Who do we want next as Saints manager?

[adrian lord]

Say No to the Gerrard/Lampard/Rooney pushers. 

[skintsaint]

1 hour ago, Saint NL said:

Southamptons publicans expect a huge boost in profit as Rooney announced as new manager.

 

All the grannies will be getting their lipstick on as well.

[Maggie May]

3 hours ago, Miltonaggro said:

Ralph Hassenhutl just resigned from Wolfsburg - tick tock 😂

Was he their head of social media?

[CB Fry]

2 hours ago, Miltonaggro said:

Plus it’s an utter shit hole. 

As a Derby resident I can't disagree except to say that Southampton is just as bad.

[Miltonaggro]

2 minutes ago, CB Fry said:

As a Derby resident I can't disagree except to say that Southampton is just as bad.

💯 this 😂

[Miltonaggro]

1 hour ago, ApprenticeBillionaire said:

Pride Park is not a shithole by any stretch.

We've got a fucking concrete slop merchant next to ours.

Which is apparently a big attraction to Dragan Solak.. Or something....

Derby overall. Have some ambition. 

[Gloucester Saint]

3 hours ago, skintsaint said:

All the grannies will be getting their lipstick on as well.

Wayne used to get very excited when Nani was in the Man Utd squad.

[Badger]

8 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said:

Wayne used to get very excited when Nani was in the Man Utd squad.

Perhaps that’s a rumour too far ! 
 

 

[Challenger]

Stop fucking around, get Holloway in .

[Saint Gifford]

We would be mad not to bring Ralph back now he’s left Wolfsburg. 
 

That’s if he’s prepared to come to the funny farm. He would rock the Championship with a bit of financial support to rebuild. 
 

Unfortunately I think he’s too big a name and has far better clubs that would be in for him. 
 

Hurts like hell to say it, but we are sliding into the abyss until someone grabs us by the balls, (excuse the pun).
 

In that I mean a proper Chairperson in control with a DOF and a top European league manager. 

[Fabrice29]

4 minutes ago, Saint Gifford said:

We would be mad not to bring Ralph back now he’s left Wolfsburg. 
 

That’s if he’s prepared to come to the funny farm. He would rock the Championship with a bit of financial support to rebuild. 
 

Unfortunately I think he’s too big a name and has far better clubs that would be in for him. 
 

Hurts like hell to say it, but we are sliding into the abyss until someone grabs us by the balls, (excuse the pun).
 

In that I mean a proper Chairperson in control with a DOF and a top European league manager. 

Hahahaha

[Badger]

28 minutes ago, Challenger said:

Stop fucking around, get Holloway in .

Phil Brown’s name can’t be far away 

[ally_uk]

Cooper or Dyche 

Would the most sensible appointments. Both experienced and avaliable...... 

[Wade Garrett]

36 minutes ago, Saint Gifford said:

We would be mad not to bring Ralph back now he’s left Wolfsburg. 
 

That’s if he’s prepared to come to the funny farm. He would rock the Championship with a bit of financial support to rebuild. 
 

Unfortunately I think he’s too big a name and has far better clubs that would be in for him. 
 

Hurts like hell to say it, but we are sliding into the abyss until someone grabs us by the balls, (excuse the pun).
 

In that I mean a proper Chairperson in control with a DOF and a top European league manager. 

Who better than the bloke who masterminded not one, but two 9 nils.

[sockeye]

We should be looking to the future, not the past.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

29 minutes ago, Badger said:

Phil Brown’s name can’t be far away 

Obviously, we're waiting until we are officially relegated and his current team Kidderminster, are finished with their playoffs to establish compensation. 🙂

 

[skintsaint]

51 minutes ago, Saint Gifford said:

We would be mad to bring Ralph back now he’s left Wolfsburg. 

🫡

[S-Clarke]

51 minutes ago, Saint Gifford said:

We would be mad not to bring Ralph back now he’s left Wolfsburg. 
 

