saint lard

Euell clean through...tame finish 1 on 1 with the keeper

Cleared off the line by Skacel

Snatches,fish fingers and 69's....those were the days.

you mean you haven't heard 6 and 9,69......spooning

Perhaps his regular radio show pays the bills,just a wild stab in the dark..which is something you will get if you don't stop being a pedant...

Osman will be hosting the event.....obviously,he's not going to be taking questions methinks.

In the Mick Channon Suite,7.30pm next thursday. Other prominant guests also. All to raise money for SFC. Phone the club for ticket details.

Half time

Saints goal disallowed.

Goalllll

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/4271671.Day_of_reckoning_for_Saints_beckons/

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/4271660.Saints_legend_Mick_furious_at_fans_being_asked_to_donate_cash/

:smt039 :butthead:

I have no idea who Dave is.

damn,had a groovy one but wont allow me to copy/paste.Sorry.

I think the caller is slightly deluded ref Askham,Lowe,Cowan.IMO

Crouch wrote a cheque for £50k 3 days ago,other people who have been involved should do the same ,he states.

nipper says he will put £20 from his piggy bank if the players donate 1 weeks wages!

I truly believe we will get the 10 point deduction. What happens then could be anyones guess wouldn't surprise me at all if SFC lodge an appeal, uproar will then ensue by the other clubs threatened with relegation and it will drag on and on,lets hope not eh.

Anil Ambani.

Cash-strapped Saints should go for broke Southampton’s financial woes make them prime candidates for a merger – with south coast neighbours Portsmouth ROD LIDDLE div#related-article-links p a, div#related-article-links p a:visited {color:#06c;}SOUTHAMPTON FC, by virtue of some imaginative sleight of hand, have so far avoided incurring a 10-point deduction for being bankrupt. The former chairman, Rupert Lowe, ensured it was Southampton’s parent company that went into administration, rather than the club itself. This, however, is financial sophistry in pursuit of a delusion; quite clearly the Saints are utterly skint and deeply in debt and one would expect the Football League, sooner or later, to call the club’s bluff. It may be, in the end, the most positive outcome if they go marching into the Football League Division One; the supporters will still have a club and a healthy dose of realism would not come amiss. Because this is a deeply deluded club, tormented with intimations of grandeur. They are far from alone in being so, of course. Visit Southampton’s official website and you will find, alongside the Save Our Saints! appeal, an article of quite magnificent stupidity, my favourite quote of which reads as follows: “Southampton is indisputably a Premier League club, in all but its league position.” Those are my italics. It is a little like me saying that I am indisputably a love god stud muffin, in all but my continued celibacy. In other words, I could be a love god stud muffin were I not hideous, old and impotent. (Not that I am all of those things, mind. I’m just trying to make a point, you know). But it is this delusion which will do for Southampton FC, in the end, much as it has threatened to do for a long, long list of similarly deluded clubs – of which Leeds United, Coventry City, Cardiff City and Nottingham Forest are but four, all of whom have found the receivers either marching up the garden path or waiting by the gate. All of whom considered themselves Premier League clubs – in all but reality. The Saints do not even have history on their side, never mind their current league position, to support that “indisputably”. They have spent just 34 seasons in the top division throughout their 124-year history, a little bit less than they have spent in Division Two, or its modern equivalent. They have spent quite a bit of time in the third tier of the game as well, a place to which they may soon return. How this makes them “indisputably” a Premier League club is beyond comprehension, unless you’re on magic mushrooms. They will no doubt continue telling themselves they are indisputably a Premier League club when they make the trip to Hartlepool next season. Much as Leeds United supporters, similarly afflicted, sang “we’ll never play you again!” to all the small and insignificant opponents they came up against when they were first relegated. Oh yes you will, Leeds. You will play them again and again and again until you get it into your thick Yorkshire heads that this is where you deserve to be. The history of Leeds, remember, is not one of previously permanent residency in the top tier. Not by a long shot. The obvious answer for Southampton is to merge with Portsmouth, who are indisputably a Championship team in all but league position. Pompey have that thing which tends to separate the top-flight teams from the rest – good players. They also have solid, loyal supporters, but that is about all they have. They don’t have a decent ground and are also short of dosh. Southampton, meanwhile, have an excellent ground but no good players. Given the geographical proximity, any other business would go for a merger immediately. Imagine the size and fervour of the crowd at a newly established Solent United, all of them kicking each other’s heads in. The deadline for administration which passed last week came as a surprise to many at the Football League, with no clubs at all queuing up for their 10-point deductions. They had been expecting between six and nine to do so, and maybe twelve over the course of the next year. As evidenced by the case of Southampton, these struggling clubs have been kept afloat largely by unfounded optimism and hot air. But increasingly it is not the real strugglers who succumb to the cosh – the Burys and Rochdales and Macclesfields and Chester Citys, the Cheltenhams and Stockports, surviving on minuscule attendances and the goodwill of a few individuals. These clubs tend to understand that they need to abide by the same laws of economics as apply in every other industry. It is more usually the chronically deluded Championship sides who feel that their natural berth is – indisputably – one division above and break their necks trying to get there. It is entirely possible and even likely that three of these clubs, strapped for cash almost to the point of annihilation, will be relegated to “Division One” at the end of the season – Charlton, Nottingham Forest and Southampton. A fourth similarly disposed side – Norwich City – seem to have scampered clear. So long as these teams consider themselves to be playing below their station, they will continue to be in big trouble. Ambition is fine, but not when it is confused with droit de seigneur. They should all take a look at Luton Town – who by Southampton’s standards are almost indisputably a Premier League club, having spent 20 seasons in the top flight – who will be kicking off next season against the likes of Forest Green.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1167024/HATCHET-MAN-As-Saints-marching-Charlton-prepare-sale-Premier-League-chiefs-examine-greed.html

