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Mods, a suggestion: create two sticky threads. One entitled: "Cortese is a tyrant" and the other "Cortese is a dreamboat". Then all the other 'Saints' threads can be about non-Cortese stuff, such as football, pies, beer and Skacel. Win win.

Sigh

This is my favourite thread of the year so far. More chuckles than An Evening Bob Carolgees. More of the same please. :-)

I am sitting in a field watching my son's footie training wetting myself with laughter.

Stewards enquiry. Same time! :-)

officialsaints: Saints team Vs Eastleigh: Bialkowski. Saville, Reeves, Pulis, Martin, Tafazolli, Chamberlain, Robinson, Doble, Hoskins, Isgrove. #saintsfc

I know what you mean. I'm largely ambivalent but if pushed for an answer I'd plump for the previous version, purely on the basis of it being less 'bright' (the screen, not me...although, that said...)

As in...you can legally own a gun as long as you don't shoot people...? Or sparrows.

For the same reason Tescos don't reveal how much they paid the dairy farmer.

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?24068-Cortese-waiting-for-new-Premier-League-squad-size-rule-to-kick-in

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?24215-Dickson-s-Tribunal-Today

Ryan Doble Martin Clunes

Joseph Mills Jedward

Ed Byrne Jose Fonte

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11979_6285047,00.html 01. Southampton 02. Charlton Athletic ----------------------------------------- 03. Sheffield Wednesday 04. Huddersfield Town 05. Brighton and Hove Albion 06. Notts County ----------------------------------------- 07. Brentford 08. Peterborough United 09. Plymouth Argyle 10. Bournemouth 11. Bristol Rovers 12. Walsall 13. Carlisle United 14. Swindon Town 15. Leyton Orient 16. Oldham Athletic 17. Milton Keynes Dons 18. Exeter City 19. Colchester United 20. Yeovil Town ----------------------------------------- 21. Tranmere Rovers 22. Hartlepool United 23. Rochdale 24. Dagenham & Redbridge That's us buggered then.....

Nice one. Would appear Saints were justified in 'disputing' Brentfords c.£500k valuation.

I suspect people were more refering to the thread title (which is more impactful) than part of the opening prose

Michael O'Leary of Ryanair goes into a Dublin pub and asks for a pint of Guinness. "That will be one Euro, please," says the barman. "That's a very fair price," replies O'Leary. "But would sir like a glass with that?" asks the barman.

But I thought it was nailed on that prices would increase....? ;-)

Yep, that was my thought too when I actually read through the article. The text gives no hint that they weren't there, so all this is based on the absence of a matchday photograph which, as you say, could be for a completely different reason to the 'ban'. Just observation of course.

I guess it depends how far Cortese has cast his Echo net then. Sounds like my hunch is a tad tenuous though.

I can't think of anyone out there who would want to buy the club at this moment in time though.....ah, hang on....

No. I'm simply summising that perhaps Cortese has banned the Echo and 'anyone who works for them'. If said fan has no connection with the Echo whatsoever then my hunch would obviosuly be wide of the mark.

You may have double counted one 'criticism' there as I believe that said fan may have a connection with said newspaper (in that they write occasional articles...?). Again, I'm not judging whether the umbrella 'anything connected with the Echo' ban is right or wrong just pointing out that it may be the same root cause. Who knows.