hypochondriac

Yep pretty much agree with that and forming a good relationship with the players is a clear positive. What I objected to was the suggestion that Cortese was the single most important factor for luke Shaw. That's a nonsense.

Nope. The Daily Mail article was interesting and a good piece, as were all the positive match reports about our style of play and how well we were doing this year (something that Cortese deserves praise for). Surely you can see the difference between those and this article?

I have no problem with attention to detail. My main gripe was with how the article was written rather than the majority of the content. The Daily Mail article for instance was quite an interesting read last week but this PR stuff is insulting to any half intelligent person.

I certainly wouldn't swap him with Gold and Sullivan but they are pretty much the worst examples in the premier league. He has his flaws like all chairmen but has done a lot of good as well. That doesn't make the style and content of this article any less laughable.

Oh completely. If you are going to employ a PR company then this is the sort of stuff you want and on the BBC too! Think of the exposure.

No and this has nothing to do with that so slightly odd that you would bring it up. The very idea that Luke Shaw is committed to a chairman above all else is utterly utterly laughable. As others have pointed out above, the article reads like a PR piece and has clearly been released by the club for a reason ('insiders' PMSL).

The scouting set-up is the envy of the biggest clubs in England, it is focused, structured and unerringly accurate. Targets are identified months in advance. Panic buys are a thing of the past. he is committed to the Southampton way and committed to Cortese beyond all else.

I highly doubt this line: The players more than likely do not give a toss about the chairman.

Pretty much. I see the PR company is earning their wage. Despite Cortese doing a good job this sort of article is nauseating.

Is the motive not clear in that first line? What other motive could there be? Unless he was looking to start a thread where there would be virtual universal condemnation of hateful and incorrect views in which case he succeeded.

Quite difficult not to do that when you consider the idiotic content contained in the post.

And what did you think of it based on that quick look? Personally I think grey crab's response was appropriate considering the content of the post and if you haven't read it than how can you call grey crab's response unnecessary?

What do you think about the first post in this thread?

It's sad you feel this way. I have met you and considered you a really nice bloke. If you genuinely think that first post is stimulating and original then I am going to have to revise that opinion.

This bloke speaks sense.

That's a shame. You can't seriously call that first post stimulating and original can you?

I hope this is sarcasm.

What is this PST of which people speak?

Here is the latest facepalm quote regarding Wallace possibly going to wolves:

Forum has reached a new low.

A mcinness facepalm of a post if ever I saw one:

I was considering not renewing but then I remembered how Turkish can wind up the fannies and get the likes of ginge hot under the collar and I decided to help in a small way to this site continuing.

I haven't smiled like to that in ages. Superb the9.

Ha! The self proclaimed expert is at it again. Barmy.

my 8th prediction looks good at the moment.