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How come The Mirror couldn't manage to shoe-horn a "meltdown" into that article? They must be slipping.

Lewis Coombes ‏@LEWIS_C IF #Koeman intended to see out last year of contract but #saintsfc ultimatum to sign or leave forced his hand...why change agents?? #spin

So, the complete opposite of what he was saying in public in recent months when asked about his contract situation...?

BREAKING: Our new manager will be announced this afternoon. Sorry, that's a lie....amphibian.... #fetchescoat

He left Nice a few weeks ago (24th May)... (purely coincidental that this is around the same time that Koeman started rattling cages of course... )

First post in over a year.... ITK sir?

Cheers Jeremy

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I was listening to Andy Goldstein and Jason Cundy on TalkSport on Tuesday evening (same day that Koeman to Everton was confirmed) and they were similarly struggling with the concept of a Premier League club having a different operating model, despite several Saints fans phoning them up to explain what you've outlined above. They were saying it proves how "little" a club Southampton are when they rollover and let clubs like Everton poach their manager, with no regard to the fact that it might have been in our interests to let him go n the circumstances. p.s. don't ask me what I'm doing listening to TalkSport at 10pm at night. It was a momentary lapse of judgement and I promise it won't happen again

Not any more... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36546038

Just another 6 hours to go then...

Cheers for update. Are you able to say what country or continent the 'mystery man' comes from?

Tell us what colours *aren't* in the away kit in that case (please)

On a scale of 'Les Reed' to 'random bloke down the pub', who told you? (Les Reed = 10; Bloke down pub = 0) Cheers

Fret ye not....we'll have sewn up the title by then

Yay, an "easy" December for the first time since the beginning of time

Its a bit like.... buying tickets for a pantomime because you want to see Bobby Davro in the lead role, only to find he's been replaced by Les Dennis. I'd be gutted, that's for sure.

Totally agree

I'm sticking by my original prediction: narrow 'exit' vote, followed by a revised EU offer to remain, followed by another referendum, which 'remain' win

Thanks for the insights. Hope you've put your tin hat through an MOT recently though

With my cynical hat on, in the spotlight of a national live interview, he'd probably say something along those lines whether or not he was disgruntled by Koeman leaving and/or the board's handling of the situation.

The Liverpool Echo almost make Factless & co look professional. Almost.