CB Fry

Indeed. My view on any attendance debate is always "do what you like" but I had to laugh at JamiSaints post which is basically saying "I'm not going anymore because I am a better fan than those that do go". Really rather silly. I don't get the idea that people can't quite see the connection between the fact that we have been losing, a lot, in the last couple of seasons and the fact the fan base is ever so slightly disgruntled. Look at the attendance figures, look at who is still pouring through the turnstiles despite us being rock bottom of tier three. And then tell me our fans are rubbish and negative and "not as good as what I am". This is an utterly absurd debate.

I didn't realise Tommy Smith was 29 already. Makes Nugent look like a right glamour signing.

This will be the same mega-positive Geordie fans that walked out of St James Park rather than applaud the last-game lap of honour Bobby Robson's team gave because they were disgusted they "only" finished fifth in the league that season? And not a grumble, gripe or even slight complaint has been heard by any Toon fans since. Not a whisper. Football fans in grumbling at conceded goal shock. It's an outrage and has only ever happened in Southampton. Ever.

Yes, your new owner does exactly that. I knew you were a bit "special" but you are outdoing yourself tonight. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/09/02/arab-billionaire-dr-sulaiman-al-fahim-pledges-540million-for-manchester-city-players-115875-20721189/ Small Extract:The man behind yesterday's sensational takeover of Manchester City has given manager Mark Hughes just three years to win the Champions League. But billionaire Dr Sulaiman al-Fahim - frontman for a mega-rich Middle East business group - will hand over an astonishing £540million to bring the world's top stars to the under-achieving Premier League club to help achieve the quest. Sulaiman said in an exclusive interview that he wants to buy 18 new players - at a cost of £30million each. He added: "I need to meet the manager but the best players in the world average £30million. We need a minimum of 18 players at that level. "Without that you can't win the Champions League." Subsequently he then "published" his Man City business plan for "all and sundry to peruse" which, if memory serves, included his intention to purchase world class galacticos like Christiano Ronaldo, Sameul Et'o, Franck Ribery and Tommy Smith from Watford. Good luck in next year's Champion's League final by the way.

At least our struggle will be witnessed by more fans through the turnstiles than you can scrape together in the biggest league in the world. And you're still obsessively posting on Southampton football club forums then? Absolutely besotted with us you bitter little man.

Err - we are all already are pointing and laughing at you because the deal is completed. It's absolutely hilarious and the sooner you appoint Diego Maradonna the better. You are easily the divviest of the Pompey fans on here. I think we might be due another 900 word essay of "argument" from you as to why your team is, like, better than ours.

You've forgotten the hottest piece of real estate this side of the Palm Complex development in Dubai. That millionaire's playground, the Fratton Park car park. The best thing about this fred is it started with pointing laughing about the Dr's deal falling through and is ending with pointing and laughing about the Dr's deal going through! The giggles just keep on coming.

What is the FAPL? There is the FA and there is the Premier League. There is no such thing as the FA Premier League and there hasn't been since the mid nineties.

The way I see it this now opens the floodgates for Pompey to buy Riquelme and Ribery and stroll back to take their rightful place as League Champions in 2011. After all, they won it in 1943 or something which makes them pretty much part of the big four already.

Back in the old days this used to be called "investing in the team" and people would whine for weeks on end about why we didn't do more of it. Funny how things change.

28 goals in 76 games, often in a poor team is hardly "the odd glimpse". Rasiak is proven at English second tier level beyond any doubt. But granted - Saga has struggled to maintain his "please give me a permanent contract" form since signing said permanent contract.

Well, Markus did come out of the blue at the last moment, and while Pompey are still a Premier League club there is nothing to stop some Arab or other lumping in, especially now the blue few have been asset stripped to buggery and are desperate ergo cheap. So this time tomorrow a new and rich owner is perfectly possible. But any passing billionaire would be much better off buying Everton. They've genuinely got a fan base and are based in a real football city.

