our clever-bollocks manager appointed by our clever-bollocks board who appointed him.

Absolute shite.  Still, only a few months to go before this shit is over.  Best £700 I’ve ever spent!

[tdmickey3]

4 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

More clever-bollockery from our clever-bollocks manager appointed by our clever-bollocks board who appointed him.

Absolute shite.  Still, only a few months to go before this shit is over.  Best £700 I’ve ever spent!

Yep,fucking gross stupidity 

[Saint_clark]

Never should have been given the job in the first place. Got to give him credit for picking the starting line up nobody else would have - Matsuki and Bree both had great games. But he tried to be too clever with the subs. We'd just scored and created a breakaway chance when he decides to make a double change, leaving on a player who is clearly struggling, then is forced to sub him off anyway and decides to also make another one. Four subs in the 10 minutes after we scored and seized the initiative of the game, all the wind went out of our sails.

[Mr X]

Definitely time to go but I guess it would change nothing this season....

Certainly don't want him here next season though! He probably will be knowing SR! 

[tdmickey3]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

Never should have been given the job in the first place. Got to give him credit for picking the starting line up nobody else would have - Matsuki and Bree both had great games. But he tried to be too clever with the subs. We'd just scored and created a breakaway chance when he decides to make a double change, leaving on a player who is clearly struggling, then is forced to sub him off anyway and decides to also make another one. Four subs in the 10 minutes after we scored and seized the initiative of the game, all the wind went out of our sails.

Matsuki 🤣

[Saint_clark]

Just now, tdmickey3 said:

Matsuki 🤣

Yeah, he played well. Fellows came on for him and I literally cannot recall a single thing he did in the game. 

[RedArmy]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

Yeah, he played well. Fellows came on for him and I literally cannot recall a single thing he did in the game. 

Because Scienza went off straight away and they shifted their attention to him. 

[tdmickey3]

Just now, Saint_clark said:

Yeah, he played well. Fellows came on for him and I literally cannot recall a single thing he did in the game. 

He really didn't mate🤣

[AlexLaw76]

1 minute ago, Saint_clark said:

Yeah, he played well. Fellows came on for him and I literally cannot recall a single thing he did in the game. 

Matsuki is pretty poor IMO. Yeah, tidy on the ball and had some nice flicks, but gives it away far too often and incredibly light weight 

Edited yesterday at 14:14 by AlexLaw76

[tdmickey3]

SACK HIM FFS

HE IS FUCKIN CLUELESS 

[Saint_clark]

2 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Matsuki is pretty poor IMO. Yeah, tidy on the ball and had some nice flicks, but gives it away far too often and incredibly light weight 

Despite you thinking that he affected the game positively much more than any of the subs that came on. 

[Wade Garrett]

13 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said:

Yep,fucking gross stupidity 

I know, so much more I could have done with £700 😉 

[tdmickey3]

42 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

I know, so much more I could have done with £700 😉 

Didn't actually mean you but great humour 

[Turkish]

Skates won’t like this 

😂

[Lee On Solent Saint]

1 hour ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Matsuki is pretty poor IMO. Yeah, tidy on the ball and had some nice flicks, but gives it away far too often and incredibly light weight 

Gives away needless fouls in dangerous areas. Hopefully after today he goes back to being a squad player. Shouldn't be starting.

[skintsaint]

Be nice if he was honest about performances...a bit like this.

 

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/176NLmmQT1/

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

1 hour ago, Saint_clark said:

Four subs in the 10 minutes after we scored and seized the initiative of the game, all the wind went out of our sails

He actually had a strong subs bench today but used them badly. 

Hopefully he's stumbled upon a solid Back 4 being our best option. Bree straight in was a gamble but worked well. Matsuki was ok. Don't know is Scienza was struggling when the first subs were made but we lost the initiative with the subs.

I'm betting Tonda will be with us at the start of next season, so let's hope he stumbles across a few more winning formulas because he's learning on the job.

[Lord Duckhunter]

18 minutes ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

He actually had a strong subs bench today but used them badly. 

So what different changes would you have made? 

[AlexLaw76]

Leo going off vacant forced his hand a bit to make the subs when he side as you can only have 3 substitute windows 

Edited yesterday at 16:21 by AlexLaw76

[Holmes_and_Watson]

1 hour ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

He actually had a strong subs bench today but used them badly. 

