Next manager discussion (poll reset 21/05/2016)

[Robbyfaux]

Any odds on Sammy Lee being in charge of Southampton first game of next season?

 

[EvertonRhys]

Reasons he'd be a good catch:

1) We're about to go through a huge rebuild. Koeman has a good track record with Soton in selling players and bringing in good replacements. We need a stable type while we do that- would Emery be too much of a risk given no experience in the Prem?

2) May only be in it for a couple of years before Barca/ Arsenal come calling. Just what we need IMO- get someone in to get us back to top 6 material- steady the ship as it's all over the place. Then once Moshiri has confirmed he will take the club forward, we go out and fetch someone of the Simeone calibre.

3) City went through two managers and a couple of seasons before winning the league. We haven't got half the finances they have so it's not as if we have the divine right to go out there and get someone of the Mourinho class. Is even Emery in that league? Not so sure.

As I said, get some stability into the club. Martinez has left us a squad of overrated individuals who want out. It's going to be a turbulent summer, and for one, I'd like the safe choice right now to guide us through the next year or two. Then, with a stadium on the horizon, hopefully another, richer shareholder in place, we then go for the kill. Whatever we think, Martinez has taken us back over the past season, and we need a secure footing again. Reckon Koeman is good to achieve that, along with a Munchi/ Overmars type DoF.

 

[TheHumbleEgg]

in the main yes I agree but Moyes was here for 10 years, Im sure he turned down many a job to stay too, Bobby would have stayed for the long term I think if he hadn't been booted out....they both wanted to action their long term plans and appreciated being Everton manager. Ronald would be gone next summer if Arsenal come in for him and couldnt give a FF about us whereas I think Emery would be looking at 3 or 4 years to build it up before moving on...and Id much rather that

....but....but....he's got a massive head and can't half do a big toey.

It's all good.

And if you think ARSENE is goin anywhere before he's 103 you're mistaken.

 

[Norwegian Cow]

skybets was taken down for 5 minutes, but now its back up. Emery is on again

 

[Norwegian Cow]

WELCOME??

 

[ToffeeDoug]

Did this place crash again?

 

[Connor]

Did this place crash again?

Nah, upgrades for vaulting

 

[UnbelievableJeff]

Tribbles on the warp drive Scotty.

 

[Neiziro]

I go into town a bit, come back and now the forum's fuming and crashing.

I tried to warn you all.

Welcome David.

 

[Lanolin]

Mate, half of the players he signed are from the Dutch league. Their best signing (Van Dijk) last year was a Dutch centre half...

He very much deserves the credit. Sotton operate with a model on how they do business, but it is still the manager and their scouting department who pick them.

If you're not giving Koeman credit, then you really can't give Emery any either for his signings at Sevilla - as actually that is much more to do with the DoF...

A Dutch centre half who played for a club Southampton had previously raided for players. Seems more likely that they have a trusted scout watching them than anything to do with the Dutch link to be honest.

Koeman clearly deserves credit and has undoubtedly done a good job, but i do think the losing players argument gets overplayed. Basically players were bought for hugely inflated transfer fees, so it's not too difficult to replace them. Lallana and Lovren were never worth anything like what was paid for them, and Shaw was sold for potential, so the actual loss to the team wasn't all that great.

If we got £90m for Stones and Lukaku I would expect us to get better, because while they are hugely promising players, their performances for us don't justify the fees we would be getting. We could sign Chambers and Bony for example, and have about £65m left over to spend, so we should get better in the short term. Might not be great long term, but no reason to think we wouldn't improve immediately. Same principle at saints.

 

[Lee Smith]

SHE CANNAE TAKE NAE MORE CAP'N!

 

[caught]

It's like having to choose between two amazing birds this isn't it lads? One's from close by - Southampton, in fact - and is a fat headed ginger mess with an udder. The other one is continental and looks like Dracula. And your mum's trying to give you advice but then you realise every word she's said has come from a static IP address and you don't even see your eyes in hers anymore.

And then there's this third bird on the side - who's called Munchie for some reason that you're too scared to ask about and is completely bald - and is all like "yeah, you can have your bird and have me at the same time, like we do abroad" and part of you thinks it's great but another part of you is still wondering why she's called Munchie.

