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Reckon they will want to diffuse the fans forum at the latest possible opportunity, if they are. Give them time to get the new person in and sweetness and light at the event. Or they will just can it...

No announcement by 11am then. I'm going for by close of play tonight. 5pm sounds about right. Any other thoughts?

top of the skybet list of next managers, whether because of this or after, I dunno

Next manager betting on Skybet has Gerrard in second place. Dear God. Gallardo top, Poch third, Nuno Espirito fourth, then Benitez and Parker

Alex Crook - the 'vibe' he is getting is no decision today. Pinch of salt, guys

'To do this publicly is just wrong, an inexperienced manager' - Martin Keown on the Welsh Wizard's outbursts on Talksport

'I don't see how, long term, he continues' - Crook

Alex Crook on TalkSport now. 'I'm told it is on a knife-edge' in terms of his future.

Ross @RossAftbl Told Sport Republic are unhappy with the way he’s conducted/managed the players, the way he’s been in interviews and also that none of the Southampton players like him or want to play for him. #SouthamptonFC #SaintsFC

superb

His attendance at training sessions was always up there with the best in Europe, let's be honest.

Fed to the Wolves. Headlines write themselves.

They seem like gamblers playing roulette who have devised a too clever by half strategy to win, then fluked it, and now believe in that system no matter what mathematicians say.

Praise the Lord. Or maybe someone else, given the circs

My gut feeling is that it will be today. Not sure they will be able to cope with lots of angry fans at the Forum thing tomorrow.

The other serious point in this delay is that the pool of available decent-ish managers might even diminish if Bournemouth or Leeds, say, decide to pull the plug pronto. All the more reason for SR to actually get real and get it bloody well done.

Bradley the Pit, look you

Perhaps they are shorting the betting markets, waiting for the odds to rise again after saying no decision imminent, lumping on, and then axing him, thereby affording his compensation. Moneyball genius in every way, that Ankersen

Southampton owners Sport Republic are ‘reviewing the position’ of manager Nathan Jones #saintsfc @talkSPORT slightly more positive

He’s now 2/9 to be next manager to go with Paddy Power

Offering Jones leave for health issues may be a way out saving face for all concerned

V good. Blackmore spoke very well.

If there was a scrap my money would be Jones down in round one. Lavia probably clocked him for his sarcy comments. Or Che kicked him by accident whilst trying to take a pen.

💯 The man is completely divisive and must be sacked at the first opportunity, if only for the comments and general unwellness

I don’t see the big issue here about saving face. We all know it’s a cock up. They must know it’s a cock up. And to do nothing will cost them inordinately more than biting the bullet now. Still, they did procrastinate too long over Ralph. So they have history. Hope they see sense tonight and do it tomorrow. Even they can surely act with so much noise around. Surely?