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Please explain what Lee has done to convince you he is a better option than Rodriguez.

I do love those who try and spin how half of our team are league one players. Conviniently forgetting that whilst in L1 and the Championship quite a different picture was painted. Whilst in league one and the championship I recall some posters claiming Schiniderlin was putting in 'world class performances'. That Davis and Lambert should be in the England squad. That Lallana was the best player we'd and since Le Tisser. I recollect Fonte dropping down from the Championship, Pardew describing him and Lambert as players who can play in the premier league! This was lauded at the time. Moving onto the championship, Hooliveld was a great defender we were told. He must be, he's played in the champions league! And who could forget the golden claims that League one saints would beat England and that man for man our championship side was better than our cup final side in 03, possibly our best ever team! Now all this seems to have changed. Now the reason our £30m worth of talent is in a relegation battle is because the rest of the team were L1 players only 18 months ago. The fact that they are should be England internationals, champions league players, world class performers and amongst the best players and teams we've ever had is forgotten. Now what can we expect from players that lost at Wallsall less than 2 years ago? Keep going, keep spinning, it's very entertaining.

How does it feel Baz? Do you like it? Ask about his damp and dingy bedsit, go on!

He and Cortese both come from Italy and they f*cking hate Pompey. Probably.

No because the current drama and talk of Adkins being sacked which is spreading across this forum has all been created by one article in the mail which appears to have little substance. And people claim they aren't influenced by what's in the papers and don't care what they say.

If you back the chairman than yes, he will be welcome. There will be no chants of 'one Nigel Adkins' everyone will be fully behind the new man and trust the chairmans decision. I for one will certainly be.

If we had a player that was happy they weren't playing we should be more worried.

Go on, ask him when we are marching?!! That was brilliant WUMing

anyone can score goals in the Scottish league. Celtic are the same standard as a L1 team great mongboard quotes from the past number 2354

did i say anything remotely like that?

I for one am delighted to have him here. He is an experienced footballing man and will undoubtedly have learnt from his mistakes in the past which can only be a good thing. He's clearly a guy who knows what he's doing as the fA gave holm responsibility to write their coaching manual once. I would say on balance his involvement here can only be a good thing.

Don't forget we've got a fantastic medical team here at Southampton, together with an unbelievable sports science department, all headed up by Les Reed, who once wrote the training manual for England dontcha know. I think you might be being a tad negative Charlie

Remind us how 'damage limitation mode' has effected us the last two January transfer windows.....

Thanks for your support guys, it means the world to me.

This is a real statment of intent. It's not 1995 anymore, we are no longer at the Dell! Here are his youtube bits!

Um Pahars is ITK. He is a failed fan on the board and former member of the Saints trust. I trust his contacts.

err, what's becoming obvious?

Im sure Mark Lawrenson or any journalists for that matter couldn't give a toss if you think they are an idiot, Les.

good shout on Southgate, as an ex Centre Half himself that would also certainly spell the end of our defensive woes as well as clout in the transfer market. I'd expect us to be snapping up experienced premier league players like Jonathan Woodgate to fill the void Fonte has left.

Damn, how could i have omited Cloud Wines and the numerous take aways which inlcude Teds Fish Bar, for the best traditional english take away money can buy, outside of which, there is of course ample parking for your Ferrari.

I'd like to see your yardstick for measuring how affected the club has been. Of course the echo wont score goals, pick teams and buy players. However it's useful to the club in other ways. For example it has good relationships with a lot of local businesses and the club and Cortese can use this to promote themselves to them. We clearly aren't doing a very good job of this at the moment by the fact we have over 1000 empty corprate seats and only half the boxes full despite being in the premier league. The echo could have helped with that, so from that point of view it has affected the club and not positively. It's all very well lauding it and arrogant comments like Super Mikeys "we dont need them we are in the premier league" comment and that they should do what they have to to keep Cortese sweet. What if it all goes sour? What if we go down and start to struggle financially again? You can guarentee we'll go cap in hand to those we are showing distain for at the moment and it's not just the echo, it's a lot of local business. Always remember, be nice to the people you meet on the way up as you might need them on your way down.

I can see this taking off. Our average fan looks fat, scruffy and stupid so a tight fitting t-shirt would fit well with the rest of their gormless scruffy apperance.

Who is now being linked with Chelsea and Arsenal!!! http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/transfer-zone/2013/01/04/3645637/chelsea-arsenal-liverpool-track-southampton-teenager-matt?source=breakingnews

I can imagine their tour of Southampton to sell him the city will begin with lunch at Nicks restruant. Followed by a a walk around Mayflower Park where he might be lucky to catch a glimpse of some tourists setting sail one of the many wonderfuls ships to visit the port. They'll discuss contract terms as they walk past the Quays into West Quay, where Cortese will point out the wonderful shopping in high fashion outles such as Hollister, Republic and USC. They will take the lift in John Lewis which provides a panoramic view of Mamas and Papas before a lesuirely walk past the fining dining available at TJI Fridays and Frankie and Bennies where they will arrive at Oceana just in time for happy hour where they will down 2 for 1 cocktails before sealing the deal.

at least people will stop whining we haven't signed anyone in the transfer window now.