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A desperate attempt to appease the fans. It won't work you f*ckwits - WE WANT YOU OUT! Do you think the OS will always put "fomer Feyenoord Technical Director" in every article about Wotte? (ps I am however happy that Killer has a role at the club, but I suspect this means his playing career is over).

Of course it will, they've just appointed they bloke who helped mastermind our plummet down the table!

A desperate attempt to appease the fans. It won't work you f*ckwits - WE WANT YOU OUT! Do you think the OS will always put "fomer Feyenoord Technical Director" in every article about Wotte? (ps I am however happy that Killer has a role at the club, but I suspect this means his playing career is over).

Excuse me? When exactly did the fans let him down? What other fans do you think would have the patience to wait 14 home games (13 of them winless) before voicing their frustration??? Get real.

As my Mrs has just said, Lowe runs SFC like some cult (the Scientologists and the ilk) - where he/they think they can manipulate information, feed us b/s and expect us all to follow them blindly, just because of our love for Saints. Well, F**K IT - I DO love Saints, and that is exactly why from now on I am going to move heaven and earth to make the rest of this season as uncomfortable for Lowe, Wilde and the rest of the pathetic bunch of spineless retards who are "running" this fantastic club (into the ground). In the Words of Chris Morris on The Day Today - IT'S WAR!!!

Only one thing for it - step up the pressure on Lowe, step up the pressure on Wotte (in turn to get to Lowe). I am resigned to us going down, but f*ck it - I just want LOWE OUT now, at any cost. Will cannot move forward until we remove this **** from our club...

I guess it'd be rude to remind that we had a 'proper' manager before Lowe appointed JP...

"Mark Wotte has been asked by the board to take over as Head Coach, and he will now take charge of the team for Tuesday's trip to Norwich". Okay, clutching at staws now, but the language is rather ambiguous... you can interprete it either way - he's permanent, or he's just head coach for Norwich. Could our board actually be waiting for the fan reaction to gauge whether they should make him permanent or not?? Nah, thought not...

Erm, Dowie?

It's not true. Erm, but it is...

Rather "be careful not to have a cupid stunt for a Chairman who NEVER learns"...

Let me be the first: Wotte Out!!!

Agree Duncan. If Wotte is indeed going to be a permanent appointment (who are we kidding, of course he is!) then WHAT IS THE POINT?! If Lowe could only finally learn his lesson we might be able to move forward. But he won't...

Portvliet = Sturrock Wotte = Wigley Will this **** never learn. Much depends on whether (for the 3rd time) he's going to make the same mistake again, or if Wotte is just a caretaker, before getting someone more suited to the job steps in. We wait in vain...

I've said for a long time that Lowe has a quite serious personality disorder (and I really meant that) - whether it's this or something else I am not sure, but he exhibits the clear traits of someone who cannot accept criticism and cannot accept the opinions of others, and will often "boil over" if he comes up against strong opposition. Thatcher (his heroine no doubt) was just the same. This is why lapdogs like Wilde and Cowen are such wonderful allies for him.

Neither was Redknapp, Berkovic, Rasiak or Saga. We should only count those who came in on loan and went back, not signed permanently.

Great letter BeatleSaint - summing up the feelings of the vast majority of Saints fans. Or course Wilde will not reply. Even if he wanted to, he'd have to hand it in to Rupert to get permission to do so...

Exactly right. This has always been his weakness. I also recall the Simon Jordan article about him in The Osbserver a couple of years ago "... nothing behind the eyes". Spot on.

It actually did - gates were up as we moved into the relegation dogfight last year and the spirit and togetherness was there to be seen by all during the season run-in. All of that dissolved when Lowe came back and inflicted yet another barmy experiment on us.

There are cost cutting measures and there are false economies. The problem with Lowe is that he cannot see the difference. Anyone can reduce a wage bill, but true leaders can see beyond that - making cuts where required, but also identifying a path forward and taking your customers (fans) and shareholders with you... Lowe fails on these counts.

However I still think Dowie has an awful lot to offer and I think he has been unlucky to be dismissed by Charlton, Coventry and QPR. Also he has an affinity with the club and although not the most gifted of players was always one of the hardest working and most committed. I think he could work with Lowe (although I still think we need to see the back of Lowe before we can truly move on), as he's fairly open to alternative ideas. I'd like to see us act this week, sack JP and appoint Dowie. Was there ever a club that needed a bit of 'bouncebackability' more than ours...?!

Clearly the phrase is somewhat subjective, but I was meaning those who patently had the best interests of the club at heart, and have, over the years, exhibited clear affection for it, as well as concern about it's well-being and how it has been run (and had the backbone to speak out against it).

Terrific post Halo, and one that sums up my feelings, and the feelings of the vast vast majority of Saints fans. Sadly, nothing will happen immediately as Lowe and Poortvliet are in total denial, and Wilde is presumably hiding in a cupboard somewhere, sucking his thumb and rocking back and forward. One day we will be back, but the sad truth is that unless action is taken NOW (i.e this week) things will get much much worse before they get better...

This is life under Chairman Lowe I am afraid. Anyone who does not blindly follow party propoganda, or dares to criticise is castigated or driven out. True Saints such as Merrington, McMenemy, Channon, Ball, Case, Armstrong etc. who dare to challenge the running of the club are branded as agitators or worse. The only one he daren't take umbrage with is Le Tiss, although of course he has a Saturday job now anyway...

So you have the same opinion of him that he has of himself then?!