itchen_dan Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 solentsport: #saintsfc ownership set to start search for chief executive to replace Cortese - Pochettino still expected to take press conference tomorrow
Colinjb Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 I don't think that Cortese leaving is the main issue - it' the repercussions his leaving will have on the club - manager, players, ambitions, stability all potentially at risk now because of this. Bingo.
Dr Who? Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 NC leaves a hero and then comes back leading a group who will make us the richest club in England. You heard it here first. It's like any big band. They split up just for the come back (oasis) I am looking forward to both those gigs!
S-Clarke Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 I must admit all this stuff about players handing in requests, MP being disgusted by the news etc is kind of annoying me. Let's be honest for a moment.....they're all at a top flight premiership club. In the top 10. Earning lots of money with a pretty big fan base. Okay, the bloke with the drive and the guy at the top of the table has gone, but that doesn't mean they all have to wimp out. They could rally together and push on even more. Surely the last thing anyone wants to happen is the last 5 years of work to be entirely evaporated in 6 months? I Imagine all parties will be doing their best to ensure that doesn't happen, including KL.
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 I'm usually pretty positive but seems just too much smoke to be no fire with this one. To say Cortese, even if MP stays, won't be a big loss is plain nonsense.
doubleonothing Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 @BenSmithBBC: Nicola Cortese’s resignation as Southampton chairman has been accepted. He has left #SaintsFC
CB Fry Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 The notice period thing explains the PR offensive and the feeding of stories to his chums in the press. Personal PR with an eye on next role. Smart work.
itchen_dan Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 BIG NEWS solentsport: #saintsfc ownership set to start search for chief executive to replace Cortese - Pochettino still expected to take press conference tomorrow BenSmithBBC: #SaintsFC manager Mauricio Pochettino will stay for now and will, I am told, be present at his press conference tomorrow.
SW11_Saint Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 Can only believe that KL has a buyer lined up. Let's hope so. And then let's hope that they can persuade MP to stay... otherwise there may be a horrible domino effect here.
Sour Mash Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 Luke Shaw favourited this tweet by Saint-Armstrong. ConnorArmstrong: Mauricio must be feeling so let down. What a fantastic manager he is. Uprooted his family for all this malarkey to happen. Sad. #SaintsFC F**ks sake, no-one has died, I'm sure MP and his family will survive this ordeal somehow.
hypochondriac Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 I don't think that Cortese leaving is the main issue - it' the repercussions his leaving will have on the club - manager, players, ambitions, stability all potentially at risk now because of this. Right but if that happens it was always going to happen at whatever point he left. What if he suddenly had dropped dead one day? It's unhealthy for one man to have total control at a club.
Barry Sanchez Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 I want to see MLG's reception to this more than Cortese's himself.
Um Bongo Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 Well, interesting day. If Cortese had given in his notice some 3 months ago, do you not think MOPO would have known? If they are that pally, surely he would have said something? Onwards and upwards. Hopefully.
itchen_dan Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 JWTelegraph: Cortese has officially left Southampton. Katharina Liebherr to become non-exec chairman. She now wants to appoint a chief executive
Badger Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 Well it seems that the period of notice could have been around the same time the form slipped? injuries - and Boruc's clownery at Arsenal - purely coincidence then ?
itchen_dan Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 BenSmithBBC: SaintsFC statement reads: "Southampton FC: Appointment of Chairman."
alpine_saint Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 Well it seems that the period of notice could have been around the same time the form slipped? Yep, was clearly more than just injuries..
hypochondriac Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 The notice period thing explains the PR offensive and the feeding of stories to his chums in the press. Personal PR with an eye on next role. Smart work. Indeed. Masterfully done.
doubleonothing Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 @JWTelegraph: Cortese has officially left Southampton. Katharina Liebherr to become non-exec chairman. She now wants to appoint a chief executive
Griffo Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 F**ks sake, no-one has died, I'm sure MP and his family will survive this ordeal somehow. Connor Armstrong @ConnorArmstrong 7m It's over.
itchen_dan Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 SouthamptonFC: Southampton FC announces that club owner Katharina Liebherr has taken on the role of non-executive Chairman. #saintsfc
Badger Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 I don't think that Cortese leaving is the main issue - it' the repercussions his leaving will have on the club - manager, players, ambitions, stability all potentially at risk now because of this. Nail on head. I just hope Katharina has some of her Dad's business acumen in her DNA.
alpine_saint Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 Watch the vultures in the rest of the PL swoop for our first-team players. Reckon KL will asset-strip to maximise her return.
washsaint Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 Reckon this all came to a head when the owners wanted to get lee off the wage bill and Cortese wanted to keep him....................
S-Clarke Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 Isn't the world odd really? Exactly 1 year ago today (almost...) pretty much 90% of people on this forum were slagging NC off left right and centre, as he'd just got rid of NA. http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?42459-Nigel-Adkins-Sacked&highlight=Nigel+Adkins+sacked#.Utbcb_TudcY Heat of the moment and all that, granted, but it goes to show that football is a unique sport. Ups, downs, twists, turns and some pretty big potholes which destroy your suspension - but you always bounce back eventually. Another year on, and another mid-January pot-hole. No reason why we cannot come out of this stronger either.
doubleonothing Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 Just as it all seems to be going so well.
itchen_dan Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 Bye bye Luke paul_shaw3: So disappointed with Southampton fc owners.....
JoeShmoe Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 Guess we will know shortly if Poch is staying .....
Huffton Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 JWTelegraph: Cortese has officially left Southampton. Katharina Liebherr to become non-exec chairman. She now wants to appoint a chief executive Matt Le Tiss? She does the business bit quietly in the background while the club has a legend as figurehead. Sorted.
The Kraken Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 I want to see MLG's reception to this more than Cortese's himself. I imagine the poor boy is distraught that the "promise" of the Cortese Super Arena is seemingly lying in tatters.
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 Yep, was clearly more than just injuries.. Arsenal away, Chelsea home and away, Newcastle away, City home spurs home and Everton away probs had something to do with it too?
S-Clarke Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 Bye bye Luke paul_shaw3: So disappointed with Southampton fc owners..... Who is paul shaw?
washsaint Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 Alpine - are you truly, as they see in these parts, a retard? You only appear to moan and disappear when things are going well. You know nothing - same as rest of us - and perhaps you ought to remember it is the Liebherrs who have bankrolled this club, not Cortese. Likewise your comments about Ramirez and Osvaldo were bang out of order, but no suprises there. Halfwit
James Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 Who is paul shaw? That's not Shaw's account....
Baird of the land Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 Club looking pretty much to have secured its prem status coupled with an open man transfer window when inflated fees can normally be got. Yeah I'm worried about player sales & a rushed sale of club in summer as they try and squeeze as much cash out before exit.
John Boy Saint Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 So Cortese has nowt to do with the Liebherrs now then, having left the board of Mali a while ago.
Saint Charlie Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 Bye bye Luke paul_shaw3: So disappointed with Southampton fc owners..... He won't be the only one despite people saying here that it won't make a difference.
Badger Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 Right but if that happens it was always going to happen at whatever point he left. What if he suddenly had dropped dead one day? It's unhealthy for one man to have total control at a club. I have wondered if this has been part of the negotiation behind the scenes since last May, and the Liebherr's wanting to become more involved ("interfering" as NC might deem it) rather than leave it to one individual.
Jimmy_D Posted 15 January, 2014 Posted 15 January, 2014 http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?48561-Cortese-has-left-Southampton-Football-Club#.UtbcvHmetBU Onto a new thread now it's confirmed officially.
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