The Spygate Saga

[trousers]

1 minute ago, wild-saint said:

If the decision was known even by a few then there would be more than just you claiming “they’ve heard”. There would be lots of talk on the internet. The fact you are a lone voice 12 hours later suggests it bollox because if they had told you they would have told others unless of course you are mrs eckert.

I'm Mrs Eckert! 

[Fabrice29]

4 minutes ago, egg said:

I'm not sure what's hard to understand - the issue is closed for me.

What’s hard to understand is why you said people are reluctant to post something they hear when I responded to a post from some one who seems a bit overly keen to post stuff they hear.

Or made up to give the impression at least. 

Anyway issue raised and closed without evidence. Heard loud and clear.

[trousers]

25 minutes ago, EssEffCee said:

Out of interest, why does it bother you so much?

 

 

Edited September 25 by trousers

[Pilchards]

If it’s a 3 month suspended sentence and Lallana did very well stepping in do you think he should move aside for Tonda?

Lets face it we’ve had 4 piss poor away games where we only took 2 points.

[saint-ross]

10 minutes ago, Fabrice29 said:

What’s hard to understand is why you said people are reluctant to post something they hear when I responded to a post from some one who seems a bit overly keen to post stuff they hear.

Or made up to give the impression at least. 

Anyway issue raised and closed without evidence. Heard loud and clear.

Mate, let it go. 

[hypochondriac]

Sounds like no one knows the outcome yet 

[tdmickey3]

29 minutes ago, EssEffCee said:

Out of interest, why does it bother you so much?

You can choose to believe it or not but it's a bit weird this obsession you have with calling this specific poster out.

Because he`s like Thrush

[hypochondriac]

Both things can be true at once. I am dubious about the info that MB has been posting. It's also true that Fabrice29 is a bit of a bellend.

[Turkish]

6 hours ago, MB said:

Look I really don’t give a shit. I’ll stop passing off info on here. Feel free to apologise to me tomorrow.

Ignore the haters Bro. This place has a history of tearing down anyone who shares info. They forget it’s for their benefit not the person who shares it. 

[hypochondriac]

The comedy appointment might be happening 

[Turkish]

1 minute ago, hypochondriac said:

The comedy appointment might be happening 

Nathan Jones Bredrin innit bro

[trousers]

1 minute ago, hypochondriac said:

The comedy appointment might be happening 

Bielsa would be the most amusing IMO (zero chance of that happening, I know) but agree Edwards would have a high chortle rating 👍🏻

[egg]

4 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

The comedy appointment might be happening 

That'd be about a dozen steps backwards. 

[wild-saint]

3 minutes ago, egg said:

That'd be about a dozen steps backwards. 

If it’s till the end of the season id take lallana and if the season goes pear shaped then so be it. Take Tonda back next season which would irritate the fuck out of everyone. 

I think you could select someone from saints web and with this squad they would probably finish in the top 8

[hypochondriac]

2 minutes ago, wild-saint said:

If it’s till the end of the season id take lallana and if the season goes pear shaped then so be it. Take Tonda back next season which would irritate the fuck out of everyone. 

I think you could select someone from saints web and with this squad they would probably finish in the top 8

I'm with you but realistically they aren't going to risk the business on a move like that I don't think.

[Turkish]

3 minutes ago, wild-saint said:

If it’s till the end of the season id take lallana and if the season goes pear shaped then so be it. Take Tonda back next season which would irritate the fuck out of everyone. 

I think you could select someone from saints web and with this squad they would probably finish in the top 8

It doesn’t matter who the manager is managers don’t matter so not sure why we’re even bothering. Luck the team on chat GPT and bring jn a few former players each week to do try team talk. 

[Pamplemousse]

There will be flood warnings on Teeside if we do go for Edwards

[Turkish]

3 minutes ago, Pamplemousse said:

There will be flood warnings on Teeside if we do go for Edwards

Is he any good? 

[LegalEagle]

7 minutes ago, wild-saint said:

If it’s till the end of the season id take lallana and if the season goes pear shaped then so be it. Take Tonda back next season which would irritate the fuck out of everyone. 

I think you could select someone from saints web and with this squad they would probably finish in the top 8

Don’t disagree with any of that

[Fabrice29]

8 minutes ago, Turkish said:

It doesn’t matter who the manager is managers don’t matter so not sure why we’re even bothering. Luck the team on chat GPT and bring jn a few former players each week to do try team talk. 

