[Football] Southampton sack Hughes

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Billy the Fish

Technocrat
Oct 18, 2005
17,594
Haywards Heath
Not so.

Not sure what the split in ownership is, but Katharina Liebherr is still there.

She brought in the (Chinese) Gao family as 'partners' in 2017.

(Nicola) Cortese was HATED by the Saints fans, who rejoiced at his departure. He kept a tight ship though, however many enemies he made along the way.

From what I've read on their forum she still owns 20% having sold the other 80% at a massively over inflated price. I don't think she has any influence over the day to day running of the club.

As you say Cortese ran a tight ship behind the scenes so it looks to me like Saints fans should've been more careful what they wished for! You can see some loose parallels with the way some of our fans moan about Barber. Obviously I'm no expert and you live down that way so happy to be corrected.
 


PoG

Well-known member
Oct 29, 2013
1,120
Who is next off the shithouse manager gravy train? I've lost track of the rotation.
 




nicko31

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Jan 7, 2010
18,581
Gods country fortnightly
A club with issues, keep selling their best players. Unless they invest they are doomed
 








Pavilionaire

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Jul 7, 2003
31,274
I'm obviously disappointed to see Hughes go as he was doing a brilliant job there.

I feel doubly sorry for the Cardiff fans because not only will Southampton improve but if Cardiff revert to type and Warnock gets the sack then all-Welsh trio Hughes, Bowen and Niedzwicki will - in all likelihood - get the gig and take them down anyway.
 


Cowfold Seagull

Fan of the 17 bus
Apr 22, 2009
22,115
Cowfold
Moyes I reckon.

He might be a safe bet. If I was a Saints fan all l would want, for the remainder of this season at least, is an experienced pair of hands, a firefighter if you will, who has the best chance of keeping them in the Premier League in the short term.

Whatever people may say about him, Sam Alladyce also has a great record of doing just that.
 






Badger

NOT the Honey Badger
NSC Patron
May 8, 2007
13,108
Toronto
Sol Campbell to Saints? He's surely proved his worth at Macclesfield.
 


Two Professors

Two Mad Professors
Jul 13, 2009
7,617
Multicultural Brum
Can't believe Manc fans wanting Hughes to take over from Mourinho.:rolleyes:
 








Simster

"the man's an arse"
Jul 7, 2003
54,955
Surrey
Looks like they are being strongly linked with Ralph Hasenhüttl, the man who took RB Leipzig from 2nd div strugglers to Bundesliga runners up in 2 years.

On the face of it, that could well be a very bad appointment for the rest of us.
 




DavidinSouthampton

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Jan 3, 2012
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Looks like they are being strongly linked with Ralph Hasenhüttl, the man who took RB Leipzig from 2nd div strugglers to Bundesliga runners up in 2 years.

On the face of it, that could well be a very bad appointment for the rest of us.

Locally he's the man in the frame.
 




NooBHA

Well-known member
Jan 13, 2015
8,592
Harry will be free in a week or so

From '' King of the Jungle'' to mear ''Southampton Subject'' what a fall from Grace even for Arry. He wouldn't take the pay cut - People who win that programme make a fortune in Advertising for the first year or so after it doing eff all
 


hans kraay fan club

The voice of reason.
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Mar 16, 2005
62,769
Chandlers Ford
From '' King of the Jungle'' to mear ''Southampton Subject'' what a fall from Grace even for Arry. He wouldn't take the pay cut - People who win that programme make a fortune in Advertising for the first year or so after it doing eff all

Plus the fact that the Southampton fans all detest him, of course.
 


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