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Wilder departure now confirmed. Rumours that Jason Tindall is lined up to take over. If true, this would make Wilders sacking more of an insult to the guy.
Tindall? That's got to be a caretaker appointment to tide them over, surely?
 
What a stupid decision. He has performed miracles at that club and deserves the chance to bring them back up.

It wasn’t on the field performance that cost him his job.

Think there have been big disagreements between the board and Wilder on things like recruitment and plans for next season.

He did a great job getting them up but considering they’ve spent more than £70million since last January, he was wrong to keep moaning about lack of money and to frequently say the squad was full of championship players.
 
It wasn’t on the field performance that cost him his job.

Think there have been big disagreements between the board and Wilder on things like recruitment and plans for next season.

He did a great job getting them up but considering they’ve spent more than £70million since last January, he was wrong to keep moaning about lack of money and to frequently say the squad was full of championship players.

23 mill of that on some promising kid from Liverpool who’s still to show any kind of promise
 
23 mill of that on some promising kid from Liverpool who’s still to show any kind of promise
And another £20m-odd on McBurnie. Goals between them this season? 1.
Their top scorer is David McGoldrick, who cost nothing and had to have a trial to get a contract.
 
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Another defeat for Southampton. They've won once in 12 games.

You can see them getting dragged into a late relegation battle, especially as they have Burnley, West Brom and Fulham still to play.
 
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Another defeat for Southampton. They've won once in 12 games.

You can see them getting dragged into a late relegation battle, especially as they have Burnley, West Brom and Fulham still to play.
They're **** at the moment, but I'm not sure they're quite that ****. They only really need one result.
Having said that, there's often one side that looks safe but plummets into the relegation zone late on and goes down.
Could be them this year, I guess.

As I posted on the Prem board; I think that people have to start questioning Hassenhuttl's fitness regime.
Saints generally start games well, then burn out completely after the break and collapse.
Once or twice could be mentality or coincidence. This is happening constantly, though.
 
They're **** at the moment, but I'm not sure they're quite that ****. They only really need one result.
Having said that, there's often one side that looks safe but plummets into the relegation zone late on and goes down.
Could be them this year, I guess.

As I posted on the Prem board; I think that people have to start questioning Hassenhuttl's fitness regime.
Saints generally start games well, then burn out completely after the break and collapse.
Once or twice could be mentality or coincidence. This is happening constantly, though.

They look completely clueless and are so easy to overrun. The 4 teams below them are currently playing with a lot more fight and have been harder to beat for a good while.

Has a team ever been top of the league and been relegated in the same season?
 
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Has a team ever been top of the league and been relegated in the same season?
I can remember Millwall being top of the league in December and going down in the 2nd tier.
Mick McCarthy ****ed off for the Ireland job, they drew on the last day and went down! <laugh> 1995/96.

Not sure about the Premier League, but I can't remember it happening.