Miltonaggro

For f*cks sake, beam me up Scotty! We need to get out of this league as soon as possible! I hope that our trip to little Bournemouth is a Dellhurst day, with bells on!...

You're 90% right Gemmel, but the last 1 minute is always used for a lusty rendition of the Okey Cokey, apart from Connolly who is excused (can't do the 'knees bent')...

In interviews Luggy did always look like he had been surprised in a bus station at 2am...

What drives me mad is that in every interview he says: 'You don't have to be mad to work here, but it helps!' ad nauseum! Unbelievable...

Cortese made a clear statement that only Adkins was offered the job, but it was no secret that a number of candidates were seen. Reading between the lines when the Adkins move stalled over compensation it seems that Howe was rather too quick to offer his services, and did not think out his response to his erstwhile Chairman when asked for an explanation, an explanation then leaked to the press. Given the Leibherr family's insistance on ethical conduct in business I would trust Cortese to tell the truth on this matter over Fast Eddie the Skate, and the Tub 'o Lard every day of the week!...

Whatever your position on Cortese, Leibherr put him in place, between himself and the fans as a shield. He is very well paid to make difficult decisions, and ultimately will be judged on the club's success. I'm sure that he was well aware of the volatile and passionate nature of taking over a football club and ultimately taking on its fans in the run up to the takeover. There are signs lately that he is 'learning' and that is more than Lowe ever did! As for the subject matter of the thread, I've criticised Cortese in the past but on this issue; banning the beery, blubbery, duplicitous no-mark who currently occupies the plastic throne at Bournemuff - I'm with him 100%...

What hasn't been mentioned is that SAGA are running a two for one coach offer this afternoon, meet under the Pier at midday, bring a blanket and some Werthers originals. The beauty of these no mark tick turds attempting to wind us up is that next time they are about to go pop they wont be able to look East for assistance. Lets see where we are when we have our trip to the seaside...

or Poole town...

The real derby game for Bournemuff is Weymouth, clubs of a similar size in jaded seaside resorts with little social history, who can forget the Punch and Judy riots of 1963. I'm with Miffy on the chants for Fast Eddie the too late skate...

This should bring back some memories chaps: http://www.justcatnaps.com/collection/GoodisonSouthamptonParade.html The usual suspects from season 70/71. Obviously what Adkins need to do is to sign three or four mad jocks...

If we could win the next two it's a back on track and target with arguably a stronger team spirit. After all the recent angst and bollo that would be lovely...

One thing we have learned over the past year is that nobody outside a very tight circle knows what is going on inside the boardroom of SFC. Of course, after ML's death his family may have thought that the football club (after all a business model like no other) was too hot to handle, and of course if that was the case the disposal would likely be handled quietly and efficiently and in such a way as to not alarm or alienate the paying public (hence the statement, think back to the statement about AP's future...). Life is life, and business is business, but I certainly hope that a sale is not beeing mooted or touted. What we do know however, is that should a sale take place Swiss Tony and Mickey Faker will not be anywhere near it!...

I though you were going to say coronary heart disease...

There are some very good points raised on this thread. After the takeover we were told about the glorious five year plan, saw a proven manager arrive (who whatever your position on him had a CV that said - Div 3 to Premiership) along with some good players, so we collectively bought into it. This was despite the ten point deduction last season (which was always going to make things very difficult), and despite the installment payments for season tickets being withdrawn this season - bear in mind that both season tickets and merchandise (shirt sales) were significantly up this year in anticipation of a football feast. After all the bookies are rarely wrong! With this in mind, it is natural that a large number of loyal supporters (particulary those who have invested heavily in the current financial climate) are either concerned, exasperated, or angry with the current situation and creeping realisation that all may not be well. This has not been helped by the lack of information coming from the club as supporters are second guessing positively and negatively all of the time leading to yet more angst and fallout, this is evident in the grounds and on here. The club has made itself an easy target in so many ways that it beggars belief. Nigel Adkins is a very good manager at this level, and of course we all want him to succeed, but it would be helpful to know what we are backing. Are we going to have some pending investment with these elusive three to four players that everybody (the happy clappers and wrist slashers) agrees we need on loan arriving within the next week to give NA options and more importantly motivational leverage? Are we going to be a selling club come January, with a mass exodus followed up by a mass recruitment? Are we now completely 'self-financing' with an inflexible budget regardless of the situation on the park? Is the five year plan now waste paper and if things don't improve quickly will NA get time to recruit, rebuild, and restructure? We all love SFC, but what are we now supporting?...

