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The deal is not yet done but he now heads a small shortlist, with Southampton impressed by his track-record and ideas, specifically a willingness to promote young players, working on a limited financial budget, pressing attacking football and experience of European football. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/06/23/southampton-claude-puel-emerges-as-front-runner-to-succeed-ronal/

If reports that Claude will have a modest to work with are true, some of the names on this thread (including MS) are extremely unlikely.

Why not? We've done it before.

I'm sure people will be thinking about the control of boarders (which we already had) when some of the their jobs are gone.

So the generation who had the jobs, houses and opportunities have knived the young in the back. Nice one.

It's light hearted you boring goon. You're one of the main culprits for 5 year old-esq trantrums around here.

This replacing the manager lark is easy and seamless innit #successionplanning #allonourterms #thesouthamptonway

JS is full of BS. Attention seeking of the highest order.

He's got a cleaning job there so no surprise really.

You been on the sauce?

Spot on.

I think that will be a weeks training camp prior to this and will mostly involve kids and non-internationals involved in Euro's.

The question I asked is if there is any evidence that he is a unpopular within the squad or overly disruptive influence more generally...and over 3 seasons. If read what people are writing, you would think that Spurs are getting an Adebayor replacement

Because he's been a very important player for three seasons and using last summer as a means to shrug off him going only masks the discussion around the challenge in replacing him.

Lots of chat about his attitude and disruptive influence but take the push for a move out of the equation, has there ever been anything else which points towards him causing a general day to day issue within the club? Or is this something we've made up to make ourselves feels better?

Surely Osvaldo was more of a Poch signing since they were successful at Espanyol? And why would Cortese so out and sign Forren?! Anyway, doesn't matter now. Clearly there is no magic formula.

Pellegrini doesn't. All feeling a little haphazard.

Wicks have a good summer deal on cladding at the moment.

The gulf in class between him and his NI team mates is ridiculous. Very cultured player.

You can post whatever you like. The rest can decide on how they take it. Would the timing of the supposed meeting and the idea of Kat and Ron having a public barney seem believable to you?

Our results weren't bad prior to or just after that Leicester game. We had just won two on the bounce and two immediately after. Why would his his head be on the block at that point in the season? Sorry mate but your story stinks of ****.

Get over it pal, we're not going anywhere near Moyes. Prepare yourself for another Carlos Soccermanagerball type. Anyway, has this Jemez fella even been concretely linked so is he another name which has presented himself by people on here scouring the internet for trendy managers?

That's very true

Ties in with snippets frm k-billy as well like the gardening leave hint from yesterday. If true about Koemans lack of effort and willingless to engage in club priorities, will be good all round in the long run that he's off. As long as it isn't just an internal smear campaign which I doubt it is as it mostly all makes sense.

He has obviously been in contact to sanction the new contract for Darren Gibson! Massive statement of intent.