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Well, that’s a pretty good place to depart for

 

Unless he gets shot for calling "soccer" "football".

 

Lawrie and Ted were very holistic. Move on

 

Nothing wrong with holistic. It’s the other part. I don’t want RA to have any say in anything footballing.

 

What does "holistic" really mean?

• It is used to refer to a complete approach to views, and it is where things are taken as a cohesive whole instead of a collection of various entities. In simple terms, holistic really mean taking care of the entire body. It is all about the body, mind, and spirit. To achieve all that, you will need to boost your holistic health.

I am sure the ale house gang were all into this.

 

Second highest paid player. That's awful management.

Explains why we won't drop Bazunu as well, I suppose.

 

This is just something I read on Saintsweb so pinch of salt but apparently we tried to offer Elyounoussi a new contract earlier this season and it’s in the players court, he’s waiting until the end of the season to decide?

Has anyone else heard this?

Would be utterly insane if true.

 

https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/20196053.moi-elyounoussi-discussing-potential-new-contract-saints/

Seems to be the case. Bonkers.

 

Just imagine the reaction that will get if announced as we go down.

Pitchforks will be out.

 

I wonder if they are offering him a goal and assists bonus?, at least that won't cost us much!...

 

When we go down I’m confident he will get a new deal. If we stay up he wouldn’t be would be my guess

 

Another backroom departure: https://theathletic.com/4444684/2023/04/24/southampton-matt-hale-academy/

Southampton academy director Matt Hale will leave at the end of the season.

Hale is currently responsible for players who enter the club between the ages of eight and 23.

His exit — confirmed to staff in an email — will follow a number of figures that have or who will depart the club.

Assistant academy director Edd Vahid left at the start of the season to join the Premier League, while head of academy recruitment Dan Rice is joining Everton.

 

This is concerning.

 

Not particularly for me. SR obviously want to bring their own people in.

 

Yeah, it's not exactly been a success over the last few years with the staff running the football side. No reason that their replacements can't be better.

 

It's a weird one. The whole structure of the club is being replaced pretty much at once. Including the key positions. Everyone will be new come next season.

Usually you'd think there would be overlaps or something between staff to ensure continuity but this clean sweep comes across as concerning to me. Especially when you think that SR haven't exactly had a great track record here with their decision making.

 

Normally I would say no issue to bring in your own staff. With their track record though I am more nervous we get more Jones types. That would certainly be a detriment to the academy for example.

 

Right. We're bringing in Jason Wilcox, the Academy Director at Man City, arguably the best academy in the country right now. I'm pretty sure he might know some people who can come in and improve our youth set up.

 

If we were good I’d be concerned.

But after the last couple of years I’m absolutely fine with everyone leaving. Everyone involved in this steaming pile of **** club needs to be sacked and replaced with competence.

Problem is, as someone already said, will we replace them with yet more duds