Statement From Katharina Liebherr
Tuesday, 21st Jan 2014 18:22

Saints new Chairman Katharina Liebherr has again issued a statement to the clubs supporters as a new era of openess seems to be being ushered in.

The official Saints web site has issued the following statement

To our fans:

The past week has been a period of transition for the club. I wanted to address you directly to clearly set out my position and expectations for the immediate future. After the developments of last week, my priority now is to bring some stability and calm to the workings of the club; perhaps a few smiles too.

Having inherited Southampton Football Club following my father’s untimely passing , I am delighted and proud of the exhilarating period of success that the team and the staff has enjoyed these past few years, buoyed by the unstinting support of the fans.

I am absolutely committed to ensuring that the club continues this success. I have met our manager Mauricio Pochettino and have given him my complete support to build on the good work that has already been achieved. We have also said that we have no plans to sell any of the squad during the January transfer window. Yesterday I met the rest of the staff and gave them the same message of support.

We are now in the top half one of the most competitive leagues in the world, playing attractive football with a young and ambitious team, and poised to move into world-class training facilities. We have much to be thankful for. I am particularly excited that the Southampton tradition of nurturing and providing young talent with first team opportunities is set to flourish with the strong academy foundation we have put in place.

Off the pitch, my priority is to establish the proper running of the club at the top. I also have a strong team of advisers around me as we plan the way forwards. As soon as we have more news to share, we will do so.

We are looking to the future with a determination to create a culture based on open communication, respect and hard work.

Finally, let me say this. I will ensure that all decisions made about the future of the club will be in the best interests of its staff, players, management and fans and will be taken with the prime objective of honouring and maintaining the club's heritage and tradition in the Southampton way.

Katharina Liebherr

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halftimeorange added 18:45 - Jan 21 Well, bugger me! I will never believe anything I read in the media again.
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St_Beano added 19:55 - Jan 21 Well that's an encouraging statement from Katharina Liebherr. Talking of open communication, now that's something we haven't had for a long time. "perhaps a few smiles too" something you wouldn't have heard from Cortese. The King is dead, long live the Queen.
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davepid added 07:58 - Jan 22 Hi Nic, I'm getting board with all this . Whenever was it the Southampton way to be a very rich club, owned by foreigners and, dare I say, with pretension of greatness. Anyway can we be distracted from all this by running the competition: best goal ever at St Mary's ? ( by us, that is)?
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