Give it to Ron

I am sure I read somewhere we are employing the Irish fitness coach.....

That is my fear really - our current crop of u21's are not the level needed to play in Prem - we have some lower down but will be a couple of years yet . Unless we recruit some young guns our squad depth will be weak if likes of Hesketh, Sims, Seagar who are light weight and a big jump to get to Prem level. Not writing him off just the expectation seems a bit much with what he is inheriting.

Steve Wigley was a good coach but abysmal manager so is Stuart Gray they have made a living out of that!

Just about to be announced

Ben Arfa off to PSG, Morgan won't come back here, Chambers and Ox would do me though. Cant see it but can dream.

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Well we could at least defend long throws under him. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Interested why you think Klinsman from what I have read he has been a terrible for USA. It's a sad state when there are no obvious English managers. Pardew would pick players on who has fittest wives.....allegedly Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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With pickle and its a deal

I have explained before but here goes - I think MPel was a better option based on his experience of managing in other countries, Europe league, his record in Spain. He would have experience of managing Prem league players , contacts and experience. Puel has only managed in France, his win ratio is nothing amazing and a long time since won anything. I understand we want a training ground manager and the Southampton way and bringing on the academy - but you can only do that if you have the players to do that and I am not convinced we do at present - we may try and change that by adding some though it seems. Puel does seem a good fit though going on what I have read - its a gamble but then so is every managerial appointment really - Howe at Burnley is a good example of that. Nothing to do with big names in my opinion but we will see how he goes and will get my full support for whatever that is worth.

You could coach at PSG they won league by Christmas :-) Nope but will wait and see how he does.....as have posted before I thought Whiskey George and Redknapp were going to fix us

Same with Berahino really think thats also his agent stirring it up trying to get Stoke to commit. Cant see us getting rid of 2 that caused issues to be replaced by 1 known one

Hope its not Makalele great player but sacked as a coach after a few months

I have come around to him after wanting MPel can't ignore his record in Spain, why interview him if you want a training ground manager you know what he is. Just wish we could appoint him and get on with it now and agree above too much PR about him to be someone else now. Could be an interesting appointment going on that one article am sure everyone has seen about Nice.

Yes good points and coupled with your other post I see now - just the timing before manager came in - I thought maybe instead of Martina but you are right L1 is far better for him to move to.

A mate said to me last night he had heard that Puel had even met the Anderlecht players then decided at last minute to withdraw - is that right WC?

I thought he could progress here far quicker - certainly better than Turnbull for a start Apologies forgot Walsall were L1

I thought the plan was to bring on our youngsters with the new training ground manager then why has McCarthy gone to Walsall??

34m for a player never scored for 5 months 25m profit hahahah.....signed Stekkers yet......if you though Howard got boo'd can't wait to hear the greatest fans that walked Merseyside rant at him. Shattered that glass ceiling....my arse

So not changing wingers - swapping over to move them around is not the managers job? Didnt do that once! Rashford 4 mins is not the managers job? Taking Barklay and not giving him one minute match time when we cant buy a goal is not the manager? How many times has Sturridge played wide right for England? It wasnt working did he get put him up top or alongside the ineffective Kane? Letting Kane take free kick when he has put 5 in the crowd is that not a managers job? Sorry there is no defending this - it was a debacle from start to finish.

At 23 not one for future really. Like the look of him though.

Hope we asked about Oxo at the same time - now that would give us all a lift - impossible dream I know but after last night straw clutching required.

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