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Sorry to hear that. The car I use to travel to Saints games is still going strong....

By the way....did someone buy 6 shares (c.£1) last week because they wanted to secure a seat and/or vote at an EGM? (if one were to take place in the future) Can't think of any other reason why someone would go to the trouble of buying a token number of shares.

Interesting first post Sir. Welcome to the message board.

Didn't Crouch approach Lowe and Wilde on the day of the Ujpest game but was sent packing? (reading between the lines) That also happened to be the day that Poortvliet 'resigned'.....which no doubt was one big coincidence.... Jigsaw puzzlers of the world unite.

Echo online front page now.... http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/ Assume this is related to the Saints Trust piece?

I see you've put an accent on the first 'e'. That's much batter.

She can crumble my plums any day of the week

This is what we need to clear out the boardroom:

No, but Susan Vega makes a decent plum crumble

So...any news from the board meeting?

Fair point, but surely it's reasonable to query what looks like a tautological statement? i.e. they say that it's clear that Crouch, Lowe and Wilde can't work together but then go on to propose...erm....that they work together.... As I say, unless I'm missing something....? (like a large bag of marbles for example)

Sorry

"It is obvious after three years of boardroom infighting that the three major shareholder parties, represented by Rupert Lowe, Michael Wilde and Leon Crouch are unable to put personal differences to one side and work together at this point in time. This is not in the best interests of the club so changes must be made. Former Chairman Leon Crouch should be invited to join the board of the PLC. It is only right that as a major shareholder he should be involved in the vital decisions" Unless I've missed something I don't understand the logic of what they're saying.... i.e. "these guys can't work together so our proposed solution is for them to...er....work together" Am I missing something?

Pompey reject Swiss takeover bid Portsmouth have rejected a takeover bid from a Swiss finance group. BBC Radio Solent understands an offer from VS Investments, fronted by former Tottenham player Ramon Vega, was deemed "unacceptable" by the club's board. It is believed that the bid was low because it factored in Pompey's debt of about £40m and it is unclear whether a fresh offer will be made. Portsmouth's owner Alexandre Gaydamak officially put the Fratton Park outfit up for sale in December. Pompey won the FA Cup last season under manager Harry Redknapp, but he joined Tottenham last October. His successor, Tony Adams, struggled to get results and was sacked after just 16 Premier League matches in charge. Portsmouth are currently 16th in the Premier League, five points above the relegation zone. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/7907562.stm "Yoo-hoo....Mr Vega.....we're over here...."

Anyone seen Kevin Keegan in the car park yet?

BarcelonaSaint said it was van de Waals, Poortvliet and Lowe that met at the airport several months before Lowe returned. No mention of Wotte though.... http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/forum/showpost.php?p=179276&postcount=323 "This is the guy i told you all about last year that i met at Southampton airport waiting for LOWE and PORTALOO. If you remember i said at the time this guy was in negotiations with LOWE to bring PORTALOO to SMS and that was 3/4 months before LOWE himself returned."

Anyone know if this board meeting is definitely happening today?

Not sure, but the last trade was 13.5p so heading for the single figure mark....

No, you're not wrong. Which is why I was careful not to say he was "in charge of the first team" in the first place. (I believe 'an influence on first team strategy' was the phrase of choice) Why is there an automatic assumption on here that when one questions what has happened in the past that one is somehow by default criticising the here-and-now? All I've done is highlight the fact that it was quite clear from the club's publicity drive, when Poortvliet and Wotte were installed, that the running of the club pitch-side was very much going to be a team effort (I haven't re-posted the various articles here for fear of repeating oneself for the umpteenth time but the 'evidence', for want of a less confrontational word, is out there). I simply believe that Wotte has performed a U-turn rather than the "nowt to do with me guv" quotes we've seen over the last few weeks. (IMHO). As I say, just because I'm highlighting what I perceive to be selective memory doesn't mean that I'm making a premature judgement on what Wotte is doing now. I actually think he may turn out to be good for us FWIW. Which all makes highlightling the scenic route it's taken to potentially arrive at the right appointment even more relevant. So, just to summarise, it is possible to be open minded as well as being observationally critical of past events. That said, it is more amusing if some people think otherwise, so, as you were....

I suspect we haven't heard the last of McCloughlin and Jackson if we were to go into administration.....Discuss.