It wouldn't bother me in the slightest if Southampton were up against us in the manager market because the one manager they wouldn't be going for is Puel and I'd take him in a heartbeat. He led Southampton to a cup final and an eighth place finish in the league. Most of the time his teams were controlled and resolute but at times they turned it on, totally outplaying Liverpool in the semi final of the cup and really having the better of it in the final against united.

has resisted writing a single post on the Ross McCormack thread !!!

Hmm. Its now close of play on the 6th June and nothing doing at CPFC. Nothing at all.

We don't want to rush this one, but we need to get someone in place pretty soon now. I don't really buy the idea that you don't need a manager in place to proceed with signings, and even if we aren't going to make any most managers will be into their planning for pre-season etc already.

this is why I'm turning my nose up

Sean Dyche Premier League record below…….less than a point a game.

Matches 76
Wins 18
Draws 19
Losses 39
Goals For 67
Goals Against 108

Don't be alarmed by Hodgson being favourite - it just means he's currently being talked to - Dyche's odds drifted after an interview cos an offer wasn't made - Parrish has made it fairly clear that this week he'll interview and next week he'll decide - odds needed to be read between the lines - if there's a discrepancy between bookies odds and betting exchanges that can be telling - you can get double the odds with Betfair than the bookies on Hodgson so some people want to take your money, Dyche is shorter on Betfair even though his odds have drifted slightly which suggests he's still in the mix, Pellegrino's odds are bigger than the exchanges and there's not much difference between each bookies odds which suggests he's a serious contender, same with Schmidt though his exchange odds are drifting (4-1 out to 7-1) - I think one or both of the foreign coach's odds will contract sharply over the next few days - if Dyche's odds don't go sailing out as a result I would say it points to us getting the Ginger Mourinho, if his odds do go out then he's a dead duck and it will be between Schmidt and Pellegrino - the only solid statement I will make, and I really hope I don't get egg on my face, is that Roy won't get the job - and who is this veteran foreigner if it's not LVG?

Dyche spent £13m on Brady alone and c£38m all told last season.

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"Brighton are talking about how they're coming for us. And it's like, we've been waiting in the Premier League for you for ages." Wilfried Zaha, 2017.