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http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11700_6737798,00.html

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/8838835.Cortese_attacks_top_flight_clubs_over_Chamberlain/

Dune - do you at least respect Cortese for sticking rigidly and ruthlessly to what he believes is right despite leaving himself open to criticism for being so dogmatic? There are some on here who express their views with equal levels of dogma (aka consistency) despite all the criticism they receive... Not naming any names, obviously.... ;-)

Perhaps they did....?

If the quotes are fabricated then I'm sure we'll see those concerned contact the press complaints commission in due course...

He does what he wants and says what he thinks. A quality I admire in you too Dune ;-)

Some might say that last sentence would be better worded: "...despite the fact Matt couldn't make it anyway because he was working"... ;-)

Hands up - it was me. After all these years of the SWF victimising us Daily Mail readers I had to take a stand.... ;-)

Without wishing to take sides here, but given Le Tiss & co know that Cortese is a "control freak" would it not have crossed their minds that this scenario was highly likely to arise? Sometimes in life you have to accept the way other people are even if you don't like it. Some might even argue that an event such as this was organised in the knowledge that it would cause friction. As I say, this is another one of those scenarios involving Cortese where my instinct is to sit on the fence of judgement. As another member of this forum has eruditely observed before - at least Cortese is showing 100% consistency in his approach to everything. In other words, you know where you stand with him, whether you like it or not...

Le Tissier told Sportsmail last night: ‘There is no question in my mind that this has come from the chairman. In my view, the guy is the worst kind of control freak." Ding, ding....another 15 page thread on the way....

Lambert made this week's League One team of the week I see. Not bad for a penalty taker... ;-)

Solent Twitter: "Saints say..." Who is "Saints" in this context? Cortese? Jordan Sibley? Lady in reception who answered telephone? Etc ;-)

So much for Ferguson's rant that they were the better side... http://www.football-league.co.uk/staticFiles/cd/6b/0,,10794~158669,00.pdf

"Oxlade-Chamberlain is wanted by Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool, but Cortese revealed that he refused to enter into negotiations for the 17 year-old winger" "We focused on what we wanted to do and not what others wanted to do. I was in the driver’s seat. There was not a second I doubted that he would stay.” True to his every word in the December BBC interview then. Nice.

What about the bid from Arsenal that was hand delivered by a bloke in a car...? ;-)

Some kind of t-shirt with writing on it. Perhaps it said: "that'll teach 'em not to fork out a measly £1.5m on me"...? ;-)

I assume NORCAP will only have access to public domain information so, with some research, anyone should be able to carry out the same level of investigation. I guess the main advantage of going with NORCAP is that it will be quicker than the DIY approach as they know all the ropes upfront.

Computer says 'no'

I preferred the days when you humans first arrived on the animal kingdom scene. You didn't see yourselves as the superior species in them days.

I've no idea but that's why I don't watch it.

Que?

Hypotheseis alert... IF Cortese was in negotiations to sell the club and a 'leak' appeared in a national newspaper would you: (a) admit that you were in discussions with people to sell the club OR (b) issue a 'club source' denial that there are any such discussions ?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/9390098.stm

beat me to it by 56 seconds..... :-(