Pamplemousse

Yup, but anything is better than Pellegrino, and hopefully an ‘OK’ manager will be able to do enough.

Batman can call me a snob, but Mark Hughes would be thoroughly underwhelming.

I hope you’re right SKD. I’d prefer Marco Silva to Hughes.

He’ll be remembered as the worst manager we’ve ever had in my lifetime. So at least he can say he’ll always be remembered by Saints fans. Sadly not for the right reasons.

They're discussing tonight's news on three separate threads over on POL... but they definitely don't care about us at all, no sir

This is from Pompey Online...

I'm not old at all I'd only want him until the end of the season, he certainly isn't the long term option. But he could give us the short term push that we need.

No doubt if we stay up, he'll be doing the media rounds at the end of the season, congratulating himself on appointing the manager who got us to safety.

Martinez - has Hazard, De Bruyne, Lukaku etc.. or Tadic, Redmond and Long.... hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm tough choice.

Why would we do that though? Makes no sense to me at all.

Graeme Bailey ‏ Verified account @GraemeBailey 20m20 minutes ago More Marca Silva favourite for Southampton job https://goo.gl/35uNXH Former Saints players Mark Hughes and Graham Potter also mentioned, as well as ex boss Gordon Strachan.

According to Simon Peach, Davis and Watson will be taking training for the time being.

Michael and Martin

Pellegrino gone... One win away from Wembley... Austin near the first team... the good times are coming back

Anything on social media from the players? Or have they all been told to keep quiet?

I wouldn't mind Vieira, but he's just started the new MLS season with NYCFC, so I can't see him leaving.

I don't think Guardiola could do anything with Sunderland. They may as well stick with him and let him rebuild, sacking their manager every season hasn't got them anywhere.

As I've said before, this is the most unlikable set of players I think we've ever had.

Strachan would be brilliant, the players wouldn't know what hit them. Probably Marco Silva though, he's the best option I can think of.

Fantastic news! Now get someone in who can kick these players' arses into gear, who in my opinion, irrespective of the poor tactics, have let Pellegrino down massively.

Man City already winning at Stoke. #wearestayingup

Robbie Fowler

Radio Solent have criticised the club for not giving them an interview. The last time Les Reed spoke to them was in January of last year!

Even if we go down, we’ll still be the biggest south coast club. Leeds have been in the Championship for years but they’ll always be the biggest team in Yorkshire.

A competent manager would get us to mid table... a world class manager would get us to 8th and a cup final.