CB Fry

It's weird isn't it? I don't think I have ever read any negative news stories about any Labour, Conservative or Lib Dem politician in any media outlet in my thirty year living memory. Just UKIP politicians singled out. Clearly some kind of conspiracy.

So Man U players won't want to risk World Cup injury so will lay off, but Lambert, Lallana and Shaw will going hell for leather as if their lives depended on winning this utterly pointless game? Right you are then.

Dave Bassett is no Dan Harding's father in law, now is he?

This thread reminds me of how insightful and brilliant this forum was before the trolls all ruined it and stuff.

I've bought a seven bedroom mock tudor mansion in the East Midlands entirely off the profits from selling on those little pens from next to the catalogues in Argos. You can typically get eight or nine out from one store visit. But only if you have the cat - like reflexes of a gentleman thief like what I am.

Whatever. There will be no hostile takeover of Saints by Cortese. Not going to happen.

Frankly, no. Cortese is not coming back and he certainly isn't planning to buy us. It's jolly sweet that assorted poor saps on this forum genuinely think that Italian has any affection for Southampton. Maybe he fell in love with West Quay? He was at Saints to merrily spend his dead friend's cash with abandon, and to plump up his own bank account to boot. He walked when he realised they were on to him. He is using his chums in the media to snipe and unsettled his "beloved" Saints because he hates the idea that his carefully crafted media reputation was being damaged, putting his next payday at his next club at risk. He ain't ever coming back.

They've been in place for weeks now and still no Mike Osman on the pitch.

I have been enjoying people threatening to unsubscribe from a football web forum as some grand act of monumental protest. Puts me in mind of the time Emily Davison threw herself in front of that horse, so it does.

So you're starting a witch hunt to hound out members of the forum? Gosh. Sounds like the kind of thing a troll would do. Not like you to be a complete hypocrite, Wesbo. Oh, actually, it is. It really is.

Cheerio then.

Fine. Don't post ever again. The forum's pointless smiley count will take a hammering but I think the rest of us will cope. Anyway, must dash as I am off to support Portsmouth because I am a Portsmouth fan who has been supporting Portsmouth since I started posting on this forum's predecessor when Stuart Gray was in charge. I've played the long game, sure, but you've worked me out. Up the Pompeys and stuff.

Thank the Lord that the-good-posters-who-continue-to-post-on-here-and-you-can-see-why are still posting on here. I mean, what would the forum do without the emoticon laden incoherent drivel from Ottery St Mary. Such insight. Such wit. And oh so many smilies. I LOLZ I do. Really I do. So much better than those horrid troll types.

Indeed. Plenty of people moan when supposed inferior players get picked for England "just because" they play for a big club. And complain that our world beaters are overlooked. But at the same time people on here have expressed the sentiment that Lallana wouldn't get game time if he went to a big club. How does that work, again? Is he good enough or not?

What dynamic and modern move for a football club who clearly have a visionary leader.

I wouldn't either. I'd bite their hand off, especially if the job involved spending huge amounts of money my business wasn't even required to generate in the first place. Money for jam I think I'd call it, and I'd be laughing all the way to the bank. Via a ego-massaging TV interview with Sky Sports News first, naturally. I think the idea that he was overpaid for the job he had is a valid comment to make.

So what? Do you think Burnley ' s chief executive should suddenly start earning more than Arsenal ' s? Because, gosh, their turnover is going to rocket as well next season. And, just a hunch, but not powered by huge amounts of free money from a dead man's cheque book. Well done on quoting something I typed by mistake, anyway. Freak.

Still doesn't justify earning at least 10% more than the chief execs of clubs with more than double that turnover. Especially when can't even generate more commercial income than Watford. £100m turnover is really not that much in the world of big business, and could have been significantly more with a better grasp of the opportunities.

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He was, and remains, the greatest human being that has ever lived.

I'll say you are a SWIVEL eyed NUTCASE.

Keeping all our players and spending another £35mill on new signings seems by far the least likely scenario of all those available. Hoping for that is going to lead to disappointment, I'd say.

SAINTRichmond PROVES once again what a SENSIBLE and BalanCED forum contributor HE is.

What about all the other times we've beaten them in the last thirty years?

Still bothering with what?