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The Echo pinching info from websites again.

THIS.

If he does go it will confirm what I have been saying for ages. We are getting another striker in.

Im gonna try to put this in context. One I am confident Fonte will be staying. Anyone thats knows about Cricket will remember when we beat the Aussies for the first time for 24 years. I have read countless books about it. A lot of the players heads were f u c k e d by the sheer enormity of what they had achieved. They may be paid enormous amounts of money but they have been playing intensive sport since the age of about 12 and to finally reach that pinnacle is brain scrambling. Fonte at this time must be in the same position. He has gone from League One to Euro Champion in 5 years. The intensity will be enormous. I can only compare it to one of us winning 20m in the lottery. It would be brilliant but I think if we would be honest it would be a massive head f u cu k. Give the guy a break. He will be our Manager one day.

Quite.

I think its all a little complicated for OldNick. Poor chap.

One good reason for him staying here (not that I think he will leave anyway) is he is taking his coaching badges with Kelvin and is potentially being groomed to be our manager in the future. He even mentioned it in an interview. Google it yourselves.

Unless he works for Radio Solent or Saints he knows nothing. The Echo for example lifts articles from sites like these or other papers. Thats why The Echo starts many of their articles with "The Echo believes.."

Absolutely spot on. Not to mention Puel says he is staying.

OK a bloke up the pub thats knows someone at St Marys.

Utter b u l l s h it we were going to to sack Koeman back in January when we had that bad run. He upset players , his days were numbered. I liked Vic but he could be a liability getting sent off, poor passing.

Appy has read a few footie gossip columns and claims he is in the Know. Puel has said he is not going to Adam Blackmore of Radio Solent ( one of the only sports news outlets I trust) and FROM WHAT I HEAR the rumours originated from the fact that there were Man Utd officials at the game yesterday. Hardly surprising as we are playing them Friday.

HHAHAHA

Exactly. What was he on 50k a year to stand around and be witty in the hospitality boxes same as that parasite Osman ? He got a fair old wack for being a **** at half time. I remember Fitzhughs endless sniping at the Club just cos he wanted to be Club Historian. Some of these ******s want us to go back to being cuddly under achieving Southampton. Fanontheboard ******** , Marches etc. They dont like it because they have no idea is going on. Just to stick it to you I can verify pretty much what Crabby has been saying for the last couple of weeks, although obviously from a different source.

Playing are you ? Bring back Lawrie McMoneybags eh ?

Well we put in a bid in for him last year. So he is on our radar.

Same as what I am hearing. Fonte staying and 2 more signings. One of them Deffo a quality striker

Spot On

Who says we arent going too ?

When have we ever commented on speculation ?

It always is thats the way we have played it for ages.

Quite. Especially if you are a bedwetter reading into it what you want.

I think I can claim to be the first to use the phrase bedwetters on here. Boy it's needed. Firstly as I have said it was Betrands birthday last week. Clubs Twitter wished him a happy one. He has a slight injury. Fonte signed a contract in November. He is taking his coaching badges with Kelvin. He has been quoted as saying he would be happy if Saints was his last club. As part of our 5 year plan he is being groomed as a future manager. We are tying up one of our new elongated contracts with a further pay rise and a promise of a coaching position ala Kelvin when he does retire. He played today. Where is the " something is happening with Fonte" coming from ? I also expect two attacking players in at the end of this week or the start of the next.

Yeah hes stuck with us through thick and thin. Ummmmm except when he naffed off to Sunderland and spent a couple of seasons slagging the club off.

Although Fonte signed a new contract in November they are planning a new extended contract with a rather nice pay rise.