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I agree he is a really good prospect , but TBH the midfield wasn’t fantastic yesterday as a 3 against Brightons 5 . I just think to play this system we desperately need experienced midfielder who will be strong and play box to box. His a good player but needs time to develop.

Yes I agree we did seem to look to be more progressive. Back 4 looked comfortable.

Don’t think 3 man midfield will ever suit him . Brighton sat with 5 in the middle so he had tough task today . He show glimpses of a decent player then looks very ordinary.

Mork calling Orson come in Orson

I’m amazed the owners have trusted Purslow with this decision. I was hoping the owners would make a real statement with this appointment of their intent and ambition. This has me so underwhelmed and disappointed. Nothing against Steve G it’s just such a strange appointment, I feel Purslow has far to much control of our club that may not bode well. If confirmed we now just have to get behind him and hope the gamble pays off . UTV

He would still get a game in our midfield

What’s he achieved exactly.? he is in (with greatest respect to Scottish Football ) managing in a league where you have a 50 /50 chance of winning the title . If it’s him I’m very surprised at the owners .

What games are you watching . Cash is our RB who has been playing pretty good in a difficult season Guilbert wouldn’t get a sniff . , Target plays left back so no comp for him ?

Mate the Smith era is over , don’t forget he came from high flying Brentford . Better pedigree than Smith ?

Make no mistake we’re fully involved in this relegation scrap.

If that’s true we’re in serious trouble.

Based on the performances currently it’s a very easy decision for me. We’re in free fall and he hasn’t got a clue how to address it. Dress it up how you like we can’t string a team together or any consistency. You can blame coaches injuries whatever you want but at the end of the day the buck stops with Dean Smith. Nice guy villa fan got us promoted but time is up. the owners have to show real intent for me as this is not going to get any better.

So it’s stick or twist time ! Will the board hold their nerve ? This was supposedly our cup final where we came out fighting but all we got was another poor performance in that first half . We were very lucky Southampton we’re not out of site. It was another good goal to be fair .We had good spell in the second half but this isn’t enough. Players are lacking confidence that’s clear but it’s so disappointing again to see how poorly we were initially set up with some players really just passengers in that first half . I’ve seen glimpse of a response from the players but something is seriously wrong in the coaching of our team and has been for some time . Sadly I’m now of the opinion we need to make the change .

It’s very late here he signed the new deal once we walked away .

Agree but it’s just not working mate . Not the just the last few games but this year . The club is a business based on results .

You hit the nail on the head mate . We not yet recovered from the double act splitting up.

Not correct mate we wouldn’t pay what Southampton wanted. He signed the contract once we walked away .

100%

It really is mate . We can’t continue in panic mode , it’s not just the last 5 games it’s been here for some time . Not sure what’s happening withe coaches coming and going but we’re a shambles . if we’re honest they should have been out of site first half . Again we have a brief spell with no end product . we have a collection of players that look like they are not coached and playing out of position . we’re desperately weak in midfield this has not been addressed,

No sorry , give the guy some respect

Unfortunately I agree . Not just this season there are periods when the team is set up dreadfully . We have been fortunate to pick up some results this year but on the whole we have been very poor . not sure who’s out there but this can’t continue as I hate to say it relegation is a serious threat to us . We simply have no midfield who can hold and control tempo of the game . This is where our games are won and lost .

We’re in serious trouble .

Here we go

Sorry we’re a complete shambles and have been for some time , it’s really embarrassing.

This isn’t a good Southampton team TBF we’re proper shit !