BenTheFox Posted 12 August 2022 Share Posted 12 August 2022 14 hours ago, BKLFox said: And to think after they had a mini good spell and went above us for a few weeks before crashing down again some jokers put him forward to replace Rodgers, how lucky are we that jokers sit on forums and not boardrooms I would still be interested to see how he would get on if you gave him a half-decent squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Izzy Posted 12 August 2022 Popular Post Share Posted 12 August 2022 I see Serge from Kasabian is doing the BBC predictions this week against Chris Sutton (thank fvck Mark Lawrenson has finally retired) Serge has predicted we beat Arsenal 0-1 and that Forest lose 0-4 at home to West Ham Good lad. 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampson Posted 12 August 2022 Share Posted 12 August 2022 11 hours ago, The Horse's Mouth said: He's done very well with what he's had at his disposal tbh. He hasn’t. They’re not the poorest team in the divisions. Based on budget and the squad he inherited, Southampton should be finishing 12th-14th. I think you can at best say he’s done about par. But people seriously overrate the job he’s done at Southampton because he’s a disciple of Klopp (same with Arteta being a disciple of Guardiola). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTheFox Posted 12 August 2022 Share Posted 12 August 2022 6 minutes ago, Sampson said: He hasn’t. They’re not the poorest team in the divisions. Based on budget and the squad he inherited, Southampton should be finishing 12th-14th. I think you can at best say he’s done about par. But people seriously overrate the job he’s done at Southampton because he’s a disciple of Klopp (same with Arteta being a disciple of Guardiola). Whether this is down to him or not, I don't know, but I would definitely consider their squad to be amongst the 4 or 5 worst in the division. They will go and beat us next week now I've said that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_up_north Posted 12 August 2022 Share Posted 12 August 2022 3 minutes ago, BenTheFox said: They will go and beat us next week now I've said that. DON'T RUIN MY FRIDAY MORNING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampson Posted 12 August 2022 Share Posted 12 August 2022 (edited) 16 minutes ago, BenTheFox said: Whether this is down to him or not, I don't know, but I would definitely consider their squad to be amongst the 4 or 5 worst in the division. They will go and beat us next week now I've said that. Under Hassenhutl they’ve finished 16th, 11th, 15th and 15th. That second season was about Danny Ings one fully fit season in his career and he was 2nd top scorer in the country only behind Vardy. I’d say that’s about par, the 3 promoted teams nearly always had weaker squads than them as did Burnley, Leeds and pre-takeover Newcastle. Last season Everton finished below them due to a shambles of a season on their part too. Their squad isn’t worse than Palace’s outside of Zaha. They won 9 league games last season, that will get you relegated quite often but the teams below them had very low points totals compared to usual. Honestly, other than Ings’ one fully fit season firing them to 11th, I don’t know how you can say Hassenhutl has done “very well”. I’m not saying he’s been horrendous, but he’s done somewhere between mediocre to okay and that’s about it. I think there’s plenty of average managers who could have achieved similar and plenty of managers out there who could achieved more than 15th or 16th place finishes. Edited 12 August 2022 by Sampson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTheFox Posted 12 August 2022 Share Posted 12 August 2022 2 minutes ago, Sampson said: Under Hassenhutl they’ve finished 16th, 11th, 15th and 15th. That second season was about Danny Ings one fully fit season in his career and he was 2nd top scorer in the country only behind Vardy. I’d say that’s about par, the 3 promoted teams nearly always had weaker squads than them as did Burnley, Leeds and pre-takeover Newcastle. Last season Everton finished below them due to a shambles of a season on their part too. They won 9 league games last season, that will get you relegated quite often but the teams below them had very low points totals compared to usual. Honestly, other than Ings’ one fully fit season firing them to 11th, I don’t know how you can say Hassenhutl has done “very well”. I’m not saying he’s been horrendous, but he’s done somewhere between mediocre to okay and that’s about it. The 16th place finish was probably his best season to be honest. They looked destined to go down before he came in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 12 August 2022 Share Posted 12 August 2022 Hassenhutl has done an average job really but losing 9-0 twice is a weird one. Not many managers lose 9-0 once, never mind twice, especially in the top flight. Something strange at Southampton though. They went from recruiting really well (Mane, Van Dijk, Wanyama, etc) to signing players who are not good enough. Ings had a great season when he was fully fit and Ward Prowse has looked good for them but there isn't much else to shout about in Hassenhutl's time. He might have stopped them going down but he hasn't improved upon it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalis Posted 12 August 2022 Share Posted 12 August 2022 (edited) Yeah Southampton are essentially what we could look like if we replace the big names with dross. Edited 12 August 2022 by Nalis 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Horse's Mouth Posted 12 August 2022 Share Posted 12 August 2022 1 hour ago, Fox92 said: Hassenhutl has