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But I think the point some are making is that this sort of thing is much more likely to happen to someone in Nick's position than to 'a.n. other' fan. In other words, "a.n.other" fan without Nick's 'connections' is unlikely to fall on Cortese's radar. So to compare Nick to "a.n.other" fan is a misnomer* in some people's eyes. (*Quite possibly the wrong word to use but I know what I mean (sort of!))

Ok, with all the hoo-hah over season ticket installment schemes, people being banned and whether or not we're signing Skacel, I thought it's jolly well about time to lighten the subject matter somewhat... I notice that whilst the likes of the Flybe logo have been removed from the 'official partners' banner at the foot of the saintsfc.co.uk website, Carlsberg are still listed as 'Official Beer Supplier'. Didn't I read on here a while back that Cortese was going to terminate (or not renew) the beer supply contract this summer? Does this mean there has been no change on the beer front afterall or just the OS behind the times? Obviously feel free to turn this into a Cortese bashing thread at your leisure (but only after post #5 please)

Also get him to clarify what "deal was done" actually means. In other words, does it mean he's actually witnessed the player signing the contract or that he's heard about 'things' being agreed verbally. To me, anything but the former cannot be labelled as "deal done". Thanks

Someone resurrects an old thread from months/years ago and some muppet (Trousers) reads all the way to the end before releasing it's an old thread

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Great minds....? :-)

Thinking out loud, isn't this 'episode' perhaps a simple case of NI creating an 'allegiance' (for want of a better word) with a publication (The Daily Echo) that Cortese has distanced himself from? So, for the same reasons that Cortese banned The Daily Echo (rightly or wrongly) he is simply extending that ban (allegedly) to NI (again, rightly or wrongly). Perhaps he's just being consistent with his approach to all things connected to the Echo? (rightly or wrongly) (I'm not saying that NI has a direct connection with the Echo, because I've no idea, just that reading between the lines there seems to be some kind of alliance there. Maybe, maybe not)

As does club spokesman Jordan Sibley (assume it's the same chap?) http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/member.php?5537-Jordan-Sibley Last Activity 22-07-2010 09:30 PM Not that I'm snooping around of course.... :-)

Seems like a very reasonable viewpoint to me

I'm slightly concerned and/or paranoid when Pardew uses phrases like "pretty confident" rather than "very confident". I know if someone asks me at work on a Monday whether I can complete a piece of work by Friday and I'm not confident that it's possible I will say: "I'm pretty confident I can do that, subject to x, y and z". In other words, it's a way of sounding relatively positive on the outside when you're feeling relatively negative on the inside. Possibly.

Daily Mail reporting this morning that Norwegian striker Erik Huseklepp has turned down a move to Forest. A cue for them to hang on to Tyson for now?

Indeed. And how someone who helped steer the club into administration in the first place can be deemed 'fit and proper' to assume the same position again is beyond me. Haven't they already demonstrated how unfit and improper they are to run a football club...?

Pardew's reaction: http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2103885,00.html Hinting that Lallana may feature on Saturday vs Reading?

Like most successful CEOs? BP being the recent exception of course....

Erm, how can any increase in the wage bill, no matter how small, be deemed "within affordability" for a company in administration....?

Not haggling as such but the various voucher code websites are pretty good. I recently bought a c.£500 camera from Dixons online and just before hitting the 'buy' button I googled "dixons voucher code" and up popped a 10% discount code which worked a treat when I entered it in the appropriate box. The code was 'Dixons7' btw so not very cryptic - they're obviously happy for people to get these codes if they can be arsed to do a quick search.

Ah, that 'really difficult' hurdle for prospective football club owners to pass....

Here's a task for people: Tomorrow, contact 3 friends, family or colleagues who follow Saints but who don't visit any online forums, either directly or indirectly (e.g. You've never discussed what you've read on here with them) and ask them how they think the club is being run at the moment. Let me know how you get on.

ALL things considered, is there anyone who's genuinely unhappy being a Saints fan right now?

Your post above has been quoted verbatim in tonight's London Evening Standard http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23860262-post-mortems-due-on-toddlers-murdered-by-suicidal-dad.do