SaintRichmond

Apart from the kiss of death from Mr Lowe ....... whjat ELSE did @Arry boy actually HAVE to turn us around ......... NEW PLAYERS (Two), sanctioned by Rosy Cheeks for example ??? ......... and I don't mean £90K Saints went down because, (for once) Lowe did not look at the "Business" side of the Prem Cash, and FAILED to invest We are now Reaping that Bleak Harvest

Yes ...... developing them as fast as we can, so as to sell them off in the next available "window" ......... simply to keep the PLC Solvent ......... by the time we get used to them in the Squad, they will be gone .......... SOD ALL TO DO WITH SOUTHAMPTON FOOTBALL

brilliant !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"relegation would come before admin " ........ and you view that as NOT Doom Mongering ???? So you are a "We may only be in the Conference South, but Rupert has kept the PLC in the black " ..... admirer then ???

It was a misprint ....... it should have read £100.0p

Gordon the One Eyed Jaw Dropper, and his Parrot, that Darling Alistair, may prop us up by Investing £50bn ......... assuming that will be enough of course

Miserable Sod here .......... What Bugs me most, about the present "Team", is that I, and Many Many more, can see that the Achiles Heel is the DEFENCE THE DEFENCE JAN It is when Poortvliet & Co either cannot see that, or choose to completely ignore it, that makes me "moan and groan" ......... because, as a Season Ticket Holder, I expect the Manager/ Coach to be able to see things like that

Get REAL fella ...... The OS were not likely to come out and say that Lowe had no intention whatsoever in keeping Pearson on, because he opposed the appointment in the first place, and was hell bent on appointing the Dutch Cheeses ...... ........ the OS never said that ......... but that was what the situation was I have not heard ONE Lowe Luvvie say that Rupert ever WANTED Pearson to stay, mainly because, as he had not appointed him in the first place, he didn't

STILL no response to my points though ............ has not Lowe briefed you yet ??

My dislike of Lowe to one side ........... you make no comment as to whether you agreed with my comments about Pearson's non appointment, ie, Lowe's insistance on an untried Dutch duo, Team selection etc In the case of GS,GH and HR ... OK, "yes men" may be a bit harsh ....... but they certainly had to obey Lowe's doctrine, whilst they were at the Club Lowe is not just Chairman ....... and that is just the start of the problem(s)

Wrong !!! NP was never even offerred the job, because Lowe had already lined up The Dutch Duo Besides, it would never have worked ....... Pearson would have wanted tp select the Team ........ which of course, as we all know ..... is Lowe's job If anyone ever goes for a job interview at St Mary's, you need only speak one word ........... " YES "

BUSINESS .. BUSINESS ... Just because Two people make a BUSINESS Alliance does not make them FRIENDS ...... cant you see that ?? It is a BUSINESS Alliance .... to get both back in "power"

It does NOT contradict, IF it is viewed for what it was ...... A Devils Alliance .... purely BUSINESS ...... a Means to an End ..... it does in no way mean that Lowe has Forgiven OR Forgotten ...... As time progresses, it will be interesting to see WHO puts the knife into the others back first We have yet to discover as to WHY they are hand in hand, but you can bet your bottom Dollar, it has absolutely NOTHING to do with Football

In that one statement, you have the reason why Nigel Pearson is not our Manager, because he is NOT a yes man In that one statement, you have the reason why Jan Poortvliet is our Head Coach, because he IS a yes man In that one statement, you have the reason why we are in the ever worsening position we are, because the person in charge is an egotistical Waste of Space, who thinks he knows absolutely everything about everything, and has, and is, still carrying out a vendetta against everybody that crossed him up in his previous tenure

A combination of both IMHO Lowe has never, or will never, forgive and forget the fact that he WAS ousted from his lofty Throne He will NEVER relinquish any semblance of power to anyone now, Come Hell and High Water He came back, thanks to Judas Wilde, for his OWN Egotistical motives ....... and they have absolutely NOTHING to do with the Football Players that the likes of you and I go to see I cannot believe that so many Southampto people can be so Gullible ....... perhaps when we line up against Div 1 and Div 2 opposition, the penny will drop ......... The PLC will still be viable, but the Team will be very poor

The point was, Gasmi thinks we get gates of circa 30000 per game .......... NOT over a season .........

