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Who Could Be the Next Manager

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by SteveO 74, Nov 2, 2025 at 10:05 AM.

  1. SaintJabie

    SaintJabie Well-Known Member

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    Give me an old hand who can cut out the mistakes in the defence, drills the team on stealing goals from corners and free kicks and can play long to a target man. It won't be pretty and it sure as hell won't get us promoted, but right at the moment it'd give us some stability and that kind of meat-and-potatoes play would get us to 14th in the table and above Pompey at the end of the season.

    F**k me, beginning of November and we're in a relegation battle when the bookies had us finishing 2nd at the start of the season. That's p*ss poor and depressing as hell. Sports Republic really don't have a bloody clue, do they?
     
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  2. Saints_Alive

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    He's a Hydra.
     
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  3. Shepherd's Clearing

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    Well, if Russ 'I love you all' Martin does come back there are some positives.

    I genuinely and literally will have no interest in the rest of the season, I won't look out for results or read articles or come on here. He is the very antithesis of entertaining, fun football, but he'll have his favorite players who will get a game every week regardless.

    I won't care because you will never see a post from me again this season - genuinely.

    I'm sure some of you will be ecstatic, which is fair enough to be honest.
     
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  4. Ian Thumwood

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    We need an Akan Pardew type manager.
     
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  5. oldstocktonsaint

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    100% About Martin, not you.
     
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  6. Saints_Alive

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    Ghanaian?
     
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  7. Shepherd's Clearing

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    Everyone knows he is Hungarian.
     
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  9. Shepherd's Clearing

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    I'm not sure if you misunderstood me, or I you? I just mean if Martin comes back you'll never see anything from me again, and I'm sure some posters and members will be very happy about that.

    I do not like Martin's style of football - or that style from any manager. So I will literally not bother with this season. I watch very little on the TV as it is.
     
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  10. Lovelocum

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    It will be fun though.
     
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  11. Saints_Alive

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    It would be a brave appointment...
     
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  12. Brinkworth Saint

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    Of course the players referred to would welcome him back, they basically haven’t changed playing his way anyway. The difference would be attendance levels will reach such a level we’ll be able to play on the local recreation ground and the local sides will see a boost in their attendances!
    No! No! No!!!
     
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  13. Osvaldorama

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    I know Steve cooper is at brondby, but maybe we could throw some of dragans cash at them?

    Him and Mark Robins are my 2 top choices at this level. Think they’re both cracking managers. Such a shame we didn’t go for them at any point when they were available
     
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  14. Brinkworth Saint

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    That’s a disservice to the word ‘brave’.
     
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  15. Le Tissier's Laces

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    Either of them would be cracking appointments. As opposed to an appointment that will expose my crack.
     
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  16. st_brendy

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    Carrick on MOTD again.

    He does speak well.
     
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  17. Saints_Alive

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    Get him in asap.
     
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  18. - Doing The Lambert Walk

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    From the list of names today, and whittling down to those who would feel realistic options, I would say Michael Carrick is my favourite of the lot
     
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    I'd be open to him but that's based purely on the fact that he's got some pedigree as a player, has at the least been exposed to the working methods of some of the recent great managers and seems to be able to string a few words together coherently on the tv....
     
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