Whitey Grandad

It says there that he is only on £3m at Everton. Where does the £7m come from? Another way of looking at things is that during his two years with us none of the academy players improved and the blame for that could be laid at his door.

That's fair enough. We would be leaving a market of 508 million. After we left the EU market would be 444 million. We trade with both, not exclusively one or the other. 444 million is still a hell of a lot and is a lot better than 'only' 64 million, but it would be 64m plus 444m so the argument still stands.

A great professional who we're lucky to have. I'm very pleased for him.

They have been very good, which is refreshing. Collina's influence, apparently. Some very good summaries on here. I'm surprised that Dier got off so lightly. Overhit everything he tried. Nerves perhaps.

But who's going to manage the Black Box?

Not true Another myth. It was the UK government that gave them the money and a large part of it was paid back after a complaint from ABP that at Southampton they had to pay for the terminals themselves. Nothing to do with the EU at all, another attempt to mythlead.

Calling it a revenge budget or a punishment budget is just being childish. If the people are misguided enough to take a wrong decision then we shall all have to deal with the consequences. There would not be any other option and it would all be the result of pig-headed stupidity.

Swansea away is a midweek evening ko. Maybe I'll get to see a game there one day

This old rubbish has been going the rounds on Facecloth for some time. Pray tell me which of these alleged incidents would not have happened if we were outside the EU?

No it was nothing of the sort.

I shall read it, it's just that I have to earn a living. Amongst other things I have to do a quote for our French agent. I have exports to think of!

He's obviously been reading this forum.

Bugger.

They are certainly copyright but there's no harm in telling us where to look for them.

Yes, I read the report. The EU requirement was a contributory factor but by no means the major one, almost incidental. To argue that it was an EU regulation that caused these unfortunate deaths is tenuous in the extreme.

Noooooooo! I shall be on holiday for the first day. Away at Newcastle please. Oh hang on...

You left out 'arrogant'.

When is that likely to be?

Yes indeed. It could all have been so different. The club: 'It is with great reluctance that we have had to accept the resignation of our manager Ronald Koeman. We thank him for all that he has achieved for us and wish him well in his new appointment '. Ronald Rat: 'I was very sorry to leave Southampton with whom I have had two wonderful years but at this stage of my contract the offer from Everton represented a new move for me and the club and I have concluded that it would be in all our interests if I accepted this new challenge. I leave with some great memories and I have nothing but the utmost respect for the staff at the club and, of course, the fans'. But no, he just grabbed the money with two fists and ran like buggery before the door slammed on his backside.

I'm not an expert in body language and I'd like to hear from someone who is but he looked uncomfortable to me. Holding his hands in front with interlocked fingers would indicate a defensive state. I feel no sympathy for him.

Please choose your words more carefully. For an instant there I read 'Hoddle cleared'. Not good for my heart.

You are watching it in action.

I think it's already reached that stage.

But that was when he knew that Ron was going. Hmm, Ocean Village has changed a lot since I was last there.