SHOWDOWN talks between Saints boss Alan Pardew and chairman Nicola Cortese will now take place tomorrow, it has been reported.

The pair were due to meet today, with Pardew's future as manager expected to be under serious threat.

However, that crunch meeting is understood to have been postponed and instead shifted back until tomorrow.

Speculation is growing that Pardew will be given the sack, especially after it was revealed at the weekend that owner Markus Liebherr is reportedly unhappy with the progress made this season.