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Keegan at Fulham was what, 1996ish, and he had an owner who threw money at it. Only a total and utter idiot thinks MON would ever even consider it.

Not being 1st choice.

In my profession, yes. The job was re-advertised. Twice.

We can live with it, as we will when we go up and you just stay up. You see, we look at you akin to a small, slighty simple, child, with a warm heart and an "ah bless". We know it makes you sick.

Of course, but Adkins has experience of managing in the NPC, something EH doesn't. I was told, on Monday I think, about EH and when he wasn't announced by Wednesday it was obvious it wasn't going to be him. O'Driscoll from Donny would have been my choice.

Most can't understand why we are bothering with managers of virtual non league clubs with no expectations or ambitions and who are watched by a combined fan base smaller that our average attendance. Just saying like.

Exactly. Last academic year I turned down a cracking job, a step up if you will, from where I am when I was told that the preferred candidate had turn them down. I was going to be 2nd best for anyone and I don't blame Howe for doing the same.

And those examples really worked didn't they! Both Cloughie and Sven were rip roaring successes. Anyone who thinks, even slightly, that it's possible really is an idiot.

Because he was 2nd choice.

Stature has nowt to do with it. WGS was considered a poor appointment by the majority and Burley a great one. Which one has real stature amongst Saints fans? The ability to get players to play is what is required, oh, and a plan B would be a bonus.

Anyone who believes, even remotely, that MON would even consider coming to a L1 club needs to be sectioned under the mental health act.

As the Plymouth fan in my team said "he's bottled leaving".

Regardless, it's all a 'kin shambles.

Yes, I do.

Myself and oppos included.

It was on R5 and quoted a club source so the usual suspects on here took it as gospel.

An excellent and shrewd appointment. I'm very glad we haven't gone down the cretinous "big name" route.

A scunny mate has said that their local radio confirms him joining Saints today.

Good God. How deluded are a section of our fan base. We are an average sized English club in the 3rd tier of English football and people, genuinely, believe that MON or another manager of that stature would come and manage us. Freaks.

If people can't see why an appointment of someone like Adkins, Howe, O'Driscoll is a positive move then I despair. That Saints fans actually think that MON was very likely to take a L1 job suggests to me that our fan based, sadly, is 'kin deluded.

same here.

This.

Cortese isn't going anywhere until HE chooses to. Get used to it.

IIRC Jackanory works for The Times and knows people on The Suns sports desk?

I'd sooner have a manager who is on the way up such as Adkins or Howe as one on his way down such as Jewell.