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It will only be the lunatic fringe led by the lunatics the great majority won't want to know, especially once a new manager arrives and we recruit some more players. Cortese isn't going to let this season drift away.

I was involved with the appeal on here, a couple from here were with me, Nick Illingsworth asked me plus three from 'Save Our Saints' group that we had combined with plus those named. Chorley, O'Callaghan, McMillan and Foley were the SISA people who had organised the meeting. It was when they wanted to arrange a fans buyout, I told them to go to hell which I think just summed up what everybody there thought so nothing happened. I think it's just the four of them and this is an attempt to rabble rouse and lead a revolt. Like I said they can go to hell. What idiot would contemplate following those idiots anywhere.

Looks like it was only you, me, Weston and Clfford that saw that.

Lawrie McMenemy, Leon Crouch, Mary Corbett, Alan Whitehouse, Soton Councillors etc were there, it was embarrassing.

It's because we play the Pardew way, narrow, attacking the central defence with frontal assault and two sitting midfielders. Until we get to the bylines and turn the defenders whilst the strikers try and decoy the defenders out of the centre with the other three midfielders driving into the penalty area we will struggle to beat teams at home.

I know from one of the players that he still has a groin injury, isn't fully training so a little overweight. Have you heard about possibility of an op or is that just a guess?

Why don't we win at home it's a no brainer FFS. Lambert isn't fit - leave him out until he is fully fit. Play the wide midfielders out on the touch lines and go for the byeline. If necessary until Lambert is fit and Barnard is back play Puncheon up with Connolly purely for the movement. Whilst the wide player is going for the byeline the strikers should be trying to pull the central defenders out of the middle and simultaneously the two central midfielders and the wide player on the blind side should be driving into the goal area to try and overload the defenders. Our biggest fault is the slow buildup allowing the defence to mass then trying to batter the door down by attacking inside which compacts an already massed defence. The away team strategy of nullifying our pedestrian attacks is working, we have to strike quicker and turn the defenders.

Never mind the comparison with LA Tim. The real genius bit was the simplicity of the analysis which is what football strategy is all about, something SFC haven't a bloody clue about, either now or in the last year.

Wasn't it just.

His team play a passing game with pace down the touchlines, are well organised and good to watch. I won't get neck ache watching Davis launch yet another bomb.

I went to a meeting called by this lot last year before Markus Liebherr bought us. I couldn't believe the tirades, they are like the old communist shop stewards, they only talk, feed off each other and refuse to listen to any other views. They are an utter irrelevance. Talk about the lunatics running the asylum just about sums them up.

A proper footballing manager even if he is young he knows what makes a team work. I prefer the sort of football he believes in.

Adkins would be a good choice.

Davis is a only a shotstopper the rest of his game is poor. Hammond was poor the other night, Schneiderlin was worse. We need to find a way to beat defensive teams at SMS and Hammond and Schneiderlin with their lack of movement and negative passing aren't going to do that except on the odd occasion. The Swindon game showed our deficiencies. What I put forward was a player that has already played in central midfield for the club teamed with a player brought in to play central midfield, both with a bit of pace and able to attack the opposition. Lambert is immobile because of injury and Schneiderlin and Hammond are static. Lambert needs some assistance and neither of the midfield will do that so it needs to be changed. Davis as club captain is one thing but on the field we are lacking a proper captain and Hammond is no natural leader.

I haven't a clue, this came from the same source as the Lallana injury details. I think, the weight, training issue and reduced mobility is the problem. Probably IMO just needs rest to heal but is having to be played now because of circumstances, when he probably shouldn't be.

Nice to see a rational response whilst disagreeing in part.

May not agree but spare me the ludicrous comments.

If he wanted to pull out you can be certain that the Liebherr family would give him the job of getting rid of the millstone for a nice bonus and a nice profit for them. They after all only paid about £13m for the lot. Furthermore you can also guarantee there would be no more investment by them and as soon as the people that were attracted by the multi billionaire backing see them going they will be looking for an early exit. Cortese is the future, Pardew is gone, get over it and move on.

6'-2 1/2" and halfway up the stand. I know crap when I see it.

You know what you are talking about with this. The media thing is total nonsense

Be careful what you wish for. If Cortese gets to the point that we are not worth his trouble you can bet your bottom dollar we will be up for sale. Bought by some chancer that wants a football club and uses the debt free assets to mortgage up to the hilt and borrow against the rest. Give me Cortese every time. This is the best opportunity we will ever get with the backing of the Liebherr family to make this the great club we have never been. I really couldn't give a stuff that we have lost a pretty average manager that most of the time promoted a brand of football that gave me neck ache. Maybe now we will get a proper manager that concentrates on making a real footballing team and can work harmoniously with the other important parts of the club. I can't see Cortese making the same mistake again.

The only announcement from the club is that Pardew, Downes and Murdoch have been relieved of their duties. In other words suspended pending termination in due course when all details are sorted. There is no doubt that they will at some point no longer work for the club but that point doesn't seem to have been reached yet as the lawyers on all sides probably do their work.

Absolutely, Schneiderlin is giving us nothing at the moment. Personally I'd like to see Puncheon alongside De Prado with Chamberlain and Dickson wide and no holding midfielders. What do we need holding midfielders for when the opposition is coming to SMS and packing the penalty area. It's pace and penetration we want not trying to break the front door down.

Weston Saint is a friend of David Lallana, Adams father, EV man is connected to the family but we are stll working out who.

The main reason these players are inneffective on their natural side is that they lack the pace to go outside and struggle to come inside on their weak foot so they adapt to playing on the wrong side and can be very effective, however all the examples mentioned are playing at the top level not many have the skill to do it further down the leagues nor have the support skills and mobility levels in their colleagues to make it work.