John B

We know he is on Trial

I agree with you we have recruited another two very good players - Oxlade-Chamberlin Mills and Martin seem to be reasonable prospects , Connolly and Holmes maybe fully fit so we only need a couple of other new players and a couple of loans. The goalkeeping situation is a one off Bart said he was returning if he does not the Club will do something about a replacement

I agree that it is not ideal but the backroom staff will eventually have to go anyway I would have thought. Getting to the Premiership and Staying there is not going to be easy and will take time but we need to develop a team like that over the next two to three years . Not sure whether Cortese is Patient Enough

I just think that the club needs time develop a team and players from the Academy who can hack it the Premiership and so I dont mind whether we stay in League 1 for another season and a year less in the Championship

I asked the question first

Why?

Unfortunately I dont know what is going on behind the scenes at SFC so I am unable to comment on what signings are in the pipeline but the two signings so far have been very good Pardew needs to be working with the team for a couple of weeks and not spending time on the phone worrying about who he should bring in. But I expect another one or two before the season starts

http://www.windsorcastlepub.com/beer.htm Yes seems quite good

I used to drink in the Greyhound but that was years ago

The recent Crime and Unemployment Figures show that Labour were doing things right I wonder what these figures are going to be under the Tories.

I should think when Cortese leaves the Echo will bring out a celebratory free edition

Why is he right to express his concerns if there was a meeting and the other clubs agreed with the settlement. What good is going to do - on the other hand if the letter was written prior to the meeting then that is another matter and would be fully justified

That maybe true but what was the letter going to achieve the response seems to be a little terse. The whole thing was discussed at a meeting and voted on some weeks ago

He is with the squad in Switzerland

As he sent it to every league club there are so many to chose from

The problem is that some on here know little about football but know how to run a large football club

Surely COYWs with the sash

Cortese may be worried about the competition in the Championship with club with large parachute payments. That said if it stops clubs like Southampton going in to Administration that may not be bad

I dont disagree with what you are saying but to many fans NC saved the Club is going to get the club to the Premier League and to the more deluded the Champions League so they are really happy with him whats more he got rid of Lowe. So we will have to wait and see what happens in the long run

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/8273180.Nicola_Cortese_s_worries_over_league_funding/?ref=rss I thought the deal was a take it or leave from the Premier League so he does have a point but the we are in League 1

If he is going to be out of his depth in the NPC there would have no point in us buying him I would have thought Whats more with Connolly Lambert and Barnard how often would he have played?

But it did not did it

Well I think Pardew thought it was

But not that difficult with such a large fanbase and money to buy players but lets see what happens in the next two-three years. Probably you may well be right

Surely you remember all the discussion with regard to an interview on Solent and Pardew's response about judging me after 18 months