hypochondriac

You would so. For a strong npc squad there are a couple more obvious places to strengthen

Good signing very pleased about it. I hope we now get the pacey striker and cb we need to do really well this year.

Gordon Mockles, it works both ways. You complain about the quality of this board but then anyone with an opposing view is shouted down an jumped upon. Personally I welcome alternative views because it makes things more interesting. Te same cannot be said for nickg and his ilk.

Now he's just a rock

Sensible offers welcome.

apologies Shurlock, I can't see that on my phone. Still no need for the insults.

You're full of incorrect assumptions today Jamie. We analyse what went wrong. One of those factors could well be the inability to strengthen this summer if we do not, but obviously we are dealing with hypotheticals here.

I already apologized for that comment, I wasnt clear enough. We have three more years to get there according to the plan. If we do not get there in that time then according to the original plan we have failed. Simples.

Good. I didn't want him.

Why do you have to reply in such an aggressive tone? Why not discuss the points and put a salient counter argument?

Nobody wins. Everyone is ultimately the loser for participating in the first place.

Yes you keep thinking that I want Adkins and the club to fail if you like. Your utterly incorrect of course but if it makes you feel better then go ahead. I think a lot of how on course we are will be to do with our acquisitions in this summers transfer market. I said it will be our most important period yet and if we get players in of lower quality than the ones who have (reportedly) turned us down for whatever reason, then there is a cause for concern there IMO. Whether that is the pulling power of the club, NC or NA I don't know but that would be concerning. Hopefully we will sign the sort of quality players we need though and that won't be an issue (and I shall say as much as well). Just so you can hold me to it, if we sign Maynard, a quality CB and Cork or players of comparable quality, then I will be very pleased with our business in the window (although possibly we could do with backup for Chamberlain.)

Yes exactly. In fact, I hope he is really good! But compare him to Pardew so far (early days I know) and Pardew is ahead no doubt. Even the fringe players thing doesn't really hold water when you look at Antonio.

Of course. But the last thing I heard the plan was still being stuck to. If it doesn't go to plan then that's a failure really and we will have to look back and see what has gone wrong at the time. If it goes to plan then fantastic and I will be extremely happy. Lets hope that we sign the required players to continue with the original plan.

Absolutely not true. I thought I heard an interview recently from NC saying that we were still working to the five year plan and that it was business as usual? If we are not in the premiership at the end of the five years then the original plan was a failure. Correct?

Perhaps this will become clearer when we see the state of the squad at the end of the window. Professor has summed up your reaction already though.

But ours was publically proclaimed. Presumably so that there was a marker whereby success and failure could be measured.

Apologies. I mean we only have three seasons according to the plan. I'm sure NC will see it that way too...

Well we only have three seasons to get into the prem. That's not a long time!

Adkins is at a totally different club now and has completely different expectations with a different job to do. Transfers to a club like Southampton are hugely different to the type of players that S****horpe were looking for and could attract.

Then what is the point of a messageboard? If all we ever do is deal in facts? We don't have the answers so we look at the evidence and speculate. It's one of the things a messageboard is for.

I never say any of that. It's certainly a possibility that we have less financial support than last year but not a fact. Sad that you resort to insults.

Lol! That is exactly what I mean!

Pathetic excuse of an individual? A starred word which I presume is swearing? Wetting yourself? Hysterical? No need for these type of things. Lets just have a proper discussion where we can respect differing views. I will be happier because I'm not getting abuse, you will be happier because the forum will be a more worthwhile place to visit. Agree?

Well seeing as there is a topic called 'why this forum is dying' it would be nice to think that posters would be less insulting and more accepting of alternative views. I know you 'don't care' but it's pretty sad that we can't debate things sensibly without personal abuse.