Fitzhugh Fella

I asked him if it was ok to address him using his first name - he said Yes. Sorry if that irritates you, if you were brave enough to introduce yourself to me I would call you by your first name!

I think Ralph is back in Canada at present, how long for I am not sure. I assume Les Reed is handling all negotiations.

I see MP is absent from the just released "Rowe signs a new contract" photo - Reed is in his place.

Nail on head

I think Crab Lungs makes some valid points and I understand his concerns but for me the journey was always going to end in tears, it was inevitable. We got where we did by spending a reasonable to large amount of cash, far more than any previous regime had shelled out and we made progress beyond our expectations but......... the bubble had to burst. The writing was on the wall last summer with reports of a division of views on the budget between KL and NC. Unless we persuade KL to splash big (unlikely) or find a multi billionaire who wants to take up the challenge of securing CL football, we have scaled our version of Everest and are now looking for lesser, less-arduous-to-climb mountains.

You are very quick to cast dispersions despite not even bothering to find out who he is. FYI he commentates on saints matches home and away for Solent, he is pretty knowledgeable, trustworthy and close to some of the players. Let's just say he is a lot closer to what is going on than you, but don't let that stop you climbing on a bandwagon.

Another tweet from Blackmore "and the timing of the Williams/Dodd exit was a pr disaster of the highest order at the worst possible time - did the board not think that?"

Adam Blackmore has just tweeted "a number of Saints players feel they can't get answers they want off those in boardroom - that's what they have told me".

I have lifted this from Facebook - no names for obvious reasons but the person speaking is as I understand it, close to JD. "He has been sacked along with willo & been given no reason but definitely not mis conduct . Other staff are staying & basically should have been the other way round . Players not happy .he is now in the process of sorting the remainder of his contract out but he is looking forward to a new challenge".

I was with you all the way until your last three words!

Wasn't that because he had to rush off to catch a plane for a Poland match?

I stood very near her on Sunday and she looked every inch a passionate fan as the players did their lap of honour. She has hardly been hiding since her taking control which leads me to believe she is in for the long haul. My only concern is there is a lack of football people at the top or people who are inexperienced and these are crucial times to have naivety.

I know with us never or unlikely to offer Champions League football, players like Adam will want to move on, but the gap between the top echelons of the Premiership and the rest will just grow, while they cream off the rest of the leagues talent. It's a vicious cycle, its a shame 4 clubs qualify - if it had stayed at one players might have been more inclined to stay

Understand your logic but players of Lallana's calibre don't grow on trees.

MD never struck me as a bloke who spent time on the internet!

You would think NC would have better things to do. I got the impression last week that he is the last person KL would agree to sell the club to.

Saints have confirmed they are

Indeed and the fact they are local and Saints fans means a lot. I think this is the board looking at building bridges with the local business community. Fair play and well done to Veho!!

I dread to say anything that starts you off again (no offence) but one thing RK did say and repeated during our meeting was that next season started for him on Monday. I do agree the fan friendly bit will soon be very tedious if the more important questions aren't quickly addressed. I don't want to go through the whole World Cup period reading about the imminent departure of players/manager. The journalists are like vultures at the moment and the sooner one gets shot down (Jamie Jamesom or Alex Goring Crook preferably) the better.

think MP is playing a game of brinkmanship with the board and fair enough, the ball is in the board's court and we all wait with baited breath to see if they feel they have reached as high as they want to go.....or do they twist and go for 21.

It was thanks to Terry that we had the meeting so I am grateful to him. No he kept fairly quiet. For me and Hagiology Terry has been great, he is a massive fan and SFC is very close to his heart. He seemed to already have forged a good relationship with RK, and that morning had shown him around Winchester his native city. But as you say his home and family are now in S Africa.

I stand by that Batman but in modern day football if you are not privately owned by a wealthy party you are going nowhere. I don't like it but it is football and I am trying to live with it.

I think I summed it up honestly ie "it was a good day for Saints fans when the Liebherr family bought our club but it was an even better day for the family." And yes I had a low opinion of Rupert, certainly after he started to get involved on the football side of things and yes I thought Cortese was a thoroughly unpleasant man who got carried away after the unfortunate death of ML. Still stand by those views which I based on what I saw and heard. FWIW I thought George Reader and Alan Woodward both gentlemen and great chairmen. Askham was alright until he started getting involved in the reverse takeover. The only other chairmen I have known were Wilde and Crouch. Yes I changed my mind on Wilde (I think we all did) and Crouch was out of his depth but a generous and well-meaning Chairman who did not last long. As for RK, well yes he was charm personified but as has been pointed out the proof will come this summer.

Thanks for at least taking the trouble to find a post where I could be considered to be posting anti KL sentiments. I don't think I was though, I was angry at our cup exit nothing more nothing less and if you read the thread through in its entirety you will see I give the Liebherr family as much credit as criticism. Certainly not "poisonous" as you claim.

But Batman, hasn't history proved me right on both counts? Lowe post 2003 and Cortese were both dictators - all I did was point it out?