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Comment | Southampton At Millwall The Verdict
at 18:45:42
I'll use my own arthritic fingers to echo underwestand's own in pointing out that Millwall looked every bit the part of the sides we'll need to beat to enter the playoff places. Much credit should be due them for our wake-up call. We lost, but we this defeat should remind us of how far we've come and how far we've yet to go. |
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Comment | Tonda Eckert Hits The Top Spot In Bookies Favourites List
at 18:19:23
Can't see Marsch leaving Canada MNT with a World Cup (which of course they're hosting) on the horizon. The fact that we can think of it suggests a thin field getting thinner. I wonder that, if we don't act now, we'll only have Eckert—which mightn't be a bad thing, as we've time because we're not going up this year. |
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Comment | Southampton V Sheffield Wednesday The Verdict
at 17:58:04
This is a longshot, but would Gary Monk be worth a mention? He's dropped down the managerial rungs of late, having last worked at U's. But I once thought kinda highly of him, when he was at Swansea. He played for us, and has coached with James Beattie, who'd be nice to have around as well. But this may be neither here nor there, the ramblings of one who's weary of the coaching merry-go-round and grasping at straws. |
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Comment | Southampton V Sheffield Wednesday The Verdict
at 17:51:55
Frankly, i don't know why O'Neill is in the conversation at all. It's easy to dismiss him outright for his Pompey connections. But Russell Martin has considerably more success as a manager than O'Neill does, and despite what the players apparently are saying we should be ruling Martin out, too. Surely there are better gaffers out there. For wont of anyone else, I'd like to see Carrick get some consideration; possession ball at quicker pace sounds good to me. |
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Comment | Southampton At Queens Park Rangers The Verdict
at 19:08:12
Dunno what could have been expected, with a team lacking in confidence and having lost their manager just three days prior. It was always going to be nervy. Despite the inevitable mistakes—for which we largely went unpunished (because you make your luck as much as you ride it)—I saw a side with considerably more urgency and purpose. And though the formation was largely the same, the tactics were noticeably different: We swapped having two-thirds of the possession and nothing to show for it for one-third of the possession and two converted chances we'd ordinarily have missed. In other words, we let the game come to us. It may not have been pretty, but i'm satisfied and think we can build on it. |
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Comment | Southampton Sack Will Still
at 05:32:51
It's dumb that we've become a managerial carousel; all that wasted work—for the squad and the manager—of relearning the curve each time. Still was very much unproven, especially in the English game, so we have to chalk this up to an experiment that didn't work. At least we didn't wait til the season was well and fully gone to make the change. All i ask is someone who has (1) the b*lls to make commonsense squad decisions that need making, and (2) the patience and belief to really grow something at Soton. [I know some folks won't take this tack, but i wonder if second-time round Ralph may well fit those requirements.] |
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Comment | Southampton V Preston North End The Preview
at 23:13:52
When we have a big squad, all of whom are competitive in the Championship, the "out injured" excuse wears thin quickly. Still should be able to win with our personnel. If he doesn't recognize what we've got, and has frozen out some players so early in his tenure, he needs to take a look in the mirror. I think your preview says as much in so many words, Nick, and i'm here for it. |
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Comment | Southampton At Bristol City The Verdict
at 16:33:53
I don't see us getting out of the division this year, and think that this is for the best: We need a stable foundation to compete in the Premier League. If we don't have it—we didn't last time we were promoted—we're relegation fodder all over again. This won't be a popular perspective, but i think our goal this year is to stabilize mid-table in the Championship, then move on up from there. (That being said, having seen Ralph in the stands last night i also can't help but wonder what things might've been like had we never fired him … .) |
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Comment | Southampton At Watford The Verdict
at 18:23:41
With the transfer window still open, there's so much flux during the first month of the season it's impossible to tell how significant or indicative these early games are. Perhaps the best we can reckon is we're dead middle of the pack with reinforcements on the way to put us near the top. That's not a bad place to be; it just makes the first month a bit peculiar for fans. |
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Comment | Southampton At Norwich City The Carabao Cup Verdict
at 17:43:12
This match could have gone either way; it was a comedy of errors on both sides early on. But we took our chances (quite neatly, too) and put the game to bed after the second. It's not going to get any easier than it was last night. But we started to show some grit and guile, and here's hoping that extends into the league. |
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Comment | Saudi Arabian Billionaire Interested In Buying Southampton
at 19:23:14
Unfortunately, for us to compete in the Premier League it'd take that kind of dirty money—which is another reason why i'm looking forward to plying our trade in the Championship. It's not glitzy; it'll just do. So I'm going to go with Milton here and say "better to reign in hell (or even Hull) than serve in heaven." |
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Comment | Southampton Linked With Two Out Of Contract Strikers
at 19:20:28
Sport Republic have just demonstrated (quite amply!) that they do not have the resources to compete in the Premier League. Until they sell us on, we should be prepared to compete solely in the Championship and in cup competitions. We do have proven Championship scorers. But we could do with the experience of someone like Ings, provided he still has the appetite for football. |
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Comment | Southampton V Fulham The Verdict
at 00:17:28
TBH, I never thought this match would be worth more than a point. But I HAVE had my calendar circled for 5/3, when we play Leicester away. They lose at home, and they don't score there either. Perhaps we can return the 0-9 favor from 5.5 years previous? |
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