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I was once told that when I walked into work, people were looking to see did I need to be given a wide berth. That's the sort of relationship they needed, I also know how to treat people well, and make them want to stay. I think the manager walking in at halftime and launching something dramatic like a tray of drinks at the wall tends to concentrate the minds wonderfully.

Probably a comfort factor, that needs to be surgically removed.

Doesn't look like too many volunteered.

If you need a tyre kicked, or a freeloader, you are spoilt for choce here.

Wotte isn't the coach to get the best out of him, or the others, his reputation isn't wrong.

Or the whole team runs out to Staplewood and after a big meal, do a pre season training session at midnight. Be a lot of clearing up to do but who cares we don't want many of them next year.

Ain't that a fact. 16 reasonable ones would be better.

You obviously have a pretty good idea about the importance of blend, you are right about the left side, the only thing about your team that concerns me is the centre midfield, plenty of guts but no passing ability.

Another half decent battleing side, but it won't be, it'll be the narrow diamond full of lightweight options.

Very true, but beating the same player once would be enough for me, but three times while the defence tightens up doesn't work. Play the boy on the correct side. See if he can get to the line. Wotte has this obsession with players coming inside onto their good foot and shooting, only they don't shoot.

I have been very severe on Schneiderlin on the kitchen sink thread but in the context this is a 'in the trenches win at all costs game'. Small wonder this technically accomplished player is unhappy. This bloody diamond he is asked to play in, is a nonsense. He needs wide players out on the lines, the front men coming off their markers and real movement from the other players. At the moment the pair of midfield players have few options, pass to each other, pass it back or lump it up to the centrebacks. He probably feels that we are a basket case and we are. What do I think the team will be. -------------------------Davis ---------James-----Saeijs-------Perry------Skacel --------------Smith----Wotton----Surman ----------------------McGoldrick ----------------Saganowski------Euell Subs: Forecast, Liptak, Lallana, Schneiderlin, BWP. What do I think it should be. -----------------------------Davis ----------Wotton----Saeijs---------Perry------Skacel ---------Saganowski--James-------Surman----BWP/Holmes ----------------------McGoldrick--Euell Subs: Forecast, Liptak, Paterson, Smith, Holmes.

How many times have you heard, 'They threw everything at them but the kitchen sink' Well, metaphorically speaking its time to pick a last chance saloon team and throw everything including the kitchen sink at our last four games. Bugger draws and defeats, go for broke. We are going down anyway, so what is there to lose. Well here's what I've got in mind. As few lightweights as possible for a start. A half decent back four, and a bit of bite in midfield and up front. Keep the ball on the deck. Forget the bloody diamond, get the ball wide and down the touchlines, nothing up the middle. Throw ins: down the line forcing defenders to concede more, work the ball into the corner and try and win corners Saeijs takes all the free kicks and penalty if we get one. Euell runs interference on Saeijs at corners and non shot free kicks. Keeps the marker from blocking Saeijs. --------------------Davis Wotton------Saeijs----------Perry-----Skacel Saganowski---James--------Surman------BWP ----------------Euell-----McGoldrick Subs: Forecast, Liptak, Paterson, Holmes, Smith. We are really pretty poor when it comes to looking for character.

I'm not being stroppy:). But I've lost count of the number of times I've stated the bloody obvious. Firstly, the administrator is responsible for SLH only, yes I do know that they own all the shares in SFC. He cannot have any visible administrative connection with SFC otherwise he would give the league all that they needed to penalise us. SFC is run by the staff/ David Jones/Kevin Toynton. The administrator liases with them. Any money collected goes through the ticket office or David Jones into SFC which is solvent at present and not in administration. The collections and fundraising is to try and raise enough funds to ensure that the club keeps going and doesn't fall into administration as well. There is no collection for the public company in administration.

Just so we can get some idea how many have been able to help out.

Steve, this really hacks me off, it's a fiasco and bloody incompetent, Wednesday I emailed John O'Sullivan, commercial director about a bucket collection, and offered to try and raise 100 volunteers if we could. David Luker emailed me back on Thursday, the Trust are doing a bucket collection and don't need volunteers. If volunteers were needed though he would email me immediately. No wonder we are in the bloody mess we are, they don't even have the wit to organise a bloody bucket collection properly. It's alright talking about things, but to get things done it takes a lot more than that.

One of the real big problems is the stinking apathy and know it all arrogance from this seasons central characters. The team management is poor, the performances in terms of demonstrating knowhow and football ability are dire. There is no evidence of real talent, only superficial, no evidence that the many years spent in the academy have been worthwhile, the level of knowledge and basic football skills demonstrated is poor. The tactical awareness of the players is non existent. The fans haven't liked this, have dispaired of ever coming out of it but have supported the club magnificently. They are in the main, the only reason for trying to save the club.

Reading between the lines, I understand what Duncan is on about. If you were a well educated clever multimillionaire along with equally well breached associates, turned up at SMS to quickly move the bid forward, and found the whole thing snarled up with a collection of tyrekicking flash Arthur Daley types gumming up the works, and nothing able to move forward until the logjam is sorted, you might well take the view that you need this like a hole in the head.

Mike Osman rang me earlier and I've just spoken to Kevan Roberts of SOS. Mike is going to ring both of us at 9.45 live on air, as neither of us can meet at that time, which is the only slot available. We'll see if that leads to anything else. Yesterday Wave 105 rang both Kevan and myself and I see there was a little bit in the Sun today. Wave 105 have put the web address on their website. I'll try and get the Echo and the BBC to put it on their websites. It's really a little bit at a time.

The Echo have printed an article on page 52, more related to the input from saintsweb, and giving the correct website address. http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/saveoursaints if anyone asks. Today I had a bit of luck I bumped into Hugh Fisher from the 1976 cup winning side, he has kindly agreed to be one of the independent authorizers/signatories for the secure account, if we ever have to look for money. He is also going to contact a couple of saints legends to see if one of them will join him. The other two would probably be myself and one from the original save our saints group. That should guarantee the integrity of the account. The other person I bumped into on the first tee was Mike Osman, he is phoning me later and has invited Kevan Roberts who he knows, and myself onto his BBC Radio Solent show tomorrow morning. I'm playing golf early but hope to make it. Mike is very keen to publicise the initiative. Steve Grant hopes to have the website up and running maybe later today.

You could fine them under contractual rules if you could make it stick, however if you don't pay them they would be entitled to walk away with a free transfer for breaking their contract. In addition you are opening the door for the league to get involved and deduct points.

General Patton once said something like two generals in a battle feel they can't do any more and nothing is going to work, the one who doesn't stop, wins. Kills and wounds lot of people but wins. Don't give up.Ever.

Roy Keane, what I said. Believe me no comfort zone, Clough style. We would benefit immensely from that approach.

Seriously, it could possibly be that someone will buy SMS, somebody else Staplewood, another Jackson's Farm, and a completely different group would buy the club and leaseback the facilities. It is to be hoped that the rediculous settlement figure plus the debts and buying the club is perceived to be a once in a lifetime chance to buy a club with a Premier infrastructure and a potential long term windfall 40 acre development site at a knockdown price. We are in a down cycle now but there will be an up cycle and then if the new owner gets a decent manager and a team to perform and moves the club upwards it will be valuable.

Ring me, tomorrow morning they would be at the training ground training at 8am and by 9am all of them would be in intensive care or hanging over the railings being sick. At 12pm they would be back for another dose, with another session booked for monday evening 6pm, to be cancelled if they win. It might not be inspirational but they would be bloody terrified of the bruisers I'd have in the background.