Tonda Eckert

[MB]

Zero chance he is staying

a) he will get banned

b) Saints will need to be seen to be doing the “right thing”

absolutely no chance, a shame as he is very talented coach and yet again our loss will be someone’s gain   

Only reason it hasn’t happened already as there is a gross misconduct process to follow so we don’t have to pay him off, he will be gone without any doubt 

[Willo of Whiteley]

But they’ll hire a cheap option rather than experience or any calibre

[benjii]

Loan him to Goztepe?

[James G]

8 hours ago, Mk1J said:

How many training grounds can you actually spy on in this league? I’d assumed if they admitted to 3 there’s bound to be more, but actually there can’t be many teams stupid enough to build a hotel and golf course next to their training ground. 

You can't spy on all the grounds, but there are some in the league

I do think he spied more the 3 times, but not every week. But he looks like a serial spy, I think he's done it everywhere he's been

I don't think for us the spying made a difference. I think just going to 4 at the back and having a big guy up front made more difference. And we got better because we got more confident 

[Saint_clark]

56 minutes ago, James G said:

You can't spy on all the grounds, but there are some in the league

I do think he spied more the 3 times, but not every week. But he looks like a serial spy, I think he's done it everywhere he's been

I don't think for us the spying made a difference. I think just going to 4 at the back and having a big guy up front made more difference. And we got better because we got more confident 

Any team that trained at Eastleigh prior to a Saints home game was probably spied on as well.

[die Mannyschaft]

Why hasn't he gone yet, and the rest 

[Mk1J]

37 minutes ago, Saint_clark said:

Any team that trained at Eastleigh prior to a Saints home game was probably spied on as well.

But given the close connections between Saints and Eastleigh any team training there would expect anything secret to be leaked back to Saints surely?

[Saint_clark]

2 minutes ago, Mk1J said:

But given the close connections between Saints and Eastleigh any team training there would expect anything secret to be leaked back to Saints surely?

No, otherwise they wouldn't train there. 

[so22saint]

AFC Totton are building / trying to build a new hotel complex so that visiting Premier League teams can stay and train there in isolation from Saints / the Media (as who wants to go to Totton - I am from there so I'm allowed to throw the shade ;-))

I see a flaw in their plan mind you

[sfc4prem]

5 minutes ago, so22saint said:

AFC Totton are building / trying to build a new hotel complex so that visiting Premier League teams can stay and train there in isolation from Saints / the Media (as who wants to go to Totton - I am from there so I'm allowed to throw the shade ;-))

I see a flaw in their plan mind you

Could allow clubs playing Bournemouth to stay and train, too. You know, that Premier League club with European football? Used to be referred to as Boscombe / The bucket rattlers?

[S-Clarke]

Do you know what I think is going to happen here, SR are waiting for someone else to make the decision for them.

Once the FA Ban him, you'll end up with a wishy washy statement on the OS stating that given the FA Ban, Eckerts employment at Southampton has been ceased. 

Does that start the process of us owning up? Does it fuck. 

I hope it doesn't play out that way, but honestly would anyone be surprised? It just feels like the form horse approach now.

[Topcat]

3 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

Do you know what I think is going to happen here, SR are waiting for someone else to make the decision for them.

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Yes and the problem is that by delaying the decision, then we delay the selection and appointment of his replacement and preparation for the next season is badly impaired.

[Gloucester Saint]

1 minute ago, S-Clarke said:

Do you know what I think is going to happen here, SR are waiting for someone else to make the decision for them.

Once the FA Ban him, you'll end up with a wishy washy statement on the OS stating that given the FA Ban, Eckerts employment at Southampton has been ceased. 

Does that start the process of us owning up? Does it fuck. 

I hope it doesn't play out that way, but honestly would anyone be surprised? It just feels like the form horse approach now.

It’s exactly what they’re going to do. But when they’ve shown zero leadership, strategy and drive for 4 years it would never be any other way. All they’ve cared about, and care about now, is player trading and the impact on prices.

I’m staggered that people want a statement from Solak. Why? Would any of it be vaguely credible or have any integrity? He won’t have directed this but has appointed the people who did.

I’ve been a chair in another high profile local partnership albeit non-executive and ultimately everything including the behaviour of the Exec Director came to me and that’s where the buck stopped. I was a heck of a lot more across my portfolio than he’ll ever be.

[S-Clarke]

2 minutes ago, Topcat said:

Yes and the problem is that by delaying the decision, then we delay the selection and appointment of his replacement and preparation for the next season is badly impaired.

This is what we do though isn't it. We sat on Martin for too long, sat on Jones for too long, just silence and hoping it dies down.

But then have to act when things get way way too bad, so the collateral damage is greater than it could have been. 

I honestly think a lot of us on here should all come together, spin up a phoenix club, and we'd probably overtake SR's Southampton in around a decade.

[Gloucester Saint]

11 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

This is what we do though isn't it. We sat on Martin for too long, sat on Jones for too long, just silence and hoping it dies down.

But then have to act when things get way way too bad, so the collateral damage is greater than it could have been. 

I honestly think a lot of us on here should all come together, spin up a phoenix club, and we'd probably overtake SR's Southampton in around a decade.

I’d certainly come down and support one, become the AFC Wimbledon to SR’s MK Dons. 

[CB Fry]

15 minutes ago, S-Clarke said:

I honestly think a lot of us on here should all come together, spin up a phoenix club, and we'd probably overtake SR's Southampton in around a decade.

All hail the first "Let's all do AFC Southampton" post of the summer.