Saint86

One imagines that the club would use correct spelling, even on twitter.

In short, MoPo spuds and Liverpool can go do one? Lallana on a tightrope on the edge of getting the same treatment? If I give MoPo any reaction it will be boo-ing for sure. Whilst he stuck with us, he was clearly posturing for a new club, tagged the club, players and board a long for the ride, and I will never forgive him for Sunderland away. Yet again, Reed appears to be at the heart of everything positive about southampton. And to think he was getting widely slammed at times on our ascent. Feeling positive and glad I renewed!

Sign him this ******* instant! Utter quality vs Brazil

Compare this interview to Pooch's first one in english, where he literally looks like a slobby gringo, slouching, belly out, t-shirt on, 3 days stubble on his face... The compare their records both as players and as managers... No Brainer for me. Should (on paper) be a quality appointment. Our Laudrop but better?

Koeman the Barbarian!!!! He's coming for you!!! Oh Pochettino, we're coming for you!

FFS people, it has been said they want it done before national manager jobs are being handled post WC. It has been said that the board want experience both as a player and a manager of winning leagues, wining cups and playing in Europe.. Its FDB or Koeman, very outside chance of Yakin. It is not Tuchel, and unless you think Bruce is going to get the England job by 2015, its NOT HIM EITHER! sit back, enjoy watching Holland and guess which dutch players we're going to be signing in 2months.

What are you talking about, i was reliably informed by posters on here that the club has been a "laughing stock" for the last few seasons.

I've put bets on Tuchel, and FDB already, plus yakin and RK as a spread bet. I have to say, listening to what Les Read had to say about the managers past experience of playing and winning in europe it can only be two of those 4 (or An Other!) For me, its going to be FDB or RK. Bear in mind that FDB is on record as looking for a new long term challenge/project and wants to manage in the premier league. You can bet he is there or thereabouts, and I think the board will go for experience, pedigree and LOYALTY this time! FDB for me.

You mate are an embarrassment. Climb from League 1 to premier league in back to back seasons, achieve safe finish, then get record ever points total in the 4th season... "1 step forward 2 steps back" - Christ you don't half talk horesh1te. as for "We're a ****ing laughing stock" - I've lost count of the number of clubs and manager who have said we are the model football club, and the path they should follow. Lets be clear here mate, We've lost a manager who has won nothing, has a 50% sack rate, and who has zero loyalty for the club or its players. And we've lost a 33year old striker for decent money, who gets to go to his dream club after dragging us up through the leagues. You're post is utterly over the top, the bed wetting going on on this forum is unreal.

So hang on, we have no actual evidence of our player leaving at they are all an absolute disgrace.

I'm not referring to the club leaking a story about a comment Adam gave himself in an interview in Brazil I am saying that that has been taken out of context though, which I think most of us agree on. However there has been a fair portion of people jumping on the "bandwagon" and negatively attacking him for it which is unfair if you listen to the actual interview. What I was referring to the snippets of negative stories coming out about Adam very recently, typically relating to him aggravating for a move, wanting to get out of the club and trying to pressure the board for a move prior to the world cup. All stories are leaked for a reason, some are simply done to sell papers etc, but in this case you have to accept that Guan and Blackmore etc are not really gaining anything out of it and are just informing the fans. They have the information due to their proximity to the club and in Guan's case he confirmed that his source had no objection to him posting it on saintsweb. There is only one reason that I can see why the club would happily allow negative stories about the clubs captain and primary figurehead leaking out, and that is so that the fans view him in a negative fashion and won't turn on the board if he is sold. I may be wrong, but that is how I see it. I appreciate all snippets of genuine in the know informations such as that leaked by Guan recently which were generally really insightful, and this is not me bashing him etc. But as stated above, it all serves a purpose re the fans. The sources have connections within the club and either owe their information to goodwill (you scratch my back, I'll scratch etc) or they are the club. Therefore just as we judge information from the press (and many accused Cortese of stirring following MoPo's departure, you have to casst an eye over the opposite side and wonder why it is coming out etc. Until Lallana either says he wants to leave or hands in a transfer request, I have no evidence to doubt his commitment to saints. It was also interesting that he was praising the clubs representation within the England set up today, and saying it was good for the club. Not someone who is aggravating for a move in my book. Time will tell, but i suspect the board may have basically agreed a deal for Adam

