Dan Johnson

hahaha "Wotte you talking about willis"

I have EVERY respect for Dave Jones as was really sad to see him leave, but at the time Lowe really had no option other than to put him on leave. I'd love him to go on and get success, I'd love to see him back at Saints 1 day too

I'm pretty sure this statement is purely to protect ego's. The football leagues statement highlights the fact the only stumbling block was proof of funds... Pinnacle then come back with a statement that basically reads "ohhhh ohhhh really, funds the only issue... well we might take another look then" Knowing full well that they dont have the funds to complete. This, I suspect, is the last you will hear of Pinnacle

Exclusivity meant that only Pinncle could complete the deal within that 21 day period, it DID NOT stop Fry from talking to other interested partys

Not true, I dont see Lee todd, olivier bernard, or Stig Johansen in that line up... PS Stig Johansen was actually amazing in CM 97/98 I remember getting his value to a good 10 million once!

Happy with that, think he should be given the chance seeing as he has showed continual commitment to the club in a time when others would have fled.

I have no idea who is fit and who isnt but Forecast James - Perry - Thomas - Mills Lallana - Gillett - Schneiderlin - Holmes Rasiak - McLaggon

Sad to see him go, Surman was a good professional and a Southampton fan, his form let him down a bit last season but I'm sure he'd have been a vital part of the team this season... had he stayed. I think he'll struggle in the prem, and is going to wolves purely as a squad player. I'd be surprised if he started more than 10 games, all the same... best of luck to him.... we need the money

completely unacceptable as far as I am concerned... why should the staff work for nothing....

Spot on

Tottally agree mate, I wanted the deal done 3 weeks ago, I'm not ITK just got a feeling about Friday thats all... but like you I hate the fact its rolling on & on... but if there was a sweepstake, I'd pick this Friday

The issues that are preventing Pinnacle taking over are with the FL so it would be pointless for Fry to act as a middle man between Pinnacle & the FL. He's out seeking further buyers that could step up should Pinnacles bid collapse... because thats what he's supposed to do. The fact that fry is out talking with other consortuims has nothing to do with Pinnacles bid

Im as frustrated as any mate, I really am. I just have a good feeling about this friday so here's hoping :-)

Without knowing any facts I wouldn’t know, but any animosity towards a consortium trying to save our football club (succeed or fail) is grossly misdirected IMHO

I just hope the frustration of some that the deal is taking so long doesnt turn to animosity against the pinnacle group as Tony sounds like a very astute man. Lets have some good news on this edition of "Take over Friday"

One way to look at it, the other of course being that we're the loyal paying customers of the company he's trying to take over...

I heard.... New Owner New Manager First Signing

I laughed! Fair play, and happy 65th :-)

David has done well for a player who has been looking to move on... If we got 1.6m for him, I would be happy to see him leave, thank him for his efforts, and move on

That makes VERY exciting reading :-) Very happy today

Come on... this is england, we dont need to actually find someone guility before forming an angry mob.... now where's my pitch fork??

Fry is administrator of the PLC not the football club, surely the football club can still offer contracts, they may well be based on the club (as an assist) being bought from the PLC but all the same I cant see this being an issue when OFFERING the contract.

While I agree Nick, and while I've never been Leons biggest fan this is an absoultely fantastic gesture and I for one am extremely greatful.

What an absolute embarrassment this is! McMenemy, Crouch, Wilde, Lowe, the Daily Echo... all as bad as each other. Bickering like school girls... all of these parties should take responsibility for the current state of the club. Not only that... they continue to drag this clubs name through the mud by the pettiest of arguments! This has always been about egos, and now they’re all trying to salvage what little respect they can from the fan base, unwilling to accept the truth that they are infact all FAILURES! They all claim to have the clubs best interests at heart, yet absolutely ALL of them fail to see that this bickering continues to divide the fan base and damage the harmony of the club! Just embarrassing! Roll on the new owners, hopefully no one will care to listen to this lot then and the world will be a much better place when I don’t continue to hear the names which I’ve grown to despise!