Matthew Le God

2011/12 16th Aston Villa GD -16 PTS 38 They aren't as great as you think.

Randy Lerner has led them into this mess, he isn't as great as you think. Why would Adkins see Lerner as better than Cortese/Liebherr's?

Which of the points I listed do you dispute? I think they all are pretty watertight. I see you are back to petty personal insults, rather than debating the points I raise in a mature manner.

- We were not in a financial mess when Adkins joined. Cortese/Liebherr had been at the club for over a year and the club was in good shape. - We did not have a squad in a mess when Adkins joined, the majority of the League One promotion winning side was already at the club. It would take something huge to put Villa back on level footing with Saints. They have over £100 million worth of debt.

I'm interested to see you justify those two. - Villa have a poor squad and huge debts. - Forest are in the Championship, just involved in a relegation battle, ownership issues up in the air, behind Saints in terms of infrastructure a stadium, academy and training ground.

I agree with that list bar Aston Villa. They are in a mess, with a poor squad and huge debts. Plus, you say "for starters" who else then?

I could name more than 5, but it isn't as long a list as the Kraken seems to think. Man Utd Man City Arsenal Tottenham Chelsea Liverpool Everton Newcastle

You are the one that disputed what he said, not me. Justify it, or retract it.

Are either of my points incorrect then?

Which English clubs do you think he would leave for then? Few can match or better what he has going for him at Saints right now.

- In a 42k stadium this season they averaged 33k. - They are over £100m in debt, compared to Saints £0. This sums it up...

Why would he want to do that? What can they offer him Saints can't?

If the Football League don't give them a huge points penalty for it, then it sets a very dangerous precedent.

Everyone here should ask him a question along these lines... Are you aware of the huge points deductions in League One for the failure of 2010 CVA? Diluting it with a 2012 CVA amounts to the same as not agreeing a CVA in 2010 in the first place. He won't answer it when I ask.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/4241121.stm I'm sure this has been asked and answered on a number of occasions on this forum! This being one of them... http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?36361-Did-we-have-a-link-to-a-Chinese-club

Like this? Ian Darke ‏ @IanDarkeESPN Hear there MAY be slight cause for optimism over Pompey future. Put it no stronger than that. See what happens next few days https://twitter.com/#!/iandarkeespn

Burnley bidding for right backs to open the way for a rumoured Southampton move for Kieran Trippier? http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18072899

Iago Falque is a former Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus player and is currently at Tottenham. Saints only felt he was worthy of a 56 minute appearance.

The thoughts of Rangers fans... http://forum.rangersmedia.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=219958

It would seem Cortese/Adkins are intent on prising away at least one star player from either of the Old Firm clubs, if not Gary Hooper at Celtic then why not the Rangers captain... http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/rangers/2012/05/13/premier-league-new-boys-southampton-keen-to-land-rangers-skipper-steve-davis-86908-23857658/

Training ground improvements are already in FM12 and will continue into FM13. Sugar daddy status still to be decided, but given the turning of debt into equity it may return. I'm not sure how sugar daddies will work in FM13 given the FFP rules. Lambert and Lallana are getting big boosts, as are most of the Saints squad.

What is that article about? You need to register to see it. Copy and paste it please.

I think they went to Vegas based on their Tweets this morning...

I gave you answers, which you choose to ignore, so when you repeated the same questions I pointed you towards my original responses.

Why didn't you ask him on what he based such a statement?