Noodles34

big difference between criticism and slagging off

Part two is in today, apparently a year ago we didn't know where were going, and talk of selling is something that is not talked about. So he definitely suggests that the club being sold was an option perhaps. But there is a lot of "at the moment" lines. and we are a ship and sometimes it gets a bit windy

Whats your point?

As dim as someone who can't use proper grammar

We have missed him though, with Lamberts goals we really could be going to PSG next year

my point being that we haven't (except for Toby, who we probably won't keep) replaced these players with better ones, better manager maybe? At the end of the day the club sold our best players last season and will probably do the same next summer, which is down to the players to a large degree for sure, but I don't think we are as ambitious as Ralph would tell you. its definitely a business for these guys now.

Took you a while to wade in and as usual, it wasn't wort the wait.

no one else worried that we wont get away with losing 4 top players this time round, I mean you could argue that we are not getting away with it now perhaps?

Would love to be pointed in the direction of "the numerous threads" I have started So Ralph is not in chare of the transfer committee? Right, who is then? He always sounded like he was.

You'll have to point out the bit whereby I stated that I was unhappy with the success this season. my OP was just a personal reflection on such a dull spokesman, who after one year in the English game still thinks its right to call it a product, then gives a long interview without nothing very productive to say really. No malice tough, just an opinion. we'll see what happens in the summer and how much he has learnt, when the big guns come fishing again.

Yes, I preferred the days when the chairman said noting too, I think those days were associated with a game called football, now footballpoly, not really the same anyone.

Big interview in the Echo whereby Ralph says on a couple of occasions how he is loving 'the product' that is SFC. i prefer Krunchy Nut Cornflakes myself. tbh, what a boring interview it is, can't imagine a long car journey with is guy!

Don't know why RK didn't switch Mane to the middle and take off Pelle, would have been more of a goal threat.

he is not good enough in the goal scoring ranks, not getting any younger and the lack of a decent striker will be the difference between CL and EL. I said at Liverpool he looks a poor man's Giroud and despite the few good shows (as does Giroud), frankly not the best striker we have ever had. At least mane is playing off him now, as being stuck on his own makes him look even worse.

Obviously the advertising deal is tax deductible but the little add ons, entertainment at the games etc. ST's, free merchandise perhaps? is he declaring them as BIK's or are they lost in 'advertising'.

Sermoneta

As good as Bertrand is, would still have Luke Shaw, but what do I know, I wasn't on the 'glad we got Tadic, he's so much better than Lallana' bandwagon, obviously missed that one well and proper

Wahts this Bertrand fella like? Any obligatory YouTube videos? also, have we really signed a players that's going to miss 20% of the rest of the season? Shocking Les Reed!

so Saints and Huddersfield were the only clubs in for him, Rickie Lambert, so in demand. Easy to say now isnt it, just like GR and DO.

never sang his name in my life, the song is not even factually correct. So who signed JR and VW? and Lovren come to think of it? Sorry, who was in charge when the likes of Shaw and Chambers and Chamberlain came through? I fail to understand why you have such a vendetta against someone, albeit bank rolled by his boss, took us from pretty much bottom of L1 to mid table PL, and built the basis of where we are now, that big picture is down to two people, Markus and NC. He carried on spending the money that he clearly had a mandate to, until he was reigned in by the new owner, didn't like that and stormed off. that was his and KL's prerogatives. Was he a nice man? Probably not. Was he living within a normal ego? Nope, again not by the looks of it. But I think he did everything he thought was right for the club, ex player free tickets, gone, and one or two didn't like that. Ignoring the history (except for the red sash shirt with no sponsor!) was pretty poor, charging for the car park and losing the guy from Coronation St as a STH. Lots of things that divided opinion and put people out on their arse. So he overspent on the training ground, big deal! Not all my projects fall within budget, get over it. How much did we save buying the stadium from Aviva, do you think ML brokered that deal? Suddenly he is responsible for the bad buys but not for the good ones, and they fall into the majority, that's why we are third. I am no big fan of Cortese, but i recognise that he did more good than bad by a long way and i dont care if he was an arse, he took our club to where Markus wanted it. Its been an incredible few years and thats down to him, I fail to see how you can continually slag him off? But I guess thats you. Anyway, that's me done on NC with you, just putting the record straight from perspective.

And J rod and VW? Sorry, missed that?

Sometimes you're just a tiresome troll, other times you are just a knob. today you are the later. So it's convenient that two of our worse signings were by Cortese but our best by the Manager? what about changing from Pardew to Adkins? What about changing from Adkins to MP? Or was that Les Reed. wish there was a geeking yawning icon, I could attach that to most of your posts.

You're so right Turkey Boy, Cortese wtf? Imagine if he'd signed players like Rickie Lambert and Jose Fonte, God where would we be now..... Oh, hang on a minute! But they didn't cost so much, luckily nor did Victor or Rodrigues..... Oh, hang on a minute!

Is Les Red the new Nicola Cortese now?

Is anyone aware if the box office take back tickets and resell them? So maybe for the QPR game, someone wants to return a ticket for a refund, is it worth keeping a check for any returns? Like when one goes to the Opera.