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That last sentence is probably closest to the truth. It wouldn't surprise me if his employers are 'exerting some influence' on what he says about Cortese. I'm sure the Sky Sports News viewing figures go up a tad the day after one of the panel makes a controversial comment to the media. TalkSport operate in the same way. (Of course, the above could be utter nonsense so ignore or explode into a rage as anyone sees fit)

That's twice I've agreed with you over the last few days

The BBC angle... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21121539

I can empathise with that in part but you've got to question the judgement of an employee that has decided to stay working at such a basket case company for the last 3 years as a means to guaranteeing an income. If they've tried to look for more stable jobs elsewhere and failed then fine, they have my sympathy, but otherwise I would question their judgement. Harsh? Possibly. Fair? Debatable

@GraemeBailey: Liverpool Echo claim Inter Milan's Philippe Coutinho will soon be signing for Brendan Rodgers's side.

Good to see some pragmatic articles starting to emerge. Good read. Thanks for posting.

Move on from asking people to stop moving on FFS...

Cancelling that trip will make the Maltese cross....

It's all over the national radio sports bulletins this morning..."Saints fans to wave white hankies...blah...blah" Why don't these media buffoons actually do some research into how many fans are actually planning on doing this rather than perpetuate a headline grabbing non-story based on an interview with one fan? (said Trousers rhetorically...)

Alec Crook (the chap who got the Kelvin Davis interview) tweeted last night that Lallana was unlikely to be available for selection

It was first mooted on twitter 2 days ago so it must be true... @oriolvidal23: Pochettino wants to bring Southampton to Barcelona to do a stage. The team would train at Lluís Companys from tuesday to saturday. #saintsfc

There will be a 64 page debate with a mixture of people arguing for each of the above options going around in circles until they are blue in the face. HTH

Fancy giving the nation's media a quick call as they seem to be under a misapprehension...

Does seem like a break from tradition. The interview with Davis appears to have been syndicated to several tabloids too.

The Daily Mail takes a slightly different angle... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2265624/Southamptons-new-boss-Mauricio-Pochettino-needs-interpreter-speak-English.html

Extended version of the same interview in the Sun... http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4754301/Saints-keeper-pleads-with-protesting-fans-after-Adkins-axe.html

@Lord_Trousers: @alex_crook Any team news for tomorrow? @alex_crook: @Lord_Trousers lallana and fonte not fit. Would expect Lambert and ramirez to start

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/southampton-fc-club-captain-kelvin-1547418

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2265343/BBC-apologises-episode-childrens-The-Tweenies-features-character-dressed-child-sex-abuser-Jimmy-Savile.html

How do we know that Cortese didn't suggest fronting the press conference but Pochittino felt happier doing it on his own to avoid a media bun fight? Granted, suggesting that Cortese decided not to attend without giving Pochittino the option is a valid assumption, but that's all it is...a valid assumption.

^This

It wouldn't surprise me if we lost too. But....I was thinking the same before Adkins got the chop - I had this game down as a banana skin - just a hunch. No doubt a defeat will be blamed on the 'turmoil' of Friday's events and the notion that we may have lost the game anyway under Adkins will be largely swept under the carpet.

Good news! I get to withdraw my facepalm and deploy it elsewhere

Latest score: People banging on about moving on 37 People banging on about people banging on about moving on 38 All to play for.