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Who the hell is Tim Vickery anyway, and why does anyone give a sh!t hat he says?

I don't see why that is an issue. If the previous Chief Exec thought they were worth it you can't really blame people for doing a job and earning money. Maybe if the club had some decent ambassadors now you wouldn't see shed loads of empty corporate seats for the biggest game of the season. My company had a box and corporate seats last time we were in the Prem, Man U tickets were like gold dust.

Just not Saints, at least the 80's variations still kept some sort of proportions of red, white and black.

There is nothing wrong with discussing relegation, there is a fair chance it will happen. There is no point sticking your head in the sand.

I think Cortese has done a fantastic job, I don't for one minute want him gone and have no agenda (seriously, who does!?). But I think he is being a complete c@ck to Le Tiss and some other club legends. IMO it shows a lack of respect for the club's supporters and history. It seems to me that Cortese is like the kid at school who had no friends and becomes spiteful and bitter to everyone as a defence mechanism. Maybe Jimmy Case should give him a big cuddle and tell him we're all on his side.

If some of the stuff I've heard is true then Le Tiss has been pretty reserved in what he has said.

Shilton was miles better than Neimi. These polls are always scewed in favour of recent players, no doubt Lambert is better than Shearer and Lallana better than Channon because some SWF geek has actually seen them play.

Cortese is a complete pr!ck if that is true.

I'm guessing Cortese saw MLT on the TV panel and told them to "get that TV off".

Bush and Blair should stand trial but it will never happen. There is so much money to be made from Iraq's resources that sadly in today's world or greed, right and wrong simply doesn't matter. There are too many levels of scapegoats to make prosecution possible. It was crystal clear after invading that there was absolutely no chance of Iraq ever being a threat. The years of sanctions had left them with barely a functioning tank, the idea that they could have some secret arsenal of nukes is bizarre in the extreme.

I'd agree with all that Webby says above. Gutted we couldn't hold on but many positives. Hats off to Puncheon.

I disagree, I think Cortese is clever enough to know it is ALL about the football matches.

There wasn't many people demanding "Adkins for England" to be fair.

Don't see how that would matter. A football managers job is get the team to win matches. The story is obviously nonsense though. They just had nothing to fill the back page and thought this would get some attention. I can see how they put 2 + 2 together though. We've spent big, Harry like's to spend big (and to be fair has a good record of working with good players), plus he's local.

Ambition, if the club are will to spend large amounts of money, they can attract a certain calibre of manager.

Whilst I agree it's unlikely, Cortese has made it pretty clear he doesn't make decisions based on what the supporters want.

Splashing £12mill on Ramirez was bound to create speculation like this. Probably b*ll*x.

Shame to see him go. It won't take him long to win over the Brighton fans.

The extra hours and responsibility is the disincentive, tax would only play a minor role because the percentages are only ever a few either way. Everyone thinks they work hard, wether they are on minimum wage or in the highest tax bracket. I earn an above average salary and coudn't even tell you how much tax I pay a month - it doesn't interest me. My nan is recovering in hospital at the moment as well, I'm glad I have helped contribute to the care she and you are receiving. I'm certainly not moaning about how much the government have "stolen" off me or bothered that I couldn't afford that second week abroad.

Have you turned down a promotion and pay rise because you would pay more tax? Seriously?

31mill so far.... http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/interactive/2012/aug/31/premier-league-transfers-2012-deadline-day

Yeah, bang on the money there mate! LOL

He should be good backup for Puncheon.

Get the **** in!!!!

How can a high rate of tax ever be a disincentive to self-advancement? You still earn more money the more you work, even if you set a top rate at 90%. If you are that greedy to hate paying tax so much you will want to earn the extra money regardless of how much tax you pay.