Just seen that the cultured Neal Trotman is also available as a free agent - connections to the club, only 29, clearly hungry, but unlikely to improve. Les could arrest some of the negativity by unveiling both tomorrow in a Speedie / Dixon 'we planned this all along' reveal.
The buck stops with Puel, and at the moment the side are playing without cohesion or belief - second best all over the park. Someone mentioned on another thread that it's becoming reminiscent of the Portvliet / Wotte experiment in terms of listlessness and men v boys. When Saints sacked Adkins, as much as I liked Nigel, I thought he had taken the club as far as he could in terms of the Board's ambitions. I would be overjoyed if he was appointed now to save this season - that's where we are.
Yes, he was a narcicisstic megalomaniac, but he was our narcicisstic meglomaniac! If Marcus had survived I think he would still be here, despite the tales of solid gold toilet seats etc. He was our Donald Trump, Reed by comparison is Paul Nuttall.
If our transfer window business is concluded at a five foot third choice goalie from Nice, I reckon Leslie might have to face a few thorny questions as we stagger over the line or collapse short of it.
Trojans to a man, so very proud. The mighty Liverpool have one League cup to show for the last decade, I genuinely think we will match that in four weeks time. Such fond memories basking in the sun following our FA cup win in 76 - propelled the club for ten years - and would love this generation to experience the same feeling. With the infrastructure we have in place now, it could become a habit. COYR.
Incredibly Branfoot managed Saints for two and a half years, sacked mid season in January I seem to recall. That was a truly vile spell for Saints. The majority of the Dell crowd had him sussed after about two matches, and the tactics were bizarre, including MLT at left back. Puel has less charisma but a better CV / dress sense.