Lord Duckhunter

We won 3-2 at Pride Park

Had we have been taken over by people like ML & NC in 1997 instead of Lowe , Cowan and the reverse takeover, I honestly believe we'd now be firmly established in the top ten of the Premiership.Had we had someone with real vision we could have built on our years in the top flight, and gone to the next level.Instead we had years of infighting, joke decisions and rampent egos that ended up with us in the third tier.With proper decent people, with money and class behind them, we'd have more to show than a couple of top ten finish's and one cup final defeat.

Personally I don't think he's good enough to be anything other than a Lower Championship/League 1 player.Lacks pace and a bit of heart in my opinion. Seems a decent lad and I hope he does well and I'm proved wrong, but like Cranie he'll not play many Premiership games.

When Pearson gets Leicester promoted, they'll still be people on here saying it was because of MM's money or luck.He got Leicester promoted at a breeze,started well in the Championship. Personally I think that one decision by Lowe, sucked the life out of the Club, showed the supporters he hadn't changed and was a pivitol moment in the shambles that ended up with admin. Had he kept Pearson on, we could have built a "we're all in this together" mentality, could have built some bridges with the supporters, and refound the "spirit of Southampton". As it was, he was shown up to be the petty little man he always was, and the rest is history.

I have never seen Pulis play. My problem with him is that his CV indicates he is only making a living out of the game because of his father,he was injured when we signed him and he was clearly nowhere near good enough to get into our worst side for 50 years. Had Redknapp signed him as a favour to his Dad, there would be uproar on here. Lowe made a big play about signing mercenary players and Journey men when he wasn't at the Club and yet signed Pulis, Forcast and Molyneux when clearly none of them are good enough. I also dont believe for 1 minute Lowe would have honoured any agreement made with a previous regime in regard to this (unless it was a clear written contract). It was either a favour to Pulis Snr, linked to the Davies transfer or Lowe trying to show us how clever he was, by turning him into a decent player as a result of his "revolutionary coaching system".

Roy Keane has just made the worst start at Ipswich for 40 odd years. The Manager those 40 years ago was in his first season at the Club, his name? Bobby Robson.

Looks like he's turned them down.............

If the players he brought to the Club turned up to honour him, what a remarkable array of talent that would be. Shilts, Mick Mills, Dave Watson, Chris Nicholl, Keegan, Armstrong,Worthington, Wright, Dennis, Case, amongst others. Not forgetting Williams, Wallace, Moran ect that he gave a chance to. Throw in the cup winning side and family of Bally, and Osgood, some people might suddenly realise just what a remarkable job he did. The football he produced was the best they'll ever be in our City, in years to come his era will be considered a Golden Era in our Club's history. There will be no mention of boardroom stuff and alledged love of money, just acknowledgement of a remarkable era and a remarkable Saints Manager. Unfortunatly, it looks like he'll be gone, before his achievemnets are fully appricated by some.

Robson had a stand named after him for what he achieved at Ipswich, which was remarkable.Nearly as remarkable was what Lawrie achieved for us, and to go back to the original thread, there's no way Bally and players like him would have ever signed for us without him. For giving us a decade of "fantasy football" I think there should be some sort of honour bestowed on Lawrie.

You're right. If Terry paine comes back or Big Ron, should they pay for tickets? Or is it just people who were anti Lowe?

My mates Dad played for the Skates in the 60's. He still gets a free ticket to about half a dozen games a season (he used to get 2, but now it's 1). The fact Lawrie doesn't, does seem wrong to me.It is the one minor thing that the new regime have got wrong. I think some explayers and Lawrie deserve a free ticket now and then. I just hope that when the great mans gone, he finally gets the recognition from ALL Saint's supporters that his achievements deserve.

I would like to know about the scouting network and if it's being rebuilt. It's obvious that it was a shambles last year, witness Pulis, Forecast and Molyneux. Is Pards happy with it now, and if not,when will a proper one be in place?

I saw the trouble up by the crossroads, a guy was being set on by 3 or 4 others, and one fat bloke stamped on his head. The police came up and grabbed the smallest person involved, but let the fat bloke go. A guy in a Saints shirt ran up to the police and pointed out the fat bloke, who was then picked up . I was trying to get my Nipper out of the way, so I may have a few details wrong. The guy did look in a serious condition just laying on the pazement. Later on I spoke to a copper by the Railway Station and he told me there was a lot of trouble all day.

Two things that give me hope with Pardew is his track record and his signings here. His track record is pretty good, certainly for a League 1 Club and despite what happened at Charlton. However, it is his signings that have really given me hope. Trottman, Lambert, Hammond, Harding, have been excellant additions. It is the guys who were at the Club who benefitted from Jan and Wotte's revolutionary coaching set up, who are letting us down. When the chips are down, they appear to be clueless. Surely he could expect an International striker to contribute a little bit more than Saga has, and the great French white hope Morgan has hardly set the third flight alight. This Club was rotten to the core and if anyone thinks it can be turned around after half a dozen games then they're deluded. It's a good thing that Pardew is the new guy's man, after the start he's made. Had Wotte remained there would be speculation about him constantly and he'd proberly have been moved on by now, starting the whole "after you Claude" managerial roundabout all over again. We've tried the other approach, now let's give this guy time and get behind him............

Dennis Lillee and Rod Marsh bet against their own team and yet they're still living legends in Aus. Some people are overreacting a bit.

To be fair to Lowe, he did turn down offers in his last Transfer window......................3 months before we went into admin. Personally, I dont want people at the Club who dont want to be there. Hopefully, this means that Pards believes the two will contribute. Either that, or the offers were really poor and we working on offloading them on loan.

Have you lost the plot? Lawrie signed those players, he built the "best squad ever", and signed Keegan, Osgood, Ball because of his personality.There weren't too many about who'd have done a better job than Lawrie or Ted, but there's dozens and dozens who given Burleys inherited squad and money would have got us promoted. No players of the class you mention would have signed for George Burley, no matter what we were paying. As for the thread, I think we've lacked leaders and mental toughness on the park for a number of years.Hopefully AP is sorting this out.

OK, but in a similar style, Curb Your Enthusiasm is a lot better.

You couldn't make it up.............. Day after a takeover, Skates lose Distin, sign Tommy Smith and are linked with Michael Brown and some Watford Centre half.

Not based on his performances for us he wont. Poor last season and poor this. In my honest opinion...........

Thought he spoke well about it, and made some really good points about Mr Lowe..............

Thank god you aren't a presenter otherwise you'ld have the most boring show in radio. It's a national radio station, 95% of listeners wont have a clue who Pinnacle are.............

I agree, however it's going to be another blow to the support and also keeps up the "crisis club" line in the press. I can't see how they're going to replace him, or get anyone decent in. If rumours of agents fees outstanding are true, the agents aren't exactly going to push them to their players.

You maybe happy to see 2 internationls stroll round, not interested and not wanting to play for the Club, but I aint. This is League 1 FFS, if Rasiak and Saga can't get in our side, either Pards is an idiot, or their attitude day in and day out stinks. I know which one I think it is.............

Sagga's an international and was a Chmpions league player, Matt Pat is a young kid just starting his career. As poor as Paterson was, I was more disapointed with Saga. The sooner him and GR p off and find another club, the better.