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I think last season the leeds game was the 3rd most watched, behind only Man U and Arsenal. I thought we would get more than 26K yesterday but considering the ticket prices it was a good turnout. Sort of rubbishes what the skates have been saying out us only getting good crowds because of cheap pricing etc.

I tend to agree, but from Bournemouth's perspective when Saints approached them and Eddie went for an interview they were probably resigned to losing him. You can't blame their chairman for being over the moon when for whatever reason he ends up staying. A good manager is worth his weight in gold and him staying could mean Championship football instead of League 2 football next year. If Mitchell was lying then our chairman should just find it funny that he should resort to such petty behaviour and just have a chat next time he sees him. Saying he is not welcome is just petty schoolboy behaviour and doesn't achieve anything. Maybe one of this Bournemouth team turns out to be a top player who Adkins wants to sign, making an enemy of their chairman is not going to help.

From the info I have I think he had the interview and decided he didn't want it. Wether he was offered it or not only Howe and Cortese would know. Even if Mitchell is saying the truth I expect Howe would be embarrassed about the info being aired so wouldn't read too much into him being cagey. Either way I don't se why Cortese has let it get to him, a bit pathetic really.

I definitely didn't hear any booing and I've got good ears.

I remember him getting subbed at the Dell and when the fans behind the dugout gave him stick he told us to f*ck off. He just can't take the banter, chav tosser like his sons.

There was definitely no booing - the video proves that.

Football has always been run as a business, it's just now there are a few more noughts added on the end. Though football has changed alot it is wrong to suggest it wasn't run as a very successful business in the 70's and 80's. If it's ticket prices we are talking about then I think most Saints fans would be willing to pay a fair wack if we got back in the Prem - even the Championship. There is no reason why you cannot have a successful Prem club and treat supporters as supporters, and treat the club as a club embracing it's history, ex-players, fans and local area and media. It's not and either/or thing.

I think they are getting the directors lounge mixed up with the directors guest room which has a cash bar.

Maybe, just maybe, there were some crowd antics you were not aware of? It's pretty conclusive from that video that there was no major booing of Cortese.

Excellent signing, just what we need.

That's how I see it.

Not as good as the Lowe - Mandric duck thing. Did Lowe ban Mandrick, I can't remember? I assume Cortese will be sat with us at Dean Court for the away game - should be fun.

As this whole shower of sh!te has dragged on ages already that suggests it's going to last a whole lot longer. Does it mean the FL don't like the numbers they presented or is AA wanting another transfer window to raise some cash, or something else?

That what I'm thinking as well. At the players sponsors dinner Pardew did a speech which gave me the impression all was not well. He said something about Cortese giving him a list of games he thinks he should win and he made a remark about it not going to happen. Plus there were a few things said at the end of last season, the rumours at the last game and the pulled programme etc. My guess is, pardew just got fed up with it all. It doesn't matter how great your job is, if you think your boss is a c*nt you want out.

The truth is none of us know if we are skint or not, it is a bit worrying that the squad is worse than last years but I'm guessing Cortese didn't want to blow any serious money until the new manager came in and Adkins is assessing the squad (which is probably the wise thing to do at the moment).

His face annoys me.

It is good to have a derby without a load of mongs trying to fill each others faces in though.

I thought the other brother would be more electable, also looks gimpy but at least he looks old enough to run a country.

Cracking result, well done Nigel and Barney - this could be the turning point.

Whoever is in charge of PR at the moment is doing a fantastically sh!te job. The only important thing is to have someone who knows the fans/customers because footie fans are a funny bunch. Expensive PR companies are just over complicating things and are a waste of money.

The gripes people have had with Cortese are all pretty minor and hopefully his backing down over the photographer ban mistake shows he is learning and willing to change. There have been a few things like the non-communication over installments and the bad mouthing of club legends that have just been retarded decisions but we should be big enough to accept them for what they were and move on - everyone makes mistakes. PR is not important in the whole scheme of things, as long as the manager and players are happy working for Cortese - that is all that counts and we should be fully behind Cortese as long as that is the case.

There is something seriously ****ed up when you can stick two fingers up to the tax man and rip off local businesses with 20p in the pound, then go on a spending spree with 20K a week wages for players like Kitson and Lawrence. Cheating scum.

There is possibly a chance that Mossad knew about the plans or even infiltrated the hijackers but ideas like the towers were brought down by controlled demolition are just nonsense. The conspiracy theories sound good but when you put them under the same scrutiny as the official explanation none of them hold up.

The guys a loon.

I'm not saying the rumours are fact, just that there is no harm in posting what you have heard, because they MIGHT be true. If no one posted rumour and speculation on these message boards they would be a pretty dull place.