Couldnāt agree more.
Although watching Leicester sign the likes of Kante, make me hopeful that there are CMs out there that are slightly under the radar - also that that these players donāt have to be beasts, but can still break up play at 5" 6ā.
Agree Big Vic isnāt easily replaced, but worth remembering he only actually showed up about 3 times last season and we still did alright.
On his day, he is immense. But that has been far too infrequent of late. Romeu & Clasie are decent enough replacements that Iām not panicking, hopefully though we can pull a Kante out of the black box.
I vote no.
From Jeremy Wilson on Twitter:
āIn terms of Koeman, idea he left because of contract situation not v convincing - money/frictions over promoting younger players more likelyā
āSouthampton preferred that he extended but would have let him see out last year. Offer was 3yrs at Ā£4.5m with a get-out clause next summerā
So looks like weāve got a manager wage budget of Ā£4.5m a year - enough for a top manager
Thanks for the intel @Jack Schitt, I must admit that Iām even more confused now than I was before.
Same here BTrip. I will confess to not really knowing anything about these names so have decided to sit back and be happy whoever we get.
I used to work with a bloke who would constantly say āIām confusedā. The fucker was on Ā£500 a day, so it raised heckles whenever he said it. You donāt lay down that sort of money for perpetual bemusement.
I am confused though.
Ā£500 please, nipper 
Is Mr Wilson one of the clubs friendly journos? Iām useless at keeping track 
The Telegraphās claim today of Saints offering Ā£4.5m p/a (Ā£86,000 p/w) shows despite what some think the club remains ambitious and should be able to attract a decent manager.
I had my heart set on The Hit Man. Not sure why he should fall out of favour? Perhaps he suggested that Vic will sleep with the fishes if he goes to Spuds?
Pete waterman?
Hi again guys
firstly, great effort on the forum guys, much better than (somewhat struggling for life) saints web.
I wonder what caused the club to change direction with Garcia, and I wonder why we seem to be somewhat struggling to get a named manager to show real interest.
We set ourselves up as a progressive, well run club that is now in Europe. I wonder if we are difficult to work with. We dont have the best track record of keeping our top coaches.
Perhaps the ambition just isnt there and maximum results are expected from medium outlay.
Or perhaps Garcia didnt tick all of the boxes for us?
Originally posted by @Smirking_saint
Hi again guys
My goodness, if it isnāt the lesser spotted Smirking_saint! Good to see you back, fella.
firstly, great effort on the forum guys, much better than (somewhat struggling for life) saints web.
Meh, itās all cyclical and they have loads more football contributors than we do. However, if itās a boon for people to be able to come onto a site, express an opinion and not be called a cunt (at least not in a nasty way) then weāre only too happy to accommodate.
Weāre fucked the minute people realise theyāve got a spare fiver in their pocket or miss computer-killing advertising.
I wonder what caused the club to change direction with Garcia, and I wonder why we seem to be somewhat struggling to get a named manager to show real interest.
Cāmon now, you miserable bugger. The sort of names on the shortlist that arenāt immediately laughing us off in the press are pretty impressive, and a bloody far cry from the Lowe era, the in-house promotions or the hail maries like Sturrock, untested in the big leagues.
Weāre still gambling of course, but the Southampton job is now a very attractive one.
We set ourselves up as a progressive, well run club that is now in Europe. I wonder if we are difficult to work with. We dont have the best track record of keeping our top coaches.
We donāt have a track record of keeping our best players either, but most Saints fans know the story behind each one. The thing weāre most famous for is being a place where young talent is nurtured and comes through. The problem weāve got is that most players see Gareth Bale as a role model, not MLT.
Nowt wrong with Bale - heās one of those welcome exceptions that seems to have made all the right moves, and fair play to him for holding down a berth in one of the best teams in the world.
Perhaps the ambition just isnt there and maximum results are expected from medium outlay.
Probably a bit of that, but I reckon the issue is control and precedent as much as anything else. Numerous snippets of Jack Schittās original post have been confirmed. Assuming the part about overreaching on a gamble is true, then how best does the club demonstrate strength, particularly when Everton had helpfully released their offer to the press?
If RK had stayed, everyone would have assumed that weād just beaten their offer financially. Given their desperation, you canāt tell me that Everton wouldnāt have made an even higher counter-offer. Where would have it have ended? 10mil a year? Heās already the 6th highest paid manager.
Originally posted by @Jack-Schitt
Iāll end on a hopefully promising note:
āWe are hopeful of concluding positive discussions soon, that are underway on contract extentions with two players that will please the fansā.
Is one of them Clyne?
(sorry, I still laugh at jokes about Rudi Skacel arriving)
Hi people, one point regarding the JS post about our next manager.
His source said that there were 2 firm favourites, but didnāt want to give names, as the club didnāt want it advertised that they were available. So surely no manager that is out of work at the moment fits the bill.
There are some very good managers out there(Spain and Germany particularly) that arenāt even listed on any betting sites. So to open it up a bit i phoned Betfair and got them to add Toral(villareal). Iāve had a feeling about him for a few days so had a little bet on him(shit odds).
Anyone else got any under the radar names(maybe a manager at the euros) and any views on Toral?
Jack your friends views would be welcome.
P.S I have absolutely no friends in the know and am purely guessing so please donāt read this and think itās worth putting money on Toral on the basis of this post.
Welcome S or s!
Originally posted by @Goatboy
Originally posted by @Saint-or-sinner
Hi people, one point regarding the JS post about our next manager.
His source said that there were 2 firm favourites, but didnāt want to give names, as the club didnāt want it advertised that they were available. So surely no manager that is out of work at the moment fits the bill.
There are some very good managers out there(Spain and Germany particularly) that arenāt even listed on any betting sites. So to open it up a bit i phoned Betfair and got them to add Toral(villareal). Iāve had a feeling about him for a few days so had a little bet on him(shit odds).
Anyone else got any under the radar names(maybe a manager at the euros) and any views on Toral?
Jack your friends views would be welcome.
P.S I have absolutely no friends in the know and am purely guessing so please donāt read this and think itās worth putting money on Toral on the basis of this post.
Welcome S or s!
Thanks goatboy, found the site when the JS post started getting links everywhere and been back daily so thought it was time I joined in. Pleasant place compared to most.
