[Football] Russell Martin new Southampton manager.

[Wozza]

Former Albion U23 boss Simon Rusk in temp charge...

 

[saafend_seagull]

Understandable, but won't make any difference as they're not going to win 10 matches out of the remaining 22 and stay up.

Which makes it more non understandable. They are relegated, should stick with their manager who took them up?

 

[John Byrnes Mullet]

I would take him for Hurzler

 

[Weststander]

Did a good job last season, and the second half at the Amex the other week.

Good luck to him … now spend some time enjoying the money.

Three owners/fanbases will still be crying next May.

 

[hart's shirt]

Which makes it more non understandable. They are relegated, should stick with their manager who took them up?

Yes, you're right.

'Inevitable' is probably a better fit and where I was aiming with the comment.

 

[Mancgull]

Terrible Saints team, although they would have beaten us if it wasn’t for that contentious VAR decision.
No good manager will want this job. Certain relegation.

 

[hart's shirt]

His absolute refusal to adapt his tactics to the limitations of his squad to PL football was suicidal. When you get promoted you have to make yourself as hard to beat as possible and Saints are probably the worst team defensively since Derby County’s record holding team.

Agree with everything here with the exception of the last bit. Wolves have conceded 40 so far this season compared with Southampton's 36.

And last season after 16 games, Sheffield United had scored 12 but conceded 41, so a GD of -29 and even worse despite being on 8 points then.

But your overall point still stands. The style of playing out from the back punishes Southampton virtually every game. They're effectively down already.

 

[Justice]

Terrible Saints team, although they would have beaten us if it wasn’t for that contentious VAR decision.
No good manager will want this job. Certain relegation.

The trust Fab team erase all this crap out of their memory banks. We got out played by f***ing Southampton at home and they can’t see a problem with that.

 

[Han Solo]

His absolute refusal to adapt his tactics to the limitations of his squad to PL football was suicidal. When you get promoted you have to make yourself as hard to beat as possible and Saints are probably the worst team defensively since Derby County’s record holding team.

Well, they've bought players they want to sell in a few years, not players that keep them up this year.

Its a club with the ambition to be profitable. They're likely to keep playing "entertaining" football. Taylor Harewood-Bellis pretending to be a future resale back to City rather than stopping the ball from going into goal is a side effect of their overall way of working.

Tony said "lets stay up first and do the fancy player development stuff later", but Southampton wanted to go with the latter first and foremost and it has left them with a squad with no chance of staying up regardless of football brand.

 

[The Clown of Pevensey Bay]

Bad weekend for old Varndeanians Russell Martin and Lewis Dunk

 

[Albion my Albion]

At least he'll have his girlfriend Lucy Pinder to help soften the blow of being out of work.

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That's definitely a counting thread pic!

 

[B-right-on]

At least he'll have his girlfriend Lucy Pinder to help soften the blow of being out of work.

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She can soften my blow

I mean blow my soften

I mean soften my soften

Or is it just blow my ?

Whatever, the answer is yes please.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Comes across as a bit of a dick IMO.

Did well for Southampton in getting them up, out of his depth in the top league.

 

[mothy]

1 nil down after 1 minute. 4 nil down after 30 mins. 5 nil down at half time. Ouch. Surprised he wasn't sacked at half time

 

[Motogull]

Such is modern football.

A vacancy mid championship will emerge soon enough for him.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

The trust Fab team erase all this crap out of their memory banks. We got out played by f***ing Southampton at home and they can’t see a problem with that.

'We' can see a problem with that.

But 'we' don't see a reason to shit the bed.

 

[Chicken Run]

'We' can see a problem with that.

But 'we' don't see a reason to shit the bed.

I see and know i have a problem with IBS, sometimes i can’t help shitting the bed

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

1 nil down after 1 minute. 4 nil down after 30 mins. 5 nil down at half time. Ouch. Surprised he wasn't sacked at half time

I thought they played OK.

Albeit I did miss the first 4 goals.
I was making a cup of tea.

 

[Han Solo]

I would take him for Hurzler

Yeah makes sense.

"Our defence is leaky, lets bring in the Southampton manager to fix it".

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Yeah makes sense.

"Our defence is leaky, lets bring in the Southampton manager to fix it".

This.
I mean FFS, the level of overreaction is just silly.

Tell you what, let’s bring back Hyypia….