James

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.

Completely outplayed but the ref has been absolutely atrocious tonight. Both goals from free kicks that weren't fouls and generally given every 50:50 to them. Not making excuses but doesn't help when you're against 12.

Ron's management this season has been Absolutely atrocious.

Don't really understand why fans who express their displeasure at Saints losing deserved to be ridiculed. Perhaps it is the frustration that the same things keep costing us points (I.e. Yoshida at right back causing us to concede and our inability to play in the second half in almost every game).

He is atrocious.

Every time he's on the pitch we concede from a mistake from him. Will Ron ever learn?

Just don't understand Koeman at all. Martina isn't deemed good enough for a single minute on the pitch so far this season and then all of a sudden he's starting against one of the most dangerous attacking teams in the league. Complete joke. No wonder we are so out of form, he changes the team every single week.

Hardly...

Do you honestly think that a successful business woman makes investment decisions off the back of what gets said on an Internet forum? Hilarious.

If Ron actually believes that then we have much bigger problems than I thought. Very worrying indeed.

I thought it was pretty awful to be honest. Palace didn't need to get out of second gear. We look a disinterested, tired team who are lucky they've already got 20 points. £40 to watch that live, what a joke.

This Cedric thing is just bizarre. Plays really well for a couple of games and then is dropped for Yoshida who is just awful at right back. Really don't understand what Ron sees in him. Did he not watch the back pass against United? We will lose this. I thought we would before the line up and now I'm convinced.