Ivan Katalinic's 'tache

Don't recall Lawrie Mac having great management credentials before he got the job. He did ok.

If it is Jimbo, I think we'll need a poll as to which player he's going to have a fight with.

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Tony Pulis?! Was linked before and fits with the (somewhat bizarre) rumour of applications from Premier League managers. He also seems to be the only person who seems to be able to move his son on from a club... EDIT - also fits with the poster who speculated the chosen one had a 5 letter name.

I have it on good authority that former Brighton boss Dean Wilkins will be at SMS tomorrow. Make of that what you will...

Thorpie the Sinner - what info?

Would prefer an up and coming manager like Adkins or Howe to a down and dying one like Brown or Hart.

Loans are available again from next week. Also, is Barney banned for 3 games? I thought he was off for two yellows?

If NC is truly serious about taking his time to find the right man, how would we feel about Wilkins being in the job for the season and re-evaluating his performance and the situation re: other managers availability, at the end of the season...?

Kick, rush, kick, rush - can't be that hard to pick up?

Too vague. More detail please!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/paulfletcher/2010/08/pardew_sacking_at_saints_raise.html#248300 Interesting piece by Paul Fletcher about AP's sacking. [Apologies if posted before but haven't had the chance to look through all the pages]

In a way it's worked because clubs have jettisoned players - think Man City with Robinho etc - but not in the way lower league clubs hoped. We were all hoping for stacks of decent Premier League cast offs to be made available for loan. Instead, the players have been shifted permanently elsewhere.

I'd expect nothing more than world footballing domination in 5 years.

Maybe EITHER party could activate the deal, which I believe could've been the case with Michail Antonio & Reading. If so, please shoot whoever inserted that clause.

Not doubting you fella, but it seems bizarre that AP knew so much about Guly in his comments before the Brizzle game. Or maybe he was being sarcastic...

I agree, the fans do need some clarity from Cortese to ensure they at least stay behind the team. Banal statements from that Jordan Sibley, who looks like he only left school yesterday, are now insufficient.

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Some positive news at last...

Good job the lads didn't let AP's departure affect them. Oh... To quote Mr Paul Calf esq.: "Bag-o-****e"

I know! Let's top off this naff week by meekly surrendering our only trophy of the last 30+ years...

On the face of it, a poor transfer window culminating in a sh*t ending (with AP removed and no last minute signings). That said, being the optimistic Saint that I am, I'm prepared to give the new guy a fair go and hope he'll be able to attract some decent loanees to either buy or tide us over until January. If things aren't going well by January under the new man, though, I'd say NC will be none too popular with most of SMS...

Especially not when other areas of the team are more pressing...

Indeed. Unless the signing has taken place and it's just we've not released any details yet. I'm a bit bemused by the fact we keep saying we hope to bring people in but nothing seems to happen. We've been talking about widemen for weeks now and we've still not strengthened that area.

TBF, Easter is quick and I seem to recall him causing us real problems with his pace, for Plymouth, at SMS, in Nigel Pearson's first game in charge. Could do worse.