Southampton fans

[Euler]

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

I thought it was a decent gesture from the new manager. When you see the numbers queuing up for a pint in the concourse, it's a good move to get them on side with a free pint

Well it certainly heated up the atmosphere, so maybe doing each game may get some betters results

[ShaunWhite]

Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

I thought it was a decent gesture from the new manager. When you see the numbers queuing up for a pint in the concourse, it's a good move to get them on side with a free pint

That's what it was all about, getting the fans on side who would tend to be more vocal, pure self interest rather than being a 'decent gesture'. Afterall there were many other ways he could make a decent genture, funny how he chose that one. I hope you kept the voucher, use it if he gets results, and tell him to shove it if he doesn't. He must think you're all mugs if he reckons he can buy your affections.

As usual I look like the Grinch, but I'm not quite so impressed by a voucher for £2.

[Trader Pat]

He must think you're all mugs if he reckons he can buy your affections.

Most people can be 'bought' in some form or another they just don't realise it

[LeTiss]

Totally disagree with Shaun on this - football fans spend fortunes on tickets, and when your team hasn't won a home match all season, it becomes tiresome. He wanted to lubricate the voices of the more vocal supporters, as a good atmosphere gives you an extra man

I cannot see anything wrong with that at all. Fans like to feel appreciated, and being bought a pint goes a long way

[ShaunWhite]

Totally disagree with Shaun on this - football fans spend fortunes on tickets, and when your team hasn't won a home match all season, it becomes tiresome. He wanted to lubricate the voices of the more vocal supporters, as a good atmosphere gives you an extra man

I cannot see anything wrong with that at all. Fans like to feel appreciated, and being bought a pint goes a long way

The price of your loyalty has gone down a lot, it used to be £350m a week, now its a pint.

I do understand what you mean, on the surface it seems logical and harmless and probably is. But with the ink still wet on the pages of the newspapers carrying stories about the lubricated voices of so called fans, it just seems like a cheap badly timed stunt, to me.

Gotta say there doesn't seem to be much spirit in the Southampton fans (excuse the pun). Judging by the comments on the forum, half of you sound like you'd be happy in the lower leagues and the other half won't get behind their team unless they've been bought a drink. I'd rather watch my lot lose to the best in the world every week (and I do) than win 1 nil against village teams. We've done the whole prem exit thing too much, it's not a relief, it's crap. Shouldn't take a drink to get you singing.

We'll see how things go at Huddersfield, he might be getting those pint glasses back full of a different amber liquid.

[Kai]

Well Ralph is just trying to lift the whole place and is trying to build some momentum, I actually enjoyed watching his gegenpressing approach against Arsenal, I just hope it lasts and the mood doesn't turn to gegendepressing too soon. Saints may well have found themselves their own version of Klopp, a charismatic manager who likes to press high and is equally animated on the touchline, they even share the same height and accent!

But yeah, Saints actually have a surprisingly good track record when it comes to new managers, other than "Sparky" who I think is very naive and idealistic as a manager I think they were spot on, it's just a bummer that most of them were using the club as a stepping stone. Southampton has to do more to try and keep one of the good ones for a longer period, or this relegation battle pattern will continue until they inevitably go down. I'm also happy that Ingsy has found himself a new home, there aren't many natural finishers who actually enjoy to press and are already used to it, he should fit in perfectly.

[Euler]

Ings looked so sharp on Sunday, but that cross by Long was a thing of beauty.

[ShaunWhite]

Someone likes your new boss.
But the Newc and CPal charts look similar too so it's more of an indication of the feeling about Hudd, Burnley, Fulham & Cardiff I think.

Relegation odds.

[Euler]

New manager bounce for sure, but that win would have helped a lot.

Six pointer at the weekend. If Saints win that then the bottom three are cemented in a battle for survival.