Will Pochettino stay or go?

And Shaw. And we get Adebayor and Soldado in return.

 

No manager is fully in control of these things, the chairman/owners/directors will veto a sale or sanction a sale if they so wish.

If that weren't the case then why would Poch be worrying about player sales that he didn't agree with.

I would say this isn't Football Manager but that game has improved so much that I tried to get rid of a disruptive star player on a free and the board stopped this happening! They also sanction a sale of a star player if they get an obscene offer.

 

If only Les Reed would make a statement, explicitly confirming that no player would be sold who Pochettino didn't want to sell..... oh, wait.

 

If MP does indeed depart for new pastures ....would Claudio Ranieri be interested in coming to the south coast?

 

I do hope not.

 

I would go for Nick Griffin as our new manager if Mauricio left. He is out of a job now, and would certainly improve our right wing.

 

JWP is worried - http://nr.news-republic.com/Web/ArticleWeb.aspx?regionid=4&articleid=23562299

 

Sky Sports News breaking news that Tottenham have settled on Pochettino as #1 target.

There has been contact between the clubs today, but nothing has been said to Sky by either club.

Spurs hope to make an agreement with Saints by the end of the week.

 

I've had enough of him and the board and the whole club. What a joke.

 

Bugger off then.

 

Sure. Shall I kiss your ring too?

 

I'm not interested in you that way.

 

Just a giver, eh?

 

So Sky just summing up the entire reporting of this whole situation. Spurs want him, and despite already being named their manager by the press some weeks ago, haven't even made an official approach to Saints yet. 'By the end of the week'? I thought it was in 48 hours? Although, that was supposed to be 2 weeks ago as well, and then the following week, but now it is this week.

Basically, nobody has a bloody clue what is going on.

 

Yes, but when he came he was all "I am just the team coach. I don't get into all that board and transfer stuff." Except now he's trying to dictate transfer budgets. He also made a big deal about how he had studied the team and thought about the decision for months. And yet he is thinking about going to Tottenham the minute they throw cash at him.

Something is not right here. Either the Board is not who we think they are, or Pochettino isn't. Hopefully this gets resolved today or tomorrow.

 

Surely you don't take everything he says publicly at face value? One of the first things he did when he arrived was say the Wanyama deal was dead, and then sign him anyway, with a smile and a wink. Modern managers have to be diplomats as well and he knows how to play that game.

 

Comes as no surprise to anybody who's been paying attention, but...

Simon Peach ‏@SimonPeach 1m
I understand #SaintsFC manager Mauricio Pochettino is in advanced talks to become #THFC boss.

 

Oh Saints, I am so disappointed today.

 

SSN know bugger all, and most papers get their "scoops" from SSN