Matthew Le God

This being the key bit... "I have built an enormously powerful network in my time at Liverpool. I worked regularly in Italy, Germany, Spain, Holland and France over the last few years, I've also got contacts in countries like Cameroon and Ghana."

Because the away capacity for league games is 10% of the total capacity and if more than the Northam is redeveloped the capacity will be larger than 37k. So the away capacity will be larger than 3.7k.

Unlikely they would do the Northam on its own, thus the away allocation would be larger than 3.7k.

Then why did Saints win this game 3-1? Saints stopped scoring after they changed at halftime and they got their goal in the second half. Conclusive proof!

Their contracts finish at the end of June.

Would "epic" cover such news?

Who said it was good news? FA Cup final day is a good time to "bury bad news" in a sporting context?

Might be the retained list.

So you think the Danish newspaper made up the interview?

I think Les Reed pretty much has that role already.

What is that hunch based on? Cortese has already stated publicly and privately they are looking into it, the new scout has mentioned the club are looking into it and the owners have already showed a willingness to put their money where their mouth is by investing in infrastructure with a multi million pound upgrade to the training ground. I think a turd sandwich is coming your way relatively soon.

As we already have better infrastructure than them, they aren't in a great position giggle at us. This is just about if Saints widen the gap even further than it already is.

White Hart Lane is only 36k and they got Champions League football this season. Of course an expanded St Mary's above 32k would help achieve any ambitions a little easier. It is too small at the moment should the club return to the top flight as shown by 30k+ averages last time Saints were there.

A member of staff saying what the ambitions of the club are, is more credible than a fan on a forum thinking Michael Owen would/wouldn't join Saints. Yet you compared the two.

Why have you "lol"'d at that? Cortese has talked about it before so it is hardly new or me making it up. Many other clubs have done similar in the past and is a viable way to increase revenue streams in order to meet the new UEFA financial regulations.

There is a big difference between a fan on a forum saying "sign Michael Owen" and a member of staff stating the clubs ambitions and resources to a national publication.

I knew it began with a "M" so I guessed. You call him Matthew, I called him Michael, lets call the whole thing off.

Those rules don't apply to infrastructure. Saints can spend on training facilities and the academy as much as they like. They can also increase the capacity of St Mary's to boost revenue and buy up and develop the land around the stadium to increase revenue streams.

Why? It is only since Matthew Harding and then Abramovich pumped money into Chelesa that their attendances went up. As I said they averaged lower than Saints did in the 3rd tier whilst they were in the 1st tier in the recent past.

15 years ago, Chelsea in the Premier League averaged a lower attendance than Saints this season in League One.

The target is Champions League Football and funding to match this lofty ambition. Previously this was only mentioned by those that went to the dinner parties with Cortese. Now we have it in the press from an employee (or soon to be employee)... "The club is owned by the Liebherr family. They are incredibly rich and are aware that it will cost money. On short terms the goal is PL, but on the longer term they also want to play in the Champions League and be part of the top clubs in England. With their fortune backing them up they are about the fifth richest club in England, so it is realistic. And there is a willingness to expand the academy, the facilities and the stadium if necessary." http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Friis-Hansen-skal-hjaelpe-Saints-i-PrL Time for some Saints fans to set their ambitions for the club a lot higher! Cortese and the Liebherrs aren't here to hang around in the Championship for years on end, nor the lower reaches of the Premier League. They are aiming for the bigtime and have the resources to do so! Unlike any other owner in the clubs history.

I can be useful at times.

From when he left Liverpool in January 2011... "Jakob Friis-Hansen, along with five other scouts were terminated in Liverpool. The 43-year-old Dane will now leverage its strong network in a role as a scout or possibly sports director. In 2008, Jakob Friis-Hansen under Rafa Benitez 'management employed as a scout for Liverpool FC, but after two-and-a-half years in the job he has now finished. Together with a further five scouts, he has been terminated. - I have just signed the papers and finish at the club. It has been in the air that would happen, since Comolli (sporting director Damien Comolli, ed) was employed, so it does not come as a great surprise, says Jakob Friis-Hansen bold.dk and adds: - Virtually everyone who has been employed under Benitez, has now finished at the club. This is also a couple of Spanish coaches. It is very natural that it happens when a new manager or sporting director to a club. We did never actually meet Comolli, but he has some other ideas, and it is basically fair enough. I've got a nice severance scheme and is free to start a new job. The 43-year-old Dane looks confidently into the future. The time at Liverpool has equipped him with new challenges. - I have built an enormously powerful network in my time at Liverpool. I worked regularly in Italy, Germany, Spain, Holland and France over the last few years, like I've got contacts in countries like Cameroon and Ghana. - I'd really like to strengthen the network even more in the future with a job as a scout for a few years and I have also already received the first complaints from a couple of foreign clubs, "says Friis-Hansen, however, does not reject other positions. - A job as sports director where it really affects what happens on the pitch and the players that are retrieved in, could well be interesting for me. I will not reject anything - not even in Denmark, says Friis Hansen, who has enjoyed his experience in England. - I almost felt like playing again. You will travel around and meet many of the same people you played with and against that asset and it has been fantastic. Besides you do not lace the boots, it has almost been like back then, and I would still like to be a part of ending Friis-Hansen. Jakob Friis-Hansen played as active in the B1903, Lyngby, Bordeaux, Lille and HSV, as he reached 19 games on the Danish national team. As a trainer, he has headed the HIK and Wexford Youths. " http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Friis-Hansen-faerdig-i-Liverpool

Jacob Friis-Hansen joined Liverpool in 2008. Hypia signed in 1999 from a Dutch team, Riise in 2002 and was signed from Monaco, Henchoz in 1999 (is Swiss, not Scandiavian and was signed from Blackburn Rovers) and Jari Litmanen signed in 2001 from Barcelona!