Not half as funny as the look on your face as we are relegated to Div 1 I sincerely hope you retain your sense of humour then ........

When he scores his first goal ....... do we class it as OrGASMIc ..... ???

Wh is going to break it to him that we no longer get circa 30000 ........... as he thinks we do ...... ie it is OLD news

WHY do you go to St Mary's ?? ....... to watch Football ?? ..... to watch Saints ?? .... Yes ???? Me Too But the STANDARD of Football we want or like to see is not necessarily the STANDARD of Football that Lowe, as a BUSINESSMAN, is happy to serve up Lowe can run SFC as a BUSINESS, a viable BUSINESS, making a profit for the PLC ......... but the Team WE see on the pitch may not be the sort of Team that we want to see IMHO, Lowe will be quite happy to see a Saints Team stabilising to a Mid Table CCC side, with young players being sold off each and every "transfer window" to balance the books ......... EASY ......... In his eyes, the Team will not be a failure, because from a Business point of view, he can get a lot of money in from the Academy Treadmill ............ By running the PLC like that, he will be deemed a success, and from a Business point of view, he will be, keeping the PLC happy But the Football Team(s) will never seriously challenge for anything higher than CCC mediocrity ........... but they will not be deemed FAILURES either THAT is the difference between being a SAINTS Supporter, and a Chairman of a PLC, only working for, and answering to the PLC

And you REALLY believe all that ????? If you honestly think that Lowe will EVER allow anyone near HIS Club, with Investment that would mean Lowe's Power Base to be eroded ........ then you are seriously deluding yourself He attracted **** all during his First Reign of power He will attract **** all during this one WHY do people think he ( and Wilde ) have come back for the benefit of SAINTS ???? Wake up people !!! ...... they care about BUSINESS.... not FOOTBALL

So ??? How long before Wilde panics ? How low will the attendances drop to ? How long before we go into Admin ? ( It can't be long now ............. )

In short ... YES Pearson DOES know how to Man Manage. He is NOT a yes man. He DID turn things around last season. I think he would have gone on from that. If Lowe had realised that selling ALL "experienced" CCC players was TOO far, then I think Pearson would have had a "blend" of Very good youngsters AND very good Experienced Pros to guide them People who moan about Pearson should realise this You can, in business, have 40 people to Man Manage. The SKILLS of those 40 people will be varied, some good, some average, and some not so good ...... BUT, the common denominator is the "skill", "calibre" etc of the person in charge At Leicester, it matters not about them being a Division below us. Pearson's influence is there for all to see. ..... He HAS guided them to the Top You can have a Squad comprising the best players in the world, but, unless they have a good Manager behind them, it does not mean they will win anything at all Lowe made yet another massive error of judgement regarding Pearson, thanks mainly to his blind obsession that he is always right, and he did not appoint Pearson in the first place The "experiment" of YOUTH was fraught with danger, and quite a few people, FOOTBALL people, told Lowe that he was heading for trouble, especially with Two "unknowns" being appointed as Coaches as well Our League position tells the story .......... as it does with every Team

"Nigel Pearson is working at a level etc etc .......... " I don't agree with your take on that .......... It comes down to Man Management, method etc ......... and THAT is applicable in WHATEVER League you play The Reality was, last season, Pearson got an already doomed Squad, to believe enough in themselves, to turn things around just enough to keep us in the CCC THIS Season, Pearson would have kicked on from that The reason that he was not given the Opportunity to do so, was a combination of Pearson NOT being a yes man, and Lowe refusal to accept ANYONE whom he himself did not appoint Bring on Administration ..... points deductions we can live with, AND overcome, Lowe we can NO LONGER live with Get rid of him before he destroys what little there is left of SFC He is a Disaster that HAS Happened

They might just as well have ............. ....... I've heard that Mandleson is good at the back ............