Southampton linked with Paul Hart and Phil Brown

Paul Hart and Phil Brown are early contenders for the vacant manager's job at Southampton.Chairman Nicola Cortese is ready to risk the wrath of supporters by considering former Portsmouth boss Hart as the club's new manager. Write caption hereBut former Hull boss Brown said: 'Southampton would be a fantastic opportunity for someone who has the ambition to get back to the Premiership, so of course I would be interested.'Cortese has approached Hart but fans sang anti-Hart chants during Tuesday's 3-0 JP Trophy defeat at home to League One rivals Swindon. Pardew axe two days after 4-0 win is latest farce for sad Southampton THE 2010/11 managerial merry-go-round: Southampton's Alan Pardew becomes fifth boss to leave his post this season  

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