Wes Tender Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 Well, I'm flabbergasted. Mid table for me under Adkins, but now I'll revise that forecast to relegation.
DrunkenSaint Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 what type of football does he play, was he the guy who plays 352? I must admit im a bit gutted as Nige had seemed to got the team going. IF NC lets this guy have a lot of money to stay up and get quality players in yes it could work out but i'm not too sure atm, we'll see.
Saint Scott Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 Adam Blackmore @bigadamsport First thing first - Pochettino will be doing a press conference at 2:30pm - with an interpreter - he doesn't speak English !
St.JonB Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 Think I'm going to have to take a break from the club as well. I've never felt so gutted and angry at the same time. Oh for 5 minutes in the same room as Cortese.
Giordano Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 Very unhappy at that. Disgusted and angry. I thought NigeL could build and build and build and was doing so. Cortese just scored the biggest own goal of all time. QPR, Reading, Villa and Wigan will be DELIGHTED. sICK,.
Sour Mash Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 **** me. Don't say you weren't warned... Exactly. This forum makes me laugh. Refuse to believe news from national journalists. Worship Cortese and ignore what those of us ITK said about him. And are now winging when things turn out how they didn't expect them. This is what all you Cortese fans have wanted. Chasing the Champions LEague dream. Remember where we were 3 years ago etc, etc......
SB Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 **** me. Don't say you weren't warned... Don't tell me you saw this coming considering league position and the result away to Chelsea?
Mozz Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 Balague on SSN now talking appointment with detail. "They had a meeting and decided that Southampton was right for Pochettino and Pochettino was right for Southampton". "His problems at Espanyol were because the money ran out and he had to sell his best players".
RobM Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 An excellent man manager, who doesn't speak English. ****ing fantastic.
cider saint Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 So gutted,trying to understand the logic behind it ?
DrunkenSaint Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 ok i know ppl are angry at this but maybe there were reasons, maybe the name Adkins couldn't attract players that we have been linked with? Some players like going to "known" managers, i'm sure NA would have got a good name over time but maybe NC has greater plans with very good players lined up? Only time will tell, would like to thank Nigel for the last 2 years of hard work and good luck to the future.
Kingsland Codger Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 Southampton Football Club has this morning appointed Mauricio Pochettino as First Team Manager, having relieved Nigel Adkins of his managerial duties. snip Executive Chairman, Nicola Cortese said: “Mauricio is a well-respected coach of substantial quality who has gained a reputation as an astute tactician and excellent man manager. I have every confidence that he will inspire our talented squad of players to perform at the highest possible level. “He also shares my belief that the most successful clubs are built by nurturing young players through a development system that provides a clear path to the First Team, thereby creating a culture that keeps them at the Club for the long term. This is an approach he has employed with great success in the past and I look forward to him bringing that experience and expertise to Southampton.” OK, if Pochettino brings the above qualities, so what? Adkins is an "astitute tactician" and "excellent man manager"; Adkins brought in the lads from the youth squad. So NC would apear to have replaced a tried-and-trusted popular manager who had all the qualities NC admires and replaced him with an untested former player who speaks no English. This would appear to be a backward move. Had NC replaced NA with someone with real pedigree (and, yes, by this I mean people of the calibre of Mourinho et al) then maybe I could have understood it, but, so far, I can't for the life of me work out where there has been an improvement.
surrey1saint Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 NC puppet I suspect....relegation looms now I fear.
Sour Mash Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 alex crook a skate windup merchant if ever there was one. The players are more than happy with Nigel , so why would we want to change him. the red tops etc hate southampton , they do nopt like to see another team outside the top six who may just be about to challenge them . Plus we have stopped selling our best players to tthose who bid the most Oh isnt the mirror a northern paper , so they are probably miffed we have signed and retained some of our top players. I hope we can get a positive result against man u. i really want to wipe the smug grin of fergies face. This is still probably my favourite post of the day. Great all round thread as well.
LostBoys Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 I have never been so wrong about ridiculing the Mirror story. Never saw this coming along with 32 thousand others I suspect.
Greenridge Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 I guess we'll find out in due course about our new manager's abilities. I think a significant percentage of fans felt that Nigel was never here for the long term and that any slip-up would see him gone but not for someone with this fell'as credentials - or lack of.
DT Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 Next time everyone goes 'but it's only the Mirror' - no truth etc, let's remember this one.
Saint Garrett Posted 18 January, 2013 Posted 18 January, 2013 Next time everyone goes 'but it's only the Mirror' - no truth etc, let's remember this one. To be fair, there has been a few things in there about Adkins leaving (Di Matteo/Gross etc) which were dismissed. Which makes you ask the question, how close were these to joining ? I remember someone saying last summer than if Di Matteo wasn't given the Chelsea job, he would have been given ours. Ties in with NA's interview after Coventry, him knowing that he was probably not going to be given a chance in the Premiership. I'd love to hear it from NA's side, but i'd be surprised if that happens just like Pardew. The Mirror clearly has a few ties with Saints though, as things seem to be broken by them first. Especially Nixon and John Cross.
Matthew Le God Posted 18 June, 2013 Posted 18 June, 2013 Pochettino gives another interview (after the one at the end of season dinner with Ed Chamberlain) in English... http://www.player.saintsfc.co.uk/latest-news/article/3213214/date/20130618145300/page/0/name/Manager-Delighted-By-Lovren-Capture
CWD Posted 18 June, 2013 Posted 18 June, 2013 Pochettino gives another interview (after the one at the end of season dinner with Ed Chamberlain) in English... http://www.player.saintsfc.co.uk/latest-news/article/3213214/date/20130618145300/page/0/name/Manager-Delighted-By-Lovren-Capture Was there really any point in dragging this thread up for that?!
Matthew Le God Posted 18 June, 2013 Posted 18 June, 2013 Was there really any point in dragging this thread up for that?! Well the alternative was to start a new thread about it like trousers did.
Saint Garrett Posted 18 June, 2013 Posted 18 June, 2013 What has he had to say then? Can someone summarise for those without SP?
Big Bad Bob Posted 18 June, 2013 Posted 18 June, 2013 What has he had to say then? Can someone summarise for those without SP?
Dig Dig Posted 18 June, 2013 Posted 18 June, 2013 Told you. You're not the only coming out with knee jerk waffle on this thread, myself included
Appy Posted 18 June, 2013 Posted 18 June, 2013 (edited) You're not the only coming out with knee jerk waffle on this thread, myself included Yeah but most of those won't be able to laugh at how knee jerk it was! Edited 18 June, 2013 by Appy
Glasgow_Saint Posted 18 June, 2013 Posted 18 June, 2013 I was wrong about you. I hear that alot these days
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