Would you keep Hughes for the Championship (assuming he'll stay and we go down)?

And if that is the case, which is what I also fear, then I'm done. Pointless.

It’s that questionable part of it that baffles me when people have a pop for daring having a pop at Kat.

Think Gao will be looking to recoup £50m and anything more to invest back into the squad. Assume we will get £90m from Berty, Gabbiadini, Tadic, Targett, cedric, Boufal, JWP and Lemina that gives a budget of £40m. Issue is that leaves something like this

Gk : Forster McC - decent

Df : Valery, Bednatek, Stephens, Yoshi, McQueen - lg 1

Mid: Rom, Claise,Redmond, Simms, Davis, Reed - mid champ

Fwd: Long, Austin, donkey, Gallagher - decent

Would £40m get that defence and mid up to top 6 standard ??? - you would need a very strong window.

It’s that questionable part of it that baffles me when people have a pop for daring having a pop at Kat.

See, I never saw Kat selling us up the river. I always trusted that she had the right intentions and whoever took us on would be for the best.

I'm currently not too sure on that, the next 6 months will tell all.

See, I never saw Kat selling us up the river. I always trusted that she had the right intentions and whoever took us on would be for the best.

 

I'm currently not too sure on that, the next 6 months will tell all.

I think we will know come shutting if the summer window. Newcastle went down and largely kept their squad and signed a player from the 1st team of a decent prem club. They also kept Rafa (which was huge in itself)

West Ham who went up with us had a very strong set up and also added through the season.

We will know come sept 1st. Even if it is obviously bleak, the cheer leaders on here and the uglies will be telling us otherwise.

I think we will know come shutting if the summer window. Newcastle went down and largely kept their squad and signed a player from the 1st team of a decent prem club. They also kept Rafa (which was huge in itself)

 

West Ham who went up with us had a very strong set up and also added through the season.

 

We will know come sept 1st. Even if it is obviously bleak, the cheer leaders on here and the uglies will be telling us otherwise.

And, of course, having the money and the players may not be enough as we discovered with Burley.

Yes

Needs to be part of the transfer committee that says who leaves and who stays.

If not then what’s the point as Reed and co have no ****ing idea.

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Given that we still have a decent $$ incoming pending from the world record fee for a CB, and we'll likely recoup at least £50m from sales this summer and lose those wages, then whoever the manager is should be given the opportunity to build a new team all over the pitch.

 

If he isn't then I'm done with this club.

Pretty much sums up how I’m feeling as well. Saints fan, yes, supporting someone else’s attempt to take money out of the Far East, no. Won’t support another club but more rugby and cricket instead.

Yes

Depends on the options available really. If Fulham don’t get promoted I’d like us to get in Jokanovic. But that would be assuming the board have the balls to approach a manager not already unemployed.

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Pretty much sums up how I’m feeling as well. Saints fan, yes, supporting someone else’s attempt to take money out of the Far East, no. Won’t support another club but more rugby and cricket instead.

Same here. I’m not putting another penny into the club until the owners at least have the decency to explain their reason for buying the club and what their plans are.

No he's garbage and washed up after too many years on the manegerisl Merry go round. I'd much rather we have a chance to someone younger, fresher and less jaded!

If Mark stays he may have demanded the right to pick who we want to buy.

We do need a new scouting network as well.

yes

Anyone think Graeme Murty could be an option? Out of contract at the end of this season.

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It's too early to tell whether I would want him to stay. We have played better but we let in three goals every time, this is what happened to Stoke who have a goal difference of -33 He will become the first manager to relegate two teams in one season so I am n ot at all sure

No. Jokanavic if Fulham somehow don't go up or Dean Smith.

Not if we want points. He's averaged 0 points and 3 goals conceded per game so far. Even Pellegrino was doing better than that. I wanted Paul Cook appointed instead of Hughes to keep us up this season and I still would prefer him to Hughes next season to get us promoted. We want a manager with a recent record of success, not recent failures like Hughes and Pardew.

How the hell can you use our last four games against MH? He has the players left to him and from what I have seen the team has improved a good bit. We were unlucky against Chelsea and deserved much more. The Bournemouth game for me is his moment of truth and I firmly believe we will win against them.

To take it even further. If he had picked the same 11 for each game that Grino had and he had lost them all would you be asking why there hadn't been a change in player personnel.

yes, mainly because I don't trust Reed and co to find anyone better. If we are going to bounce back up we are going to need a strong manager and Hughes at least has the experience, and there will be a little bit of stability - he will have a slightly better idea about who to keep and who to get shot of than someone brought in over the summer.

Changed my mind to a no now , needed to make subs earlier !

We are down, he won't stay, I wouldn't want him to,

No, need way more flair. Championship is way more competitive than you think and will continue to be so.

No. Clear out deadwood, including Hughes. Younger, hungrier manager with fresh ideas. I'd rather 2-3 seasons consolidate and rebuild than come straight back up again and end up yo-yo-ing.

I don't know whether MH would relish a painful rebuilding process in a lower league (in the unlikely event we are relegated). He may well sit it out and wait for a PL club to approach him after the end of the season, while improving his golf handicap. Long gone are the days of Bates and Lawrie Mac, Wenger / Fergie aside managerial longevity, especially in the PL, is a thing of the past. Just because his Stoke tenure ended badly dosen't make him a poor manager (Stoke FFS) - all mangers are sacked at some point. IMO if he wants the job give him a decent chance. He gave all as a player and he will as a manager. He can't be judged fairly on 5 games in charge of a very poor squad of players.