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Has to be Lallana. Although I say Pulis because he has the comedy factor.

Also would like to see Bart start in goal. I heard Davis made a couple of good saves last night but I feel Bart is an equally good keeper and Kelvin's distribution and constant long ball has been terrible this season.

Can't come soon enough really. Let's hope Adkins really does instill a bit of confidence and desire after last night's display. Very tough result to call.

It is too late, the transfer window has shut.

Wins up the attendance. I'd rather have consistently higher gates than just for a manager's first game.

11 Years ago.

We could have ended up with someone like Keegan who would be pretty clueless in a division like this but would have brought a 'wow' factor to some extent. I'm not interested in bums on seats for a manager, i'm interested in someone who can win us games and win us promotion out of this crap division - that will bring the fans back.

What does Eddie Howe have over Adkins? How on Earth would Eddie Howe attract star names?!

He'll get us out of League one, after that we'll see, but he's exactly what we need right now.

I like to think I take more than just an 'interest' in the Saints, but if Les Reed walked passed me I wouldn't have a clue who he was.

For what reason? 3 and a half seasons as S****horpe manager and he's got then out of league 1 twice.

Club communications guy. He writes up all the OS articles.

Administration doesn't mean out of business

We're in league 1, get real.

Adkins is now wow appointment, but he seems professional and has done wonders at S****horpe. The kind of lower league manager we probably need in the next couple of years.

Wednesday September 8th, 18:32

Any details on whether this person is English and currently at another club would be simple enough to share. I will let somebody WOW me with a PM....

Seems odd for him to be so open about exactly what's 'going to happen' and then not mention who is supposedly coming in now.

Deppo knows nothing. Otherwise Claudio Foscarini would have become manager last week, bringing Matteo Ardemagni in on loan. Or was that not what you told us?

No, just following the events of the last week a 'wow factor' appointment is probably what Cortese needs to get fans off his back.

Hardly a wow factor, but he knows what he's doing. Looks like he'd be an appointment for the long-term certainly.

"success on the CV already" That's the key word I think. Eddie Howe is young, English and has already got Bournemouth promoted, and i'm very surprised that he's at 6/1 with Skybet.

Think the players will pull together without Barnard or Lallana. Hoping that Alex OC and Connolly both start. 2-0 Saints

I must have missed when Saint Bert or anyone on this forum controlled what the northam sang. Yes there are mongs that sing stupid and pointless songs but unless you're going to hand out a hyme sheet or move from your keyboard and start your own songs, then I suggest you don't try and attack the vocal support. Oh and if I was being paid thousands of pounds a week and the fans decided to sing about their rivals for a couple of minutes I think I may storm off the pitch and refuse to play, because no other football fans in this country shout about their rivalry during a game. Give it a rest.