That’s if he’s prepared to come to the funny farm. He would rock the Championship with a bit of financial support to rebuild. 
 

Unfortunately I think he’s too big a name and has far better clubs that would be in for him. 
 

Hurts like hell to say it, but we are sliding into the abyss until someone grabs us by the balls, (excuse the pun).
 

In that I mean a proper Chairperson in control with a DOF and a top European league manager. 

That time has been and gone. I was a big fan of Ralph and always will be, his departure was handled horrifically by the fools in charge of the club, but we shouldn't go back. Both sides have moved on now.

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

5 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Obviously, we're waiting until we are officially relegated and his current team Kidderminster, are finished with their playoffs to establish compensation. 🙂

 

Do try to keep up. Kidderminster lost their play-off semi final to Chester yesterday. 

Talks about compensation have been talking place today. 😂

[Doctoroncall]

11 minutes ago, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

Do try to keep up. Kidderminster lost their play-off semi final to Chester yesterday. 

Talks about compensation have been talking place today. 😂

Some good news at last. 

[tdmickey3]

1 hour ago, Challenger said:

Stop fucking around, get Holloway in .

Surely we can temp Warnock out of retirement 

[macca155]

6 hours ago, CB Fry said:

It's pretty much exactly the same stadium built to the same Barr specification of the late 90s. If there is a marginal difference in max capacity it will be due to fannying around with corporate space vs seats.

 

No agreed same template. From memory they have a larger 2nd tier on one side.

Crucially the seats are bigger and there is standard leg room. They didn't squeeze in extra seats that Lowe insisted on. Good business decision but uncomfortable.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

24 minutes ago, Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd said:

Do try to keep up. Kidderminster lost their play-off semi final to Chester yesterday. 

Talks about compensation have been talking place today. 😂

Gosh! I am out of touch. Looking forward to this getting done at the earliest. It's a good time to be buying garden chairs. And I hear we'll be shopping, so the players can have a seat in the centre circle, for their half time team talks.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

4 minutes ago, tdmickey3 said:

Surely we can temp Warnock out of retirement 

We could accidentally drop a brown envelope. That would bring Saggy Bagpuss racing back...because he's very strict about littering. We could chat to him about the vacancy while he's here.

Rednapp & Son, with their comical rag and bone horse, bringing back cartloads of discarded midfielders, for a fee,  could be the back up choice to the Big Sam/Little Sam dream ticket.

[Badger]

6 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

Gosh! I am out of touch. Looking forward to this getting done at the earliest. It's a good time to be buying garden chairs. And I hear we'll be shopping, so the players can have a seat in the centre circle, for their half time team talks.

With parasols of course. Don't want any excuses of wilting in the heat in the second half.

[Badger]

10 minutes ago, macca155 said:

No agreed same template. From memory they have a larger 2nd tier on one side.

Crucially the seats are bigger and there is standard leg room. They didn't squeeze in extra seats that Lowe insisted on. Good business decision but uncomfortable.

Derby fucked up on the radio station and catering as well remember. 

[Danbert]

Bring Hassenhutl back

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/25138040.former-southampton-boss-hasenhuttl-sacked-wolfsburg/

[Suhari]

52 minutes ago, Danbert said:

Bring Hassenhutl back

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/25138040.former-southampton-boss-hasenhuttl-sacked-wolfsburg/

No.

No, no, no and nope.

I love RH: at his best he was superb. He did wanders for us. But he was completely wrecked by the end, and should've left months before.

I see little benefit in trying to resurrect the past.

Someone like him: yes. But not the man himself. That would be pointless and cruel.

[macca155]

24 minutes ago, Suhari said:

No.

No, no, no and nope.

I love RH: at his best he was superb. He did wanders for us. But he was completely wrecked by the end, and should've left months before.

I see little benefit in trying to resurrect the past.

Someone like him: yes. But not the man himself. That would be pointless and cruel.

Totally agree with all this, good post.

