Koeman excited by Everton 'project'

The ' everything is possible' part was encouraging.

Hopefully that's a state of the art stadium on the docks and ambition to smash through that glass ceiling of the top 4.

Exciting being a blue for once.

Hope he knows how to use lots of money. Buy a few class players not loads of average players, please, and I'll be happy. COYB

Team winning on a consistant basis.
Champions league qualification.
New ground.

For this to happen financial backing must happen. It is here with a board intent on making it happen. Time will tell, but for the first time it's not a distant dream.

I wonder where that interview was filmed? Certainly not in Liverpool.

Not one to mess about, Ronald, I suspect.

He naturally still appears detached but I like the underlying message he is already giving the players and on the other hand he is talking of winning the players' respect.

So far, so good - in fact he just might turn out to be the real "phenomenal" manager we have been seeking!

Welcome Ronny, go get 'em.

No promises of Champions League football, no Bill practically girating his crutch at the new man and going all giggly when he spoke to the press.

Much more low key, but an undercurrent of determination with Kenwright restricted to a few sentences.

I like it!

He can say WTF he likes, it's just the opening stanza.
He came for the dosh (fine, no problem) he apparently has designs on becoming Barça's boss, well good so he's going to have to succeed seriously here then !

He's an employee. He performs well, he gets the due bonuses and some approval. He performs poorly, he gets bollocked and jumps in a taxi.

A few smarmy words won't persuade me of fuck all, results, silver and then I'll reconsider.

I've been fed bullshit and dross for close on three decades (one glorious FA Cup apart), I don't have another three decades left. So Ronald lad, get silver, loads of it, 'cos I've heard the talk before.

Silver Ronald, Silver.

The MASSIVE Southampton away ?
It's certain as Sepp Blatters steaming hot balls.

What I love about Koeman, is that he takes no shit!

Hard work, right attitude, play for the team, entertain the fans. - these are his main points... I for one, am ridiculously happy and excited for what lies ahead!

Onward & upward!!!

(PS - Wijnaldum, Ziyech/Yarmolenko, Benaga, Ryan & Cillesen/Forster, Van Dijk/Dragovic/Mustafi/Manolas, and possibly a RB, Van Der Wiel has good experience...)

Hopefully, we start moving forward at quiet a pace - so players like Barry (even though he's been fantastic - could be offered a squad player & coaching role), Gibson (good squad player to have), need to be moved away from slightly - but kept in the change room!

The only change I want to see - is Lukaku gone!!! Wrong attitude, and I know that Koeman will have problem sitting him on the bench, or in the stands for that attitude - which could be a very good kick in the pants for him! I hope he goes to PSG, for some good money £65mil would be my price for him, but anything around £60mil I'd be happy with.

Get in Janssen/Milik, players with the right attitude instead!

Lastly, I hope he uses the youth well! The likes of Galloway, Kenny, Foulds, Pennington, Browning, Holgate, Ledson - I would like to see a very intense preseason from them!

But I would prefer them to spend a season, where they play every game, preferably in the Championship, if not in League 1. Especially the likes of Galloway, who needs a bit of toughening up and some bulk added on!

I'd keep, Davies, Dowell, Garbutt in the squad for next season.

But circumstance led to me getting a chance to speak to an old friend last night who I hadn't had contact with in years. This friend is a respected and very active first team member at southampton. His comments on Ronald were "he will do well at you's, he simplifies things and brings a relaxed environment to the club".

I was surprised at this, as I thought he was gonna say he was a tough hard nose high on disaplin.
Oh, and before anyone asks, no my old friend won't be leaving to join us as much as I'm biased and rate him as one of their top players. Will more than likely finish his career down there.

I am certain his first job will be to give Lukaku's father a fucking left hook, tell Stones he's not going anywhere, and send Barkley on a self-esteem building weekend with Donald Trump.

like you I watched all these great midfield players, but their ilk doesnt exist anymore when Scholes,Viera and Keane retired then so did that type of midfield player. The players like Mahrez and Silva and Payet are good footballers but they couldnt take the game by the scruff of the neck like the players you mentioned. The game has changed and sadly it seems the man who could not only tackle ferociously but also distribute the ball brilliantly don't exist. They are either very good at either tackling or distributing but sadly not both.

like you I watched all these great midfield players, but their ilk doesnt exist anymore when Scholes,Viera and Keane retired then so did that type of midfield player. The players like Mahrez and Silva and Payet are good footballers but they couldnt take the game by the scruff of the neck like the players you mentioned. The game has changed and sadly it seems the man who could not only tackle ferociously but also distribute the ball brilliantly don't exist. They are either very good at either tackling or distributing but sadly not both.

I can see a rush of players to the chairman's door looking pay rises.

Let's hope that 16k a day means he doesn't dither about.

Don't know if I'm jealous or disgusted that someone gets that amount of money per day.

Lets do ron ron ron, lets do ron ron !!!

Off to see Bale humble England.

An analogy would be the pretty girl in the village who keeps losing her boyfriends to the beautiful girls in the city. It must be hard for them to stomach but they'll attract a good candidate.

I'm also under no illusions that ambitious Koeman is a long term prospect for us either. He'll use us to raise his profile for a move to a bigger project. Such is life. As long as he improves us along the way, I'll be happy.