Dan Johnson

I'd say Lovern is easily a 20+ million defender. I'd also say he is probably the hardest to replace

I'd give all the players who haven't featured yet a start, there would be no point at all playing the same 11 that started the last 2.

Agreed, the only difference being that 18 year old footballers have access to page 3 girls who are happy to sell stories to the media. It's the only reason it's more publicised

I'm with you on that, not a clue what this means!

Or that he genuinely hasnt made up his mind yet, he has been here for 14 years, whether a move is on the cards or not it must be difficult

Refreshingly articulate young man, speaks very well & from that interview alone comes across as very level headed. The picture with his proud parents either side sums this football club up. #thesouthamptonway

Why koeman Got right profile, used to working with young players, proven developing young players and improving players. Also very successful as coach and player Never manager in england can he adapt He will adapt very easily, thoughts on game, he's study premier league, quailties of man will be whether he can adapt Brother erwin to be assistant, that'll be plus as family members will want to be successful. Adding goalkeeping coach in due course How much stabalising? Dont think he will need to do much, KL did that when she came in, thats the strength of the club (the staff) Koeman plays into the coaching\scouting etc departments On players leaving Logical not to make moves (in or Out) without manager input, thats for Les & ronald to sit down and assess, changes will be made that are relevent to future of club (if right for club) All fees recieved reinvested into the squad. Chances on lallana staying Difficult to say, nothing been done at the moment, strong chance Adam will want to be part of southampton On Shaw Big talk on money, transfer fees getting quoted contain add ons etc, allot of water to pass under the bridge yet, have to do whats right for SOTON future

Most exciting managerial appointment of my lifetime :-)

Absoutle crap, from a Human Resources point of view any contractual changes would need the player to agree & sign to the amended terms! If it really was the case that the board had changed their contracts without any agreement from the player then legally the contract could be seen as null & void and the player would leave for nothing.

Why would he want to move to Barcelona, they're **** arent they!

Agreed and to quote my wife... It's just a game, it's really not that important in the wide scheme of things!

I'm pretty sure we're going to see a different Man Utd next year too, so it wont be as easy for Liverpool to get top 4. They still rely on Suarez quiet heavily & there's still allot of the summer left

An extremely good and articulate interview that should completely put all fans at ease, I feel 100% confident that the club is in safe hands With Les Reed as director of footballing matters, he has had a MAJOR MAJOR role in getting this club where it is today, he has given absolutely no reason what so ever to doubt his involvement since he joined in April 2010. The summer activity can only be judged come next May. I have every confidence that all decisions made by the club will be in the clubs best interested. Excited about next season 

I think it was good management by Roy, he made it clear that Shaw would make his debut but decided to take the spot light off him a bit by bringing him on at half time. It was the right move for me, in Shaws case anyway.

At first, I’d be ecstatic. Joining a club that finished 8th with a £50 million budget for new players and a board that had sold their vision of success based on sustainability and hard work. I’d be disappointed shortly after when speaking with Lallana & Shaw, it became apparent that they weren’t willing to stay at the club under any circumstance & didn’t, no matter how hard I tried to sell it, buy into the future of the club. I felt it in the best interests to let them move on and bolster my transfer budget by £60 million A club statement announcing their departures states that with my blessing, Southampton have come to an agreement with the buying clubs and that both have left Southampton. The statement was put together to show that the board allowed me to have the final say, and that they weren’t selling the players from under me and that I am in full control of footballing matters. However the general fan populous are disappointed, they think I’ve now been appointed as I’m a yes man, I come into criticism from media & fans for not being stronger & fighting for both players to stay. I’m frustrated by the transfer market as player purchasing chains mean that the players I want, won’t be sold until their club can find a replacement, and the club further back in the chain finds a replacement for a replacement. As I wait on the availability of my number top targets, I sign a player on the recommendation of our scouts, after the players the scouts have discovered in the past, Bale, OX, Walcott, Shaw, Chambers, Lallana I trust their opinion unquestionably. He’s a striker, he comes cheap but it’s announced as an undisclosed fee. His professional record isn’t very impressive in terms of goals per games ratio, but he’s played in fits and spats at his old club, he’s young & he was bought for the future. The fans turn on me again, I’m taking the cheap option, it further enhances the opinion of those with an agenda that the board are asset stripping and this is the kind of signing fans should start expecting. I attend my first fans forum, I’m inundated with questions on transfers, why haven’t we signed anyone, I try to explain to the fans that the transfer market is frustrating and that it’s not as easy as just having a bid accepted, availability of 1 player can be impacted by 4-5 other transfers. In my first friendly I play an experimental system, I’ve ideas on how to break down teams when they come and “park the bus” some of the players are still learning the system and while it’s only a “test” of the new system and the result is unimportant, we lose 2-1 to Bristol Rovers. We’re without any of the world cup players & I rest a number of keys player yet the fans are unimpressed, I don’t know what I’m doing & they’re certain we will be relegated. The negativity from fans has spread to the local media & in turn to national press, the press run reports of the club being in “disarray” & quotes unconfirmed sources that the players are “unhappy and looking to move on” Shortly after, Nicola Cortese releases a piece in the media saying if he was chairmen he wouldn’t have allowed Lallana & Shaw to leave, the fans jump on it & blame the current board for lack of ambition. The negativity in the press discourages our transfer targets from joining Southampton, despite having deals agreed with both player & clubs they fall through 1 by 1, once 1 player decides not to join Southampton because of the press reports other agents get wind of those decisions and then encourage, with no substance, that there must be something negative happening at Southampton and their clients should now, look elsewhere. First game of the season is Tottenham at home, despite a good performance we lose 2-1. Fans inundate phone ins stating unfounded rumour as fact, and that if they were manager they’d have done this and that and we wouldn’t be in the mess we are now. I resign 3 days later

I thought the same about the Poch situation as it rumbled on, after 2 weeks & no approach I was sure he was staying... Think it's just how long these things take, I suspect there's all sorts of legal/contract/sporting decisions that need ironing out before it's all sorted, all this going through an agent too... It's probably just as frustrating as dealing with estate agents

The good thing about this discussion is, they're both excellent so we're benefiting either way. I think Chambers has the potential to be top draw, as already mentioned by Marino, Chambers will eventually make the move to Center Back... that I am sure of. He reads the game better than Shaw IMHO & with his height & aerial presence he'd slot in well at the back. Although he'd being asked to play right back at the moment, so you can compare them from a full back perspective, I think both their attributes are quiet different

I think it's good practice in all businesses to interview all candidates Daily star reporting that Koeman has flown to the UK for taks with Southampton, according to the BBC Gossip Column, guessing they're just late reporting the news...

Could this potentially be the highest profile manager Saints have had? I'd be made up, he'd be my chocie

Just to add to the airport rumors, my mate works at airport security at Soton airport & said Koeman passed through yesterday. whether that was outbound or inbound I don't know. Suppose could have flown in to London & out from Southampton

The following Dutch Players played under Koeman at Feyenoord & are in the 23 for the world cup. Which means if he is the manager we will be linked with all 5!! Stefan de Vrij - CB Bruno Martins Indi - CB & LB Daryl Janmaat - Right Back Terence Kongolo - CB Jordy Clasie - Midfielder

Damned if they do, damned if they dont.

Maybe the board have already made their posistion clear to Adam? That he wont be sold until after the world cup & when a new manager is in place.

Spot on for last season, although sadly we don't know what type of system we will be playing under our new manager.