Window Cleaner Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 The V Man? nothing new though is it. His source(or he himself) have been mute for a while now.
shurlock Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Two midlevel sackings wouldn't be enough to give the mongboard an ITK hard on, forget the general public. That Nixon is playing hush hush suggests that they have to be fairly significant.
hypochondriac Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Brilliant! But who would be the cast members? Joffrey Baratheon - Nicola Cortese? Katharina Liebherr - Cersei Lanister? Les Reed - Hodor? Les is like grand maester pycelle.
Viking Warrior Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 trousers it could be external issues , dismissal does not have to be a work related matter
Sergei Gotsmanov Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Would Les Reed be considered a first-team departure? I imagine we can do better than Paul Williams and Jason Dodd if it is infact them? What do better than Jason Dodd who lives and breathes Saints, played loyally for us for over a decade and might just might instil some form of loyalty into the youth players.
Unbelievable Jeff Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 What do better than Jason Dodd who lives and breathes Saints, played loyally for us for over a decade and might just might instil some form of loyalty into the youth players. He may well be a **** coach though...
Window Cleaner Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 What do better than Jason Dodd who lives and breathes Saints, played loyally for us for over a decade and might just might instil some form of loyalty into the youth players. The U18s have had quite a decent campaign I think apart from getting turned over by Charlton in the FA Youth Cup. The U21s,well there I'm not so sure, seem to remember they've been a bit erratic.
Colinjb Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Les is like grand maester pycelle. A very good point. Jos Hooiveld can be Hodor.
Pancake Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Two midlevel sackings wouldn't be enough to give the mongboard an ITK hard on, forget the general public. That Nixon is playing hush hush suggests that they have to be fairly significant. Not really. Nixon said "shocked". Now, you could of course think "ohh, high profile" or maybe its not the person, it's what they have done. For example, if 3 YTS IT kids in the back room had been running a porn server. Or the mailroom guy had been opening all the confidential letters. Or the tea lady had set up a Veho action camera in the changing rooms top capture some action.
jasoneuelllfanclub Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Must either be two well known figures or due to the reason for the sackings to why Nixon is "surprised" and "shocked". I would guess there have been leaks to the media from within.
Bewildered Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Alan Nixon @reluctantnicko @ChrisHamerton Hear both have been sacked. Surprise to me. Must be a reason. But not obvious at this stage.
Mallagroth Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Adam Lallana - Rob Stark (a Red wedding that could have similar results) Les reed - Varys (The big fish, eat the little fish but he somehow keeps swimming) Mopo - Baelish (Chaos is a ladder) Daniel Levy - Tywin Lannister (Tyrant with too much money, cares more about his name than the people he represents, merciless git)
SuperSAINT Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Adam Lallana - Rob Stark (a Red wedding that could have similar results) Les reed - Varys (The big fish, eat the little fish but he somehow keeps swimming) Mopo - Baelish (Chaos is a ladder) Daniel Levy - Tywin Lannister (Tyrant with too much money, cares more about his name than the people he represents, merciless git) The Don - Walder Frey
Colinjb Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Adam Lallana - Rob Stark (a Red wedding that could have similar results) Les reed - Varys (The big fish, eat the little fish but he somehow keeps swimming) Mopo - Baelish (Chaos is a ladder) Daniel Levy - Tywin Lannister (Tyrant with too much money, cares more about his name than the people he represents, merciless git) And obviously: Dani Osvaldo - Khal Drogo.
jayrivers Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Alan Nixon @reluctantnicko @ChrisHamerton Hear both have been sacked. Surprise to me. Must be a reason. But not obvious at this stage. That would suggest someone high profile, as he's unsure on why they have been sacked?
Window Cleaner Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 And obviously: Dani Osvaldo - Khal Drogo. But who is the Dragon Woman...........
hypochondriac Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 The Don - Walder Frey The Don has to be tyrion.
Colinjb Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 But who is the Dragon Woman........... Jose Fonte's wife? Walder Frey has to be Alan Pardew.
djk2g09 Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Cortese - Tywin Lannister Adkins - Ned Stark Marcus - John Arryn Jay Rod - Jaime
Patrick Bateman Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Disclaimer - I'm not suggesting this is who they are talking about, but just thought this post/thread was interesting; http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?46550-Are-Jason-Dodd-and-Martin-Hunter-on-borrowed-time#.U3ocUq1dU6o
pangy Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 I bet this is a non story,with all the media hype about players/manager supposedly leaving the press are trying to whip up a "mass exodus" storm
Mr X Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Disclaimer - I'm not suggesting this is who they are talking about, but just thought this post/thread was interesting; http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?46550-Are-Jason-Dodd-and-Martin-Hunter-on-borrowed-time#.U3ocUq1dU6o My guess is that's the casualties, it makes sense and is the most likely
buctootim Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 If it is Doddsy and Hunter, Harsh though it sounds, them going makes Pochettino staying more likely imo. I doubt its a decision you would take in the absence of your current and future managers input. Real shame for them though.
trousers Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 If it is Doddsy and Hunter, Harsh though it sounds, them going makes Pochettino staying more likely imo. . Oi.... Stop pinching my conspiracy theories....
Saint_clark Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 When you actually look at the amount of ex-players that joined the staff under Cortese it kind of sh*ts on the theory that he wanted to erase our history. And yet here we are without Cortese and potentially one or two ex-players being sacked from their coaching roles.
buctootim Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Oi.... Stop pinching my conspiracy theories.... Sorry Trousers. I got into the habit of not reading whole threads when Glasgow and Bazza were around - it just seemed like an exercise in self flagellation. Must remember to check to see if Im the first to make the point now .
