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If they are liquidated the FCR is meaningless.

How can they pay money to a club that doesn't exist?

This place is like being back at school. Nothing wrong with Alpine's post. It's clearly in our interests for Mario to be out partying for as long as possible. Hopefully Tevez and Aguero are smoking and scrotum deep in tarts as well.

Federer will still win, Murray will tire.

When you think of how bad it got when we were in administration it seems like a miracle to be where we are now. It's just a shame Marcus is not around to see it all happen. I distinctly remember being at an airport about 3 years ago, picking up a paper and reading about how we could go out of existence and pompey were lining up another billionaire. What a fantastic reversal of fortune.

This one has to win a prize.

You don't have a clue what wages the club are offering. No reason why we wouldn't match or better Leicester.

I just find it funny that people seem to be shocked that this sort of thing goes on. It's a cut-throat business driven by pure greed where the rewards are massive - and people are surprised they they told lies? Seriously? My mate has made a fortune in the mortgage business and there is not a moral person among them.

Good luck Whitey, at least you should get it all sorted out in time to watch kelvin n co face Man City!

He's quite clearly completely nuts. Thought he had a few valid points, just struggled to get them across in a coherent way. Watching him trying to argue for the legalisation of drugs was comical though, he's living proof of why it should stay illegal.

I read a book from one of Bomber Command recently and these guys were absolute heros. The Spitfire pilots got all the praise but the bombers also played a vital role in winning the war. Their lives were unique, they could be out in a Lincoln pub having a nice relaxing pint then hours later they would be in absolute hell, over the enemy homeland, inches from death. Then hours later they would be back in Lincoln having a fry-up. You have to admire their bravery and talent.

Lambert easily has the best celebration roar in the Prem.

The Echo is generally a better gauge of Southampton fans views IMO. More normal local people who actually go to games.

Spot on, I expect kids diets today are way better than when I was younger. Problem is the Playstation is just too damn good, running around outside climbing trees just cannot compete. Plus you don't even need to go out nowadays to make friends and chat to girls, it's all online.

Pretty obvious, just look at the little graph at the top of the page. When you take into account the SWF happy clappy mong syndrome that is probably even skewed in favour of the scouse debacle.

All the comparisons with Lowe are pointless, the only major difference is now we are owned by billionaires and not on the perpetual financial tightrope we were before. Cortese can rip up the faxes and chuck them in the bin all day long, if Lowe was in charge now he could do the same.

Cortese has made it pretty clear he doesn't care much for SFC's history and traditions. It's no big deal just I find it all a bit sad. It's not hard to design a fresh new football kit and still keep it in Southampton colours.

I the contract he signed is legally binding there is no way we will sell for 4mill. We have owners with ambition and resources now.

Instead of "in your Liverpool slums" we could sing "In your Liverpool kit"

I take it in subbuteo we will now be know as Liverpool/Nottingham Forest/Southampton instead of the traditional Southampton/Sunderland/Stoke?

Of course it will you pleb. We're a premier league team now, sash was league 1. We will sell more of everything.

I still can't work out the thinking behind going for Liverpool colours instead of Southampton. I guess its either: a: A idea born from the marketing department. Red home, white away = red and white - clever eh?! b: This design was cheaper, better margin. Some Umbro factory in china had a load kicking around, all we had to pay for was a few badges sewn on. We will sell them regardless. c: Cortese likes pinstripes - we get pinstripes d: A deliberate attempt to distance ourselves from the past. A new Southampton etc Either way it's not a big deal. I just think it's pointless and odd. History and tradition is a part of football IMO and adds value to the club's brand. If Man Utd wheeled out a red and white striped shirt you would think WTF. It's no different for us.

We're in the Prem. The club could stitch together some old sacks and drag them through dog dirt. They would still sell shed loads if they plonk the SFC badge on and call it the official shirt.

To be fair we do have precious little Prem experience, could be in for a spanking.

He looks like he's holding in a sh!t.