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Reply | Team for Burnley?
at 16:01 2 Nov 2026
Yes that’s fair. I just think overall he promises more than he delivers with a lot of ineffective games. With a young right back having a torrid time on Saturday it didn’t sit well with me that Poku did so little tracking back. I also saw some analysis saying that he was the 2nd most one footed player in the Championship. Don’t know how true that is but he is a bit predictable at times |
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Reply | To Early ?
at 15:37 2 Nov 2026
Maybe Kone ate them all?
But in answer to the OP, never too early |
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Reply | Injuries
at 15:34 2 Nov 2026
Bunker in Kiev or dugout at Loftus Rd? The latter mildly safer (Ben Williams seems bullet-proof after all) but true to say both carry their dangers… |
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Reply | Team for Burnley?
at 15:30 2 Nov 2026
Concerning that JCS is out. However it’s more critical in away games that we can put Ronnie in midfield.
Imagine Chair and Dembele still not ready to start but might get on at Julian’s customary 60 min sub break (regardless of the state of the game).
Other than that I fear it might be as we were simply due to lack of fit options. But if it was me I would try Kolli instead of Vale who needs to come out of the firing line (another poor performance from him and think there could be some booing, which wouldn’t help anyone).
Kolli could either play on the left or alongside Kone with Smyth left.
Poku gets a bit of a free pass from some fans and has been little better than Vale, tho probably keeps his place purely due to lack of fit alternatives. |
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Reply | Injuries
at 15:18 2 Nov 2026
Lot of potential injury hazards for Jake on a bench. Splinters for one. |
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Reply | Injuries
at 12:06 2 Nov 2026
We have an entire army of conditioning people these days.
And we have expensive new training facilities.
So don’t think it’s lack of resource.
The spotlight is on Ben Williams.
His career record is mixed, his football experience limited and his manner/ behaviour controversial.
And our fitness record under him is appalling.
So maybe he should go.
My only word of caution is that for all the criticism, no one has really articulated anything specific that he is doing to apparently cause / fail to prevent all these injuries.
If he carries the can, few tears will be shed. But if the club isn’t conducting an INDEPENDENT deep dive into what is causing our on-going fitness issues I fear the same problems will hamper us long after he is gone. |
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Reply | southampton away...match thread...
at 17:22 31 Oct 2026
Agreed.
Many of us were questioning playing Vale/ Poku before the match but in fairness, what were the options?
We didn't have a single experienced centre midfielder on the bench.
With JCS presumably not 100% we couldn't play Ronnie in midfield.
But Vale and Poku did frustrate me. Wafting about when surely they could see how under the cosh we were.
As you say on Adamson, been great, but he was destroyed down his wing and too often was just ambling back after being caught up field. Even Boy Kember who has been brilliant was made to look pretty basic at times.
Not sure Stephan got into the team how hard they would have to graft to even keep the score respectable, let alone get anything. |
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Reply | southampton away...match thread...
at 17:01 31 Oct 2026
I love your positivity but no way were we the better side for most of the game. They were different class and tore us apart second half. No shame in that, their squad cost 10 times what ours did. We gave a respectable account of ourselves first half but second half am v sorry to say but our defence was humiliated at times, albeit under tremendous pressure |
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Reply | southampton away...match thread...
at 16:56 31 Oct 2026
We got pumped the 2nd half, could have been more in all honesty.
Still, next two games are the key ones, 6 points from those and today is forgotten |
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Reply | southampton away...match thread...
at 16:27 31 Oct 2026
First half we left players free at the back stick.
Julian been getting a lot of praise.
But that is so basic - why wasn’t it addressed at half time? |
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Reply | southampton away...match thread...
at 16:17 31 Oct 2026
We could all see changes were needed but he stuck with what wasn’t working. Nothing more inevitable than that goal |
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Reply | southampton away...match thread...
at 16:02 31 Oct 2026
Maybe Smyth out right as Poku leaving Adamson v exposed, bring on Chair and Kolli for Poku and Vale. I take your point but if we don’t roll the dice I think we get rolled over here |
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