Championship 2025/26 Season

[Pliskin]

29 minutes ago, jimsmallman said:

Norwich drawing and Manning applauding his own fans will keep him in a job. So at least no new manager bounce for us to get ruined by. 
 

1-1 draw then 

We’re losing to Norwich all day long. Got 1-0 written all over it. 

Edited 5 November 2025 by Pliskin

[StanSP]

1 hour ago, egg_fried_rice said:

This league is an absolute shitfest this season. Not seen one team I’ve been impressed with. Most of them barely manage to look average.

Coventry? 

[Muzzy_no7]

24 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Coventry? 

Ain’t just saying this because I can’t stand them but they aren’t as good as they have been previously. 
 

The league has took a nose dive and they’re benefiting. 

[HedgeEnd]

7 hours ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

Ain’t just saying this because I can’t stand them but they aren’t as good as they have been previously. 
 

The league has took a nose dive and they’re benefiting. 

I agree with that. Coventry are an average team who have managed to achieve a bit of consistency. 
I still believe we’ll have someone from lower down the league surprise us with promotion still. There’s hope for us yet! 

[Pliskin]

We are definitely getting relegated. All of the signs are there. We’ve seen these slumped shoulders before, no belief, no desire and no ambition to be at the club. 
 

This is a carbon copy of the season we went down under Smith, all we’re relying on is blind hope. We can’t score goals and we concede every game. 1 win in 10…… we’re doomed. Genuinely can’t see where the next win comes from.  

[PhillippaT]

3 minutes ago, Pliskin said:

We are definitely getting relegated. All of the signs are there. We’ve seen these slumped shoulders before, no belief, no desire and no ambition to be at the club. 
 

This is a carbon copy of the season we went down under Smith, all we’re relying on is blind hope. We can’t score goals and we concede every game. 1 win in 10…… we’re doomed. Genuinely can’t see where the next win comes from.  

[RonnieTodger]

Scienza at Saints looks tremendous 

[egg_fried_rice]

9 hours ago, StanSP said:

Coventry? 

I’ve not seen all their games but didn’t look any better than alright against us. Even in the game they scored 7, their XG was about 1.2. Best of a bad bunch.

[Muzzy_no7]

Ipswich and Saints will both get their acts together.

 

We won’t. 

[Chrysalis]

1 minute ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

Ipswich and Saints will both get their acts together.

 

We won’t. 

Ipswich might, Saints have the same issue as us, owners obsessed with tippy tappy.

[adejo92]

10 hours ago, StanSP said:

Coventry? 

Genuinely don't think they are that good.

 

They are just a bit less sh1t than everyone else currently.

[Leicesterpool]

Cov have had a great start, but something tells me the bubble will burst eventually. Last couple of performances we've seen a couple cracks appear for them. Plus they couldn't even score against us!?

[AjcW]

I wonder if Saints might give the U21 coach a chance. He's got decent pedigree, been Assistant manager at Barnsley and Genoa.

 

Young, German, went straight into scouting/coaching and already knows their youth team which famously produces good talent. 5 wins, 3 draws and a loss since taking over that side as well. (the loss was against us )

Edited 6 November 2025 by AjcW

[Leicesterpool]

They would be idiots to go back to Russell Martin, he is the bookies favourite. Somehow I don't think Saints fans would welcome him back. Southampton is still an attractive job for a decent manager, but can't help thinking there kicking themselves not going for Danny Rohl. They may make push trying to get Liam Rosienor again who they considered before. 

[moore_94]

12 minutes ago, Leicesterpool said:

They would be idiots to go back to Russell Martin, he is the bookies favourite. Somehow I don't think Saints fans would welcome him back. Southampton is still an attractive job for a decent manager, but can't help thinking there kicking themselves not going for Danny Rohl. They may make push trying to get Liam Rosienor again who they considered before. 

Can’t see Liam Rosenior dropping into the Championship

 

Having a good time at Strasbourg as part of the Chelsea Blue Group thing

[AjcW]

19 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Can’t see Liam Rosenior dropping into the Championship

 

Having a good time at Strasbourg as part of the Chelsea Blue Group thing

Yep! Wouldn't be surprised to see him end up at Chelsea eventually, perhaps if Enzo replaces Pep.

[Mickyblueeyes]

We’ve been on a horrendous run. 1 win in 10. Yet still 9 points from 2nd and 5 from the playoffs. Those sort of leads get eaten up so quickly in this league. Ours did last time. Now granted, we are likely to get a points deduction and that 9 could really be 18 but this is really a league open to anyone - apart from us! 

[HedgeEnd]

5 hours ago, RonnieTodger said:

Scienza at Saints looks tremendous 

Some strike last night. Living down on the south coast, he’s about the only player the locals aren’t pissed off with yet. 

[HedgeEnd]

1 hour ago, moore_94 said:

Can’t see Liam Rosenior dropping into the Championship

 

Having a good time at Strasbourg as part of the Chelsea Blue Group thing

Nope. Saw in the local paper down here they are looking for a new manager in Germany, so who knows what target that will be. 
 

I suppose outside the top four or five clubs in the German top flight, even a Championship team like Southampton would be offering more money than they could afford. 

[Pliskin]

11 hours ago, HedgeEnd said:

I agree with that. Coventry are an average team who have managed to achieve a bit of consistency. 
I still believe we’ll have someone from lower down the league surprise us with promotion still. There’s hope for us yet! 

Cov will piss it. They’re plus 20 already…… they are by far the best team in the league. The rest of us are utter dog shit. 

[coolhandfox]

Looking forward to getting a draw at Norwich, wasting the international break and sacking him after losing to Stoke 

[ceebeefox]

18 hours ago, StanSP said:

Coventry? 

We should have beaten them and they looked average against us. Confidence moving both ways now means we’d be beaten now though.

[Leicesterpool]

I think Rob Edwards would be mad to leave Middlesbrough at this present time for Wolves. I get hes ex player but at moment one team is likely to go up and the other to come down.

Edited 6 November 2025 by Leicesterpool

[filbertway]

4 minutes ago, Leicesterpool said:

I think Rob Edwards would be mad to leave Middlesbrough at this present time for Wolves. I get hes ex player but at moment one team is likely to go up and the other to come down.

The borough i saw are definitely not going up, if he wants to make some good cash for 6 months work then its worth it.

 

 

[Joe90]

11 hours ago, Pliskin said:

We are definitely getting relegated. All of the signs are there. We’ve seen these slumped shoulders before, no belief, no desire and no ambition to be at the club. 
 

This is a carbon copy of the season we went down under Smith, all we’re relying on is blind hope. We can’t score goals and we concede every game. 1 win in 10…… we’re doomed. Genuinely can’t see where the next win comes from.  

That’s the spirit!! 
 

 

on a serious note you 100% right