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Southampton have confirmed Mark Hughes as their new manager.

         

http://bbc.in/2tPl8B9  #SaintHughes #SaintsFC

Wouldn't it be great to get a job like this? Win, lose or draw - in about 18 months Hughes will walk away with several million quid. He will argue "the board would not back my ambition" and he'll move on to someone else. Some Southampton fans might even feel sorry for him.
When Pardew gets the bullet he will walk away with a similar amount. Just how many houses, Aston Martins, BMWs you could buy with, say £5m? All for a bloke who, not for one moment, has appeared to know what he is doing at the club.
Then compare it with the money paid to stars of the past like Bassett, Pennington, WG Richardson, Arthur Rowley, Allen,Barlow, Hope, Brown  and Jeff Astle. Even allowing for inflation Pardew get miles more than all those great men together for a lifetime's service.

When I started watching football Ronnie Allen - who would walk into this current team - was playing for England as well as us. He still took on a part time job selling insurance to improve his income.

Now we've reached the era of £200m footballers. How much further can this insanity go?