James

Someone was also told Martin O'Neil owned a house in Winchester. It turned out to be bull**** then and I think this is pretty unlikely as well. Excuse everyone for taking it with a very large pinch of salt.

remember the Sun strongly linked us to Felix Magath and a week later we appointed Koeman. It's a rag.

Absolutely - makes me even more angry when it says 'but he could be joining him'. There are absolutely no quotes to support that just some vague reference to Long being on Koeman's wish list with no consideration of the fact we a) wouldn't want to see or b) Long might not want to go.

He doesn't really say anything. All sensationalised from the title of the article. He doesn't suggest he's going to follow him to Everton just that he is disappointed to see him go. Nothing to see here I don't think.

You have become a parody of yourself.

I'm glad that the French prosecutors have now confirmed what many eye witnesses alluded to. I am slightly concerned that a flare up in Lens/Lille is inevitable though. Given what's happened over the last few days I just can't see a situation where Russian and English fans are staying in the same city passing without incident. Fingers crossed I'm wrong or that UEFA don't make good on their threat.

Have a mate out there who says the same. England fans good humoured in general but the Russians are just causing carnage. The stadium violence just proves it, they are thugs.

So glad you came on a Southampton FC forum to post that. You really must have no life.

Can the mods please ban these WUM Everton fans? It's getting a bit boring now.

As much as I like Koeman, he's not in the same league as Poch was/is. Poch never had us playing as badly as we did this season when we didn't win in something like 12 games.

If we can't get Emery then I'd like AVB and then Howe. I wouldn't actually mind Moyes but I can't see our board going for him as he just doesn't fit the philosophy at all.

Oh well. A pretty unsavoury end to the Koeman era but it is what it is. This departure reminds me of the Delph situation last year. Ron comes out with quotes saying he's not interested in Everton and he's committed to Saints and then two weeks later he's jumped ship for the dollar signs. I hope we give him the treatment he deserves when he returns next season. Even Potch was more honourable in leaving us - he never actually said he was committed and not interested in the Spurs job he just didn't say anything at all. I'm gutted that we are back in this situation when we should be feeling more optimistic than ever but I have faith that the board will make the right choice for the replacement. I just hope that the uncertainty doesn't cause our players heads to be turned. We can't afford a major rebuild this summer with the added pressures of playing in Europe. As good a manager as Ron has been for us, let's not forget how we completely blew a chance of fourth place and how turgid our football was when we went through that bad run last year. Sunderland away and Leicester away in Ron's first season were as bad as I've seen a Saints team since we returned to the Prem. Let's hope the next manager is slightly more pleasing on the eye!

Of course he isn't you drama queen.

Who else does he represent?

I'd say Lukaku and Stones would be a bigger loss to Everton's first XI than Wanyama and Mane would be to ours so I think the last part of A and C cancel each other out at the very least. IMO, it would take a promise of an enormous budget from the new shareholder for Koeman to leave us for Everton. As others have said, I'm not sure he'll stay long term but would imagine he'd have his eyes on a Champions League regular.

Not if Palace win the cup...

All we need is a weakened Liverpool to fail to win one of their games right (assuming we beat Palace)? With that and United needing to win to grab top 4 I'm pretty positive about our chances of 6th. As if anyone expected Liverpool not to win against a garbage Watford at home?

Again, ridiculous commentary. Two feet from Vardy and it's a "good strong challenge". Was a foul at the very least.

So you don't think it was handball? Ok then.

Ridiculous that Sky didn't even acknowledge the Simpson block as handball. It was blatant and should have been a red and a penalty.

Oh **** off Mane.

Presume you missed the shove in the back? Doesn't matter than he cut across him, he was shoved down and that's a free kick anywhere else on the pitch and a penalty for every team in the top 4.

Anyone who thinks the ref got the penalty decision needs their eyes testing IMO. Stone wall. If that was at the other end he'd have been gagging to give it.

Yeah I forgot, can't acknowledge incompetent officiating, must be that all our players are crap. Got it.

Neither were fouls to be fair.