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Southampton FC ‏@SouthamptonFC 30s #SaintsFC has today accepted the resignation of First Team Manager Mauricio Pochettino ahead of his appointment by @SpursOfficial.

I think half the people on this forum don't quite understand yet how much of an unbelievably fantastic appointment Yakin would be. Worked wonders at Basel and his style of football is absolutely fantastic and should lead to the majority of our players thriving under it. Him and De Boer are the only two appointments that I wouldn't see as a step-back and could even be portrayed as a step forward. Exciting times if these Yakin quotes are positive, very hopeful.

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Horrific limitations set on us if you adopt that approach, would you be happier with someone like Chris Hughton or Malky Mackay then? The best managers are currently abroad and we're not going to keep progressing with somebody like that in charge. Laudrup isn't a bad shout but there must have been a reason the entire Swansea dressing room turned on him the way they did.

Go big and pay out for De Boer, he wants a Premier League job and we can offer him an attractive side with a top class academy which plays entirely into his hands.

Only guy domestically I'd be interested in is Moyes. De Boer would certainly be interesting, only reason Tottenham won't get him seems to be compensation which we shouldn't have a problem paying. Works well with youth and would more than likely welcome a route into this league.

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/football/clubs/southampton/article4091295.ece Shaw, Lallana, Lambert, Chambers, Schneiderlin, Lovren, Rodriguez and Cork? Hilarious.

1) Player of the season - Lallana 2) Scholar of the season - Chambers 3) Away Player of the Season - Rodriguez 4) President's choice - Lallana 5) Goal of the season - Lallana vs Hull or Rodriguez vs Fulham 6) Fans player of the season - Lallana

It really can't be a coincidence that we haven't conceded a goal since he's came back into the starting 11. Conceded just 11 goals whilst he's been on the pitch in the 19 games he's played more than 45 minutes in, some record.

100% agree. Can't deny I'm getting progressively more worried though.

I've always been one who's confident we'll keep all our big players and the only one we may potentially lose is Shaw for massive money. But if this really is the case then what a depressing summer it's going to be. Will push us down from an ambitious side pushing sides like Tottenham and Everton to just another **** mid-table club. If Lallana leaves then you can bet that players like Schneiderlin, Shaw, Chambers and Lovren won't be too far behind them either because what's the point in staying at a team that's not going to keep their best players and try and push up the table? Hate to be all doom and gloom about this (which is strange considering the excitement we all got from Reed's statement), but it really does make it apparent why Cortese left if the owners ambition is this low.

Out: Osvaldo - £8m Ramirez - £10m Shaw - £30m do Prado - Free In: Bony - £22m Caulker - £8m Schmeichel - Bosman RW - £10m LB - £5m ---------Schmeichel Clyne - Lovren - Caulker - NEW ---Wanyama - Schneiderlin ----NEW - Lallana - Davis ------------Bony Subs: Boruc, Fonte, Chambers, Cork, JWP, Lambert, Gallagher

...what

Guly coming on with 2 minutes left, funny. Guly coming on with 30 minutes left, worrying.

Does nothing for us? £5-£10m gets you a top standard PL LB, we have a good first team but a very weak squad; £30m would go a long way to change that.

It would be absolutely crazy to turn down £30m for him and I'm really surprised anybody thinks otherwise.

Quality safe from Gazzaniga to be fair.

http://lag10.com/channel8 Not the best quality but it's only 5 seconds behind Soccer Saturday so pretty up to date.

Schneiderlin has just hid two tickets by Ted Bates' statues foot if you're close and quick enough.

Dropping Osvaldo after Saturday is the last thing we should be doing, could stop him from kicking on.

Didn't last too long, still nice though.

Too easy in behind Fox there.

"Premier League you're having a laugh" ringing round is still brilliant.

http://lag10.com/channel18

Think we're missing a trick if we don't play Osvaldo with Gaston just behind him tomorrow, could do wonders for both of their confidence if they link up well.