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https://twitter.com/JPercyTelegraph/status/1924752238733582350

The coaching staff are almost all out of contract, I think. I'm sure the Sheffield Star reported that, but may be getting wires crossed

Yeah, had failed at Benfica and Valencia. The discussion at the time was great name, bit of a coup for us but an undercurrent of concern that he hadn't been a profound success outside of the Eredivisie clubs he had managed. Pochettino had only managed one club and been sacked with them bottom of La Liga, etc etc.

Echo saying that the hope is to have the new manager (Will Still top pick, at this stage) in the stands for the Arsenal game

Saints hoping to have Will Still in the stands for this game, according to Echo

I understand the concerns about the amount of turnover/rebuilding but from a quick glance at Sheffield United's transfermarkt page, they brought in 17 players for this season and basically ripped it all up and started again and they haven't fared badly from it, clocking up 90pts I think someone said it on an earlier page but the difference between the haves and have nots in the Championship, financially, is pretty stark and as a parachute club in Y1 after relegation we should be on strong footing to get after it and be right in the race. But I do accept that yes, perhaps it will be that we are less fortunate than Sheff Utd. However, they did have a takeover, a change of leadership and a huge, huge overhaul of their playing squad and it was still going on into the late moments of the window because of those holdups. So it is very possible

Sounds a bit like Rohl is stalling to see if the Bundesliga musical chairs - Leverkusen, Leipzig, Wolfsburg jobs are open + whoever else might have a vacancy if they lose their coach to one of those three teams - gives him a chance to work back home, close to his family and in a top division If it's true that Johannes Spors wants to have plans in place by this time next week, which Alfie House says is the case, then perhaps we are getting restless and are now progressing with an alternative(s), hence the other names starting to pop up

Jesus, saw she’d had encephalitis too. Awful and understandable he’d want to come back here from France after finishing up with Lens

Exclusive interview with TNT https://www.tntsports.co.uk/football/premier-league/2024-2025/tyler-dibling-jurgen-klopp-football-new-manager-search-southampton-planning-relegation-johannes-spors_sto23183150/story.shtml

From the Sky Sports website: Saints interested in CL right-back Latest from Sky Sports News' Anthony Joseph: Southampton are interested in Sturm Graz right-back Max Johnston. It’s understood that Saints have been watching the Scotland international very closely in the last couple of months. Several clubs from the Premier League, Championship and across Europe are monitoring Johnston’s situation, after impressive performances this season in the Champions League and Austrian Bundesliga. The 21-year-old has two years left on his contract with Sturm Graz and he is on the brink of winning a second successive league title with the club, since joining from Motherwell in July 2023. Sky Sports News understands Sturm Graz value the player at around £3m. Atalanta, Augsburg and Hamburg are among the interested clubs across Europe. Johnston has one goal and six assists this season and made his Scotland senior debut in March.

He actually was.... albeit very briefly. He broke his ankle while playing as a trialist for our academy years ago. He got turned down by us, Norwich and Reading, if I remember rightly (I might have the other two teams wrong) and then ended up rehabbing and fighting his way back in at Arsenal and getting a pro deal

Have two adult tickets in the Kingsland for today's game if anyone wants them, free to a good home (don't all rush at once... yes this is a sanity test)

Yep, mine arrived this morning too

How come? Game is still 10 days away

Don't worry, everyone

Vardy to score and game to end as a draw is 8/1

Except that isn't true. Nisotaki's appointment was reported about three weeks ago: https://trainingground.guru/nisotaki-leaving-norwich-to-join-sport-republic/

Nikola Ladan, the new head of international scouting, is a Swede and ex-Genoa, so at least now we know Spors is inclined to hire people he's worked with before...

Fair enough. Really wouldn't mind freshening up the CB positions, we're overloaded with players in that position and it feels like we've been turning out Bednarek and Stephens forever and a day now. Creates room for Edwards, would need to add another if/when THB goes and then Stephens and Wood can be the backups Bednarek is a good Championship player but we're probably overdue for a parting of the ways there