Charlie Wayman

Thankfully under Burnham we are moving into more compassionate times.

From the BBC article published yesterday

Nail on the head. Exactly this.

We were told by iTKs that they'd wait until the international break. "It'll all be over by Christmas"

H Honeymoon over for Peretz? @letthedogsloose

I support Southampton but would hate to live in the City. Maybe not a SH as you call it but not far off. From what is revealed on this forum not many contributors live anywhere near Southampton either. When the dust has settled on the whole ManC affair, we will remember the very high standards of football that they achieved when literally money was no object and they had the pick of the world's best talent.

Danny Ings to Wycombe. How the mighty have fallen. Should have stayed here Dan!

sub judice

The lad is quality!

We hung onto him because; 1. He is an outstanding manager with huge potential and we were very unlikely to be able to recruit a replacement anywhere near his calibre. 2. The players love him and if he had been kicked out of the club most of our "star" players wouldn't be here now. There was no sentiment in it at all.

VE Day tomorrow? (Verdict on Eckert)

As I suggested earlier, the Club will have been informed by the FA through the back channels of the likley sanction on Eckert. That there are no rumours or evidence of a search for a new manager supports the view that the sanction will be relatively modest and that there is no need to look for a replacement.

I like your new approach to debate saintant, pose a hypothetical question then answer it yourself. Probably the best way to avoid naysayers.

Don't you think that the CEO's statement was aimed at the media and for internal consumption rather than the FA?

Depends entirely upon what sanction is applied to Eckert. If he gets a touch line ban only then we can cope very well with Garner and Lallana in the dugout. If it's a total ban for 3 or 6 months then we might as well release him from his contract and find somebody else. If the FA has decided already on a total ban then it is quite likely the Club will have been advised through the back channels so that it can make alternative arrangements. Nohing I have read or heard suggests the Club are interviewing prospective candidates to succeed Eckert. Wishful thinking but make of that what you will.