Matthew Le God

Can't have a thread about development and expansion without this video made by Dalton Crawley Architects... Interesting they have some Tall Ships on the river next to the stadium along with some other surrounding buildings that don't currently exist.

I think he plays for Sholing now.

Are you 100% sure on that? So it would be to a similar level to what Luton got with -10 points for dodgy agent dealings (the other -20 points were for other things)? And to think people wanted this thread closed when Chainrai took over again...

Some Pompey fans seem to think they wouldn't get a points deduction if the trio are found guilty. Are you sure they would? Anyone going to email the Football League and find out?

Saints are also helped by having a satellite academy in Bath which helps get around travel restrictions. Which is how Saints picked up Welsh and South Western English players like Gareth Bale and a number of others.

This is interesting... Councillor Alison Hoare, who represents Marchwood, said “When they reach the Premier League, reserve matches will be played at St Mary’s.”

I am just a random on an internet messageboard. Fleet Street, Sky, Daily Echo etc don't publish or broadcast my views (thank god you may say ) so there is a significant difference. Le Tissier and other ex Saints running to the press with their views does impact on Saints and the perceptions of the fanbase for better or worse and they really should think through what their comments may lead to.

My username represents my appreciation for him as a player (I first used this username over 8 years ago), it not all encompassing of all things he has done outside the football pitch. He says some very silly things and doesn't think about the implications of his actions and words.

Well you have the power. Close the thread as it is going round in circles now.

No-one in this thread that I have seen has doubted the good service Le Tissier gave the club for many years. Doesn't mean he should expect any favours from the club if he constantly uses the media to bad mouth Cortese. Nor should the "Ex Saints" if some of their key members do the same. Of course Cortese isn't above criticism, but to publicly criticise him constantly with unsubstantiated rumour isn't professional, nor is it going to make someone go out of their way to help your cause. It is odd that Le Tiss and other former Saints that have done the same seem surprised that Cortese doesn't give them favours. I'd do exactly the same if I were Cortese, who has remained quiet and professional on this issue and all he has done is not dished out favours to those that use the media against him.

I wouldn't name the whole training ground after him. Staplewood Training Ground just sounds good, maybe call the main building "the Markus Liebherr Pavilion".

He is a goalkeeper.

Don't worry Kenny. Benjii is just continuing today's trend of reminiscing about old Saints players.

But what if these employees make unsubstantiated claims on numerous occasions in the media. Do they still deserve the business they once worked for to give them freebies?

Read the article on the OS and it tells you how long it will take.

AFL Architects Same people that did Chelsea and Man Utd's training grounds. Saints are spending ALOT of money here, which is good to see.

Here you go...

The insults you use towards Nicola Cortese are pathetic and xenophobic. All Cortese is doing is not giving any perks to those that criticise him, I see absolutely nothing wrong with that and most people would do the same. Why go out of your way for someone that tries to rubbish your name in the press? Do you think Cortese should give Le Tissier perks and treats, even though Le Tissier has on numerous occasions slagged Cortese off in the media over the last 18 months? Yes, Le Tissier is a Saints legend. But outside of the football pitch he makes some very questionable decisions and doesn't realise his actions have consequences he may not like.

No-one has said that in this thread. I just think he is very naive and foolish to think his comments over the past 18 months will mean Cortese continues to give him ex-player perks.

Yes, of course he can say what he likes. It would be better if he had evidence for his views though, rather than jumping on the slagging Cortese off bandwagon with unsubstantiated rumours. However he shouldn't act all surprised and go running back to the press when the person he slagged off doesn't do him any favours with tickets etc etc. The administrators during administration and afterwards said the club came extremely close to folding. Are they "pretty thick"? Yes, it may make them look better and help their cause in selling the business if they say this. However they still said it and it may have been true. Thus to call me "pretty thick" as you did for believing it may have been a possibility, I feel is unjustified.

Yes, Le Tissier is a key figure in Saints history. But that doesn't give him the right to slag off Cortese with largely unsubstantiated slurs on numerous occasions in the national and local press and then expect to receive perks and privileges from Cortese. Although it is for very different reasons than Le Tissier and on a much shorter timescale, Nicola Cortese is a key figure for Southampton Football Club, without him we could very well have been without a team at all in the summer of 2009.

You can't really compare the two. Never before in Saint's 125 years have they had an owner with real ambition and the resources to match the ambition of putting Saints on the footballing map. Without Cortese/Liebherr the club may have been liquidated in 2009, I think that deserves some recognition in the future.

Do you agree it is pathetic what key members of the charity in question have been doing in the press for the last 18 months? I see nothing wrong with a business telling its employees that they aren't allowed to represent the business at an event held by a charity that has been critical of the business.

It does support numerous charity events now. However if key figures in a charity slag you off in the national press on numerous occasions you are under no obligation to support that charity. Also "if" under Cortese's leadership the club returned to the Premier League, I'm sure he won't be forgotten when people review the history of the club.

He is not "just an employee". He was a very close friend with the former owner and was left to run the club on his own. It was also Cortese that set up the whole takeover in the first place. The club's website says the club is owned by the "estate of Markus Liebherr" and not the Liebherr family. None of us know how the club's ownership is now structured, Cortese may have been given far more power than you think. He certainly implies this in the 8th December 2010 interview.