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Russell Martin Should Not Face Selection Dilemma as Walker Peters Returns
at 09:25:19

Not sure if we really need another article about Jack Stephens. Nick made it abundantly clear several years ago that he doesn't rate him. It's almost like every manager we've had recently only plays Stephens to wind Nick up. And it's clearly working.
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Southampton V Watford The FA Cup Replay Preview
at 11:09:36

Stick the reserves in tonight. Admittedly, I haven't seen the reserves play in a fair while. My team would be:
Phil Kite
Tim Coak Bill Beaney Forbes Phillipson-Masters Allan Tankard
Eamonn Collins George Shipley Buster Crabbe
Kevin Dawtry Ian Juryeff Terry Spinner
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FA Cup 4th Round Memories 28th January 1984 Fratton Park
at 14:24:17

Incredible day. Best goal celebration ever. I remember walking down the dodgy footpath behind the North Stand before the game and there was a Pompey bloke handing out bananas. I wondered at the time what he was doing, he didn't look like he was on a health kick. I was fortunate enough to have a terrace ticket under the South Stand which was normally their family section (surely only Pompey could have a family stand with a great big f*ck-off fence to keep people off the pitch!!). My memory's a bit shot but I'm sure one of their lot had wire cutters and was trying to cut a hole in the dividing fence behind the players tunnel to get at us. At the final whistle for some reason they opened the gates in our section and we were allowed straight out, so we missed all the stuff when the main Saints contingent were let out . It was fantastic walking up Goldsmith Avenue, desperately trying not to smile too much, watching the apoplectic neanderthals storm past us on their way to try and get at the away section. Later on we watched as the police chased dozens of Pompey hooligans by the big church in Fratton Road. At one point the police actually drove a squad car into the graveyard after them. Never been so relieved to leave a town after a game. If I can lose about 4 stone before Sunday I might wear the Air Florida shirt I wore that famous day at Fratton Dump.
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Southampton V Blackburn Rovers The Verdict
at 20:31:32

Nick's obviously delighted to see Jack back.
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Russell Martin Sees Sekou Mara As A Long Term Option
at 15:11:29

Blimey, it's a shame Jack Stephens never got this much backing from Nick over the years.
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Southampton V Leicester City The Verdict
at 11:59:54

Not sure how it can be said that the players aren't obeying the manager's orders. The corners are a perfect example. We weren't leaving anyone back in the first half against Leicester and we looked vulnerable every time the opposition won the ball back (or more often, we gave it to them). RM had ample opportunity to sort it out and didn't, and the inevitable breakaway goal ensued. I wonder if he has so much confidence in our ability to keep the ball that he's not spent any time instructing the players what they should be doing when we lose it. Hopefully he'll turn it round but it's gonna take some major changes to his principles or we'll just keep getting battered.
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Southampton At Goztepe The Verdict
at 08:15:08

"Since when has Turkey been in Asia?"
Geography not your strong point, I see.
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Southampton V Fulham The Verdict
at 09:40:16

So it's only just dawned on Nick that Doyle and Ballard would be a better option than most of the other perpetual failures we've been playing all season? A bit late now, mate.
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Ruben Selles ! A Good Man In The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time
at 09:20:36

Out of interest, how do we know Selles is a 'good man'? He might be a complete b*stard for all we know.
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Rumour Mill Starts Turning On Next Southampton Manager
at 09:16:56

Is George Burley still around?
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Southampton V Crystal Palace The Verdict
at 11:32:54

Ankerson somehow managed to find us a manager with less idea how to win a football match than Nathan Jones. Saturday's game was lost at 2pm when the team was announced. If we're going down at least give it a go FFS.
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Southampton at West Ham United The Verdict
at 10:34:27

How the hell can defensive errors be the reason for us going down? How does Nick think we were ever going to stay up... 38 nil-nil draws? Look at our two frontmen yesterday. Was it one league goal between them all season? We were nailed on for relegation the moment the transfer window closed at the start of the season. Ankerson has used the club's recruitment strategy as some sort of weird experiment which has gone catastrophically wrong. Nick's strange obsession with the defence being to blame for everything is blinding him from the real problems. It started with his vendetta against Jack Stephens who, ironically, seems to be one of the key factors in AFCB's recent improved results.
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Southampton V Grimsby Town The Verdict
at 12:05:15

Why was bringing Ballard on a 'desperate gamble'? It was more of a desperate gamble keeping Armstrong and Mara on the pitch for so long after a dreadful first half. Ballard looked livelier in five minutes than the other two did all game. What has Nick got against the poor lad? Is he Nick's new Jack Stephens?
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Southampton V Blackpool The FA Cup Verdict
at 12:34:49

The 5th round draw to be made during Monday night's One Show. Ah, the magic of the FA Cup.
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Southampton V Blackpool The Preview
at 09:23:41

'Verdict'? Christ, for a minute there I thought I'd overslept.
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Southampton V Nottingham Forest The Verdict
at 11:07:04

I see that Che Adams' terrible misses are now so common that they don't even warrant a mention in match reports anymore.
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Southampton V Lincoln City The Verdict
at 11:28:38

As usual we looked much better when Stu and Edozie came on. In a side desperately lacking anyone who can run with the ball surely one or both of these two should be starting. Also, why didn't Ballard or JJM get a game? Could they have possibly contributed less than AA did last night?
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Southampton Sack Ralph Hasenhuttl
at 10:38:15

Will the idiot(s) who allowed the club to go in to the season without a decent goalscorer also be sacked?
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Southampton v Liverpool The Verdict
at 10:33:26

The final result was a bit better than I was expecting but it was annoying we didn't give it more of a go in the last 20 minutes. It summed up Ralph's season really, unable or unwilling to change tactics and personell when it mattered. I like his passion for the club and he seems like a really decent guy, but three and a half years is a long time for a manager to be at a football club in the Premier League these days and sometimes it needs a complete change to reinvigourate the players and fans.
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Potential Traffic Chaos In Southampton For Crystal Palace Game
at 08:00:55

Oddly enough, yesterday was one of the easiest drives into Soton we've ever had on a football Saturday. Sailed through West Quay Road which is normally a nightmare. So either everyone read Nick's UI article and came into town by bicycle or train or something, or nobody does their post-covid shopping in town centres anymore.
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