 

1 hour ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

So what different changes would you have made? 

Can't speak for OASAAS, but I'd have taken the bench and nailed either side of it to the posts. It's our only chance of an away clean sheet. The players can just stand on the touchline for being less effective than furniture 🙂

 

Edit: I was fine with the choice of  subs. Some work needs to done on how we play when they are on.

Edited yesterday at 17:29 by Holmes_and_Watson

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

1 hour ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

So what different changes would you have made? 

With the subs, I would have spread them out for a start. Four changes in 10 minutes affected our flow. And I would like to have seen Fellows and Scienza on together, though appreciate Scienza got an injury so had to go off when he did.

[bangkoksaint]

And we turned Carrick down for TE……not saying he’s Alf Ramsey but looking like just another in a long line of poor decisions 

[Lord Duckhunter]

4 minutes ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

With the subs, I would have spread them out for a start. Four changes in 10 minutes affected our flow. And I would like to have seen Fellows and Scienza on together, though appreciate Scienza got an injury so had to go off when he did.

He did have fellows & Scienza on together, but one got injured. Unless you’d have left an injured player on, you would have to have made that change. So you couldn’t “spread out” those 2 substitution windows. 
 

When would you have brought Charles on then, he was our most effective sub, would you have brought him on with Fellows, before him, or after? 

[Harry_SFC]

6 minutes ago, bangkoksaint said:

And we turned Carrick down for TE……not saying he’s Alf Ramsey but looking like just another in a long line of poor decisions 

The list is endless

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

45 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

He did have fellows & Scienza on together, but one got injured. Unless you’d have left an injured player on, you would have to have made that change. So you couldn’t “spread out” those 2 substitution windows. 
 

When would you have brought Charles on then, he was our most effective sub, would you have brought him on with Fellows, before him, or after? 

Yes, Azaz and Matsuki had just about run their course today, so accept Fellows and Charles coming on (would have preferred to see Stewart on at this time) - and you don't know in advance in advance that Charles going to be an effective sub. He was well off the pace last time.

To start, I would have put Fellows on for Matsuki (who was playing on the wing today so a like for like). Charles comes on 10 minutes later for Azaz - but when Scienza gets injured he comes on then. And Stewart comes on for a few minutes. Robinson isn't adding much nowadays so why bring him on at all?

[Saint_clark]

2 hours ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

So what different changes would you have made? 

None, at the time he made them. We were in the ascendancy.

[tdmickey3]

Has he fucked off yet?

[washsaint]

12 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said:

Has he fucked off yet?

You are nothing short of an absolute tool.

 

[ecuk268]

2 hours ago, bangkoksaint said:

And we turned Carrick down for TE……not saying he’s Alf Ramsey but looking like just another in a long line of poor decisions 

How do you know that we turned him down?

[bangkoksaint]

2 minutes ago, ecuk268 said:

How do you know that we turned him down?

Good point, probably the other way round!

[Osvaldorama]

I was worried when I saw the line up. But I actually think he was kind of vindicated today. Arma ran his socks off… Although I do wonder if Stewart would have missed the 1on1.

Bree looked solid too. Baffling we loaned him tbh m. Loads of us said at the time we shouldn’t let him go. 

I thought he made roughly the right subs too, and though they made us worse, at least I could see the logic. Sometimes that happens. 
Derbys are weird. Always scrappy and hostile and difficult to play. We simply don’t have the quality right now to easily win a game like that. But hopefully we will again. 
 

The back 4 looks so much better than the back 5. I hope he sticks with it. 

[tdmickey3]

2 hours ago, washsaint said:

You are nothing short of an absolute tool.

 

You are nothing short of a clapping seal and a prick

[AlexLaw76]

Surely this clown is toast at the end of the season.

[Fabrice29]

21 hours ago, tdmickey3 said:

You are nothing short of a clapping seal and a prick

Weren’t you on here recently asking people to be nice about a certain member of our fanbase btw? I’m not sure the comment you were responded to were much different than this 😂

[Starksj1995]

On 25/01/2026 at 17:40, bangkoksaint said:

And we turned Carrick down for TE……not saying he’s Alf Ramsey but looking like just another in a long line of poor decisions 

We don’t now that