After his ill judged twitter comments I can see Nicola playing hard-ball and keeping Puncheon but not playing him to teach him a lesson. My guess is Cortese would put principles before the money and might make an example of him. Views?
Seems some sense has returned to the narky little so-and-so - he's had a clear the air meeting with the Don and is back training with the 1st team.....
Well he should be given a chance now to show what he can do. I just hope we all give him a chance. He could be just what we need!
Yep, fresh start for everyone concerned. As long as he keeps his attitude in check he'll be a real asset in the promotion push. If......
It just reeks of "I was told I'd be fired if I didn't become a good boy". The arselicky comments just a day or two after being such a spoilt brat on twitter? Still, if management is giving him another chance let's have it. If he's naughty again he'll wake up next to a horse's head.
Unbelievable, thought he'd well and truly burnt his bridges. Well, he should be a useful addition to the squad, like a new signing if his head's right Hope the boo boys don't get on his back straight away...
I think it can only be a good thing its like having a new signing as long as he sorts his attitude out and gets on with the job in hand. Not saying I like him but with some good performances perhaps I could forgive him and give him one last chance. But we need to get behind him which means no booing guys.
If he's been man enough to admit where he was wrong and sorted things out with Don Cortese, then we as fans, should get right behind him, he could be a real asset in the promotion push!
been fully forgiven by the don, if his head is screwed back on then its like another signing. not many on here doubt his ability (indeed dont think we could have bought anyone better) its just the guys attitude that is crap. underline with a blue pen and move on, hes back on the bus
I am extremely happy with this, some player mature later than others! Let's face it he will be extremely keen to impress and nobody has much has doubted his talent! Only a good thing at this stage!
"Thankfully Nicola is a forgiving person who has the Club's interests at heart, he has told me that the slate has been wiped clean and I can have a fresh start. He wants me to do the things that I am good at, and it is down to me now to go and do that on the pitch." Well you can't say fairer than that! His best chance of playing in the Premier League now is to help get Southampton promoted, and to play such a major role that we keep him.
Heh, have a feeling that his change of heart probably is less a sign of sudden-onset maturity than a realization (on his part or his agent's) that eighteen months training with the Academy wouldn't be so great for his career after all. Still, he's certainly a good player at this level, and if he's going to be quiet and play football, he can be a real asset.
Finally Puncheon has shown common sense and apologised - now he can do a job for us. I am more than willing to get behind him, starting with Millwall possibly
He deserves a chance and as someone else stated he will be like a new signing, because he has talent and lets hope he shows it?
Yes it certainly puts NC into a different light, I wonder who gave JP a grown up talking to? It says he admitted that he was in the the wrong, and has made a full apology, takes a strong will to do that in the circumstances, it may be that his Twitter nonsense was picked up by his mates and he was given sensible advice on his future actions, hopefully lessons learned by all, and that we will benefit from someone that puts his boots to work to our advantage and keeps his foot out of his mouth. Those that continue to 'dis' him on here, should step back and consider how they would have reacted in the same situation, although we don't know all the facts it always takes two to make war.
I'm sure there's a little bit of us struggling to capture our targets during the transfer window so WE opened the lines of communication with him. I'm sure he was keen to make amends a few months back although probably wasn't prepared to go about it the right way. With his actions over the weekend, an apology has become further necessary!
He'll know too that if he plays one more game for us, he's with us for the season, so it makes absolutely no sense to start throwing toys around from the pram......which can only be good for us. I just hope the other players are as forgiving.
