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He wasn't described as interim, caretaker or temporary so they'd have paid out despite him getting the boot after 4 games. The issue is when someone described as an interim, caretaker or temporary boss manages for less than 10 league games.

Living in the past doesn't help. We are where we are and have to deal with it. Short term fix to try to stay up, and then take stock. I'm not sure what the issue is with that.

So you'd rather concede relegation and hire someone new once we're relegated? Explain why we shouldn't give ourselves the best possible shot at staying up, and then taking stock in the summer? Nuts.

Nicely said.

I agree with all of that and prefer 2 on the basis it's an experienced premier league manager. We cannot risk an unknown quantity, and whilst Hughes is not an obvious Saints appointment we're in a mess and his experience is likely to have more of an immediate impact than anyone else available, and it's impact we need. If we don't get someone in by the weekend we have decent enough caretaker options for 1 FA cup game. My money would be on a Craig Fleming and Jaidi double act.

Long overdue but cracking news. Wouldn't be surprised if we get Hughes til the end of the season, but given the mess we're in I'd take pretty much anyone with premier league managerial experience to get us through the season.

It's not about the players not getting it, but the fans not getting that the players couldn't care. Stay up and all is good. Go down and the players who want a move, get a move without too much hassle. Indeed, I suspect several of our best players would be quite happy with relegation.

Thanks, good article. His achievement there is phenomenal but working with the divas in the Premier league would be a whole new ball game.

Leaving just Mcqueen as left back with Targett on loan. However you cut it, we're exposed.

But just imagine how good MLT would have been with the fitness of a Poch trained player.

Good fantasy football thread. Manager = Poch Alderweireld, Case, Mane and Shearer for me. Would improve us all over the pitch.

I'm expecting a win today. Sims to play a big part, 3-1 to us.

He'd be a car crash imo. If we needed a caretaker, Jaidi, Craig Fleming or Danny Butterfield all have more coaching experience. Not saying they'd be any good mind.

24 teams - 21st is the new 17th.

All good points, and then there's the pesky agents to pay, signing on fees, 'loyalty' bonuses to outgoing players etc.

Why not try going through a day accepting that decisions have been made and that posting, again and again, about the same points on a footy forum will achieve the square root of f:ck all. Just a thought.

Good points, but not exactly related to the questions you were replying to! What's any of that got to do with whether this fella is a decent player or not?

Who's to say we didn't. Because we don't sign a player, it doesn't mean that we didn't go for him.

Putting aside the debate about whether he's better than we have, why would Silva take a job here and in doing so: a) take a hit on his severance package with Watford (that will be the case if he finds work quickly)? b) walk into a job facing relegation? If he has any sense he'll take Watford's money, lick his wounds, relax for a few months, then assess his options.

That's utter boll0cks. Wigley had great hair.

However you look at it, they're on a run as bad as ours, thus on current form he's no better than MP. It's current form that we need.

Our first eleven is stronger buy they have a much deeper squad, and better forward options. They've under achieved as badly as we have over the last few months.

They're on a run as bad as ours. Puel took us to 8th and apparently he was sh:t so don't tell me that league tables are the way to judge a manager.

Oh, that makes sense :/

Just to clarify, are people really saying that she would sack MP and replace him with a fella who has just been sacked for doing an equally bad job as him?