And your MUM'S BEEN SAYING SHE'S GETTING ON A PLANE LADS BUT SHE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A PASSPORT, AND LATELY IT'S LIKE YOUR HEAD'S BEEN FEELING REALLY LOOSE ON YOUR NECK LIKE ALMOST IT MIGHT FALL ON THE FLOOR OR SOMETHING A BIT LIKE THAT GINGER BIRD'S HEAD MIGHT IF IT DOESN'T EXPLODE FIRST, WHICH IS A WORRY OBVIOUSLY BUT NOT AS BIG A WORRY AS HAVING A GINGER BIRD IN THE FIRST PLACE AFTER THAT LAST ONE YOU HAD FOR ABAR 11 YEARS THAT EVERY TIME YOUR TOOK HER TO THE FEZZIE TO PLAY QUAZAR JUST SAID "NAR, LID, I DON'T NEED A GUN" AND JUST PULLED OUT A STANLEY KNIFE AND STARTED CUTTING KIDS, WHICH IS THE LAST THING YOU NEED RIGHT NOW WITH THE PO PO ALREADY ON YOUR CASE ABOUT ALL THOSE ANT FARMS YOU DIDN'T CORRECTLY DISPOSE OF AND ANYWAY THAT GINGER BIRD'S BEST MATE IS A THREE FOOT TALL KOPITE CHEWED-UP 73 YEAR-OLD SCROTE AND YOU JUST KNOW IF SHE STARTS GIVING IT LOADS YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO HIRE A LIGHT AIRCRAFT AND FLY IT RIGHT INTO HER DISGUSTING ROTTING ABSCESS OF A FACE JUST AT THE MOMENT WHERE THE FILTHY GINNER'S HEAD EXPLODES AND MUNCHIE FINALLY SHOWS YOU PRECISELY WHY EVERYONE CALLS HER MUNCHIE AND DRACULA TELLS YOU THAT ACTUALLY A STATIC IP ADDRESS CAN BE ATTAINED FROM A SIMPLE VPN FOR PERFECTLY INNOCENT REASONS AND YOU SHOULD PROBABLY LET YOUR MUM OUT OF THE FREEZER BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.


At least that's what it feels like to me.

 

[Connor]

It didn't crash lads ffs

 

[Deleted member 28206]

@GrandOldTeam can you lock the forum and just forward people to the news thread? Or use thread marks

 

[orly]

It's like having to choose between two amazing birds this isn't it lads? One's from close by - Southampton, in fact - and is a fat headed ginger mess with an udder. The other one is continental and looks like Dracula. And your mum's trying to give you advice but then you realise every word she's said has come from a static IP address and you don't even see your eyes in hers anymore.

And then there's this third bird on the side - who's called Munchie for some reason that you're too scared to ask about and is completely bald - and is all like "yeah, you can have your bird and have me at the same time, like we do abroad" and part of you thinks it's great but another part of you is still wondering why she's called Munchie.

And your MUM'S BEEN SAYING SHE'S GETTING ON A PLANE LADS BUT SHE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A PASSPORT, AND LATELY IT'S LIKE YOUR HEAD'S BEEN FEELING REALLY LOOSE ON YOUR NECK LIKE ALMOST IT MIGHT FALL ON THE FLOOR OR SOMETHING A BIT LIKE THAT GINGER BIRD'S HEAD MIGHT IF IT DOESN'T EXPLODE FIRST, WHICH IS A WORRY OBVIOUSLY BUT NOT AS BIG A WORRY AS HAVING A GINGER BIRD IN THE FIRST PLACE AFTER THAT LAST ONE YOU HAD FOR ABAR 11 YEARS THAT EVERY TIME YOUR TOOK HER TO THE FEZZIE TO PLAY QUAZAR JUST SAID "NAR, LID, I DON'T NEED A GUN" AND JUST PULLED OUT A STANLEY KNIFE AND STARTED CUTTING KIDS, WHICH IS THE LAST THING YOU NEED RIGHT NOW WITH THE PO PO ALREADY ON YOUR CASE ABOUT ALL THOSE ANT FARMS YOU DIDN'T CORRECTLY DISPOSE OF AND ANYWAY THAT GINGER BIRD'S BEST MATE IS A THREE FOOT TALL KOPITE CHEWED-UP 73 YEAR-OLD SCROTE AND YOU JUST KNOW IF SHE STARTS GIVING IT LOADS YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO HIRE A LIGHT AIRCRAFT AND FLY IT RIGHT INTO HER DISGUSTING ROTTING ABSCESS OF A FACE JUST AT THE MOMENT WHERE THE FILTHY GINNER'S HEAD EXPLODES AND MUNCHIE FINALLY SHOWS YOU PRECISELY WHY EVERYONE CALLS HER MUNCHIE AND DRACULA TELLS YOU THAT ACTUALLY A STATIC IP ADDRESS CAN BE ATTAINED FROM A SIMPLE VPN FOR PERFECTLY INNOCENT REASONS AND YOU SHOULD PROBABLY LET YOUR MUM OUT OF THE FREEZER BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.


At least that's what it feels like to me.