If there is a wantaway exodus in January (as is likely if things don't improve quickly) with the possible likelihood of Lambo, Lallana, Fonte, Davis, Morgan, and Barnard looking to move on it will be interesting to see NC's reaction. I rather fear that he will tell them that they are under contract and dig his heels in leading to a potential mutiny. The feelgood factor in the shape of three or four short term loans (we shed something like 15 players in the summer for goodness sake!) is now a necessity to support the new manager with options and moreover save this season. Never a dull moment...

No pace, but tricksy and gutsy and deserves a proper chance...

As the clock ticks on and on I am beginning to think that we may indeed be a busted flush in the transfer market. The team is crying out for competition for places in key areas and a lot of good (and reasonably cheap) players have gone begging already. I said on another thread that the appointment of NA could be the signal that we intend to 'coach' rather than 'buy' our way out of division three, all very honourable but in that case the manager is likely to need more than a season to get it right...

He needs to insert a subtle but highly explosive rocket up the collective 'arris; arm round some, headlock for others. He needs to get a result at MK. He need to use the loan window as soon as possible to bring in a flyer, a quality holding midfielder, and a back up target man (Rotheram's number 10 would do nicely). He needs to buy a pair of Ronnie Kray style specs...

To be honest I don't think Crosby is there to arrange the flowers, I rather think he is Bud White to Nigel's Ed Exley...

It's incredible how past exposure to Rednapp can cause such severe long and short term memory loss! Hope we take 4000 down there and beat the w*nkers 4-0...

Mojo is the right word Ron, spot on! In terms of giving the underperforming team ('I would not take a salary if I failed to get promotion with that squad' Gus Poyet) an appropriately strong enema, and the long suffering Saints supporters an appropriately significant boost, Keegan is your man. Adkins and his ilk may work long term, but I think another year in this league will kill off an awful lot of fans, he seems more of a finger waggle and collective sigh of acceptance type of guy. CBF is right, anything other than promotion this season will be a monumental failure, any more scandal or spin will be an insult to the collective intelligence...

Even the most glazed happy clappers must be losing patience with the current self inflicted debacle. I feel completely punch drunk and sick of spin at the moment whilst waiting for the next disaster or disappointment to unfold. Jesus Christ is probably an unrealistic appointment to be honest (rather outdated training methods), Keegan would have much the same effect but without the baggage, and he's available...

Adkins may look like a geography teacher but I sincerely hope that underneath that shell suit are balls the size of coconuts! S****horpe Utd might be in the league above us but they are a world away in terms of club size, their 'stadium' holds 9000 and their average attendance is something like 5500; the pressure will be on Adkins from the minute he turns up and the honeymoon period is likely to last as long as a traditional honeymoon, about a fortnight. Of course we all want him to do well, of course we all want him to be another McMenemy, but he won't be given the luxury of time by his Chairman. I think Pardew was put in place with funding assured to get us out of this league, I think Adkins will have been put in place to coach us out of this league - the latter could well be a long and painful process...

PS: When the new Saints manager is in place Cortese will put all these no mark bullsh*tters in place by stating the actual turn of events in what should be a rather comprehensive press release. My money is on fast Eddie throwing his hat into the ring in panic on being told Saints were in advanced negotiations with Adkins only to be told 'no thanks sonny' - the poor bast*rd is probably desperate to trade in his Mondeo for a Mercedes. Punch & Judy, geriatrics, serial bankruptcy, and the Krankies, the poor bast*rd...

I thought it would be the Leeds United clip or Duncan Norville in Panto...