Southampton face nightmare scenario of losing Cortese

I wonder if the Sale of Shaw is at the heart of this ? KL wants to sell and Cortese does not ?

That's if there is any truth in any of this anyway.....

 

Who is to say that this isn't a cock and bull story concocted by KL and NC to get us in the news again, with a positive outcome of a new 5 year plan? Am I the only one who could see them having a dinner together and deciding to keep this from everyone else so when it comes out the tabloids believe his story that he could leave? They then run with it only to be disappointed when he and MP stay along with Shaw, Lambert etc.

 

The second thread on the subject of Cortese's potential departure from SFC has now been merged with this one.

Let's keep the subject here. Cheers.

 

BBC Sport says at the end of the season, Sky says he is making plans, the AC Milan thing is a red herring, Echo says sooner than you think according to an internal source, that clears it up nicely then..............

 

Bit far fetched no?

 

You'd think an owner who wasn't interested would sell but that doesn't always work out. Regardless of whether the owner is interested or not, they'll have a price they want paid before they sell. If nobody is prepared to match what the current owner wants then it's possible the owner will keep the club rather than sell for a lower amount. Mike Ashley still owns Newcastle despite saying several times he wanted to sell the club.

Cortese also appears to have a remarkable amount of power for someone who doesn't own the club and may or may not have a good relationship with the owners. The Liebherrs may not like him having so much control over the club they own.

I tend to think this is more brinksmanship from Cortese and will all be resolved soon but it can't be a good sign that it's happened twice in 6 months or so. You can't have this sort of thing happening every time a transfer window rolls around.

 

Just a tad!!!

 

Statement on Sky Sports very shortly

 

Sky saying that NC has in fact handed in a written resignation.

 

Yep, Sky Sources say he has handed in his resignation.

 

Uhh...still bluffing?

 

Ummmmmmm. Uh oh.

 

The season could finish with Cortese plunging to his death from the roof of SMS, only months later to emerge from a deep cover scouting trip in the Balkans.

 

Does this mean that everyone with pictures of Cortese and Pochettino on their NOT 606 profiles will change them?

 

Asking the important questions.

 

Presumably to come back to an empty stadium..? Poch faints when he sees him and, after taking off his disguise as a multi-billionaire, Cortese apologises for putting him through the mill but appreciates his loyalty. And so the story continues...

 

.. resignation hasn't been accepted yet, will it be possible that there will be a change of mind, or has the bluff been called once too often?

 

Gutted. End of an era.

 

Not yet it isn't. Don't jump the gun.

 

Well this has panned out like the Adkins rumours.

Denial
Anger
Bargaining (I think we are here)
so we have Depression and acceptance to look forward to