Noodles34

wrong about what, i may have done two posts in the summer about it expressing concern, im hardly the next Alpine

There is nothing to say that we couldn't do it again, but then look at Liverpool after losing two players (one permanently, one temporarily). Do you REALLY think that losing a manager and five top players every season would see us finish in the top half of the league season after season. My overall point is that I dont think the board handled the summer exodus very well, but (luckily?) its worked out well. Is that what our plan is for the future? Unsustainable perhaps, bit like the Rupert Lowe days except we can afford to replace our good players this time. as for the OP, the club as a whole, its past and present is definitely more united than ever and its a nice feeling. But I felt under NC we were going places and there was a clear vision for success, but its Kat's money now and ultimately her call and regardless of currently being second, I was actually more optimistic about the future this time last season.

see post 57

maybe, I missed the word "if", sorry if my post confused you

Jesus, this is no t an obituary thread is it? if trolling is saying that we would not have gone bust, then I am guilty as charged. if trolling is having a difference of opinion to most other posters, then guilty again, sorry, clearly I am missing the point of a forum. And there's been no disrespect to ML in any of my posts, I am as thankful as the next guy, it's just that technically he didn't save us, we would have survived, pedantic maybe, but true.

No, definitely not, but the one thing that worries me, they think that next summer they will get away with losing RK, Tadic, Pelle, MS and J Rod and still get to second place. That would be amateurish

sitting in Itchen North, not sure i understand. What did Ralph wreck? well, you cant blame him for the manager, thats for sure. Quite clear that MP was off after NC went, though you could argue that he made himself look a bit limp wristed with all the 'begging to stay' when we all knew that wasn't going to happen. But he did wreck the team, a bloody good one. We sold off players for good money and they wanted to go and now we are doing even better. Brilliant, i am happy, unconvinced initially but have to say that the team is better than last season in many ways. But please dont tell me that Ralph and the board were not a complete bunch of amateurs over the summer and made us look like some kind of tin pot clueless regime. At least they shut the door at MS and yes, got in RK, they have done some good things, but "we're not selling any of our players" to selling five of the best, come on! And Chambers FFS, that one still ranks as a shambles. But we're all happy now and as long as we continue as we are, everyone will be happy, me included. If it does go a bit a Pete Tong, this place will be interesting.

things like this make this forum so worthwhile

where were you in July and August?

always play with two hands....

lol, bump your own thread, I do give it to you, you definitely keep it up. whats the excuse today, oh yeah, we've had a knees up at the training ground development that Cortese designed and initialised, or because Kat has spoken more English in one video that MP spoke all last season or a great speech from Wreck It Ralph that he could have tried on the likes of lallana and co or you just fancied a bit of plain old "look at me"

really? In what way? Surely we have finally come out of it better off and the way they sold them off so quick, didn't appear from the outside as if was a problem on her side.

I think 'saving it' is a bit much to the letter of the law. Thee's not many that would have taken us to where we are now, thats for sure, but if he had not come in, someone else would have, we would never have gone bust, thats a fact.

have to agree with that tbh, God help some people, but it looks good.

LOL, good one

Bet he's hiding in one of those bins, ready to pop out!

is anything named after Cortese for getting us to the PL?

Dont think you're a proper fan mate, unless you can show that you've been subject to a lot of press and media attention.

Jonathan Pearce on MOTD did on Saturday ?

It's what the great British public get their facts about what's going on in the world, reckon a few on here read them too.

Like flies to ****, in they come.

Just read your original bit, what a numpty sorry on SRL

Wallace x 2, banger, oh, that bloke Rickie Lambert scored one or two ?

Think you mean season before, 89/90, finished 7th, should have finished third but for last defeats in N Lomdon, greatest season ever, managed to get to every game that season, home and away. Above is the following season, went with lots of optimism but that run nearly killed us, though Bob Higgins (remember him?) called it right at the start and said we would struggle. Nicholl was a sound guy but had to go in the end, lucky we got Branfoot after!