Next manager discussion (poll reset 21/05/2016)

[GwladysBlue]

Southampton fans saying the players hate him - I saw an interview with Davis on the last day of the season - he expressly said that the players absolutely love playing for him. If he was disliked then why go out of your way to say that? Results have backed it up too. We have seen with our own eyes what a team does when the respect for the manager has gone.

Good.

Players don't need to like the manager, just respect him.

I hope he is like Fergie who had no qualms about kicking a football boot into Golden Boy's face.

 

[mill]

Like you I'm sceptical about some of it, and I'm sure The Esk is right about the timings in the article about when Everton approached and Koemans interest being purely superficial are wrong. However the stuff purely focused on Southampton, his relationship with the players, the Board telling him in January about there concerns, all tie in with what our ITK's have been telling us, and which personally I can believe.

The piece was written through rose tinted glasses, so it is bias, and may not be entirely factually correct, but I think there is some substance to some of it, and naturally you're reading it through blue tinted glasses as well!

Very true regarding perspectives.

I've no doubt there have been some problems between the manager, players and board. I think you have to expect that wherever you go.

The other stuff is just nonsense though.

Who do you lot fancy as a replacement?

I heard/read ages ago (annoyingly I can't remember or find the exact source but think it was a poster called 'Garence' off the people's forum) that Koeman was first choice and that if he comes to us Southampton will be after Eddie Howe. Any truth do you think? Would be an interesting appointment given you set up I think.

 

[Harryflashman]

Like you I'm sceptical about some of it, and I'm sure The Esk is right about the timings in the article about when Everton approached and Koemans interest being purely superficial are wrong. However the stuff purely focused on Southampton, his relationship with the players, the Board telling him in January about there concerns, all tie in with what our ITK's have been telling us, and which personally I can believe.

The piece was written through rose tinted glasses, so it is bias, and may not be entirely factually correct, but I think there is some substance to some of it, and naturally you're reading it through blue tinted glasses as well!

Is the bit about tying the fitness coach up in his boot and driving him against his will to the desolate wilderness of the north true mate ?

Managers fall out with players all the time did it concern you a lot when you finished 6th and he said he was staying ?

 

[TheFinnFan]

Southampton fans saying the players hate him - I saw an interview with Davis on the last day of the season - he expressly said that the players absolutely love playing for him. If he was disliked then why go out of your way to say that? Results have backed it up too. We have seen with our own eyes what a team does when the respect for the manager has gone.

Ofcourse they are...they say all kinds of stupid and untrue things about our manager. It's they way of coping. Theyre hurting like hell. Two weeks ago - for them - Koeman was genius whos next job would be Arsenal or Barca.

 

[Darth Vader]

So you are telling me some players don't see eye to eye with there manager

Shocked here

 

[Nymzee]

Mayybeeeeee tomooorrrrooowwww

 

[TheFinnFan]

Sunday Monday happy days...

 

[Darth Vader]

Can't believe we are signing a manager against his will and in turn he's forcing his backroom staff to tag along to our no mark football club

 

[orly]

Can't believe we are signing a manager against his will and in turn he's forcing his backroom staff to tag along to our no mark football club

Like modern day slavery Derek, it really is.

 

[Darth Vader]

So obviously the Saints fans wanted him gone months ago given he's always off on golf trips and the players hate him

We've done you a massive favour here lads

 

[KUEFC09U2]

Can't believe we are signing a manager against his will and in turn he's forcing his backroom staff to tag along to our no mark football club

Elstone and the new Russian board member, gun to koemans head I heard, nasty stuff

 

[bicycleheader]

If he likes holidays he shouldve tried to join us before Moshiri came, as the job was a walk on the beach under BK

 

[Darth Vader]

What an irrelevant little crap hole Southampton is though

Nothing redeeming about the place, Sat slap bang in the arsehole of the country, Hopefully one day its swallowed by rising tides

 

[AaronTheBlue]

every manager falls out with players at some point, doesn't mean a thing.

 

[FriendlySaint]

Very true regarding perspectives.

I've no doubt there have been some problems between the manager, players and board. I think you have to expect that wherever you go.

The other stuff is just nonsense though.

Who do you lot fancy as a replacement?

I heard/read ages ago (annoyingly I can't remember or find the exact source but think it was a poster called 'Garence' off the people's forum) that Koeman was first choice and that if he comes to us Southampton will be after Eddie Howe. Any truth do you think? Would be an interesting appointment given you set up I think.

I haven't got the foggiest mate, but I trust the board to get the right man in for the job, according the post being discussed, we have a few potential options, but none of the ones being linked in the press, will probably be a name out of left field I have never heard of!