Claude Puel - Gone!.............Confirmed.

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Jeremy Wilson has spoken.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...aces-sack-southampton-have-found-replacement/

Claude deserves better than this. Sorry Les/Ralph (whoever else is involved...) but this is a shabby way to treat a decent man.
As disrespectful and harsh as it is, this approach is probably best for the football club. Either we get a better manager or keep Puel. It means we will not end up sacking him and being left with someone worse.

It is cruel but I can understand why the board are doing it.
 
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As disrespectful and harsh as it is, this approach is probably best for the football club. Either we get a better manager or keep Puel. It means we will not end up sacking him and being left with someone worse.

It is cruel but I can understand why the board are doing it.

Yes, But why would you make that kind of statement public knowledge?! That is bang out of order and disrespectful for Claude.
 
Jeremy Wilson has spoken.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...aces-sack-southampton-have-found-replacement/

Claude deserves better than this. Sorry Les/Ralph (whoever else is involved...) but this is a shabby way to treat a decent man.
That is awful from our board and the handling of Claude Puel... CBK was correct in the way we have treated him..
It's not exactly a good advertisement for the club's employment relations policy, either, with a view to attracting another manager.
 
The board are acting in the best interests of the club and have aspirations to do better - I have no problem with that. Nigel was wrongly sacked and look at us since then.

Claude did okay this season to sell his CV to other clubs and will be paid off handsomely. I'm not sure he'll be too upset when he goes, it's football. Plus, who's to say what happened behind the scenes with members of the first team or what assurances he's now given the board over style of play etc.
 
I'm genuinely shocked... If this is what's to come by our new ownership... Being ruthless and disrespectful, I'm a little Dissapointed.
They aren't even in place yet so i wouldnt think this is anything to do with the potential new owners.

Be honest, would you mind so much if this approach led to us hiring Tuchel, or Schmidt if you'd prefer?
 
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Jeremy Wilson has spoken.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football...aces-sack-southampton-have-found-replacement/

Claude deserves better than this. Sorry Les/Ralph (whoever else is involved...) but this is a shabby way to treat a decent man.
Completely agree. As i've said before I won't be disappointed if Claude appears on the touchline again next season. I think, and still do, that deserves a second season. To be made, after a quite frankly decent first season, the last ditch option, is really poor and disappointing from the club. Whilst I would be very happy with appointment of Tuchel/Schmidt, I don't want us to treat a good man who did his best like trash. We are better than that, or so I thought.