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I can't. Which means we both agree that, in sacking Adkins, Cortese acted "contrary to accepted wisdom"...

Yes, that was the point of my slightly tongue-in-cheek attempt to add balance to the list of 'bad' stuff...

But most chairman wait until their manager is on the slide before sacking them rather than at their peak, as most can't see when their manager has reached a peak until after the event. Cortese seems to have mastered the art of pre-empting management failure (so far)

You missed off: "sacking managers at their peak"

Please stop this indirect lack of respect to our own away fans please.

No, Glasgow_Saint. The SWF rules are that only the majority can be right. People acting in the minority can't be right, surely?

Yep, that's exactly why I think Cortese's petty response (if that's what it is) is "slightly amusing". Well spotted.

Could this be linked to the Financial Fair Play initiative that Cortese voted against? A bit of a tit-for-tat response, as in "you've told me how I should run my business so I'm going to spend this as I see fit" in retaliation... Petty? Yes. Amusing? Slightly.

Yeah, fair point. I did hesitate before posting it and probably made the wrong decision. Apologies.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-24831779 It's a good job Portsmouth Football Club generates c.£300m for the local economy per year...

Enough of this frivolity... I'm off to watch the Champions League. Call it research for next season...

Eh? I've never done that before...

I take pride in my banal consistency

I feel sad for people that feel sad for other people's opinions on a football forum

Indeed. What this forum needs more of is people with their finger on the pulse as far as the future direction of the club is concerned... http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?5486-Administration-inevitable&p=124032#post124032

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11700/9010189/capital-one-cup-gus-poyet-surprised-and-impressed-by-southampton

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/10427815/UK-growth-to-outpace-Germany-for-next-two-years.html

Loyalty didn't seem to matter two years ago when they were hounding and intimidating 'loyal' players to leave the club...

Half time: @CAFCofficial 1-1 #SaintsFCU21s. A fine set piece from Omar Rowe put the visitors ahead before Joe Gomez equalised with a header.

He's playing for the U21s this afternoon

Have just watched the pre-match interview with Kelvin. I think it's pretty clear from what he said that we'll be resting 'most' of the team that started vs Stoke.

Government ministers: damned when they do a u-turn; damned when they forge ahead with 'plan a'...

@SouthamptonFC: Kelvin Davis says #SaintsFC's focus is purely on tomorrow's trip to @SAFCofficial and not a potential quarter-final: http://t.co/cbvnsj58mN @SouthamptonFC: Kelvin Davis: "We're looking to progress and we know that going to #SAFC will be no easy game." #saintsfc http://t.co/v825BW0kF2 @SouthamptonFC: Kelvin: "It's going to be a tough game. The fact that the winners will play @chelseafc - at this stage - doesn't mean anything." #saintsfc @SouthamptonFC: Kelvin: "It's been a long time since I was at #SAFC and they've had their ups and downs since I left there, and I have as well." #saintsfc

Complicated this squad concept, isn't it?