John B

Yes I agree NC should have kept quiet If Pardew is sacked after winning more games than losing and getting SFC to Wembley then I would be very surprised.

But that was near the end of the interview and I thought the Interviewer was going out of the way to be nice to Pardew after negative press comments

No I dont because I have no idea who runs the Echo and I have been reading the paper for nearly fifty years - it is not the Daily Mail Unlike egotistical tossers who have and will run football clubs. I dont know what the Echo's take on the Pardew story is but listening to his comments he was not a happy man when interviewed and any explanation would be gratefully received. I dont really understand why Wilkins could not have stood in if Pardew had to get somewhere quickly but it was a 5 1 thrashing so why was he so down beat

I agree but the first few games were dire which effectively ruined any realistic chance of getting to the Play Offs but the season has been very good since September.

The stats show we are doing pretty well but they dont show that the other top teams are doing well also.

I think the whole of the current squad could hold its own in the CCC finishing above the relegation zone. However to be in a squad to finish in the top six Davis and Fonte Schneiderlin Lallana should but did not do well last season Harding Seabourne Lambert Probably Hammond Barnard Possibly

Seems a slightly strange comment from a slightly strange poster. I certainly would like to have Pardew's strange behavior explained

I went to the next match a League Cup Game against Rochdale and it was a bit of a let down because we only scored 3

I am sorry to hear that and I hope they are resolved soon but pleased that the issues are not football related

I Suppose winning 3 2 is knocking three bells out of the USA;)

I know how the Canadians love their hockey. I was in Montreal in 1973 when the Canadiens won the Stanley Cup. Went down to St Catharines Street to see them parade the Cup - Fantastic Experience similar to ours three years later

Not sure he was head of private banking as this suggests he was head of Sports and Entertainment Desk within the Bank http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~1741573,00.html

Dont think Thomas and Holmes will be around also not sure about Jaidi

The only thing I ever found was http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~1741573,00.html which did not lead me to think he was a really high flyer but as you say competant enough I wonder what his remuneration is based on .

Yes not much really and I would have thought it a small bank.

No he was not right at the beggining and he just got worse he is used to answering these questions I would have thought

As I have no idea of NC's past how do you know he is talented. Being a banker does not automatically mean that in the current economic situation it appears that bankers are greedy and have nearly brought some countries to their knees. I am not saying NC is a greedy banker just that I know little about him and would like to know more

Lets face it nobody really knows do they

I get the impression that Pardew thinks the team is performing as to be expected but NC does not. I wonder what the infamous 5 Year Plan actually is for March 1 2010

It maybe a very big story as it would appear that Pardew was upset prior to the interview I dont think Pardew was upset by the Interviewer and his questions

I am not worried just interested as I have been unable to find anything out about him Except he ran a Sports Dept within a bank

Surely we would be in a better position if we had beaten some of the teams in the play off places. But we did not in 2009 and that has put a lot of pressure to win most if not all the rest of our games this year. We are doing OK but still unlikely to get to the play offs.

Just listen to it again still think the questions were OK and addressed the situation. It was a poor performance at Wycombe but a good one yesterday. AP just seem down not sure it was anything to do with the questions I felt a bit sorry for him

Of course you are right but changing managers is not always a bad thing. However changing manager at Southampton would be ridiculous at the moment unless of course AP cannot work with NC which would be an awful outcome. If AP left some of the players might also leave which would not be a good thing for the long term.

AP did not appear to be a happy bunny which was surprising The interviewer seemed quite positive but could not get AP to lighten up.