Alain Perrin

Purely to enter Robbies' sweepstake....

An over reaction by a poster on here..... surely not.

Positives and negatives about both Hoddle and WGS. WGS - Good (Fitness, Motivation, Passion, High Tempo, Style) Okay (Signings) Bad (Midgame tactics (no plan B), subs (McCann for Fernandez 65mins without fail) Hoddle - Good (great subs and tactical changes, organised, defensively strong) Okay (Style, Fitness) Bad (signings - Draper FFS, motivation ability questionable, ego) Personally I don't think you should ever go back. If WGS stays away he will always be a hero. If he comes back, there is a risk he'll tarnish that.

let's hope it breaks......

Yes. If they exist AND if there is anything to say. I don't think there are as many beans to spill as some would suggest. Certainly Jones would have most reason to spite Lowe. No doubt he had issues and we can be a strong united club in ways we could never be under Lowe. I doubt he's the devil some would like to portray (mostly with emotion rather than evidence).

I've just been reading Dave Jone's autobiography and can recommend it. Interesting points to mull over: - damning of Internet message boards and how the things written can affect players mentally. - Says that he suspects most posters live sad lonely lives (in part that seems to be triggered by some of the things said about him in during the abuse case). - Strong praise of Rupert Lowe and what he achieved at Saints. Certainly contrary to the common view and what some, with their all powerful NDA theories, would have you believe. - Unhappy with the way he was put on gardening leave - which you wouldn't expect him to be happy about. - An annecdote about about a kiss n' tell story involving a Saint's player, a laydee and a chicken leg....! Anyone know who that was? He doesn't say. - Warm praise for Saints and fans. In the past (brave new world and all that), but an interesting view. Anyway, read it for yourself. A good book.

For god sake, no! It's one step to deranged fans sending him emails demanding he sign Messi. The guy's "intensely private" according to one quote. Let him be.

....wanted to be the first to say it COYR

I am for positivity. Let's just not go overboard. QPR have rich owners....

Personally I'll be disappointed if it's Markus as I was looking forward to the "Willi-out" campaign 10 years hence.

History will judge that things happened after administration. In 10 years time, the picture may be different, with highs and lows along the way. Man up and forget the past.

I really don't see the obsession with hoping someone loses his job. I don't know how culpable for the mess we've been in Dave Jones is, and I suspect you don't either. Fundamentally the failure of Southampton Football club came about because of failure on the pitch, not on a spreadsheet governing compliance with FRS10.

More fool you... I've got a lorry load of "Swiss Don't Miss" and "We Love Alpine" unisex t-shirts. I've also managed to get back my investment in 'Jackson' t-shirts through fortuitous outside circumstances. 3 fer a tenner.

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Because it looks bad. Like Michael Jackson, sometimes these things can just be innocent......

I believe the best is yet to come...

Not wishing to bite to Nineteen Canteen's obvious trolling comment about MLT, but there is an element of truth in it. I would be happy to accept Matt into a role where he was a figurehead, but I do doubt what qualifies him to be a football club chairman. And if we are still financially constrained post takeover, can we afford the luxury of a ceremonial figure? MLT was a great and probably the best footballer we'll see in Saint's colours. However, that does not mean he's suitable for hiring firing, deciding budgets, strategy etc. I don't know Matt and this is my opinion - I might be wrong. He might have been doing a part time MBA for the last few years, but I doubt it. Clearly he knows the game and can advise on footballing matters, but there's a danger that his opinion will contradict the manager and that isn't a good thing. He's a pundit based on his god given ability to kick a football, not because he's some proven coach, tactician or motivator (certainly not the later!) So for me, active role in the club - yes. Football advice / fan barometer to the business chairman, yes. Outright chairman - no.

So we've got rid of a d!ck and are getting a willi..... Bring it on!

If it wasn't so serious I'd laugh. Administration is a lottery and this guy would be ten times worse than Lowe.

I'm sure his newspaper made no mention of the allegations..... hypocrite.

Wanted new owner. Friendly fans. Apply within.

I am Head of Lyric Repurposing at a major entertainment company....

And now, the end is near, and so we face, the final curtain. My friends, I'll say it clear, We'll go bust, of which I'm certain. We've played, a game of chance, we've signed loads but not Steve Highway. And now this, screwed by Le Tis, We did it our way. Regrets, I've had a few, but then again, too few to mention. We've boo'd, slagged off our players, everyone's fault, without exemption. We marched, sung Lowe out, some even wished, for administration, And more, we're out of cash, We did it our way. Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew, We'd walk the league, it would be a doddle. But through it all, when there was doubt, As Dalek says, if we'd appointed Hoddle. But we said no, and we stood tall, And did it our way. We've loved, We've laughed and cried, We've had our fill; our share of losing. And now, as tears subside, I find it all so amusing. To think, we did all that, and may I say --- not in a shy way, "Oh no, oh no not me, we did it our way".

The only thing that worries me (assuming MF has the money) is that this guy seems a bit of a football hobbyist. I hope that he doesn't interfere with team affairs. Every time I see the photo of Mark Fialka I know it is only a matter of time before: - a training top with initials gets ordered - he goes running in the New Forest with the squad.

Call me naive but what is racist about a dustbin lid? Personally I am still worried - the quote above "An unnamed source said: “I’m honestly shocked. It’s more shocking than Michael Jackson’s death. He’s one of the best talker s you’ll ever meet. “I imagine he’s a front man with someone else’s money as he doesn’t have the trappings of a wealthy individual. He must be working with some very wealthy people.” What if he isn't a front man and is the only man? He's got the gift of the gab and access to just enough to buy the club, but not enough cash to do anything with it? I'll give anything a chance, but we really know very little about the bid other than some warm words and (so far) slipping deadlines.