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Interesting point you make there Fran. Would we have him back.? There was a time when it was a no-brainer yes, but nowadays I don't think so. As you say, Arsenal have ruined him, just like they've done to so many ex-Saints players.

Like FLT, I'd take him back to redeem the poor lad. Interesting discussion. Which Saint has been most destroyed by a move to Arsenal? I would have said Theo, but Alex is coming up hard on the rails. Such a waste, as Ian Dury once said.
 
Like FLT, I'd take him back to redeem the poor lad. Interesting discussion. Which Saint has been most destroyed by a move to Arsenal? I would have said Theo, but Alex is coming up hard on the rails. Such a waste, as Ian Dury once said.


I think I remember correctly that Steve Williams was a pale shadow once he'd been at Arsenal for a season or two [sorry FLT].
 
http://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premiership/southampton-forward-set-to-leave-in-january/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed: TransferTavern (The Transfer Tavern Home Page)[HASHTAG]#O15AGiqGXo6rH7se[/HASHTAG].97

Alarming headline referring to a striker leaving Saints, but only referring to Gaston. I know he's appearing on the bench again and has made contributions this season, but realistically it would be a regeneration akin to Lazarus if he fights his way back into the team properly. Love it to happen, but must be in everyone's interest to move him on. Koeman may respect him on some level and even be sorry for him with all his injuries, but it is incredibly hard to change a manager's mind when he told you right at the start of his tenure that you would hardly feature.
 
http://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premiership/southampton-forward-set-to-leave-in-january/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed: TransferTavern (The Transfer Tavern Home Page)[HASHTAG]#O15AGiqGXo6rH7se[/HASHTAG].97

Alarming headline referring to a striker leaving Saints, but only referring to Gaston. I know he's appearing on the bench again and has made contributions this season, but realistically it would be a regeneration akin to Lazarus if he fights his way back into the team properly. Love it to happen, but must be in everyone's interest to move him on. Koeman may respect him on some level and even be sorry for him with all his injuries, but it is incredibly hard to change a manager's mind when he told you right at the start of his tenure that you would hardly feature.

They're just generating news. You and I probably know more about Gaston's situation than they do because we follow his progress a lot more closely. We know he would like to stay at Saints, but it may be better for his career if he returns to Serie A. However, if he want to stay and fight for a place that is up to him. I'm not sure Saints are in the biggest hurry to part with him if he wants to remain here.

This BS works on several levels from various outlets. For example, only on MOTD2, presenter Jason Mohammad brought up the hoary old question of Koeman going to Holland as national manager. That one has been dealt with, boxed off and forgotten, but he resurrected it [another Lazarus] like it was an essential requirement to say something. Hey, why doesn't Van Gaal return.? No, of course not. Everybody is desperate to keep the old hierarchy in place, it seems.
 
But another pundit replied that he thought Koeman was happy here and would stay for a while.

That's true, but it doesn't bury the question. The correct informed answer was: I believe he's said that there is no way he is leaving Southampton before the end of his contract, which has one and half seasons to run.

Which would put the question to bed for at least a couple of weeks.

Yet again, you and I know more about the current situation than they do.
 
http://www.teamtalk.com/news/sack-race-klopp-safest-prem-boss-garde-in-at-401

Odds for managerial sack race. Klopp safest...mainly because he is new I would have thought...very unlikely to be sacked, but one terrible season and who knows next season. Mourinho favourite by a mile. Ron is joint 7th (with several others)....am trying to imagine a season so bad that Ron gets sacked!!!

Utterly ridiculous. Truthfully, I can't imagine the scenario of a fully fit Koeman brothers and staff operation getting the sack from this club. They have no skeletons in the cupboard, they aren't going to suddenly relegate the club, so what's left.? I'd make him way safer than Van Gaal, for instance. Maybe I'm not imaginative enough. :)
 
Utterly ridiculous. Truthfully, I can't imagine the scenario of a fully fit Koeman brothers and staff operation getting the sack from this club. They have no skeletons in the cupboard, they aren't going to suddenly relegate the club, so what's left.? I'd make him way safer than Van Gaal, for instance. Maybe I'm not imaginative enough. :)
Or delusional enough...
 
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