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Personally I think these things are often simpler than the conspiracy theories and the over analysing. It seems fairly common knowledge that the two of them didn't really get on - I'd imagine things came to a head (maybe over a transfer) and it got to the point where one of them had to go. At that point NC probably thought it wise to get rid of anyone he felt didn't share his vision as well. All pure speculation on my part of course.

Yeah, I'm just saying that the idea he was sacked because he wanted the Villa job is unlikely. Firstly if he got it then we'd get compo and secondly if he didn't then we should have only sacked him when we had someone lined up.

And of course if the reason for sacking AP is because he applied for the Villa job then we'd reject all applications from managers currently employed?

Paul Hart? The only good thing he ever did was vote against the CVA..... Total joke........

Well whoever it is will need to buy into the "Southampton Style" vision and bring on the kids. Cortese has banged on enough about that. MON doesn't really fit that template and I can't see him working with Cortese either - he isn't going to take kindly to a hands on chief exec. I think it'll be Zola. That would also explain why Dean Wilkins is still here - I'd imagine Zola is still mates with Ray.

This is clearly just a ploy to put other clubs off a cheeky deadline day bid...as is lambert's poor form this season. I also think we've been told by SKY to at least make the league look a bit competitive.

Well given that West Ham look like signing Obinna and Zines is well down the list then it looks realistic. probably not quite what we need but could be good.

Vegetarians are next.

I played it when I was a kid and then went that one geeky further step and got into "proper" wargaming - I had both a Gallic and a Carthaginian army. I grew out of that stage by the time I left school. It is a geeky pursuit but then I think adults playing computer games are geeks and it's no more geeky than that.

So it was just the money then?

I'm gutted - he was my north, my south my blah blah blah

ha ha talk about making presumptions. My reaction is against those on this thread who seem to feel as if this is a death in the family or as if Markus personally touched them. He didn't. What do you people do when someone you actually know dies? Go into meltdown? You know as much about me as you do about Markus and yet you're as happy to slag me off and make judgements as you are to laud Markus. Fact of the matter is you like him because he had pots of money and he spent it on Saints. That's great and I love it. I hope he enjoyed it and I'm very thankful that he spent it on us. I'm sad he died, really I am, but I refuse to speculate about a bloke I never knew. None of us ever heard him speak. If I was a member of his family and some of the stuff on this thread was said to me by complete strangers I would think they were strange and a bit weird. I wouldn't presume that he had as much as impact upon my life as he did on the people he knew - but that's how a lot of you come across. You mention a lack of empathy. I have nothing but empathy for Markus's family which is why I wouldn't presume to "feel their pain" or pretend I did because, again, i never knew him. I can say how much I recognise their loss but a lot of you are confusing their loss with "our loss". Our loss is just a bloke we never knew who had a lot of money and seemed a decent sort and that's it. So get over yourself - I've got plenty of friends in the real world and none of them feel like the bed wetters on here.

Yep, I do and Hypo doesn't. I think it's silly and I don't mind putting it out on here. I think this is over sentimentality. To be honest i don't really care if you disagree - as you've said countless times this is an internet forum and it's all up for debate.

Bloke buys a watch for his mate....that must be the most touching story I've ever read. I'm sorry but this thread is making me wretch. Will people stop pretending Markus was Mother Teresa. I'm sure he was a nice bloke and I am sad he's dead but really? Some of the posts on here are just very sad - have a bit of dignity and stop pretending this is the end of the world. If I was Markus or knew him I would be embarassed by this thread.

It's a rubbish reason why photographers were banned and blatantly made up. Even banning press photographers wouldn't have stopped your happy snappers in the stand. One of the more silly stories this summer.

lol at the person who doesn't know what avuncular is! Or perhaps you forgot what side of the argument you were on today? Do you argue with yourself? I bet you do / don't....please delete as the mood takes you...

Like firemen? Oh no those bastards can go on strike so screw them. Or nurses nope they earn too much and can't possibly be compared can they? if you want a bit of respect then you have to give it as well . I don't see anyone denigrating servicemen and I don't see anyone slagging them off - there's a few people who think they don't deserve free tickets and that's all. If you're ****ed off with the way this thread is going it's because you couldn't accept an alternate point of view.

I have a mate who works in MacDonalds and he loves it - does he get a free ticket? He is quite poor but can speak English.

If infantry soldiers are that clever couldn't they get a better job and not have to rely on free tickets?

Is the answer No?

OK, that's a fair justification.

Tricky this one. I want to give you the right to an opinion then but then I'd have to do the same for St. George.

You only need Dune's reply to answer that. I wasn't drawing party lines merely showing that others would. My original post pointed that out but happy to explain it again for the hard of thinking.

If this was a Labour MP or a union leader they would be labelled a socialist traitor (although I'm not saying you would do that but plenty would). In this particular case I don't be believe it would be morally right to appoint someone to this position when they have avoided paying that much tax albeit legally.

Does anyone feel that the grief on the main board is a little over the top? I really don't mean to criticise anyone who feels that pain that deeply but I'm afraid I don't share it in quite the same way. Of course it's sad and of course I sympathise with his family and friends but it's hard for me to feel exactly like they do because I never knew him. Some of the suggestions such as renaming the stadium and ending all your posts with WIFM just seem very weird to me. I'm not trying to be inflammatory or controversial but does anyone else think the same or am I just a heartless b**tard?