***official southampton v champions match thread***

[Dameerto]

One ITK rumour (so probably bullsh*t) I heard is that Roberto has been told that he;s down the road in summer and has chucked his toys out the pram to the extent that he's been threatening to walk all week.

No successful business would disincentivize one of their key employees like that when so much depended on them (and when they could sabotage the business as a resul). So I would call it bullshit.

[bigblue]

I agree Mancini has turned an exciting team into the one we see today. Players aren't improving and in some cases getting worse

Short memories make discussion worthless. So Mancini developed us into having the best defense in the league, then the best attack in the league... then took it all away?!

Disappointment seems to amplify stupidity

[ant london]

I don't see too much evidence of a successful business today?

[Cit.revenge]

Well i can't explain my self barry on pitch still and Yaya and Garcia anchor , i m so mad at this preformance .

[Cit.revenge]

Look at Barry horror

[Feed The Goat]

Short memories make discussion worthless. So Mancini developed us into having the best defense in the league, then the best attack in the league... then took it all away?!

Disappointment seems to amplify stupidity

Both aguero and Tevez have gone backwards this season Balo never got any better even with his father figure helping him. So no I don't have a short memory and I don't class myself as stupid.

If you are happy to accept performances like this that's up to you but I'm not.

[FA cup winners 2006]

Likewise because Rodgers has never been given the job at a club where they can realistically challenge for titles he is no good.

Neither has Mick McCarthy, Steve Bruce, Martin O'Neil, Fat Sam, Ian Holloway, Alan Pardew, Tony Pulis, David Moyes....

99% of managers have never been given the chance to manage a team with the ability to win the title. That is not a reason why they are better than those who have. 99% of business owners are not given the responsibilities of a Fortune 500 executive. That is not a reason to speculate that they could do a better job!



Our players have let us down. It's as if someone slipped our squad nyquill before the game.

Well done, take a snippet of my comment.

My argument is that a quality manager over achieves with his team. Moyes is a prime example, Rodgers is looking like doing it now, Klopp with dortmund. Manicini is under achieving with us and just comparing cup wins is not a fair assessment of different managers

[Crossie]

Southampton = what happens when 11 men try to win a game of football.


Lessons can be learnt.

[Sister of fu]

Think this is the worst I have ever seen Gareth Barry play. Can't even get the basics right.

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

I agree Mancini has turned an exciting team into the one we see today. Players aren't improving and in some cases getting worse

Short memories make discussion worthless. So Mancini developed us into having the best defense in the league, then the best attack in the league... then took it all away?!

Disappointment seems to amplify stupidity

We were exciting to watch for a few months. We haven't been the same for over twelve months now.
So which bit is wrong about Mancini turning an exciting team into the one before us now?

[shawzy]

After this game, i think we should take this on the chin and accept we have lost the league...Massive backwards step on last season..No fight in this team.. Gave Mancini benefit of the doubt 1st half, but his substitutions have baffled me, so he can fuckoff and except as much blame as the players.

[FA cup winners 2006]

I agree Mancini has turned an exciting team into the one we see today. Players aren't improving and in some cases getting worse

Short memories make discussion worthless. So Mancini developed us into having the best defense in the league, then the best attack in the league... then took it all away?!

Disappointment seems to amplify stupidity

if you think mancini was so instrumental in winning us the fa cup and the league then you must think that he is the main cause for losing us the league this seaon so.

[Cit.revenge]

Would Bob blame players and only them after this fiasco

[Esky]

Barry putting in a God's honest 0 out of 10 performance here. Impressive how absolutely fucking awful he and many others have managed to be.

[Vantage]

After this game, i think we should take this on the chin and accept we have lost the league...Massive backwards step on last season..No fight in this team.. Gave Mancini benefit of the doubt 1st half, but his substitutions have baffled me, so he can fuckoff and except as much blame as the players.

I am inclined to agree. Playing like they're on Ketamine, apart from Zabs no desire. Mancini isn't the man to get the best out of this squad in this league.

[Dameerto]

I'm struggling to think of a worse team performance by us in recent memory.

[Cocacolajojo1]

I agree Mancini has turned an exciting team into the one we see today. Players aren't improving and in some cases getting worse

Short memories make discussion worthless. So Mancini developed us into having the best defense in the league, then the best attack in the league... then took it all away?!

Disappointment seems to amplify stupidity

if you think mancini was so instrumental in winning us the fa cup and the league then you must think that he is the main cause for losing us the league this seaon so.

Are you five? I mean, I think Bigblue can defend himself so I'm not getting into your discussion. See this as a comment from the sidelines. Are you five?

[Sideshow Bob]

Would Bob blame players and only them after this fiasco

no, he knows what is wrong and he is going to fix it. this time for sure.

[LookMumImOnMCF.net]

Bazza fouls, thought the oppo had ice cream.

[Cocacolajojo1]

Bazza fouls, thought the oppo had ice cream.

:)