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I'm actually excited now... We are in a position to attract some of the best managers, I'd love to see who we will get Hope the board do it quick tho along with transfers Unai Emery is the one I am going to dream about...

agreed with regards to him needing to keep his mouth shut... looks like a plonker... i'm going to reserve judgement till i see the new man in place though, i think we got lucky in 2014, as VVD aside 2015 was a relatively poor transfer window.

joint 4th I believe. mourinho, pep and wenger earn more, with klopp on £7m too.

but not as we expected it...

http://sports.williamhill.com/bet/en-gb/betting/t/358/Manager+Specials.html

Lallana: http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/01072014-adam-lallana-joins-liverpool-1708952.aspx Lovren: http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/27072014-statement-dejan-lovren-liverpool-1785945.aspx

this is the deciding factor for everyone I think.

Can you tell me where you saw/read this?

There is a game at St Mary's live tonight, streamed on Youtube with commentary by the TrueGeordie who is also coming down today. Not sure who is playing but it is for charity + will take my mind off Koeman + I'd watch any football haha

https://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/southampton-fans-view.88841/page-16 If anyone would like a good laugh please read this thread haha some of it is gold. I've never seen such a deluded fanbase

It's the way of going about things mate. I posted earlier that if we were to take Howe, it would be on Bournemouth's terms and I wouldn't use the media to pressurise the situation. Everton on the other hand have completely gone about the situation disgustingly, straight out of Mr Levy's book of dealing with transfers... Not to forget the use of press

Why is it that in this country we say no to Howe? If Howe actually had some fancy Spanish name I bet you some wouldn't rule out the idea... Valencia took Rafa Benitez in 2001 after he got them promoted from second tier in Spanish football. Howe shouldn't be ruled out, and if Ron was to go I would not be disappointed over Howe- a risk yes, but could be worth it. BUT... we should have respect over the way we go about things, if we were to say, take Howe, it shouldn't be taking too much advantage of Bmouth, and certainly shouldn't be fed through the press to put pressure on the situation.

agreed here... as soon as Adkins left, Poch was announced within hours... hoping Les has something up his sleeves...

Just saying, but happens if we refuse to take any sort of compensation? Can we do that?

my thoughts too. no one is bigger than the club.

nope. throwing money isn't the solution to everything.

Some fans prefer signings over goals I swear. However, if Koeman isn't going to sign a new contract, it is best he leaves. I wonder who Les has in mind as a replacement.

Don't we always have 5 potential managers shortlisted at all times, I'm sure 1 will be available. Chill out mate. I'm just as angry, gutted and disappointed as you are but how about we wait for what happens next before coming to the conclusion that it will all go wrong.

The football food chain: This is how I saw the chain roughly, all up for different opinions though. WTF is Koeman doing to his career If he wanted money by all means go to Everton, but surely with a bit more ambition he'd have spent a year more before moving onto bigger and better things, he must have a release clause in that Everton contract or something at least. Traditional PL Top 6>Saints, WHU, Everton, Leicester> Stoke, Palace, Swansea>Watford, Sunderland, Bournemouth

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so will the blackbox change its transfer targets? i read somewhere it was linked with the managers nationality

I want Koeman to stay too but even I wouldn't pay Koeman £7m honestly. also, don't him and his brother get the same wage? did i read that somewhere?

Everton Forum: 'Oh, and for anyone who might doubt The Esk's [an Everton ITK] credentials on this, he confirmed to us it was Koeman in our GOT moderator WhatsApp group at 7.34pm this evening.' until i see Koeman genuinely holding an Everton shirt I've decided I will remain patient. have to say some are so patronising. mate football is a rotten game at times.

haha agreed