As kids who loved football, it would be one of the best days of your childhood if you'd got to kick around with the then England team, or say Brazil team. For a country with a tighter bond to football than even we have, and one that watches a lot of premier league football, I can honestly believe it was a very big deal for those kids, especially given the conditions they grow up in, where football literally is a massive part of the favellas. But hey ho, lets slam our captain for remarking on how much it meant to the kids and on how much the england team enjoyed the experience of bringing happiness to the kids. Many have bought into the anti Lallana PR that the club have spun recently. And, at the end of the day, he is still a saint and hasn't handed in a transfer request, if the club want to sell him, its in their interests to leak stories that make him look bad, which they have been doing recently ala blackmore guan etc etc... Surprised so many fans have jumped on the "he can no right" band wagon. He's been with us through an awful lot and it is widely accepted he's turned down top clubs on several opportunities.

Well, scratch 4k plastics off the list then. Give or take. The true fans followed the club throughout the defeats, relegations and blanket player sales, they certainly stick with it when we lose one player and a manger

Woosh.... Why do you think I put a facepalm... Jesus Christ, you are slow today

One way to guarantee losing a manager is to actively look for his replacement whilst he is in the job. Correct me if I am wrong, but did we not want MoPo to stay? If you knew your company were looking for a replacement, would you not actively look for other opportunities? Not to beat down on your negative anti saints, anti board, anti KL agenda... But at least pick a consistent attack. They were weak for not keeping MoPo, but they were weak for not searching for a replacement whilst he was in the chair

Read that, and thought to myself "Girl, she looks about 50".... so I scrolled up and saw the hair colour... all became clear

How would you know that? You have only just joined. He is much more reliable than a former poster called Glasgow Saint at least

Not by the time they return for summer training!!!

Do people honestly think we won't see Ossie in a saints shirt again?

Important to keep perspective in these dark days.... Congratulations to James Warde-Prowse, voted as 3rd best player at the Toulon tournament and scored the best goal with his delightful free-kick vs Brazil. A few more like him and I wouldn't care if we sold lallana! So congratulations to James! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2645675/James-Ward-Prowse-named-best-player-Toulon-tournament.html

You can still get good odds on saints to be relegated, maybe I can get my season ticket refunded after all....

You think Lallana wants the No. 7 shirt... Do you think it is coincidence that he wears the No. 20 shirt for England perhaps? Can you guess what shirt number he will wear IF he moves to Liverpool....

I don't think she'd need to in that scenario, if they no its going to be broken up, they'd want to get out asap. Likewise, she can just make it clear that no further investment is to be forthcoming, and a few players will be sold to balance the books and you'd get players speaking out, one by one, as we have had happen... I'm just saying.... One way or another, nearly all our players have started to voice discontent or have been linked away, with no rebuttal.

Beginning to wonder if the the scenario reads something like this: Cortese wanted to push us onwards. KL wants her money back, and decided the way to do this is in effect to asset strip the club by selling all the players, then flogging the carcass? All she's had to do was come a long to a few games, look interested (or text a lot), hire ralphy with his positive "leadership" spiel, take the season ticket money, then flog flog flog... Would explain why Cortese couldn't work with her. *************** Probably a bunch of BS, but I am starting to get massively concerned. I can stomach losing lambert, anywhere near £8m for a 32 year old is good business, let alone letting him go to his dream club. What I can't stomach is all the players talking about leaving, the manager going, the clubs talisman going, and nothing to the contrary regarding lallana and shaw. Derby, sunderland etc are all able to forcefully come out and say "hands off" - Words we have failed to issue even once. ****************** I've been all for giving this board time, looking on the bright side of things etc etc.... but so much is happening, so many rumours, and none of them being disputed, that I really am worrying that we are going to be stripped bare and sold on. Not happy this evening