John B

Pardew signed him for £750000 in the Championship a couple of years ago

I was going to say something similar to that too

I am an OAP next year so have seen most of the great matches of the last fifty or so years. I cannot see SFC ever performing well in the Premier League in my lifetime. So I am quite happy going to St Mary's in League 1 with my brother for £10 having a couple of beers seeing a few goals once a month But if I was 30 Years younger and had not been to the Dell in th 60s 70s and early 80s then that would be a different story

I am pleased that you are pleased

Alan Ball was ginger and was one of the best players ever to wear a Saints Shirt

Depends on the alternative I would have thought The point I was making was that it appears that most people running the club in the recent past have been doing primarily to line their own pockets something which I do not particularly like but unfortunately I have to live with.

In the good old days when the club was well run and nobody's nose was in the trough most tickets were sold at the gate

He does have one point though - Would anyone be interested in buying a Premiership club for £50m which may well struggle to survive

In the 1970s we had Forbes Phillipson-Masters

Clearly they are not doing it at St Mary's because some want installment plans while others including me do not want to pay extra ie a booking fee

In the past I always thought that the money I spent was going to SFC which would make the club stronger now I think it is going to make Cortese richer I am not sure that I really like that idea

In club football Burley has a win ratio of 43.53 Pardew has a win ratio of 43.79

Depends how we play in the first game I would have thought Early season perhaps as many games as possible to get fit and keep momentum going

I think it is important that the State owns up to its mistakes which in this case it has . If citizens cannot march peacefully without being shot by the Army then we are in the realms of state like China is today and Russia and South Africa in the past Over all Britain did not cover itself with glory during its imperial past which has caused numerous deaths and conflicts as a result I am not condoning the IRA - I even had a heated Argument with a member trying to collect money outside Christ the King Church in Bitterne many years ago but I do understand that they may have valid reasons for feeling hard done by succesive British Governments

Given a two point deduction next season for the poor pitch

I agree with what you are saying and if the club was sold after gaining promotion to the Premier League I would have thought at least £50 Million but no doubt would depend on the quality of players on the books. Not sure it would be a good investment at that time though but I am willing to be convinced otherwise

Obviously there has been wanton murder in Ireland for years a lot perpertrated by the British State. The dead from Bloody Sunday have now been found innocent of charges of being terrorists which a corrupt Government Machine found them guilty in 1972. If the state can not be trusted it is no surprise that numerous Republicans took up Arms in the 1970s

Well I suppose now you will be saying Saints would Stuff Spain after today's result As trhe Swiss gave a defensive masterclass against Spain. The whole performance epitomised resilience and teamwork

I would be very surprised if any owner wanted to be unsuccessful. Cortese wants to be successful as well as making a reasonable return on investment

So what?

I am sure you are right as I cannot see Harding playing at RB

Yes a very good signing but I dont understand the clubs stance really as rumours relating to new players is part of football. What we do with out rumours

Yes I think you make a very good point.

I dont think Cortese is really involved i think it is Matthew Le God's idea

I think he has improved since then his set piece free kicks are very good he would score a number in the Premier League I would have thought and would not miss many penalties