Ryan Manning

[whelk]

1 hour ago, Saint-Reece said:

Never seen a player that clearly lacks brain cells quite like Manning. The amount of mistakes he makes is astounding, he also comes across as a completely unlikeable twat of a bloke too. 

He is a decent bloke, just not a decent footballer 

[Whitey Grandad]

1 hour ago, whelk said:

He is a decent bloke, just not a decent footballer 

I like his enthusiasm and commitment but I detest his ability. 

[tdmickey3]

19 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

I like his enthusiasm and commitment but I detest his ability. 

Remind me of his commitment, he just jogs about even after he’s fucked up

[LuckyNumber7]

I can't wait for the day he leaves and we never have to see him in a Saints shirt again. Horrendous footballer. Ironically he was slightly less shit in the PL imo but overall he has been terrible for us. He just cannot defend.

I don't really get the hate for Welington. He's unspectacular but always puts in a decent shift and is solid enough. It's baffling how so many managers keep picking Manning.

[Whitey Grandad]

3 hours ago, tdmickey3 said:

Remind me of his commitment, he just jogs about even after he’s fucked up

Not on the pitch, obviously. 

[influx]

He’s definitely not going missing nowadays or wandering.    Really impressed by his recent performances.  Fair play to him.

[JohnnyShearer2.0]

Yep, agree with the above. 

Really has knuckled down and got on with defending. A settled back line helps and you can see the impact of the coaching. 

 

[Wiggles31]

Yeah he’s been fantastic. Him Downes and THB are the most improved players in this Tonda era. 

[Sheaf Saint]

11 minutes ago, Wiggles31 said:

Yeah he’s been fantastic. Him Downes and THB are the most improved players in this Tonda era. 

Indeed. 3 months ago I'd have happily seen the back of all of them, so to see the consistent high performance levels we're seeing from them currently is nothing short of miraculous.

[kitch]

One of his best games for us last night IMO. Barely put a foot wrong.

[Baird of the land]

49 minutes ago, kitch said:

One of his best games for us last night IMO. Barely put a foot wrong.

He was very close to giving away a penalty, bundling into their player needlessly.

[James G]

8 minutes ago, Baird of the land said:

He was very close to giving away a penalty, bundling into their player needlessly.

I thought the other guy dived, I think the commentators mentioned it as well

[VectisSaint]

Another player who has massively benefitted from switching to a back 4 and cutting out (most of) the tipy tappy back to the keeper nonsense, also suggest having proper competition for his place has helped, Welington is very unlucky he picked up an injury just as he had cemented his place in the team. Manning was always good going forward, but defensively, in a back 5 he was woeful.

[saintant]

16 minutes ago, Baird of the land said:

He was very close to giving away a penalty, bundling into their player needlessly.

Manning was laughing - he knew there was nothing in the challenge. Guy went down as though a sniper had shot him. Ref was never going to even consider giving a penalty for that.

[Baird of the land]

1 hour ago, saintant said:

Manning was laughing - he knew there was nothing in the challenge. Guy went down as though a sniper had shot him. Ref was never going to even consider giving a penalty for that.

The guy went down softly but it was a completely needless contact by manning. 

[kitch]

1 hour ago, Baird of the land said:

He was very close to giving away a penalty, bundling into their player needlessly.

Oh right, yes. I forgot they scored from their nearly penalty, too.