11:16pm Sunday 17th February 2008
I was hoping an FA Cup run would be a welcome distraction from our dismal league form. Alas, another rocket falls to earth.
You would have thought the players and management would relish the idea of keeping the Wembley dream going.
The cup defeat has shown the true scale of our problems. A boardroom divided, in denial and blind panic. The Dodd/Gorman pairing seem unable to motivate a very ordinary squad, which does not seem interested.
Supporters are in absolute despair. In other words, one unholy mess!
It is all very well screaming to have a new manager appointed, but it does beg a few questions.
First, who is available and who would be willing to take on a nightmare of a job? Secondly, if we had a new manager he could only work with what he has available.
Thirdly, with time and games running out there would be no settling in period. Where do we go from here?
The first priority must be absolute silence from the board. Stop telling us there is a takeover imminent when we all know it is a ruse to deflect from the horrible position we are in.
Stop spreading unrest and uncertainty! Just go away!
Secondly, as long suffering supporters, we have every right to be scathing about the board/management and players.
But, would it not be better to really get behind the team until the end of the season and then hold a few of these people to account? Let us wait until then and then really go to town on them.
Thirdly, the season has proved that this team is nowhere near good enough to even think about the play offs. Don't these players have any pride?
You would have thought as professional players they would want to go out and prove us all wrong. Stop throwing in the towel and fight for your pride, the club and the supporters!
One thing is for sure - we are in for one hell of a bumpy ride until the end of the season.
God help us.
Martin van Tuyl, season ticket holder, Kingsland
HOW can Jason Dodd say that Bristol wanted it more than Saints?
How many of the Saints team have played in a FA Cup final?
I will take my hat off to Dodd as he has the backbone to come out and say this - not like the rest of the team who slipped away out of the back door to avoid the fans who paid their cash to watch this rubbish.
As fans, we have to watch this week in and week out. Now it is getting boring and becoming a joke.
It is not that we lost, it was the way we lost.
We went down without a fight and that is not what we want to see.
What have we got left? A relegation battle on our hands. Let's hope the players are up for the fight, but I have my doubt.
Good luck, Saints, the fight starts tomorrow night.
Chris Collins, season ticket holder, Bitterne.
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