Matthew Le God

The Football Development and Support Centre oversees four main areas - The Academy, Scouting, Sports Medicine and Equipment Procurement Les Reed as the head of the centre is pretty much a director of football for Saints. Just has a slightly different job title.

And what would be left for Coppell to do?

What do we have Les Reed for then?

Les Reed was appointed in April 2010, his role is pretty much that of a Director of Football at Saints. He also has more experience of similar roles than Coppell as he was technical director at the FA. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2025768,00.html Saints don't need Coppell.

Les Reed is pretty much Director of Football at Saints. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2025768,00.html No need for Coppell.

I don't think anything in that suggests he is coming back. I think the Echo just gave him a ring for an interview.

Appeared doing what in the Echo?

For the opening post? It is on the MALI group website.

Probably because it was too short notice. He died on Monday night, the Bournemouth game was on Tuesday. The club may have only found out about it on the day of the game.

He died on Monday night, not Wednesday as first believed. So it is likely Cortese and Pardew knew on the day of the Bournemouth game and possibly the team knew aswell. Helps to explain Pardews post match comments and the huddle after the full time whistle.

Shame the last Saints match for him was the Plymouth game and not Bournemouth.

http://www.mali-group.com/en/home/ - As he died on Monday night (and not Wednesday as everyone thought) I'm sure Alan Pardew would have been aware. His post match comments on Tuesday of supporters needing to get behind the team etc - Maybe the team knew aswell, never seen a post match huddle before from Saints. - His daughter has taken over the MALI group, maybe she will take over at Saints as well, with Cortese running it for her (as hinted at on the OS, Telegraph and Guardian)

Les Reed is pretty much Saints Director of Football, just with a slightly different job title. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2025768,00.html He was appointed in April, so I can't see him going and Coppell replacing him. Reed also has far more experience in this kind of role having done similar for the FA at a national level.

Time for Michael Sheen to play Steve Coppell in "The Damned Manchester/Bristol City"?

You can't just base how much tribute someone deserves on length of service. Okay, Liebherr was here for 13 months, but without him there wouldn't be a club. It also seems he will remain funding the club after his death. I'd say that is a pretty significant contribution.

The Preston ones look a million times better than that.

Be nice if the club got a band in for the Leyton Orient game to play this live.

Be nice if the club got a band in for the Leyton Orient game to play this live.

The fourth stand is too small to put a legends image on. Also it is the away end. Wouldn't be a problem at St Mary's.

Preston North End in three of their stands have images using the seats of club legends. Tom Finney, Bill Shankley and Alan Kelly. It certainly looks better than having Friends Provident or flybe.com logos and would give St Mary's a bit more character. Tom Finney & Bill Shankly Stands Alan Kelly & Tom Finney Stands How would you feel if Saints did this for Ted Bates and Markus Liebherr in two stands at St Mary's? Good idea? Leaving the other two stands free to be added in the future if other important Saints figures pass away. Ted and Markus will always be looking down on us from the stands.

That is correct. He did apologise soon afterwards.

Director of Football is pretty much what Les Reed is doing for Saints. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2025768,00.html

Jack Walker set up a trust fund for Blackburn when he learned he had cancer. It continued to invest in the club after his death in 2000 and did so for the next 8 years.

Jack Walker set up a trust fund for Blackburn when he learned he had cancer. It continued to invest in the club after his death in 2000 and did so for the next 8 years.

And how do you know that?