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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by - Doing The Lambert Walk, Aug 8, 2014.

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  1. Beef

    Beef Well-Known Member

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    But it wasn't nothing. Yes it was very one sided, but it still got ugly in places.
     
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    I was keen on him this summer, but felt that we probably needed a more experienced manager like Koeman to handle the 'storm'.
     
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    Libby Derby County, we're coming for you

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    Agree with that, still think he could be a future manager potentially though.
     
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    Absolutely, yes. He suits our philosophy and is the right 'mould' in my eyes.
     
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  6. Libby

    Libby Derby County, we're coming for you

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    Now imagine if he got Bournemouth promoted a couple years down the line n then left them for us <yikes> now that would make the 'rivalry' more spicy from their point of view.
     
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    I was keen on him when we sacked Pardew.
     
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    Howe is one of them managers you think is a smug bastard, until he is manager of your team.
     
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    Same as those players everyone hates unless he plays for your team - Suarez Costa Bellamy etc.
     
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    That's interesting because one of things I like about him is he always comes across as quite humble to me, so the opposite of smug.
     
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    Same here. I suppose his matter of fact-ness could come across as smug-ness, but he has a lot to be smug about in any case.
     
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    Football League fix for me again this Saturday. Dagenham v Southend - with Blues taking over 1,000 fans.

    I've definitely seen more of Southend this season than Saints...
     
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    Least it isn't Pompey.
     
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    Seen them once this season, at Fratton... :(
     
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    Did you go blind?
     
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    No, but Pompey lost.

    I may (or may not) have celebrated in the press deck - which is right in among the Pompey fans. :)
     
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    I was keen on him when he was pulled kicking and screaming from his mother's womb. But yes, thought at that point a few years' experience was needed if he was to fulfill our ambitions. Walking and talking I had down as a minimum requirement.
     
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    Apparently he smuggled him in to the stadium .... how do you smuggle a fairly large golden dog into a football stadium?
     
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    Saw this earlier - brilliant! Of course this has a serious side to it. If someone can smuggle a dog into a stadium how easy could it be to smuggle a knife or a gun in?
     
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