CB Fry

Please tell me you're not an English teacher. If you are, please keep away from my children. Your moans are pointless archaic whining. Language evolves and English in particular evolves more quickly and more interestinglier than any other language. I'd stick to writing letters to the Daily Express about incorrect apostrophes or how you once heard a child say "candy" in the post office queue. Invariably, none of this aint got like nothing to do with Saints and that's no lay.

You're thinking of Tahar El Khalej. That's the next thread.

Train station is not slang unless you live in 1942. You sound like someone who needlessly gets upset by split infinitives.

Agreed. Bizarre the club would make such a big issue from something so small.

...doesn't that make the club look more petty? That's the story here, the sheer pointlessness of it.

Always seemed great in August and then again in May, with not much in between.

I hesitate to use such a phrase, but yes.

This entire thread sounds like implied criticism of Cortese. I'd like to know what you people criticising are going to do about this. Are you planning a march? A sit in protest? Hijack a Leibherr crane, paint it red and white and drive it to Berne? I'll take it as a given that you will never go to another game. Any criticism of the current board must be backed up with clear demonstrable action, preferably incorporating violence. Otherwise you are just moaners with no conviction. True Saints fans with conviction think everything Cortese has ever done is brilliant.

Absolutely this. You'd think that was fair enough but not for internet nutcases. Only today I was told how difficult it would be for me to support the club on the back of expressing some reservations about Cortese. There are people so boss eyed in their adoration of our CEO that they truly believe he is the club. Mental, but sadly true. Oh, and don't offer any critique or opposing view without expecting some forum bellend asking you to form a protest group, write a letter to the Leibherrs or take up arms against Cortese. Any reservation, any questioning, any query expressed means you simply must want to overthrow Cortese and chuck out the Leibherrs. Otherwise you are without conviction. Its either unquestioning love or sworn enemy. No middle ground for our mentalists.

What a cop out. Get behind pointless narrow argument FFS.

I don't think he would get the Villa job. The other two, yeah, no problem. Of all the Prem clubs, Wigan is by far the best fit, as he was there as a player. If they stay up (actually even if they go down) and Martinez finally decides to go (to, say, Villa) then he'd be an absolute shoo-in to go there. Dave would look after him.

From you, yes I do. I talked about finishing mid table as being my expectation, and am being told by you that your vision is for faster and quicker success and how you and Nicola want so much more tham me and my unambitious vision of doing about as well as West Brom or Stoke. "Having a go at Europe" next season might involve ending up finishing 11th or 12th, like WBA or Stoke. Is that good enough for you, because it would be great for me, and I'm a loser. Because if it good enough for you, it turns out that you are actually just full of "bluster" (to use your phrase) after all. Where does our "have a go" get us to next season in your fast, quicker success world? Just an afterthought: If I am honest the very phrase "have a go" is intrinsically lame. The kind of thing you hear on FA Cup third round day. Or from the likes of West Brom when discussing their European ambitions. It's fascinating you've used a phrase like this now when previously you have been so bullish about how fantastically successful Cortese's New Saints are going to be.

I think two areas where we differ the most then is a) I am far from convinced that the Liebherrs have the will to bank roll the club to the Champions League. I think they expect us to wash our own face in the biggest league in the world. This years loan tells me that, and the investment in developing youth, and the fact that we don't look anything like doing a QPR any time soon. b) I am not inflating an argument you're doing a decent job yourself. A European spot requires us to finish sixth next season in all reasonable likelihood, or win the league cup or get to the FA Cup final. Next season. That is not exactly demonstrating patience. Is a League Cup win and a 14th place finish acceptable to you? Or is that too much like one of those loser clubs that you and Cortese would never want us to be like?

Blimey. Bizarre reply. Neither WBA or Stoke have been anywhere near a relegation battle for some time. You want better than that, fine. We need to beat a cup final, Europe and consistent top ten/twelve finishes. Good. Not match it. Beat it. I have no idea what you are blathering about me writing to the Leibherrs, you either take this forum far too seriously or you are getting deranged in you rabid defence if anyone saying anything against them. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and say it is the latter. Lastly, glad you like the vision. Personally I think it does look like "sustained success". I worry how upset you'll be if we don't make the Champions League because you are ranting like a desperate child on Christmas Eve. I'm happy to scrape up this year. And next? I dunno. Thirteenth'll do me....could you handle that?

Err. So have I. Read the thread again before reverting to "so wot you gonna do abaat it" petulance.

Rather that than doe eyed fantasist going goey at the thought of the Champions League. You haven't demonstrated any conviction here either. Except to narrowing the debate to black/white wafer thin meaninglessness.

Err. No. "You might as well say" is you equating what I said with something that is nothing at all like I said. Hiliarious you've dug your own quote to mug yourself off. Nice try from a feeble, feeble forum contributor. Pathetic.

If you describe supporting a football team as "falling into line" then yes. You win. Bizarre phrase. We'll fall in line with you forever more.

No, why on earth should I do that. A masterclass in "narrowing the debate" though. Well done.

You seem to think some Italian bloke is Saints. He isn't.

That's right I am narrowing the debate. In other news your response to me is "you love Stoke go and support Stoke". Such debating panache, oh great understander of the project.

You know what was more stupid...you saying what I said was the same as saying WHU were as likely to win the league as united. So even on your own retarded, literal terms you managed to say something more spectacularly, moronically "wrong" than I did. So you said something more stupid than me which makes what I said less stupid. Thanks for helping out.

So your list is basically random clubs that haven't been promoted. And Stoke who have performed very well in the Prem including a cup final and Europe who apparently are not a success. Lets hope your boy does so much better than rubbish old useless Stoke. Great. Well I am pleased with my contribution to this particular thread and I am going to leave it here as I am not going to pointlessly bicker with you. Especially as your post here yet again positions yourself as "the great understander" of the project. Jolly well done you. Sheesh.

^ Total garbage. Might be true in Dubai but not here in civilisation. Straight out of the scooby doo book of baseless caricature. No wonder Trousers lapped it up. I know CEOs of businesses far bigger than Southampton piffling Football Club and they are completely the opposite to what you describe.