Match Day Thread Everton v Southampton 02/01/17 3pm

Can't stand Everton or their fans so chuffed to see the blighters banned.

 

No idea which thread to put this in or whether someone has beaten me to it, but this has been posted in saintsweb. I don't recognise the poster so people are unsurprisingly calling bulls**t (certainly some parts seem far fetched)

From what I've been told today

The can take or leave what you're about to read as bull or not I'm just simply passing on what I've been told.

I have no contacts at Saints, none, they all retired long ago, but I do have friends that work at PL clubs in the Midlands and NW, in non playing/coaching roles but involved with players to a lesser or greater extent. It's from them this comes. Their record is good as they told me, and I posted on here, weeks in advance, of the Shaw amd Morgan deals.

I'm guessing gossip travels quickly around clubs as players tend to mix in tight circles.

There was, apparently, a huge bust up after the WBA game, in which senior pros let rip at both Puel and Black, accusing them of being clueless and not up to the job. It almost came to punches being thrown.

Some senior pros have told the club, either sort it out, which I assume means get rid of Puel, or the players will leave and some have already instructed agents to see what's available elsewhere. This is perhaps where the Long to WBA or Long to WHU stuff has come from that's been in the press, but I'm just guessing at that.

As a result the Chairman had to speak to the players en-mass before the Everton game (I don't know if this means on the day of the game or before they travelled).

During and after the Everton game players ignored the manager and Black was told, in no uncertain terms, where to get off by 2 internationals in the changing room. All this in the presence of the chairman.

Now I cannot say for certain this is what has happened only that it's the gossip doing the rounds up here.

I'm not one for changing managers mid-season but if even some of what has been said is true then Puel is in trouble.

As I've said, take it or leave it, call it bull, but it's what I've been told today.

 

Yes I saw SA's thread, I just didn't want this to start a full-scale war on this board, that's all. They're big boys, they'll deal with it I'm sure.

 

There's nothing wrong with a bit of cross board fun, it's what happens at every ground at every match, it's what makes football great and what made the old Beeb 606 so good.

 

Someone beat you to it on another thread

 

Fair enough. If it's not worth sharing I can take it down (although not quite sure how to delete posts)

 

Damn my slow typing and needless proof reading

 

Seems made up, but some of it does ring true. Something isn't right in the team at all.

Would explain Bertrand and Hojbjerg's absence too.

I remember someone saying give Eric Black a chance when I called him an awful appointment... Nope. I called it. Horrendous appointment of a football dinosaur

 

Although I too think it's bullshit, Krueger's presence there on Monday was strange.

 

Don't think Chilcs was talking about your post Craig...

 

Haha, oh yeah. Why on earth did I think that he quoted me?? What has been put in my tea - it tastes just like PG tips but clearly isn't.

 

No I wasn't!

 

Sorry, big mis understanding. Got a job rejection email 15 mins ago so my heads pretty fuzzy and I clearly got trigger happy with my clicking.

 

I said give him a chance.

 

Oh that's sad, but not disastrous... keep looking and something will come.

 

Cheers, yeh I'll be alright - rejection actually lights a fire in my belly. One door closes, another one opens, as they say.

 

Sorry to hear that but good for you on the reaction. All the best with the job hunt!

 

Cheers mate, much appreciated.

 

Chin up mate. Might be a vacancy at St Marys soon, better get your CV over there sharpish.



(Ps that was a joke. I actually believe in Puel and look forward to saying "told you so" to his detractors when he turns things around)