Sour Mash Posted 11 March, 2014 Posted 11 March, 2014 Yes, Forren was a mistake, but would you not agree Osvaldo, Wanyama and Lovren are all better players than merely relegation dogfighters? Osvaldo seemingly failed as a signing not because of his footballing ability, he isn't relegation team material quality. The scouting team I mentioned has also played a key role in taking the club from 68th in 2009 to 9th in England in 2014. Every club makes the odd recruitment mistake, but I think you should put some more trust in the club's recruitment structure than you seemingly currently do. How many gems has our scouting network really picked out unexpectedly? It's a tough ask, but I don't think our scouting network has particularly stood out as impressive over the last few years.
Bad Wolf Posted 11 March, 2014 Posted 11 March, 2014 Someone on Facebook just put up that he's signed a 5 year contract
buctootim Posted 11 March, 2014 Posted 11 March, 2014 Someone on Facebook just put up that he's signed a 5 year contract 'kin hope not. I want him to stay but a two year deal with a 12 month rolling notice would be more than enough.
Bad Wolf Posted 11 March, 2014 Posted 11 March, 2014 Can't see it anywhere else. I think they've just jumped to conclusions/listened to someone else jumping to conclussions
Bewildered Posted 11 March, 2014 Posted 11 March, 2014 Someone on Facebook just put up that he's signed a 5 year contract Saw that rumour floating about on Twitter yesterday morning, before the Telegraph article was published.
Olallana Posted 11 March, 2014 Posted 11 March, 2014 Saw an article say that he was up in Manchester watching U18 last night, if true that´s some commitment to the job imo.
Dig Dig Posted 11 March, 2014 Posted 11 March, 2014 Saw an article say that he was up in Manchester watching U18 last night, if true that´s some commitment to the job imo. What did his body language look like?
The Cat Posted 11 March, 2014 Posted 11 March, 2014 Saw an article say that he was up in Manchester watching U18 last night, if true that´s some commitment to the job imo. It was the U21's who won 2-1. Highlights here:
Goatboy Posted 11 March, 2014 Posted 11 March, 2014 It was the U21's who won 2-1. Highlights here: Thanks for that!
BARCELONASAINT Posted 11 March, 2014 Posted 11 March, 2014 City not having a good week lol. Nice to see MP there, i think that shows his committment to be there for this game at the tail end of the season. Looks very promising that he will stay.
hasper57saint Posted 11 March, 2014 Posted 11 March, 2014 How you keep getting caught by surreptitious supposition is beyond belief. The Telegraph Journo has written a piece of 'speculative nonsense' and 111 of us have seen fit to reply!!!!
Fan The Flames Posted 11 March, 2014 Posted 11 March, 2014 City not having a good week lol. Nice to see MP there, i think that shows his committment to be there for this game at the tail end of the season. Looks very promising that he will stay. i would be there watching too if my boss was going to fly me up and pay for me to stay in a good hotel, easy life. Could it be a smoke screen for initial talks with Man U.
oldskoolsi Posted 11 March, 2014 Posted 11 March, 2014 TBH......all those people saying he was sure to be off in the summer were basing that on what exactly? Every interview Pochettino has seemed committed and talking about the future, etc. Hopefully he will sign an extended contract and we will buy 3/4 players that will move our progression on further. If we had clinical strikers (like SRL used to be) I am convinced we would be in 5th/6th place I based my opinion he was going to be off in the summer on the grounds that he said he would leave if NC left. Yes he said he changed his mind but whose to say he wont change it again in the summer.
igsey Posted 11 March, 2014 Posted 11 March, 2014 It was the U21's who won 2-1. Highlights here: Good to see both sides going with the philosophy of their respective senior teams - cracking dive by the City bloke for the penalty.
Saint Jude Posted 12 March, 2014 Posted 12 March, 2014 I know people are starting to question some of his decisions.... But it's very obvious what the young players think of him... And any certainty over the club structure/management can only encourage players to stay... At least for a while, whilst they believe that we're still building towards something....
Turkish Posted 12 March, 2014 Posted 12 March, 2014 Someone on Facebook just put up that he's signed a 5 year contract Was it the same person who put up about his 8th placed bonus?
mulletsaint Posted 12 March, 2014 Posted 12 March, 2014 Apparently not currently in talks about a new contract according to our new chairman.
trousers Posted 12 March, 2014 Posted 12 March, 2014 Apparently not currently in talks about a new contract according to our new chairman. I read it that they are in 'ongoing' contract talks with MP.
mulletsaint Posted 12 March, 2014 Posted 12 March, 2014 I was going on what he said on Sky Sports. Said he'd been chatting with MP about the club and their plans but that they had not yet begun any discussions about a contract.
St_Tel49 Posted 13 March, 2014 Posted 13 March, 2014 What did his body language look like? With his accent it is hard to interpret his body language
Goatboy Posted 13 March, 2014 Posted 13 March, 2014 Was it the same person who put up about his 8th placed bonus?
trousers Posted 14 March, 2014 Posted 14 March, 2014 @bigadamsport: #saintsfc MP says talks on his own future can wait - "My focus is on our season. Don't forget I have a year left on my current contract".
Bad Wolf Posted 14 March, 2014 Posted 14 March, 2014 Was it the same person who put up about his 8th placed bonus? Sorry?
