New Manager Debate

[Dr Who?]

Here’s an old one. Eddie Howe could be up for grabs soon. 

[AlexLaw76]

1 minute ago, Dr Who? said:

Here’s an old one. Eddie Howe could be up for grabs soon. 

Not a chance does he go anywhere near the championship.

[Dr Who?]

5 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

Not a chance does he go anywhere near the championship.

Also Newcastle owner love him for bringing silverware in the cup which is probably their best option. 

Edited 9 November, 2025 by Dr Who?
Wrong there

[Lord Duckhunter]

1 hour ago, Matthew Le God said:

Didn't the Rodgers thing came from an 'ITK' saying he has interviewed for it? If he has interviewed for the job, then he must hold some degree of wanting to come here.

We wouldn’t “interview “ Rodger’s, he’d interview us. What planet are you on if you think he’s sitting there waiting for the result of his interview, hoping he’s impressed SR and will be given the chance to manage the mighty Southampton. IF, and it’s a fucking big it,  appointed, it will because SR have sold the club & their ambition to him, not the other way round….

Edited 9 November, 2025 by Lord Duckhunter

[Butthole_Surfer]

I would be totally fine with Brendan Rogers. Several of his teams played some nice attacking football. 

[DrSuess1979]

Brendon Roger’s

Steve Cooper 

Ralph 

id be happy with any of the above 

 

[Doctoroncall]

21 minutes ago, The Kraken said:

Of all the managers named so far Rogers seems to fit the bill best by far. I’d just be a bit concerned by the manner of his dismissals at Leicester and Celtic. But his CV stands up with many top managers and you’d like to think he’d have the gravitas to get our current lot into shape.

I still stand by my original belief that Eckert will get the job though. Just seems like he was lined up for it to me. Which I think would be a really bad move. And I also don’t like the idea of managers being forced to use a coaching team they wouldn’t choose themselves.

Most managers will have an expiry date for a club, hopefully this appointment will be longer than we recently have, however, I can’t see Eckert bucking the trend. We’re the new Watford!
 

Only down side to Rogers is the team’s defence tend to be weak at set pieces and crosses. Generally good going forward though and I can see him getting this squad to perform better. 

[Willo of Whiteley]

FootyInsider on Twitter just said Southampton are advancing in talks for GON.

Take it with a pinch of salt as that account regularly spouts utter bollocks. 😂

[Give it to Ron]

Just now, Willo of Whiteley said:

FootyInsider on Twitter just said Southampton are advancing in talks for GON.

Take it with a pinch of salt as that account regularly spouts utter bollocks. 😂

It’s a joke of a site Footyinsider is as much use as a third nostril

[Toadhall Saint]

3 minutes ago, Give it to Ron said:

It’s a joke of a site Footyinsider is as much use as a third nostril

Nothing to sniff at

[Master Bates]

 

[Dr Who?]

1 minute ago, Master Bates said:

 

You watch the odds shorten on the back of this again! Great fun! 

[AlexLaw76]

GON over Hungry Eyes, every day of the week. 

[Wade Garrett]

4 hours ago, Sheaf Saint said:

It would also be foolish to appoint the wrong person just for the sake of getting them in instantly. If waiting a while longer means we get a much better candidate in post (far from certain where SR are concerned, I acknowledge) then that is surely a better option.

Respectfully, I disagree.  We don’t have the luxury of time and lose against Charlton and everyone will be moaning that SR didn’t get the manager sorted.

I will add, that although we won, albeit against two awful teams, we haven’t turned the corner regarding performances.  The team doesn’t look the sum of its parts.

The club have got away with using Eckert as an interim but I wouldn’t be pushing my luck if I was SR.

[Paul Chuckle]

Daniel Farke now 8/1 4th favourite. 

[Eagle778]

4 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

Respectfully, I disagree.  We don’t have the luxury of time and lose against Charlton and everyone will be moaning that SR didn’t get the manager sorted.

I will add, that although we won, albeit against two awful teams, we haven’t turned the corner regarding performances.  The team doesn’t look the sum of its parts.

The club have got away with using Eckert as an interim but I wouldn’t be pushing my luck if I was SR.

Exactly this. Le Tiss was saying something similar that you shouldn’t dwell too long on an interim manager. 3 weeks is ample time to find someone competent.

Doesn’t sound like they have been listening to him.

[Miltonaggro]

Tonto pictured emerging from Staplewood this afternoon after meeting with Ankersen. No wonder the odds are shortening…

 

[Willo of Whiteley]

19 minutes ago, Paul Chuckle said:

Daniel Farke now 8/1 4th favourite. 

ThE bOoKiEs KnOw SoMeThInG wE dOn’t!!!! 😂

Odds will fluctuate daily.

[stfrancisofbenali]

Arne Slot? 

[Rebel]

its just as likely the bookies know O'Neill is out the of the running now so are happy to use the media to encourage people to put a bet on him - knowing they wont have to pay out.

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, stfrancisofbenali said:

Arne Slot? 

LOL

Liverpool have been rubbish (again). They now can't moan that City outspend everyone

[SW11_Saint]

1 hour ago, Wade Garrett said:

I don’t think anyone would be unhappy with Rogers.  Although I think he’s preference for getting to Newport was the Portsmouth to Ryde ferry so that might make him a skate bastard.

