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It clearly isn't. Well managed, that's a mid-table PL team.

That appointment never ever felt right to me, especially seeing as he was also leaving at one point.

Yeah, it's because the club have no handle on absolutely anything. It's a media free for all. They've come into this thinking it's going to be like running any other business, and have completely ignored the media side of it all. Show your hand to the media, say the wrong things (i.e. - "we have inherited a difficult situation'' ''discussions with clubs start at the end of the season'') and you enter yourself into a **** storm. So well done to them for that.

He probably doesn't even know what a sporting director does in football.

The club started that speculation by freely announcing that there will be a fire sale. They've played this like amateur idiots and have created this complete media hive, and to be in this position - after our best ever PL season - to have players saying they don't know what the future holds, is nothing short of a shambles. What a waste of a great opportunity, just tossed into the open sea. Someone needs to get a flaming grip on it.

If you were trying to come back and hope no one noticed, then you've failed as you're spouting the same crap.

That's what he said after the Man U game, it's clear that the project is not to his taste. Will probably not be to many of our tastes to be honest.

The first concrete confirmations of an approach across all mediums. Notably the BBC who held back for a while, and then put it as their front page story. It's clearly happening, just a matter of the announcement now.

So Ralph is in Canada, Les is in Italy...and our manager is at WHL. I hope Gareth Rogers, or Hans whatshisname has got a handle on it.

Yes, bring back the stripes, club ties and fans on the board. Go team saints.

In a time of meltdown, you are the poster to bring a smile to the masses

He should be stopped from buying anyone from his former club. A board and club management with any balls would ensure that was the case, sadly they probably don't have a clue and are still wandering around the board room talking to themselves.

All over the BBC now, think this thread can be made a sticky and renamed

Probably interviewing some Hockey managers out there.

He has one year remaining on his Southampton contract but wanted answers from the new board over the direction of the club before committing his future. "It's up to the board to discuss with me the new project that will be in place for next season," Pochettino told BBC South Today on 9 May. "It's not up to me to decide when those talks will happen." Nice one Ralph.

..and breathe!

Seriously?

I doubt I will, it's more expensive for a depleted product, but it's still saints - and I'd annoy the **** out of everyone if I didn't have my weekly live football fix!

As has been clear since John Williams was passed up for the Chairman role.

Would have renewed whatever tbh.

To add to the list...we also have no academy coach or manager..!

Just the start tbf. Players next.

I got Bradford City promoted to the PL within 3 seasons - CL finalists by season 5. I should be given a crack.

Should have started months ago, IMO. Stalled on it for too long, all the crap about leaving it to the end of the season was just that - utter bull crap. If he wanted to stay it would have been done, so MP has been an idiot and the club have been naive and strung along. Amateurs. Same will be happening with Cork, Fonte and Jay if we're not careful. Common rule in football is not to let key players get to less than 18 months remaining on their contracts, as after this point agents and players will start getting twitchy.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11675/9326877/premier-league-tottenham-determined-to-make-mauricio-pochettino-their-new-manager Pretty much done and dusted, I'd say.