Greenridge Posted 14 March, 2014 Posted 14 March, 2014 @bigadamsport: #saintsfc MP says talks on his own future can wait - "My focus is on our season. Don't forget I have a year left on my current contract". I'm sure that can be interpreted in many ways but my reading would be he's pretty relaxed about it, he's focussing his efforts on the team not on a new contract and in any case he's got a year left that he will be honouring regardless. In saying that, I'll be pleasantly surprised if he is with us by the start of the 2014/15 season however.
Chez Posted 14 March, 2014 Posted 14 March, 2014 if his contract was running out this summer then maybe I might wonder what was going on, but he has, what, 14 or 15 months to agree to another one? So it's not exactly a big worry.
adrian lord Posted 14 March, 2014 Posted 14 March, 2014 What did his body language look like? He had awful wind, so was grimacing a lot.
Turkish Posted 14 March, 2014 Posted 14 March, 2014 Not understanding your comment Okay I'll spell it out for you. It was claimed on here when we lost in the FA cup at Sunderland that MP is on a bonus for finishing 8th or above, hence why he 'threw' the Sunderland game, or that was the implication. Turns out the source was someone putting it on Facebook. Understand now?
goneawol Posted 22 March, 2014 Author Posted 22 March, 2014 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/mauricio-pochettino-monaco-southampton-boss-3273493
beatlesaint Posted 23 March, 2014 Posted 23 March, 2014 First Lambert and then Boruc have spoken about MP and the contract he should be given, Boruc even hinting that it will be sooner rather than later. I think if you consider how hush hush the club used to be on this kind of thing all the non too subtle hints coming out (Kruger actually being asked about it in an interview posted on the OS) at present suggest to me anyway that we may get some good news on that front in the next few weeks !
musesaint Posted 23 March, 2014 Posted 23 March, 2014 First Lambert and then Boruc have spoken about MP and the contract he should be given, Boruc even hinting that it will be sooner rather than later. I think if you consider how hush hush the club used to be on this kind of thing all the non too subtle hints coming out (Kruger actually being asked about it in an interview posted on the OS) at present suggest to me anyway that we may get some good news on that front in the next few weeks ! Hope that's right.. But thought MP's comments in his pre Spurs interview were a bit worrying ...I had the impression he was "seeing out" the season ...hope that's not the case since MP's departure would be likely to trigger an exodus in the summer
doddisalegend Posted 23 March, 2014 Posted 23 March, 2014 Hope that's right.. But thought MP's comments in his pre Spurs interview were a bit worrying ...I had the impression he was "seeing out" the season ...hope that's not the case since MP's departure would be likely to trigger an exodus in the summer I haven't heard those what did he say?
Badger Posted 23 March, 2014 Posted 23 March, 2014 Hope that's right.. But thought MP's comments in his pre Spurs interview were a bit worrying ...I had the impression he was "seeing out" the season ...hope that's not the case since MP's departure would be likely to trigger an exodus in the summer His comments certainly did nothing to quell the speculation did it ? Hopefully a negotiating tactic, rather than his mind already being made up. Monaco ? I don't think MP has really done enough to warrant a job like that, but from his position, his "stock" has probably never been higher. My gut feeling remains that I don't expect MP to be here next season.
stevy777_x Posted 23 March, 2014 Posted 23 March, 2014 Staying, a lot of people seem to know he is in talks, and i m sure the new chairman has already laid out his intentions. Talking about contracts running out how about extending Cork s contract which runs out at the end of next season.
Saints foreva Posted 23 March, 2014 Posted 23 March, 2014 hope that's not the case since MP's departure would be likely to trigger an exodus in the summer People said the same when Pardew got sacked. People said the same when Adkins was replaced. People said the same when Cortese left. Never happened.
ibizasaint Posted 23 March, 2014 Posted 23 March, 2014 I have heard that he is happy at Saints and that the contract is already to go ...just depends on how long its extended by ...depending on if we got into Europe or not.
sotonist Posted 23 March, 2014 Posted 23 March, 2014 I have heard that he is happy at Saints and that the contract is already to go ...just depends on how long its extended by ...depending on if we got into Europe or not. that doesn't ring true to me. if that was the case they could easily clause it up to cover that eventuality.
ibizasaint Posted 23 March, 2014 Posted 23 March, 2014 that doesn't ring true to me. if that was the case they could easily clause it up to cover that eventuality. The bloke who told me that is one of the youth team coaches at Barca and knows MP and the coaches from the Espanol connection...that is what he told me about a month ago..but he did say that the nature of what he has been asked to achieve has changed various times this season which has added some uncertainty from Mps point of view... it may all be bo llocks but am just passing on what i have been told... my mate seemed certain that he would be continuing at Saints for the time being unless he got an offer from a top club...
Charlie Wayman Posted 23 March, 2014 Posted 23 March, 2014 Typically, The Telegraph try to spoil things for us as usual tempering the rumoured good news with their snide aside that Shaw & Lallana will leave whatever MP decides to do. All b.llocks of course, any fool can work out that if MP stays they will all stay for at least one or two more years.
Chez Posted 23 March, 2014 Posted 23 March, 2014 Typically, The Telegraph try to spoil things for us as usual tempering the rumoured good news with their snide aside that Shaw & Lallana will leave whatever MP decides to do. All b.llocks of course, any fool can work out that if MP stays they will all stay for at least one or two more years. Is shaw's future intrinsically linked with MP's? MP staying will provide stability and encourage players to stay, but it won't necessarily ensure they do. Perhaps irrelevant, but is it more important that MP or Shaw is still here come September?
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