This would be the same George Burley who effectively had the longest pre season in history (from the minute he took over from Saggy at the end of January) and then another full pre season the following season....which got us nowhere. But I am sure there is another boo-hoo excuse to write all that off under.

Got to love that ever flowing fountain of excuses. When was the last time Brentford had a million pound goalie, a million pound centre back, a couple of million pound midfielders, two million pound strikers in their team? How could we even dream of beating such giants with our boo-hoo pre season. We don't stand a chance Southampton Football Club. More hard done by than any other club in Britain. Ever. Never, ever, ever expect anything other than a defeat, and anyway we have more excuses that a amnesiac schoolboy with a very hungry dog addicted to excersize books at home. PS - St Mary's is not part of the problem. It's one of our greatest assets.

Like where? I can't see any posts calling for Pardews head. People powered by their own sense of smugness are creating a Pardew Out campaign in their own heads so they can self righteously rail against it, the above quote being an excellent example.

Why can't people judge Pardew after four games. He's only had four games so that's all any of us can judge him on. Sorry, you're deciding that people grumbling now seem to want Pardew sacked NOW NOW NOW which suits an opportunity to posture. No one wants Pardew out, people like to make out that "other people" do just so they can posture and preach loyalty. You seem to be suggesting that absolutely no opinion of Pardew can be expressed until the middle of his third season is laughable. How dare we mere mortals sit in judgement of demigod Alan? Worship, worship, worship. The "judgement" of Pardew started from the second he was appointed and will continue EVERY SINGLE DAY until he is no longer the manager of Southampton Football Club. Harmless. Fans. Forum. Get over it!

I've got no problem with PP. When the whole forum was going loopy for the likes of Tisdale and Darren Ferguson I was the one pointing out that two seasons ago PP was the hot lower league prospect. Too often managers who haven't yet had the chance to fail (Tisdale, Darren) are treated like they never ever will and those that have failed are treated like they will never succeed again. Anyway, this entire thread is a joke and fuelled by self righteous indignation of a sentiment that frankly is not there. No one wants Pardew gone except maybe those who didn't want him in the first place. But fans are moan if we haven't won one in four and don't look like doing so either. Not every moan has to be clobbered by some pompous wally dishing out the tedious "well it took Alex Ferguson blah blah blah blah blah". We are currently rubbish and people saying "STOP GRUMBLING ON A FORUM" is not going to make us win.

No but they did chuck huge sums of money at Iain Dowie - he spent two seasons transfer budget in one August. Also known as the never-fails "speculate to accumulate" policy recommended by certain esteemed contributors to this forum ad naseum. But the pressure on everyone at the club of delivering on such a huge outlay saw him out of a job in mere weeks. Then Les Reed. Nuff said. Charlton: free fall.

Newsflash: this is an internet forum. When are people going to twig people grumbling on an internet forum does not, one iota, in any way, shape or forum, ever, ever, ever make any difference to performance on the pitch. None. None at all. Zero.

How much time are you going to spend on a SOUTHAMPTON FOOTBALL CLUB FORUM trying to persuade people that our traditional rivals are, like, much betterer than Saints and everything and stuff. What a complete spanner you are. Keep on typing

Heaven forbid the glittering megastars who have decided to bless our little town's football club with their presence are a "bit p**ed off". After all the fantastic work they did for us last season. P**ed off? P*** off.

We have plenty of divs who support our nearest rivals who are completely besotted with us, have been since birth and still are, despite being streets ahead of us on the pitch for several years now. Besotted and posting on Saints forums over and over and over again. Besotted.

Someone who says they didn't realise the standard of the league they had taken a job in has not been taken for a ride. Especially when that league is the fifth most popular league in Europe. Ignorance is not an adequate defence and Jan is clearly an idiot.

All I know is someone delivered a full training kit to Gordon Strachan's house the other day and he is definitely our next manager.