S-Clarke

True. but the pressure from the chairman hasn't been there, with Cortese it will be a different world for him. You need to be a certain type of person to be able to work with him.

I still think we can get automatic promotion, but i believe we need to get a new manager in quick - otherwise we'll be plodding along in Limbo and that's never great for consistent results. If we hang about and make the wrong choice, then playoffs. I cannot see us finishing outside the top 6 whatever, we've got too good a squad and i believe anyone could get us into the playoffs.

I like Eddie Howe, but is he ready to work under the pressure here? it's totally different the Bournemouth....there's never really been any expectation there in the past few years.

He's already gone, Hart has replaced him.

Fonte has signed for Blackpool, Jaidi has joined reading and Mills has gone to Man City.

seeing as he starts tonight, i think someone is pulling your leg.

That team kind of picks it's self really, although i'm surprised to see Martin and Barnard miss out. but it's a good runout for connolly

Not suprising, this is probably one of the most attractive avaliable jobs in english football at the moment

hit a nerve!

the same people involved in the process of picking them before, the ''committee''. Thats why they were hopefull of still making 1 or 2 signings today, as the targets were still there.

The loan window has closed now until next week, so if we do anything it will not happen until next week.

It's reading http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~2140564,00.html

It isn't true.

club are now looking at loans when the loan window opens apparently.

Spoke to someone a little bit earlier and after all the hype at the sky sports lunchtime announcement, it's not true. Saints have not approached Hart and they are also not planning on doing so. I think we can kill this one now, as has been said - probably just his agent. One name i was dropped as a possibility was Leonardo, previously at AC Milan. Seriously though?? Apparently he has links through to Cortese from his time at Milan. One thing though, nothing is imminent.

TBF this quite easily could again be agent talk. He wants to get his client a move, so what a perfect oppertunity to make up a story about a managers interest that is no longer employeed. it is really silly-season today.

we've apparentley accepted the bid for fonte..... not sure how true that is though. what on earth is going on

Rumours from reading is that they are trying to sort a deal to sign Mills and Jaidi from us.

So we go from pardew who has a win percentage of over 50% to appointing someone with a win percentage of 30%. excellent. Would also start to question if the money is still in place, or are we starting to cut costs?

Sky sports now confirming that we've approached him, on their breaking news banner.

Not a wind up jimmy, sky sources are usually quite accurate - they don't often quote them.

Sky sources confirm that Paul Hart is high on the list to take over at Southampton what the ****. If we get him this club will go backwards very quickly.

why'd you say that? i think he's a cracking little player. Very, very quick.

The echo seem fairly certain (they have been told by the club) that they are very hopeful of having 2 new signings by the end of the day. No clues on who though.

Looks like they're set to sign Lawrence, Kitson and now Micheal Johnson on loan from city.