New Manager Thread

[ant]

On 26/12/2025 at 23:44, woodsaint1 said:

As for Brooks, he is a quality player but he did very little for us on loan.

This daftness stood out. 

2 goals and 5 assists in 17 appearances (only 9 of which he played more than an hour).

A cameo role, but a key one.

[Wade Garrett]

On 27/12/2025 at 10:02, Miltonaggro said:

It would be really, really super if the board could try something left-field and appoint an articulate middle-aged manager without an inferiority complex / narcissistic personality disorder who has played and managed in the English game at a decent level with a degree of relative success / credibility. Allow them to oversee a clear out and rebuild of playing staff without inteferance, and set up formation however they see fucking fit. Maybe try this just the once…

I’m pretty sure this was the advice that Solak got from outside the club.

He appointed a manager younger than Still who never played the game….

[Fabrice29]

47 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

I’m pretty sure this was the advice that Solak got from outside the club.

He appointed a manager younger than Still who never played the game….

Back to the washing up fella

[Ted Bates Statue]

On 27/12/2025 at 08:39, Sheaf Saint said:

If the level of toxicity inside SMS reaches the same point it did against Still in the Preston game, I have no doubt they will shit the bed again and make another knee-jerk sacking to try and save face.

 

Thankfully, we only have one game against a side in the bottom three in January. So I have full confidence that we'll be absolutely fine.

[Mr X]

On 26/12/2025 at 19:28, JohnnyShearer2.0 said:

Good point, he's not being helped with the coaching behind him. That can't be good.

Some media are suggesting why not bring in Steve McLaren in as an experienced assistant

[Miltonaggro]

1 minute ago, Mr X said:

Some media are suggesting why not bring in Steve McLaren in as an experienced assistant

I’ve had a horrible feeling last few games that this will be the likely route the cretins take from here. To them its the ‘middle way’ keeping Tonka in place without admitting they’ve fucked up again’. Fully expecting the backroom staff to be overpaid, unemployable elsewhere and underwhelming. Maybe the German equivalent of Ian Branfoot - sure these cunts can find him. 

[Wade Garrett]

13 minutes ago, Mr X said:

Some media are suggesting why not bring in Steve McLaren in as an experienced assistant

Some media can fuck right off.

[Gloucester Saint]

13 minutes ago, Miltonaggro said:

I’ve had a horrible feeling last few games that this will be the likely route the cretins take from here. To them its the ‘middle way’ keeping Tonka in place without admitting they’ve fucked up again’. Fully expecting the backroom staff to be overpaid, unemployable elsewhere and underwhelming. Maybe the German equivalent of Ian Branfoot - sure these cunts can find him. 

Surely a German Nathan Jones eg ‘I could’ve become a PE teacher and settled down with a lovely Rhine Valley girl…’

[Suhari]

7 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Surely a German Nathan Jones eg ‘I could’ve become a PE teacher and settled down with a lovely Rhine Valley girl…’

Romeo fertig.

[Miltonaggro]

14 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Surely a German Nathan Jones eg ‘I could’ve become a PE teacher and settled down with a lovely Rhine Valley girl…’

Possible, with Sport Republic Russian roulette. 

[tdmickey3]

Ask Alan Pardew out of retirement 

[Saint NL]

That twerp Jesse Marsch was on the Athletic podcast talking about getting fired from Leeds. He reckons he challenged the players to stand up and he counted rather than the board take the easy route and fire the manager.

He talks a lot of shit, but this time he was probably right. Exactly the same thing needs to happen at Saints, we can fire yet another coach but at some point the players need to take a look at themselves.

In summary, can we fire the manager AND the players? 

[woodsaint1]

5 hours ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

“The same? What a load of old pony.

Manning pretty much plays every week now, as would a fit Charles. We’ve got nowhere near a striker of Stewart’s standard on the bench now. I’d have Rothwell & Bree over Airbo & Wellington every day of the week, and is Robinson any better than Edozie or Suly, there’s not much in it. Don’t forget Dibling didn’t get anywhere that side as well. Anyone who thinks the squads are comparable is deluded or a Lego fan boy. We’ve got absolutely nothing coming off the bench now, Robinson aside and Che Adam’s, Janny B & KWP are far far better than we have now, anyone who thinks Wood is a better player than Bednerak needs to give their head a wobble. To cap it all, injury meant that side were stronger in nets come the end of the season as well. 

And who started ahead of Charles in the playoff final, your mate Aribo and Will Smallbone 😂. Top quality there.

No 'lego fan boy' whatever that is, but RMs tenure is going to look much better come the end of the season when we dont even make the playoffs 

[sockeye]

1 hour ago, Saint NL said:

In summary, can we fire the manager AND the players?

Can we just start again entirely? Would love to watch the Amazon prime doc of St Marys Soccerball Squadron FC tearing up the non league

[woodsaint1]

5 hours ago, ant said:

This daftness stood out. 

2 goals and 5 assists in 17 appearances (only 9 of which he played more than an hour).

A cameo role, but a key one.

Fair enough, didnt realise his numbers were that high. But thats still less than the numbers that Azaz has put up, and about the same as Scienza (who again only plays about an hour)

[Holmes_and_Watson]

3 hours ago, Saint NL said:

That twerp Jesse Marsch was on the Athletic podcast talking about getting fired from Leeds. He reckons he challenged the players to stand up and he counted rather than the board take the easy route and fire the manager.

He talks a lot of shit, but this time he was probably right. Exactly the same thing needs to happen at Saints, we can fire yet another coach but at some point the players need to take a look at themselves.

In summary, can we fire the manager AND the players? 

Even Marsch didn't want to join us, questioning the lack of agreement at other levels in the club, and their preferred approach.

[Andy Hill]

We have accumulated (with one exception) a squad of mediocre Championship Players who are also mentally fragile. Who in their right mind would join us ??

[Miltonaggro]

13 hours ago, Andy Hill said:

We have accumulated (with one exception) a squad of mediocre Championship Players who are also mentally fragile. Who in their right mind would join us ??

This is the crux with Sport Republic, they get the timing completely wrong, every fucking time, whilst the majority of fans call it. 
 

Sacking Hassenhutl for Jones (even though the likes of Dyche were interviewed), sacking Jones post transfer window and appointing Selles when there was a realistic chance of recovery. Appointing Martin with the nucleus of an established premier league club (when we were attractive to capable managers), then retaining Martin after an unconvincing  promotion. Sacking Martin too late in the Premier League with much damage done and replacing him with a temp. Appointing Still when club stock was high (ie attractive to a number of decent managers, say Cooper). Sacking Still too late and replacing with an even less experienced coach. Player recruitment has followed the same sporadic and disorganised pattern. 
 

Every decision that requires strategic timing is a failure for this group. It appears endemic and terminal. 

[Fitzhugh Fella]

On 27/12/2025 at 10:02, Miltonaggro said:

It would be really, really super if the board could try something left-field and appoint an articulate middle-aged manager without an inferiority complex / narcissistic personality disorder who has played and managed in the English game at a decent level with a degree of relative success / credibility. Allow them to oversee a clear out and rebuild of playing staff without inteferance, and set up formation however they see fucking fit. Maybe try this just the once…

Gary O'Neil?