trousers

Indeed.... www.nasa.gov

Aye, hilarious

Was it caramel or mint? The mint ones are pretty awful to be fair to Beatts.

If it was so obvious to Wotte that we needed to change tactics from "Poortvliet's" dogmatic system, then why did it take him 6 months to do something about it? As per the original OS articles when he and Poortvliet joined the club last summer, he had a remit which gave him influence on first team strategy. If he deserves credit for today's performance (which I don't doubt) then he also deserves equal criticism for keeping shtum for so long. IMHO of course.

Nah...can't be the march...Wotte said that marching and protesting affected the team's performance....

I think that's what is known in the trade as the crux of the matter

They were brought in as a seamless management team....

5-2 victory against Ujpest? (Obviously I can't be 100% sure as the club chose not to report on the game for some unknown reason.....)

must have missed the bit where they have claimed recently that they would not be interested if certain major shareholders weren't on the scene...

So, Wotte was wrong about non-real fans' protest marches affecting team performance then?

Was watching MLT on SSN earlier. Jeff asked him for his premier league relegation predictions and he went for West Brom, Middlesborough and Bolton. Thought he might have gone for Pompey....?

I've just washed the car.

A closed contextual question would be better than an open non-contextual one IMO e.g. Open non-contextual question: "Do you want to have your leg amputated?" Closed contextual question: "Shall we amputate that gangrenous leg to give us a chance of saving your life?" My answer to the first question is "No" My answer to the second question is "Yes"

I will do some digging on Askham.....should be interesting.... Trousers P.I.

Nail. Head. Simple.

Agree, in terms of 'name above the door', but not a like-for-like comparison with Pearson.

I think he's referring to Torbay Saint's mate there. And at least he's having a pop at 40 year olds rather than 16 year olds.

Nope

So much so that he's even coughed up a fiver to join up....and to think he could have bought 33 shares with that amount....

My pleasure

Yes

Because Wotte changed his original tune since taking over from Poortvliet, thus making it appear that he had less influence on overall team affairs than was touted at the outset? As the OS & Michael Wilde said when 'the management team' were appointed: http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/search/?mode=movenav&page_id=10167 "The Dutch duo will head up a revolutionary coaching programme. The move heralds a complete change of culture at the club with Saints adopting a more continental approach. The aim is to provide a seamless link between the successful Orchard Homes Academy and the first-team with scholars training alongside the senior players. The 52-year-old Poortvliet, who has a proven track record of doing extremely well with no money, will be head coach while 47-year-old Wotte - a former Director of Football at Feyenoord - will focus more on the Academy. But the intention is that the four coaches will mix and match in a seamless structure." To suggest that Wotte had little input on overall team affairs whilst Poortvliet was at the helm would appear to imply that the club's original thinking wasn't as published by the OS and elsewhere at the time. Indeed, after he left, Poortvliet himself appeared to suggest that Wotte had much more influence in the club's affairs: http://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/Football/2009/1/28/Championship-Poortvliet-on-Wotte/gnid-37457/ Jan Poortvliet has hit out at his replacement at Southampton, Mark Wotte, after seeing his assistant step into his shoes at St Mary's. Poortvliet paid the price for a dismal record of one home win in 14 games with the sack last week and Wotte replaced him with "mixed feelings". In an interview with De Telegraaf, Poortvliet claimed: "It is far from chic what he does. "When everything is settled, Wotte must do what he wants. "I am sick of this man."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7547806.stm Not so sure about "back seat". Front passenger seat would be a more accurate analogy IMHO.

Indeed. Or games against Lewes reserves...