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Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 7:06 pm
by Skippy
twitter.com/BBCSport/status/478235986204569601
Wenger you cold-blooded bastard
This is going to bite us on the arse so bloody hard
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 8:15 pm
by tomvek
Ronald Koeman: Southampton set to name Dutchman manager The Premier League club are expected to make an announcement this week following the departure of former boss Mauricio Pochettino to Tottenham.
Koeman, 51, led Feyenoord to second place in the Eredivisie last season, but left at the end of the campaign.
He may opt to recruit his brother Erwin as his assistant after he also left his coaching role at RKC Waalwijk.
The search for Argentine Pochettino's replacement has been led by Les Reed, the executive director at St Mary's.
Saints chairman Ralph Krueger had earlier told BBC Radio Solent that the managerial vacancy had attracted "huge interest".
He said on 28 May, after Pochettino's departure: "We have the highest-quality managers in Europe knocking on our door."
Koeman's honours as a player include winning the 1988 European Championship with the Dutch national team, the European Cup - now the Champions League - with PSV Eindhoven in 1988 and Barcelona in 1992, and domestic league titles in the Netherlands and Spain.
He played 763 games for club and country, scoring 253 goals - including the winner for Barcelona against Sampdoria in the 1992 European Cup final at Wembley.
Koeman is also remembered for his role in stopping England reaching the 1994 World Cup - when he controversially stayed on the pitch and then scored to end Graham Taylor's ill-fated qualifying campaign.
His managerial career has taken in spells at Vitesse, Ajax, Benfica, PSV, Valencia and AZ Alkmaar, before he joined Feyenoord in July 2011.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27859958
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 8:15 pm
by D_C
twitter.com/BBCSport/status/478174897307664384
Hopefully Cech stays for a season to help with the transition.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 8:42 pm
by It'sNotLupus
Feeling positive about this. The people who have looked for him are the same team that found Pochettino. He's got a good record of bringing through youth talent and he should command a lot of respect from the players. Looking forward to his appointment and seeing who he brings in.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 9:02 pm
by Kanbei
twitter.com/BBCSport/status/478174897307664384
Hopefully Cech stays for a season to help with the transition.
Not a chance of that at all.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 9:18 pm
by KB
It'sNotLupus » Sun Jun 15, 2014 8:42 pm wrote:Feeling positive about this. The people who have looked for him are the same team that found Pochettino. He's got a good record of bringing through youth talent and he should command a lot of respect from the players. Looking forward to his appointment and seeing who he brings in.
Great appointment, be prepared to raid Feyenoord. Think you'll almost certainly try and sign Graziano Pelle.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 11:34 pm
by Codename 47
Somewhat unexpected transfer rumour/story but Spanish press claim that Higuain will join Barca this summer for 40 Million Euros.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 11:52 pm
by Osito
Unsurprisingly after his recent form, the Griezmann to Real rumours have resurfaced and are supposedly in advanced stages. A good world cup won't do him any harm, but it's a shame that both he and Vela look certain to leave.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 11:27 am
by Kanbei
Seems like the rumours linking us with Vermaelen are true. It'd be a strange one.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 12:24 pm
by BOR
Very.
I reckon he could be our back up defender.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 12:29 pm
by Skippy
Doubt he'd leave Arsenal's bench just to join United's, he'll want first team football
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 2:23 pm
by Mafro
Decent signing if LVG is planning on playing three at the back.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 2:55 pm
by Benzin
Surely with Vidic and Ferdinand both gone he'll be first choice at United? Partnered with Jones probably...
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 3:11 pm
by Herdanos
Yeah, I would think so too - if Vermaelen ends up at Old Trafford he'll be a starter for sure (although I doubt LvG would try and impose his current Netherlands formation on United)
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 4:08 pm
by It'sNotLupus
twitter.com/SouthamptonFC/status/478552846024343552
Chuffed.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 5:41 pm
by Finiarél
twitter.com/skysportspeteo/status/478569288882982912
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 5:44 pm
by Mockmaster
Interesting. I'll pick him up on the cheap on FM2014 and we'll see just how much of a starlet he actually is.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 7:12 pm
by Finiarél
twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/478599688451796992
Very good buy for Sunderland that!
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 7:18 pm
by Kanbei
Rakitic has officially joined Barca.
Re: The Football Thread; transfer hype + stuff
Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2014 7:32 pm
by Buffalo
If rather we kept Westwood than this guy
