Thanks for that. I never thought Koeman was close to being sacked in January....I think we don't panic like some teams. Even Koeman said that the Board were calmer than he was. Glad to hear that the team are happy together....that can be half the battle.
Although nothing ground breaking, like you, I always find these close up and personal conversations intriguing. Its like a glimpse into a perfect family. Imagine if someone sat with an employee from Sunderland who was spilling beans for 20 minutes.....be a total contrast!
You couldn't make this up: https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/foot...nder-after-impressive-string-of-performances/
Of course I like these articles, but I find I'm beginning to yawn a bit these days. There's nothing new here. Not really. Especially as the lumerie no less than Robbie Earle said to USA audiences a season ago [I was watching a stream] that pound for pound [he said dollar], Southampton were the best team in the Premier League. I only remember because he'd said something slightly original and it was true. I think this was after we'd unfashionably beaten another team we weren't supposed to. Perhaps it was Chelsea.?
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/fo...t-team-Arsenal-Chelsea-Man-Utd-sportgalleries List of teams and how many academy players they have in the first team. We are top with 6, but what is interesting is that I saw a similar list recently and we were well down the list (which I was disappointed with, though understood because we had sold a few who would have been in our squad...like Morgan, Adam, Luke). We've come through the hiatus created by their sale (and by Koeman's reluctance to take risks).
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/southampton-defender-sends-strong-transfer-message-liverpool-1589189 Article lifted from McQueen's recent interview. I'm not sure it was a direct message to Liverpool (there are other teams in the world), but Sam did talk of his uncertainty about his future at Saints....with his disquiet about not getting opportunities until recently. With only 18 months on a presumably fairly low contract, he is at a crossroads in his career. We've had players leave who have had a smoother career path than young Sam, so we can't assume that he will choose Saints. He seems to be a thinker....always a dangerous thing....a case of watch this space.
https://southamptonfc.com/news/2016-11-01/video-florin-gardos-derby-county-southampton-under-23 It's Florin! Go on watch it you know you've missed him.
