Saint-Armstrong Posted 3 April, 2014 Posted 3 April, 2014 Mauricio Pochettino: "The first thing is that I still have one more year on my contract." "The second thing is that we still have six games until the end of the season and we are trying to focus as much as we can to get the maximum number of points out of those games." "Third of all as first team manager I am always focused on the team and the game ahead." "I am also working in a calm manner and I am open to discuss with the board whenever it's convenient and necessary in the future but I think there is still time until that happens and I am always open to discuss with the board whenever it's necessary in the future." Sounds promising to me, considering some said he had lost interest and was just seeing the season out before walking away. Of course, he still could. But that's not the vibe I am getting from him at all.
Goatboy Posted 3 April, 2014 Posted 3 April, 2014 It's the vibe of it! £15m for Osvaldo? Tell im ees dreamin.
Graffito Posted 3 April, 2014 Posted 3 April, 2014 I take it at face value. No reason to do otherwise.
Goatboy Posted 3 April, 2014 Posted 3 April, 2014 Yawn :lol: You're full of lols today GS. I like the new you!
ottery st mary Posted 3 April, 2014 Posted 3 April, 2014 Once again......come on here with a good post re Saints .. Skate ****s about to take it over again.. Dishing out their usual garbage. As a Saints supporter I am looking forward to Poch signing a long contract..
Goatboy Posted 3 April, 2014 Posted 3 April, 2014 Once again......come on here with a good post re Saints .. Skate ****s about to take it over again.. Dishing out their usual garbage. As a Saints supporter I am looking forward to Poch signing a long contract.. Me too. Maybe GS is just tired? It's difficult remaining as positive as he is all day.
Saint Garrett Posted 3 April, 2014 Posted 3 April, 2014 Not a lot to see here I don't think, what else can he say? Really hope he stays though, would be massive for the club.
ottery st mary Posted 3 April, 2014 Posted 3 April, 2014 Me too. Maybe GS is just tired? It's difficult remaining as positive as he is all day. Not interested in your silly games.....Off to bed.
Glasgow_Saint Posted 3 April, 2014 Posted 3 April, 2014 Once again......come on here with a good post re Saints .. Skate ****s about to take it over again.. Dishing out their usual garbage. As a Saints supporter I am looking forward to Poch signing a long contract.. As a Saints supporter i too am looking forward to Mopo signing a new contract, but all this will he wont he chat/rubbish is becoming boring.... Dont you think? Weve had a number of mopo will/ wont leave threads and it gets dull If he signs a new contract i will be delighted and instantly jump for joy. But all these teasers and agent links to other clubs are becoming a little tiresome.
Goatboy Posted 4 April, 2014 Posted 4 April, 2014 (edited) Don't know about that. Just apologized coz Otts not on same wavelength (usually is, as he's a 'clapper' like me too!). I only like to annoy the usual suspects. Edited 4 April, 2014 by Goatboy
Glasgow_Saint Posted 4 April, 2014 Posted 4 April, 2014 Don't know about that. Just apologized coz Otts not on same wavelength (usually is, as he's a 'clapper' like me too!). I only like to annoy the usual suspects. Turkish? Alpine? Barry? GS? and?
Turkish Posted 4 April, 2014 Posted 4 April, 2014 Turkish? Alpine? Barry? GS? and? Is this our gang that noodle was banging one about?
Glasgow_Saint Posted 4 April, 2014 Posted 4 April, 2014 Is this our gang that noodle was banging one about? Must be :lol:
CHAPEL END CHARLIE Posted 4 April, 2014 Posted 4 April, 2014 He sounds about as non-committal as he could possibly be frankly. Why some on here are interpreting this statement as some sort of indication that MP wants to stay here past the end of his current contract is beyond me.
Patrick Bateman Posted 4 April, 2014 Posted 4 April, 2014 He sounds about as non-committal as he could possibly be frankly. Why some on here are interpreting this statement as some sort of indication that MP wants to stay here past the end of his current contract is beyond me. I think he's just fed up with being asked now. It's a; "look, we've still got games to win and points to gain, which are more important over the next 2 months than my contract". I think that's fair enough and is correct. If we did sneak up another place, that would be circa £900k extra in prize money and would pay for a portion of that new contract ...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 4 April, 2014 Posted 4 April, 2014 I think it would be impossible to focus on game preparation and find time to discuss a new contract. Is there any precedent of managers signing a new contract during the season? I very much doubt it
Beckenham Saint Posted 4 April, 2014 Posted 4 April, 2014 He sounds about as non-committal as he could possibly be frankly. Why some on here are interpreting this statement as some sort of indication that MP wants to stay here past the end of his current contract is beyond me. "I am open to discuss with the board whenever it's convenient and necessary" gee, I think that can only mean he's going to discuss getting out of his contract early, right?
