Matthew Le God

An example of such a manager? Hughes has achieved many league finishes Saints would be happy with, what is the problem with that as experience?

Who said "really good"? Also Hughes didn't have as many good players to work with compared with Saints from 2013 to 2017.

Les Reed is not the chief executive officer, so appointing Purslow would not be replacing Reed.

What makes you think Hughes didn't have a say? Hughes is clearly going to be our manager and the club will be talking to him about all kinds of things, including players he wants and doesn't want.

I don't think that accurately depicts Hughes at Stoke... 2013/14 - 9th 2014/15 - 9th 2015/16 - 9th 2016/17 - 13th 2017/18 - sacked whilst struggling 9th three years in a row with Stoke is pretty good going tbf to him.

Saints have among the highest wagebills in European football at £112m in 2016/17 season. Saints are not cheap on wages.

It is still a leap to take it as true. It isn't difficult to make up something plausible, internet football forums are full of plausible bull**** rumours.

The club have made no announcement (yet) on players with contracts due to expire on 30th June 2018. Last year Saints made the announcement on 25th May ... https://southamptonfc.com/news/2017-05-25/southampton-2017-retained-list-players-released What you saw was most likely a list of players that are out of contract this summer, possibly something like this... http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11662/11375877/out-of-contract-premier-league-players-who-could-leave-for-free-this-summer Just because they are out of contract doesn't mean they won't be offered one.

Hughes is clearly going to be the manager, included in the discussions he has been having for the past week will be budgets, players, plans etc etc. We aren't going to suffer from appointing Hughes today/tomorrow vs last week.

Yes, they would be given two years. But another hole in the law is Brentford have been excused putting seats in the two year timeframe as they are moving to a new stadium. It is a very inconsistent law.

To think Alderweireld is a realistic target is not being ambitious... it is being as mad as a box of frogs! If he leaves Spurs it will be for another Champions League club and bigger wages than he is currently on.

Can you explain exactly how him being appointed last week vs tonight/tomorrow impacts each of the following you mentioned... 1) Season ticket sales 2) Players futures 3) Potential transfers ................ 1) If anyone was making season ticket choices mbased on the manager, then all they'd do is buy one this week when he is appointed... so how has the club lost out? 2) Player futures would all have been discussed with Hughes during the negotiations... so how has the club lost out? 2) Potential transfers would all have been discussed with Hughes during the negotiations... so how has the club lost out?

Can you outline why it is a "pig's ear" of an appointment? Why does it matter if Hughes was appointed last week, tonight or tomorrow. It makes no difference.

He has asked to talk to Stoke... https://www.dcfc.co.uk/news/2018/05/club-statement-gary-rowett https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44203326

What makes the current law really daft is it only applies to clubs in the top two leagues. Exeter City for example are allowed to legally have this...

It is a multi million pound contract. These aren't things to be rushed, lawyers take time. I guess it'll be announced either tonight or tomorrow. Whether it was last week, tonight or tomorrow, makes no difference to next season. Patience is a virtue Batman.

Premier League strikers with 20 or more goals... 2017/18 season... 4 = Salah, Kane, Aguero, Vardy 2016/17 season... 5 = Kane, Lukaku, Costa, Sanchez, Aguero 2015/16 season... 3 = Kane, Aguero, Vardy

Don't give him ideas! I'm intrigued what he'll come up with.

Settle this once and for all then... write "Matthew Le God is a pedantic bellend" on a piece of paper and take a photo of it somewhere that is clearly Kenyan. Then post it on here.

What are you talking about? You've been registered on here from March 2018, I haven't had anything in my profile about any video games for a long time.

No they don't, they play at the Kenyatta Stadium!

Far more sensible to judge a player on his own merits, not rule him in or out purely due to which club he has come from!

A mere 13 minutes after the thread was started with this post... The Telegraph published this article... https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/05/18/mark-hughes-expected-announced-permanent-southampton-manager/amp/?__twitter_impression=true That is why it is hard to believe the opening post.

It appears Cedric is still first choice for Portugal, not Perreira.