Nah, not really, but it is good to through in teh odd serious post amongst all the shit I shovel 
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I can answer the last bit about us being a âstable talent farmâ and whether that means we can attract quality players and managers. The answer is YES because thatâs how half the teams in Europe operate. They have fantastic academies and buy cheap young talent to improve and sell on. Rather than being a problem, itâs an asset. Young players are attracted because they know theyâll improve and eventually get a big move. Managers are used to working like this and, like poch and koeman, also get their big move. We are attractive for these reasons AND people like the Premier league because the money and status, so we will always attract the staff. The one key thing is having an excellent scouting network to snap up talent before others. As long as we can do that weâll be fine and I for one am happy with that.
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Originally posted by @areloa-grandee
Nah, not really, but it is good to through in teh odd serious post amongst all the shit I shovel
trademark FC
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We should try & get a Bum Pushed Out XI going. Raheem Sterling can be captain.
Problem as I see it though is that because of the competitive nature of the premier league, there is a very fine line between sccess and potential failure- and âtypicallyâ success seems to follow those sides that have greter continuity - stabilty in playing staff and style - not those who change both frequentlyâŚfor me this is less about Koeman going and being replaced, but about the frequency with which we changeâŚ
That is the nature of football now though.
Continuity of staff is far rarer these days. Particularly, in playing and management staff. Koeman is, if I am correct, the first manager to complete two, full successive seasons in around 15 years (possibly more?). So itâs not as if this is entirely new to the club.
The average life-span of a Premier League manager is something like 18 months (I think I saw that somewhere - if thatâs wrong please do correct me), so itâs not as if we are chopping and changing at a particularly alarming rate compared to others.
If anything, this shift makes me think that the club trying to stick to itâs principles is a good thing. Iâd have loved Koeman to stay for 7, 8 or even 10 years and really build a legacy. Realistically, though, that isnât likely to happen. So, the club having a long-term view on how they want to play, in what way and the type of personnel required to do so makes a lot of sense. Focusing on people that can slot in, and at some point out, of that seems the most logical way to go.
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If I was in charge Adkins would prob stilll be Manager. Weâd prob be finishing bottom half every year and thinking that was Quite Gd. I am v.loyal to ppl srs.
You quickly dumped KFC for BK though didnât you. what did they offer you, 50p more an hour and better WiFi??
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Originally posted by @Bearsy
Originally posted by @areloa-grandee
Nah, not really, but it is good to through in teh odd serious post amongst all the shit I shovel
trademark FC
Who?
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Millwall? Sunderland? Wolves? 
Are you including lady bears in this ? Seem to remember some old threesome threads from the old muppet show. May have beena different bear though TBF
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Yep its a great - its an ideal approachâŚbut not without a fair degree of risk given the league we are in⌠its how we assess that risk and whether we feel its manageble or not, this is where there will be differences of opinion.
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Originally posted by @areloa-grandee
Originally posted by @Bearsy
Originally posted by @areloa-grandee
Nah, not really, but it is good to through in teh odd serious post amongst all the shit I shovel
trademark FC
Who?
Franks Cousin, or Fried Chicken, or Fabio Capello,or fat cock
I am v.loyal to all bitches srs, I would bang them all equally & if possible, simultaneously.
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Thought it refered to Trademark FC, who play in Tulleyâs Frybar Kent old boys league division 6
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There are two issues getting blurred around the Matty Targett incident.
Bollocking players in front of others will happen and if thatâs how Ron gets results then thatâs fine, even if the victim doesnât like it.
The real problem is the likes of Targett and Reed being held back by a manager who has gone native and forgotten heâs meant to be embracing The Southampton Way.
Itâs the latter that should bother Les Reed.
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Agreed, but we are assuming both Reed and Targett are being heldback as opposed to not developing as their initial promise showed⌠I have no idea, but can remember the grief (SWF) used to give to Targett when he did play⌠I have no clue how developing players are âintegratedâ into the side etc⌠or what levels they are expected to attain during the process for their progress to be considered solid?
I am kind of playing devils advocate in all this, because I think its important to explore more than one angle, as I do think we dont just swallow the party lineâŚall the time
Iâm guessing âThou Shalt Not Stealâ isnât one of the MUSH bibleâs Ten Commandments.
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Yes I agree Gay, they need to be of the right standard, and I only used them as examples.
But Ronâs actions suggest that none of our young players are good enough, and that would seem unlikely.
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I was under the impression you could not get laid in a brothel even when the bill had already been paid 
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