Match Day Thread Bournemouth v Southampton Saturday 20th march BT sport 12:15

Definitely worth beating Bournemouth even if we don't get past the semi final. Beating Bournemouth will guarantee Saints £810,000 even if we lose the semi. If we win the semi final Saints will get at least 2.1mill in prize money.

 

Clutching at straws I know but I'm sort of hoping the players are really up for this. So much so it distracted them in the Brighton game - no one wanting to get a knock before Saturday. There can surely be no other excuse for that wet blanket performance last Sunday. Lose this and I'll be joining the growing band of supporters questioning players commitment. Not Ralph - still have faith in him - but the players simply have to show up once in a while.

 

Every Southampton Manager in Premier League History Ranked by Points Per Game Record.

In reverse order.

17) - Steve Wigley (0.64 points per game)

16) - Harry Redknapp (0.91 points per game)

15) - Mauricio Pellegrino (0.93 points per game)

14) - Stuart Gray (1 point per game)

13) - Nigel Adkins (1 point per game)

12) - Dave Merrington (1 point per game)

11) - Ian Branfoot (1.03 points per game)

10) - Graeme Souness (1.08 points per game)

09) - Dave Jones (1.13 points per game)

08) - Claude Puel (1.21 points per game)

07) - Paul Sturrock (1.29 points per game)

06) - Gordon Strachan (1.29 points per game)

05) - Ralph Hasenhuttl (1.32 points per game)

04) - Alan Ball (1.32 points per game)

03) - Mauricio Pochettino (1.39 points per game)

02) - Glenn Hoddle (1.47 points per game)

01) - Ronald Koeman (1.62 points per game)

 

Never did quite get the vitriol for GH, maybe be he was doing such a good job. He left to go to his boyhood club, I think most of us would have done the same

 

it was just because he left and when we were really progressing. Anyone would have left to join their boyhood club.

 

It's a shame that record reflects badly on Nige, yes the transition to top flight football was difficult at the start but he was starting to get good results.
Anyway his massive contribution is assured as the only post war Saints Manager to achieve back to back promotions.

 

Excellent. Win this and we can afford to give Redmond a three month contract extension.

 

A few surprises on there. Didn't think Sturrock would be as high

 

Where's Hughes in that list? Amazing to see Pellegrino (in my opinion our worst ever manager) was better than Redknapp

 

He barely had any time if I recall.

 

Plus Nigel’s overall points per game with us is 1.85, with a win percentage of 54.6%, better than anyone on that list.

 

Yes, but how many games was he with us for...

 

I know Koeman has become a bit unfashionable, but what a couple of seasons he gave us. To think that the spine of the team was ripped out before he joined too, incredible.

 

That’s 2 Rickie Lamberts in old money

 

One game at a time
Getting to the semi would be great

 

6 feet from me. We almost met
Sun shone all afternoon and they cooled us off with the sprinklers at half time

 

Exactly. When you get to the latter stages of a cup you just never know.

 

The replacements weren't bad either. Our recruitment was on point at that time, it really was (except Cuco).

That period over Christmas though - reminds me of where we are now...

 

For some people getting a semi would be great.

 

Well we got 39 points from a possible 54 after that bad run, so perhaps there's hope yet for Ralph and the boys.