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Nathan Jones sacked as Saints er....."manager"

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  1. Le Tissier's Laces

    Le Tissier's Laces Well-Known Member

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    PS - when I say gave me hope - the players gave me hope. They’re all committed and there’s some quality there. They might just get us out of it, despite anything else…
     
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  2. Libby

    Libby Derby County, we're coming for you

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    Get a decent striker in and it's game on imo. We're not conceding huge amounts so if we could just score a couple more then I think we'll start to pick up points.
     
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    Libby, Jan 25, 2023
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  3. Saintmagic

    Saintmagic Well-Known Member

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    I think the teams are all very much of a muchness in terms of quality except for Bournemouth who are poor on paper. It’s just going to take a bit of a momentum positive or negative and any of the teams in it could survive/go down.

    I’d imagine if you were to do a combined 11 with any of them it would come up about 5:6 for any combination of the teams (excluding Bournemouth and maybe Forest)
     
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  4. Archers Road

    Archers Road Urban Spaceman

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    100% this. Given the options available to us, I'd as soon we took a chance on a borderline mental Welshman from the lower leagues, than some Carlos Kickaball from the Bosnian First division, or a superannuated has been trading on past glories..
     
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  5. LincolnSaint

    LincolnSaint Well-Known Member

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    "He ticked boxes for us," said Ankersen. "We needed a manager who believed in what we believed in. We knew the issues - squad togetherness, set plays, keeping clean sheets and being harder to beat."

    (BBC article)

    So what has NJ sorted then? I'm prepared to admit he probably believes in what SR do, namely spreadsheets and stats not that it's made a difference to results, but the rest?

    Set plays- we still conceed almost every game from a FK or corner

    Clean Sheets- not a single one under NJ

    Being harder to beat- <laugh>

    So by their own standards NJ isn't achieving, why is he still here?
     
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    LincolnSaint, Jan 25, 2023
  6. Brinkworth Saint

    Brinkworth Saint Well-Known Member

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    Now that is a superb summary! Exactly along the lines of a recent conversation with my son and grandson.
     
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    Brinkworth Saint, Jan 25, 2023

  7. thereisonlyoneno7

    thereisonlyoneno7 Well-Known Member

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    ***Clean sheet v Man City
     
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    thereisonlyoneno7, Jan 25, 2023
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  8. LincolnSaint

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    Forgot about that <laugh>
     
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    LincolnSaint, Jan 25, 2023
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  9. SaintsForTheWin

    SaintsForTheWin Any holes a goal

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  10. Lovelocum

    Lovelocum Well-Known Member

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    I’ve got a feeling this thread will be active tonight…
     
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    Lovelocum, Jan 31, 2023
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  11. saintlyhero

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    It’s a long coach ride home for the poor optimistic ones among us.
     
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  12. tomw24

    tomw24 Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Get the **** out of our club before you ruin our new signings. Arsehole.
     
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    tomw24, Jan 31, 2023
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  13. Saints Fan4Life

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    Don't delay, haul him out the technical area mid-half.
     
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    Saints Fan4Life, Jan 31, 2023
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  14. - Doing The Lambert Walk

    - Doing The Lambert Walk Well-Known Member

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    Yeah but he’s got a 50% win ratio in games that don’t really matter!
     
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  15. SaintsFan86

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    3 at the back just never work does it, WHY do we persist.
     
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  16. Che’s Godlike Thighs

    Che’s Godlike Thighs Well-Known Member

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    Chill out. He didn’t hire himself for the job. If you want to get angry, direct it at the right people.
     
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    Che’s Godlike Thighs, Jan 31, 2023
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  17. Brixham Saint

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    All well and good spending money on players but you need a proper coach to manage them.
     
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  18. Brixham Saint

    Brixham Saint Well-Known Member

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    We’ve looked so much better with 4 at the back so he decides to go 5 at the back again.
     
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    Brixham Saint, Jan 31, 2023
  19. tomw24

    tomw24 Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    There's only one person to blame for tonight I'm afraid and it's the clown who thinks James Bree is good enough to play a top PL side.
     
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  20. Che’s Godlike Thighs

    Che’s Godlike Thighs Well-Known Member

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    You really think it would make much difference?
     
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