However don't change 'wanders', love typos like that.

Now we know why our defence goes wandering about 😂

[Noodles34]

3 hours ago, ally_uk said:

Cooper or Dyche 

Would the most sensible appointments. Both experienced and avaliable...... 

Dyche has already said he won’t drop to the championship 

 

[gurru991]

3 hours ago, ally_uk said:

Cooper or Dyche 

Would the most sensible appointments. Both experienced and avaliable...... 

Cooper is fine for the Championship but not good enough for the Premier. Dyche would get you back up & keep you up but Oh My Sweet Lord the football will be horrible.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

2 minutes ago, gurru991 said:

Cooper is fine for the Championship but not good enough for the Premier. Dyche would get you back up & keep you up but Oh My Sweet Lord the football will be horrible.

We're learning to live with it. 🙂

[gurru991]

2 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

We're learning to live with it. 🙂

It's a tough call isn't it but I would have taken boring shit football if it meant we could have stayed up. 

[Oldandtired]

28 minutes ago, gurru991 said:

Cooper is fine for the Championship but not good enough for the Premier. Dyche would get you back up & keep you up but Oh My Sweet Lord the football will be horrible.

Can't be worse than this season.

[Matthew Le God]

42 minutes ago, gurru991 said:

Cooper is fine for the Championship but not good enough for the Premier. Dyche would get you back up & keep you up but Oh My Sweet Lord the football will be horrible.

Cooper kept Forest up.

[gurru991]

9 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

Cooper kept Forest up.

Forest stayed up but I'm not sure Cooper kept them up.

[Holmes_and_Watson]

10 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said:

Cooper kept Forest up.

 

Just now, gurru991 said:

Forest stayed up but I'm not sure Cooper kept them up.

Hi! We're Holmes and Watson. We're just back from the future, where we stopped a HG Wells inspired Moriarty, in a dreadful TV movie.

While we were there, we looked at this thread. The next 2 dozen posts were MLG arguing that, since Cooper was in charge, it's unfair to say he didn't keep them up. Another 2 dozen counter posts pointed out the trajectory of the club, it's goals and push back against Cooper.

It all ends badly, and Lighthouse has to put it in the Lounge. So, I thought I'd spare everyone the pain.

[gurru991]

5 minutes ago, Holmes_and_Watson said:

 

Hi! We're Holmes and Watson. We're just back from the future, where we stopped a HG Wells inspired Moriarty, in a dreadful TV movie.

While we were there, we looked at this thread. The next 2 dozen posts were MLG arguing that, since Cooper was in charge, it's unfair to say he didn't keep them up. Another 2 dozen counter posts pointed out the trajectory of the club, it's goals and push back against Cooper.

It all ends badly, and Lighthouse has to put it in the Lounge. So, I thought I'd spare everyone the pain.

Maybe get the meds checked ... 

[Forester]

1 hour ago, gurru991 said:

It's a tough call isn't it but I would have taken boring shit football if it meant we could have stayed up. 

This is the annual reminder we sacked Puel for finishing 8th, having sold Pelle, Mane and VVD going on strike, and he took us to League Cup Final beating Arsenal and Liverpool en route without conceding a goal.

 

All because the football was apparently “boring”.

[Turkish]

1 minute ago, Forester said:

This is the annual reminder we sacked Puel for finishing 8th, having sold Pelle, Mane and VVD going on strike, and he took us to League Cup Final beating Arsenal and Liverpool en route without conceding a goal.

 

All because the football was apparently “boring”.

Also sold Wanyama and Fonte in the January window 

Puel lost 5 of Koemans best players which included his centre backs and two top goal scorers 

[Tamesaint]

1 hour ago, gurru991 said:

 My Sweet Lord the football will be horrible.

Don't worry. Here comes the Sun. 😁😁😁

Edited Monday at 20:58 by Tamesaint

[Tamesaint]

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Edited Monday at 21:32 by Tamesaint

[gurru991]

2 minutes ago, Tamesaint said:

Don't worry. Here comes the Sun. 😁😁😁

Is that you George ?