I think a few would, but at the end of the day we are not going to please everyone. Someone the majority can get behind is the best we can hope for. 

[Holmes_and_Watson]

Arne Slot and Brenda Todgers invite you to the combined Saints Drag Night / Manager interview. 🙂

[benjii]

Hmm.... seems like the bookies have some info on Farke.

[Willo of Whiteley]

Giovanni van Bronckhorst.

You heard it here first. £500 on it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now watch the odds for him plummet. 😂

[AlexLaw76]

I bet Russell Martin is getting twitchy right now that both Boro and Norwich are looking for a manager

[sockeye]

6 minutes ago, stfrancisofbenali said:

Arne Slot? 

Only if Klopp is also doing the recruitment

[saintwbu]

Two of GON’s former clubs looking for a manager now in Boro and Norwich, surely he ends up at one of them. Martin also in with a good shout of the Norwich job, not sure they’d grumble much at Farke returning either. 

[benjii]

Martin is not popular at Norwich!

[Badger]

9 minutes ago, benjii said:

Martin is not popular at Norwich!

Is he popular anywhere ? Apart from the Pinder house, and anywhere you find an assortment of vegans, greens, and lefties in Brighton.

[SaintsBarry74]

25 minutes ago, benjii said:

Martin is not popular at Norwich!

He doesn’t seem popular in Swansea either. 

[RedArmy]

1 hour ago, Master Bates said:

 

I know it’s probably bullshit but if SR crack on with trying to appoint O’Neil after the fans made it very clear he’s not welcome yesterday then it’s time for mass protests. 

[AlexLaw76]

2 minutes ago, RedArmy said:

I know it’s probably bullshit but if SR crack on with trying to appoint O’Neil after the fans made it very clear he’s not welcome yesterday then it’s time for mass protests. 

You know there will be no mass protests if they appoint GON. Nothing of the sort.

[CB Fry]

1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said:

You know there will be no mass protests if they appoint GON. Nothing of the sort.

Honestly you'd think we were going to appoint John Westwood's wig as first team manager. 

[Football Special]

4 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said:

You know there will be no mass protests if they appoint GON. Nothing of the sort.

Did you not hear the songs at the game yesterday? 

[benali-shorts]

The rabid ultras will be pleased - club rubbished reports of GO’N talks advancing. 

[AlexLaw76]

1 minute ago, Football Special said:

Did you not hear the songs at the game yesterday? 

A few songs is very different from mass protests.....it will never get to that if he is appointed 

[Willo of Whiteley]

And just like that it was over 🤣🤣🤣

[Turkish]

24 minutes ago, RedArmy said:

I know it’s probably bullshit but if SR crack on with trying to appoint O’Neil after the fans made it very clear he’s not welcome yesterday then it’s time for mass protests. 

Leak an unpopular candidate before an appointing and underwhelming one to much relief from the fan base. An old tactic 

[Dr Who?]

11 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

And just like that it was over 🤣🤣🤣

So he will be named tonight as first team manager then! 😂 

[Matthew Le God]

16 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

And just like that it was over 🤣🤣🤣

It was over as soon the source was the cesspit that is Football Insider. They aren't credible in any way.

[Mboto Gorge]

I did say on Friday evening,  that after GON interview it wasn’t progressing. 

Edited 9 November, 2025 by Mboto Gorge

[Saint Neil]

[sfc4prem]

1 minute ago, Saint Neil said:

Last Christmas?

[Wade Garrett]

1 minute ago, Saint Neil said:

That would be a really good appointment.

[Wade Garrett]

8 minutes ago, Mboto Gorge said:

I did say on Friday evening,  that after GON interview it wasn’t progressing. 

Anything else?

[AlexLaw76]

10 minutes ago, Saint Neil said:

Is that George Michael?

[ecuk268]

I'd give Viera a try.

I was watching a talk with Charlie Austin talking about Ronald Koeman.

He said that he had an aura and owned the room when he walked in.

I think that Viera would be similar and command respect from everyone.

Whelher he would want to come to a Championship club is another matter.

[ErwinK1961]

3 hours ago, E_H_Saints said:

My concern is there is no urgency to get this done.  Could be wrong though.  I could just see Saints not making a decision in this two weeks as they want to be thorough but then giving up the opportunity to start training the players how the manager wants to.  Instead, they will be training like the under 21s and then when we finally have a manger it bill be pressure on as we will be in the run up to Xmas and the manager hardly has time in-between matches.  However, I hope I'm wrong.  

Nathan Jones had the whole of the World Cup break to get across his style - we were shite.

Will Still had a whole pre season to get across his style - we were shite.

I’d rather they waited and got the right person than just appoint someone because they’ve got an international break to ‘get across their ideas’ - Poch and Ralph (as recent examples) didn’t seem to have an issue.

[Mboto Gorge]

14 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said:

Anything else?

I don’t know who else has been or is being interviewed. The only other piece of knowledge I have at this point is that Spors personal preference is to appoint Tonda , but that’s not the preference of others involved in making the decision. If I get any more snippets I’ll let everyone know, hoping to hear more this week. 

Edited 9 November, 2025 by Mboto Gorge