Wildgoose Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 Surprised Wilkins went, when NC actually promised him a role at the club for life after Pardew was sacked. It was quite possibly his own decision because of the way Nigel was treated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golac's Cunning Stunts Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 And you continue with your stupid comments - get a life. I have a good one. Thanks for the advice though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Man Do Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 For those of you saying this is a standard business issue e.g. Negotiating knowing Nigel is still in the job I'd just like to remind you not to complain if MP ever does the dirty on us and leaves suddenly for bigger and better things. Adkins deserved better from the club no doubt about it, from what I've seen of him he comes across as a man of principals, something which I thought our club had as well. This win at all costs mentality should not be the southampton way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 Surely he and the team were on a steep learning curve and had done their learning.....no defeat in the last five games. Players had come in to replace weaker ones. I do believe Nigel would have kept us up....not sure about this new guy. Unless we have an infkux of arrivals, that is. Appreciate your loyalty to NA but there are two ways of looking at the recent performances. One way is the positive:- "just 2 defeats in 12 games" or "no defeat in the last 5"; but the other is the negative:- Only 1 win in the last 6 games (or 7 games if you include the 5-1 thrashing by Chelsea in the Cup). The fact is that avoiding defeats isn't a lot of good unless you get a fair proportion of wins. NA's record is 22 points from 22 games which would have him on course for 38 points over the season. Thats not enough to guarantee survival. To say that Nigel and his backroom team would have kept us up and Pochettino with his team might not is without any base of evidence. It looks like the Chairman wants more certainty than blind belief. We shall have to wait and see how things go but if we start to win a higher proportion of points per game, so that we finish safely out of the relegation fight, people who are complaining now might have to change their tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangermouth Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 Guardiola. Wouldn't talk to a club with a manager in place. Not quite sure how that worked out in Bayern's case, but ... at least he didn't go behind someone's back. I'm with Barry/dune on this one. Anyway, the OS photos show him talking to the squad. He must be a quick learner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 Guardiola. Wouldn't talk to a club with a manager in place. Not quite sure how that worked out in Bayern's case, but ... at least he didn't go behind someone's back. I'm with Barry/dune on this one. Anyway, the OS photos show him talking to the squad. He must be a quick learner. He speaks some basic English, heard him use it at PSG. Enough to say "what the f*ck was that" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintlyAnd Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 Based on the pics on the OS from training today, it looks like the goalkeeper trainer is Toni Jiménez Sistachs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Jim%C3%A9nez_Sistachs Was assistant to Pochettino at Espanyol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 Think the bloke in image 49 in the training picks might be Jesus Perez (http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/training-gallery-squad-meet-pochettino-608602.aspx) http://videosdelbetis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/jesus-perez-pepe-mel-betis.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 Based on the pics on the OS from training today, it looks like the goalkeeper trainer is Toni Jiménez Sistachs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Jim%C3%A9nez_Sistachs Was assistant to Pochettino at Espanyol. Decent career to be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 For those of you saying this is a standard business issue e.g. Negotiating knowing Nigel is still in the job I'd just like to remind you not to complain if MP ever does the dirty on us and leaves suddenly for bigger and better things. Adkins deserved better from the club no doubt about it, from what I've seen of him he comes across as a man of principals, something which I thought our club had as well. This win at all costs mentality should not be the southampton way. If Mauricio leaves for better things it will certainly be no worse that when we were shafted by Hoddle, at least he will probably have the decency to do it properly unlike Hod the Sod who lied and disappeared and left the more honourable John Gorman to face the music and clear his desk, now that man is what I call a scumbag (despite what Dalek will probably come on and say). I don't like how things have been done here but convinced NA has known it was on the cards for weeks, and I would rather someone had been lined up than go through what we did when Pardew left, after all it is not much different to how it was done when WGS joined us, for **** sake he was even sitting in the stands watching if I recall correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 He speaks some basic English, heard him use it at PSG. Enough to say "what the f*ck was that" It was clear from the press conference he at least understands more than he speaks, I suspect he actually