No it doesn't. I said that it will take time for Still to sort the team out. We may have ro slip down to 20th before we see improvements. Saints will finish up much higher but atill a long way off the play offs.
The parachute payments for relegated PL clubs create a totally unfair dynamic in the Championship. I don't have a better idea but it's plain as the nose on your face that said payments create a colossal advantage. Expectation for a relegated team is always immediate promotion. Always. Suggesting otherwise is utterly bizarre.
Been reading everything with interest. A few comments on how the club/Sports Republic have basically been silent......I've just sussed it, they are so incompetent, idiotic and utterly confusing, they're going to sack him on Friday aren't they?
I mean, honestly, I'm 51 now, so I can't be accused of being either young (sadly) or impatient (some would say I'm a happy clapper). But we're talking about taking our best attacking player off for Jack ****ing Stephens. We talk about getting the crowd behind you, and how important the "twelfth man" of the crowd is. That's correct too. But there is nothing in the world that boosts a crowd's support than bringing on a hugely talented, home grown 18 year old for his debut. That is what gets supporters going (even if you make other mental subs), but no, you bring on Ryan oh let's call him "Wee Man" to make him more amenable Fraser, who has recently had the same impact on football matches as my poetry had when I was 14 on the complete works of T.S.Eliot. Now I really want Will Still to work out. I'd love it. But man, seriously, help us to help you.
I agree with pretty much everything you have said Ian. I have said similar on here about promotion this season and that yeah Still makes some odd subs etc at times, think he is just scared of losing and this then brings pressure on us and we end up conceding and either drawing or losing. This seems to be a recurring theme with managers since the end of Ralph's time here. Pre SR Ralph was good, post SR Ralph and everyone else bar Martins promotion season(he nearly fluffed that) have struggled and been very cagey, not able to get a tune out of players who really should do better. I don't understand it myself but there has to be a link, are the managers being controlled by SR to play a certain way, to play certain players? Makes me think that changing the manager will not make a jot of difference, just as it has not for the other changes we have made mid season. I think this season was always going to be a struggle and needs to be seen as a reboot season. Still needs time to implement his ideas and sign some more players in January and the summer and then judge him on next season. Who do you think SR would appoint if they sack Still? I highly doubt it will be any of the names that people mention on here.
