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[LincolnSaint]

This is old so may have seen it before and a bit of a long read but well worth doing so - https://thecorrespondent.com/2607/h...ll-the-shots-in-denmark/230219386155-d2948861

Genuinely astonishing. I was going to quote the most mental bits but there's far too many.

"Secondly, the club’s new leadership has solemnly vowed never again to judge their performance on the basis of a measurement as vulgar and imprecise as the league table. ‘In fact, we have a manifesto now,’ Ankersen says, ‘which says that the model rating always, in any case, overrules the league position in evaluating our performance."

Jesus ****ing Christ

 

[Libby]

"Secondly, the club’s new leadership has solemnly vowed never again to judge their performance on the basis of a measurement as vulgar and imprecise as the league table. ‘In fact, we have a manifesto now,’ Ankersen says, ‘which says that the model rating always, in any case, overrules the league position in evaluating our performance."

Jesus ****ing Christ

I liked the bit about scouts not being there to decide whether the player is good or not because 'we already know they're good'.

 

[LincolnSaint]

I liked the bit about scouts not being there to decide whether the player is good or not because 'we already know they're good'.

I'm genuinely stunned by that article mate. I always thought Rasmus was a bit of a hipster twat and I definitely thought we were being used as a player transfer company but never in a million years did I think that the truth would be far worse.

The league table is "vulgar and inprecise" is possibly the most stupid statement I have ever heard about football.

No wonder the club is so chaotic. We're totally ****ed until they sell up. Absolute madness

 

[metalmonkey80]

It does make you wonder how much that has truly percolated down the club. The only real metric of success as a football club is by winning something.

 

[Saints Fan4Life]

I liked the bit about scouts not being there to decide whether the player is good or not because 'we already know they're good'.

Can see why we end up with someone like Damion Downs. What a ****ing shambles.

 

[Che’s Godlike Thighs]

Can see why we end up with someone like Damion Downs. What a ****ing shambles.

In fairness that was a Spors cock-up rather than a Rasmus one, but yeah, they’re all responsible for this crap squad.

 

[ChristchurchSaintz]

Apologies if already been posted.

Southampton FC: How not to get promoted

One thing nobody can blame is a lack of investment, but it's the how and why of that spending that really sticks in the throat

inews.co.uk

 

[Le Tissier's Laces]

I'm genuinely stunned by that article mate. I always thought Rasmus was a bit of a hipster twat and I definitely thought we were being used as a player transfer company but never in a million years did I think that the truth would be far worse.

The league table is "vulgar and inprecise" is possibly the most stupid statement I have ever heard about football.

No wonder the club is so chaotic. We're totally ****ed until they sell up. Absolute madness

Proof, as if it were needed, that Benham was the brains behind the success of Bretford (as most Bees fans will tell you).

 

[TheRealSaints]

I'm genuinely stunned by that article mate. I always thought Rasmus was a bit of a hipster twat and I definitely thought we were being used as a player transfer company but never in a million years did I think that the truth would be far worse.

The league table is "vulgar and inprecise" is possibly the most stupid statement I have ever heard about football.

No wonder the club is so chaotic. We're totally ****ed until they sell up. Absolute madness

By that measure, I wonder if they dismiss the "less goals scored in a match than the opposition" statistic as vulgar and inprecise?

What a bunch of twats!

 

[TheRealSaints]

"Secondly, the club’s new leadership has solemnly vowed never again to judge their performance on the basis of a measurement as vulgar and imprecise as the league table"

I'm pretty sure that's a line from Ted Lasso!

 

[Saints Fan4Life]

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Sounds like they've broken another club.

 

[Saints Fan4Life]

Even our French cousins want them out; is everyrhing they touch just go to ****?

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[Schrodinger's Cat]

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Our owners are amazing

 

[Saints Fan4Life]

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Our owners are amazing

I genuinely think actual clowns would be a better owner.

 

[LincolnSaint]

I genuinely think actual clowns would be a better owner.

The multi-club model paying dividends for all once again. Absolute ****ing amateurs

 

[Libby]

I genuinely think actual clowns would be a better owner.

Dead clowns at that.

Wonder how the fans of teams their looking to buy feel?

 

[Che’s Godlike Thighs]

And we gave them £5m for a defender who is several years away from first team football. Should have probably paid around 500k.

 

[Saints Fan4Life]

And we gave them £5m for a defender who is several years away from first team football. Should have probably paid around 500k.

Something dodgy there. Multi club bollocks with artifical overinflated prices for bang average players should really be stopped.

 

[tomw24]

Something dodgy there. Multi club bollocks with artifical overinflated prices for bang average players should really be stopped.

How do you know he's bang average exactly?

 

[Saints Fan4Life]

How do you know he's bang average exactly?

How do you know he's not? Is he worth £5m? He went out on loan and got sent back early. Hardly a ringing endorsement.

Also, my "bang average" comment wasn't targeted at him specifically, but in general at some of these multi club deals you hear about, as a way of pushing money around the groups. It's all utter bollocks.

Going back to Sanda, the boy will never play another 1st team game for us, mark my words.