SaintRobbie

What no Jan Poortvliet from anyone? ....oh. Seems as if this thread has run its course.

I think 3 weeks is too long for a change at the top though. We need a decision by the end of this week if we're to reverse this nonsense and have a chance of putting a new British manager in and keeping hold of our experienced players, potentially recalling one or two loanees as well as attracting some old professionals in to fight their way out of this hole.

I think Cowan would be a very minor improvement, but it wouldnt last long as he's tarred with the same brush as Lowe. If we have to pick from the current bad bunch then I'm afraid only one at least has the footballing interests of the club at heart. That is the outspoken and somewhat clumsy Leon Crouch. So if an interim change is needed to bring the fans behind the club, a manager in and some men (and lets face it he's the only one who has offered £2m of his own money to help bail out some of the debt) then Wilde needs to hand over to Crouch. But Rupert cant do the damage he did last time he was removed. He held on and on and on and reduced our ability to do any meaningful transfer deals to nearly nothing. He has to go now. Dont really want Crouch in a governing role. But we do know we need a VERY RAPID sweep out in order to try and recover the situation. It ISNT working and never had a chance of working... and IMHO never will work. English manager and 4-5 men now, retain the likes of Skacel, attracted by a new club policy of staying in the league, and we stand a small chance - small chance - of avoiding relegation. Mike - you have got to do something VERY VERY soon.

I think the story is clutching at straws to be honest. But, the fact that The Echo knows it is appealling to its readers by having a go at the current regime and 'leadership' at the Club is a damning endictment of both the public and media confidence.

Sorry, I was responding to being told I was not towing the Lowe-party line. Apologies for that.

No, I dont think they're looking for a buyer - Hoos and Hone tried with SISU. But, I think Lowe is geniunely now preparing for the long haul. I think I prefer and have said more times than needs repeating yet again that its time to get a team together to sell this club. So there we go. We go and find someone or we sink. And yes - I would prefer the board resigned and handed over to a professional CEO.

And whilst we're on a Man Utd theme...

I tell you what IS really annoying me I cant get that song out of my head from the ManUre fans (to yellow submarine) 'Going Down... Going Down... The Saints are going down with dilly in the bank...' repeat until depressed.

Tell you what's more worrying about this though. The unseen impact on bringing in other professional - experienced - players in this window. But I guess Rudi just told us - along with Stern John - that that wasnt going to happen anyway, we are so heading SOUTH.

Perhaps we could afford a couple of injured kids with the fine money?

LOL - I was agreeing with you

To put in a picture cut and paste the jpg file reference between Quite partial to a red wine and some Gouda cheese. errr.... JPs football boots? OK over to you guys

Hang on a minute....! Might be a bit embarrassing if the players started to protest before the fans dont you think...!? DUH!

lol!

Yes, I want Rudi. But I want him under a new manager and our Director of F**kball to buy some more MEN to play along side him.... but then I suppose Rudi might want to stay then.

Get the plane Jason.

Yes. ST sales DID go up.

And if you wanted out - you wouldnt care anyway. I suppose the difference with Wotton and Rudi is that at least Wotton did it in house - just we found out anyway! Rudi has clearly had enough and hoping for a January move. Will Kelvin Davies speak out too? Correct me if I'm wrong but I gather there's been no talk of renewing his contract, which I belive may expire in the summer?? May be wrong on that.... but something tells me thats correct.

I think when it gets so bad that PROFESSIONALS start to speak out it is telling us a whole lot of things. Skacel is the second now. I make the assumption that they are professionals and so to speak out is telling us more of what we (dont) want to hear. They are as desperate as we are by the sounds of it. So, yes I am happy to make a judgement from that Chez.

Ditto to CB Fry

Sorry, plenty to say but Dulldays and Sundance get upset.

I'm sure that is true. Absolutely true. We're going down. I promise you - we're going down to League 2.

Yes - because it illustrates the disunity at the club. And allows us to make reasoned judgement as a result.

Dulldays, ditto. Thank god Billy Davies went to Derby and we dont have to listen to you go on and on and on either mate. Now, I will be off to get on with having a pop at JP instead...in a non-Lowe thread.