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He would be a gamble as he's only managed at Conf and L2, and i think if he wasn't an ex saint people wouldn't even be talking about him. In my opinion he would be a gamble along the lines of Sturrock.

So Paul Ince did well at L2 Macclesfield and L2 MK Dons and got his chance with Blackburn and it didn't work out. So in my opinion will have a point to prove wherever he goes next. He will want to prove to the doubters that he can manage and Blackburn was just a blip. Could do worse than Ince IMO, an ambitious manager with a point to prove, sounds good to me.

Would love either of those! To be honest i actually think i prefer the Ajax way round. But hopefully the new owners can get the request in to Umbro for this or next season.

So why do people now think it's this guy then?

So who u think it is then Nick?

Although i think it'll be someone we've never heard of, didn't they say the backer was a household name or was that one of the other bids?

The style of kit many would like to see IMO, but need to switch the colours round the other way. Not a fan of the round badge either, keep it as just the creast and will look much nicer.

I'll go for a total stranger nobody has ever heard of!

Maybe our new owner is so filthy rich he doesn't need anyone else's money? Oh we can but hope :-)

Attention Seeker? Why reveal all at midnight?

Personally i dont think it'll take much in transfer fees to get promoted as there are plenty of players who could do a job for us on frees. We need a comanding centre half (but not a cart horse) and a left back. A right and left midfielder and a couple of forwards, one bigger phyiscal type and one with skill or speed. Webber would be a good signing in my view.

Whats the website address of the site that was set up?

Going back to Oz, or so Stelling kept saying all season on Soccer Saturday.

Did ok at QPR, think they were 8th before they sacked him, hardly a bad job.

Would love to see a return to this style for us, ah the good old days...

I see it's got a coming soon page up on the OS site at the mo. Wonder what it'll be like....

Maybe not as much as others, but until that takeover has gone through i'm not gonna be getting carried away, we've had far to many false dawns even in my relatively short lifetime

Although good that we appear to have been saved, i'll wait til i know the details and who the money man/men are before i get too carried away.

Just received this for the Stock Exchange: 15 May 2009 Southampton Leisure Holdings plc ("SLH" or "the Company") Termination of talks Following the suspension of the Company's ordinary shares on AIM and the appointment of joint administrators, the Company confirms it is not engaged in any talks with a third party regarding a potential offer for the shares of Southampton Leisure Holdings plc. Accordingly, the Company is no longer in an offer period pursuant to the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers. However discussions are still ongoing regarding a possible sale of the assets of the Company, including Southampton Football Club. For further information: Seymour Pierce Richard Feigen Tel: 020 7107 8000

The lack of confirmation of who was actually playing stopped me buying a ticket.

Don't really follow cricket but am doing Fantasy Cricket to try and get into it. How come Pothas isn't playing at the mo? Should i replace him?

So why doesn't he say who he had lined up? Maybe it's cos the British Manager wasn't anyone the fans would have been impressed with.

I thought he turned us down to go to Cardiff instead? 123 games for them in 4 yrs, will probably find another championship club i'd imagine.

Also Jamie Hatch and Jeffery Imudia not being kept. Thoughts on them being let go..?

Without knowing names, we could do with a proper left back for starters! a centre back with a bit of pace, a central midfielder who can put his foot on the ball and find a pass, and a big lump type forward who can put himself about and unsettle the oppo defenders.