SW11_Saint

770 posts and you still have't worked out what this board is for!!

And I suspect if we'd have kept Nigel Pearson we'd have had 3-5,000 more on our gates... vicious circle, and an old argument, but people won't shell out hard earned money for zero entertainment and a losing team... ultimately that was our failure this year. A massive gamble by Lowe which blew up in his face (and ours!), hence we are where we are...

Absolutely agree. It will have a massive knock on effect on the City. Saints is part of our history and our heritage - to see it go under would be catastrophic. To add to my bad (and increasingly bitter) mood today, have just been reading yesterdays Observer about the World Cup Bid (to be unveiled tomorrow), Portsmouth being a major part of it - after increasing the capacity of FP to 30,000 if the bid is successful they will build a "40 or 45,000 capacity stadium at Port Solent". Say what we want about them, the club has done well, and their City has benefitted - they also seem to have done a decent job as a city council attracting industry as well as major events (e.g. the round the world yacht race) as well as building tourist attractions - the Spinnaker Tower, developing Port Solent etc. Southampton as a City always seems to be talking about things, rather than doing them. Oh, of course we now have Ikea - whoopi doo!

I don't know where all this "pro admin"/"anti admin" stuff comes from - whether you thought it was a good thing or bad thing is irrelevant; IT HAPPENED. It also happened on Rupert Lowe's watch, so he has to take a large percentage of the blame for it. Rather than getting uppity about those who thought it might be a "good idea", perhaps save your ire for the guy who architected this most catastrophic of seasons - our management team, our results, our gates, and therefore our income...

Good point. My first reading from his quote - "It's very unlikely a transaction [for the club] will be completed." was that he was talking generically, but it is followed up by: "They haven't delivered what they said [they would]," which indicates that he is talking just about Pinnacle. Let's hope so anyway.

Christ... this is either brinkmanship of the most ballsy nature, or we really are f*cked. It is now getting really worrying (despite Lynam's assurance). If we just disappear, it's beyond catastrophic, but surely it can't happen? Can it? Surely SOMEONE somewhere can pick us up...

God I'd hope it was someone a little more inspiring/ambitious than a fairly inexperienced non-league manager... Wouldn't give the best impression of the new boards ambitions. Personally I'd still go for Paul Ince.

No, but I tell you what - he didn't half look smart. Perhaps part of his new image as a "Football Club Owner"???

Yeah, but we're still the biggest club on the south coast - biggest ground, biggest catchment area, best infrastructure etc. etc. - so a bargain at the knock-down price they're asking.

Regardless of what people think of Cowen, I do credit him with some intelligence, which is all too often lacking in 19's posts!

Yes, the Echo hinted that the "potential mystery foreign bidder" might pool resources with Pinnacle. Who knows.

You can go and sit at another clubs ground, but you know it won't be the same, and your heart won't be there... Have a mate, a mad Stoke fan who "gave up on them", the year before their promotion to the Prem, and bought a Season Ticket for Arsenal instead. Hopefully it'll work out the same way here...!

perhaps my comment should have read I would HOPE that they will be!! Rather than formal talks, would hope the consortium would be discussing internally / getting their house in order ready to hit the ground running with Fry on Monday. Jeez - why is this always so seeming easy for other clubs, yet so difficult for us?!

I'm pretty sure they will be!

Agreed, at least it gives the chance for someone else to come in and buy us again when we're "back on our feet"...

And if this is the 'preferred bid' - what does it say about the others?! Worrying indeed, if they can't satisfactorily prove their financial guarantees for the club purchase, what does it say about their ability to invest in the future? I was really hoping this "mystery foreign bid" (as mentioned by Echo) might come to light, but it seems Pinnacle are still the #1 option at present.

Murty certainly, decent defender and leadership qualities that we lack.

TGIF... (sort of).

For a professional services firm that seems reasonable (I work for one who also deal in Administration and we'd be way higher than that). They are a business, not a charity. Now please move on...

Aah, but a good Captain would never absolve himself of his ultimate responsibility, or try to blame others. Perhaps then they're not so similar after all... =

Good analogy. In which case... =

Just shows Lowe in his true colours again - that toxic mix of ignorance and arrogance; unable to take any blame himself, and more than willing to assign blame to anyone and everyone else. Good riddance to him. He has overseen our darkest moments as a club, but hopefully now the only way is up...

Ignore him, he's just trying to agitate and bad mouth Pinnacle, or anyone else involved in the bidding process. Yawn. No doubt he's praying that his hero Rupert "2 relegations, 1 administration" Lowe will step in with a bid - of course, there will be nothing wrong with that one...