Alain Perrin

I have it on god authority that the Swiss will join forces on Monday and they want their own man as chairman (not-MLT). I can exclusively reveal that the chairman will be a big hitter in the auto industry : "Buying a football club is like making love to a beautiful woman," says Swiss Tony. "You've got to start slow, prod around a bit, then all the action happens in the last five minutes - and it's more likely to happen if you've got a bag load of cash."

Jesus, let the obsession go man. It's called an opinion. You're as obsessed as Stanley was with Lowe. Speaking of which we haven't seen much of him recently have we?

.... it has never happened before... oh. "Sheard, who knew Morrison from his previous involvement with sportswear firm ASICS, persuaded him to take up the offer but the return funding never arrived. Sheard's involvement in bidding for control of Wednesday has been mired in controversy. In September, the Yorkshire Post revealed he had initially engaged the services of a convicted money launderer to produce a proof of funding letter from a non-operational bank in Dominica which had no account holders and no money. At the time, Sheard claimed that the fake proof of funding had simply been a means of "getting a foot in the door" to open negotiations with Wednesday. There is no evidence of a connection between the bank letter and the scheme to lever in millions of pounds from Switzerland. " http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/Owls39-takeover-cash-is-set.4783373.jp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spencer_Trethewy Same ****, different decade?

Because of fans reaction if (a) they don't think you have enough money and (b) if you say a single word out of place. I'd rather chop my todger off with a rusty hacksaw than be owner or chairman of a football club.

Reports that Michael Jackson is dead are incorrect. He did not die of a heart attack, he was found in the childrens ward having a stroke.

Why don't you Beat It with your Bad jokes. You should look at the Man in the Mirror before you make jokes like that....

Well based on the money man that they wheeled out, you'd have to question how much money Pinnacle do have. They may have more than one backer, but you have to be a bit naive if, after all the "who is he" debate, you wheel out someone who, appears to not have a pot to **** in. Bigger pot than me mind, so it is stretching the point, but you get my drift.

Hurrah for administration.

Fry answers only to the creditors. No statement is necessary. Nice, yes. Interesting, yes - but keeping the fans informed is not in his job description.

Mindless masturbation. http://www.saintsjebs.co.uk

Will you stop banging on about Lowe......

Is it possible? Could Pinnacle takeover and the backer then refuse to show himself? Is he obliged to do so by the FL or FA? Would we have to face up to years of "I think it is Tabor" threads? At least with a PLC we knew who owned us p.s. Simon Cowell and Phillip Green are going into business together.... could it be..... erm no.

My take on this is : - the points position has to be sorted (or accepted) regardless of who buys us. - it would appear that time (driven primarily by wages day) is running out. - if Lynam doesn't deliver, then there are others who perhaps will. Fry's problem is the wages have to be paid asap to avoid his hand being forced and the asset value diminishing. How does he best achieve that - Pinnacle or A.N Other? I guess he has to back his horse soon.

I am truly shocked by your choice....

Because there are about 1.6billion threads saying nothing. When something substantive is posted it is useful to pull it out so it can be seen.

Glad to see you are keeping an open mind and I am sure they said the same about your email. I think there are a number of facts people are missing here, technicalities aside. We (Southampton - the club, regardless of how it was structured) had £20m of debt. This debt was built up buying and paying players, building a stadium and a training ground, and financing world class catering. Post administration we still have all of those things except the debt has been reduced to say £5m. Regardless of the rules, that's not fair on the other clubs. As a fan, I'd love for us to escape the 10 point penalty, but if you look at it objectively we would gain an unfair advantage from it. I don't blame Pinacle for trying, they're just trying to maximise the value of their investment, but we shouldn't turn it into a moral crusade. We're trying to bend the rules / cheat the system - if it works, great, but we shouldn't hold our heads up high about it. (figures are examples only)

I always thought that he spoke well in post match interviews, was honest about the causes, and identified the problems (and more) that I was shouting about during the game. Certainly he had a bad hand to play so it is difficult to judge what he'd do with a free run. You can always look at managers and find fault (those that criticise Wotte for picking Smith would do well to look at Strachan (who is hero worshipped on here) and McCann...) Good Luck Mark Wotte - so long, and thanksh for all the fish....

By "pre-Wilde", I mean when Wilde was whipping the proles into hysteria using Saintsforever etc. I agree that the majority of fans are realistic (at least when you discount matchday optimism), but it is the vocal unrealistic minority who have an impact far greater than their numbers. "All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing" etc. You could almost call them the lunatic fringe.....

Agree with the sentiment but the same post could have been made pre-Wilde. I fully support a Pinacle takeover but I don't see any reason why the unrealistic expectations of fans will change and, in time, there will be a section aggrieved at Tony Lynam for some perceived slight (selling a player we all want to keep, promoting Saint's award winning catering or similar). That's not Tony Lynam's fault, that's not Saints, that's just football fans and the MTV / credit crunch culture of wanting everything now. So come on Tony, take over our club, you can make it a great one - just don't expect the love of everyone, all the time.

To be honest I think people underestimate how much legalese is involved in taking over a multimillion pound business. There are always last minute clauses inserted by both sides, or the implications of paragraph 62, sub section c become better understood. People need to relax and let it happen. Kind of like constipation.

Money - Ashley DoF - Dennis Wise Manager - Keegan Director - Lynam, Lowe, Wilde and Crouch. A winning combo IMHO....

Meant to say ...website. Good news if true, although Crouch didn't rule out Paul Allen taking us over Keegan would be a romantic option and maybe instill a bit of belief in the fans. COYR

Were they having sex? Nothing in the echo

Out of interest, what question did he ask?