Ivan Katalinic's 'tache

Alan Ball, World Cup winner?

Did David Armstrong make his first England appearance whilst at Saints?

Saints & Sunderland tracking Henri Saivet according to the Mirror. Never heard of him.

Which is why Liverpool are pushing so hard now and we need to be tough enough to resist.

Who gave you the transcript? Have you bugged Ralph's phone again?

I'm sure he will go there as 1st reserve. There were times last year when either Suarez or Sturbridge were missing & having an experienced pro to bring in last year, rather than that did Aspas, would've probably won them the league.

KBS strike rate surely worthy of a free pass to the forum on the proviso there are more snippets forthcoming?

Right this moment?

Did we ever appoint to this post? If so, good luck right now, fella.

When Ralph said everything must go at a discount, he meant in the Megastore but Les Reed mis-read the memo...

Well that's that then.

Or did they only bid today, after his interview?

I think the board have taken the "we are Southampton, we don't need to score" chant (from the 2 own goal Everton match) too far...

Is this one of those wind up things???

I met Oscar Garcia the other day and he said 'hello' to me, so I am IKT on this one. Please note - I cannot divulge details of any talks he may have had with our board relating to our managerial vacancy because a) any discussions would've been confidential and b) all he said to me was 'hello'. Thanks.

I would imagine Remi Garde speaks English after his spell at Arsenal and he's available and now being linked with Brighton. Could be good for us I'd have thought unless French football experts on here think otherwise?

If we get Yakin, is there a chance we could get Stocker too?

Exactly. Brighton fans aren't exactly crying buckets that he's gone.

I think the board needs to come out and make a really strong statement either that a) Poch has been given permission to speak to Spurs despite being offered a new contract or b) there is no foundation to any of these stories. At the moment we look like we are being mugged for MoPo and have not given up much of a fight. We need to be clear what the situation is in the light of incessant media rumours he is off and Les Reed's statement is too long ago to count. Personally, if he goes, I'll be massively disappointed as I felt we were on the cusp of something really good. As things stand, I can see more than the 2/3 players leaving that THEVMAN alluded to as we will have been perceived to have been a soft touch with Poch (rightly or wrongly). Ralph has come across as open & personable, Gareth Rogers hasn't said enough publicly to be seen as a strong CEO. The board need to get a grip to show the fans their mettle & convince us they have the capabilities to keep us progressing with or without Poch. At present, I can't say I've seen anything which would give me confidence but I guess there's always hope, if nothing else, and maybe we can attract someone even better?

We should never have switched to an all red kit. It's just made Liverpool imagine what our players would like playing for them...

To be fair though, if some people are to be let go, where some aren't, it is always the case that the other guys should've gone instead...

Could you take the calls for all incoming bids? Presumably the worse the bid, the bigger the raspberry? Or would that give away how much we are really looking for?

These talks which were supposed to happen last Monday, but didn't, could they take place on any Monday, today even, or is no-one talking any more? Or is there no need to talk because MoPo has 1 year left on his contract? Or are Spurs talking except they can't without our permission? Or do they have our permission but we don't know which is why we are not talking? Why does everyone keep talking to the press but not first hand? Could the press be the ones who are talking? When does the new season kick off...?

I like the fact they've adopted the stance that if they ignore the rumours and bids, they're not real.

I saw her in town buying matching shell suits and a perming kit. Must be off to Liverpool.