Southampton Banter Archive May 26 2014

26 May 2014 22:12:55
Hi
Potchetino has said he wants to talk with southampton and plan a new long term plan
And he has asked for funds for summer
Don't give up hope
I haven't

Lol, he's off, has been since cortese left, only waited to see if cortese returned in summer with new buyer, that won't happen so he's off aided by the fact the new board have no idea and will cash in on our prized assets, when poch goes so will lallana and shaw also do u think lovren will hang around, its all been building up to this, lack of news, loss of kit, small time sponsor, sacking of jd/pw, ice hockey coach

Spot on mate it's not rocket science all the sighns have been there for quite some time now!

^ cortese was the one who lost us Adidas, the new board repaired that relationship and we'll have Adidas in 15/16

Veho aren't a small time sponsor, just because you've not heard of them doesn't change the fact they're a great sponsor

Jd/pw were sacked for leaking internal details of the club to the press - a breaxh of their contracts. 'Oh but they've brought so many players through wah wah' - they've been employed by the club since 09, everyone who's come through were already on that path - with how good our academy is you'd expect them to do better than a mid table finish.

No other club comments on rumours in the press, go ahead try to find one that does. The club has told you the facts already - it ain't their fault you have the attention span of a 5 year old and need things reiterated every few seconds

26 May 2014 20:52:33
If the manager is going then let's get laudrup in as soon as possible. He plays the same way - high line and keeping the ball, as well as his overseas knowledge - michu, bony ect, and a lot better buy's than our managers last two purchases!

Couldn't agree more! Of all the realistic managers available he is the one for me should poch go. He can handle the hierarchy, players, big name, attract players and a year ago talk of real and Chelsea being interested.

I totally agree with this it has to be Laudrup but the trouble is Reed seems to like McClaren, but hey guess what Les you are seen to be the weak link at Southampton and you should go, nobody likes you. I won't forget his statement in a hurry such empty words, both Shaw and lallana are leaving by all accounts, and I blame Reed and Krueger for failing to persuade Poch to stay.

Yeah, laudrup that goes on holiday on a whim, cancels training when it's raining, would leave us in a heartbeat if another offer came along. No thanks. McLaren would be a very good choice. Why les reed, you're just guessing mate, so back off with the personal attacks. We're all pissed off but right now we don't know who is the baddy, if anyone. Could be the board, could be owner, could be poch going no matter what we done. Plastic clubs win again

McLaren please no! what a big step backwards

26 May 2014 20:23:32
Hey people,
I've just seen that 'Pochettino is in advanced talks with Tottenham'. I came here hoping that nobody would have overreacted but that seems to be the case.
Pochettino has said in many interviews that he is contracted to Southampton for another year and has been really happy with the development and play of his team. Tottenham can't offer him anything worth leaving for; money? Star players? Reputation? He has it all already and more, a secure board for one.

Luke Shaw was said to be the replacement of Patrice Evra at Manchester United in recent weeks but now a new manager has been appointed, signing Evra to an extension as his first bit of business and the papers are beginning to quieten on the potential transfer.

Adam Lallana is Southampton's Captain, someone who has stuck by the club for years and is an integral part of the club and dressing room, he and his teammates were called up to the greatest stage in world football as part of the England squad and his performances have made him a likely starter. This season will be of great value to Lallana, the first time he has been given the appreciation he deserves, the year he is getting married and the year he won 4 honours with his club! He won't want to leave after that, this will have been the best year of his life.


Stay cheery Saint's fans, when you think about it in detail it's hard to think that Southampton FC can be torn apart. 😊

26 May 2014 19:48:07
If poch does go who do you think they have lined up?i see loudrup is stalling going to Spain so maybe him?

I would be deeeeeeliighted to have Michael Laudrup as Southampton manager. If Pochettino does leave for Spurs (apparently, Levy has already given him his locker key! lol) then Laudrup, or someone similar, would be my hope.

Poch would be mad to leave for Spurs, on the basis Levy fires the manager for "only" finishing 4th, 5th or 6th.

But, as there are at least 20 managers worth mentioning or being tipped as our next manager/coach, I won't get too carried away for now.

It is possible we already have a replacement lined up, of course. Like Cortese did when Adkins was booted.

Poch, stay, and finish off the project. Until the Premier League title's won, it ain't over, man!

Take it easy everybody,
Saint Etienne.

{Ed001's Note - Laudrup used to cancel training when it rained you know. There were a lot of problems at Swansea prior to him getting binned by them.}

Gus Poyet for me!
Out thought Mopo twice last season with a lot weaker squad!
Done wonders with Sunderland
Even with some of are top players going this manager could build a great squad! And if he dose come bet he beats spurs home and away next season!

Someone average and cheap who'll paint on a smile as all his best players are sold from beneath him.

Thanks for the insight ed, good to have you back. I was keen until you informed us of that. However I am not personally keen on Lennon.

{Ed007's Note - That's a different Ed, it is Ed002 who has given up commenting.}

Poyet in no way outsmarted Pochettino! Playing 8 players defensively for the entire match and then hoofing it up to two strikers is his only tactic and it completely ruins game!
Pochettino has been praised so highly because he plays attractive, short passing football, bring up the youth. Poyet would be the worst possible manager we could bring in.

