The Championship 23/24 Thread

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Surely it's a matter of probability that we'll get a decent (read successful) manager soon. In my lifetime I treat the ones in bold as good'uns ...

McMenemy
Nichol

Brantfoot
Ball
Merrington
Souness
D.Jones
Hoddle

Gray
Strachan
Sturrock
Wigley
Redknapp
Burley
Pearson
Poortvliet
Wotte
Pardew
Adkins
Poch
Koeman

Puel
Pellegrino
Hughes
Hassenhuttl
N.Jones
Selles

We never seem to go more than 3 poor ones in a row!

(caretakers not included)
How can you have Puel as a bad manager? A bit boring maybe, but bad? No.
 
Pardew gets a bad rap by some Saints fans because they think he is a bit of a smug prick, but I only look at the work he did with us.
We never started that season with all of the squad, it was the vital additions in January that took the team to another level but unfortunately a little too late to make the play-offs.

He started the season with Anthony Pulis on the subs bench ffs, and Matt Paterson starting up front.

The fact we finished 7th after the team we started with is incredible.
 
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He started the season with Anthony Pulis on the subs bench ffs, and Matt Paterson starting up front.

The fact we finished 7th after the team we started with is incredible.

Think it was said the group of players were given more time off too, Reckon everyone been told to not get injured and just do basic training.
I mean nor alot you can do tbh, Just bin off Selles and give Hoeseman the job for 2 games.
 
Worth dropping in here too I guess: Aberdeen head of recruitment Darren Mowbray (brother of Tony) is joining Saints. He replaces Joe Shields.

Will work alongside Wilcox, the new academy director and the new head coach to lead the football dept.