Patrick Bateman Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 If it is Doddsy and Hunter, Harsh though it sounds, them going makes Pochettino staying more likely imo. I doubt its a decision you would take in the absence of your current and future managers input. Real shame for them though. I would still think it's someone "more high profile" than them, given the tone of the tweets from Nixon. However he could just be a real drama queen and it could be 2 stewards!
Lallana's Left Peg Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Why on earth would we sack Dodd / Williams and Hunter? Both manage the youngest teams in their league and have been responsible for honing young talent so it is deemed good enough to make the step up to a team that is 8th in the Premier League.
hypochondriac Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 I would still think it's someone "more high profile" than them, given the tone of the tweets from Nixon. However he could just be a real drama queen and it could be 2 stewards! Who is more high profile than Dodd who isn't part of the first team squad?
Patrick Bateman Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Who is more high profile than Dodd who isn't part of the first team squad? A board member?
Big Bad Bob Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Who is more high profile than Dodd who isn't part of the first team squad? Herbie??
hypochondriac Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 A board member? Well would seem very unlikely to be one of the new people. Possibly the finance bloke who everyone said was inexperienced anyway?
Window Cleaner Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Why on earth would we sack Dodd / Williams and Hunter? Both manage the youngest teams in their league and have been responsible for honing young talent so it is deemed good enough to make the step up to a team that is 8th in the Premier League. Can't answer for Dodd don't know anything about the U18s but it's fairly noticeable that our young stars tend to bypass the U21s a bit. For me there is much too much wastage in that category.
Lallana's Left Peg Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Can't answer for Dodd don't know anything about the U18s but it's fairly noticeable that our young stars tend to bypass the U21s a bit. For me there is much too much wastage in that category. I disagree - players progress at different rates. Here are some examples: Shaw - was with the U21's last season until November Chambers - with the U21's all of last season JWP - dipped into the U21's in the second half of last season Reed - made the step up to the U21's late last season and spent most of this season with them The U21's this season also contained a lot of players making the step up from the U18's full time. Our U21 team is regularly one of the youngest put out (I would suggest an average age of 19) whilst our U18 team mainly consisted of first year scholars this season. Dodd and Williams do a good job bringing the players on and teaching them about standards and Hunter is very good at instilling an element of professionalism in the way they manage the game and gets them doing the things that Pochettino likes ahead of training in the first team. If there is a reason any of them are leaving I would be fairly confident in saying it has nothing to do with performance.
Nolan Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 And Jim Lucas Twitter feed has sprung to life... The media team is still intact. Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk
Raging Bull Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Saw Dodd in Waitrose in Romsey a few months back. Seemed to have a lot of booze in his trolly, maybe he's feeling the strain and is turning to the old enemy for comfort
Bearsy Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 hearing strong rumour that we're looking to re-poach huge ennings + something elias back from fulham now they is relegate. Maybe clearing house to make this happen? I think there is lot of credence to this cos i invented it myself. I read an article the other day bout Fulham academy is #1 since they poached all our top bros.
Viking Warrior Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Nobody has a clue what has happened even the two journos who know everything have said there must be a reason Alan Nixon @reluctantnicko @ChrisHamerton Hear both have been sacked. Surprise to me. Must be a reason. But not obvious at this stage.
ericofarabia Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 The U18s have had quite a decent campaign I think apart from getting turned over by Charlton in the FA Youth Cup. The U21s,well there I'm not so sure, seem to remember they've been a bit erratic. Probably because most of the Players from that age group are playing in The Premier League week in week out!! Also as pointed out earlier, they often have probably one of the youngest squads.
Sergei Gotsmanov Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Saw Dodd in Waitrose in Romsey a few months back. Seemed to have a lot of booze in his trolly, maybe he's feeling the strain and is turning to the old enemy for comfort A good friend but a bad master.
Dazza82 Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 hearing strong rumour that we're looking to re-poach huge ennings + something elias back from fulham now they is relegate. Maybe clearing house to make this happen? I think there is lot of credence to this cos i invented it myself. I read an article the other day bout Fulham academy is #1 since they poached all our top bros. That would be good. Hugh jennings and malcolm elias was when our academy was even better imo. Bale,theo, lallana etc etc Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk
SuperSAINT Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Les Reed did say they would be discussing planning for the long term at the end of the season...
once_bitterne Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Les Reed did say they would be discussing planning for the long term at the end of the season... Yeah, get rid of those incompetent buffoons who signed the players that took us from the foot of L1 to 8th in the PL. Don't let the door hit you on the a rse on the way out boys!
SaintNeil90 Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 If Les Reed has gone, I'd be worried... potential disagreements with the board over selling of players?
Matthew Le God Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 Hopefully it's 2 of the "transfer committee" Why? Because they've done such a terrible job signing players to get Saints from 68th to 8th in England in 5 years?
ericofarabia Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 https://twitter.com/NPAS_Winfrith/status/468038636681043968/photo/1 I reckon it's the groundsmen and they have taken the hallowed award winning turf with them!!
Window Cleaner Posted 19 May, 2014 Posted 19 May, 2014 If Les Reed has gone, I'd be worried... potential disagreements with the board over selling of players? I'd be quite pleased actually, but it won't be that so I won't be if you get my drift. There was talk of a Sporting Director at one time, petered out and then Reed came out in the pre-Everton PC and said he was director in charge of football, that wasn't exactly his brief before I don't think. He was more axed on Sports Science and Youth Development. .
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