Get proper football man Chris Wilder in, am I right?

[Paul Chuckle]

5 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Is he any good? 

World record holder in Triple Jump since 1995, is that good enough?

[Turkish]

1 minute ago, Fabrice29 said:

Get proper football man Chris Wilder in, am I right?

It doesnt matter who it is, surely?

[Patrick Bateman]

1 minute ago, Fabrice29 said:

Get proper football man Chris Wilder in, am I right?

New reality TV show. Every week, a washed up football manager has a go at managing Saints. They all sit there Traitors style and critique that week's manager and vote him off if he's failed. If he succeeds, they get to vote off anyone else around the table. Wilder, Redknapp, Warnock, Allardyce etc etc. Gold TV.

ITV feel free to contact me to discuss, thanks.

[goodymatt]

Saints stance in the media has gone from Parsons suggesting we haven’t been looking for replacements on Monday/Tuesday to the more believable preparation for worst case scenarios this morning. My question is, do we think that’s because we have an indication a long ban is coming?

[Cuddles]

2 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said:

New reality TV show. Every week, a washed up football manager has a go at managing Saints. They all sit there Traitors style and critique that week's manager and vote him off if he's failed. If he succeeds, they get to vote off anyone else around the table. Wilder, Redknapp, Warnock, Allardyce etc etc. Gold TV.

ITV feel free to contact me to discuss, thanks.

After the first few are murdered / voted off, we get some new blood. In steps Luggy and two Dutch blokes, neither of which have 'Koeman' in their surname.

[Pamplemousse]

4 minutes ago, goodymatt said:

Saints stance in the media has gone from Parsons suggesting we haven’t been looking for replacements on Monday/Tuesday to the more believable preparation for worst case scenarios this morning. My question is, do we think that’s because we have an indication a long ban is coming?

Presumably they've been reading MB's posts on here

[qwertyell]

31 minutes ago, hypochondriac said:

The comedy appointment might be happening 

Won't be us laughing - he's a three at the back devotee. 

[tdmickey3]

12 minutes ago, Fabrice29 said:

Get proper football man Chris Wilder in, am I right?

Well, he would be better than your crush

Edited September 25 by tdmickey3

[Patrick Bateman]

6 minutes ago, qwertyell said:

Won't be us laughing - he's a three at the back devotee. 

I mean, who needs a Director of Football doing the recruiting when you have Gemini (although I did tell it to do "out of work managers" and it gave me Marco Rose, dumbass) ... 

 

Where Rob Edwards Fits in the Replacement Ranking

If added to the previously evaluated pool of managers, Edwards would sit toward the lower-middle tier:

1. Roger Schmidt — 95% fit

2. Marco Rose — 90% fit

3. Kieran McKenna — 90% fit

4. Edin Terzić — 85% fit

5. Eddie Howe — 80% fit

6. Ralph Hasenhüttl — 80% fit

7. Domenico Tedesco — 75% fit

8. Rob Edwards — 70% fit

   • Why: He brings excellent energy, strong squad management, and direct high-pressing principles. However, replacing Eckert with Edwards would require a transition toward a much more physical, aerial, and direct style of play rather than preserving Southampton's fluid, short-passing build-up framework.

9. Mark van Bommel — 70% fit

10. Jesse Marsch — 65% fit

11. Valérien Ismaël — 50% fit

[LiberalCommunist]

If we sack Tonda, do we get reinstated in the play off final. 

[hypochondriac]

14 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said:

New reality TV show. Every week, a washed up football manager has a go at managing Saints. They all sit there Traitors style and critique that week's manager and vote him off if he's failed. If he succeeds, they get to vote off anyone else around the table. Wilder, Redknapp, Warnock, Allardyce etc etc. Gold TV.

ITV feel free to contact me to discuss, thanks.

It will be like have I got news for you after they binned Angus Deayton. 

[RedWillie]

6 months ban, suspended for 3 months.

 

5 points deduction for Everton.

[benjii]

4 minutes ago, RedWillie said:

6 months ban, suspended for 3 months.

 

5 points deduction for Everton.

And a penalty for Ipswich? Amirite?!

