Why would they need links to the club? That rules out a lot of candidates who'd likely do a better job than your suggestion of Strachan (who last managed in a top European League in 2004... 14 years ago).
tbf to him I struggle to see why not resigning means he isn't a 'nice bloke'. If you were him would you honestly walk away from millions of pounds in wages... really? It is not like he is likely to get another job as well paid as he is currently any time soon given the disaster he has been.
Can you talk me through how exactly the parachute payments will go to Gao? The parachute payments are effectively a much smaller payment of the Premier League TV money, they largely go to player wages not the owner.
Is there really anything approaching good evidence for those claims? If Saints had an exceptional 12 year old and he refused to sign up with Reed's son's agency then I find it very hard to believe the club would release the player for that reason.
Mitchell was himself a Les Reed appointment. Does Reed get credit for that?
Plus Mitchell was under Reed and both were part of the recruitment committee.
I know when every player joined ffs. He joined in April 2010, we have signed a lot of players that have been very good for us since then. I've not said he is currently doing a good job, the last two seasons have been poor.
I think you need to look closer to home for that. Reed has played a key role in the club from 2010, many good signings and the Koeman appointment. He has messed up since Koeman left.
Ian Branfoot at least had the excuse most of his squad was **** (although that makes it all the more daft he dropped Le Tissier). But Pellegrino takes ineptitude to a whole new level!
Players can be sold even if we stay up. I still think the player quality is good, we just need a competent manager.
Relegation = disaster for the club, which makes it all the more amazing Pellegrino hasn't been sacked!