Will Pochettino stay or go?

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Sotonist said:
in isolation, I agree. The consequences are likely to be unpalatable however.
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Unfortunately I agree. Hopefully we'll get someone in who is of similar calibre. Even if we lose Lallana and Shaw, we will still have some very good players and a lot of money to buy new ones. In an ideal world they all stay, but that's looking less and less likely by the minute.
 
Always had the feeling Poch was using us as a stepping stone to a bigger club. Not sure why, don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed his managership, but not really surprised it's ending this way.
 
fatletiss said:
Well I could ask what you gain by asking? If none of the money (no decent amount) is re-invested, then it is just as obvious that the ambitions are lower than previously set. I don't want to know where they are going Puck; just want to know what the plans are in terms of ambition. Pointless asking the questions in my view. If they don't spend a lot of money on Saints, why does it matter where it is going? It won't make the disappointment any easier.

the only questions I'd ask would be:

1. Are you selling?
2. What are your plans for the next 3-5 years if you are not investing.
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This discussion is well out of date now but you've assumed the answer to the question is that the money isn't going into the club. I said questions should be asked if we spend none (or very little) of the money on transfers. If the answer to those questions is "We're using the money to help fund an expansion of St Mary's and our plans to build an adjoining hotel and leisure complex." then the situation is very different to "I'm spending it on a huge boat."
 
Saints Fan4Life said:
Always had the feeling Poch was using us as a stepping stone to a bigger club. Not sure why, don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed his managership, but not really surprised it's ending this way.
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It's not just a feeling it's a fact. He's not loyal to us, he's loyal to the players and Cortese. With the latter already gone and some players rumoured to leave he doesn't give a toss about Southampton FC. Not saying I blame him, but we need someone with commitment.
 
Just abit off piste. MP likes to bring young talent through. Maybe our vaunted youth isn't so good and he knows that to improve he needs to buy a lot.
 
Puck said:
This discussion is well out of date now but you've assumed the answer to the question is that the money isn't going into the club. I said questions should be asked if we spend none (or very little) of the money on transfers. If the answer to those questions is "We're using the money to help fund an expansion of St Mary's and our plans to build an adjoining hotel and leisure complex." then the situation is very different to "I'm spending it on a huge boat."
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Man, why did I mention a boat <doh>

I doubt that either of what you mention is happening.
 
Yeah the guys at the top of the page are right.

I think the same but then I ask myself, how would I react if I was managing say... Mallorca or Valladolid and Valencia or Atlético showed an interest?

I think I know and it's exactly the same way it appears that Mauricio has.
 
- Doing The Lambert Walk said:
Yeah the guys at the top of the page are right.

I think the same but then I ask myself, how would I react if I was managing say... Mallorca or Valladolid and Valencia or Atlético showed an interest?

I think I know and it's exactly the same way it appears that Mauricio has.
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Yeah I don't resent him for having ambition. It's just the sad truth when you don't support a top, top club.
 
SaintJabie said:
But who decides who the "top clubs" are? And why do they think that they have a God-given right to asset strip our club?
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For the same reason that we have raided Palace for Clyne, or Burnley for Rodriguez, and leveraged Rangers' financial woes to get Davis at a cut-rate price, and took Gallagher and Stephens off Plymouth for next to nothing when they were in the mouth of the abyss. They can, they do. We can, we do.
 
Schad said:
For the same reason that we have raided Palace for Clyne, or Burnley for Rodriguez, and leveraged Rangers' financial woes to get Davis at a cut-rate price, and took Gallagher and Stephens off Plymouth for next to nothing when they were in the mouth of the abyss. They can, they do. We can, we do.
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Indeed. Who are we to talk. I suspect that quite a few Bristol Rovers fans weren't best pleased when we took Lambert from them.
 
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