SaintRobbie

Newcastle fans will be gutted he's picked us over them!

Wottes contract runs out on 30th June. Didnt realise that .... Happy days.

I freely admit that buc and I am prepared to withdraw it once I've heard the tone of his interview. Said that myself. But many more will just read his comments. Point is we must all be enthusiastic now and get behind MLT and the gang. KK would be fantastic for morale and attract players. We'd be on our way back up IMHO. If Illingsworth is going to talk then he needs to be POSITIVE. Those who just read comments could read his negatively. EVERYONE MUST BE POSITIVE NOW. TIME TO START REBUILDING THIS CLUB.

If Nick said this he needs a bloody good slap in the face. I caveat this by saying that I havent heard him or the tone in which the conversation went. I may therefore be wrong. But if not, sort your act out Illingworth. Get behind those who are trying to make a difference! IDIOT!

Hey 19 Canteen, think he's another one of those holocaust denyers?

Well we all know its happening

Prutton. Has to be Prutton!

Perhaps we could have a Keegan Shearer Dowie team and watch the reaction in Newcastle!

Lots of North/South singing I suspect. Wont they be confused when they read Northampton - Saints?

As long as we have a quality man - preferable recogniseable as someone who understands the League and is charasmatic enough to lead us out of this league and reflect MLTs ambition for this club I dont care who it is... but get the orange bloke out.

Northampton beat us when we were a Premiership side didnt they?!

Wotte will have been told by MLT that we would not block him if he was to get an offer from another club. That being the case we then hear that several clubs including some in Egypt may be interested. Wotte continues to run the team and do these interviews as he is in the shop window. For his own benefit he is being allowed to appear to be manager of Southampton. This will help him get another club with dignity - simple. If he stays we'll pay him peanuts to move the cones around. There is no way that the new owners will want someone who if firstly not good enough and doesnt know the league and secondly is close to the last Chairman. Wotte is either going or will be on a JP-esque tiny wage until he can be offloaded. He will not be Saints manager by the end of June. IMHO.

He's under contract so will do as he's told

Yes JP was bad but he was playing to a youth policy that was instigated by Lowe and guess who else... WOTTE! All roads seen to somehow return to the good friends Mr Lowe and Mr Wotte. JP was pump but the youth policy restriction imposed on him from above was just stupid. What's reassuring is we all acknowledge Lowe's contribution. I just think people need to look holistically at Wotte's contribution and not just his performance as manager (which was pretty crap to be honest despite getting the restrictions of youth lifted).

Agreed.

Agreed. But DMG would be a nice player to have on the bench. Rasiak is one for now, DMG one for the future.

Conversion rate Rasiak - 10 goals in 45 efforts - 4.5 shots per goal Saga - 6 goals in 35 efforts - 5.8 shots per goal BWP - 6 goals in 55 efforts - 9.2 shots per goal DMG - 13 goals in 127 efforts - 9.8 shots per goal Surman - 7 goal in 69 efforts - 9.9 shots per goal Euell - 2 goals in 39 efforts - 19.5 shots per goal Lallana - 3 goals in 76 efforts - 25.3 shots per goal 'Na na na na na na na na na Gregorz Rasiak! Rasiak! Gregorz Rasiak!!' Get in there!!!

Yeah but you are assuming the existing budget - well non existent budget - not the one we may be about to see through MLT and Pinnacle. If I was MLT as Director of Football I would be convincing the owners to keep all our best players... and MLT seems to be convincing them well thus far.

and I suggest if he stays he'll bang loads of goals in! YIPEEEE!

I'd love it if he stayed and our new £100million plus owner could pay his wages! Real moral booster. A man and a goal scorer... he'd destroy League 1. Nice statement of ambition and intent if we can keep him. Also says Sagga is coming back!

He'll be fine, provided they dont use kids.

I agree he wasnt the best but no way the worst since Branfoot! In terms of achievements, Wotte has the honour of being the worst simply by relegating us to League 1. As Mr Lowe says... 'Its a results based business'

What is the score on the confidentiality clauses now that the plc is dead? Can ex managers and players now speak out without fear of prosecution from Lowe and his cronies? Afterall, JP was quite scathing not long after he left about Wotte et al.

What the same George who generated the highest win rate of any Saints manager in recent history and was a penalty away from a play off final that we may have actually gone on to win to return us to the Premier League? hic... We're several years away from that sort of opportunity now due to the relegation to League 1 that Mr Wotte contributed to regardless of the circumstances. I wish him god speed!

Was Wotte's dad in charge?