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Absolute B0LL0CKS ! IMHO of course.

Only if Rupert agrees with him.

Only if Rupert agrees with him.

Johan Spastic. Of course Rupert could still be taking informal advice from Hoddle;our recruitment policy of recycling youngsters to give another chance does have a similarity to his academy.

Johan Spastic. Of course Rupert could still be taking informal advice from Hoddle;our recruitment policy of recycling youngsters to give another chance does have a similarity to his academy.

I suspect with two "hosts" there will be one less qualifying place to go for though.

If its another Lowe footballing innovation then it is more likely to be Tim Van Der Half Witte. Or a public school acquantance Tim Nice but Van Dimme. Sorry not mocking,nothing would surprise me about any Lowe appointment.

Quite a few goalies on loan over the years,Colin Boulton,Jim Montgomery and Chris Woods.

Scored a couple of much needed goals at a desperate time for the club. Your memory is correct,unless Sundance can tell us anything different !:smt044

I have often asked the question on previous threads as to why SISA has not been reformed but still to see any answer. Living out of the area and in the pre-internet days I always felt SISA was pretty effective for the Branfoot days and was sorry to see it disappear.I presume its demise was due to egos/internal squabbles ,or had just run its course once Branfoot was no longer there.

Perhaps we need a protest or a boycott to force Nick Illingsworth to stand down,or at least his supporters to abandon him. Then,and only then can we talk about a protest or boycott to get rid of Lowe. Sorry but this seems a bit too reminiscent of whether we want to be the Judean Peoples Front or The Front of the People of Judea.

Sorry FF,but for clarity is "he" Salz, or Lowe that is not showing the aptitude ? I assume you mean RL,but you might know more about Salz's actions on the periphery of things.

That would be the best we could hope for at the moment.

I totally support your intention and belief Weston.The problem in this is the over simplification of part A,which if you read or say it quickly enough sounds simple and easy.However,I expect both Crouch and even Wilde - during his COYR 'lets get our club back' phase -have attempted this without success. Other than out of desperation is anyone likely to invest - money,or even time -now ?

Just a feeling: 1) manager this month? Yes.The record at home dictates that JP goes,even Lowe will realise or JP will resign. 2) manager this year? 3) chairman this month? No 4) chairman this year? Yes.RL will eventually be forced out.

Dare I suggest it is this obsession with a "bigger name" ,at the expense of obtaining the best candidate perhaps,that is likely to cost us.Sure Dowie is a bigger name,but largely because he has his fair share of failures behind him. Agree with you about the suggestion of Marsden.Completely fanciful and bordering on the choice of simpletons,along with suggestions of 'Benali,MLT,Nick Holmes 'etc.

Yes.I have suggested the same. However having gone through the turmoil at Exeter would he want to leave them whilst they are still in the ascendency,for us ? Especially if it meant getting caught up in the Lowe-Crouch crossfire.

Can't we sign Billy The Fish,and the big breasted red indian squaw this transfer window whilst we're at it ?

Not so sure about that,I wouldn't put it past RL to sack JP,or wrap it up in a "mutual consent" departure.

Give it a rest. It was the sacking/"mutual consenting" to Luggy's departure that was "trouble from that day onwards",not his appointment. If you care to remember we actually won away from home in some style under Sturrock at Wolves and Man City. FWIW,with the benefit of hindsight I agree with you that Hoddle might have been a better choice,but even excluding GH,there was no reasom why an alternative could not have succeeded,if given the correct backing.

Ridiculous suggestion in my view. Nick Holmes,great servant to the club,yes;anything more is imaginative in the extreme.I saw him interviewed during Salisbury's cup run and he seemed pretty uninspiring and I can't see him motivating frankly. As for tactical genius,I'll bow to your knowledge TT but I was not aware of it.

That would be pretty high on my list as well.

I care,but I feel almost numb to it now.

The lowest point I felt until recently was during our first season after relegation in 1974.Around new year we lost 1-0 at home to bottom club Sheffield Wednesday. It really was one of the most dire performances I had witnessed.Wednesday scored after something like 90 seconds with a pathetic tap in.We were abysmal and hardly threatened for the remaining 89 minutes. The difference now, I suppose on reflection, is that at least I was at The Dell for that match and did not hesitate to return to support my club.Infact I would not even have contemplated not going to the next match.Now though,I really don't know when I will again go back to St Marys again.My kids are Saints fans and believe it will change;the glory days will be all the more sweeter after this period of suffering,but will it be in my lifetime ?I'm not so sure.

What we need is what I would call an "impact manager",who can get results quickly with a change in emphasis and motivation.Davies would have been ideal.Cotterill or the Dowie of his Palace days would be the next best thing available to us.Hoddle might at the very least make us hard to beat. This however is very different from a manager to build the club up again in the longer term.All of those mentioned have a relatively short shelf life in my view,and soon lose the direction and fail to maintain the same impetus. I'd go for one of the above until the end of the season then review it again.Hopefully without Lowe involved.