Bewildered

Sounds a bit definite. Have the club already got a new striker lined up? Pelle?

lol what a way to use the third post of the day

He won't last long, Cellino loves sacking managers. 37 managers in the 22 years he owned Cagliari

Someone in the Koeman Appointed thread posted this opinion from a dutch football fan about Koeman. Gives the impression that he is quite flexible re: formation and tactics.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2659381/Ronald-Koeman-faces-fight-Adam-Lallana-Luke-Shaw-Southampton.html Alfred Finnbogason on saints radar in addition to Pelle according to this article.

To be fair, hitting double figures in terms of goals from CM two seasons in a row is pretty good and according to Whoscored he was the 5th best player in the league (Pelle was the number 1) http://www.whoscored.com/Regions/155/Tournaments/13/Seasons/3851/Stages/7790/PlayerStatistics/Netherlands-Eredivisie-2013-2014 Obviously stats can end up being pretty meaningless and the Eredivisie is not the best, Koeman will know him well and we should trust that he knows enough about the players from his old club to know which ones can do a job here. Personally I'd be looking at younger players than Pelle and Immers, but the new manager wanting to bring in the two top scorers from his old club is no surprise.

Indeed, signing 28/29 year olds who have only shown they can do it in Holland would be a risk. If they fail we are either stuck with them or have to get rid at a loss. Same reason I wouldn't take Pelle either.

Rooney wide left, Sterling in the no 10 position apparently.

Paper round?

I would like to see him get De Vrij if he wants to poach some of his old players http://gianlucadimarzio.com/en/calciomercato/feyenoords-de-vrij-scored-in-his-world-cup-debut-lazio/ According to Di Marzio, Feyenoord only want 9m euros for him.

I remember when "Sky Sources" understood we were about to appoint Paul Hart as manager a few years ago...

It's Talksport, they have Alex Crook on when they want the inside scoop. Just think about that for a second.

2001-02 Coppa Italia 2003-04 Coppa Italia 2004-05 Coppa Italia 2005-06 Coppa Italia 2005-06 Serie A 2006-07 Seria A 2007-08 Serie A 2010-11 FA Cup 2011-12 Premier League title 2013-14 Turkish Cup If they are the achievements of a crap manager, please point us to an example of a good manager.

http://www.oddschecker.com/football/football-specials/southampton/next-permanent-manager/bet-history/thomas-tuchel/today

Would depend on what the sticking point was really (if it is true). Edit: Ranieri second favourite across the board now, as low as 2/1 with one bookie

Looks like your tenner has seen The Tinkerman shorten to 5/1 (from 16 yesterday) with Skybet, though he hasn't come in with any other bookmaker. Also, Neil Lennon has dropped to 4/1 with Ladbrookes he was 20/1 or something a few hours ago.

kenny jackett

Reading between the lines here, but could Guan's source being unwilling to even hint re: the new manager suggest Koeman is not as big a favourite for the job as some (myself included) believe him to be? Right now it is Koeman's name that is most prominently linked with the job, plus his agent has publicly stated he would be interested. Seems like there is little to gain from keeping quiet over a name that is already out there.

Thanks for the info, the remarks about sorting it before national positions become vacant is interesting. I take it you mean before a load of managers either quit or get the sack after the WC.

Simon Peach ‏@SimonPeach 38s Snippet on #LFC's interest in Lallana. Appears reported £25m offer a red herring, with bid to #SaintsFC actually less with ludicrous add-ons

from Adam Blackmore:

So Lallana is demanding to leave, but he still wants that loyalty bonus. Adam Blackmore ‏@bigadamsport 6m #saintsfc Adam Lallana has now told the club he wants to leave after the World Cup . He has not handed in a formal transfer request.

The board should not be ignoring phonecalls, but if Lallana wants to leave so badly he should put in a transfer request.

What is Les Reed playing at? Every time Hockey Ralph or anyone else associated with the cluib is asked about this kind of thing we get told it's his responsibility so what is he playing at?

Let's hope it is true.