Tonda Eckert named new Head Coach

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Should Tonda Eckert be given a permanent contract?

  • Yes, immediately

    Votes: 9 11.8%

  • Yes, if we beat Leicester

    Votes: 5 6.6%

  • Yes, if we beat Leicester and Millwall

    Votes: 14 18.4%

  • Yes, if we are unbeaten until January

    Votes: 6 7.9%

  • No, we need an experienced manager

    Votes: 6 7.9%

  • Until the end of the season, then re-assess

    Votes: 36 47.4%
  • Total voters
    76
TheWatcher said:
Here's my take - I really want Tonda to do well and go on an endless winning run but unfortunately I can't see a man who's senior footballing career was the equivalent of 7 appearances for Sholing reserves and who's total management experience has been at either assistant or youth level saving the day. If he does lead us into the playoffs and starts getting Saints playing terrific football I'm phoning the Vatican because it would be nothing short of a miracle!
Sorry I'm just a cynic and I don't believe in fairy-tells
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SR are hopeless owners. Bur reading through the posts of feels like quite a few want us to fail so they can continue to bitch against SR. No-one knows how good Tonda is or could be. Very few want to find out despite credible alternatives. He won two in two after the other guys won 4 in 50. Even Brian Clough would never survive today
 
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Toss saints said:
SR are hopeless owners. Bur reading through the posts of feels like quite a few want us to fail so they can continue to bitch against SR. No-one knows how good Tonda is or could be. Very few want to find out despite credible alternatives. He won two in two after the other guys won 4 in 50. Even Brian Clough would never survive today
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I don't want him to fail, of course I don't want him to fail why would I? Just so I can be proven right ( or wrong as the case maybe? ) sorry I'm not that small minded.
As a fully paid up member of the Southampton Cynical Supporters Club all I'm doing is expressing my reservations about his qualifications in taking the fulltime job.
I wish I could be more positive but I'm afraid experience has taught me otherwise
 
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Shepherd's Clearing said:
Of course not. I don't believe in people being psychic.

Wrexham we were a bit lucky but maybe we deserved to win - Sheffield United, well that's debatable, I think the argument will be split 50-50 on that game, QPR definitely lucky and should have lost, even Wednesday we looked shaky and conceded when the game was for there for the taking.

None of these wins - in between many hopeless draws and embarrassing defeats - have come about from superior tactics and play.

The current regime does not encourage me that anything much is going to change.

Personally, I hope we win 5-0 today, play like Real Madrid from the 70s and make me look like the twat I am.
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Not far off! <cheers>
 
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Given them a lot of stick but don't envy SR now tbh, no matter which way they go now if it goes wrong they'll get pelters.
 
Today means we can give him a couple more games with, hopefully, no discontent from the fanbase to see how he gets on.

Clearly there isn’t a stand out candidate externally, and based on the games so far the players are playing for him. Wouldn’t be rushing into giving him the job full time just yet, but happy to give him some more games to see how it goes rather than hiring someone else straight away
 
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Lovelocum said:
2 wins against poor teams could just be good fortune/new manager bounce. 3 is doing well. 5 in a row and there is something very promising there.
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The last time we won five league games in a row, we were in League One. Also, Leicester are our bogey team.

I'd love to know if we've ever had a manager who has won their first five games. Seriously doubt it.
 
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