Patrick Bateman Posted 4 April, 2014 Posted 4 April, 2014 I think it would be impossible to focus on game preparation and find time to discuss a new contract. Is there any precedent of managers signing a new contract during the season? I very much doubt it I can never tell if you're being sarcastic or not ... but I was going to agree, then I did a quick bit of searching ... Wenger's last contract was August 2010, Ferguson's last contract was signed in Jan 2012. So that probably dispels that
Glasgow_Saint Posted 4 April, 2014 Posted 4 April, 2014 I can never tell if you're being sarcastic or not ... but I was going to agree, then I did a quick bit of searching ... Wenger's last contract was August 2010, Ferguson's last contract was signed in Jan 2012. So that probably dispels that Nope no sarcasm, didnt think anyone would have time to sort out a new contract during the season. I am happy that mopo is focused on the football just now and will discuss contracts when he has more time. I am 75/25 positive on the outcome atm
adrian lord Posted 4 April, 2014 Posted 4 April, 2014 A worryingly political answer. Keeping options very open. Only thing certain is he'll see this season out.
St_Tel49 Posted 4 April, 2014 Posted 4 April, 2014 He could have replied the way he did for any number of reasons. I think its because he wanted to ensure that there would be (eventually) a multi-page thread on here trying to second guess on what he said.
pap Posted 4 April, 2014 Posted 4 April, 2014 Of course, he still could. But that's not the vibe I am getting from him at all. I think it's disgraceful that you'd suggest MP would own a vibrator, let alone one he would be prepared to lend out.
supersonic Posted 4 April, 2014 Posted 4 April, 2014 how can you get a vibe from someone when you're just reading words on a computer screen. Those comments don't really fill me with confidence.
CB Fry Posted 4 April, 2014 Posted 4 April, 2014 If he's got any sense he'll stay here until he gets a better offer. Likely he'll sign a one-year extension come the summer, but still think he would probably be gone by the following summer. He's not going to stay forever but I don't think he is just going to walk out either.
Toon Saint Posted 4 April, 2014 Posted 4 April, 2014 A worryingly political answer. Keeping options very open. Only thing certain is he'll see this season out. "We will look at that at the end of the season. The focus is on the team; the focus is on the club. There will be plenty of time, come the end of the season, however it finishes, to evaluate everything" "There is no point in having any distractions now and I don’t want any distractions...there’s another year and we will take it from there." Brendan Rodgers on extending his contract at Liverpool, 15/03/2014.
Noodles34 Posted 4 April, 2014 Posted 4 April, 2014 Is this our gang that noodle was banging one about? nah, they're all pretty cool.
Saint Pete Posted 4 April, 2014 Posted 4 April, 2014 I'm slightly more worried about him going after reading this, as up til now I had assumed that the board would already have been talking to him about an extension to his contract by now?
Bearsy Posted 4 April, 2014 Posted 4 April, 2014 I'm slightly more worried about him going after reading this, as up til now I had assumed that the board would already have been talking to him about an extension to his contract by now? yeah it's a bit of a come-and-get-me plea if anything. Pull yo finger out, dumb board!
Saint-Armstrong Posted 4 April, 2014 Author Posted 4 April, 2014 how can you get a vibe from someone when you're just reading words on a computer screen. Those comments don't really fill me with confidence. Because I watched the press conference maybe? Daft comment.
CHAPEL END CHARLIE Posted 4 April, 2014 Posted 4 April, 2014 "I am open to discuss with the board whenever it's convenient and necessary" gee, I think that can only mean he's going to discuss getting out of his contract early, right? Wrong. This type of language means next to nothing, it is in effect little more than a bland holding statement. If he is minded to leave he's hardly going to shout "adios muchahos" and make a run for the hills at this stage of the season is he? On the other hand if he does see his future here then saying that publicly might weaken his hand when it comes to negotiating any new contract with the board. Personally I think its 60/40 on that he's planing to leave, but only time will tell.
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