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Yep, none of this Poncy Possesion football. Just get it forward to Rickie. In fact as a large percentage of the fans around me scream this everytime we are knocking it about then he'd certainly be a popular choice. Although if defensive improvement are what we are after then there is only one choice. George Graham.

Peter Shreeves, David Pleat and Gerry Francis are all experienced men with proven top flight records as well. Get one of 'zen on the bus FFS

Yes, I noticed that. That's going to need a trim if he's going to become part of the Southampton way.

Good shout. Howard Kendall must still be looking for work. He took Everton, a small club with a smaller fan base than us and turned them into league champions and cup winners cup winners. Hes also managed in Spain and Greece so would get these fancy foreign ideas. I reckon he's the man for the job.

Don Howe, Howard Wilkinson and Big Ron Atkinson are all looking for work and would jump at the chance.

It looks to me like we are bottom of that league, no? Dnt really see how it could have cheered you up.

That was Les Reed actually. Wonder what happened to him?

Whilst less than half that went on a defence which is still championship standard.

Well he didn't did he. One or two centre backs to improve the side. He got one. One or two goalkeepers. He got a kid from L2 and then a panic freebie when it became clear we'd balls up there. And no left back, despite chasing one for months. I would say Adkins was far from getting what he wanted.

Around £4.5m of our transfer money was spent on our defence. Whist we spent £3m on a striker who is yet to start.

That went well.

Prehaps I should have been absolutely specific then as I assumed that as Adkins mentioned 3 centre backs currently at the club or just retired and was talking about signing centre abcks I assumed, wrongly, people would realise he and i were talking about centre backs. I apologies for making that assumption.

How am I rewriting history? Adkins is talking about centre halves, he was talking about priorities. He was talking about loaning out a centre half, another one retiring, another one with an uncertain future. No where does he mention full backs. Centre backs were his priority according to that interview. 7 weeks later he got one. It could be Adkins fault or it could be the 'recruitment department' maybe Adkins forgot to tell them about his priorities because if he did they obviously didn't listen.

It's quite clear Chez, 'Adkins reveals recruitment plans' then talks about signing centre backs and priorities. I'll remember to spell it ur for those too dense and brainwashed in future.

Not the centre back Adkins was prioritising in this interview.

It's been a great move. Bring out an away kit we never wear and wear one no one can buy.

Well they obviously aren't listening too him then as according to this on the 13th July defensive signings were our top priority. Our one defensive addition came in 7 weeks later, the day before the window shut. It seems there is a difference in priorities within th recruitment department. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11700/7897625/Adkins-reveals-recruitment-plan

Where have I said 'more than one poster has said football is racist'? As for black managers not given a chance. Plenty of moaning from the likes of Paul Ince that they've not been given a fair chance.

Have a read of this interview and then decide. http://www.2ndyellow.com/2012/five-minutes-of-your-time-please-les-reed/ Key point being Adkins job is to 'focus on coaching and only the three coaches report into him' Reed heads up The football development and support centre, which includes scouting and recruitment and has 50 staff report in to him.

I wouldnt give too much credance to Super Mikeys comments. You have to remember He rated Jermaine Wright and Neil McCann.

Because he's so incredibly pompous.

Did he? Or was that the work of the 'recruitment department'?

Oh believe me there were. Wes Ender was a stand out one demanding proof and how would Nixon know what players we were looking at. There were a number of others that held similar views. Totally ignoring all that Nixon had got spot on all summer.

It seems I've got myself another stalker.

Again.