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Away kit perhaps??

Would have thought we'd walk away before any legal wrangling. Wouldn't be surprised if other 'feelers' aren't being put out.

Since March in some cases.

Simple solution would be "yes, we'll pay £1.25m now... balance if he gets us promoted at the end of the season". Wonder if either club would be confident enough of that though.

Strikes me a bit of posturing from both clubs. Swansea want to be able to say to their fans, we didn't keel over and made Saints pay to take our manager, and our lot don't want to be seen to 'cave in' and pay more than they have to. (Laughable when you consider how much we paid Luton to take NJ). Eventually a deal will be reached, Saints won't want to risk say Leicester coming in and paying the full amount, SWansea won't want to have a disgruntled manager left with them (if both Saints and Leicester walk away) and we find someone else (Man City U16's coach or whatever).

https://www.facebook.com/southamptonfc/videos/ron-davies-scores-four-against-manchester-united/1289973774512723/

Imagine how depressing it might get if you continue on down the list after RM.

And John Sydenham.

From everything I’ve read about your GK situation this season I was hoping the GK coach might be left behind. And hope the former MK keeper isn’t someone Martin looks to bring.

I was too busy singing …” by far the greatest set of pearly white gnashers, the Premier League has ever seen … “ to see him go off and applaud him.

Are they?

The missing or obvious link ?

I wasn’t making a case for RM, but questioning the availability of the alternative ‘canny gravitas appointment like Kompany’ referred to in Miltonaggro’s post. I don’t think he was saying Vieira was the only option in that bracket.

Think he’s their captain. Danish as well. Wonder how that scores on the matrix, or Rasmusometer (whatever it’s called). (Apologies if found on another thread - a ‘senior’ trait I’m afraid).

So what happened to Salisu for the last couple of months ? Genuine injury, or a convenient excuse ?

Think Sheff Weds could be quite strong next season.

Toothless attack in front of him, piss poor defence behind him. Don’t think a full season turbocharged JWP would make up for that.

Nostalgia and sentimentality aside, that is a bit of a dogs breakfast/hotch potch of a kit. Shame as it’s a decent design but not particularly fond of it at the time, as it appears red and pink from a distance. The design looks fine in the St Etienne shirt, and the Coventry sky blue and white. We could certainly have a decent away kit with the design but as a home kit doesn’t appeal. No doubt like this season we’ll come up with something worse and less Saints like for a home kit, and even more puke inspiring for the away.

Fucking hell Pilchards, over the years you’ve been one of the better, more sensible, and reliable posters on here, but since the impending arrival of Martin, have you become a hybrid of Victor Meldrew and Private Frazer ? Mind you, given the SR track record you’ve every right to doubt the fuckers Play the MLG card on this one: burden of proof, and all that…

Answers your own question I’d have thought.

Don’t disagree with you, but I’ve yet to see a name that would satisfy the ‘canny gravitas appointment’ description mentioned, let alone linked with the job. Who did you have in mind ? Vieira has a few failures in his managerial CV, so other than his playing record there isn’t a lot to make a case for him on.

…. and do well there .

Yes, but might ease the disappointment depending on how much we get for him, and how it is invested to bolster the team. (Not optimistic on that front given our piss poor recruitment and those making the choices).

Pleased that Ron’s record remains intact. In what has been a shit season otherwise that does give a bit of satisfaction.

Okay. Fair point