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perhaps it's just a manoeuvre to endear him to saints fans after saying he couldn't see much point in staying if Nicola was gone. Managers buy into a project nowadays and if the project disappears they usually have other projects to consider. It's about being all you can be, which is no doubt why Gareth Bale is willing to consider a move to a "top club". It's something many fans don't seem to want to understand, players and managers want to win and attain the maximum level possible. Don't know if the employment market permits it much nowadays but I've changed jobs on occasions for a bit more prestige and a bit more status, most people would if they're in a position to do so.

MP does speak English, he gave his early interviews in English when he was at PSG, not great but as they were translated anyway they made sense to the French. He probably knows that the English tabloids are always on the lookout for faux-pas so preferred to work with an interpreter at first.

Apparently Laudrup has been linked with Benfica as well, just because he went to one of their games and met the president afterwards. Yet Benfica have a coach in place and there aren't many rumours about him going anywhere. Malaga could be a destination for him I suppose but that's about the last place to be filled in the managers roundabout (top level of course) so far. Mourinho to Chelsea, Ancelotti to Madrid,Leonardo takes over at Paris as long as he doesn't get a year's suspension for jostling a ref in the tunnel, circuit closed. Mazzari to Inter, Benitez to Naples circuit closed. Heynkes retires Guardiola comes back into the circuit, dead end,SAF retires Moyes replaces him and is replaced by Martinez who's side were relegated and there's no way he's going to coach in the NPC..circuit closed. Pellegrini to City ..someone needed at Malaga and that's about it but Mancini is still available and will be a candidate anywhere there's a top job available..

Well apparently Laudrup's got a big rendez vous with his Chairman coming up soon, all does not seem to be so rosy as it would appear.

I didn't, never accept "friend requests".

New allegations appearing in Marca today, concerns some Liga sides apparently.

got a lot of speeding tickets did he ?

they already have a manager anyway, total bullsh*t.

My Mum didn't like him at all, she was friendly with one of his wives, lived 3 doors down from us.

didn't have strikers in those days, just centre forwards, inside rights and inside lefts.

but Benfica already have Jesus as coach, can't get much better than that. All bolloaks

why would he want to go there, retrograde step, they're perennial losers.

Not sure that Tad will be back, seems to be doing fairly well at Tokyo FC, plays most games, scored a few goals.

those boots look like something from a Scout's Jumble Sale as well.

don't remember him bossing anyone, just kicking them over the East Stand

don't have any pics but Docker Walker, Dennis Hollywood, Cliff Huxford, Brian O'Neill and Mark Dennis were probably all more thuggish than Hurlock. It was just the way the game was played in those days. here's Docker and of course Jimmy Gabriel

perhaps it's a case of beggars can't be choosers

Based more on him having turned down Reading without seemingly much reflection. That's a crap job but at the time he might have had illusions about keeping them up and moving on from there.

At Marseille

**** kit, what do you expect from Puma though. Given the rivalty between the 2 Dassler brothers at one time you'd think they could do better than that really. Never forget those 1 piece combination kits that they made for the Cameroon national side, think it was for an ACON about 20 years back.

Northants today, 4 dayer, looks like today might be washed out though. Where is summer or even spring, right got it, global warming, coldest it's been in May since 1887 around these parts.

Is Poyet out of work then, hadn't heard that, thought he was just suspended for a bit. Di Matteo is a bit choosy though seemingly, waiting for the right job no doubt.

Think Malouda is just waiting for his contract to expire to sign on at Marseille.

I've seen some of the lower profile games, they're awful.

don't think so, looks like a straightforward statement of fact to me, something of which he doesn't seem to be entirely enamoured.