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17 Jan 2026 20:10:44
Eckert `We did enough to win the game`

Totally deluded.

We actually didn`t Tonda - they scored 2 clinical goals. We didn`t.

They played fast counter attacking football. We played ponderous sideways and backwards russball.

Just can`t see how we get out of this downward spiral.

17 Jan 2026 20:50:32
Solution is get rid of all ideology around it. Anyone who had that indoctrinated into them needs to go. All players, all coaches, chefs, coach drivers. And start again.

Football isn’t a hard game. We just like making it incredibly difficult. All United really did today was defend in a solid shape, press at the right times and counter attack clinically. When you do that against a team passing it around and not creating good chances, you will only lose if you make a bad error. They didn’t, Hull didn’t.

What’s really worrying is the years and years of people within the club saying ‘we did enough to win the game’, ‘we were the better side’, ‘we were unlucky’, ‘we just need to take our chances’. We’ve been told that for the best part of five years and know it’s absolute bulls**t.

We’ve haven’t been doing the basics right for a long time. Buying journeymen hasn’t done it, buying expensive primadonnas hasn’t done it, the best bet is to focus on the academy again and grow kids into what we want as Ralph was trying to do.

Fed up. Upset. Less than a decade ago we beat Inter Milan and were in a cup final. So sad.

17 Jan 2026 17:22:38
It doesn't not matter which manager it is, suicidal back passes, consistently poor man marking, atrocious tracking of a player, very poor positional play, poor reading of a game. are unforgivable for professional footballers.

Week in week out I see players with all these qualities. poor qualities .

It's a joke!

17 Jan 2026 15:40:08
One goal from a corner. One from a defensive pass 20 yards out. Absolute disgrace. 8 points above the bottom three, I really think nothing is going to change unless we end up in League 1 again.

16 Jan 2026 07:39:08
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13 Jan 2026 17:26:35
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12 Jan 2026 20:06:10
Given it seems dead quiet with nothing in the way of incomings, assuming a budget of £10m and three players, who would you like to see us sign this month?

For me;
Would have been Patterson from Sunderland before we brought Peretz in, but maybe one for summer if not now.

Boly I think might be a low risk option, would be next to nothing, bring leadership, no nonsense defending, but the risk is his legs have gone.

Think we should be all over Josh Sargent. Don't know how he's still at Norwich. But that'd likely be a pricey choice.

I'd also not say no to selling to desperate PL clubs (have we taken enough off West Ham?) for Harwood-Bellis or Archer.

13 Jan 2026 08:03:19
I’m not sure whether it’s new players we need or new mindsets we need. I would definitely welcome some no-nonsense straight talking leadership in our ranks, but there will be limited choice if £10M is all we can scrape together.

Charles coming back will hopefully be a big plus. I’m fed up with Downes who is a shadow of his former self - never on the front foot and always at risk of yellow/red card because he’s slow to respond to what’s going on around him.

I used to be a big critic of Manning but he has been playing with some fire in his belly. Trouble
Is he’s limited technically meaning he doesn’t create enough down the left flank.

Oh and get rid of Stephens - maybe to Eastleigh!

13 Jan 2026 17:33:38
Downes, THB, Stephens need to go for me as a priority. We just seem to have so, so many players who are never near the team. Edozie, Fraser, Stewart, Aribo, and how much are Romeu’s wages.

I imagine they aren’t going to splurge anything at all unless we can sell but those names listed give the club next to nothing on the pitch. It’s all such a mess which is all the more frustrating given a top two spot would be there for the taking if we were a competently run club.

13 Jan 2026 18:02:12
I’ve heard nothing on any incoming players. I’ve been told the hierarchy are concentrating on moving out high earners but no names mentioned.
I still think we need a centre forward, Wilson would be perfect! He and Stewart game managing would be really good. Until we change to 442, Archer and Armstrong will never get the support they need.
How about, McCarthy Elart THB Wood Manning Charles Jander Azaz Scienza AA Wilson to start with Roeslov Downes Bragg Fellows Stewart Archer On the bench. Charles can play centre back

14 Jan 2026 00:51:01
Troy Parrott—Irelands striker (AZ ALKMAAR-ex TOTTENHAM) looks the business. Any Chance. K O M.

14 Jan 2026 03:35:08
Just confirmed profile of TROY PARROTT (AZ ALKMAAR) ex (TOTTENHAM) and IRELAND INT. must surely be on top of SAINTS STRIKER LIST,! K O M.

14 Jan 2026 13:39:22
He’s great when playing off the shoulder!

Yes, that was awful!

Happy New Year St John!

15 Jan 2026 03:16:32
Hey Millertime, many thanks for your annual salutations and the very same to you! .ps.Maybe off the shoulder of a fit ROSS STEWART.

15 Jan 2026 04:07:02
Whilst I guess the team personnel will likely change by end of January (hopefully for the better) a suggested 442 with who’s available at the moment : PERETZ ROERSLEV CHARLES (CAPT.) WOOD WELINGTON.SCIENZA JANDER BRAGG FELLOWS AZAZ/or ARCHER. STEWART.Should TODDY struggle for max points in remainder of January maybe if successful as interim at MAN UTD. a re emergence of MICHAEL CARRICK interest.nb IF RONNIE EDWARDS was not GIVENAWAY recently he would have featured in my suggested line up alongside centre half SHEA CHARLES.

09 Jan 2026 07:39:10
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