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Nicola Cortese no longer Executive Chairman.

 

Search for a replacement begins tomorrow. Pochettino expected to turn up for press conference tomorrow.

 

Jimmy_D Edit:

 

Officially Confirmed.

 

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/southampton-fc-appointment-of-chairman-1296942.aspx

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Southampton FC: Appointment of Chairman

 

Southampton FC today announces that club owner Katharina Liebherr has taken on the role of non-executive Chairman.

 

This follows the resignation of Nicola Cortese.

 

A search has begun for a Chief Executive Officer who will take over Mr Cortese's executive duties.

 

Katharina Liebherr said:

 

"With great regret we have accepted the resignation of Mr Cortese. He has done a wonderful job at the club and we very much wanted him to stay. A search has now begun for a successor. In the meantime, it is business as usual and we will ensure that the manager, the team and all the staff at the club have all the help and support they need."

 

Read more at http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/southampton-fc-appointment-of-chairman-1296942.aspx#VZ7xMlZymkvEzkMZ.99

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Maybe there's a silver lining to be had here? Maybe one way of persuading Pochettino and the players that there is life after Cortese is for Katharina to get her chequebook out and make a couple of headline grabbing signings in the next couple of weeks....

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Maybe there's a silver lining to be had here? Maybe one way of persuading Pochettino and the players that there is life after Cortese is for Katharina to get her chequebook out and make a couple of headline grabbing signings in the next couple of weeks....

 

we wont be signing anyone at all

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Maybe there's a silver lining to be had here? Maybe one way of persuading Pochettino and the players that there is life after Cortese is for Katharina to get her chequebook out and make a couple of headline grabbing signings in the next couple of weeks....

 

Nah, there'll be no new signings. Can be sure of that now.

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Maybe there's a silver lining to be had here? Maybe one way of persuading Pochettino and the players that there is life after Cortese is for Katharina to get her chequebook out and make a couple of headline grabbing signings in the next couple of weeks....

 

In a word. No.

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This place probably should be avoided for a few days. Bad enough with so many drama queens normally so don't know how they'll cope with losing NC and what sh1t will be spouted.

Cortège isn't even trending on Twitter yet. What is going on!

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Maybe there's a silver lining to be had here? Maybe one way of persuading Pochettino and the players that there is life after Cortese is for Katharina to get her chequebook out and make a couple of headline grabbing signings in the next couple of weeks....

 

This site gets more and more surreal with each passing day....

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Get a grip some of you. He wasn't the one with the money and he had little say on the on-field matters. Unless Pochettino goes (which wouldn't be all that much of a disaster) and all our best players leave then this is pretty irrelevant. Hopefully Le Tiss/Benali can be welcome at the club again and we can get our stripes back next season.

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Maybe there's a silver lining to be had here? Maybe one way of persuading Pochettino and the players that there is life after Cortese is for Katharina to get her chequebook out and make a couple of headline grabbing signings in the next couple of weeks....

 

Or to appoint the new Chairman quickly who has been vetted by the new owners who are much wealthier than the Liebherrs and have a real background in Sport.

 

Nope, if we are lucky ART's right, if we are unlikely it's yacht watch time

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So I guess NC pushed to far and the owner pushed back. To be fair saints is bigger than any one man NC has done a lot for the club, no doubt, but we will survive him leaving (and the same goes for the manager and players) the owners are the important thing here after all it's their money (not NCs) that got us here and even if the do sell us we must be an attractive club to buy (not to mention worth a bit which should keep the potless types away).

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Get a grip some of you. He wasn't the one with the money and he had little say on the on-field matters. Unless Pochettino goes (which wouldn't be all that much of a disaster) and all our best players leave then this is pretty irrelevant. Hopefully Le Tiss/Benali can be welcome at the club again and we can get our stripes back next season.

 

Jesus. Back to the old ways, just like that. Erase his impact on the club.

 

F**king mental.

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Times Sports Editor Tony Evans:

 

Southampton thing been rumbling for a long time. They've made a bad mistake. Liebherr only interested in selling club.

 

Whoever gets Cortese will be making a shrewd move. Very, very sharp. A class act

dont be daft, he is a mere employee

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Nicola Cortese no longer Executive Chairman.

 

Search for a replacement begins tomorrow. Pochettino expected to turn up for press conference tomorrow.

 

Jimmy_D Edit:

 

Officially Confirmed.

 

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/southampton-fc-appointment-of-chairman-1296942.aspx

 

 

In the Club statement, Katherina Leibherr said "we very much wanted him (Cortese) to stay ........"

 

OK. I'm thick..... So WHY has he left, why doesn't she tell us Mugs ( Supporters ) WHY he has left ??

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Get a grip some of you. He wasn't the one with the money and he had little say on the on-field matters. Unless Pochettino goes (which wouldn't be all that much of a disaster) and all our best players leave then this is pretty irrelevant. Hopefully Le Tiss/Benali can be welcome at the club again and we can get our stripes back next season.

 

:lol:

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Times Sports Editor Tony Evans:

 

Southampton thing been rumbling for a long time. They've made a bad mistake. Liebherr only interested in selling club.

 

Whoever gets Cortese will be making a shrewd move. Very, very sharp. A class act

 

Yep. Nothing short of disastrous imo.

 

He had more of a feel for the football than Lowe, more business acumen that Lowe, and wasnt such an attention-seeking.

 

Look round the PL at the sort of trouble we could be in, in a few short weeks...

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