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Reply | J W P to Burnley on loan until season end.
at 11:54 28 Jan 2026
What amazes me is that in two and half seasons and 66 games played since he left, he still hasn't scored another free kick!
Must be karma. |
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Reply | We have more chance of going up now than next season
at 10:11 27 Jan 2026
Watching the game on TV on Sunday, it crossed my mind that Tonda might turn out to be a 'steadying the ship' type manager.
We didn't look like world beaters but I felt that we were doing the right things and I didn't have the same sense of hopelessness as when watching the Jones or Still teams.
Let's see if we can make some king of useful/sensible signing this month and then see how the next 19 games go.
57 points to play for and getting into that final play off slot is all about momentum /form in the final part of a season and winning on the final day.
And let's worry about next season when it comes. We are where we are. |
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Reply | Danny Rohl
at 14:33 26 Jan 2026
Every time you mention Gao you add the excuse about Chinese exchange controls.
Was he not able to secure funds elsewhere? Could he not have tried to sell up as soon as he knew that his business plan was f*cked.
It's odd that you are so keen to excuse him. The sale to him was a disaster. It's when everything started to go very wrong.
I don't feel the need to sympathise with the restraints behind his terrible ownership.
Also can't forget that he got us sponsored by some made up company. |
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Reply | Shocking
at 11:22 26 Jan 2026
I've probably shared this before on here but late 90s I was at Leighton Orient watching Darlington.
Blind Darlington fan was at the front of the terrace shouting racist abuse at the black players. His mate was telling him who to shout at. |
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Reply | AA
at 10:40 26 Jan 2026
I agree with this. I thought both chances weren't goals because of great goalkeeping.
The first one was exactly the sort of low nearpost shot that would have beaten Bazunu and McCarthy both. |
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Reply | Danny Rohl
at 22:59 25 Jan 2026
He didn't, but neither did he leave us in a great position.
And didn't he give Djneppo a contract extension? One of the most useless players I have ever seen. |
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Thread | Danny Rohl
at 17:29 25 Jan 2026
Working miracles at Rangers, after the absolute car crash of Russel M.
Only 4 points of the top now and great chance to win it. Can't help but have my fingers crossed for the guy. Not least because it makes Martin look like such a chump.
And I've always liked the theory that it is all started to go wrong for Saints when Rohl left.
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Reply | Predictions for tonight
at 15:02 21 Jan 2026
I'd take a draw.
We looked really poor last time out. I think we've lost the plot big time in terms of knowing how to win.
We had it for a few amazing games but now it's gone again. |
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Reply | Tonda is doing a great job
at 16:04 20 Jan 2026
I was A Tonda happy clapper. Winning 4 out of 5 and then 6 out of 7 was absolute dreamland in terms of recent Saints managers.
On that basis I was very happy to see him appointed, and how things have gone in the last 7 games has been disappointing and surprising.
However, I'm happy to stick with him for a bit longer now. Give him a chance to re-find his magic touch, because magic it certainly was. People were talking about automatic promotion ffs! |
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Reply | Sadio Mane
at 12:54 19 Jan 2026
Interesting background story. He's a good lad.
Becoming independent from parents (emotionally and financially) is a major life step. Some people never achieve it their whole lives. Others can only achieve it by severing all ties.
I wonder what stories people on here have? |
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Reply | Make it make sense?
at 10:31 19 Jan 2026
Sounds like you're not taken by our new goalkeeper? |
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Thread | Make it make sense?
at 22:57 18 Jan 2026
I have to say I have some sympathy with Solak in relation to Tonda. I thought his record in those first games was so good that it would have been mad not to appoint him.
Just as a reminder, he was appointed after 5 games having won 4 and lost 1, but he then went to on to win the next 2 as well making it 6 wins from 7. Moreover, in those seven games we scored 21 goals and conceded 9.
In the following 7 games, we've won none and lost 4. We've conceded 12 and scored only 5.
Can someone please explain to me how this is possible?? Fair enough, it was perhaps unrealistic to expect the winning streak to continue indefinitely but to collapse so spectacularly makes no sense to me at all.
Was someone giving the players magic beans during that first set of 7 games?
Or is it just that other teams simply worked out what we were doing to succeed, stopped us doing it and Tonda is too inexperienced to have a plan B?
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Reply | Who Is The Worst Signing Saints Have Ever Made
at 15:55 16 Jan 2026
This has got to be clickbait, but I am biting!...
Including Sofiane Boufal in that list is an absolutely disgrace.
He is the best player to sign for Saints in the last ten years. |
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Reply | Who Should Play In Goal On Saturday
at 14:58 15 Jan 2026
Dismay about Solak's recruitment strategy is hardly news.
The club has brought in another inexperienced player who might turn out to be useless. Let's see.
You'd think that Solak would learn his lessons at some point - how long did D Downes last (£7 million !!) - but they don't seem to.
But there have been a few hits, so let's hope this keeper is one of them.
Certainly, getting shot of Bazunu was the right thing to do. He made one or two spectacular saves but he let him far too many that looked very very soft. |
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Reply | Who Should Play In Goal On Saturday
at 11:03 15 Jan 2026
We have to play the new guy. There's nothing to think about.
We have to hope that he's good, and there's only one way to find that out. |
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Reply | Who Should Play In Goal On Saturday
at 16:57 14 Jan 2026
What a daft poll.
Replace Bazunu and then ask whether we should play his replacement. Err, Idk, tough decision.
Surely there's better clickbait than this. |
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Reply | West Brom Game Matchday Thread
at 15:03 10 Dec 2025
I think that's right. Over the last 18 months we've not exactly been solid when trying to defend.
I think all those defeats will have left some scars. So used to conceding goals that some kind of panic will set in when under sustained attack. |
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Reply | 5 Things About West Brom Game
at 11:59 10 Dec 2025
I think some people want jam on it.
Rarely does any team plays brilliantly for 90 mins. Energy has to be managed and when you get a 3 goal lead, it's natural and probably sensible to reserve resources a little.
And there's always another team on the pitch. WBA upped their game and then their energy and confidence increased further as they started scoring.
I'm pretty confident about the Norwich game. They've improved a bit but they're sill not great. |
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