VectisSaint

But I thought we were collecting today so that there could be a next home game :confused:

Wise man, would be foolhardy to get treatment from our physio, look what happens to our players

Interesting read, wish he could get rid of the awful Rodney Marsh google ad at the end :mad:

Actually 1st home league game this season was 18925, it was only AFTER this that the attendances dropped off steeply. And of course we had laready played Cardiff away before that, as well as numerous pre-season games where the evidence was there for all to see how things had turned out since Lowe had put Mr Nice But Dim and his mate in charge of a load of youngsters who were not ready for this level and loaned out some of best players. Difference last season with NP in charge was that people had HOPE, unlike after Wilde had brought his new cohort Lowe back in, when most rational people could see that most hope had been destroyed.

Administration can never be good. That said, we were effectively relegated before Christmas so Admin is not a factor in whether we get relegated. Assuming we do survive (and it is a big IF) then in the end it may be a bitter pill to swallow but it is the only way to get rid of the PLC Albatross that was preventing us being taken over. If you want to read that as "getting rid of Lowe" then so be it. Lowe created the albatross and Wilde fed it.

The only ones we should try to keep are Davis, James, Perry, Saeijs and Gillett. We are best off without all of the others. Sadly not much hope of Saeijs or Davis staying.

I don't blame him for his Dutch lunacy, I blame him for his all round lunacy. I blame Turncoat Wilde more so for even allowing Lowe's lunacy to have been given a second go.

She has been singing loud and clear for weeks now. I realise people want to keep believing, I would have done in the past, but this bunch of no-hoper players and managers have no fight, they are not up for it, mostly they don't care, those that do are unable to perform. I accepted relegation finally after Charlton, and now I'm just hoping that we avoid a points deduction next season, if we survive full stop. I still support the Club, but supporting the current team has just become impossible.

Oh please, the Lowe Luvvies were having a field day, taking the **** out of NP, calling him the worlds greatest manager and pointing out that Wotte had gained more points etc etc. Now the boot is on the other foot, these people, includign you seemingly, have selective memories and think these comparisons now are meaningless, or worse even deny they ever took place. It really doesn't mean much I have to agree, the fact is that NP kept us up, while JP and MW between them will take us down to our lowest level in over 50 years. NP turned a bunch of players with zero confidence and very poor fitness levels around after Burley, Dodd and Gorman did their best to finish them off, brought is some new faces and instilled passion and desire into the players and in the end just about scraped the desired result. MW has done nothing and the saddest thing is that we are going down without a fight, 6 or 7 games now without a win, and with no prospect of even looking like winning, players looking dejected and unfit (again), its pathetic, and the end reward for all of Wilde and Lowe's hard work in destroying this Club.

You can't polish a turd. Trying to get basics right at this stage in the season is a ridiculous notion. Our players and our coaches are simply not good enough. I still believe the players could have survived in this division with a proper coaching set up, but it is too late, and has been since well before Christmas. Wotte was very lucky when we won 3 on the bounce, but it is clear now that really he is no better than Nice but Dim JP. No better, just different.

Have to say that anyone who declared an interest publically I would dismiss as only being interested in some self publicity. Genuine bidders will be keeping their cards very close to their chests in order to ensure that their rivals cannot undermine their bids. I am very pleased that no-one has come out openly and made a fuss about their interest at this stage.

The only players I want us to keep are Davis, Saeijs, James, Perry and Gillett. We need to get rid of everyone else who was in the first team squad today. They are all losers and we need to be shot of the lot of them. Sadly I think we won't keep Davis or Saeijs. I see Fulham are sniffing round for Lallana again, if they are offering £1m or more we should bite their hands off.

Please explain how Ince knows the league? 3 appearances for swindon Town hardly qualifies him as being even remotely knowledgeable of Leage 1, unless you are speculating that we will be relegated 2 divisions. We do not need Ince. What we need is someone with some feeling and passion for Southampton Football Club. There is hardly any shortage of ex players who are now managers who are 10 times more qualified that Paul Ince.

Problem will be that we will not be able to afford the ferry fares to the Island 4 return fares per season will bankrupt us.

I've said it before, yes we do practice defending set plays... But we do it against our attacking players, hence the problem.

Don't think Molineux is on the Isle of Wight though, at least it wasn't when I was a nipper.

And ayone who dismisses Crystal Palace as not serious opposition clearly had no idea what was going on at the time. With Malcolm Allison in charge, even with his hat, they were a force to be reckoned with that season, and ended it getting promoted. Most people had us as underdogs even for the SF, though that was primarily because the media was in love with Allison. In the end it desn't matter, you can only beat the opposition of the day, doesn't matter who they are. Anyone who belittles the achievements of the 76 team really has no sense of the enormity of what they achieved against the mighty Manure, eve if they had only been promoted back to Division 1 the previous season, having finished below us the season when we were relegated.

I was 45 when I first took my nipper to football. I think I was too old.

We have 4 corners again now, least we did on Saturday

Shareholders are entitled to NOTHING. They are not creditors, and shareholders (which includes me) now have no standing. Wilde, Crouch and Lowe are the biggest losers. Lowe and Wilde I could't give a **** about, they deserve it, hopefully it will drive Wilde to bankruptcy with his failed businesses. It probably won't impact Lowe too much, he has taken from the business, and is independently wealthy. Leon has lost over £1m, and has accepted thats the case. He is a self made ma, based on earned wealth through his successful businesses. As usual, Mick speaks as he sees, and hits the nail firmly on the head.

Perhaps MLT could follow Linekers example and make some money from advertising, then donate to the Club. Burger King springs to mind

We'll probably never know

Maybe the FA would, but as its the Football League, maybe they will act differently

While I agree with the sentiments of the OP, the fact (depending on the outcome of the FL investigation) is that we have not broken any rules. We have been owned by a Holding Company plc for many years (far too many IMHO) and no-one in the FL has worried about this before. In the past the plc has owned other "businesses" (radio station, insurance) and still owns the catering I believe, the fact the the plc has divested itself of most of these other revenue streams to remain in business proves that the plc and SFC are separate. Morally we may not agree with what is happening and won't be too shocked if we get a deduction, but factually, which is important, there is no breach of the rules. I feel confident that the Admins, together with Lowe and Cowen, have been over this with a fine-toothed comb (one of the few positive things related to Lowe). The fact that the FL sees the need to investigate rather than impose a points deduction shows that it is seriously worried that any attempt to impose a points deduction would be met with a vigorous legal argument by those representing the Football Club, something the FL cannot countenance. I think there is even a possibility that we could see 25 teams in the CCC next season. That said, I think we will be relegated anyway. On the evidence of Saturday we have no hope of escaping through football. COYR

Good news in my opinion. Clear that the Football League have serious doubts that they could make a points deduction stick and want to be absolutely sure before they take any action. If there was no doubt, they would have acted today, for sure.