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That's one hell of a time-bomb for a League Two club if they havn't ring fenced all the Parachutes. Tick tock

It would be interesting to hear from Fry as to why he ignored the Leibherr's offer to buy the club in the first place. How could he possibly think Fialka would be a better prospect than one of Europe's richest families?

I sometime don't believe what I read on here at times.

A real sh!tty situation for the new chief exec to sort out. Do you get rid and write off millions or do you ride it out and hope they make up?

I hope so, I just think Saints being 3rd highest spenders last summer hints at us living beyond our means. Hopefully we will carry on the same way anyway. Only time will tell.

I'm not sure spending £15mill fees and 60K a week wages on players like Osvaldo is our true level though.

I hope you are right but my gut feeling is that if the money was still there Cortese would still be there.

I expect the only thing they would have cared about is Cortese's ability to get hold of loads of Leibherr's money - that is what success is linked to.

I don't think it matters much about his ability at all, no player is going to be that bothered about the skill set of a CEO. The only reason to worry is WHY he left. In my opinion it is probably down to Liebherr not wanting to finance his little dream. If Cortese has promised the players something that cannot be delivered then he has left us with a big problem.

Impossible to say stuff like this unless you actually know what's gone on. Might have just been a good old fashioned punch up.

Would explain why Miss L wanted a bit more control. It doesn't take many of those sort of signings to ruin a club the size of Saints.

Pointless banging on about it though Cortese has decided to bugger off to better things and left us with the guy from Deloite to carry things forward.

9th I expect.

Even if you are promoting the club as modern and forward thinking our history does add value to the SFC brand. Obviously our history is not as rich as some clubs but it adds value, just like a few trophy wins a hundred years or so ago adds to the image of clubs like Portsmouth or Preston North End. For example if Coventry hadn't had that spell in the top flight and won the FA Cup your perception of them as a club would be very different. History and tradition are a huge part of the identities of British football clubs.

But you are not going to maximise revenue by alienating supporters and local businesses, fighting with the media instead of utilising it and discarding the club's history instead of using it to enhance the brand. Many of Corteses' petty actions flied in the face of the professionalism you say is so important.

No different to a crack addict feeling alive when they shoot up. Just as sad.

I just find it depressing that someone can value their life so little. His mother looks like a complete idiot as well, making out she couldn't force him to go to school etc. she's probably to blame.

Yeah, because you have to stop one to do the other.

Cortese would have known football finances inside out before he came to Saints. Hiring someone just because they are a banking is a f*cking retarded idea IMO.

Yep, been done before, it was when we actually sold out the corporate areas.

Yeah, because you can't embrace your history and look to the future at the same time.

I think saying we're not for sale probably means we're not for sale.

Great news. Just need to hire a new bloke to sign the cheques and were sorted.

But quieter periods usually mean lower temperatures. What is your explanation for the recent warming?

source?