RK needs to start understanding the British...cut out all the strange and excessive language that makes him sound as if he is a character in Yes, Minister. Apart from business people who have a taste for flowery words and spiel, most of us would say cut the codswallop. However, sieving through the guff he says some very important things. 1. We are in a good place and our target is Europe. 2. We don't need to sell people, but he is more pragmatic than the average fan and will do so, on our terms, if he has to. 3. He wants the correct man in place ASAP before any decisions can be made. 4. He mentions us being off track when he took over: suspect that means there were some financial chickens coming home to roost. 5. They agreed to wait till the end of the season to sort out MP, so Saints could concentrate on success on the field. 6. Yes, I am pissed off about Pochettino, but not wasting any more time on him.
Good interview from Echo and they got a little more information from Ralph from previous interviews. Two key Q & As for me were; The two points in bold show to me that knowledge of Pochettinos exit was known well before the end of the season and explains why the media were like flies round ****. I can only applaud everyone at Southampton(including Pochettino) that the team still performed so well regardless of other motivations. You only have to look at the end of season Newcastle had to see a club in proper meltdown. This will also explain why Fonte and Cork have not had contract discussions. Players of their salary and stature at the club will really need to be backed and wanted by the new manager.
Cut through all the guff and he said about 4-5 interesting things...kept me happy for a few hours till all hell let loose.
He's pretty much lost all credibility in my eyes. I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt, now I'd like to punch his daft gurning Canadian mug. He's got a lot of work to do if he's ever going to be taken seriously again.
If RK thought that no sales or purchases were going through until the manager is in place, he either lied (pretty daft just before Rickie's move) or he is out of the loop.
I'm pretty much with you Archers, we can't take anything he says in future seriously and has completely blown his reputation Kruger - I have no respect for you, turn the lights out when you go please as I don't want you at the helm of the club I have loved for 46 years Nicola must be wetting himself with laughter....come back Nicola we need you!
And you would expect him to be at least in the loop. This just feels like a very bad train crash is about to happen. I actually feel for Ralph, he doesn't know what he has got himself into. He doesn't know the sport, the culture and seemingly doesn't have a scoobies about what is happening in the company that he is running
Sorry but the bloke is getting a big enough salary for us to expect him to know exactly what he is getting himself into. Seems like he needs to get up to speed on this and calm things down. So far he's been a fecking disaster.
Personally I think Kruger has had it. I will never take anything he says seriously again...he is either inept or a liar and not credible as the leader of my club Resign!
