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South Today - Shortlist for manager

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benjii

benjii

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I am fairly confident that South Today have no more clue than your average paper-reader, message board observer.

 

They knew bugger-all about the takeover until the last minute.

Loyal Saint

Loyal Saint

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I'm more concerned about where South Today expect us to find the funds to buy out Mickey Adams contract at Port Vale? We're not made of money FFS

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SaintRobbie

SaintRobbie

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Tony Adams - I dont think I will bother with saints

 

Micky Adams - will be very much deflated

 

Steve Coppell - would be very happy

 

I heard it was going to be Burley and Adams as defence coach. Will you bother with the messageboard as wel if this happens?

Thedelldays

Thedelldays

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I heard it was going to be Burley and Adams as defence coach. Will you bother with the messageboard as wel if this happens?

I would lose faith in football and jump ship to Man U for the glory

Pat from Poole

Pat from Poole

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I am fairly confident that South Today have no more clue than your average paper-reader, message board observer.

 

They knew bugger-all about the takeover until the last minute.

 

 

Not so sure. BBC South (inclding Solent) are pretty ITK, Oldknow gave Solent an exclusive interview earlier in the week. They do have some naff commentators (step forward Tony Husband) but in terms of gathering actual facts, they are unrivalled for finding out the truth.

 

We'd better hope for Coppell then.

buctootim

buctootim

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Tony Adams - I dont think I will bother with saints

 

Micky Adams - will be very much deflated

 

Steve Coppell - would be very happy

 

Ditto. Wotte would have been better than Tony Adams!

manji

manji

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But linked to the job just means that a paper has mentioned it, doesn't mean that they are linked at all.

Excatly. "believed to be" , "linked to", "understood","word is" all journalistic phrases for "we are guessing".

BBC South have little idea.Only last night they were suggesting that we would have a foreign manager in a continental structure.

manji

manji

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Not so sure. BBC South (inclding Solent) are pretty ITK, Oldknow gave Solent an exclusive interview earlier in the week. They do have some naff commentators (step forward Tony Husband) but in terms of gathering actual facts, they are unrivalled for finding out the truth.

Not true. I know for a fact they fell for the Paul Allen story hook line and sinker.

benjii

benjii

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Not true. I know for a fact they fell for the Paul Allen story hook line and sinker.

 

Indeed, and they knew naff-all about the takeover this time round.

kpturner

kpturner

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Not true. I know for a fact they fell for the Paul Allen story hook line and sinker.
Don't start that again. It was not a story - he was engaged in talks about buying SFC (perhaps not for very long) - fact.
Bailey

Bailey

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South Today said Micky Adams, Tony Adams and Steve Coppell had been linked to the job. Nothing more. Nothing less. This simply means that some media outlets have linked them to the post. That's it. Having said that, I really hope that Coppell is the only one of those names to be considered by the new owners. Either Adams would be a massive disappointment.

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Scudamore

Scudamore

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If Tony Adams gets the job, we will struggle to get decents season ticket sales.

 

I doubt I will renew if he gets it.

 

If Tony Adams gets the job i'll eat my hat (a flat cap of course)

chrisobee

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South Today simply said Micky Adams, Tony Adams and Steve Coppell had been linked to the job. Nothing more. Nothing less. This simply means that some media outlets have linked them to the post. That's it. Having said that, I really hope that Coppell is the only one of those names to be considered by the new owners. Either Adams would be a massive disappointment.

 

Well clearly all 3 have connections with the South Today region ( I assume it covers Reading but if not close enough) so if you wanted to pluck 3 names out of thin air then they are as good as any!

SaintRobbie

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Ditto. Wotte would have been better than Tony Adams!

 

mmmmm... off the pitch yes. On the pitch, frankly SCW would dwarf Wotte let alone Adams...and by god I dont want Adams.

SFC Forever

SFC Forever

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Steve Coppell looked tired and worn out at the end of last seaon. Washed out perhaps.

Tony Adams is another from skatesville. Nuff said.

Micky Adams is at least a former player and would understand what we the fans require. He might actually enjoy having some sensible money at his mercy. You may laugh but I would prefer him to a washed up old man and a skate. Though if Coppell was here to help Micky I could accept that.

 

Would still prefer someone with a bit of a CV though. Who is there that is free is the main question.

John Boy Saint

John Boy Saint

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Well clearly all 3 have connections with the South Today region ( I assume it covers Reading but if not close enough) so if you wanted to pluck 3 names out of thin air then they are as good as any!

 

Cripes! South Today goes right up beyond Moreton in the Marsh in the Cotswolds so with your rational we are lucky Jim Smith didn't make it a possible Quartet with his Oxford United links!!!

Ponty

Ponty

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Betting has been suspended on the new boss with 4 figure sums being offered on Strachan at 8/13 this morning. The money suggests that South Today are clueless.

eelpie

eelpie

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If Tony Adams gets the job, we will struggle to get decents season ticket sales.