done an average job really but losing 9-0 twice is a weird one. Not many managers lose 9-0 once, never mind twice, especially in the top flight. Something strange at Southampton though. They went from recruiting really well (Mane, Van Dijk, Wanyama, etc) to signing players who are not good enough. Ings had a great season when he was fully fit and Ward Prowse has looked good for them but there isn't much else to shout about in Hassenhutl's time. He might have stopped them going down but he hasn't improved upon it. He's been a victim of the previous owners, looks like he's been backed this summer but in a strange way of chucking money at kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sol thewall Bamba Posted 12 August 2022 Popular Post Share Posted 12 August 2022 Southampton are a warning as to what can happen to us if we let standards slip. Boring manager, crap squad, half empty ground. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowlattsFox Posted 12 August 2022 Share Posted 12 August 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Nalis said: Yeah Southampton are essentially what we could look like if we replace the big names with dross. Makes sense us signing their head of recruitment then Edited 12 August 2022 by RowlattsFox 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalis Posted 12 August 2022 Share Posted 12 August 2022 14 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said: Makes sense us signing their hear of recruitment then Crap forgot about that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillippaT Posted 12 August 2022 Share Posted 12 August 2022 30 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said: Makes sense us signing their head of recruitment then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniFox21 Posted 12 August 2022 Share Posted 12 August 2022 32 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said: Southampton are a warning as to what can happen to us if we let standards slip. Boring manager, crap squad, half empty ground. Just as much as Everton, Swansea etc. We're not as secure as people think. One awful period can truly knock us back to the championship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BenTheFox Posted 12 August 2022 Popular Post Share Posted 12 August 2022 24 minutes ago, UniFox21 said: Just as much as Everton, Swansea etc. We're not as secure as people think. One awful period can truly knock us back to the championship The Sky 6 are the only clubs in the league that aren't a few bad decisions away from putting their premier league status at risk. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleronnie Posted 12 August 2022 Share Posted 12 August 2022 17 hours ago, LFox99 said: Lost trust, what does that even mean? He checks their text messages when they're off training? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsintskaro Posted 12 August 2022 Share Posted 12 August 2022 (edited) Their recruitment was crap and now that recruitment guy will build the empire of crap here bunch of average championship players and not very highly rated youngsters who mostly flopped few good prospects did not balance that bad stuff good job Edited 12 August 2022 by tsintskaro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjcW Posted 12 August 2022 Share Posted 12 August 2022 17 hours ago, LFox99 said: there go some free points Probably not helped by Charlie Austin slagging him off in a twitter Q&A last night. Sounds like not many like him down there, including the fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTheFox Posted 12 August 2022 Share Posted 12 August 2022 12 minutes ago, tsintskaro said: Their recruitment was crap and now that recruitment guy will build the empire of crap here bunch of average championship players and not very highly rated youngsters who mostly flopped few good prospects did not balance that bad stuff good job The only thing I can say is that he would probably have more money to spend here once a few players are off the wage bill. I am just trying to stay a little more positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsintskaro Posted 12 August 2022 Share Posted 12 August 2022 Just now, BenTheFox said: The only thing I can say is that he would probably have more money to spend here once a few players are off the wage bill. I am just trying to stay a little more positive. one can only dream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_favourite Posted 12 August 2022 Share Posted 12 August 2022 And the worst kit of the season goes to… who thought Green was a great idea??!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Md9 Posted 12 August 2022 Share Posted 12 August 2022 Seeing that psg want rashford but Utd say he is not for sale. I don’t know which club is more stupid, psg for wanting him or Utd for not wanting him to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosbehFox Posted 12 August 2022 Share Posted 12 August 2022 1 hour ago, BenTheFox said: The only thing I can say is that he would probably have more money to spend here once a few players are off the wage bill. I am just trying to stay a little more positive. Glover’s transfers at Saints are fine. Ings, Djenepo, Adams, Salisu, Walker-Peters, Diallo, Minamino, Walcott, Livramento, Perraud, Armstrong, Lyanco, Borja (loan) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntman_Mike Posted 12 August 2022 Share Posted 12 August 2022 Forest agree deal to sign Dennis from Watford. Quite envious of this one. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62522280 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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