I think I said here a long time ago that the logical next step for EH if the Bournemouth gig hit the buffers would be Saints. He's a South Coast boy and the move to Burnley ended because of family ties.
He'd be within easy commute of the Saints training ground, have access to some decent budgets, and an Academy that has produced some absolute stunners in the past.
He knows he's in the frame for the England job in the future, as the FA in their wisdom don't want forriners. A successful stint at Saints, with some European experience thrown in, and he'd be on their shortlist next time they're looking.
Keeping AFCB in PL for as long as he did was quite an achievement. And of course getting them there from -17 pts in Div 4 was an absolute miracle.
A decent DoF to work with, I think he'd do a good job at Saints, probably a decent one with England. His club record is a zillion times better than the plonker in the Waistcoat.