Matthew Le God

It has taken 4 months to actually happen, but I was "in the know" in the end.

If promoted to the Premier League, I can see Saints going for Gary Hooper again in the Summer. Five striker options for 2012/13... Lambert Sharp Hooper Guly Do Prado Tadanari Lee Connolly is out of contract in the summer and the club may not renew. Barnard would be on the fringes and might also leave.

From Official Blackpool FC Twitter... Blackpool FC ‏ @BFC1887 Reply Retweet Favorite · Open Southampton have taken the interesting step of placing a Saints mat outside of the away dressing room. Making themselves right at home. I'm now intrigued as to why they have done it.

Well you have to understand getting that bit wrong may have raised doubts in people's minds.

He hasn't (as of yet) been confirmed as out for the season. Regardless of that, the opening poster still wasn't correct in all he said. For example saying the squad travelled to Blackpool today by plane.

I'd quite like Forest to remain in the relegation scrap as they play Pompey at the City Ground on the last day of the season.

In the same way you claimed the squad travelled to Blackpool today was a fact? When they actually travelled on Friday. Every post you have made in this thread is full of holes.

You still haven't explained the logic behind a man having an operation booked on Friday, to then train with a professional sports team the day before. Lambert was in training on Thursday. If he knew he was out for the rest of the season, he wouldn't be training the day before an operation. It would be pointless and potentially make the injury even worse. He would be resting in preparation for the operation. I'm intrigued as to how you will explain away that!

The squad didn't travel today, your source is lying. They flew to Manchester on Friday, as confirmed by players on Twitter. Your source is lying!

For the 3rd time. READ post #16

Again, read post #16

See post #16

Lambert was in training on Thursday. Exhibit A... Why would he be training on Thursday with the rest of the squad in preparation for the Blackpool game, if he knew he was about to have an operation on Friday that would put him out for the rest of the season? He wouldn't risk causing more damage by training before an operation. They flew to Manchester airport on Friday and then got the coach from the airport to their hotel.

A family consortium...

It really wasn't that long ago! In fact it was our last televised match. Leeds United 0-1 Southampton 3rd March 2012 live on Sky

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/pompey-fans-launch-bid-to-buy-the-club-1-3682739 They struggle to convince more than 12,000 to part with £30 each game and want 5,000 Pompey fans to part with £1,000! Good luck with that!

"Turning"?

Have you forgotten the article on the OS about the "Southampton Way"? There is also a large billboard about the development using the phrase at Staplewood.

Wayne is starting to irritate me now. He thinks any new owner will pay for the training ground! What if his article about a tiny £25m deal doesn't happen, who pays for the training ground then? https://twitter.com/#!/wayneveysey

The stadium is going to be packed... http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~2698705,00.html

I think I can now put a very good case together for it to the head of English research for FM13. Which of Background/Foreground/Underwriter is the real decision to be made.

That is still cheap for a Championship club of this size (and the assets it holds), let alone a Premier League club (which it could be in under a month's time).

As I said earlier... They were building the new stand into this season. That reduced the capacity temporarily which will have a knock on to the average attendance. It will be a mixture of raising both ticket sales and the other revenue streams you listed, which is what Saints would also look to do. They could be better, and people have suggested the corporate facilities will receive an overhaul at St Mary's on a return to the top flight. The Markus Liebherr suite has already been built for a start. Saints also averaged 30k+ in a 32k stadium in all four seasons in the top flight at St Mary's. A large number of games sold out in advance of match-day and the club even averaged over 30k in 2004/05 when it finished 20th and was relegated. In 2011/12 only 10 English teams average more than 30,000. If Saints are in the Premier League in 2012/13 they will be added to that list for that season.

Molineux isn't a "crumbling 1950's stadium". It was rebuilt entirely between 1991 and 1993 after the Taylor report about the Hillsborough disaster. It is therefore only 8 to 10 years older than St Mary's. They were building the new stand into this season. That reduced the capacity temporarily which will have a knock on to the average attendance.

Wolves are making Molineux bigger by knocking down 3 stands one by one and starting again for a lot less than that. They have nearly finished one stand at a cost of £15m. All three stands will cost £50m in total and take capacity to 38,000. If they do the fourth stand it takes them to 50,000. http://www.molineuxpride.co.uk/