Matthew Le God

Some very strange logic to that statement. There is always going to be season tickets. Even if they went on sale one day before the opening game. If you have already set aside the money what difference does it make if it comes out of your account tomorrow or in July? If anything it benefits you more the later it is, as you are still accruing interest as it is in your account. The financial planning of some people on this forum is shocking!

Why not just say Bordeaux?

You have to find time to to all that between the signing of autographs.

It was Brentford. Southend probably made the bid public on their OS to start a bidding war. http://www.echo-news.co.uk/sport/8183359.Brentford_s_bid_for_Francis_accepted/ http://www.hounslowchronicle.co.uk/west-london-sport/allsport/2010/05/25/brentford-close-in-on-southend-united-defender-simon-francis-109642-26513500/

Second part...

This is "apparently" by one of the writers of the show.

The island wasn't purgatory. What happened on the island actually happened.

Which part of it are you confused about?

Which ten clubs? Most of the "larger" clubs in this league are broke e.g. Sheff Weds, Charlton, Plymouth. And the smaller clubs either couldn't afford Francis or meet his ambitions. I'd narrow it down to Peterborough, Brighton or Saints

Southend's right back and their player of the year... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southend_utd/8681230.stm Could the unnamed League One team that Southend have accepted a bid from be Saints? It is likely to be one of the bigger League One clubs. Peterborough have previously had a bid turned down for him. I can't think of many other clubs in League One in the financial position to afford him apart from Huddersfield, Brighton, Peterborough and Saints. The rest of the larger teams in the League such as Sheff Weds, Plymouth and Charlton have no money and are unlikely to be bidding. Fans view - http://www.shrimperzone.com/vb/showthread.php?t=60892 Southend OS - http://www.southendunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10444~2058504,00.html

49.7% of your entire post history on this forum since Nov 2006 has been in this thread!

Ok, fine. You are more obsessed about Pompey than me.

Well the first statement you talk with some degree of confidence. Second you talk with 100% certainty. Third statement you put some doubt in. I can see why he has a mix of emotions reading your posts.

Every single one of those three statements is entirely speculative.

I have 257 in this thread and 698 on another forum in a thread about the Pompey situation. Total 955. Making me even more sad and obsessed than nickh

I think that it is a long, long way beyond the realms of reality if you believe that.

That story is 9 days old! I think it "may" have been discussed on here within minutes of it going online. Just like every other story about Saints.

What about £188.50 for a half season ticket? At least it is more than £125

What about £188.50 for a half season? At least it is more than £125

You are right, if Lowe had said that it wouldn't have been overlooked by so many on here. However, at least with Cortese he has for the first time in Saints 125 year history provided the club with significant financial investment. Not something Lowe or any of his predecessors managed. The statement was in some ways "pompous", but I'd rather have a "pompous" rich man (that has delivered on promises of funding) running the club than a "pompous" poor man.

Saints don't need to play the "British way" or the "Mourinho way"! Saints will be "developing a style of play that is compelling to watch - a style that ultimately becomes known as the Southampton Style" - Nicola Cortese 13th May 2010

A link to where this 5 year plan was published?

Well that is slightly worrying then. All you have heard is the Echo's side of the story. You have not heard the other. Yet have formed your opinion from the Echo's side and use it to criticise Cortese. For all we know Cortese is in the wrong, the Echo is in the wrong, both are in the wrong. Until you know the full story (which seems unlikely we ever will) you should sit on the fence as regard to the Echo ban. However... What makes me want to side with Cortese is that the Echo's response to the story in its follow ups and editorials was truly childish. Where as Cortese just kept quiet. Also I have more time for a man that was key to saving the club from oblivion last summer and giving it a bright future rather than a local paper that is still continuing to try to undermine the club on occasions.

Pardew has stated himself in interview that over the summer there will be a lot of speculation regarding himself and his players and that he won't waste his time answering it all. Cortese probably thinks the same. If he knows he isn't going to sack Pardew and he has made Pardew aware of this privately, why does he need to bother saying it publicly every time an unsubstantiated rumour hits the press? I'm sure he feels his time is better spent getting on with his job. As for you suggesting he isn't supporting his manager. Cortese has stated again in interview that every player Pardew has wanted he has got. Pardew hasn't responded against these comments. Cortese/Liebherr also had the 10th highest net spend in England on players in the last transfer window, they wiped out over £30m of debt, are buying a new training ground, say they will expanded St Mary's or build a new stadium etc etc What more do you want from them?

This was a key quote from that article I linked...