Chalkboy

Something smells fishy..... *sits back and waits for lewd comments*

arseh*les

This line. Says it all about you.

Yep, I agree. The very same team that Lee Clark had languishing at the bottom were transformed pretty much as soon as he arrived. Just goes to show what a good manager can do without spending any money.

Concerning Rowett, I've mentioned him before, turned Brum around after Lee Clark had them sitting near the bottom of the league. He is definitely on the radar for the future. Martin Hunter said this about him when talking about English coaches; "One of the best is Gary Rowett. He understands about observation and communication, has a good eye for a player and has good tactical and technical sense.’’ From this article; http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/southampton/11199367/St-Marys-is-the-perfect-academy-for-youngsters-at-the-Southampton-dream-factory.html

Appreciate that you're trying to be polite, but true politeness would be not coming onto another teams forum just after you've taken their manager. What reaction do you really expect? Have a bit of class and keep away. Thanks in advance.

Perhaps Ron's methods were expected to change next season? I get the feeling, maybe unfairly, that Ron was/is a bit of a lazy manager. Personally I thought we looked lethargic for large parts of the first half of the season and not exactly great towards the end of the previous one either. I remember thinking countless times "what has happened to our pressing?" Perhaps the board think that had we had a different, harder training regime we may have achieved a better league position than 6th.

Thanks for this. Well spotted. If true perhaps he has scored highly on the black box's list of desirables. Interesting.

Must have been a great confidence boost for the young lad that. Won't have pleased Les either considering he held him up to be one of the academy's brightest talents.

The shock left-field appointment by Les Reed will be........ *Drum roll* Les Reed

Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't remember Liverpool and Spurs fans gloating on here when we got raided in Summer 2014. Everton have gone straight to the top of my "want everyone to beat them" pile.

Maybe the Lazio De Boer story is to push the board into making a decision? Would anyone fancy Flores? Sevilla interested, maybe we would be too.

I thought the same. Flew back last week. Done the pics and vids, flew out for more hols.

"kept buggering"? Who did he bugger?

Not sure he'd leave the Alan Brazil breakfast show for us. Not enough ambition!

So it will be someone else then...

What is it with the press and their love of the word "snub"? It conjures such a negative image. Can't imagine Eddie Howe's agent saying "if that's Southampton on the phone tell 'em to do one. Block their number in fact. Not interested in what they're offering! C*nts!"

No surprise from Samuel. Will keep banging this article out until he's proven right. No mention of how to stop players and managers leaving for more cash.

The Everton fans must be an insecure bunch.

Riddle

Take your point, all I'm saying is I don't think their squad is quite as bad as is being made out, and that certain players have been underperforming, something that could be remedied by a better manager than Martinez.

Who is talking about "world beaters"? Not me. My point is perhaps their squad isn't as bad as some make out.

IIRC we failed to beat Everton last season. Didn't they batter us 3-0? Then when they played a weakened side we still couldn't beat them. Not sure they are in need of that much of an overhaul. Martinez had lost them. A decent manager could make a difference right from the start.

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