Forester

Will Still section on Sky was an interesting watch. Comes across as a little less “polished” than most top flight managers, but given only 32 and managing for three seasons that is unsurprising. However things I think most Saints fans would have enjoyed hearing: - I want to play forward - I don’t just want possession - I always want an angle on every pass, harder to press that way - I don’t believe in sticking to one philosophy, and if promoted from championship to Premier League you can’t expect to play the same way. Some times you have to win ugly Clearly is doing a good job at second club in Ligue 1 and you can see why he is being courted by clubs. Fluent in three languages and knowledge of Belgian and French markets useful too.

Mourinho

In terms of credible targets I would be very happy with any of Dyche, Cooper or (if not promoted) Manning. Manning never gets mentioned, has done an outstanding job at both Oxford and Brizzle Shitty

This game will comfortably sell out, last away game of season always does and many want to see last game at Goodison. Very sorry for your family’s loss Kitch

Agree that “fuck all” is far from fair. He did an outstanding job taking them to safety last season, after appearing dead and buried. However, it must surely be a concern to you, and all of us, that since January his team is literally BOTTOM of the championship form guide. There is not a single team producing worse results in the division that we are playing in next season than his side over the last three months. As has been documented, he has been operating in tough circumstances and delays in player wages. But the collapse in form, since being linked with us, is a worry.

Been an excellent player. But worth remembering that we signed him on loan and he struggled to get in our team first season. The point being he was playing with better players and was given time to adapt.

Rusk has two points from three Premier League games, and we have conceded just two goals from open play. I also recall we put a decent performance in for his League Cup game in charge against Liverpool

Fully appreciate there is lots of context, delays in salaries being paid etc, however……Sheffield Wednesday have collected two points from a possible 18 in their last six games. Hardly great marketing for Danny Rohl

Neither Lampard or Gerrard would be high on my list. However I cannot deny that Lampard has a good track record in championship. Took Derby to play offs and has turned Coventry season around looking good for play offs.

He was appointed late in the season to try and keep Newcastle up. When he didn’t succeed, he stayed on and won the championship. So wasn’t appointed into a championship team from outset.

Am guessing you thought this about Thomas Frank?

Liam Manning

The interview, which was a good watch, only reinforced in my view the limitations he had managing us in the Premier League. The complexity and detail with which he approaches things, with such an onus on passing patterns in and around our penalty area, is utterly dependent on having better technical players than opposition. So he needs to be managing a side which starts the season expecting to be in and around the upper echelons. He isn’t going to get that chance any time soon in the Premier League, but may do in a less challenging environment overseas or alternatively a Leicester or someone next season in the championship.

I assume Rambo, KWP, THB, Fernandes and Dibbling all get moves to Premier League clubs. It may be that one or two don’t, which is great, but that is my assumption. What I think many of our fans don’t recognise is that every one of the following would all be picked up by top six championship sides, every one, a total of 19 players: McCarthy, Bree, Sugawara, Stephens, Edwards, Wood, Bednarek, ABK, Manning, Downes, Smallbone, Aribo, Charles, Kamaldeen, Edozie, Tall Paul, BBD, Armstrong and Archer In addition there are others who could still be valuable squad players for the season, fitness permitting, such as Baz, Taylor, Larios, Fraser and Stewart. Clearly you cannot rely on these five as core players. I think our main aim should be to retain as many as we can, and minimise the number of purchases we need but spend it on real quality. A goal scoring winger, another holding midfielder and another number ten would be on my list. Then if we go back up the majority need to go, for reasons vividly played out this season.

As someone who payed to watch tonight I am as pissed off as everyone else. And I agree with your Koeman and Poch choices. However…….….…..I firmly believe we would have been relegated this season with either of them at the helm. Just think back to the players they had (and the careers some had away from Saints): Poch had Clyne, Fonte, Shaw, Wanyama, Schneiderlin, Lallana, Jay Rod (pre injury), Lambert, Davis. Koeman had Bertrand, VVD, Alderweirald, Romeu, Davis, Tadic, Pelle and Mane The gulf in quality is literally incredible