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Anyone know if Koeman tends to have the same backroom staff? Wonder who he'd have.

They fly on Sunday to Brazil.

No sponsorship doesn't kick in until 1st July, so i would expect the new kit will be launched then to be honest.

Telegraph tomorrow confirms we have had formal talks with Koeman and aim to appoint a manager by end of next week.

To be fair it's only 7am!! Also it's only been just over a week since MoPo left. The timescale is before the worldcup.

Based on squad now I'd say Lallana but think he is happy with 20 so JWP for me. Although ask again in Aug and I hope to say one of our new signings

Interesting how when MoPo left we didn't like the fact the press were linking our players to follow him to Spurs. But the first thing we expect when we appoint a new manager is what players from his old club can he bring with him!

I would imagine interviews will take place this week and perhaps an appointment by the end of the week?

Anyone speak dutch? This is in the dutch papers today about Koeman and Saints: http://m.telegraaf.nl/telesport/article/22688170/koeman-kandidaat-bij-southampton

maybe i'm missing the point but. 1. Who says we are signing a Juve forward? 2. What is the point of this thread?

Do you think letting Dodd and williams go is connected to MoPo going? New man gets to pick his own staff top to bottom?

After failing with Man U Moyes will need to be a sucess at his next club. He wouldn't get a job at any team that finished higher than us last season TBH.

Just nice to have some big names being offered in the bookies. Makes a change from Dowie, Adams and any other ex saints

With skybet Laudrup at 9/2 and De Boer at 10/1 are the two early favourites for the job.

Clear the deadwood. Sell Sharp, Mayuka, osvaldo and also Gaston and go again.

What is the thing with Di Matteo? One good season with world class players. If he was that good why hasn't he got another job since

Surely they won't be buying Shaw then. He wouldn't go there to be backup to Evra and Evra wouldn't have signed a new deal to be back up to Shaw. Hopefully it'll die down with this one now. Probably try again next summer now.

Clyne - Arsenal Shaw - Man U Fonte - Hull Lovren - Liverpool Morgan - Arsenal Big Vic - West Ham Lallana - Liverpool Jay - Spurs Chambers - Arsenal Think that's it for players leaving so far this summer isn't it?

I'd take a punt on him for that. He was great for Swansea, going to City was always a mistake. Get his confidence back up and I think he would do well for us. Another option and some pace too

Liverpool linked in papers with Pedro and Milner today. Moving on from Ads or just more press making up rumours?

So did any of this "major" news actually make the papers??

With the news the Cole is leaving Chelsea I wonder if this will bring them into the running for Shaw? I hope not as I want him to stay, but at least if it does it means 2 of the biggest teams in the league fighting for him and surely that will only mean a better deal for us?

Did a job for us when brought but our rise meant he just saw out his contract. Sure a L1 or L2 club will snap him up

And also Sanchez and Bony. Just shows the press don't have a clue. Liverpool aren't going to splash all their cash on attackers. That isn't their problem. They need defensive players. But I guess (Shaw apart) linking defenders with moves isn't as exciting as forwards when it comes to trying to sell newspapers.

Phew!