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The first game back in the First Division in 1984 v Forest appeared on my YouTube account when I was looking for yesterday’s highlights.

Thought I’d give it a watch, I’ve not seen it in years. Martin Tyler starts going on about how the fans have had to put up with being in the wilderness for 14years…..

Anyway, I agree I can’t see Soton coming in for DM but stranger things have happened and let’s face it he didn’t do a bad job at WBA when he got it briefly. Still, can’t see it.

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12 hours ago, Tank_Owl2,0 said:

The first game back in the First Division in 1984 v Forest appeared on my YouTube account when I was looking for yesterday’s highlights.

Thought I’d give it a watch, I’ve not seen it in years. Martin Tyler starts going on about how the fans have had to put up with being in the wilderness for 14years…..

Anyway, I agree I can’t see Soton coming in for DM but stranger things have happened and let’s face it he didn’t do a bad job at WBA when he got it briefly. Still, can’t see it.

Not sure Tyler will be still working by the time we return from the wilderness 

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11 hours ago, HoylandOwl said:

They’re doomed are the Saints. They’ve got some bang average players for the Premier League. Ward Prowse aside. 

They were woeful against a Wolves side that had 10 men for the majority of the game.

I thought they had all these succession plans regarding managers and players, so no idea why the next appointment is taking so long?!

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7 minutes ago, Otto_Man said:

They were woeful against a Wolves side that had 10 men for the majority of the game.

I thought they had all these succession plans regarding managers and players, so no idea why the next appointment is taking so long?!

I’m still amazed Nathan Jones was on their ‘succession plan’

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It was a ridiculous appointment. He was awful at Stoke, and I could never get overly carried away at his job at Luton to be honest. When a manager starts blaming everyone else for the issues, he’s going to get sacked. He’s got a bit of Garry Monk about him, a very unjustified overinflated opinion of himself.

Saints are in a mess though. If you keep selling high and buying low, bad recruitment will catch up with you if the production line stops producing. 

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Problem with Southampton is they have a cracking academy set up that seems to falter at the last hurdle. Only Ward-Prouse has made it with the first team, out of his crop (although Matt Target is at Newcastle). In the past the academy has generated over £300m for the club but it seems to have downturned in the recent past. Josh Sims (remember him?) Is struggling for game time at Ross County.

They turned their u23s into a B team in 2020 and they even have specialist coaches that work 1 on 1 with players to try and bring them through, but out of the 12 they have out on loan only 4 are with League clubs. 

One of the 'stars' of the latest batch should be playing against us as Caleb Watts is at Morecambe. But his stats suggest he's a way off from competing for a first team spot, even in the championship. 

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On 12/02/2023 at 10:12, Skamp said:

Nathan Jones you didn't hang around too long.

 

14 and out.

Turns out a well meaning fan presented Jones with a P45 at the match on Saturday.

 

Wonder where that idea came from?

 

Regards n'dat.

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2 hours ago, HoylandOwl said:

He’ll no doubt have negotiated the deal that he only rocks up on Thursday/Friday/Matchday

Tell you what, fair play to the silly old ****. He's laughing all the way to the cemetery 

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Anyone think McKenna could be next to go?

Decent team, plenty of quality in the squad, expectations high and being met until… Underperforming, fans a bit restless, are the players happy? Are the bosses?

Has the owner the balls to do a Milan Mandaric and bring in a new man for a late unbeaten promotion run in? 

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I think if we'd beaten them Saturday and the gap had been 8 points their chairman could have got twitchy. Big game for them tonight, away at Bristol Rovers, long journey and a team that's going to have a go at them.

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1 minute ago, Otto_Man said:

I think if we'd beaten them Saturday and the gap had been 8 points their chairman could have got twitchy. Big game for them tonight, away at Bristol Rovers, long journey and a team that's going to have a go at them.

Do we only get 2 points for a win these days?

Bristol Rovers are in a right shit run of form.

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55 minutes ago, Reesh said:

Do we only get 2 points for a win these days?

Bristol Rovers are in a right shit run of form.

Alright Carol Vordeman, we're not all accountants, forgot to remove the point they earned innit 😉

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1 hour ago, JBO said:

Looking like Gareth Ainsworth is replacing him

Wycombe are on a bit of a run at the moment. If it was me I wouldn't be leaving to join a fucked up club like QPR. 

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56 minutes ago, JBO said:

They've already appointed someone.  Matt Bloomfield.

19 years at Wycombe as player and player coach. Only left them in September to take the Colchester job

Was League 2 manager of the month in January 

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