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I work for the Tube, and have just been given an official warning. Apparently accosting random commuters and tourists and asking whether they'd heard about a Cortese takeover is not in my job description.

Glad Pochettino is staying, that is definitely good news in that it is stabilising for the club in these uncertain times and is perhaps the best chance we had of not losing key players. I hope his commitment to last until the summer rings true. Have we heard from any players today? I've been at work today so aside from following TalkSport I don't know the goings on of the day. It'd be comforting to hear from, say, Kelvin, just to know what the concensus is like in the dressing room.

The unveiling of Cortese's leaving present, Juan Mata, will make for a lovely press conference. :-D

I like Only Fools, I like Vicar Of Dibley. Owen Newitt was as good a character as Trigger. Sad news, he was so close to 70 too. RIP.

I wonder if the theory of Cortese returning to buy the club has any sway in Pochettino's decision to stay, if he indeed does. Maybe I'm just looking for silver linings. My greatest worry is losing the players that SFC has so lovingly grouped together. Lovren, Wanyama, Clyne, Shaw, Lallana and Morgan in particular would be great losses, virtually irreplaceable. I'm not panicking..... yet.

If Pochettino doesn't go, then I wonder what Cortese said to him in that meeting....

I'd like King Midas to be our owner. Everything he touches turns to gold. And gold is good for a football club. Not David Gold though.

Be careful, it might look like an 'inny' but they have surgery nowadays to cut off 'outeys' and make them look like 'innys'.

I'd like someone to come in that can see what we're trying to achieve - be as successful as can be whilst being stable financially, bringing through youth to become first team players, evolution not revolution - and keep the status quo. So someone wealthy, but that's not prepared to come in and change everything radically like Allam and Tan. As for rich Sheikhs or Americans buying the club? I'm really not sure. Sure, success for a club we've all supported and had in our hearts for years would be great, but how sustainable is it? If the owner pulls out, how financially screwed would we be? I want to be supporting Southampton on my deathbed in 50 years, not watching the club die in 5 years.

It's weird hearing Cortese speak. I've always had him as a silent figure at the head of the club. These are both worrying and interesting times...

Amy Lewis seems clued up. I wonder if she has a nice smile...

So this will pave the way for the billionaires from Dubai to take us over? :-) I'm not going to worry about this until it happens, but I worry about morale within the camp.

Diego should join Hull. Both are tigers...

If Cortese goes to Milan, I'm going to put a horses head in his bed. See how he likes it.

This is worrying news. If Cortese goes, then to replace him we need a sound, financial businessman, with a wonderful knowledge of football and is also very well liked by the media...

The Diego that was once regarded as one of the best talents in the world? (Certainly on FM2004!) I know his career has gone off the rails, and he's never lived up to the hype he once got, but he's still better than Freddy Adu in that department and for £1.6 mill it'd be a risk worth taking. On a short contract...

] Is "piff" positive or negative? I'm not down with the lingo! Harry Maguire at Sheffield United would be worth looking at. 20 year old, 6'4'' Centre Back, been their player of the season twice running, had Man Utd scouting him last season and improving all the time. English too, was called up for U21s. I've only caught glimpses of him in highlights but he ticks all the right boxes on paper.

I lost money yesterday, I thought we'd draw against WBA. Hey ho, pleased with the win too!

That's brilliant, I didn't know that existed. I'll be using that to annoy my Norwich-supporting wife. Sorry for your loss MOG.

EDIT: Results are already in - Suarez wins with his first effort against Norwich, his second goal against them comes second, and Osvaldo is third. http://dynamic.pulselive.com/dynamic/client/bbc/motd/ I know it was against us, but I also though Coleman's effort was good.

Osvaldo goal was the better of our two for me, but how good were ALL the goals! Outstanding cracks on goal, though of course Suarez will win, hopefully with his second Matt Le Tissieresque second effort rather than his first.

I hope your dad makes a full recovery and is back in the Chapel before long.

RIP fellow Saint.

Assuming JRod and Lallana are first choice for two of the attacking midfield spots, I guess it boils down to which of Ramirez, JWP or Davis people would rather see in the other spot. Davis is the consistant one, JWP the potential, but I'm all for seeing more of Ramirez if he consistantly delivers.