I imagine the fans of every other premiership team are finding it quite a giggle. Especially Huddersfield, Liverpool, Swansea and Burnley to whom we have gifted 12 points. Saints fans are currently all moaning along the lines of 'It's so unfair, we wanted 3 points as well. Team's shouldn't be allowed to change their manager until the Jan transfer window'.
Meanwhile City, Utd and Chelsea fans consider it beneath their dignity to comment on the antics of 'cannon fodder'.

Charlie Nicholas. Why are we even taking any notice of the utter toilet that he is spouting? What does he know? Nothing.

Poor mans Adrian Durham, and that's saying something.

Too true, and hopefully in due course Parish will admit to the mustake he so evidently made. Meanwhile its kind of a fresh start with Hodgson, so lets get stuck in and begin to fight for every point

These pundits make me laugh especially when they dig each other out like C. Sutton and A. Durram a while back. They obviously find the more radical views they get out there the more work they will pick up.
We as a club have obviously got into a not ideal situation and possibly Frank could of been given a bit longer but S. Parish is on the inside and acted sooner rather than later. It's going to cost a few quid for the initial error and let's hope Roy stops the rot, Steve Parish is there to make the big calls I think he gets it mostly right

Chris Sutton was correct with what he said, but that was before hearing about all the stuff that has come out, on top of the debacle in pre season with Luka and Ward which showed v Huddersfield, the players out of position, two 19 year olds at centre back, playing a system without any sing backs in the squad. The list goes on and on. Isolating players then days later needing them and to come in and perform for you.

Jason Cundy said on Monday the person who decided on Frank should go. He has a good point although that's probably Parish. Parish moves Parish really, until he doesn't correct his last financially costly premier league fvck up. Cundy has now said today that it sounds as if the relationship between manager and chairman broke down so it's for the best they part company.

What I'd like to see is some pundits compare their opinion on the hiring and firing and then take into account Frank's approach. Nobody comes out of this well. Parish, Frank, players. But to keep saying '4 games' just shows their limitations to analyse anything longer than 2 sentences. A lot of simpletons like football.

Edited by Rudi Hedman (13 Sep 2017 12.07am)

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Let them boycott if they want. Probably just a few violets anyway.

I don't wish Frank anything. Even though Burnley was better and 4 at the back, it sounded like he was going to go back to it and I was completely turned off him the way 'gradual' and 'results before style' were dumped within weeks and either no squad appraisal or a very bad appraisal. He was 6 players short of 3-4-3 with a £40 mil net max ffs, and it showed, very badly. He wanted to catch up with those top 5 managers and use us as an inconsequential vehicle to get there. A lying, stubborn fool who if anybody does their research on this, won't employ him in England again. Doesn't excuse Parish though. Not at all, or the players to some extent, but the approach made it very difficult to make up for.

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