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Comment | Sport Republic Can Be A Big Success For Southampton Says Spors
by underweststand at 10:30:48
I'd agree with Joe Egg (above) as we have had a succession of "defence-minded" managers who saw no problem in playing 5 at the back, but then relied on a single striker for goals. Whilst Adam A. got goals in the Championship, (like many others) he didn't adjust well to the Prem. and in truth we haven't had a decent CF since Pelle left, (although thankfully Danny Ings' contributions helped keep us up for a couple of seasons under Hasenhuttl ).
SR still hasn't got their message over, but Spors sees that every player is a Sport Republic employee regardless of which country / league they are playing in. Even the Championship is a higher level than some European top leagues, but getting " young imports" to play a season or two at the "adult level" is a good test of suitability to play in the English league.
Many fans underestimate the vast "chasm" of quality between Championship and Prem.
and with last seasons three going back down again, is little surprise. It's rare for two promoted sides to survive more than one season, and the ongoing costs are enormous.
Our promising youngsters may show up well at U18 / U21 level, but it is still just "glorified schoolboy football", and while it's good experience to loan our youngsters out into the world of "men's football", it can still be a shock to the system, even at L1 level.
Playing abroad may not suit everyone, but those lads who play well at U21 level are still living a world away from our first team players with 100-plus games, and those who have international games to their credit.
Regardless of who is manager after the summer, I expect to see another massive turnover of players before August, but those who arrive won't have to dwell on the task of facing the likes of Man. U, Chelsea, or LIverpool in the first months of the new season.
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Comment | Sport Republic Can Be A Big Success For Southampton Says Spors
by WoolstonSaint2 at 09:46:10
Worst Saints season in our 140 year history. The club is now a shambles, run by people with no real interest other than to make money for the group.
Saints fans should show some real solidarity now, and boycott remaining games. We must send SR a strong message- their ownership will no longer be tolerated.
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Comment | Sport Republic Can Be A Big Success For Southampton Says Spors
by KilkennySaint at 23:27:56
Is this Guy just off the street or has he been briefed on what a complete and utter shambles SR have been since they walked in the door? They have got every football decision wrong ( not giving any credit for promotion since they got us relegated)
A statement like "I think people maybe don’t really see the benefits of it yet", what is he on ?
Forget about multi club, behind the scenes, player pathway, what i need to hear from this Guy is "We have been an embarrassment & laughing stock to the football world and it's not acceptable and I apologize to the fans and determined to do better"
We know what the club is, sadly SR and this Guy doesn't.
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Comment | Sport Republic Can Be A Big Success For Southampton Says Spors
by Block8 at 15:08:20
It's a start, we've had no-one that can even talk a good game so far this season!
Hopefully planning for next season is already underway and if he is up for the task, we should be prepared. Lets be honest it'd be pretty difficult to fark it up to the extent they are currently! |
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Comment | Sport Republic Can Be A Big Success For Southampton Says Spors
by JoeEgg at 14:50:38
"Regarded as one of the best and most prolific attacking central defenders of all time, due to his eye for goal, Koeman was renowned for his long-range passing, as well as his shooting accuracy and power from distance, especially on free kicks; he is the top scoring defender in world football" Wikipeia description of Ronald koeman. We need o find anoter dynamic inspirational manager to lead us forward. Hardly the best description of Ivan Juric!! |
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Comment | Sport Republic Can Be A Big Success For Southampton Says Spors
by Bowlercow at 11:28:23
We have no choice but to get behind Spors and his ideas SR have not been shy with their money but it has not been spent wisely by those in charge.
I understand the multi club philosophy and agree it can help develop players and help to manipulate FFP rules
The biggest question is will they build the business first or the team?
As for next season the first task is to get a coach capable of getting promotion and then staying up. |
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Comment | Sport Republic Can Be A Big Success For Southampton Says Spors
by saintmark1976 at 09:28:46
So, a man recently employed by Sports Republic says that Sports Republic can be a big success for Southampton.
What else is he going to say for pity sake ?
He’s hardly likely to say that his employers are utter and complete incompetents is he ?