[Holmes_and_Watson]

20 minutes ago, gurru991 said:

Maybe get the meds checked ... 

Sadly, the dosage required to blot out the season would be dangerously high. 🙂

[Holmes_and_Watson]

7 minutes ago, Tamesaint said:

Don't worry. Here comes the Sun. 😁😁😁

But it's gonna take money
A whole lotta spendin' money
It's gonna take plenty of money
To do it wrong, child

It's gonna take time
Whole lot of wasted time
It's gonna take gullibility and time, mmm
To do it, to do it, to do it, to do it, to do it
To do it wrong, child

I got my mind set on EFL
I got my mind set on EFL
I got my mind set on EFL
I got my mind set on EFL

 

[West end Saints]

Given Southampton's recent relegation and the pressing need to rebuild for an immediate return to the Premier League, the club's managerial appointment is critical.  Working under Sporting Director Johannes Spors, who emphasizes a cohesive footballing philosophy and strategic player recruitment, the next manager must align with this vision. 

Top Managerial Candidates

1. Danny Röhl (Sheffield Wednesday)

Profile: At 35, Röhl has garnered attention for his transformative work at Sheffield Wednesday, steering them from relegation threats to playoff contenders.  His prior experience includes assistant roles at Southampton and Bayern Munich, showcasing his tactical acumen and familiarity with the club's environment.

Alignment with Spors: Röhl's emphasis on structured, high-pressing football dovetails with Spors' vision, making him a strong fit for a collaborative rebuild.

Considerations: Securing Röhl would require negotiating a compensation package due to his existing contract with Sheffield Wednesday.  

2. Carlos Corberán (West Bromwich Albion)

Profile: Corberán has demonstrated his capability by revitalizing teams like Huddersfield Town and West Brom, instilling a possession-based, high-energy playing style.

Alignment with Spors: His tactical approach and experience in the Championship align well with Spors' strategic objectives.

Considerations: While Corberán has expressed interest in the Southampton role, his commitment to West Brom and potential compensation requirements are factors to consider.  

3. Will Still (RC Lens)

Profile: At just 32, Still has made significant strides with RC Lens in Ligue 1, achieving commendable results despite budgetary constraints.

Alignment with Spors: His adaptability and success in developing talent resonate with Spors' emphasis on youth and sustainable growth.

Considerations: Transitioning from Ligue 1 to the Championship presents challenges, and his lack of experience in English football could be a hurdle. 

4. Kasper Hjulmand (Former Denmark National Team Coach)

Profile: Hjulmand led Denmark to the Euro 2020 semi-finals and has a reputation for disciplined, tactical football.

Alignment with Spors: His strategic mindset and experience in international football could bring a fresh perspective to Southampton's rebuild.

Considerations: His limited experience in English club football and a brief, less successful stint at Mainz may raise concerns. 

5. Liam Rosenior (RC Strasbourg)

Profile: Rosenior has impressed at Strasbourg, a club under Chelsea's ownership, showcasing his ability to manage within a broader footballing network.

Alignment with Spors: His progressive approach and experience in multi-club structures align with Spors' operational model.

Considerations: Potential complications due to Strasbourg's ownership and the perception of moving to a lower-tier club may affect negotiations. 

Recommendation

Considering the need for a manager who can immediately impact performance, understands the Championship landscape, and aligns with Johannes Spors' strategic vision, Danny Röhl emerges as the most suitable candidate.  His previous association with Southampton, combined with his recent successes and tactical philosophy, make him well-equipped to lead the club's resurgence. 

Should negotiations with Röhl prove challenging, Carlos Corberán stands as a strong alternative, bringing valuable Championship experience and a compatible footballing approach. 

