Ex-Manager Thread

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Who would you have as our next Manager

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Relentless Saint Supertramp said:
The thing that I don't understand about Reeds recent statement, is that, from what he said, it made it sound like the club and Koeman were on the same page moving the club forward, and that we had progressed to the finer points of a new contract. If that was the case, what's changed? Everton coming in with big money? Which would suggest that Koeman is simply moving on for more money. That would be disappointing, especially for a club that has been stagnating for a while now.
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TheSecondStain said:
Not just a little. It destroys his reputation as an honourable bloke. He said, whatever he did, he would see out his contract, and nothing would change that, unless Southampton sacked him.
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Or Saints told him they would be looking at alternatives when he said he wouldn't sign a new contract and he took a very good offer that was presented to him
 
MLsfc said:
On Clyne: "Discussions surrounding a new contract are ongoing and currently going well"
Clyne leaves us.
On Koeman: "Discussions surrounding a new contract are ongoing and currently going well"
Koeman leaves us.
Can't help but think that looks slightly foolish. If we continue to improve with a new manager, which we well could, then it won't really matter. Just perhaps it's best to not say anything until it's official.
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For me, nobody looks foolish for every season we keep matching or bettering the previous one. Have faith in the board.
 
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Saintmagic said:
Or Saints told him they would be looking at alternatives when he said he wouldn't sign a new contract and he took a very good offer that was presented to him
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The only thing that makes me doubt this is the Reed video then the news about his agent meeting with Saints. You don't do that if you aren't close to agreeing a contract.
 
Saintmagic said:
Or Saints told him they would be looking at alternatives when he said he wouldn't sign a new contract and he took a very good offer that was presented to him
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No, I don't buy that. There's little point in trying to see wheels within wheels.

1] We don't know that he has refused a new contract with Saints
2] We know that he has [or had[ no interest in managing Everton
3] We know he said he would see out his contract, whatever happened [unless Saints sacked him]

Anything else is surmise.
 
Lots of good discussion and debate on here over this stuff.

I'm never one to panic as after the dust settles we all go back to supporting our team.

The only thing I might offer is the stuff about the contract could have been put out there by us as a get in there first tactic with us being worried he may go, useful fan PR and all that...

We also regularly use The Telegraph to put stuff out there and wasn't the recent Mane article in there about £30m odd etc?

I don't really give a **** if he goes as we will replace him with someone good, but it would obviously be good to keep him, but I just don't let it all seem to affect me too much.

In reality, if Everton offer him stupid money to go, why shouldn't he take it? So what if he said in public he wouldn't. If I was offered 2-3 times my salary id go, regardless how wealthy I may already be. They are likely to pump massive amounts of cash and they are possibly to challenge our place in the top 6.

My last thought is perhaps RK feels he has taken us as far as he feels he can...
 
Been told the earlier Blues were indeed correct and it's a done deal. Sorry chaps.
 
sotonsaint said:
We're not exactly skint, if we want to progress further we have to spend and pay top dollar for managers and players.

Simple.
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To some extent, yeah. We won't and shouldn't throw Man City money around, but if we cannot provide players and managers with a rational reason why we're the better option for their careers than the teams coming in for them, they will continue to leave.
 
Tobes said:
Been told the earlier Blues were indeed correct and it's a done deal. Sorry chaps.
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Schad said:
To some extent, yeah. We won't and shouldn't throw Man City money around, but if we cannot provide players and managers with a rational reason why we're the better option for their careers than the teams coming in for them, they will continue to leave.
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Ron wants a big transfer budget then give it to him, I don't see the complication. So unless there's something else Ron dosent like or won't be given, im a bit confused why were potentially losing him.
 
Le Tissier's Laces said:
Probably because he wouldn't commit further than this season and he's off for a bumper payday.
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Think the cause-and-effect he's suggesting is that he wouldn't commit further than this season because the board wouldn't stump up the budget. Which is probably true; it's just a matter of whether they weren't willing to commit money at all, which would be concerning, or weren't willing to commit the same 100m+ that Everton apparently are, which would be wholly rational.
 
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