Adam Blackmore
Sports Editor at BBC Radio Solent
Radio Solent's Sports Editor - heading up the best regional radio team the BBC has. A lover of live music & other distractions...
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Adam Blackmore
Over the course of Thursday, BBC Radio Solent's Adam Blackmore has delivered four Saints blogs. Parts one to three can be found further down the page, while these words focus on structures at the club and the immediate future. Amidst all the doom and gloom – and boy Saints had a lot of gloom – there are small shoots of hope. The appointment of Johannes Spors is a good one as the new technical director.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Adam Blackmore
Over the course of Thursday, BBC Radio Solent's Adam Blackmore will deliver a handful of Saints blogs. Parts one and two can be found further down the page, while more will follow these words, which focus on decisions taken at boardroom level. The trouble with owners who get involved in the day to day running of a club is that they can't sack themselves, and often won't listen to advice. Humility is a trait that has been short of supply in the Saints boardroom under Sport Republic.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Adam Blackmore
Over the course of Thursday, BBC Radio Solent's Adam Blackmore will deliver a handful of Saints blogs. Part one can be found further down the page, while more will follow these words, which focus on gambles taken in the transfer market. Sport Republic have gambled with Southampton FC and lost.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Adam Blackmore
Over the course of Thursday, BBC Radio Solent's Adam Blackmore will deliver a handful of Saints blogs on this page. Back in the summer of 2022 Saints stalwart Oriol Romeu was allowed to leave by Southampton's new owners Sport Republic. I'm told that there wasn't universal agreement between the club's decision-makers about letting the then 30 yr-old Spaniard depart, but Sport Republic held sway, with Romeu's age possibly a factor.
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2 months ago |
bbc.co.uk | Adam Blackmore
Ivan Juric was always going to be the fall guy this season. He was brought in on a short deal, a low-risk option, knowing he was up against it from the start. He hasn't helped himself at times, but I think he's a good guy who took a tough gig that was bigger than he thought!
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