Nathan Jones Expected To Be Confirmed As Southampton Manager Today
Saints made a massive public display of faith to show that they feel they have their man on Wednesday evening at St Mary's, so on the surface it seems that they feel they have their man.
When Nathan Jones sat in the Directors box to watch Saints take on Sheffield Wednesday in the Carabao cup on Wednesday it was a significant moment that showed that he is not just one of the candidates that Saints have been eyeing to replace Ralph Hasenhuttl.
If that was the case then the interview would have been done quietly and he would have left without much fuss and gone home, but to publicly display him to not only Saints supporters but the footballing world in general was a statement.
Some would say Saints are acting in haste , after all Ralph was only sacked on Monday, but as has been stated in the press, as in chasing transfer targets with players, the club have had contingency plans in place for replacing managers.
They will have looked at him very carefully over a period of time and assessed both his results & methods, but also his character.
However it is true to say that his upcoming appointment is not popular amongst Saints supporters, they can judge only on what he has done and what they read in the press.
From this perspective they do not like what they see, rumours of his direct & aggressive manner abound, even of screaming in players faces, the fans ask whether this will work with Premier League players.
But once the choice is made and he is the new man, the truth is we have to judge him on what he does at Southampton FC and not Luton Town or Stoke City, we have to give him the benefit of the doubt and back him, we cannot continue the toxic atmosphere that has surrounded Ralph Hasenhuttl on social media.
In short we have to be open minded and not condemn him before he has even started.
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