pluto Posted 10 May, 2017 Posted 10 May, 2017 Not that you should have been allowed on the radio in the first place, but saying a player might leave is a total disgrace.
doddisalegend Posted 10 May, 2017 Posted 10 May, 2017 Not that you should have been allowed on the radio in the first place, but saying a player might leave is a total disgrace. What a player at Southampton might leave?.... what?..... this has never happened before.....I'm shocked Surely honesty is what saints fans have been crying out for the last few years?
SuperSAINT Posted 10 May, 2017 Posted 10 May, 2017 Since nobody posted a link.... http://talksport.com/football/southampton-fc-news-eric-black-wants-chelsea-and-liverpool-target-virgil-van-dijk-stay-he
AK Posted 10 May, 2017 Posted 10 May, 2017 Outrageous, speaking the truth ,there's no room for that sort of behaviour in football.
Mowgli Posted 10 May, 2017 Posted 10 May, 2017 Since nobody posted a link.... http://talksport.com/football/southampton-fc-news-eric-black-wants-chelsea-and-liverpool-target-virgil-van-dijk-stay-he So he didn't say he might leave at all. Another non story thread. All he said was that he would love to keep Virgil. He's one of the best centre backs in the world. He will have options. It would be a great to keep him.
Pamplemousse Posted 10 May, 2017 Posted 10 May, 2017 Pluto always has been a bit of a drama queen. Like the planet itself, best to ignore and forget all about him.
Horley CTFC Saint Posted 10 May, 2017 Posted 10 May, 2017 Pluto always has been a bit of a drama queen. Like the planet itself, best to ignore and forget all about him. Minor planet!
davefizzy14 Posted 10 May, 2017 Posted 10 May, 2017 Just listened to the interview with Eric Black & I thought that he spoke very well. I don't get why some people have an agenda against him, he's doing a very good job so far alongside Claude.
suewhistle Posted 10 May, 2017 Posted 10 May, 2017 As far as I can see Pluto has an agenda against the whole club.Best ignore, I'm going back to my pre match pint.
saintwbu Posted 10 May, 2017 Posted 10 May, 2017 Has there ever been an assistant manager in our history as unjustifiably unpopular as Eric Black? The bloke has never done a thing wrong but because of some feeble attempt at a 'sting' that completely died out the bloke is seen by some on here as the anti-christ. Get a grip.
East Kent Saint Posted 10 May, 2017 Posted 10 May, 2017 Pluto was declared to be not actually a planet by the sky boffins , for reasons that escape me !
Crab Lungs Posted 10 May, 2017 Posted 10 May, 2017 Has there ever been an assistant manager in our history as unjustifiably unpopular as Eric Black? The bloke has never done a thing wrong but because of some feeble attempt at a 'sting' that completely died out the bloke is seen by some on here as the anti-christ. Get a grip. We'd have more issues if we'd reappointed Mick Wadsworth
Chez Posted 10 May, 2017 Posted 10 May, 2017 Don't get me wrong, I know VVD will be in demand this summer, but the way Black phrases those answers doesn't half feel like it's done and dusted already. I guess if you are going to spend £50m you don't do it without a shed load of research and planning, which usually starts six months before the deal is annouced.
Badger Posted 10 May, 2017 Posted 10 May, 2017 Has there ever been an assistant manager in our history as unjustifiably unpopular as Eric Black? The bloke has never done a thing wrong but because of some feeble attempt at a 'sting' that completely died out the bloke is seen by some on here as the anti-christ. Get a grip. I think it is more to do with his track record of perceived serial failure at his previous clubs that has led to the doubters rather than the the 'sting'.
pluto Posted 11 May, 2017 Author Posted 11 May, 2017 Far from being a drama queen, it’s somewhat embarrassing for Claude Puel that a couple of days earlier he’s saying the club want to keep VVD and then his coach saying he has ‘options to leave’ just days later. The bottom line is though nobody from SFC should be talking to talksport. Ask any local journalist from the BBC to the Daily Echo and they will tell you how tight it gets being allowed to speak to players and management. So how this happened is a major lapse in control as you simply don’t feed the tabloid media.
Patrick Bateman Posted 11 May, 2017 Posted 11 May, 2017 Don't get me wrong, I know VVD will be in demand this summer, but the way Black phrases those answers doesn't half feel like it's done and dusted already. I guess if you are going to spend £50m you don't do it without a shed load of research and planning, which usually starts six months before the deal is annouced. I'm probably horribly wrong, but I still think he'll be here next season, purely on the basis he's been out injured for so long that I think anyone wanting to spend that level of cash will want to see him back to form - maybe then going in the Jan window!?
Miltonaggro Posted 11 May, 2017 Posted 11 May, 2017 Far from being a drama queen, it’s somewhat embarrassing for Claude Puel that a couple of days earlier he’s saying the club want to keep VVD and then his coach saying he has ‘options to leave’ just days later. The bottom line is though nobody from SFC should be talking to talksport. Ask any local journalist from the BBC to the Daily Echo and they will tell you how tight it gets being allowed to speak to players and management. So how this happened is a major lapse in control as you simply don’t feed the tabloid media. Maybe Reed's next masterstroke is to sack Puel and install Black as caretaker manager - think about that for a moment...
Secret Site Agent Posted 11 May, 2017 Posted 11 May, 2017 Minor planet! Pleeeese. Minor Planet. Where have you been. It's a Dwarf Planet:lol::lol It always had a small planetoid syndrome. Or is that HE?
