adrian lord

Yes, and the only thing that is surprising is the number here still in denial. The mood music at Saints changed dramatically the day Cortese left, and we sent a green light to other clubs that the summer would be an auction of the family silver.

It is becoming clear that the Board gave the green light to other clubs about 2-3 months back that there would be a clear out this summer, and are holding a mass auction.

Source? Or evidence please?

I fear so.

not a whisper

No, I didn't miss it.

Well, it shall be interesting to see how this one pans out...

If it is indeed true, it is a device to shaft Bournemouth regarding the sell on fee for Adam.

It would complete the RL fariytale.

It's got us to 8th in the league, so it can't be all that bad....sack on i say, and we will be in the Champs league.

Jury is out on the Board until we see: 1) the calibre of the new manager they appoint, and 2) the quality and depth of squad we are campaigning with at the end of August.

Some of us got shouted down for daring to suggest Kat was not wedded to her father's dream. This article is a decent summary of the situation.

Ali Dia

I'm sure Spurs covered the 2 mil compensation/release fee.

Not a chance that would happen. Lets just keep very fond memories please.

MP woke up this morning a multi-millionaire. You can't blame him for falling for that - it is the way of the world and it is just a career for him not a life long love of Saints like the fans have. We need a really good new manager pronto.

It's pretty horrific that we are now retreating to a position of praying Dejan and Morgan don't go...

Yea, Koeman's managerial career has largely fizzled out. Prefer the Turkish fellow.

Koeman top of the Oddschecker, Yakin second.

The calibre of the new manager will be the only real statement the Board can make.

We should sell to anyone but Spurs - **** em.

Is this Stalinist Saintweb? Is no discussion, let alone dissent, of The Glorious Owing Family allowed? Get ready to rescind the BEPs in time...

While Richmond did his argument no favours by his OP prose - which was clumsy and palpably angry and petulant - the vituperative backlash fails to notice that there is more than a kernel of truth in what he says. Kat inherited her late father's dream - but it is becoming clear that she does not share that dream or the will to drive it forward. The lack of focus and direction since she took over, and now the imminent fire - sale, all point to the possibility of her balancing the club's financial books prior selling the club after a 'decent interval' has passed after Markus' death. Cannot blame her - why should she persist with something she's not really interested in, doesn't really understand, and, medium to long term, is very high risk financially?

We are Saints - we have a long glorious history of punching above our weight and bringing in and developing players far beyond our apparent reach. We need to adopt a similar approach to mangers. We need a glamorous, youngish guy with charisma, not the deadbeat, dead hands of the likes of Mackay, Lennon, Hughton, Poyet.

Spurs are the Graveyard of Managers.