Nordic Saint

But the good thing is this should mean no top club will want him so he'll be cheap. Still hoping we'll get Frank De Boer. It's still possible, isn't it?

The fact we are now known as a club which needs to sell its best players (and we are - just ask fans of other PL clubs) puts us in a relatively weak position when it comes to negotiating transfer fees. A club like Spurs, on the other hand, can demand much more for its players and get it. Personally, I think our best option this summer is to put all our efforts into keeping the current squad together as it is on the verge of something special, but there have been leaks from the recent negotiations that there were already planned sales of players, which had been agreed between Reed and Koeman.

Edit: that should read ' not to leave'

Yes. We should not even consider selling either of them until January. Pelle should also be offered a 2-year contract. He deserves it. We should try to persuade Wanyama to leave and hang onto him as long as possible but if it looks like the right thing to do and he is itching to leave, sell him in the January window. There is no need whatsoever to sell them now and certainly not to Premier League rivals. To do so, would be pure greed.

Pelle best striker in the Euros? Now to see Fonte best defender in the Euros tomorrow! Pelle = Saints legend. Please Les, don't sell him. It's not only about the money.

Some of the ****** they are coming out with to try to tarnish Koeman's image is pathetic. Man United fans must be extremely grateful that Sir Alex Ferguson never shouted at any of his young players or they'd never have won all those trophies, would they?

Maybe Reed was told he had to. He doesn't have 100% control of the club yet. Or maybe all of the spin that comes from his camp is not 100% true.

Yep.

In the end, Roy made the wrong substitutions. It was a great performance until then. Rose was obviously flagging and had given up on his defensive duties 20 minutes from the end, leaving our right flank wide open. I'm not just saying this because I'm a Saints fan, but Bertrand should have been brought on. Rose had an excellent first 70 minutes and was great going forward, and he still deserves to start. Milner contributed nothing. It's pointless bringing him on. Kane was tired and should have been subbed by Vardy who probably would have sealed the game.

Managers usually leave for 1 of 2 reasons: either they move to a more lucrative and prestigious job because they have been successful or they get sacked because they have failed. Mostly they get sacked. The average tenancy of a Premier League manager is just over 1 year.

That would be great. A compromise between Reed and Koeman that he can see out the third year of his contract. I guess it wouldn't be a compromise because that's what Koeman wanted to do anyway whereas Reed wanted him to commit to a new contract. But, I still think we could have a great season if he stays. Just over 2 weeks I posted this reply to goneawol in the Mane thread: "Originally Posted by goneawol 15:40 Mane could stay at Southampton We've got some news coming out of Southampton this afternoon, courtesy of Sportsmail's SAM CUNNINGHAM. He reports that Sadio Mane's exit from Southampton is far from decided, with a source close to the player revealing he appears to be changing his mind about wanting to leave. It is believed he recently bought a house in the local area and, despite being all set to go in January when Manchester United made an offer which Southampton turned down, his exit is not so certain now." Noridc Saint: That's great news, especially with Koeman staying too. Really looking forward to next season more than any other I can ever recall. It's unlikely to happen, I know. Pride is at stake. But, if it doesn't, we really do need a high profile manager to boost morale again. An unknown is going to seem like a bit of a letdown at first, even if he does go on to achieve success.

I certainly hope not. Remember what they did to us last season? I'd rather face them after our new manager has had time to settle in. I expect Everton to get off to a flying start and then have a mid-season slump. That's when we want them.

Is Les Reed on holiday in Japan or is he there trying to sell Yoshida? I guess at the moment he can only sell players who are not involved in Euro 2016. So, the sale of Pelle should be on hold.

Maybe Everton want us top pay Koeman's wages until their pre-season training starts. Right now, it's hard to see how he could stay at Southampton after all that's been said so I can't see how any further delays benefit us. I also assume it is difficult for us to offer the job to another manager until he's gone. Everton now just seem to be taking the p!ss.

It certainly is. Just for the sake of a few million we can get by selling him now. His goal contribution would be worth more.

I'm beginning to get the impression it will be somebody cheap that no other club wants. I really hope I'm wrong. Emery or De Boer are clearly the preferred candidates in our poll and would really lift our spirits. But, I guess Emery would be considered too expensive as he'd cost almost as much as Koeman. De Boer has said he wants to manage a Premier League club and we're the only vacancy, but this doesn't sound good: Albers told the Daily Echo: “I’ve talked to Les Reed every three days over the last five weeks, we have a good relationship, but we have not discussed Frank de Boer at any moment.” Let's hope a cheap option works, and it might well, but in initially it's going to seem a bit of an anti-climax.

I agree with you Charlie. He's one of the best players I've ever seen play for Saints, and I've been going since the 60s. His combination of pace and ball skills is breathtaking. Obviously he's still in the early stages of his career, but I'd rate him up there with Keegan and Channon. You're right. He could eventually be worth the sort of money that Bale was when Spurs sold him to Real Madrid. What a privilege it is to have such a talented player here.

That's the question you should be asking Reed, my favourite stalker. By the way, congratulations on your excellent reaction time to my posts, my little angel. You must be waiting all night for my first post with your finger poised.

I hope the media reports that Reed didn't even ask for a non-poaching clause in the Koeman release agreement are untrue. Because if they are, we can say goodbye to Van Dijk and any other of our players Everton want, as well as any transfer targets we had lined up for this summer.

Seriously, how on earth do you know that Koeman doesn't have any morals? This hate campaign against him is pathetic. He has been an excellent manager for us and from what I've heard, he wanted to see out his 3-year contract. I was really looking forward to next season with him in charge. It's true he didn't want to extend his current contract yet but there was no reason why he had to do that now. From what I've heard, Les Reed has forced him out a year early. Does that mean Les Reed had better morals than Ronald Koeman?

Tonight Graziano Pellè won his 13th cap for Italy, all of them since he joined Saints in 2014. José Fonte has 11 caps for Portugal and Virgil van Dijk already has 7 for Holland, all since they joined us, and I'd expect them to get many more caps. We also have seen quite a few of our players win their first England caps. It's certainly a plus point in our favour when players are considering which club to join.

I agree with the majority that the best option would be Emery but unfortunately we won't get him as another club wants him.

Replace the man who in his disastrous spell in charge at Charlton was voted the worst manager in the history of the Premier League with somebody who gets on with players and managers and inspires loyalty like Le Tissier.

So, basically, Koeman was a man of his word and wanted to see out his 3-year contract, but Les Reed has driven him out a year early with his 'negotiating skills'.

Eh? That's impossible if Southampton haven't given Everton permission to speak to him.