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Whole thing seems bizarre. Appoint Trollope and promote Lallana to first team coach in the summer but overlook them for interim manager. Lallana now it seems moved out of the way. Eckert highly rated we’re told, but in danger of pissing him off and him walking out if we appoint someone else.

Always thought we’d go for Eddie Jones. Not sure where he is now. Perhaps we’re waiting for the end of the Autumn Internationals or something

Well if it’s as effective as the six weeks he had with us once…

Despite doubts about elevating him to a post ahead of his experience you can’t really take issue with him as an individual. Comes across well, and just hope this experience doesn’t see him sink. He might find the media thing a bit more challenging if results take a downturn. But at least he’s not an egotistical bellend like a previous one in the post.

Not sure they can give a meaningful update without just whipping up speculation, uncertainty, and hysteria. Plus undermining Eckert in the process. Any statement is likely to be so bland it would cause anger among the fans in itself. Yes, we’d like to know more about the intentions, but it seems the club are damned here whatever they do and say. Go back to Ruperts default position of “no one’s ruled in, no one’s ruled out “ kind of bollocks.

Yet incredibly Branfoot wanted to offload him as a makeweight in a player exchange. Can’t remember who it was for, someone uninspiring, and was shocked when I read about it some years later.

Have heard similar. I have it on good authority that Houllier has been our number one target for weeks. Spors and Rasmus are refusing to consider other options until Houllier picks up his phone to let them know if he’s interested or not.

Is it on tv for the 12.30 kick off ?

No they didn’t have saturation coverage in those days, it was just MOTD with two games, and ITV stations for a local match on Sunday. I also read somewhere that both stations would often ‘wipe’ the film footage tapes sometime after, so even if shown there’s no guarantee it was retained. I did find a collection of Channon’s goals in Youtube earlier in the year that I posted on here. There were quite a few on there that I didn’t expect to see again (hat trick v WBA in the 1976 Cup replay for example), although quality of film not great.

Come on Xavi, you know that after Barcelona, The Dell and therefore St Mary’s is your spiritual home. Romeu as assistant is already here. A couple of years as manager here will set you up for life. Never have to work again.* * and two years working with Rasmus and gang, you either won’t want to, or get another opportunity

The video is still in the video drawer and hasn’t been watched for ages. Good watch though of a fantastic player at his peak. Great shame that a similar collection wasn’t available for Channon who was equally exhilarating to watch. But he was before the video fashion, or have I missed it ?

Thought he retired about 15 years ago. Only on Planet Rasmus would we think of dredging him up. Wonder if Hoddle was sounded out, “unfinished business” and all that. Or perhaps they should ask Lawrie if he’d like to supplement his pension with a part-time job.

Is a visit to Fratton any “reward”?

Have to wonder where and how he was dredged up after years out of the game. Can’t remember when he was last managing or involved anywhere.

This is the era of Spor(t)s Republic. I think the line for this should be: Two weeks of dither and dally before the Valley.