That there was no truth in the newspaper story which says heâs on the brink of being sacked.
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Also just realised what I wrote was misleading 
I DONâT believe the message is what I meant to say.
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9 games in 3 points behind the dippers.
What a brilliant job Ralph is doing.
Take that any day of the week.
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Itâs happening⌠
Southampton decide to sack manager Ralph Hasenhuttl
By Dan Sheldon and Jacob Tanswell
3h ago
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Southampton have decided to sack manager Ralph Hasenhuttl.
The Premier League side have agreed to sack the Austrian either during the World Cup break or before they play their final match before the tournament, against Liverpool at Anfield next Saturday.
Southampton had wanted to wait until the break before making a decision, but could now act sooner.
A dismal 4-1 defeat by Newcastle United at St Maryâs on Sunday leaves Southampton languishing in 18th place after just three Premier League wins from their opening 14 matches.
Hasenhuttl joined Southampton in December 2018 and has consistently kept the club in the Premier League.
They finished a creditable 11th in his first full season in charge after he replaced Mark Hughes, followed by two consecutive 15th-place finishes.
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He did, however, oversee two humiliating 9-0 defeats during his time in charge â one in 2019 against Leicester City and the other in 2021 against Manchester United.
Southampton were in desperate need of a performance on Sunday after three home games without a victory, but were a distant second best to Newcastle throughout the game.
Romain Perraud did pull one back after efforts from Miguel Almiron, Chris Wood and Joe Willock, only for Bruno Guimaraes to immediately overshadow his consolation goal with a tremendous long-range strike.
The full-time whistle was met with a chorus of boos from those fans who remained in the stadium until the bitter end.
Hasenhuttl, who previously managed RB Leipzig, has found himself under increased pressure in recent weeks and bristled at suggestions he could lose his job last month, following a 4-0 defeat by Manchester City, which was their fourth consecutive Premier League loss.
When asked whether he feared being sacked, Hasenhuttl said: âI have taken a lot of decisions since Iâm here but I donât have to take this one.â
Pressed on whether he sees a way out of the slump, he added: âNoâŚ. Not at the moment.â
Still nothing in the MSM
He will stay as long as he can take the package and never work again. A bit like @Polski_Filip
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I donât know how to break this to you, but weâre only Little Southampton, we donât make many headlines. 
The press probably wonât notice it when he does get sacked.
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The fail has a separate article of about 100 words basically padding out Danâs tweet.
Beeb has about 2 lines on Saints in its match report then a paragraph on missing chances
Ralph Hasenhuttlâs time at Southampton on the brink of ending
I donât think thereâs any credibility in anything reported so far, which all stems from the Athletic.
No club announces that they are âgoing toâ sack their manager. It either happens or doesnât. This is clickbait tapping into the average fanâs view that of things are going wrong you have to sack the manager.
And possibly motivated by agents of out-of-work management failures.
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This is surely the only industry where a track record of failure doesnât automatically exclude you from a new job.
<cough> Gavin Williamson <cough>
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Yeah, but Philâs job now involves driving people to one of the most harrowing places on Earth.
I think Ralph would need to drive people to Fratton to get close.
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Gone
I am a little saddened by this news but understand why
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I am more than a little saddened, but reluctantly understand why
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Just imagine IF we had signed Gapko thoughâŚ
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