 

I doubt I will renew if he gets it.

 

I'll ask for my money back.

gonzo

gonzo

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I would be very surprised if Tony Adams, or Micky Adams were given the job.

 

Tony Adams - Our new owner clearly means business. He hasn't made successful companies and billions for himself through these by being stupid, or hiring the wrong people. He will be smart enough to look at Tony Adams' previous managerial roles and will see he was a complete failure in both.

 

Micky Adams - We've just paid off Mark Wotte's contract. Yes, Markus Liebherr is minted, but I doubt he'll want to pay compensation to Port Vale just to get Adams. I think it would have to be someone truly special to pay compensation, and I don't think Micky Adams fits that bill, as much as I like him. Plus, I doubt he would have the nerve to walk out on Port Vale so soon after joining them, not for a league one team anyway.

 

I honestly think our next manager will be somebody who is currently a free agent. So Coppell is realistic in that sense, although he said he was looking to take a break from football to recharge his batteries, so I don't think he'd come either. That said, I wouldn't be disappointed with Steve Coppell at all, he's a decent manager.

 

And not forgetting there has been apparently so much money placed on Gordon Strachan that the bookies have stopped taking bets. This says one of two things:-

 

- There are lots of Saints fans out there with more money than sense, letting their hearts rule their heads.

- Somebody knows something.

 

And bearing in mind, WGS has apparently been sighted on SFC premises, I think there is a distinct possibility we could all be in for a happy time when the manager is announced.

Arizona

Arizona

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I'm sure (or at least I hope I'm sure) the new board wouldn't be retarded enough to think, "that guy that got fired for being crap at Pompey, that'll get the fans behind us"

SaintBobby

SaintBobby

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Don't start that again. It was not a story - he was engaged in talks about buying SFC (perhaps not for very long) - fact.

 

Without wishing to disrupt the "let bygones be bygones" feel-good factor, I can say with 100% certainty that your statement is untrue.

 

It's amazing that there wasn't an inquest into this nonsense, but probably reflected how utterly dysfunctional the club was at the time.

 

Paul Allen NEVER had any interest in purchasing Saints, never instructed anyone to engage in any talks, never looked into any preliminary investigations etc. His level of interest was zero. If not lower.

 

If anyone is remotely interested in how I know this, they can drop me a PM.

Verbal

Verbal

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Without wishing to disrupt the "let bygones be bygones" feel-good factor, I can say with 100% certainty that your statement is untrue.

 

It's amazing that there wasn't an inquest into this nonsense, but probably reflected how utterly dysfunctional the club was at the time.

 

Paul Allen NEVER had any interest in purchasing Saints, never instructed anyone to engage in any talks, never looked into any preliminary investigations etc. His level of interest was zero. If not lower.

 

If anyone is remotely interested in how I know this, they can drop me a PM.

 

Quite right. It's odd that this fantasy persists.

 

My source is tommac - who finally admitted in a pm that the only contact with the club was from two lawyers from a small part of Allen's empire. And even then, they only made the single vague inquiry after tommac, who'd acted as their flying chauffeur, had spun them a line about how much of a bargain the club was.

 

After the lawyers' approach, ALL of the contact with Southampton was through tommac, who even finagled a 'finder's fee' out of the club, which I believe was a solid five figure sum. Tommac kept the 'PA takeover' alive so long that it became in the end little more than a hoax - as Jim Hone confirmed at the time.

 

...And minus one on Tony Adams, Mickey Adams or any member of the Adams family for manager!

amigo1

amigo1

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if tony adams gets a sniff at it, deffo no getting season ticket. don't need another idiot in charge, just after getting rid of 2. (NO SKATE BASTARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

 

i cant believe that their are people like you who have not bought their season ticket already. show some loyalty and but yer ticket.

 

totally agree with what you say about adams though. no skates needed thanks

fred kemp

fred kemp

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i think you'll find its skates placing money on adams, they are ******s who enjoy winding us up more than watching their team. otherwise why would he be in the frame??, no credentials, nothing really, a good no. 2 to bagpuss, thats it, so im sure we have nothing to worry about.

samoakley

samoakley

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Micky Adams would do a good job here imo he would help us out of league one and do ok for us in the championship and if given the funds may even take us in the premier league we need managers with experice in league one and championship with good records adams has that the other adams the sk8 can get stuffed i would be disapointed with the new board should they get him in only if he took us up would i begin 2 like him.

Wade Garrett

Wade Garrett

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I don't think Tony Adams is manager material. He does, however, have a good reputation as a coach.

 

We need to rise above petty rivalries with Pompey. Personally, if we can't get Strachan, Keegan or Coppell I think Joe Jordan would be a good choice.

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