New Manager Thread

Would be strange to have a well trimmed beard at the club instead of bumfluff or stubble.

 

I love the occasional madness of King Ides!

 

Has BetFair stopped taking bets? No odds on oddschecker and can't find it in their specials.

And if you want a fright check out the Most popular bets at the bottom of the oddschecker page:

http://www.oddschecker.com/football/football-specials/southampton/next-permanent-manager

 

Who the hell would back McLaren,

 

EMOL in Chile reporting that AC Milan's prospective new Chinese owners have lined up Manuel Pellegrini as their next boss.

Not sure he was ever a serious candidate for this job, but another name to start crossing out.

 

Bernie Ecclestone?

 

Lots of us (me included) are saying we'll back the next man in, whoever Uncle Les chooses....

That might just be a test too far!

 

Telegraf.nl are reporting this morning that "Southampton undertake a serious effort for FDB, to succeed RK",

They are pretty accurate with their news as they broke the RK to Everton news last week?

 

Does feel like everyone else (except Moyes) is getting ruled back out again....

 

Wouldn't be the end of the world. He's down my list, but not as far down as McClaren, who is not even written down anywhere.

 

Worth paying attention to... the Daily Echo say Saints will take their time appoint Koeman: http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/sa...e_their_time_replacing_Ronald_Koeman/?ref=rss


Key Points

- The deal for Ronald, Erwin and Jan is now done
- Saints waiting for Everton to tie up loose ends and announce
- The search for a new manager has already started
- In the process of contacting managers on the shortlist
- The Euros come at a good time for Saints, not much transfer business to be done before they're over
- No signings will be made without the approval of the new manager
- Likely to be an appointment in the next 14 days
- Club deciding between another 'stepping stone' manager and someone to commit longer-term
- Wanyama still has a contract offer on the table but can go if we get an acceptable bid
- Reports of Mané being unsettled or putting in a transfer request are false

 

Well it takes as long as it takes I guess and of course just because we're impatient this doesn't mean that the new manager when offered a contract isn't allowed to take time over the offer and think carefully.

 

Please not another Flying Dutchman.

 

DTLW reports we are deciding whether to go for a 'stepping stone' manager or a long term one....is there a difference at this club?

 

Two years is long term for us at the moment!!

 

Got to write I am struggling to get excited about any of the potential managers being touted at the moment. AVB twice a failure in the EPL. De Boer - has done well at one wealthy club in the Dutch League - might as well have been at Celtic and got the same level of achievement. Pellegrini may cost too much and look at us as a temporary role until something better comes along. McClaren/Moyse - need I justify why not?

I thought finding a right back and a couple central attacking midfielders plus a new striker was going to be a challenge this summer! Oh! to be a Saints fan...

 

Not sure you can call Spurs equal highest ever Premier League points total a 'failure'?

 

Here's the thing with AVB. Very different kind of pressure cooker managing Saints against managing Chelsea/Spurs. I think he got undone by that pressure as much as anything due to his youth and relative inexperience. He went to Spurs with 'something to prove' having been kicked from pillar to post at Chelsea (with all their big-time Charlies and dressing room 'leaders'/disruptors in place) and perhaps tried too hard at Spurs (particularly with the press) - as I say though, he still recorded their equal highest ever points total.

His record at Porto (okay, they are expected to do well, but even so, it's an incredible record) - was better than Mourinho, and I'd suggest that managing Porto in terms of pressure would be relatively similar to managing us. His record at Zenit has been excellent too.

Failure to me would be nearly getting Valencia relegated.....and yet he did a decent job with us.

I actually think Southampton could be perfect for someone like AVB to rebuild his reputation.

 

Good point - but would temper this by asking what happened thereafter? Is he your choice?

 

LTL = posts crossed!!