Window Cleaner

I am convinced that Hidinck has already been appointed as head coach of the dutch national side after the WC, sure that the dutch FA announced it back in March.

Exactly, whether that's Koeman or not I just could not say.

But unless I'm not well informed Lambert did not suffer the trials and tribulations of having his dream move obstructed by the "board" so we cannot possibly know how he would have reacted had that been the case.

Ah no, when you hire a manger in football you hire his philosophy of the game and the style that made him a suitable candidate in the first place, you do not imposed your way of thinking upon him. That will invariably end in tears, as it has done at Spurs,Chelsea, Barcelona etc in the not too recent past.

how do you know that, did you meet him in Sainsburys and he told you so. Far too much speculation over unknowns.

And how does it do that, Liverpool wanted him, he asked to be allowed to go, the board let him, how does that make him a class act. He's a good footballer at the end of his career and the offer was probably too good to turn down.

Why is he such a cert, big fish from a small pond, certainly no guarantee that he'll do anything in the PL, no guarantee that he won't either but he was poor at Valencia and indifferent in Portugal. Moyes was certain to do well at Utd right ??

Added to the fact that Danny Murphy knows anything about modern tactics....well it doesn't really stand up as an opinion.

With Fulham you never know who's in a job and who isn't. Apparently the cancelled Hangelaand's ongoing contract by e-mail yesterday.

He did indeed.

Someone has probably seen him in the vicinity of SMS, taxi driver or something.

Fulham were crap, would need a genius to change that.

What makes you think he's any worse than Bruce,Dyke or Koeman...really ? Now down to sevens, money must be pouring in on him, with just one operator though.

I do think that if the "board" hadn't talked themselves into a corner he's be long gone by now. Liverpool are offering far more than he's worth and the deal should be done, that it isn't is probably because of some dubious spouting of crap.

Not done enough for me, Dutch football is a real backwater compared to the PL.

But the 4 who suspended odds on him last night aren't, would I be right there ? They've obviously got too much money on board and are dubious about taking any more, even at a very short price.

Wouldn't be my first choice either but I'd prefer him to Koeman tbh. I don't want Koeman.

For your average upper end footballer playing for a small(er) club with dubious ambitions then a move to a CL side with the salary that goes with it is indeed a dream move. Just cannot see why so many fail to see that we are now going nowhere and that our better players want to progress in their careers. We need to let them go, above all Shaw because clubs seem to be willing to pay far more than he's actually worth. Wait and see, this will backfire on us when they prove their real level in the WC.

He's British and Reed is choosing I expect.

last night certain show them as suspended, on previous oveernights suspended doesn't appear. http://www.oddschecker.com/football/football-specials/southampton/next-permanent-manager/bet-history/ronald-koeman/today

probably because they're suspended, temporarily or not I couldn't say.

Now what did Harold Wilson say, "a week is a long time in football", something like that.

Much sought after if you believe rumours, although those said to have already put in bids for him are only going up to about 8 million €s just now.

But then wouldn't clubs need to respect them for managers as well ? Obviously they reach a pay off settlement, might be the totality of the contract might be less but players can't just pay up their contract and walk away.

So the short list of 6 is a non-goer then ? I was looking forward to that being published actually.