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Because apparently Koeman was quoted as saying that he would ''take him'' to his new club.

Who would you want then? Name some names.

Players would have been incredibly naive to buy that sort of thing, especially seeing as it wasn't even NC's money he was playing with. I've come to the conclusion that andrew_saintsfc is speaking a load of garbage.

Buffon is out tonight.

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That's what it's like to be Tottenham, never getting in the top four. You signed Mauricio, we signed Ronald Koeman, Ronald Koeman, Ronald Koeman

Classic Alpine, jumping to conclusions without actually reading things fully. At least he admitted it though, I'd never have thought it.

I don't need to, it's true.

And the fact that it's clearly true!

Pretty epic night for us to be 'closing' in on an international dutch legend as our manager, tbh.

How's League 2 going for you?

Why are people underwhelmed by pre-season fixtures? Seriously? are you having me on??? It's a friendly, before the season starts. It means nothing.

I think it's been clear that Koeman has been in the running for at least 2 weeks, always the preferred option. I think we need to trust Reed.

Utterly ridiculous decision. Epic fail for the ref.

Who I've spoken to hasn't, but we'll see.

To be fair, on this one, I think the club are standing firm. But.....let's be honest, if Man Utd, Liverpool, Chelsea and co start calling, then that's it - it's over. Money will talk, simple as that - and I'm pretty certain that we will eventually get what we feel is reasonable for Adam, Luke and Lovren - all 3 will be off as I've believed from the end of the season. But the game is all about money, and seemingly champions league football. We can't offer that. But the club need to sort out their own strategy in terms of progress to put a cork in all these stories and try to salvage the situation, otherwise they will continue to pop up all over. I honestly feel we missed a trick by not appointing an experienced football chairman - maybe KL will realise that sooner rather than later.

Yeah, Tuchel is pretty much another version of MP, I just hope he's a more decent human being.

Someone who didn't get his own way and didn't want to see success occur without him being there, that's what I'm seeing at the moment. NC did a lot of good for this club, don't get me wrong, but he also has the potential to do a lot of damage. He got too close to the players in an unhealthy kind of way and this is why we're seeing what we're seeing now. He's in the background unsettling the apple cart and at the moment we seemingly have no direction at the club to stop that, which is the frustrating thing. Get ourselves a decent experienced manager on board and re-newed ambitions and we may have ourselves a salvageable situation, but if we continue to wait....then the media and certain 'pals' will continue to take advantage of us.

Upsetting the apple cart and the image of the people who pushed him out. Making themselves look utterly amazing and indispensable in the process. Quite clear to me now as to who is up to their tricks.

Would be an utterly class appt. , but still have a feeling it's Koeman.

Now in the echo who are using 'their sources' to confirm. But I'm still incredibly intrigued as to why this was released today, why not yesterday, or the day before? or at the start of the month? Why has it been kept quiet for 2 weeks? Why today, the day after a 'positive' club statement? It feels like scripted bits and bobs are being fed out when they feel they'd have the most impact. I'm coming to the opinion that someone is manipulating this quite cleverly behind the scenes.

I reckon he's known about this move for at least 6 months and has played the club like a bit of a kipper, used the nativity of RK and co to his benefit. He's looking like a bit of a ****** though, it has to be said.

Also, just to throw this one out there, this is all starting to feel a little scripted. A positive interview by the club, statements etc - followed the next day by players leaving and handing in transfer requests. Same happened after RK spoke, and after Les Reed spoke the first time. You'd think someone was behind the scenes stirring, wouldn't you.

I believe there is interest in Lovren, but I don't believe he's handed in a transfer request. These comments, direct quotes from Lovren, came at the end of may also: "I also heard something about that," he told Sportske Novosti when asked about Liverpool. "I follow the media and I saw that Liverpool is allegedly interested in me. But that is all that I know so far. "I feel great at Southampton and my contract is valid for the next three years. "So the only thing I can say right now is that the club is the one who decides."

If it's that bad, Italy are easily do-able. They keep the ball and pass it around, on a pitch like that they will be unable to. It's going to benefit us more.....