Rupert Lowe raps old Southampton board By Andrew Warshaw, 04/04/2009 FORMER Southampton chairman Rupert Lowe last night blasted his predecessors for bringing the club to its knees and insisted: Don't blame me. Saints are in danger of collapse after 125 years and will learn on Tuesday whether they will be docked 10 points by the Football League. But Lowe hit back at the critics who have accused him of killing the club after two spells in charge. Last week, trading in shares in Southampton Leisure Holdings, which owned Southampton and was headed by Lowe, was dramatically halted. And fears are growing that the club itself could fold unless a buyer is found quickly. Lowe - who was booted out as club chairman in 2006 but returned last year - resigned from the board on Thursday. But yesterday he claimed he was not responsible for causing a £28million debt mountain. Lowe declared: "The damage was done during the two years I was away, by the people who kicked me out. "I went back knowing I was putting my head into the lion's jaws because the club was in dire straits. But having spent 10 years building Southampton up, I wanted to make sure that the club survived. "It had been badly run by the board, who over-borrowed from the banks. Leon Crouch (previous chairman) is responsible for that. He was the kingmaker and it was from him that all the damage flowed. "When I left in 2006, there was no debt. After I left, they racked up vast amounts of debts and put the club in a financial mess. "Was I in the wrong place at the wrong time? Yes I was. Do I feel it's my fault for other people blowing the club wide open? No I don't." Administrators have warned that without a white knight, there is a high risk that Saints will fold this summer. Lowe admitted that it would be easier to find a buyer if Southampton stay in the Championship, but said the spending policy that caused their relegation dogfight was unavoidable. "The reason we've been playing with kids this season is largely because the money was not there. That's not my fault. The previous regime squandered money on wages, on transfer fees, on stupid redecoration of the stadium and on squabbles. "I was forced to cut costs but I'm proud of what we've achieved." Lowe doubts he will ever again be involved. "I have to say it's unlikely, even though I built the stadium. Have I been unfairly vilified? Possibly. I knew it was a risk going back but I'd do the same again. I still love the club." Nice pic..!

04/04/2009 FULHAM aim to cash in on the money crisis at Southampton by landing England Under- 21 star Adam Lallana for a knockdown fee. Boss Roy Hodgson had a £2.5m bid for Lallana, 20, rejected last summer but hopes to secure the midfield ace for £1.5m. Saints are £30m in debt and need to sell players to raise funds. From NOTW.

I sincerley hope he isn't,no offence to the man,i just feel that if we dont have a clean sweep that Lowe/Wilde will have the oppotunity to snipe,try one upmanship over him and make waves that could lead to instability oncemore. Fresh start,fresh faces means no need or less chance of interference and comments from Lowe/Wilde. All IMO.