And, we’re off.......2018/2019

[Orikoru]

I know I only posted last week, after a long time, but I really have fallen out of love with football. This has happened over a period of time.
For me the above article clearly states what's wrong with the modern game, ruined by money. In addition the game is more like a non contact sport with players at ALL clubs cheating, diving and falling over like academy nominated actors.
The money has increased the cost for Sky, which I no longer have. When I do watch MOTD I find myself drifting away during the second game.
My main focus these days is Golf

Imagine saying this in the week after two golf heavyweights competed for 9 million dollars.

 

[Jensen]

Imagine saying this in the week after two golf heavyweights competed for 9 million dollars.

I repeat, integrity and honest is sadly missing in football

 

[Orikoru]

I repeat, integrity and honest is sadly missing in football

Well, they've always been totally different games, a bit stupid to compare them in my opinion. In the 70s/80s when Souness and the like were breaking people's legs, would you have said golf is the better sport because it's less violent? They're chalk and cheese.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I repeat, integrity and honest is sadly missing in football

It’s not just football though is it - can level that at most sports these days. Football gets the stick because it’s the most high profile sport

 

[Orikoru]

I am going to boldly predict that Southampton will NOT be involved in a relegation battle next season. Fingers crossed we get to 8th - 12th place.

The issue is you still have Mark Hughes as your manager though, so I wouldn't hold my breath.

I think Hughes will have us safe. He certainly improved us, if we can either keep Austin fit or sign a striker then he has a good a squad to manage as he ever has.

Seems I was right about Hughes. I expect he'll be gone by Christmas, and his top flight career is surely over now - on the scrapheap with Pardew. That will be a record too as no manager has ever been sacked twice by Premier League clubs in one calendar year before. Apparently in this calendar year he has achieved just three league wins.

This is quite funny, courtesy of Football365 Mediawatch today:

‘Mark Hughes calls for VAR to be introduced after Southampton are denied goal in draw with Watford’ – MailOnline, November 11.

‘Mark Hughes annoyed by VAR after Southampton Carabao Cup exit’ – Sky Sports, November 28.

Says it all about the man really.

 

[Papas1982]

Seems I was right about Hughes. I expect he'll be gone by Christmas, and his top flight career is surely over now - on the scrapheap with Pardew. That will be a record too as no manager has ever been sacked twice by Premier League clubs in one calendar year before. Apparently in this calendar year he has achieved just three league wins.

This is quite funny, courtesy of Football365 Mediawatch today:


Says it all about the man really.

Tbf a manager being a hypocrite in regards to their team’s decisions is hardly surprising is it? That could be levelled at any of them.

In regards to Hughes, he kept us up so no complaints he got the chance, Our board is as much (if not more) to blame. Liebherr has no interest in anything other than running us on a shoestring.

 

[Orikoru]

Tbf a manager being a hypocrite in regards to their team’s decisions is hardly surprising is it? That could be levelled at any of them.

In regards to Hughes, he kept us up so no complaints he got the chance, Our board is as much (if not more) to blame. Liebherr has no interest in anything other than running us on a shoestring.

He didn't really perform miracles though, you carried on being quite rubbish but Swansea were just worse. He always blames the refs for his poor performance. Apparently he still states that he has never been relegated as a manager - that would be because he's sacked before it happens!

 

[Papas1982]

He didn't really perform miracles though, you carried on being quite rubbish but Swansea were just worse. He always blames the refs for his poor performance. Apparently he still states that he has never been relegated as a manager - that would be because he's sacked before it happens!

We still stayed up, and we did perform better than before he arrived. We were down if we’d kept the previous joker on board. Again, very few managers don’t find something/one to blame. Once they’re on the pitch it’s the payers job to perform, the only manager I’ve seen criticise players (mourinho) got hammered. Not very many say they themselves were to blame.

Re the final point you make, whilst it is spin on his behalf. It is still true...

 

[Orikoru]

We still stayed up, and we did perform better than before he arrived. We were down if we’d kept the previous joker on board. Again, very few managers don’t find something/one to blame. Once they’re on the pitch it’s the payers job to perform, the only manager I’ve seen criticise players (mourinho) got hammered. Not very many say they themselves were to blame.

Re the final point you make, whilst it is spin on his behalf. It is still true...

Factually true but he says it as a badge of pride, when in actual fact if he had have been relegated that would at least have meant the board thought he had a chance of staying up. Being sacked before it happens means he was bloody hopeless.

I like Southampton, I grew up with them as a Prem team and the amazing Le Tissier years, so I want them to stay up, which means getting rid of that clown!

 

[Piece]

I thought the Lyon v Man City was a good game last night. Full of speed and energy, showing that Man City won't have it all their own way in the CL this year.

Not sure what game to watch tonight...

 

[Papas1982]

Factually true but he says it as a badge of pride, when in actual fact if he had have been relegated that would at least have meant the board thought he had a chance of staying up. Being sacked before it happens means he was bloody hopeless.

I like Southampton, I grew up with them as a Prem team and the amazing Le Tissier years, so I want them to stay up, which means getting rid of that clown!

Rumours are Big Sam. Problem is, I don’t see us throwing him 9m!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Seems I was right about Hughes. I expect he'll be gone by Christmas, and his top flight career is surely over now - on the scrapheap with Pardew. That will be a record too as no manager has ever been sacked twice by Premier League clubs in one calendar year before. Apparently in this calendar year he has achieved just three league wins.

This is quite funny, courtesy of Football365 Mediawatch today:


Says it all about the man really.

I think the weekend defeat was a big nail in his coffin and I can't see them getting anything at home to Man United or away to Spurs. I was disappointed at the way he left Fulham and to be honest he's not really done much and I do think his reputation is now tarnished. I agree he'll be gone soon

 

[clubchamp98]

Ref in Liverpool game looks out of his depth.
Clear red card.
Booked Gomez for identical foul but never booked PSG player.
Penalty decision was a joke , good job extra Lino seen it.

Our midfield look to slow, you can’t give the ball away against players of This Calibre.
We look scared of them, to many backward passes , we are lucky to only be one down.

 

[Deleted member 18121]

Joe Gomez gets booked for breathing near neymar yet their defence can do wwf moves on our attackers..... Gotta love a European night 👍

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Ref might have been suspect, but we didnt get going and let them have it..
Too clumsy, too cumbersome, two-one loss.

 

[clubchamp98]

Got what we deserved there .
Buffon could have stayed in the dressing room.
Just no quality at all.

Klopp needs to sit the players down and show them how to take a corner/ free kick cos ours were woeful tonight.
If we want to progress we need to play better than that.

Some good acting from PSG it puts me off watching the game.

 

[clubchamp98]

Ref might have been suspect, but we didnt get going and let them have it..
Too clumsy, too cumbersome, two-one loss.

Think the ref was punishing us for Brexit.
Can’t understand some decisions.

 

[Rlburnside]

Good win against Inter ,still in but Barca away will probably be a step to far, we should have won the other two games and walked this group.

On a good run now makes the game at the weekend interesting

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Some horrendous refereeing decisions in Paris but ultimately Liverpool weren't good enough on the night. Good win for Spurs but can't see them getting anything is Spain

 

[USER1999]

Haven't Barca topped the group now? If they field a reserve team, I think Spuds have a chance.