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He's got no idea, but he has to stay :)
at 18:43 25 Sep 2023

For what its worth, no point in getting rid of the manager for now, may as well let him finish his experiment. and hope it comes good.
We all know it was a mistake getting him and listening to the drivel about possession football, these are pie in the sky dreams for the big teams that play in Europe and south America, not the English leagues. The fact is we don't have the players, even if we removed the manager to make advances we would have to also swap all the players out and that is not going to happen.

We would need
1. An experienced journeyman keeper who can marshal the defence and punch a few strikers in the face when collecting crosses. Grobbelaar type (when he wasn't taking bribes)
2. Some good old fashioned defenders who can tackle and kick lumps out of the opposition and organise. Neil Ruddock types
3. We can keep the smaller full backs and let them run up and down supporting the wingers, but first teach them how to tackle and hit long sweeping balls up to the strikers to run onto. but to also stay in position and defend first. Jason Dodd, we need people like you.
4. A couple of midfield generals, Marsden tacking and kicking with Oakley or Magilton doing the fancy passing forward and jinking runs.
5. We need some heavy duty strikers like shearer who would make sure not only the ball went into the net but everyone him, and having a Dowie who he can play off.

An finish by playing the old fashioned 4-4-2, where get get the ball and hit the strikers at every earliest opportunity.

The good old days of football where it was about winning games and giving the crowd something to cheer about and be the 12th man

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My Dad, a saint forever
at 16:43 2 May 2020

My dad passed and we had his funeral yesterday, He had a season ticket for well over 30 years, he first started taking me back in the 70's and he had been going long before that.

I want to thank you for being part of his service.

He went to pretty much every ground with saints and had lots of friends from around the ground over the years.

He was in the Northern at St Marys, the Archers at the dell. Him and I used to read the Ugly Inside in paper format when it first started, we would purchase at the ground, he still read this forum up to his passing. Nick you have been part of my family life for many years although we have never met. Dad says thanks for all the laughs and the news :)

It wasn't the virus that got him, but it was because of the virus and self-isolating meant he didn't get the care he needed. He was now old and frail, his time was due, virus or not.

This is not a morbid post, nor one of me seeking sympathy. It is to spread the joy that was bought to us, his family yesterday by him being a saint.

The photos show his coffin had the stripes draped, he was sent to cremation wearing his saints top that was mainly red with the thin white strips, we thought that top was so bad it needed burning, it wasn't a hard choice. He also went into the fire with his saints scarf and bobble hat on.

This is where I thank you all,
The crowning glory was the final music, it was a recording of 'oh when the saints', Recorded at st Marys, it was the crowd singing, no music, just the chant, it was amazing, I'm hoping he was part of the recording.

Cheers and see you all soon

Darren

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