What kind of a man is Potty?

[chiswickmart]

Tough day for Potty - he's told us that he would leave the club if Cortese departed. So is he a man of his word or not?

[kernow]

Maybe, maybe not.
He's already on record as saying he would leave so I expect him to leave. His position is now difficult, if not untenable.

[BlueAdder]

Maybe he will wait until Cortese is in place elsewhere before following him. Although why not stay? He is with a good club with a good set up and no reason why he should not continue his success at Southampton.

[chiswickmart]

I agree with you Bladder, it's a decent gig for him. But it would go against what he previously told us.

I guess he would want assurances that Liebherr isn't just going to sell all the assets before getting out (which seems most likely).

[OhWell]

I think he is very loyal to Cortese. Hopefully, they will return at the head of a new consortium of owners.

Katharina Liebherr is looking to sell the club asap, which is the main reason Cortese resigned. The favourite to be the new owner is China's wealthiest man, Wang Jianlin. Unfortunately, his will probably be a rival bid to the Cortese consortium's, and the more likely one to prevail.

You certainly aren't going to hear Cortese or Pochettino say anything negative about Katharina right now as they are hoping to do business with her.

[Pentridge]

Is this hearsay or fact?

[OhWell]

It won't be a fact until the sale has been completed.

[Pentridge]

So it's balderdash and piffle at the moment then?

Or are you ITK?

[chiswickmart]

Cortese doesn't strike me as a man to go back. Onwards and upwards I'd have thought.

And as for China's wealthiest man...to borrow a line from Fiddley...

[BlueAdder]

Where is Fiddler by the way?
Very quiet on this subject.