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Haven’t you checked your DMs yet this morning? What AB said at the meet last week was right - so it’s what we’d heard, and the timeline for the announcement stacks up too

But it's only Tuesday? 🤔🤔🤔

Happy Announcement Day everyone! Will be a great relief at least to know where we are today.

Sorry, who's debunked it? When talking about the economy I trust independent economic think-tanks over some random on a forum. You know you can't just compare us to those in the EU, as Brexit cost both those inside and us, outside, the EU - especially the German's as the biggest economy. There is a contributory loss between the countries. BOE data: BBC News - Brexit cost 6% of UK economy, Bank of England company data suggests https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg75npqkq4o Brexit has been, and was always going to be, a disaster for both us and the EU.

To be fair, that's not what he meant. He was referring to Iran being allowed to bomb LA or San Diego if left to their own devices. Not they could, but say it often enough, people will / do believe it.

Given the success he had at Newcastle I checked out at ‘didn’t make the grade’ but fair play for the effort unlike MLG. We are a whole league below Newcastle and Fulham. The job at Saints isn’t some guaranteed build us up in the PL and develop players assignment. It’s at minimum a 18 months of getting us up and keeping us up. That’s high pressure and fine margin success/failure stakes. It’s a job with for someone to prove rather than a reputation that is way above us right now. It’s too much of a risk for anyone like Howe or Frank.

If he can handle the South Coast Derby then it'll show he can go to those really tough atmospheres at Anfield or Old Trafford where it's non-stop noise

POTUS casually saying let Iran bomb LA or San Diego during a speech? Have some decorum!

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/05/green-party-england-wales-zionism-racism-vote-europe-germany

Not really a war is it.

Asked by who?

But we dont need a new manager right now do we?

Thank you for your polite invitation. I don't think I said he'd be keen to take a job at Saints right now, but when he's had a rest. I also said I think we are a big enough club for him. He might not think so, but he's already tried at Newcastle (they are one rank above Saints I'd say) and didn't make the grade. Ergo he is, in my view, better suited to Saints or any of the other teams at our level in the pyramid: Saints have ambition that matches his skills and capabilities - getting promoted into the PL. Saints are a club that is capable (?!) of remaining in the PL thereafter, being them competitive, and focused on developing players to the required standard. He can do that. We need man management of players in the "not global superstars" bracket. That's our expected squad in the PL and his forte. He's not great at dealing with a big squad of internationals - he doesnt have a playing or personal presence that impresses them enough. That is what awaits him at Spurs or Man U, either of which will chew him up and spit him out in 6 months looking like a fatter faced Graham Potter. Fulham might be a better fit for him now, but this time next year we could be in the PL and they could be in the EFL. That's my take anyway - when Tonda goes on his enforced sabbatical, Howe would be a good option for us - better than Rob Edwards certainly.

Got some more bad news, apparently David Brooks is cup tied, can’t just rain, has to bloody pour.

Still, at least he's back early and, if he is fit, won't have to worry about jet lag.

Bet he didn't listen properly to the spotty oik doing his gym intro on how to use the machines, sigh

Learned

It was 6-8% https://siepr.stanford.edu/publications/working-paper/economic-impact-brexit Follow the link in the link to the full paper. Page 34 is your friend if you just want the conclusion.

The New Forest is literally referenced in the notes by the designer posted above (together with growth and strength).

Adam Herczeg the referee. Only 33 years old. Did our 5-1 win over Millwall earlier this season and Pompey's defeat at West Ham. In charge of the home match v Coventry last season when Lampard wet his knickers at full-time. Plus the 2-1 away win at Sheff Utd. Massive game for him at such a young age.

This was also my understanding and recollection of the description given by the club at the time of its launch in 1974.

Then it’s been debunked. We actually grew in GDP terms over 1% more than Germany since Brexit, those figures suggest we would have grown over 7-9% more than Germany had we stayed, it’s nonsense. I don’t believe there was ever a BoE report suggesting this. Post Brexit investment did drop which was unsurprising given the uncertainty but has recovered to overtake the EU. To suggest we’d be £100bn per annum better off is also nonsense, so much so, you should put it on the side of a bus. I voted to remain (I had a vote in those days), mainly because I could see protracted uncertainty which would be damaging, but we are over that now. I don’t see much benefit in rejoining. Rant over, time for bed!🛌

I always believed the tree was a reference to the huge oaks on the common which of course is central to the city, and borders the Dell which was home. Southampton has an unusually large amount of public park land compared to other British cities. The New Forest doesn't feel local enough to be the reference in 1974 when of course the average family was far less mobile than now.

Im sure he'd balls that up as well