26 May 2014 18:30:28
Mopo hasn't sold out. He's under contract for another year, spurs can't approach him without the clubs permission, therefore it's the club who have sold out, yet again. Hopefully no one will go player wise and we'll bring in a decent replacement coach and strengthen, better still KL sells up and we get new owners who share her fathers dream (RIP st Marcus)

26 May 2014 16:48:52
Ok seems MP is indeed on his way. Anyone else not care? Why do we think there's no other decent managers out there?
Laudrup, Moyes, Yakin. the list goes on.
I think our next appointment will tell us everything we need to know about our football club and where its going - Malky Hughton Howe Sherwood - any cheap appointment like any of these and we are only going one way.

You will start caring when all our best players have left the club. We will be left fighting relegation next season. And we can forget all about fighting for top four Liebherr has sold us out. She is as spineless as they come. Stay away from Southampton madam, same goes for Krueger and Reed.
saints fans should go down to St Marys and demonstrate, let them know how you feel, stop them from even entering the premises they might then wise up.
Best of all they can play to an empty stadium next season I just hate liars.

What an personic thing to say! 'Spineless'? How?! What has she done that's spineless? 'Sold us out'?! didn't she just invest £60m in players, making us the third top spenders in that transfer window? 'Stay away from Southampton'! Yeah, that's right, we were doing so well until those damn liebhurr's turned up! You Sir are a fool.

MCS, right now, with no definitive, proven news, you literally have no knowledge of what is happening, only media based suppositions and propoganda to go on.

You may well end up being right and if so, no doubt you will jump up and down shouting gleefully "I told you so" but until you can absolutely prove what you have said, please keep your anger to yourself.

My opinion is that I cannot see KL wilfully destroying or downgrading the value of the SFC asset she owns - serves no purpose. We may well eventually lose MP and believe me, I'll be just as hacked off as you if we do, but I'm pretty sure it won't be through the lack of trying to make him stay.

But until it all hits the fan, if it ever does, please do try and show support for the Club, your team, eh?

No it's more the reason why he's leaving, which is either that he couldn't get assurances that key players would stay or the club is unwilling to invest properly this summer, I really hope he rejects them but it's even on bbc sport now that have confirmed he's in advanced talks, big shame if he does go

^ Oh my god, how can you even say that?! they've been in charge for 6 months and done NOTHING wrong in that time. All you've heard is rumour about the players and MoPo, just cause it's in the paper doesn't mean they're guaranteed to leave, y'know?

who knows maybe they're more ambitious than Cortese was?

Will you still feel that way when Liebherr has sold all our players? You can look forward to a team without the following
Shaw
Lallana
Schneiderlin
Lovren
Clyne
Rodriguez
Chambers
They will all leave, why would they stay, we have been sold out wake up Mssaint

Wouldnt want any of them except Yakin. I would like Uwe Rösler

Why didn't you respond to my questions?! Oh yeah, you have no response. I don't see how paper speculation regarding the players you have listed equates to her selling us out? Please explain. Why are you telling me to 'wake up'? Does bickering with you normally cause people to nod off?

Why would they stay? Because they are under contract and BOTH parties have to agree to the termination of that contract or one will certainly be in breach.

And I'm quite sure the club where that players are going to would want everything nice and clean legally and without encumbrance.

Get a grip till we know more for sure MCS - your going to make yourself ill!

Block34 what you don't know is that I have a personally signed letter from the Sports editor of the Daily Mail CONFIRMING that both Shaw and Lallana will be leaving this summer. And if they go the others will too. its not rocket science we have been let down by a couple of mindless yes men and Miss Liebherr, end of.

Some of the most depressing reading. ever. Not the fact that Poch may be leaving, but the garbage that is spewed onto this thread today.

Why are we having a go at Liebherr? I know she is not her father and she hasn't spent a fortune on players as you might wish. But we still owe our current owners a huge debt. They saved our club. in league 1. we're now an established premiership team again.
It seems, in some people's opinions, that unless you spend money like PSG then you are not competent owners. If you are a disgruntled Saints fan at this point, then you are spoilt.
Ok the manager and one or two players may leave. This is due to our success. not failure. The manager may change and players will come and go at all clubs.
I wish Poch well and thank him for his hard work. if he is leaving. I will then continue to support the team and the board.
The sad thing is that, I wouldn't mind betting that a lot of the doom mongers who post here were predicting relegation and a st Mary's meltdown when Poch was appointed. now we are doomed due to his departure!

MCS - picture/scan (with date of letter of course) or it didn't happen.

Players under contract can only leave if the club they play for agree they can go and agree the compensation (fee) they will get.

From all accounts SFC are playing hardball about the fees being asked for AL and LS - totalling £55M if you believe all you read.

But you still believe the other 5 you mention will all throw hissy fits and leave as well? In that case seems likely we'll end up with nigh on £100M in fees due to us then.

So it'll be time to buy a complete new team then, well half a team. New stadium too! And lower the gate prices! And get a stripey kit back!

There we go, all's well with the world again!

Calm down everyone, managers and players come and go, you can`t make them stay if they don't want to be saints players or be the manager bugger off to where the grass is greener and we can get in people that do want to wear the badge, glad you got a letter from the sports editor of whoever. must be true. what a load of old tosh.
Ed must read some of these posts and feel like giving up.
Paul clement or frank de boer will do. please not lennon

Agree we owe the family of KL a lot and RIP Markus. BUT KL did not choose to buy the club, as I have mentioned inside news is that NC went because he was not given the assurances he will need. Although I was hopeful MP would stay this is looking unlikely. Shaw and lallana were always and will be sold.

26 May 2014 10:12:01
Surely they should swop roles, Brendan being Irish would make a better cup of tea, if I were Adam I would make an official complaint, " what do we want, decent tea! when do we want it, at half time"

COYS