[Turkish]

34 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said:

New reality TV show. Every week, a washed up football manager has a go at managing Saints. They all sit there Traitors style and critique that week's manager and vote him off if he's failed. If he succeeds, they get to vote off anyone else around the table. Wilder, Redknapp, Warnock, Allardyce etc etc. Gold TV.

ITV feel free to contact me to discuss, thanks.

Where is the diversity? We need a black one and Asian, a woman and a disabled one for this to even get through the first pass. Chris Houghton is dusting off his boots, Emma Hayes is checking her hysterectomy stiches have healed, Yoshida going for the player manager role the possibilities are endless

 

[Stripey McStripe Shirt]

 

[John Boy Saint]

4 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Where is the diversity? We need a black one and Asian, a woman and a disabled one for this to even get through the first pass. Chris Houghton is dusting off his boots, Emma Hayes is checking her hysterectomy stiches have healed, Yoshida going for the player manager role the possibilities are endless

 

You forgot someone off RuPauls Drag Race - lots of options available now that the BBC have canned it! 

[Turkish]

Just now, John Boy Saint said:

You forgot someone off RuPauls Drag Race - lots of options available now that the BBC have canned it! 

Shit yes i forgot about a gay and trans one, we always like to do things differently at Saints so this is a great way to find a new manager

[skintsaint]

6 minutes ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

 

[disconnect]

3 minutes ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

 

The Middlesbrough legend? Is Fabrizio Ravanelli going to be his assistant?! Careful Saints, we'll play Boro and they'll cite our manager's relegation with them in 1997 as a reason the match should be voided. 🤣

[carljack]

Just now, skintsaint said:

Complete and Utter !

 

[hypochondriac]

8 minutes ago, Stripey McStripe Shirt said:

 

I think that's someone have a cheeky joke 

[Patrick Bateman]

2 minutes ago, disconnect said:

The Middlesbrough legend? Is Fabrizio Ravanelli going to be his assistant?! Careful Saints, we'll play Boro and they'll cite our manager's relegation with them in 1997 as a reason the match should be voided. 🤣

Bring in Craig Hignett and Boro's missing 3 points from that season, job done. 

Juninho ... christ 😂  😂  😂  😂  😂 

[leeham_69]

54 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said:

New reality TV show. Every week, a washed up football manager has a go at managing Saints. They all sit there Traitors style and critique that week's manager and vote him off if he's failed. If he succeeds, they get to vote off anyone else around the table. Wilder, Redknapp, Warnock, Allardyce etc etc. Gold TV.

ITV feel free to contact me to discuss, thanks.

Russell Martin and Lucy Pinder host the show. Each manager gets a rating out of ten for:
- bravery

- pride

- control

- the process.

[saintant]

1 hour ago, Pamplemousse said:

There will be flood warnings on Teeside if we do go for Edwards

I doubt it. His points per game record is 1.37 which is lower than Sam Allardyce, Sean Dyche and Simon Rusk.

[VectisSaint]

Surely as a short term solution, it has to be the dream team partnership of Woy and Arry. Both out of work with vast experience and progressive ideas to steady the ship until Tonda is available again.

[Lighthouse]

8 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said:

Bring in Craig Hignett and Boro's missing 3 points from that season, job done. 

Juninho ... christ 😂  😂  😂  😂  😂 

Perhaps we could bring in that mush with the bleached hair who got banned for drugs, to offer emotional support.

[saintant]

1 hour ago, Patrick Bateman said:

New reality TV show. Every week, a washed up football manager has a go at managing Saints. They all sit there Traitors style and critique that week's manager and vote him off if he's failed. If he succeeds, they get to vote off anyone else around the table. Wilder, Redknapp, Warnock, Allardyce etc etc. Gold TV.

ITV feel free to contact me to discuss, thanks.

Too late, Watford beat you to that idea.

[Nordic Saint]

We need someone who'd be happy to take a temporary contract until Tonda returns. Fonte would be my choice. He would relish the opportunity.

[SW5 SAINT]

1 hour ago, hypochondriac said:

Sounds like no one knows the outcome yet 

Seems like Southampton are just being messed around now by the football authorities….

[benjii]

22 minutes ago, disconnect said:

The Middlesbrough legend? Is Fabrizio Ravanelli going to be his assistant?! Careful Saints, we'll play Boro and they'll cite our manager's relegation with them in 1997 as a reason the match should be voided. 🤣

I remember when Richard Dryden had Ravanelli in his pocket.