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When will we learn.

It beggars belief that our manager would bother uttering such tripe. I don’t say an awful lot but “we have to keep believing”. Amazing stuff. He’s left the building along with the rest of them. An empty shell of a club. Painfully sad.

An appeal to ignorance of ever I saw one.

Not totally convinced that we are on recent performances. We may well be far far worse than that.

It’s taken a few years to cultivate the utter abomination we currently call football and a team at Leicester City. Not to be taken for granted. Impressive level of consistent ineptitude required to sink to these depths. Let’s hope such conviction and dedication can be applied to a rebuild.

Leeds are irrelevant. Everton, based on recent performances, are likely to win at least one out of the their last two: Wolves (a) and Bournemouth (h). Forest play a despondent Arsenal (h) and a CP side (a) who have nothing to play for. They’ll get at least a draw form one of these if not a win...

Biggest concern I have for this club going forward is the worry that Top and Co. weren’t asleep at the wheel but actually drank the BR Koolaid even when it turned sour. There’s nothing to stop this cycle being repeated ad nauseam based on either their total incompetence and /or naivety. I simply...

Simply put, if avoiding relegation hinges on strength of character and sheer will to win, we are as good as down. The only commitment and determination I currently detect is to self-preservation. The players are a true reflection of BR and no amount of Smith et al. will change that. Too little...

Completely agree. Everyone else has done their part in ensuring that the winner of tomorrow’s game reaps maximum benefit. Of course, neither would be in their current position were they even remotely able to capitalize on such things and so predicting a deflating and almost inevitable draw. It’s...

Faes. He’s on the edge. Of what, is yet to be decided.

All Faes. Errant pass and then moves up out of position. Very poor.

Nothing in this article suggests Percy has any deeper insight into what’s going on at the club than the fans. Not a shocker. Communication from within the club is currently non existent. That said, what is inexplicable and highly concerning is the utter lack of understanding now being shown by...

The silence on all fronts is both deafening and telling.

Done.

We’re reaping what we’ve sown for the last several years. The square root of nowt. The tone has been set by the obvious lack of interest and ambition shown by all at the club from the Top. Frustration at this has now turned to apathy. In every way, we’re now old and stale but can’t or won’t do...

Were you to be speaking on behalf of the current squad, I’d believe you. The lack of interest in what happens game to game, whether real or perceived, is criminal. How far we have fallen.

Barnes is absolutely hopeless. Shouldn’t be anywhere near this team on current form. Doesn’t anticipate. Doesn’t read the game. Can’t beat a defender. So frustrating to watch and comfortable to defend against. The idea of playing this out of his system simply isn’t working.

We look hopeless. Devoid of a plan and/or direction and, consequently, any form of commitment. BR’s very systematic and open criticism of players last season and then admin this season has ostracized him and there’s a very strong sense that the end is near. I do appreciate loyalty being a factor...

Hugely concerning long term. The players’ mindset is shot to bits. Aside from certain individuals simply not being good enough, this is no longer a team. No cohesion. No accountability. No foundations to build from, currently. The performance on the field matches the narrative off it. Very worrying.

We lack leadership, confidence and guile all of which induces panic, particularly after scoring. The on-field fear in such situations is palpable.

I’m afraid BR’s ham fisted comments in a public forum asserting the fans expectations as misguided and entitled don’t sit well. Whatever his thoughts and beliefs might be, speaking openly of such entirely contradicts the intensity and intestinal fortitude we evidently lack on the field and...

Particularly disappointed in the commitment to tackle, press and movement off the ball shown by Perez, Soumare and, surprisingly today, Mendy. Perhaps I’m expecting too much of present-day professional footballers but the minimum I’d expect in order to pick up a pay cheque is to hustle, and to...

Only real point of note from today is the obvious lack of effort demonstrated by some for whom today was a rare opportunity to show what, if any, value they might have to the squad. Whenever called upon, effort should never be in question. If it is, game over. Our success over the last several...

Fatigue and frustration continue to build at the manager’s apparent inability to learn and/or grow a pair. Yet to be convinced that BR is capable or willing to evolve his thinking and if he doesn’t/won’t, both he and the club will be the worse for it.

We just seem incapable of learning. That’s the worrying part. It’s borderline insane as to what this implies in terms of our footballing mentality and acuity when faced with identical scenarios week in, week out. Rinse and repeat. Summer should be interesting.

Is this what we can look forward to for the next 8 league matches? Wow.

It’s not the result as much as the inevitability of it all. We’ve become the team that others look forward to facing as we’re so predictable. Doldrums and then some.

Players and supporters seem united in their belief that we have reached our ceiling and cannot improve beyond the last two seasons. The constant talk of influential players moving, manager too, is also perpetuating uncertainty and preventing the manager from galvanizing the team. We’re there for...

Meh. Only hope missing out on Europe doesn’t ultimately affect Tielemans decision to stick around. We’ll see.

So we are who we thought we would be; Southampton 2016/17. Owners surely knew this would be the case and, if no move is made, then should we surmise that we aspire to this at present? Happy to be average, dull, and safe? Perhaps that’s the definition of an established Premier League club or at...

No. You’re not. Our signings over the summer indicated this was the obvious and logical formation. But either Puel didn’t get the memo, or he’s stubborn as shit or just plain stupid. I’m giving him the benefit of the doubt and going with stubborn. If so, I can only surmise this is because a...

Today was very much about looking to next season. Puel has made the changes within the context of the current squad and what he is now willing and able to evaluate for next season. The transition period (much of what’s left this season) will certainly be inconsistent but short term losses are...

It seems we’re holding on for dear life to 2015/16 almost at all costs. It’s blinding us to the obvious that we desperately need to move on from that glorious time. Our current plight is far from irreversible but demands an injection of thinking that has no connection with two years ago. Only...