'Still never seemed to have won the players over'

Southampton struggled under Will Still with the club 21st in the Championship after just two league wins all season.

But not all of you felt it was the right decision to dismiss the 33-year-old, only 16 games into his tenure at St Mary's.

MaS: I feel sorry for Still, but the team are looking in a sorry state and action needed to be taken. I think he lost the changing room a long time ago.

Saints probably have the best squad in the league - and let's hope that a new manager gets them firing on all cylinders (I'd like to say 'again') but they've been struggling for the last few years…

Adam: I think it's too early to change. We have had some bad luck in those results and lack of striker is hurting us. Not sure another manager can fix either of those.

Andy: Still never seemed to have won the players over. In the technical area, he rarely interacted with them directly, barely looked them in the eye, leaving it to his coaching staff to get direct messages across.

His interviews, though initially refreshing, ended up coming across as very negative. Unfortunately, it seems he has fallen foul of a group of players that never fully respected him and ultimately just stopped playing for him, so he had to go.

Michael: He consistently said the project needed more time. I would have given him until after the January window but the culture of modern fans and their inflated expectations is to turn the atmosphere toxic, leaving owners no choice but to take knee-jerk decisions.

Nigel: I feel a little sorry for Still, poor choice (again!) from the owners, way out of his depth at this stage of his career, no striker to speak of, but his switching between four\three\five at the back and some baffling substitutions didn't help his cause. I assume Sport Republic will mess up the replacement, again!

Stuart: Didn't give him a real chance. He inherited a club in ruins from previous management and relegation. Where was the extra money and support needed with Saints at a low ebb?

Simon: He should have had more time. There is no point changing the manager at this point in the season.

We are now looking to just survive relegation again!

Tony: Sadly, it was inevitable that Will Still would be sacked after the losses to Bristol City, Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End. It wasn't just the results but the manner of the defeats.

In each game he tinkered with a back four or five but other than for that, he appeared not to have a plan B. It was just a "same as same as" with no "change up".

In addition, he had no presence in the tactical area. He certainly wouldn't enthuse me as a player! Sadly, he wasn't the man for the Saints but I wish him all the best for the future.