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Comment | Southampton V Leicester City The FA Cup Verdict
at 13:17:23
fubsy, two relegations from The Premier League in three seasons and I believe seven different managers in two years yet it’s the supporters problem ?
Well, if nothing else it’s an interesting theory I suppose.
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Comment | What Do Southampton Do With A Problem Called Edozie
at 12:42:49
Get him back in the match day squads.
He’s the only player other than Leo and Robinson who is consistently prepared to take players on. He’s end product doesn’t come off every time but it’s better than seeing the ball passed backwards and sideways repeatedly. |
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Comment | Can Tonda Eckert Get Saints Promotion ! The Stats Say Yes He Can
at 11:21:37
As ever Nick I admire your optimism but it’s not a view held by the bookies, otherwise they wouldn’t be offering 9/1 against and let’s face it they don’t get wrong very often do they ?
The current top three in The Championship table are all odds on, by the way.
As a point of reference as to what a pigs ear Sports Republic have made of the season so far, before a ball was kicked we were 5/2 second favourites behind Ipswich to win the league outright. |
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Comment | Can Cyle Larin Delight Southampton Supporters
at 10:04:27
Nick, if the header is a genuine question I can only suggest that you take a look at The Forum section of your own website.
My own view ?
Unless the club’s owners are :-
A. attempting to bolster the Balance Sheet before a sale (please let it be).
B. Before close of the current window this evening, are bringing in a proven goal scorer with a record in British football.
Then it looks like another totally ridiculous decision that confirms what most of us fully understand already :-
They have effectively given up on us ever being an ambitious forward thinking football club whilst in their control. |
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Comment | Southampton Put In Bid For Defender But Is He What They Need
at 11:02:37
“ The evidence seems to point at the club abandoning all ambitions of promotion “.
Good to see that you finally recognise what a large proportion of us have been saying for months Nick.
Personalty, I suggest that the evidence may well have been hidden in plain sight, when before a ball was kicked this season, did not Mr Parsons suggest that there was no point in being promoted because we didn’t have the resources to compete in The Premier League ? |
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Comment | Tonda Eckert Talks About Potential Incoming Transfers Before Deadline Day
at 14:42:38
Thus it ever was.
No ambition to push on and give it a crack.
Then again, didn’t Mr Parsons say before a ball was kicked this season, we don’t want to be in The Premier League because it’s not possible for a club of our size to be competitive ?
Bournemouth, Brighton, Crystal Palace,Fulham and Brentford don’t appear to be making a bad job of it, but there we are.
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Comment | Southampton At Portsmouth The Verdict
at 13:39:06
Two poor teams ( other than Leo ) got what they both deserved, a draw.
Only difference ? Sports Republic’s recruitment team spent £50 million in the summer window and Portsmouth next to nothing.
Any lingering hopes of a playoff place passed weeks ago and just as well, as with our current squad we would get murdered week in and week out if we somehow manage to sneak into The Premier League. |
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Comment | Southampton V Portsmouth The Preview
at 19:29:28
I hope I’m wrong but I’ve just got a feeling that tomorrow is going to be a rerun of the game earlier in the season.
Mass build up with bucket loads of hype followed by an extremely poor match ending in a draw.
In any event, good luck to all the Saints fans who are enduring the bubble and be thankful that it only needs to operate for one away game a season. |
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Comment | Burnley Chasing Southampton Defender
at 09:47:06
Nick, I think you will find that the current transfer window ends on the 2nd of February ?
As for us playing in The Premier League any time soon. On the basis of recent performances I sincerely hope not because it would turn out worse than our last pathetic effort.
We need to avoid relegation this season and try and stabilise, hopefully with new owners. |
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Comment | The Daily Echo Hints At Where The Problems Are In Saints Dressing Room
at 13:39:35
Despite your endearing optimism Nick any chance of promotion this season has clearly passed us by and relegation has become a distinct possibility.
As a separate contributor to the Forum section of your site has suggested, is it possible that our Owners have formed the same opinion and now intend to sell any player that has value ( however limited ) in the current window ?
Doing so would then at least allow them to recover some of the £50 million wasted in the last window and would go a long way to making the balance sheet look a lot more healthy.
Perhaps ( and hopefully) before they attempt to ship out themselves ? |
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Comment | Southampton V Hull City The Verdict
at 12:41:32
You can write as many post match reports as you like Nick and I don’t envy you in having to do so.
To me however our current troubles are down to the Owners and their Employees ( both Sports Republic and the Players ) who simply don’t want success.
The Owners through Sports Republic’s Mr Parsons who I believe admitted that they couldn’t compete if returned to The Premiership and the Players who know that they aren’t good enough to play in the top flight.
All of the above mentioned appear quite happy to muddle along managing and playing mid table “ easy street “ football in The Championship. As long as we avoid relegation it’s well done lads and doubles all round as far as they are all concerned.
I believe that the days of following The Saints because whilst they never won much at least they “gave it ago” are over for the foreseeable future.
As for Saturday’s game, I simply cannot be bothered to comment as everything wrong with the Club was there for all to see.
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Comment | Southampton V Hull City The Preview
at 17:09:10
IanRC, it’s not sabotage by Sports Republic but in my opinion just another page of their business playbook.
Their priorities are, again in my opinion, in order of importance :-
1. To be a Player Trading Business.
2. To be a Hospitality and Entertainment Business based at St Mary’s.
3. To be the day to day management of Southampton Football Club on behalf of the owners.
I personally suspect that they aren’t remotely interested as to in which league the football club competes, just as long as they have an ability to showcase their young prospects with a view to selling the odd successful one at a profit.
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Comment | Southampton At Doncaster Rovers The Verdict
at 12:04:32
Nick, a couple of points if I may concerning the playoffs and Bazunu :-
1. Even if Sports Republic spend money ( they won’t ) in the current window we are not going to finish in the top six this season, nor do we deserve to.
2. Bazunu is by any metric a poor goal keeper. Sports Republic attempting to replace him with Peretz is equally poor but hardly surprising given their recruitment record. |
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Comment | Daily Echo Hint At Player Power Issues In Southampton Squad
at 12:28:53
I refer the honourable member ie yourself Nick, to point number 3.of my contribution to your latest match report. The comment was made before the Alfie House story broke.
I suggest that it’s been clear for weeks that certain players fancy drawing salaries us mere mortals can only dream about, whilst giving less than 100% playing “ easy street “ football in the middle of The Championship.
By not including them in his list of players the club need to keep House has identified who they are and if he is correct then frankly they should be ashamed of themselves.
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