speaks some English (certainly more English than most on here can speak Spanish) but just is not confident to do so in front of the press. There is a world of difference between conducting a press conf/interview than shouting out some orders on the training pitch. Besides there are a few of our players who would understand Spanish (Portuguese is not that different) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 One of the staff is pictured is Foundation staff Fran. He is currently a UEFA B coach so may be involed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 It was clear from the press conference he at least understands more than he speaks, I suspect he actually speaks some English (certainly more English than most on here can speak Spanish) but just is not confident to do so in front of the press. There is a world of difference between conducting a press conf/interview than shouting out some orders on the training pitch. Besides there are a few of our players who would understand Spanish (Portuguese is not that different) Yeah he was clearly understanding a lot of the questions. Important to get his first reponses right though so fair enough to speak in Spanish for a bit. Liked that he said he would speak to the players in English and would have no shame at not speaking perfect English at first but would keep progressing with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golac's Cunning Stunts Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 It was clear from the press conference he at least understands more than he speaks, I suspect he actually speaks some English (certainly more English than most on here can speak Spanish) but just is not confident to do so in front of the press. There is a world of difference between conducting a press conf/interview than shouting out some orders on the training pitch. Besides there are a few of our players who would understand Spanish (Portuguese is not that different) And there is a world of difference between shouting out some orders on the training pitch and communicating clearly and effectively, communicating technical and tactical information and generally being a leader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 19 January, 2013 Share Posted 19 January, 2013 Who are the backroom staff....? well....there's the guy who cleans out the showers and the woman who washes and irons the shirts.....and a lad who cleans their boots. At least they speak English, and wiill probably pick the team for Monday ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 20 January, 2013 Share Posted 20 January, 2013 isn't this bloke supposed to be his assistant . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Jim%C3%A9nez_Sistachs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 20 January, 2013 Share Posted 20 January, 2013 isn't this bloke supposed to be his assistant . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Jim%C3%A9nez_Sistachs I hope it's him and not the other Tony Jiminez, football's Mr Fxit of Newcastle and Charlton infamy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulwantsapint Posted 20 January, 2013 Share Posted 20 January, 2013 Can see Gazza being named as sub so that he can translate in game instructions Also how is gaston's English ? & can Morgan speak Spanish ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 20 January, 2013 Share Posted 20 January, 2013 Toni is an Olympic gold medalist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Strover Posted 20 January, 2013 Share Posted 20 January, 2013 Lack morals! Its has no morals and is low as it gets, without comparing different cultural differences, stabbing someone in the back may be commonplace abroad I do not know (I hope not) but this is alien to most British, we still deal with a handshake and honour it. Presumably you're too young to have heard of or experienced gazumping then? My wife was gazumped seven times in one house move by good old honest hand-shake British people.... Also the stories my bosses/owners tell me about the people they have dealt with would make your hair curl. I'm afraid you're living in a 'Hollywoodised' version of the UK. I don't like the real version, full of actions like Corteses, but it is the stone-cold truth...(just in case anyone thinks otherwise this is not a defence of Cortese as I do not understand the decision in anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 20 January, 2013 Share Posted 20 January, 2013 @officialsaints tweeted Chris Rann earlier today that they'd announce it very shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted 20 January, 2013 Share Posted 20 January, 2013 Aye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 20 January, 2013 Share Posted 20 January, 2013 Can see Gazza being named as sub so that he can translate in game instructions Also how is gaston's English ? & can Morgan speak Spanish ? No idea if Morgan can speak Spanish but there's a good chance Pochettino can speak French seeing as he played for PSG and Bordeaux. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monosaint Posted 20 January, 2013 Share Posted 20 January, 2013 Brazilians/Portugese and Spanish Speakers can communicate with each other well. That will help with Guly and Fonte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybeal Posted 20 January, 2013 Share Posted 20 January, 2013 brazilians/portugese and spanish speakers can communicate with each other well. That will help with guly and fonte. lets face it - the whole thing is a complete f*cking farce!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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