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That fits with what I was told. Pardew decided tactics and picked the first team without interference from Reed. No different than any other DoF or Sporting Director.

http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/news/100910lifted.shtml

Or is it just that Cortese asked for a compensation offer, rejected and countered only to find that rejected, went after Eddie Howe who allegedly turned us down and then went to Switzerland. Scunny Chairman then says he cannot get hold of him! So the ball is in the Scunny Chairmans court and Cortese now has a stronger hand. Adkins wants to come. It is just a case of his present Chairman getting a fair deal.

I will try not to add to the vitriol of some of the posters above as I believe you put this up as a debating point although your slant was towards an anti Cortese stand. It is reported that Howe turned us down. He is a young and in my opinion an upwardly mobile Manager but maybe he saw the Southampton job as a step too soon. In Bournemouth he is a hero and quite rightly so. His main aim this season will be to stay in the division and next season to probably consolidate. That, I am sure will be within his capabilities with the support of the board. To come to Southampton now will be a major culture change. He will have stretching targets and little time to bed himself in. To fail might put his whole future in Management at risk. He is young and has time on his side. Football is riddled with Managers who took too big a step too soon. As for Adkins, he has a little more experience and from all he is saying he feels the time is right for the Southampton challenge. At present the stumbling block is the compensation his present employers request. He is a man of principle and will not just resign. If it cannot be resolved I would suggest he might regret the missed opportunity but I cannot fault his principles. Cortese has made some hard business decisions since he became Chairman. Many have been unpopular, particularly to certain segments of our supporters. However, he does not seem to have taken his eye off the ball and I believe success will come. Just give him space. Just a point also on the strong minded. Cortese allegedly visited the Sun Newspaper HO last week. Suddenly, for reasons we can only speculate, we are being referred to as Southampton again! I am going to keep an open mind about Cortese at present and give him a good chance to fulfil the late Marcus Liebherr’s, his own and all our dreams of success.

53/3 van Jarrsveld out Briggs 2nd wicket

Agree Bert. With regard to our approach being proper and above board Adkins says as much in his interview. I think he will be a Southampton Manager by tomorrow latest.

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Duncan is still a good friend and the snide comments from many are unfair and uncalled for. Duncan has good sources. He is often right. He wants what we all want, a club to be proud of. A succesful club with integrity. Many stories have eminated which put the club in a bad light. Some of it may well be true. Until I see definative evidence from an independent source I am going to support the Club Chairman and Owners but with an open mind if that is not a contradiction in terms.

165/2 and a lead of 182. Still a long way to go yet. 181/2 now and Dawson has now 1,000 first class runs in his career.

It was not meant as a criticism of your post Duncan, just drawing your attention to the Official Site Statement. Accept your point about my original post this morning but I have posted comments since. I do not like Scunny Chairman conducting business in the media. It suggests he is spinning. I will stck with our clubs statement until I see something to change my view.

Your comment might have been a bit premature Duncan in view of the statement released on the Official Site. Too much media reporting with a slant.

I think the OS makes the present position clear. Glad they have issued a statement

This does not suprise me. If someone trys to conduct business through the media it seems Cortese and the Liebherrs will not tolerate it. We were looking for a Manager with enthusiasm and drive. If he cannot make his mind p he is not the right one, Sadly

Shock Horror, Cortese trying to get the best deal for the Liebherr family who hold the purse strings. Why are we not supporting our club. Why are we listening to a Chairman of another club who seems to put out statements before he knows what is going on. Even his last statement - “But at the moment I am not exactly sure what the situation is until I have talked further to Nigel.”

The quote was from the Scunny paper, from their Chairman

I am very happy with the appointment. Adkins ticks all the boxes for me. I know he is not the "wow" factor that many wanted but this is all about a Manager who has a proven record at this level, will grow in the job as we move up the leagues and shows the signs of having the ability to Manage at the highest level. His previous team plays flowing football, using the whole pitch and I fully expect to see the "Southampton" style we all crave for. Well done to Cortese.

Thursday, September 09, 2010, 09: BREAKING NEWS: Nigel Adkins and Andy Crosby agree terms with Southampton ​NIGEL Adkins and Andy Crosby have agreed terms to become Southampton's new managerial team. After days of speculation, S****horpe United confirmed this morning that the pair had been in talks with the Saints and are ready to commit to the south coast club. The Iron revealed the news in a statement at 9am. "The club has given permission for manager Nigel Adkins to speak to Southampton," it read. "Nigel and his assistant Andy Crosby have agreed terms with the Saints but the club have yet to agree a compensation package with the League One side. "The club will update fans as and when there's more information."

Kent bowled out for 182. So that is Hants 4 bonus points Kent 3. We have a lead of 22 runs on first innings

OK I will make it clear. I do not know who our new Manager might be, no one else I know has any idea who the new Manager might be. Nor does anyone on this thread. THAT WAS THE POINT I WAS TRYING TO MAKE BUT IT SEEMS TO BE GOING OVER EVERYONES HEAD. The phone call was for real though

Exactly. It was nothing more than that. I was just trying to point out the crap on here means nothing. I know of a phone call...it had nothing to do with the Manager position, it was turned into that, it was insignificant, it was not important. I just know the pnone call happened.

No.

You are missing the point. There was a phone call. It had nothing to do with our next Manager. It was turned into that. It just shows hints of phone calls on this thread are not what they seem. The person on the other end of the phone was not a potential Manager. Far from it!

Too many posters who think they know what is going on including the original poster know nothing. Some of you have an agenda. Some of it is to take the p**s out of this forum. Go away please. There has been a phone call from Cortese to someone. It was to do with something that turned into a conversation regarding the Manager position. It was not significant just like most of the speculation on this forum. Let us all wait and see what develops.

If Cortese did not trust Pardew's judgement then it is no suprise he turned to Les Reed. Maybe our new Manager will have the trust and Cortese/Reed will not interfer with the First Team. Just a thought

Words nearly fail me but not quite. What a frustrating afternoon! We have no bite, no creativity, no idea. According to the BBC we had 57% of possession, 7 attempts on goal, most of those, pussy shots against their 5 two of them goals and at least one fine save from Davis. We had 15 OFF TARGET. They had one shot off target. Lambert is way off form, lacking confidence and clearly still carrying an injury which is preventing him from getting fit. We clearly are playing him in desperation. Connolly worked hard but never looked like scoring to be honest. Schneiderlin & Hammond were static in midfield with short passes sideways or backwards. A couple of times Schneiderlin did venture forward with the ball and that caused their defence some problems. He needs to do it throughout the game. Puncheon is just not good enough. He shows some speed and trickery but takes too long to make a decision. He is just not good enough but we lack anyone else to come in! Chamberlain had a good game for a youngster learning the game. At least he had a bit of pace and caused problems. Did not deserve to be subbed. Puncheon should have gone off instead Martin had a good solid game. Fonte just does not seem to be able to head the ball. That said he did an ok job. Butterfield is a better player getting forward and offers more with his crossing. Happy to stick with him at right back. Harding did a decent job at left back but disappointed with his support and ball distribution when he did venture forward. Davis distributed the ball a little better today but really he is a shot stopper and nothing else. Guly looked like he has something and I would have liked to see him coming on for Schneiderlin or Hammond in central midfield. Mills did ok but nothing spectacular and certainly did not change the pattern of the game. Will not comment on Wilkins as it would be unfair. He is only caretaker and only had the same players at his disposal. No time to try to change the Pardew style. We need someone to come it, get to grips, change our style, particularly across the whole of the midfield, get our movement and playmaking ideas right and get out confidence back in front of our home supporters .