stevegrant

People seem to be under a very odd belief that players sign for a club or remain at a club solely because of the chairman, rather than because of any combination of the facilities, the other players, the coaching staff, the money on offer and the likelihood of career progression and sporting success. If Cortese goes - and, let's face it, he will eventually, whether it's now or at some point in the future - then as long as whoever remains at the club can offer enough of those "features", players will continue to want to play for us.

Those comments depend entirely on the questions asked to provoke them. If they're appearing on the OS, it's entirely possible that one of the questions asked is "so who persuaded you to join/stay?", to which the obvious answer is the chairman, as he conducts most of the negotiations.

We're not privy to what that agreement is/was, so Blackmore getting fed a line that "agreements haven't been honoured" is a very one-sided view. Unfortunately, that's the only view we're going to get because the Liebherrs don't say anything - their prerogative, of course, but it can allow stories like this to spiral out of control when there may actually be nothing to it.

I'd be laughing at the brass balls for trying exactly the same tactic as in the summer - get a different angle, FFS Would be very interesting if the Liebherrs had a succession plan in case they felt they wanted a change - after all, it's their money, they can do as they please - and decided to call Cortese's bluff.

Did you seriously not see the topic at the top of the page that is already discussing this? http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?48549-Cortese-to-go-at-end-of-season

So all of the sources that said he was going last year have said he's going now and everyone's taking it seriously?!

The PR people employed by the club have a history of regurgitating stories and tactics. This latest one doesn't surprise me in the slightest and I expect the same outcome (as mentioned above) - everyone "happily resolves their differences and moves forward as one". Move along now, nothing to see here.

Le Tiss has never been banned, as far as I'm aware.

When they've been embarking on a massive cost-cutting mission over the last 3 years that has seen the vast majority of their best players leave, probably not so attractive.

Yep. Stoke tickets went on sale this morning. No purchase history required (unlike for the Arsenal game).

Where in that article does he say he'll be taking legal action? All he's said is that "the matter is being addressed directly with him on my behalf", which basically means somebody's phoned him and asked him to backtrack. Not a cat in hell's chance any judge will be hearing anything about this.

For now, yes. The Defamation Act has had some amendments made to it recently which makes legal action harder to take. That's not to say I'm treating it lightly, by any means, but it's an interesting story and I don't see any reason why it shouldn't be discussed here. The Guardian has taken a similar line. Papers that get hundreds of thousands of hits per article have to continue to take a safety-first approach as any legal action would take into account how widely spread the alleged defamation was likely to have been.

I expect to see about as much legal action as was threatened by Sam Allardyce and Harry Redknapp when Panorama accused them of dodgy dealings. I believe the BBC is still waiting for the papers to be served... must have got lost in the post.

Correct. What passes for a concourse at the back of that stand (it's pretty much all out in the open) is tiny, so I wouldn't expect to get any food or drink at half time.

My mistake. There was an overview page on their website earlier today which suggested that the whole Putney End was sold out. Looks like there's 26 seats still available in P4 (oddly clumped together in a big group), 15 in P2 and 19 in P1.

A goal every 21 games, an impressive record

I'm assuming if you're reporting this as a problem that you don't have those people on your ignore list? There is an update for the forum software available, I just need to find a couple of hours when I can get round to installing it.

Neutral section is now sold out.

Neutral section is now sold out.

Surprising, considering the only assumption that can be made by your desperate attempt to demonstrate your hatred of Ramirez by shoehorning a reference to him into every single thread is that you're seeking approval and validation from everyone.

I find it difficult to take the opinion of someone seriously when they make up childish nicknames for a player they don't like.

I think they said as much when the cash injection was revealed.

They tried it for West Ham v Millwall in the League Cup a year or two ago - I think rather than force people onto coaches, though, fans were instructed to meet at a given tube station. Logistical nightmare for all concerned, and didn't really prevent it kicking off.

Nope, pretty sure the safety certificate is a matter solely for the relevant department of the local council.

Because that's when the draw was made