Fitzhugh Fella

But that is the point; the club does not belong to the city anymore it belongs to the Liebherr family. We had our chance, we blew it, we went into administration and then a consequence of being taken over by a private buyer, we lost our independence. You are right no doubt NC will sell one day, but we will only be passed on to another private owner and as such very vulnerable to his (or her) whim. Of course we still hold the right to protest but the gist of my post is no one has to listen any more.

Although I was as disappointed as the next fan to see NA leave I see no point whatsoever in protesting. NC knows 95% of the fan base is hacked off, but he is doing what he thinks is the right thing for SFC. As he represents the owners he is entitled to do exactly as he pleases and there is nothing you or I can do to stop him. When we were rescued by the Liebherr family in 2009 I was roundly criticised when I pointed out we had forfeited all our rights as supporters. Private ownership is just that and if they paid £12m to own what was once our club then they have every right. If you spent a lot of money on a house and then the people who used to rent it told you how to decorate it and the bloke round the corner who used to be the gardener for the previous owners started telling you what to plant in the garden you would quickly tell them to "foxtrot oscar". We all welcomed the Liebherr money without actually realising that although we were being saved we also simultaneously relinquished all control. Protesting or singing songs for Nigel (excuse the XTC plug) ain't going to make a blind bit of difference and a lack of crowd support might cost us a vital 3 points v Everton that I have a feeling we will now need more than ever, come the end of the season. Whether we like it or not we have to take Nicola Cortese's decisions on the chin and move on - there is no choice unless you turn your back on the club you love.

I was and tried to tell folk on here, but this forum just shoots messengers. Nigel will be relieved in my opinion - he wanted out and he wanted out with a decent CV, he's got that and some. Good Luck to him - smashing fella. My biggest worry is this new chap, talented and highly thought of he maybe but he is new to the Prem, new to the country and he does not speak English, not really what a team needs when they are in a scrap to stay up.

Just one word "timing"

today is the first day since I started this thread that it is better to be a P+mpey supporter than a Saints fan. Hurry up tomorrow when normal service will be resumed.

ORLY? Now Seaborne has gone to Bournemouth who is our back-up central defender

Yep pretty fair assesment

The Echo are reporting that there is talk of him returning to Japan in the Japanese media.

This - NA has posted the white flag with this line up, pretty poor decision I reckon.

It was actually Monday v Liverpool U21. Thought he had a very average game but had little support.

Tesco want to turn the land into pastures so their horses can graze in comfort.

Do you think Nicola Cortese should seek Adkins' advice re investing in Swiss/Italian banks? I doubt it because NA probably knows diddly squat about that sort of thing. Call me old-fashioned but I would expect NA aided by his staff and Les Read to ID the players they want (without consulting a man who four years ago had no football background). But having said that, once the player has been targeted hand everything over to NC who would oversee negotiating the price/salary etc.

I reckon I could put my hands on enough stuff to make a worthwhile museum.

It can't be that bad as Shaw has just tweeted "great 3 points"

all those opened tins of hot dogs in the corporate suites will have to be binned now - if they had refrigerators they might have kept until the next home game.....if there is one!

Lots of local matches off this morning and it's bucketing down as we hit noon - can't believe Fortress Fatpipes will survive the deluge - they must have the bestest drainage system in the world!!!!

With regard to Appleton going to Bonkersburn can anyone remember anyone else managing three clubs in one season - it must have happened but I can't think of anyone.

Not many in London?

With Chelsea and Man U away and Everton and Man City home coming up this will be our best chance to pick up 3 points for a while

Let's give him a chance, bloody hell plenty of people turn into world beaters after initial rejection

You don't like him? His name is familiar but can't think why - certainly don't remember him being on Saints books?

There is a photo in the Echo of him signing which includes Neil Benson who is the manager of Sparsholt Football Academy. Says Neil was once in Saints academy. Apparently Isaac has already trained with the club and been a guest at a couple of games.

from Sparsholt College Football Academy. Nehemie was released by Palace last summer but following his enrolment at Sparsholt he caught the eye of Saints and has signed a full-time scholarship arrangement up to 2014. He is a left-sided player.

I am dragging my weary bones up there to chalk another ground off