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Didn't it have you in stitches ?

Yes, he'll have it sewn up in no time.

Not excited by RDB or Ranieri to be honest.

WTF would we offer an extended contract to a GK who has yet to feature in a match, and one who in truth we dare not let near a starting spot ?

Anyone recall if Celtic are due a % from the sale?

Article on his fall out: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/borussia-dortmund-thomas-tuchel-exit-10529357

Had a similar thought that the home kit should be accompanied by a quality import from Germany - Tuchel, or Roger Schmidt would be a good start.

As with most summers really, be it transfers in, Toby, Gaston etc, Koeman leaving. #Wemuddleon

Only been at two clubs, hardly a journeyman. Although in fairness his departure from Mainz was clearly not amicable, to the point he was placed on gardening leave rather than allowed to move on immediately.

Sad news, especially that he's suffered from Alzheimers in his last years. As I said on the David Bobin thread, another voice from my childhood/teenage years gone.

Stop dithering Saints... make a decision .

If that is the away kit (is it navy or black with ?blue) then there very well could be a third yellow away kit as it would be needed at Newcastle, West Brom, Huddersfield, and Brighton, possibly even at spurs, and of course if we need to change for a cup final.

Reading was an easier location to get to, although doubt we'd get enough tickets. Pleased for Huddersfield, good memories of our run in in L1 with them and Brighton, and also remember them from the old Division One days of Frankie Worthington playing for them.

Neil McCann has left Dundee if anyone's interested so will be available.

Don't disagree with you on this, but I'm struggling to see how some may see this and other individual failings as a stick to beat Puel with. Not a Puel fanatic by any means but he did have some pretty blunted tools to work with at times.

Just read this on the BBC feed from the Play Offs for those putting forward Japp Stam yesterday :

Didn't the French ransack the city once in 1338, and the site of St Mary's Church ? Some people have long memories.

Sad to read this as I'm one of the older ones Florida Martin refers to and recall David Bobin on Southern before later stations, TVS and then Meridian. Late 70's, early 80's he was the voice that accompanied Saints coverage on the local ITV news.I seem to recall he was quite prominent in reporting the Keegan signing, and although covering all the clubs in our region seemed to have an affinity with Saints. Only saw him on Sky once whilst at a friend's house, so remember him from his Southern days, in black and white. Another voice from my childhood/teenage years gone. RIP David, and thanks for conveying the Saints news long before we had the internet or 24 hour rolling coverage.

http://www.espnfc.com/club/borussia-dortmund/124/blog/post/3133581/thomas-tuchel-toxic-breakdown-with-dortmund-hierarchy-leads-to-premature-exit But can't see him joining us after Dortmund, and doubt we'd have the ambition to go for him.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/southampton-eye-claude-puel-next-8269735

Pelligrini would represent a bit of an embarrassing u turn for Saints as it was said we discontinued interest as he wasn't thought to meet the playing youth requirement.

Pelligrini was also strongly linked last summer.

Depends which version we get, Dutch Total football MKI (Poortvliet & Wotte), or MK II

Most of us wanted to keep a progressive manager who had spent the previous season in the Championship rather than an unheard of Argie bloke who had recently worked in Spain once upon a time.

No gloating on my part, I recall how we too were perennial relegation battlers at The Dell. And but for Le Tiss we'd have fallen through the trap door in a few seasons.