S-Clarke

Thanks Guan, appreciate the info.

Out of contract, Blackpool have said he's all but left them. Currently training with Inter with a view to earning a contract, that's gone quiet though, so not sure if that will occur.

They've got a collection of about 30 of the brightest young players in europe, 1 or 2 may start to get games there, but doubtful. Hate the way they search Europe signing the best young talent, not playing it, and farm it out to random leagues in Europe. A total waste of the talent pool.

Oh dear adam. what are you doing!!

Also, another name to throw out there - Chadli? Being let go as well, always quite rated him. Don't think he's done quite badly at Spurs? I think there are a few players we can poach from them, potentially. (At some point..!) I think they've got too many AMC style players as a start, and will start to trim it down.

It's incredibly spooky actually. Relegated together in the PL back in 05, relegated together to L1 in 09. How closely our futures have been over the last 10-15 years is unreal. I honestly thought we'd banish that one now, but going at this rate we will do well not to follow them! But Koeman looks a done deal to me, would bring stability and some leadership in a time when we are seriously lacking either. Hope we get it done ASAP so we can try and start a salvage operation! He's experienced enough to handle it, I reckon. I think Losing Shaw, Lallana, Lambert and MP - but keeping the rest and recruiting Koeman would be the best of a bad job....but it needs to happen quick!

Would snap him up at a heartbeat. But I think we've got a lot to go through before we can think about adding players!

That really does my head in. So, Phil Jones, Jagielka, Smalling, Welbeck, Glen Johnson. World ****ing class? Not a bloody chance. We've got better players at our club. All this world class ******** does my head in. There's no world class players in the england side. World class players - Xavi Iniesta Alonso Messi Augero Ronaldo Neymar That's the level.....unfortunately Milner and Smalling don't count.

I honestly don't believe we will get what we want for him, I cannot see a club paying it in the way we want it. (Bournemouth's clause causes a lot of issues) This will drag for a while and I truly hope it doesn't become even more unsavoury.

Yeah, world cup is ruined for me. Utterly no enjoyment seeing any England match now. All we'll hear is ''Liverpool's new signing'' ''Liverpool's next target'' ''Man Utd's next signing''. Will be unbearable and it has totally ruined what was supposed to be a summer in a lifetime for saints fans. Up the ****ter well and truly.

I'm pretty sure it's rubbish, it was just a random thing on facebook I saw. Something about it being reported on Croatian tv? anyone out there who has been watching Croatian sports tv..????

I'm more worried that so many players want out to be honest. There seems to be a certain mutiny within the camp being lead by a certain Lallana, can be sure a few more will follow. I'd say I'd love to know what the club have said to cause this, but then it's probably obvious that half of the problem is that they've said nothing of any note to reassure anyone.

They simply mean nothing, and I'm amazed that so many people keep buying them! I kind of laughed a bit when I read....''We will not be accepting any offers'' which was followed on the next line by ''However, we accepted an offer from Liverpool'' Yeah, really good stuff. Utter amateurs.

It's being reported tonight that Lovren has requested to leave as well...someone random said it was on a Croatian interview, so will have to see if anything comes of that.

Amazed that there are still people with their heads in the sands on this!! I'm sure people were still believing MP would be staying, right up until 10 mins before his unveiling as Spurs manager. Unless the board get their collective fingers out of their arses and get a really tight grip on this unravelling situation, then it most certainly #isnothappening (Fancy statements mean nothing, when on the back of it, players are requesting to leave left right a centre - too much waffle, not enough action)

Yeah, pretty sure there's a lot of whispering and ''advice'' being given by the Utd and L'pool lads, in fact I'm utterly certain of it.

I hope he knows some good LB's, CB's, CM's, ST's, AMC's and GK's! I guess it's quite exciting to be tasked with building a new team....although utterly un-needed.

Lallana and Shaw clearly won't be on the bench.

Was always going to happen. No idea where we'll stand next year, but it won't be in the top 10.

Utterly hideous goalkeeping, he should be embarrassed letting that in! But Gaston didn't fit the hard-pressing style of MP, it would be wise to see what another manager can find as there's clearly talent in there - just not entirely sure there's much mental strength.

He will be impossible to replace, but he's given us some of our best ever days in recent years. I don't think you can hold the move against him, he's an outstanding player and has been nothing short of excellent for us. Given his all whenever he played, £1m will never ever be better spent.

This thread is just what we were after.

Yes, that's exactly what's happened.

What a truly surreal summer this is.

An error of judgement, clearly. The appointment of RK was not a good start for KL, all being told.