Dr Venkman Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Hope they don't approach Rafa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 I find it an odd move for Koeman too unless hes been promised a massive war chest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 I find it an odd move for Koeman too unless hes been promised a massive war chest. Radio yesterday were saying massive pay rise and £100m for players. I still think it's a sideways move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Southampton have gone as far as they could go imo, they also consistently sell their best players and we learnt that eventually your luck on finding replacements will run out. Everton have a stronger team & were mismanaged by Martinez, they'll do well next year. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Southampton have gone as far as they could go imo, they also consistently sell their best players and we learnt that eventually your luck on finding replacements will run out. Everton have a stronger team & were mismanaged by Martinez, they'll do well next year. How can you say something like this after last season? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontenacity Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Southampton have gone as far as they could go imo, they also consistently sell their best players and we learnt that eventually your luck on finding replacements will run out. Everton have a stronger team & were mismanaged by Martinez, they'll do well next year. Not sure that's right. Yes Southampton had a massive sale a couple of years ago, but in hindsight they would have been mad to turn down any of those offers:£12mn for Chambers, ~£20mn for Lallana, £30mn+ for Shaw, £25mn for Lovren (!). Last summer didn't they resist approaches from Man U for Mane (After they sold Di Maria)? Likewise Wanyama. I'm not sure it's fair to call them a selling club. They also have great facilities, a consistently successful academy (Walcott, Bale, Ox, Shaw, Chambers, Ward-Prowse) and are on the South Coast near London which, rightly or wrongly, many foreign players/managers would probably see as more attractive than the North West. For me it's a sideways step. Of course, as others have said, if he has been offered a crazy transfer budget it might make more sense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Aren't Everton almost certain to lose their best striker this summer and there will be vultures circling around stones too. Perhaps Koeman is being brought in to oversee big sales and their replacements as he's done it before Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Southampton have gone as far as they could go imo, they also consistently sell their best players and we learnt that eventually your luck on finding replacements will run out. What absolute rubbish Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figures 1-0 Football Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Southampton have gone as far as they could go imo, they also consistently sell their best players and we learnt that eventually your luck on finding replacements will run out. Everton have a stronger team & were mismanaged by Martinez, they'll do well next year. How can you say something like this after last season? Realistically that isnt going to happen every year is it A freak season. Southampton played above expectations themselves this season, they'll be midtable at best next year, unless they replace Koeman with someone decent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 They've improved on league positions and points every season since they've been promoted, despite selling their better players and managers leaving. To say it was a freak season is ridiculous Had they had a better start to the season they could have been seriously pushing for Champions League places Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontenacity Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Southampton is the most stable, ambitious and attractive club outside the top 6 (+Leicester) at the moment imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Southampton is the most stable, ambitious and attractive club outside the top 6 (+Leicester) at the moment imo So ambitious they keep selling all their best players every year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Replace them with equally as good/ better players though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontenacity Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Southampton is the most stable, ambitious and attractive club outside the top 6 (+Leicester) at the moment imo So ambitious they keep selling all their best players every year It's just not true as well. Did they sell Mane, Wanyama last summer when Man U were sniffing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leazes_End_Mag Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 De Boer the current favourite to take over at Southampton. Howe and Moyes in 2nd & 3rd place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontenacity Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 De Boer the current favourite to take over at Southampton. Howe and Moyes in 2nd & 3rd place. No way they'll get Moyes imo - either of the other two very believable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leazes_End_Mag Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 De Boer the current favourite to take over at Southampton. Howe and Moyes in 2nd & 3rd place. No way they'll get Moyes imo - either of the other two very believable. Aye Moyes doesn't fit into their structure imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Southampton is the most stable, ambitious and attractive club outside the top 6 (+Leicester) at the moment imo So ambitious they keep selling all their best players every year It's just not true as well. Did they sell Mane, Wanyama last summer when Man U were sniffing? They've sold Shaw, Lallana, Chambers, Schneiderlin, Clyne and Lovren to big clubs in the last two years, of course they're a selling club. Mane will probably go this summer. I strongly doubt Man Utd wanted Wanyama last summer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontenacity Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Southampton is the most stable, ambitious and attractive club outside the top 6 (+Leicester) at the moment imo So ambitious they keep selling all their best players every year It's just not true as well. Did they sell Mane, Wanyama last summer when Man U were sniffing? They've sold Shaw, Lallana, Chambers, Schneiderlin, Clyne and Lovren to big clubs in the last two years, of course they're a selling club. Mane will probably go this summer. I strongly doubt Man Utd wanted Wanyama last summer in hindsight they would have been mad to turn down any of those offers: £12mn for Chambers, ~£20mn for Lallana, £30mn+ for Shaw, £25mn for Lovren (!). They've gone out and used that money to strengthen. Are you telling me Everton would be able to resist similarly inflated prices for their players? Lukaku will probably go this summer, likewise Stones. They are no more a selling club than anybody else outside the top 6 - look at Leicester potentially selling Vardy and Kante, and they just won the league Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Southampton is the most stable, ambitious and attractive club outside the top 6 (+Leicester) at the moment imo So ambitious they keep selling all their best players every year It's just not true as well. Did they sell Mane, Wanyama last summer when Man U were sniffing? They've sold Shaw, Lallana, Chambers, Schneiderlin, Clyne and Lovren to big clubs in the last two years, of course they're a selling club. Mane will probably go this summer. I strongly doubt Man Utd wanted Wanyama last summer in hindsight they would have been mad to turn down any of those offers: £12mn for Chambers, ~£20mn for Lallana, £30mn+ for Shaw, £25mn for Lovren (!). They've gone out and used that money to strengthen. Are you telling me Everton would be able to resist similarly inflated prices for their players? Lukaku will probably go this summer, likewise Stones. They are no more a selling club than anybody else outside the top 6 - look at Leicester potentially selling Vardy and Kante, and they just won the league Everton did turn down big offers for Stones last summer. Not sure they'll let Lukaku go either unless they make a big profit on him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Its not like they haven't replaced them with quality players. Van Dijk, Tadic, Pelle , Bertrand, Mane, Long Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy84 Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Southampton now looking for a manager, some of the names they have been linked with really puts into context how massive it was for us to get Rafa. I mean, Rafa f****** Benitez, in the Championship Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnMag Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 Blackburn fans started petition against Coyle. That was fast :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 4, 2016 Share Posted June 4, 2016 He's managed their two biggest rivals hasn't he? Would have been like us hiring Peter Reid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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