Matthew Le God

Answer these please... 1) If in the summer of 2003 I said on a Saints forum that under Rupert Lowe Saints would be 4th on Christmas day 2003, what would you have said? 2) If in the summer of 2017 I said on a Saints forum that under Nicola Cortese/Liebherr Saints would be 4th on Christmas day 2017, what would you say? Lowe's lack of investment after this point led to Strachan quitting and a downward spiral as the club didn't press home it advantage after the cup final and 8th place finish in 2002/03. Had we been owned by someone with ambition and the resources to meet those ambitions, Saints may have kept Strachan and maintained a higher position beyond Christmas Day 2003 than their eventual 12th place that season.

Like when Rupert Lowe was the chairman and not exactly investing in the club? Premier League table on Christmas Day 2003... Who knows what is possible with Liebherr/Cortese funding and running the club and actually investing unlike Rupert Lowe...?

You are they one that said he was in Germany, not us. How do you know he was in Germany?

Absolute nonsense! Are you suggesting Saints only have 29,000 fans that would want to see each of the 19 Premier League home games? 29,000 to watch a Saints team of Premier League players in the most high profile league in the world? As I said, even in the year we came 20th and relegated a large number of games sold out and the average was over 30,000.

Read the sentence again Steve. Plus the second paragraph.

The Coventry game sold out over a week before the match. Even in the 2004/05 season when Saints were awful, came 20th and were relegated, St Mary's had an average of over 30,000. It was difficult that season to get tickets and the team were hardly an attractive proposition to watch.

I really can't see it being that long. Clubs are already making signings as the transfer window opened at midnight on the last day of the season. So nearly been open a week already! http://www.football-league.co.uk/regulations/20110629/section-6-players_2293633_2125731 Jason Pearce from Portsmouth to Leeds has already happened...

I thought it was a black tie event? Very slack to let those two in! Cortese needs some new bouncers.

Nonsense. What is the thought process behind cancelling something you were going to do just because it got into the public domain? Same applies to what some people have said about transfers and Cortese, yes they would prefer transfers not to "go public", but why does that mean you cancel them completely? Makes little sense. In any case, scenes after the Coventry game in the changing room on the BBC of the players all chanting "we're all going to Vegas" was quite a big clue they were going to Vegas, along with players Tweeting about it!

Utterly bizarre! Not sure where this image is from, doesn't look like a football stadium so may just be a design for development of the site with offices/housing/hotel/retail etc rather than Chelsea Football club.

An "average season" being Saints 2nd top scorer, scoring 11 Championship goals from midfield and 10 assists? If that is "average" I'd like to see him when he is good.

Nigel Adkins is the goalkeeper. What do I win?

History of the South Coast pendulum over the last 46 years... 1966 to 2004 Southampton's way 2004 to 2009 Pompey's way 2009 - to eternity Southampton's way

It has been in place, but not used officially for a long time. September 2011... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/8790733/Goal-line-technology-in-football-comes-closer-as-Southampton-prepare-for-Hawk-Eye-trials.html

Five days ago... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17874013

You would be happy if Saints were relegated?

A link to the rumour...(something lacking from this thread so far) http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4158639/Football-Confidential-Latest-news-in-brief-from-across-English-football.html

He may have used the long throw more whilst at Stoke, but I've never seen him do this for them...

Yes.

Most of star Saints youngsters are still too young for regular first team games in the Premier League. The "50% home grown" aim is a long term ambition for Cortese, not one I expect to see next season.

Adkins has been doing exactly that for the past 2 seasons.

It is legitimate if it leads you to this... http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2749905,00.html

Guly Do Prado isn't a winger, Jarvis is.

Harlee Dean, not Dean Hammond.

The makeup of the reserves/under 21 leagues hasn't been confirmed yet. In any case Saints if they wanted could have been in a reserve league these past few years, but choose not to.