Matthew Le God

I hope your wife doesn't read this forum.

I think this thread should be left open until the CVA is completed in 5 years time. Still plenty of milage in it yet if they fail to meet the terms of the CVA at any point.

You missed out the important bits of the quote, which says the plan Nicola/Markus made last year remain unaffected.

Mick Channon Terry Paine

Have you seen some of the teams in the bottom half of the Premier League?

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?24498-Some-questions-answered...

Well if Markus has (as the statement suggests) made a plan for the club with Cortese a year ago then it can't really be changed by him anymore. This plan will be followed through. As CanadaSaint suggests above it is probably structured how much money is made available each year.

You have that the wrong way round. This suggests otherwise... From the Saints OS "He would have wanted to be there when the Saints get promotion to the Premier League. The well laid plans for the Club that he and the Executive Chairman had mapped out over a year ago will continue to be implemented uninterrupted and nothing will change in that regard. The Club will ensure that Markus' wishes are carried out in full."

The MALI website is available in English and German versions. Click on the flags. The thread I linked to is discussing the English version of the statement where it says his daughter is taking control.

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?24498-Some-questions-answered...

Why would it be a joke?

Well my answer is no we don't need them both, so stick with Reed.

Why are you asking me the same question I put to you?

The Football Development and Support Centre oversees four main areas - The Academy, Scouting, Sports Medicine and Equipment Procurement Les Reed as the head of the centre is pretty much a director of football for Saints. Just has a slightly different job title.

And what would be left for Coppell to do?

What do we have Les Reed for then?

Les Reed was appointed in April 2010, his role is pretty much that of a Director of Football at Saints. He also has more experience of similar roles than Coppell as he was technical director at the FA. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2025768,00.html Saints don't need Coppell.

Les Reed is pretty much Director of Football at Saints. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2025768,00.html No need for Coppell.

I don't think anything in that suggests he is coming back. I think the Echo just gave him a ring for an interview.

Appeared doing what in the Echo?

For the opening post? It is on the MALI group website.

Probably because it was too short notice. He died on Monday night, the Bournemouth game was on Tuesday. The club may have only found out about it on the day of the game.

He died on Monday night, not Wednesday as first believed. So it is likely Cortese and Pardew knew on the day of the Bournemouth game and possibly the team knew aswell. Helps to explain Pardews post match comments and the huddle after the full time whistle.

Shame the last Saints match for him was the Plymouth game and not Bournemouth.

http://www.mali-group.com/en/home/ - As he died on Monday night (and not Wednesday as everyone thought) I'm sure Alan Pardew would have been aware. His post match comments on Tuesday of supporters needing to get behind the team etc - Maybe the team knew aswell, never seen a post match huddle before from Saints. - His daughter has taken over the MALI group, maybe she will take over at Saints as well, with Cortese running it for her (as hinted at on the OS, Telegraph and Guardian)