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Hardly he was offered a very good ( actually the best contract ever offered to a saints manager money wise) contract but chose to go elsewhere. You can debate the reasons for him leaving, and weather he had a valid reason or not, but to suggest Les strong armed out is just the usual agenda driven crap.

All the old boys out in force. Mick Channon will be at the final (guess he didn't invite Jimmy either). Not exactly an upbeat article. Saints managers job a nightmare saints will get relegated sooner or later.... http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/771831/EFL-Cup-Southampton-Mick-Channon-Manchester-United-Premier-League-relegation

I guess Jimmy wasn't invited then.

I wish my boss would strong arm me out of my job by offering me a new contract to make me the highest salary ever for a manger at my work place...

He comes across as a bit bitter if I'm honest (though I imagine most footballers from that era must feel pretty gutted seeing todays prima donnas lifestyle). Pretty sure I've been at SMS when they've had players from the 76 cup team on the pitch to chat in the last few seasons.

Koeman not interested in Everton renewal amid Barca links http://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football/koeman-not-interested-in-everton-renewal-amid-barca-links/ar-AAnl0eS?li=AA572I&ocid=spartandhp

Surely they have relegation clauses I thought that was pretty standard these days.

At least Kane has scored again.....

how the hell is Alan Curbishley on that list when was the last time he managed?

momentum and confidence it can happen to any striker if they get a few goals under their belt. If you look at Vardy's career last season was a complete one off.

My god that is a list of old has beens, failures and Gerrard really inspiring if you are a Leicester fan

Bending over backwards to keep them and giving them £100+ a week contracts doesn't look like the good idea it did back in the summer. Vardy in particular always looked like a one season wonder that they probably should have cashed in on when Arsenal came calling.

Generally you seem to have to work quite hard to come up with football clubs with far eastern owners who are doing well. Leicester I guess can't really think of anyone else. I'm sure there must be.

just replace Bobby with Rupert...

Personally I think we have a good chance in this up coming 2008-09 season I mean look at the players we've bought in Ryan Smith Lee Molyneux Anthony Pulis Tommy Forecast with our new Dutch management duo we are going to rip the league up....

It was a good goal but the opposition gave him enough time to make a cup of team and read a copy of the Sunday Times from cover to cover before shooting.

So what were your expectations for them then? Barca? Real? I liked both of them as youngsters here but I don't ever think either of them looked a class above so in that context a career at arsenal and playing for England seem a decent return on their talent to me.

Really? They both left us young and while they were both exciting talents did anyone watching them think they were going to be world class? Both of them get to play for a regular top four club and get picked for England not sure what else you would have expected them to achieve.

I'm not sure you can use Walcott or Oxo as examples of players that have failed both turn out pretty regularly for Arsenal (though probably not as much as they liked) and England. Chambers is the one for who the move away from saints was to soon IMO. Shaw is a talent but it seems that mentally he is a bit weak and needs a coach/manager that will hold his hand and show him a lot of love like Poch apparently did. I could see him moving to spurs and doing really well.

yeah but this incident wasn't even related to the game the guy ate a pasty it's not like he did a Grobbelaar vs Rosenthal performance to give Arsenal the game.

That would pretty much kill any remaining career he has. Considering Rangers desire to bring in what is basically a saints style model I'm surprised they haven't looked at bringing in Adkins.

wow........... seems like a massive over reaction considering Barton has be accused by the Football Association of placing*1,260 bets in the last ten years and is still allowed to play in the PL this guy loses his job for eating a pasty which had no effect on the game its self.

Lost his last a couple of games getting a bit of pressure guess he didn't fancy a cup upset to add to that. This has to be one of the strongest cup sides he has put out since he came to the England though.

Something has to pay for the ever increasing living expenses of players some of those poor blokes are having to get buy 50-60K a week and one Bentley....