Chris Loader

As this weekend is Remembrance weekend @AndoverAd has published my piece on my recent trip to the forgotten and unknown battlefields of Greece and North Macedonia! @GreatWarGroup & @SalonikaCmpnSoc For anyone who wants to find out more read here 👇 andoveradvertiser.co.uk/news/23911107.…

THE SHOW GOES ON 🥹

WE HEAD TO THE QFs 🤩

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While digging defences on the Macedonian front, soldiers of the British Salonika Force uncovered, coins, pottery, and ruins from Ancient Greece beneath the battlefield. A striking collision of modern war and the ancient world. 📷@I_W_M #WW1 #Archaeology

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@AlfieHouseEcho Lack of sharpness from Archer and Matsuki when they get into good positions is stopping us from exploiting good opportunities.

HT: Saints 0-0 Millwall. That was dull. Ballo and Harwood-Bellis with decent chances for either side, and that Scienza free-kick was wasted, but otherwise very little of event. A very small smattering of boos on the whistle. Improvement needed to avoid five winless. #SaintsFC

@AlfieHouseEcho Good opportunity for some to stake a claim.

Five changes for Saints and it's a bit wild. Jelert, Bragg, Matsuki, Scienza and Archer in. Should freshen things up and keep people on their toes, anyway. Didn't see this coming, what do you reckon? #SaintsFC

@AdamBlackmore Without signing a winger/a physical striker/a fit right back our squad will struggle in a 3-game week.

That’s a blow for #SaintsFc after a good week and once they went 2-1 down they struggled to lift themselves and Norwich managed their lead really well With Fellows, Jelert & Roerslav all out the right side was less effective but they probably win the game if the pen goes in

@AllSaintsnews98 Scored twice last night

🚨Brighton are likely to recall Evan Ferguson (21) in January. The striker has struggled to establish a run of game time at Roma, with only 1 goal in 5 starts. Would you take him on loan at #SaintsFC?

This week marks 110 years since the Battle of Kosturino the first clash between the British Salonika Force and Bulgarian troops. In brutal winter conditions, the 10th Irish Division covered the retreat from Serbia, recording over 1,200 casualties. #lestweforget #ww1 📷@I_W_M

@SimonPeach @AlfieHouseEcho Our Scott Carson.

@AlfieHouseEcho Alex McCarthy has got it on Sky

Harwood-Bellis voted man of the match. #SaintsFC

@SouthamptonFC 7pm 🇲🇺

Where will you be following from, Saints? 🌎

@SaintsExtra Carrick. There's no pay we'd pay any compensation to get a manager out of a club if they're still in work.

💭 Who would you like to see (realistically) replace Will Still as Southampton manager? #saintsfc

🗓️ October 1915 The British Salonika Force had a tough start in the Salonika Campaign. Troops arrived with supplies meant for Gallipoli, not the Balkans, which were unfit for the cold and rain. One battalion had just six tents for 900 men! 📷@I_W_M #WWI #Salonika

@AdamBlackmore It's a perfect storm of a scarred squad with an inexperienced board and manager. Still has to go. The board need to appoint an experienced Championship manager but knowing us we'll probably appointment someone from a second-tier European league who has good possession stats 👍

That was a mess and a shambolic last 20 minutes #SaintsFc Terrible end to a bad week for the club and for Will Still … …where on earth does he go from here ? (I’ve got a fair idea where a lot of fans will think )

@AlfieHouseEcho No excuses today with injuries or illness. Had every chance to win that game. Scienza off Stephens was a baffling decision. Still has to go after that defeat.

FT: Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Saints. #SaintsFC

@AlfieHouseEcho First time we've led at half time under Still in the league...

HT: Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Saints. Leo Scienza's goal the difference so far and the only real moment of quality. That said, Will Still's side clearly the better so they should come out of the break confident. Oyekunle must be thinking he could do more than Archer here. #SaintsFC

@AdamBlackmore Whoever comes in won't get a tune out of the players. We've got some good inviduals but not enough to build a team.

A brutal loss for #SaintsFc Individual errors have killed them and ruined a really good start to the game This team hasn’t got the confidence to turn things back in their favour The away fans told Will Still exactly what they thought at the whistle - he’s under pressure

@AlfieHouseEcho Big game. Archer, Armstrong and Scienza looked alright at Liverpool so hopefully can convert some chances today.

Pretty much what I expected aside from the two wing-backs being replaced, Jelert and Welington in. Harwood-Bellis replaces the not-fit Quarshie, and Archer is elected to step into Stewart's shoes. Fair enough, don't mind it, let's see how it looks. #SaintsFC

Nice to back in the home town! 🙌 COYR 🔴⚪️