Graham Potter has been out of work since being sacked by Chelsea 18 months ago, however he has now said that he is ready to return to work and that could be interesting news to Southampton FC.

Graham Potter has been speaking about his future, Potter has been sitting out a notice period where Chelsea have been paying him his full wages since his departure from Stamford Bridge.

It was also thought that he was in contention for the England job and now with a new manager ensconced in that job in Thomas Tuchel, it seems that Potter is ready to get back into club management according to givemesport.com

They quote Potter as answering the question of whether he was ready for a return to club football as saying :

"I do. I think the time I've had has been amazing. I had 12-13 years of non-stop football, coaching, managing, so from the fourth tier in Swedish football to the last eight in the Champions League with Chelsea.

"That doesn't come for free in terms of how much you have to devote and how much you have to sacrifice for that, especially when you've got a young family.

"So to be able to have the time to spend with them, to reconnect with them, to sort of get a bit of energy and reflect and look back on the 12 years and think, 'Okay, what went well, and what can I improve? And what do I need to do? And what do I want the next 12 years to look like'."

This will start Southampton supporters jangling, although so far they haven't taken criticism of Russell Martin from social media to outright rebellion in the stands, Potter now wanting a return to club management will start up the calls for Dragan Solak and Sport Republic to act decisively and not dawdle and risk losing Potter to one of their relegation rivals.

I would think that whether it is Southampton or a rival, Potter could be tempted by a short term deal till the end of the season with a big bonus for achieving safety.

That would be a no lose situation for Potter, if he was to keep Saints up it would rebuild his fractured reputation and if we were to go down, then he would be given a free pass with it being claimed that Saints were a lost cause whoever took charge.

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Block8 added 21:35 - Oct 24 Why on earth would he consider us??
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saintmark1976 added 22:42 - Oct 24 Block8, why would any successful manager want to be associated with Sports Republic let alone Potter ?
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undertoomers added 00:03 - Oct 25 It would good if we did get Potter. I'm wondering if he isn't too expensive for Sports Republic. Their three appointments since Ralph left have been on the cheap (relatively speaking). If we are to get out of this mire then we need someone with Premier league experience. Either Potter or David Moyes. They'll have a big bonus if they keep us up. If they don't then we'll part company. It's our only chance of survival.

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Boris1977 added 09:13 - Oct 25 Sports Republic, or more appropriately sports direct, are the issue. May as well keep RM as any change they make will probably sideways at best. We were very fortunate that Markus Lieberr was our owner at a critical time for the club and we're unlikely to have someone like him take over again but surely there has to be someone out there who wishes to invest in a club with our potential and manage it progressively and with a modicum of ambition for on pitch success. COYRs

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A1079 added 09:15 - Oct 25 Potter will be in a job somewhere else by the time our board etc have decided that they have no option but to make a change. As much as I would like him to come to us, I just don't see it happening.
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SaintPaulVW added 11:01 - Oct 25 This is clearly a 'come and get me'. Really like this to happen but unless we are already talking to him, someone else Everton/ palace will jump the gun and offer big money. They both are unfraid to spend pay high wages, have better squads and Everton have a brand new Stadium to show their intention to invest big.
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JoeEgg added 11:46 - Oct 25 'I need to go to team at bottom of table in England' Mourinho So thats what the delay is all about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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