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So al the stuff that's been in the mail over the last year is gospel truth, all positive stories, articles on the academy, things leaked to the media that put us In a good light, every word of it. All of it, except this, this is just an article by some journalist. What people want is a statement from Cortese telling the world he wanted Di Matteo as manager, this while Adkins was still in the job. Course that's going to happen.

Cortese wanted Di Matteo but he turned us down. Probably due to him still being payed out by Chelsea. I happen to know this is 100% true. I used to have a contact who was on the board at Chelsea who told me. People sneered and took the p*ss out of this at the time but it was true.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2238109/Roberto-Di-Matteo-set-Southampton-job.html http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/roberto-di-matteo-is-favourite-to-become-1455777

Live by the sword you die by the sword. Gun wielding Drug Barron shot dead. Can't see the problem to be honest.

You speak for me.

Which, considering people now get arrested for chanting "we can see you holding hands" even when there are no openly gay people present, wouldn't have lasted very long, if indeed it started. Several things here. First and foremost does anyone really care? Why do gays feel they need to announce it? Reasonably good ex footballer says he's gay. Wow, who cares? Secondly i see twitter is alive with people congratulating him on "being brave" i dont subscribe to this view. Coming out when you've retired isnt brave, he wont have to endure the "banter" as BTF calls it from the terraces. Does this not send out a message to any gay footballers that they should wait until their careers are over before coming out? Surely the brave thing to do would have been to come out, if he felt the need to, whilst he was still playing. Surely that would then send a message out to young gay footballers that they can do the same too. Thirdly, what's wrong with a bit of "banter"? I've worked and played (football) with gay people in the past and they've been given and given it back, but no more and nothing less playful and harmless than when one of your mates nails a munter or if you're fat, bald, ugly, ginger, hairy. If you cant handle having the p*ss taken out of you then i would suggest a male dominated environment isnt the place for you and rather than crying about it do something else with your life.

Yep, i would back Roberto Di Matteo heavily to be our next manager. NC wanted him before.

He hasn't played for a year!

From what i've heard the neutral end will be full of scummers

I remember this time last year West ham had few easier games at the start of the season and made a good start. Then they faced a tougher run Lost a few. And dropped down the table. At the time people on here were quick to claim they were where they were due to their easy start and were now at their true level. Funny how that doesn't apply now.

It's written by a saints fan who posts on here. Keep up sunshine.

The season we got relegated We were close to beating Arsenal at Highbury and not thrashed by Man United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Everton who all qualified for the champions league that season. Indeed we actually beat Liverpool and Drew at home to Everton who equalised In injury time. Was that seasons squad good enough to target top 6 too?

Surely if our squad is good enough and aiming to finish 6th we should be winning these games?

Because for once the whole country is on Clattenburgs side and not on ours.

This has backfired then hasn't it.

The only people whose expectations have changed are those that got carried away in the first place.

It does make me laugh whenever anyone posts anything that others dont agree with they have an agenda. Believe me mate, should we ever reach the champions league and challenge at the top of the table no one would be happier than me, I was a season ticket holder for years and apart from a spell in the mid 00's barely missed a home game between 1990 and last season. The reason the CL comments were laughable was because it was clear to anyone that had a bit of sense that we were a long, long way away from being good enough to challenge the top 4. Of course whenever i said that i was trolling or "had an agenda" and i was told the CL was possible and the top 6 inevitable. Now i've been proven right i still have an agenda apparently because i'm pointing out we are on bad run, the squad isn't as good as some thought it was and even claiming that i'm saying MP should go if we dont win the next few games. i'm sure you can find the quotes of me saying this as you remember it, or did you make that bit up? Last season MP was still in his honeymoon period, now he's been here a year and we are on a bad run so he does face a few difficult decisions and a bit of task to turn it round. In truth it's his first real test in his time here. Yes we have had injures but there have also been some strange tactical decisions in the last few weeks as well. Maybe you should read what i post before leaping to assumptions

I wonder if the people who yelled abuse at him and never wanted to see him in a Saints shirt just over a year ago agree with that.

Not really. Every team gets injuries. People seem to be taking delight at the demise of West Ham and lamblasting Alladyce as a manager yet ignoring West Hams injuries are worse than ours. Yes we've had injuries and there have been individual errors but one win in nine is poor by any standards. People seem to be forgetting that the team Pochetino has had available is not dissimilar to the one Adkins had to chose from.

It makes some very good points. A few months ago people were talking about the champions league, that we were brilliant and unstoppable. We are on a bad run and it's the first real test of Pochetinos career at Saints as to how he turns it round. The Chelsea game was a worry as whilst we were beaten by a very good side the players also seemed to lack a bit of confidence and fight once we went a goal down. Of course, it isn't what people want to read so will be dismissed as negative and boring but the truth is that Nick makes some very valid points and with a reasonable run in front of us now things do have to change, ie get back to winning ways and keeping clean sheets.

Who were probably the same ones who claimed Lee was going to be a massive premier league star for us his movement off the ball was better than the players around him.

He wasnt very good though was he? I remember some people on here claiming the reason he was offside so often was because his thought and runs were so much better than the players around him. Great character and a fun personality but a decidedly average footballer.

When we first moved to St Marys his old man used to bring him to the Parkside before games. He was about 12 at the time, i'd guess.

Should we win the FA Cup who will be the player that puts the lid on his head in time honoured tradition? My money is on Wanyama.

Antonio. Arguably the mongboards most over rated player player in history. Post after post about how good he was, that he was going to be a premier league star, that we simply HAD to sign him. A typical 'pacy winger' that everyone that knows very little about the game thinks is brilliant. Tanadari Lee runs him close for this award but Antonio is the winner.