Saint Billy

If the sacking was pre planned, why did we pull out of the bid for the Coventry winger who's name I have forgotten? If NC is in charge of transfers as has been rumoured on here, the deal would have gone through in any case regardless if Pardew was here or not if the whole debacle was pre planned.

Hart, Dowie, Shearer still frighteningly close!

I dunno about you guys but as far as saints is concerned you need the patience of one to support them. In these last couple of years (maybe more) all we have seemed to do is nervously wait for information regarding saints after another sh*te load of turmoil.

Meh!

With the likes of Harte, Dowie etc etc being mentioned, I would take Zola in a heartbeat!

Very nervous how Harts name keeps being linked even now, surely NC would not be that foolish....................................... would he?

This is how I see, after all the Leibherr familly own the club, Cortese does not, which makes him answerable to them.

Me too! Cripes..... I think I am going to have to lie down for a few hours.

Perhaps it does prove though that it was not planned which does seem to backup the idea that there was some sort of bust up at the training ground.

Yet again, this club seems to be self imploding!

I understand the plop plops bit!

Why since Jan? whats the figure for the whole of last season, I make it 1.8 Anyway, we could debate this on and on. You obviously were confident that AP could do it, I was not, we beg to differ. In any case NC has made up his mind.

An honest question. Will a brit manager want to work under NC and his hands on approach?

Plymouth, Orient! We had similar results last season. Lets be honest here, to win automatic promotion there is not that much margin for error. Were you confident that AP's side was capable of putting consistent good runs together? Btw, does your 2.1 points per game since Jan include cup games? as we are talking about league form here and getting automatic promotion.

If the new man can get the side to be a bit more consistent then I feel we have an even better chance of automatic promotion. AP's side had too many bad results against the poorer sides.

Typical Meridian, anything to throw a spanner in the works. Script probably written by Fred Sewage.

Dog......sh*te!

I just dont think a british guy will take this job on if he does not have full control over tranfers etc. If it is going to be based on a continental style of management where a coach will be installed rather than a manager, it is more likely that a continental coach will be appointed, so my money is on Zola.

I'm hoping that they have already got someone and that someone is advising NC who to buy before the transfer window shuts.

Strange that although the entire coaching staff have been sacked alongside AP, Dean Wilkins is caretaker manager! I know that there has to be someone at the helm whilst a new manager is looked for, but if there was any sort of comradery between AP and Wilkins, Wilkins would have left as well.

Got to agree with this!

Jeese, dalek is going to be suicidal this time when Glen Hoddle is not appointed yet again.

Oh ok, cheers for that, surely though you don't just take the word of an agent that the player they represent is any good?

I wonder if the next manager had anything to do with the Gully signing? There must have been some Italian inside knowledge on Gully? which gives the Italian connection more legs.

Here here!