Don't know about begrudgingly accept but he definitely ain't Sam level... ****ing hell imagine that being your best quality
I have been a little vocal on here, simply because I never saw the situation changing with Hughes. There are a fair number on here rightly saying the issues are deeper, and that Hughes has a limited hand with which to work with. My view is that he knew the team and he plays the players and trains them, I simply don't believe this team is as poor as our current position suggest.
I tend to agree. I was never a big fan of Hughes but I thought I could put up with him with longer than I could. We've also been a lot worse than I expected.
I still think most of our players are ok and would be so much better in another side...we lack a couple of players to pull it together. And in the absence of such players you need an inspiring and inspired manager. And I was one that thought we should give Hughes a chance...I believed he would stabilise us, but I'm now in the camp that thinks we can't wait too long. However, no point in swapping him for another so-so manager. There has to be a real change. Some of it can be put down to Hughes, but it is also a poisoned chalice. Although outplayed for a large part of the Burnley game, we finished strongly and should have grabbed a winner....same v Newcastle. How much happier we would be with even those 4 dropped points. And no doubt each of you could name another game we should have got extra points from. We need a lucky manager.
For the benefit of the next match thread poster. Hopefully the start of a long run of results! Saturday 10th November 2018 Kick-off 15:00 GMT Southampton v Watford Referee: Simon Hooper Assistants: Richard West, Harry Lennard Fourth official: Andre Marriner
https://southamptonfc.com/news/2018-11-07/remembrance-plaque-southampton-football-club-november-2018 Saints to place a Remembrance plaque on the wall of the Itchen Stand to Saints who died in the 2 World Wars.
Southampton are preparing a £15m move for Portimonense'sJapan international striker Shoya Nakajima, 24. (Record, via Talksport)
Does Fraser Forster even train still? Not seen him for a loooooong time. Quite the fall for the big man.
Feel sorry for him that his career is in limbo atm, must be frustrating. I reckon he might take anything that's offered to him in January.
