Fitzhugh Fella

Ta, that was interesting!

Fair play to you Steve, there is good research here. I am going to give it a good read in the morning when I can certainly do it due justice.

His garden is the talk of the neighbourhood!

I am hearing that a meeting withthe IR in London did not go too well last week. Also hearing some salaries may not have been met. Plus I gather there was a Board meeting yesterday - a Monday is not normally a day when the Board meet unless there is something specific to be discussed. I know no more than that.

He goes onto say "Southampton's recent decline has been particularly sad, a tale of worsening results set against a seemingly never ending backdrop of boardroom upheavel. One murmer doing the rounds has them going into imminent administration..."

brought a nostalgic but rueful smile to my face. "Samson drew strength from his mane of hair. Andrew Ridgeley got rich on George Michael's good looks and song writing ability. As for Southampton, well they had The Dell, that antiquated yet charismatic corner of Hampshire where others, including Sir Alex Ferguson among them, feared to tread. So long as The Dell was around, then Southampton were more than just an average team. They would win the FA Cup, qualify regularly for Europe and finished 2nd in the league to Liverpool in 1984. It was, in a nutshell, their power source. Then they moved. Bar a visit to the Millennium Stadium to face Arsenal in 2003, it's been pretty much downhill all the way since". - Spencer Vignes. 22/03/09

yea Mike - the last 3 games have been very dissapointing - we just don't seem able to win games we should.

How does that work percentage wise? Sorry had a long day and the wine is kicking in!

Looking at the table tonight, contemplating our home form, the fact that matches are running out and considering many of our rivals are playing each other I would put our chances of staying up - percentage wise - at around 30%. Am I being too pessimistic/optimistic? If you had to seriously put your house on such a bet what (non gung-ho) chance would you opt for on us surviving? Anyone go above 50%?

2 dropped I am afraid. Blackpool will be relieved.

Cheered me up no end.

It was nothing major - in fact quite minor, but just goes to show how much this forum is scrutinised - unless it is just me

Hey I agree

I would be intrigued to find out more about how the club plan to "evaluate" nominees. Incidentally they still monitor this forum with a fine toothcomb as I have been "admonished" over the last few days for something I posted over the weekend. This whole thing belongs on Wilde's manifesto.

This is a strange one. Poke has gone to Torquay for the rest of the season and then his contract expires so in effect he is no longer a Saints player. And Forecast is a crap keeper, according to Webster, who was then put on gardening leave for expressing an opinion. Let's hope Davis does not pick up an injury between then and now.

Fair point and lets face it the comparison should never have been floated in the first place.

He's a good to average CCC player, no more no less. Certainly not a Prem player. Value about £300,000 I would say.

So, are the statistics still showing Wotte in a positive light? Today's game was absolutely dire and "Wotte the Statistical Mesiah" is perhaps not as good as some would have us believe.

They can't even afford to restock 30 copies of ITN which is sold out!

expert in tax avoidance

Trousers, you have surpassed yourself. You have certainly exposed the re-writing of history by the club and how some on here have fallen for it.

Ron, by all means "big" up Wotte (although turning a blind eye to his influence in running with the Dutch football initiative is a tad disingenious) but why do it by comparing his stats with those of Pearson. A) That's just opening up old wounds and B) stats lie because they do not take into consideration all the external factors like the fact Pearson was parachuted in without any knowledge of the club's playing staff while Wotte had a hand in chosing a lot of the squad he inherited. At the end of the day Wotte will be judged on whether he keeps us up or not. If he does then he deserves as much praise as Pearson got and he should be given the chance next season - something Pearson was denied because someone had a vision which turned out to be rather flawed.

Ron - you set yourself up to be the great peacemaker and the voice of reason (with all your sources) and yet you then start an absolutely ridiculous thread that compares two uncomparable entities. If I did not know you better, from this post, I would have you down as a closet Lowe queen. Sorry, but this thread is trouble making, stupid and a waste of time. You can do better than this.

Nah Steve, Lowe pays him - end off!

a bit of a provocative thread imo