Matthew Le God

I think when Cortese was still an employee at Saints; Sky, the BBC and the Daily Mail would be contacting Cortese through the club and his PA, not his home and mobile number. Cortese wakes up on a Sunday morning and you think a local radio presenter would give him a call to get his opinion on a newspaper story so he can Tweet it? Really? Come on ffs Is it not far more plausible that Blackmore either emailed/phoned/PM'd on Twitter one of the 5 or 6 media staff he knows at Saints? They then deny the Mirror takeover story because a) they aren't aware of the intentions of a Chinese company b) Liebherr doesn't inform the media department of takeovers and if she did she wouldn't want them blurting it out to the media

I didn't say that at all, I have no idea if it is true or not. What I'm saying is I very much doubt Adam Blackmore does either. Any source he asked either won't know if its true or wouldn't be able to tell him its true even if they knew it was.

You only need to listen to Adam and Dave on Solent to realise how out the loop they are. I very much doubt Blackmore has Cortese's home or mobile phone number for a start. Its not me that is out of touch with reality here ffs. You think a BBC radio Solent journalist has Cortese's home or mobile phone number and phoned him up today to get his view on the Mirror's story. For Christ's sake CB Fry!

So Blackmore ringing Cortese is more likely than Blackmore contacting one of the many members of the Saints media department he meets with regularly? Really? I mean really?

Has it? Or is it not just dependant on who the opposition is? Yeovil aren't exactly a big draw.

We aren't currently competing with them for the title are we?

What are you basing that on?

Far less detail than the Mirror article. http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/454706/Southampton-braced-for-Nicola-Cortese-takeover-bid

Do you have a link? I wonder if the PA have stretched beyond asking the club's media department about the potential takeover of the company. Even if the rumours were true, it is unlikely Saints media department would confirm them or even know about the intentions someone looking to buy the club.

Doesn't really make sense unless you know where Blackmore got his information. I think its unlikely to have stretched further than asking the Saints media department. I fail to see how they would know the future intentions of a Chinese property developer. Even if talks were underway, Liebherr wouldn't be giving details to the club's media department, let alone letting them discuss details of a potential sale.

The author of the Daily Mirror article, Peter White has now asked Adam Blackmore for the source of his claim that it is wide of the mark. They follow each other on Twitter and may know one another in media circles at St Mary's. Adam Blackmore ‏@bigadamsport59m I'm informed that Cortese-Chinese consortium #saintsfc takeover story is well wide of the mark Peter White ‏@peterwhite_111m “@bigadamsport: I'm informed that Cortese-Chinese consortium #saintsfc takeover story is well wide of the mark”source mate?

If his source is just asking one of the media department at the club then I fail to see how they would know the future intentions of a Chinese property developer. Even if talks were underway, Liebherr wouldn't be giving details to the club's media department, let alone letting them discuss details of a potential sale.

Article was co-writen with Dave Kidd the Sunday Mirror's chief sports writer.

The journalist that wrote the Mirror story... Peter White ‏@peterwhite_19m @SundaySupp Managed to ignore Sunday Mirror story on Saints then guys! Smacks of a bit of jealousy? #saintsfc

This is an interesting interview, the numbers he rattles off are staggering... If this comes off we could be competing with Man City and Chelsea, Cortese's ambition and Jianlin Wang's resources would be quite a combination.

The Mirror article has more to it... http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/southampton-takeover-chinese-billionaire-wang-3036588#.UtsUAyg4mMJ

Llambias is a good negotiator, for a start he got Liverpool to pay £35m for Andy Carroll!

Even if Brown did touch the ball first... so what? That doesn't automatically make it not a foul. Amazing how many still believe this. It was still a tackle from behind and a reckless one at that, where by both his feet left the ground so he wasn't in control and his studs are up and could have snapped Ramirez's leg in two.

I must need a visit to Specsavers then, because I see nothing in here from the movement of the ball that suggests Brown touches it. Gaston touches it on just before he is clattered, Brown just lunges studs up straight into his leg. But then like you said, it is irrelevant if Brown touches the ball first as that is eclipsed as it was a reckless airborne lunge from behind and he was the last man.

Its hard to take seriously any source that thinks a Crystal Palace side managed by Tony Pulis would... a) afford Gaston Ramirez's transfer fee and wages b) be of interest to Ramirez to join c) actually be interested in him considering he is the complete opposite of what Pulis looks for in a player

Well you've failed to acknowledge those points that counter your view each time I've put it to you.

Being last man and Ramirez was through on goal upgrades it to a red card, so does it being a reckless lunge from behind with both legs airborne so he can't possibly be in control.

Even if he did touch the ball first (which I'm yet to see from any of the video footage)... So what? That doesn't make it not a foul, its a common misconception that touching the ball first makes it not a foul automatically. It was a tackle from behind, both his feet leave the ground and was reckless, plus he was the last man.

So what? That doesn't make it not a foul, its a common misconception that touching the ball first makes it not a foul automatically. It was a tackle from behind, both his feet leave the ground and was reckless, plus he was the last man. Plus in anycase I don't think Brown does touch the ball, look at the gif earlier int he thread. It doesn't change direction as it would if he did touch it.

1) Are you denying it was a tackle from behind? 2) Are you denying Brown was the last man? 3) Are you denying both Brown's legs leave the ground, he was airborne and therefore reckless? 4) Can you honestly watch the video of it and see Brown touching the ball? (not that it actually makes much difference given the other factors)