Matthew Le God Posted 11 May, 2017 Posted 11 May, 2017 [h=2]Eric Black - Pack Your Bags[/h]Not that you should have been allowed on the radio in the first place, but saying a player might leave is a total disgrace. Would you prefer him to lie when asked a question by a journalist?
pluto Posted 11 May, 2017 Author Posted 11 May, 2017 Would you prefer him to lie when asked a question by a journalist? He shouldnt be talking to talksport
Mowgli Posted 12 May, 2017 Posted 12 May, 2017 Far from being a drama queen, it’s somewhat embarrassing for Claude Puel that a couple of days earlier he’s saying the club want to keep VVD and then his coach saying he has ‘options to leave’ just days later. The bottom line is though nobody from SFC should be talking to talksport. Ask any local journalist from the BBC to the Daily Echo and they will tell you how tight it gets being allowed to speak to players and management. So how this happened is a major lapse in control as you simply don’t feed the tabloid media. Why use quote marks around words he did not use?
Suhari Posted 17 June, 2017 Posted 17 June, 2017 For me this is the biggest give away yet that our next manager could be french.... So who is available and French?
Professor Posted 18 June, 2017 Posted 18 June, 2017 Being a premier leaguer football coach must be a precarious job. No where near as well paid as the manager/head coach but judged on the manager's performance rather than their own. Just as Black and Plancque were brought in specifically to support Puel, perhaps because, they both spoke French, so it is that the coaching staff often have to give way because a new manager likes to have his own support team. I've no idea how good a coach Eric Black is or whether he is still in post at the moment, but it's not likely to be his fault if he is released. I suppose the radio interview was a little careless because the club line should have been that VVD was under contract having signed on for 6 years. As an employee, Black should not have been speculating about players moving in or out but perhaps he wasn't given adequate guidance by the hierarchy. As for "has he gone? will he stay? will he go?" who knows? but must be likely the new man will bring his own people.
CB Fry Posted 5 July, 2017 Posted 5 July, 2017 http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/15389768.Saints_set_to_announce_Mauricio_Pellegrino_s_backroom_team__with_Eric_Black_staying_on/?ref=rss
simo Posted 5 July, 2017 Posted 5 July, 2017 "Said to be well liked by the players" I thought the Itk'ers said he was hated ?
doddisalegend Posted 5 July, 2017 Posted 5 July, 2017 "Said to be well liked by the players" I thought the Itk'ers said he was hated ? yeah seems a strange the ITKs have been telling us Black was a big part of the problem last season seems the club disagree.
St.JonB Posted 5 July, 2017 Posted 5 July, 2017 "Said to be well liked by the players" I thought the Itk'ers said he was hated ? It was strange how some decided all our problems stemmed from Black being around. I could never understand how a couch would have more influence than the manager.
SuperSAINT Posted 5 July, 2017 Posted 5 July, 2017 yeah seems a strange the ITKs have been telling us Black was a big part of the problem last season seems the club disagree. Maybe Les & Martin Hunter like him?
Faz Posted 5 July, 2017 Posted 5 July, 2017 Perhaps he speaks Spanish as well as French? Basically he's the Chief Cone Putter Outer. How much influence will he wield when MP2 is bringing he key back room with him?
SuperSAINT Posted 5 July, 2017 Posted 5 July, 2017 Perhaps he speaks Spanish as well as French? Basically he's the Chief Cone Putter Outer. How much influence will he wield when MP2 is bringing he key back room with him? He won't have much influence when we win, but will have a lot of influence when we lose
trousers Posted 5 July, 2017 Posted 5 July, 2017 http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/15389768.Saints_set_to_announce_Mauricio_Pellegrino_s_backroom_team__with_Eric_Black_staying_on/?ref=rss "Said to be well liked by the players" I thought the Itk'ers said he was hated ? Adam Blackmore said yesterday that Black is very popular with the players. I'm guessing Adam isn't getting his info from AR-10...?
captainchris Posted 5 July, 2017 Posted 5 July, 2017 'Familiarity' is never a god thing when you have dissatisfied with the previous familiar.... I would want to know how much influence Black actually had last year because if he had any at all he should be gone too. It can only be disruptive to have previous ideas and doctrine hanging around from last year. The fact that the players allegedly like him is also not an advantage in any way. Let the new manager bring his own management style unhindered by past incumbencies. Bad idea IMO
simo Posted 5 July, 2017 Posted 5 July, 2017 Puzzled at keeping him but letting Sammy go when we changed management! ?
Pamplemousse Posted 5 July, 2017 Posted 5 July, 2017 Puzzled at keeping him but letting Sammy go when we changed management! ? Maybe we wanted to keep him but he wanted to move on?
Crab Lungs Posted 5 July, 2017 Posted 5 July, 2017 "Said to be well liked by the players" I thought the Itk'ers said he was hated ? AR-10 that is all. He knows it for a FACT
SFCRedandWhite Posted 5 July, 2017 Posted 5 July, 2017 But what about all the 'ITK'ers claiming the players despise him and 'he was trouble wherever he went' ?!
SW5 SAINT Posted 5 July, 2017 Posted 5 July, 2017 But what about all the 'ITK'ers claiming the players despise him and 'he was trouble wherever he went' ?! This: Never understood all the bile and hate directed by certain folk at Eric Black. Seems Southampton F.C. have a high opinion of him............
James Posted 5 July, 2017 Posted 5 July, 2017 The only worry is, as others have said, there is a hangover from the previous regime which taints the new ideas that MP will implement. However, if the new manager is happy to keep Black as part of his coaching staff then so am I.
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