Sport Republic Gamble Number 7. Birmingham City, freshly promoted out of League 1 are the visitors to St Mary’s this afternoon, in a game where we find out if Tonda Eckert can deal with the adversity that we happened upon last week at Millwall. Friday morning arrived with reports beginning to do the rounds that Tonda would be given the permanent job, which is what happened in the evening, with him signing a deal until the end of next season, which is when the parachute payments run out, so Sport Republic have put all the eggs in this particular basket.

The Tonda Express moves on to Millwall and a trip to the New Den to play a team who are not in great form, who are somehow fourth in the league table. Their last five games have seen two draws, two defeats and on Wednesday, a very scratchy 1-0 home win against Sheffield Wednesday, but four wins on the bounce in October have them in this lofty position.

Welcome to Episode 344 of the Total Saints Podcast – your home for all things Southampton Football Club!This week, Martin Starke is joined by Steve Grant (SaintsWeb), Glen de la Cour (League One ...

Last Time Here with Wee Man The Tonda Express moves on to Millwall and a trip to the New Den to play a team who are not in great form, who are somehow fourth in the league table. Their last five games have seen two draws, two defeats and on Wednesday, a very scratchy 1-0 home win against Sheffield Wednesday, but four wins on the bounce in October have them in this lofty position.

As First Halves Go, That Was Alright Leicester City under the lights at St Mary’s. What could possibly go wrong? Before Leicester fans start crowing too much about previous victories against us, they would do well to remember that they have been in the same division as us for the last four years as both clubs have gone down, up and then down again and now find themselves with expectations of competing near the top of the Championship this season.

Episode 343 – Saints 3–0 Leicester Review + Millwall PreviewSouthampton’s surge under interim boss Tonda Eckert continues, with Saints sweeping aside Leicester City 3–0 at St Mary’s to ma...

Last Time at St.Mary's - Anthony Taylor Had an Obstructed View Leicester City under the lights at St Mary’s. What could possibly go wrong? Before Leicester fans start crowing too much about previous victories against us, they would do well to remember that they have been in the same division as us for the last four years as both clubs have gone down, up and then down again and now find themselves with expectations of competing near the top of the Championship this season.

About halfway through the international break it became apparent that Saints were not going have a permanent new manager in charge for today’s visit to Charlton Athletic, and that interim boss Tonda Eckert would still be in place and locking horns with a certain Nathan Jones. The irony is that in a week where we’ve been talking about Sport Republic managerial appointments and generally how crap they have been, Jones was of course the first managerial appointment by Sport Republic, championed by Rasmus Ankersen for his metrics accrued with his Luton town side in the Championship that Rasmus assured us were going to translate to the Premier League.

Southampton run riot at The Valley with a dominant 5–1 win over Charlton, scoring four goals in eight minutes on an afternoon where everything finally clicked. We break down a huge performance, l...

Expect Shit Like This if Charlton Win About halfway through the international break it became apparent that Saints were not going have a permanent new manager in charge for today’s visit to Charlton Athletic, and that interim boss Tonda Eckert would still be in place and locking horns with a certain Nathan Jones. The irony is that in a week where we’ve been talking about Sport Republic managerial appointments and generally how crap they have been, Jones was of course the first managerial appointment by Sport Republic, championed by Rasmus Ankersen for his metrics accrued with his Luton town side in the Championship that Rasmus assured us were going to translate to the Premier League.

"Which One of Us is Doing This Thing Then?" November international break is tranditionally a managers graveyard but Saints couldn't even give the Will Still project until then before pulling the trigger. Even the best intentioned 'long-term project' will hit the rocks if the results are poor and the expectations are high in the short term, especially when the fans have had enough of losing over a long period and turn on the board in a very public way in a home game.

"Arma... We Won a Home Game!" One of the most important qualities you can have as you navigate your way through life in general or through life as a football fan is that of perspective. Perspective is something that gets completely lost these days, with social media being the way it is and patience at an all-time low. It can always be worse for other people or in this case, other clubs or fanbases.

