VectisSaint

I was going to say look on the BBC. When did that get updated? Last time I looked we had 0 and were in 17th place

Maybe someone is getting confused with all the stories of us having Matt back, 2+2=5

Well no actually. Its a newspapers job to report the news, thats why they are called what they are. Unfortunately in this day and age, they seem to think its their business to poke around and try to make up stories under the guise of "investigative journalism", what most would refer to as **** stirring.

Actually I can see it happening. I really don't think he would take on any other management job, I'm sure he's finished with top flight stuff, but maybe a whirl with a lower league team that he has connections with where there is not so much pressure - I think only us or Scunny would fit that particular bill. I seriously doubt it will happen, but its not beyond the realms with Matt and Lawrie involved.

1) True, given slow build ups he is very successful 2) True, so am I, do we need cheap? 3) How? he has never managed at this level, not thats necessarily a problem 4) You jest methinks

Zummit tells uz twuz caulkead dialectical Tiz how we speakz so you overners cannot understandz uz.

I don't think either the LSE or the FA give a tinkers cuss. The takeover will be of the Football Club Ltd, not the plc, so the LSE doesn't care too much (unless you meant the London School of Economics of course. Also the Football League are rather more interested in the outcome rather than the FA, since we are afflilated to the FL, and one of their members. I actually doubt that much will happen Friday, since it may go right to the end of the day and even into the weekend. There will probably be a press conference on Monday, either for the new owners to announce the deal is complete or for Fry to announce the winding up of the Club.

Tisdale is doing well and having a lot of success, there is no doubt about it. But the timing is not right for Saints. Tisdale is a manager who takes time to build a team, whilst i applaud him for that, what we need for next season is someone who will take the bull by the horns and go out there from day 1 with the intention of winning every game and gaining automatic promotion. Of course winning every game will not happen, but the idea is to have a winning mentality from the off, not to spend 2 months bedding in a new team. I admire Tisdale, and maybe his time will come at some point in the future, but not next season please.

I think they went to Chelsea or maybe it was Hampton Court or Wisley

Thought the north started in Cowes Roads

Reading between the lines here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/s/southampton/8101113.stm sounds like Wotte is fairly clear he is not going to be manager next season if Pinnacle complete the deal on Friday as planned.

Notice that true to form the OS reports several items under one heading but fails to link the items together: (1) Rasiak returns (2) Players given fitness targets (3) Did Rasiak meet the requirement? (I would be shocked if he did, unless the target was set based on that of a stunned slug) Of course Rasiak would be an asset of sorts in Division 3, but the only true reason for reports about rasiak is to put him in the shop window for interested parties.

Yep, I suspect The Port will play their reserve team

I will vote for them...

Well thats yet another reason to get shot of Wotte. Our under-achieving players who got us relegated respect him, says it all really.

Probably subject of an NDA, just like the fellas looking to take over Newcastle. Matt and Lynam were probably allowed to break cover because in the end they are not the prospective owners, and announcing Matt is involved is a good thing for one and all. I would be more worried if we did know who it was, because that would tell me that the propsective new owner is not very discreet and probably not a good businessman. I know it seems to be taking an age, but patience is a virtue, and all will be revealed in the fullness of time however much gnashing of teeth we indulge in.

+1, and maybe Big Ron as well.

Fortunately MLT is not as daft as you, and will hopefully ensure that Lawrie is involved in some way, even if not on the Board. Thats the great thing about having someone involved who understands the Club; history is important, and those who contributed greatly to that history are welcome not made to feel like pariahs. Only those who contributed to our downfall, the true pariahs such as Lowe, Wilde, Hone and Dulieu would be banished.

I thought Ecclestone's plan is to move QPR to the UAE so that he can make even more money.

References to Rupert really are best avoided. Personally I would class Rupert as a B or even a C, possibly even an F'ing C.

Would think Barry Venison is a better choice for V that Ulrich van Gobble, I always think using "van" or even "le" is cheating a bit. Personally I would include Le Tiss under "T" rather than "L", there are plenty of other choices for "L".

You forgot Phil Collins and that chap from Seattle with the big yacht...

Like a few others, Steve Cotterill is the man for me. Not sure why he was not included in the poll. Have been persisting with this view for a long time now Tisdale is OK, but it won't happen (at least not yet), if anyone can explain why he would leave Exeter to join a club 10 points worse off in the same division is beyond me (even if he is ex-Saints). He is also not the right man for the job right now, he is renowned as a slow builder, we need someone to come in and kick ass from day 1. Perhaps we should go for that Pearson bloke, seemed like a good one before

The guy is a total and utter plank, so far out of touch with the game that he makes Sepp Blatter look intelligent. I believe his duck house comes complete with a moat and wysteria. Why do we allow politicians to become heads of major sporting institutions in this country. Incidentally, on topic, my understanding is that the issue with HMRC is not relevant in our case, I may be wrong but I don't think HMRC are a (major) creditor. The major creditor in our case was clearly Barclays. Even Norwich Union/Aviya only become a serious creditor if we have defaulted on mortgage payments, and there is no evidence I have seen to suggest this was the case. Hopefully therefore even if we are stuck with the wholly unjustified 10 point deduction we should not get a further deuction because HMRC will not block the CVA.