Fitzhugh Fella

I am sorry Matt is guilty of being naive. I told him on Saturday morning that Pinnacle were frauds and duping him but he shouted me down and would not listen. My favourite ever Saints player but he did not do his homework. Nor have others imo.

You obviously missed my post of Saturday morning which has since been removed (at my enforced request)? There was no nudge nudge and full of substantiation in it. Perhaps you were still asleep FFS. 2nd edit - I don;t really do "nudge nudge" - if I did I would not have the police on my case.

Sorry Alan - appreciate what you say - unfortunately every time I do post something with a little meat on the bone I get a telephone call with veiled threats so I must keep my powder dry until I am 100% sure. But I like to let my callers know I have not gone away!!!

Waiting for Le Godot?

Absolutely Morph - but some on here can't be told and love to blow the messenger away. MLT's words were deal will be done on "Monday or Tuesday at the very latest". The sands of time and all that.

still confident? I reckon there has been a lot of posters who are "swinging both ways" - perhaps "initiate another poll" time?

I think a fresh poll on the liklihood of Pinnacle completing will be interesting! Mods?

Bruce Springsteen in Hyde Park actually. But there is a reason I have withdrawn "from the fray" and when the time has come I will explain, but I think it best I lie low for another 36 hours.

And I heard this morning that Surman is now definately going to Wolves and Fry has said "so the wages can be paid" so that sounds like he has little faith in Mr Lynham.

I would say Yes to your last question

Just heard from someone perfectly placed to know that Wolves and Saints have agreed a fee and Surman is deffo going to sign this week. And here's the interesting bit it is "to cover the wages" so Fry seems to have no confidence in Mr Lynham.

I love a good dose of sarcasm, especially when it hits home

I think most now accept the Swiss consortium are our last chance but there is a danger they will turn their backs on us next week. Why? Because Mark Fry is insisting they accept the deal agreed by the now discredited, never going to happen Pinnacle bid. Should the Swiss be held to the same agreement drawn up and agreed by someone who never had a snowball's chance in hell of delivering? I know time is short but Fry's unrealistic demands (trying to save his own bacon after being taken in by Pinnacle) could scupper our one last chance of survival. No one likes having a gun pointed at their head.

Can someone translate this?

Nah Sporting Lisbon

Must have been on the same coach. I was with a nipper who threw up half an hour after leaving Southampton and lost his false teeth in the process.

That (despite my black mood) made me laugh.

I get Hamburg (a) Keegan and Anderlecht (a) 1977 mixed up a little but Anderlechct for me was 48 hours on a coach, the beer in Brussells, the Saints fans singing "Chanson D'Amour" to the bemused Belgian cops and Channon having a good goal ruled out for offside. (Years later there were allegations made that were never refuted that the ref took a bribe). The coach left at midnight from West End, Southampton - you can imagine what sort of state everyone was in.

So the Swiss or bust then?

Next season? Are you ITK?

I'd rather you won gloating rights tbh.

I want to be proved wrong....very much Gingeletiss.

Absolutely - I have some interesting documents I would happily hand over. Mr Fry are you out there?

Gingeletiss - greetings from the dark side - can you see now why I called for the backer to come forward? This never added up, especially since the exclusivity period ended - I have some of the original Pinnacle paperwork in my possesion and it was becoming clear to me that TL was not being 100% straight - hence my call on this thread. I take no pleasure however because if the Swiss bid now fails it will be the end and tyre kickers like Lynham will have played their part.

Care to reappraise Delmary?