The facts however ( two Premiership relegations in three years and on course to be the worst team ever to compete in that league ) speak for themselves. |
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Comment | Ivan Juric Positioning Himself To Continue In Southampton Job
by wrathoftazz at 23:01:48
I spoke to a couple of friends of mine who work at the stadium and they said that IJ was never bought in to keep us up, that ship had sailed with RM. He was there to steady the sinking ship and prepare us for next season in the CH.
PERSONALLY, I don't think he has 'steadied'anything... if anything he has been removing planks and helping the water come in but what do I know. My guess is if the owners admitted we were down 3 months ago, there would have been mass protests etc and now, well it's just accepted based on the matches, with us making our minds up and not being told it.
He maybe trying to guess the players to keep and what they are capable of but that doesn't excuse throwing away matches and playing players well out of position. It certainly doesn't excuse what we, the fans, have to sit through while his experiment plays out (if that's what it is).
As far as I'm concerned, the issue is SR. THEY hire the managers and then sack them way too late. THEY buy the players and with the money they spent, it should have been enough to keep us up but let's face it, they just don't have a clue. There are way too many instances of WTAF for it to be anything other than incompetence and with SR we will, at best, be a ping ping team, bouncing between championship and PL and at WORST.... well that's anyone's guess. |
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Comment | Southampton Considering Alternative To Danny Rohl
by JoeEgg at 13:03:51
third time l ucky!
Wouldn't it be nice if there was a promising young British manager somewhere - already with some proven ability to manage and not related to Russell Martin or Lucy Pinder, , who actually WANTED to come to St Marys! I get the feeling that Rohl and Rosenior are just the first of a whole catalogue of would be bosses most of whom would probably prefer to be someshere else and as far as possible from Sports Republic. We are genuinely up the creek without a paddle with te clown Juric determind to see off all contenders. |
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Comment | Southampton Considering Alternative To Danny Rohl
by JoeEgg at 13:02:23
Wouldn't it be nice if there was a promising young British manager somewhere - already with some proven ability to manage and not related to Russell Martin or Lucy Pinder, , who actually WANTED to come to St Marys! I get the feeling that Rohl and Rosenior are just the first of a whole catalogue of would be bosses most of whom would probably prefer to be someshere else and as far as possible from Sports Republic. We are genuinely up the creek without a paddle with te clown Juric determind to see off |
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Comment | Southampton Considering Alternative To Danny Rohl
by JoeEgg at 12:58:10
Wouldn't it be nice if there was a promising young British manager somewhere - already with some proven ability to manage and not related to Russell Martin or Lucy Pinder, , who actually WANTED to come to St Marys! I get the feelint that Rohl and Rosenior are just the first of |
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Comment | Southampton Considering Alternative To Danny Rohl
by underweststand at 11:28:26
The question is (assuming that Juric doesn't outlast the summer) ...what do we expect from a new manager. Big Q. about Rosenior is...what formation does he want to play?
Someone noted that we have had a succession of our former managers who all had careers as defenders, and not since Koeman have we had anyone will real attacking intent.
That maybe slightly unfair on Ralph Hasenhuttl (who was a striker) but if he hadn't persuaded the club to sign Danny Ings, we might have been relegated much sooner.
Rosenoir's sacking from Hull related to their owner's demand for more attacking football.
Any new manager will start with a clean sheet, (allowing for the obvious changes in player personnel already been widely-publicised) and he will want to import new names, but finding a suitable manager for a Championship club maybe less-challenging than getting someone to manage a Prem. club ...nd avoid the obvious threat of relegation .
Unless publicity about these two is just " smoke and mirrors " and the club does intend to replace Juric with a proven " big name " manager with some success in the English game, we will once again employ someone from another country, and another league and expect him to bring his magic-wand" with him, along with his own staff from previous clubs.
IF there is money left over, we may be able to buy some decent players for him to utilise.
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Comment | Where Will Juan Larios Be Next Season ?
by StillaSaint at 11:26:03
Keep him he has massive potential . Why sell him now he is getting back to full fitness . And yes agree could be a great LM / LW
The team lacks players to take the game to the opposition , he could turn out to be a star player for us |
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Comment | Where Will Juan Larios Be Next Season ?
by Bowlercow at 11:06:18
I think we should keep him From the little we saw of him he is quick but small.Stature wise he reminded me of the great Alan Ball
Although he played as a full back he is too small to be a defender so I am glad to see him in m/f which also makes more usefulb |
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