 

AI - simple 

Edited Monday at 21:13 by West end Saints

[S-Clarke]

17 minutes ago, West end Saints said:

Given Southampton's recent relegation and the pressing need to rebuild for an immediate return to the Premier League, the club's managerial appointment is critical.  Working under Sporting Director Johannes Spors, who emphasizes a cohesive footballing philosophy and strategic player recruitment, the next manager must align with this vision. 

Top Managerial Candidates

1. Danny Röhl (Sheffield Wednesday)

Profile: At 35, Röhl has garnered attention for his transformative work at Sheffield Wednesday, steering them from relegation threats to playoff contenders.  His prior experience includes assistant roles at Southampton and Bayern Munich, showcasing his tactical acumen and familiarity with the club's environment.

Alignment with Spors: Röhl's emphasis on structured, high-pressing football dovetails with Spors' vision, making him a strong fit for a collaborative rebuild.

Considerations: Securing Röhl would require negotiating a compensation package due to his existing contract with Sheffield Wednesday.  

2. Carlos Corberán (West Bromwich Albion)

Profile: Corberán has demonstrated his capability by revitalizing teams like Huddersfield Town and West Brom, instilling a possession-based, high-energy playing style.

Alignment with Spors: His tactical approach and experience in the Championship align well with Spors' strategic objectives.

Considerations: While Corberán has expressed interest in the Southampton role, his commitment to West Brom and potential compensation requirements are factors to consider.  

3. Will Still (RC Lens)

Profile: At just 32, Still has made significant strides with RC Lens in Ligue 1, achieving commendable results despite budgetary constraints.

Alignment with Spors: His adaptability and success in developing talent resonate with Spors' emphasis on youth and sustainable growth.

Considerations: Transitioning from Ligue 1 to the Championship presents challenges, and his lack of experience in English football could be a hurdle. 

4. Kasper Hjulmand (Former Denmark National Team Coach)

Profile: Hjulmand led Denmark to the Euro 2020 semi-finals and has a reputation for disciplined, tactical football.

Alignment with Spors: His strategic mindset and experience in international football could bring a fresh perspective to Southampton's rebuild.

Considerations: His limited experience in English club football and a brief, less successful stint at Mainz may raise concerns. 

5. Liam Rosenior (RC Strasbourg)

Profile: Rosenior has impressed at Strasbourg, a club under Chelsea's ownership, showcasing his ability to manage within a broader footballing network.

Alignment with Spors: His progressive approach and experience in multi-club structures align with Spors' operational model.

Considerations: Potential complications due to Strasbourg's ownership and the perception of moving to a lower-tier club may affect negotiations. 

Recommendation

Considering the need for a manager who can immediately impact performance, understands the Championship landscape, and aligns with Johannes Spors' strategic vision, Danny Röhl emerges as the most suitable candidate.  His previous association with Southampton, combined with his recent successes and tactical philosophy, make him well-equipped to lead the club's resurgence. 

Should negotiations with Röhl prove challenging, Carlos Corberán stands as a strong alternative, bringing valuable Championship experience and a compatible footballing approach. 

 

AI - simple 

Carlos Corberan left for Valencia last year, pretty out of date from AI's point of view!

The sensible appointment would be Rohl, but like others I'm surprised by the lack of mention of Cooper anywhere

[BarberSaint]

1 hour ago, gurru991 said:

Maybe get the meds checked ... 

It meant something to those of us who have to endure a certain poster on here. Don't think there's anything comparable on Foxestalk, or any other forum actually.

[Appy]

1 hour ago, Forester said:

This is the annual reminder we sacked Puel for finishing 8th, having sold Pelle, Mane and VVD going on strike, and he took us to League Cup Final beating Arsenal and Liverpool en route without conceding a goal.

 

All because the football was apparently “boring”.

Van Dijk wasn’t on strike under Puel, played pretty much every game until Vardy crocked him. 

[trousers]

1 hour ago, West end Saints said:

At just 32, Still has made significant strides

Anybody that's manufactured noteworthy trousers at that tender age gets my vote.