What Could Have Been One of the most important qualities you can have as you navigate your way through life in general or through life as a football fan is that of perspective. Perspective is something that gets completely lost these days, with social media being the way it is and patience at an all-time low. It can always be worse for other people or in this case, other clubs or fanbases.

Behold the Messiah This evening‘s game against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road has taken on new significance with Saints decision to part company with Will Still on Sunday evening. It’s funny really. He was always going to get sacked once “Sport Republic go out of our club”, rang round St Mary’s on Saturday, because Sport Republic were always going to do something as a result of being the brunt of all the criticism.

You have to admit, there are similarities This evening‘s game against Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road has taken on new significance with Saints decision to part company with Will Still on Sunday evening. It’s funny really. He was always going to get sacked once “Sport Republic go out of our club”, rang round St Mary’s on Saturday, because Sport Republic were always going to do something as a result of being the brunt of all the criticism.

Three defenders and a keeper, one striker, goal Following the double shit shows on the road in Bristol and Blackburn, it’s time for a return to St Mary’s to play Preston North End. We played them last time in the Championship and they were absolute shite as we won easily by 3-0. Oh for that today. We were supposed to play them earlier on in the season of course, but the game was cancelled because of the fire in the warehouse behind the Chapel End.

Hey Siri, find me Sport Republic's Tenure at Southampton in Picture Form Following the double shit shows on the road in Bristol and Blackburn, it’s time for a return to St Mary’s to play Preston North End. We played them last time in the Championship and they were absolute shite as we won easily by 3-0. Oh for that today. We were supposed to play them earlier on in the season of course, but the game was cancelled because of the fire in the warehouse behind the Chapel End.

Still and Trollope Cook Up Another Substitution Onwards we march to Ewood Park and Blackburn Rovers. Will the weather be shit and will the wind be blowing and will it be freezing cold? Yeah, all of that. Of more relevant concern is how Saints attempt to bounce back from the Bristol shit show from Tuesday night. A win today and that game will largely be consigned to the bin but another poor result, and by that I mean not winning, will bring that Bristol game into sharper focus.

⚠️ Light language warning – a few choice words in this one!Welcome to Episode 338 of the Total Saints Podcast – your home for all things Southampton Football Club!Plenty to cover this week:...

Onwards we march to Ewood Park and Blackburn Rovers. Will the weather be shit and will the wind be blowing and will it be freezing cold? Yeah, all of that. Of more relevant concern is how Saints attempt to bounce back from the Bristol shit show from Tuesday night. A win today and that game will largely be consigned to the bin but another poor result, and by that I mean not winning, will bring that Bristol game into sharper focus.

Arma Shows How to Finish Bristol City at Ashton Gate on a Tuesday night is an unavoidable reminder of our last season in the Championship when we rocked up at Bristol City, were shite, and got beaten comfortably. Back then we were 25 games unbeaten, but at the end of the day, we all accepted that the run was going to come to an end at some point, and it happened to be at Ashton Gate.

Bristol City at Ashton Gate on a Tuesday night is an unavoidable reminder of our last season in the Championship when we rocked up at Bristol City, were shite, and got beaten comfortably. Back then we were 25 games unbeaten, but at the end of the day, we all accepted that the run was going to come to an end at some point, and it happened to be at Ashton Gate.

Head In Hands - You and Me Both Mate We return from another painfully long international break and we have an international match of sorts with Swansea visiting us from across the Severn Bridge. The last two times they visited St Mary, they went back home with their tails between their legs, having been beaten 5-0 in the Championship two years ago and 3-0 in the FA Cup last year.

Looks like AI, isn't AI .We return from another painfully long international break and we have an international match of sorts with Swansea visiting us from across the Severn Bridge. The last two times they visited St Mary, they went back home with their tails between their legs, having been beaten 5-0 in the Championship two years ago and 3-0 in the FA Cup last year.

Wrexham - It All Seemed Like Plain Sailing Everyone has people in their circle of friends that support other clubs, and even though they might live in the city, they don’t know much about Saints and what’s been going on. This one particular friend of mine is a Liverpool fan, so after dissecting Liverpool's crisis of losing three games after spending £300 million in the summer, he asked me to sum up Saints' season so far.