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Matt Slater did then come out with this. mattslaterbbc: @M_dubzz I was joking. I think.

Apparently Katharina. Was taken last year.

LukeShaw3: Gutted with that news, but would just like to thank Nicola Cortese for everything he has done for me and the club! All the best to him!

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/southampton-fc-appointment-of-chairman-1296942.aspx

Luke's dad

Bye bye Luke paul_shaw3: So disappointed with Southampton fc owners.....

SouthamptonFC: Southampton FC announces that club owner Katharina Liebherr has taken on the role of non-executive Chairman. #saintsfc

BenSmithBBC: SaintsFC statement reads: "Southampton FC: Appointment of Chairman."

JWTelegraph: Cortese has officially left Southampton. Katharina Liebherr to become non-exec chairman. She now wants to appoint a chief executive

BIG NEWS solentsport: #saintsfc ownership set to start search for chief executive to replace Cortese - Pochettino still expected to take press conference tomorrow BenSmithBBC: #SaintsFC manager Mauricio Pochettino will stay for now and will, I am told, be present at his press conference tomorrow.

solentsport: #saintsfc ownership set to start search for chief executive to replace Cortese - Pochettino still expected to take press conference tomorrow

solentsport: Statement expected from owner shortly - likely to appear on @Southampton website later solentsport: #saintsfc Southampton: Nicola Cortese to be replaced by owner as chairman http://t.co/KAl3hDfmAk

Luke Shaw favourited this tweet by Saint-Armstrong. ConnorArmstrong: Mauricio must be feeling so let down. What a fantastic manager he is. Uprooted his family for all this malarkey to happen. Sad. #SaintsFC

BOOM solentsport: It is now our understanding that Nicola Cortese has left Southampton football club after #saintsfc owner accepted his resignation

NC is going and Katharina is taking over. Simples.

WhitemoreC: Big group of Saints fans and media all dashed to the other car park to try and get some sort of answer from Nicola

We've killed Twitter by the way...

WhitemoreC: Cortese has now left very quickly #saintsfc

Same as i've been saying all day. It should've never had got this far.

Joe_Batchelor: Poch and staff have left. Asked Poch if he is still manager...got no answer. One thing for sure...they didn't look happy. ciersteele: Pochettino and his staff literally drove off, almost ran me over. Very reluctant to comment. #saintsfc WhitemoreC: When signalling for a thumbs up just straight faces were given #saintsfc

Guy who has been at Staplewood and St Mary's WhitemoreC: I've got some very bad news WhitemoreC: Pochettino and staff have just all left St Mary's when asked a "are you still the manager of Southampton football club" all didn't comment

Key part of article is Neil Ashton. Same journo who over the last 3/6 months has had incredible access to the club.

As i just tweeted, maybe the theory of Cortese buggering off and coming back in with the new consortium is true as he is trying to persuade Pochettino to continue as manager.

StanCollymore: Nicola Cortese rumoured to be leaving Saints imminently and is trying to persuade Pochettino not to follow. @talkSPORT

BenSmithBBC: Heard the same RT @Andrew_Heaton Christian Purslow has thrown his hat in the ring to replace Cortese #SaintsFC