miserableoldgit

Too much wine with your lunch??

Not sure if this has already been posted but this from this morning's Observer https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-observer-sport/20170625/281968902692568 Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

"Strong and stable"......where have I heard that before....? Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

Similar to when Koeman joined then? Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

Think that he was at Liverpool for a few years, so........no. Scouse possibly... Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

Depends on which poster you talk to on here....I guarantee that whoever is chosen, they will be second or third choices according to the knowledgeable "characters" on here.... Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

Yeah.....but.....just think where we would be without him.... Champions League regulars.....probably having won it a couple of times....he has to go....he is useless... Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

Mustn't confuse "defensive" with "negative"....IMHO Puels tactics tended to be the latter. I have no problems with a team built on a "strong and stable" defence.... Sent from my SM-G950F using Tapatalk

Martin Samuels having a go again:- We are*told that Gareth Southgate has the impossible job. Not true. Try managing Southampton. Claude Puel was sacked last week, having finished eighth and reaching the League Cup final. The reason, apparently, was Southampton’s style of play. No goals, no excitement, it was claimed. The fans were fed up — and the players, too. So good luck to Puel’s successor. He needs to compete for Europe, while selling his best players — as Southampton always do — yet he must still win games with panache, in a way that keeps the crowd entertained and the players happy. Judging by what was intimated about Ronald Koeman after his departure, the owners probably want him to bring some kids through as well. It might be easier for Southampton managers to please the crowd if the club had not sold Sadio Mane, Victor Wanyama, Graziano Pelle, Nathaniel Clyne, Morgan Schneiderlin, Luke Shaw and Adam Lallana over the last three years. Then again, to admit that this is the reason Southampton no longer play as they used to would mean taking responsibility for a drop in standards that was conveniently shifted on to Puel. In the circumstances, he did rather well. Certainly, his successor has his work cut out. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

Bearing in mind that nobody else had ever heard of him at the time I admire your foresight and European football knowledge..... Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

So....you saw him as a player. How did you feel that he would be as a manager? Did you honestly feel that he was a good managerial appointment for Saints at the time? Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

So....you don't know a lot of these names but they are not proven quality...what was your opinion of Potchetino before he was appointed? Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

Brad Bobley? Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

Ian Dowie? Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

"Liverpool will not be held to ransom over the signing of Mohamed Salah from Roma"......Poor Reds... Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

I would also add "frustrating" to that.... Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

Hasn't he got previous for doing this....? Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

....because agents are bastions of truth and honesty..... Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

It will be the build up to the new season before you know it. If RK or MP were still our Manager there wouldn't be a problem but as there is an obvious problem with CP you would think that a certain amount of decisiveness was called for. I am not naturally a knee jerker but for virtually the first time in 60 years of watching Saints (and this includes the Branfoot debacle) I have not been excited watching the team. CO seems a decent principled bloke but not a good fit for us. We mustn't be left behind....there's not a lot of time.... Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

It is frustrating. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

....erm....didn't we sign a number of our players up on 6 year contracts despite interest from other clubs? Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

A bit like you would if Adkins was there.... Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

http://www.fansnetwork.co.uk/football/southampton/news/45780/ Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

From here? http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/inter-milan-in-contact-with-southampton-boss-claude-puel-4182134 Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk

http://www.google.co.uk/amp/readsouthampton.com/2017/05/18/inter-milan-linked-swoop-claude-puel/%3Famp%3D1 Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk