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Comment | Southampton At Queens Park Rangers The Verdict
at 18:32:08
I can't believe the last sentence of your report Nick. Any thoughts of getting involved in a promotion race is out of the question. 20 minutes replicating Rorkes Drift against a sub par Championship team does not qualify us to get anywhere near sniffing distance of the Prem.
The remainder of the season is about steadying the ship, remaining in the league, and planning for the future in a rather more effective way than we have for the last 5 years. |
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Comment | First Link Of The January Transfer Window For Southampton
at 15:07:28
At a time when optimism is hard to come by, it is perhaps worth remembering that 6 months ago, we were ranked higher than Sunderland. Now they are 37 places above us.
Things can be turned around with proper planning and good recruitment.
No, I'm not holding my breath either.
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Comment | Southampton V Swansea City The Verdict
at 09:58:15
Sorry Nick, along with most others I believe you have called this wrong. How anyone who witnessed it cannot say that it was a much improved performance I do not know. For the first 20 minutes the atmosphere was as flat as I can ever remember (as noted by the Swansea fans), but then something changed and we looked a different side. Yes, some of the substitutions made no sense, particularly those made with 4 minutes of normal time left, but overall this was much much better. If only the squad was smaller and he had less opportunity to chop and change...... |
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Comment | Southampton V Portsmouth The Verdict
at 12:59:54
A generous verdict Nick. The fact is that the fans were really up for it, yet by half time the team had burst our bubble - normally the job of the away side.
The timing of the game could not have been worse, with the international break along with the arrival of the new signings, meaning that 11 individuals took to the pitch against a proper team. This was not the managers fault and we shouldn't rush to judgement. However, watching the centre backs endlessly exchanging passes for no purpose whatsoever was depressing because nothing appears to have changed. The slow, ponderous pattern of play suggests that the ghost of RM has not been exorcised - it seems like years have passed since we've enjoyed fast paced, one touch football.
Goal scoring will remain a problem. Why do we not have two class strikers instead of five average ones? Ings has never been replaced, as many others have said here.
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Comment | Southampton V Portsmouth The Verdict
at 12:59:51
A generous verdict Nick. The fact is that the fans were really up for it, yet by half time the team had burst our bubble - normally the job of the away side.
The timing of the game could not have been worse, with the international break along with the arrival of the new signings, meaning that 11 individuals took to the pitch against a proper team. This was not the managers fault and we shouldn't rush to judgement. However, watching the centre backs endlessly exchanging passes for no purpose whatsoever was depressing because nothing appears to have changed. The slow, ponderous pattern of play suggests that the ghost of RM has not been exorcised - it seems like years have passed since we've enjoyed fast paced, one touch football.
Goal scoring will remain a problem. Why do we not have two class strikers instead of five average ones? Ings has never been replaced, as many others have said here.
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Comment | Southampton Apparently Not Up For Sale At £125 Million
at 13:06:28
Completely agree with you andoverpedro. For years it has been the case that Saints, almost uniquely, have been unable to hold onto the best players/staff. Lavia, Livramento and Wilcox to name but three. Somehow this doesn't seem to happen to Brentford, Bournemouth, Brighton and now Forest. On the rare occasions when they are forced to sell, the replacements seem to be of similar quality. We used to be able to do the same. Everything comes down to recruitment in the end and ours has been rubbish. |
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Comment | Southampton V Wolverhampton Wanderers The Verdict
at 10:42:56
At the risk of stating the bleed**g obvious (again), the transfer policy has prioritised quantity over quality, just as it did in the relegation season. Nick, you used to talk up the fact that we have strength in depth, but being able to field two entirely different mediocre teams leads inevitably back to the Championship. I'm not even sure a replacement for RM can prevent this from happening, although his stubbornness means he has much to answer for. |
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Comment | Southampton Board Split On Russell Martin Situation
at 11:39:18
Of all the personnel to come on board in the SR era, Ankerson has to be the most disappointing. What he did with Brentford pretty much defied belief, meaning that I for one was more than pleased when he was appointed. Clearly whatever gifts he had have deserted him. |
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Comment | Southampton At Bournemouth The Verdict
at 10:34:25
A bloated squad of average ability has left us in a position where RM has no idea what his best side is. His 'apology' to Aribo for not playing him from the start clearly demonstrates this. Fewer players of a higher quality signed for the same outlay was so obviously the way to go. Instead of which, and just as an example, the manager seemed to think that signing Ryan Fraser was the final piece of the jigsaw, which says it all. Nothing against the wee man, but he did not represent an upgrade on what we already had. The same mistake was made in the relegation season, but the lesson wasn't learnt. |
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Comment | Southampton At Brentford The Damning Verdict
at 11:01:03
Given that players do not deliberately give the ball away in dangerous positions, the question becomes whether JS, JB and THB can have the errors coached out of them or, in other words, whether they are skilful enough to play the system. What we were able to get away with last season we are not good enough to do in the Prem. and other teams will exploit this weakness relentlessly. RM is proud and stubborn and I cannot see him compromising on his principles. We have the players we need, but not the manager to get the best out of them. |
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