John B

Like Charlie George Stan Bowles etc

Yes that is what I have always thought but Cortese's statement reinforces it

I thought he was just sorting out the best way to play as the Club were consolidating for promotion next season but that appears not to be the case So you are right to question what Pardew is trying to achieve.

Makes me think ML/NC are in it for financial gain and not just a hobby as many have suggested

Yes I could have said that but I am not the chairman and it puts pressure on AP who surely must be given time

I think it is only since Christmas our form has dipped but that happens to all teams but I was hoping for some better pergformances. I shall be at St Mary's tomorrow so I hope to see a good game

That is exactly how I see it too. If we were a top team we would be beating lower teams easily we only beat Luton 1 0 from apparently a lucky free kick. It was so boring that I left my seat missed the foul but saw the free kick

I dont think anybody can disagree with that statement . But what it means to Pardew's future is open to discussion . We just need to get good results against the top teams in the next few weeks but away to Norwich next game is not the best game for fortunes to change

Yes I think it is as you are not a full member

I think you have summed up my feelings too. Except with regard to the Echo where I dont think the press should be forced to agree to whatever a third party wants if it is not in its best interests. I still dont know why they are banned and why it cannot be sorted out or how important the situation really is

I think it is totally niave to believe that everything that comes out of an organisation like the Echo or SFC does not contain some PR and Spin. I agree that like you I do not know why the Echo was banned but would like to. I dont think banning any paper by SFC is good idea in anyway. I just have an open mind thats all I must admit I did not know that being a Saints supporter was like being in a political party where you had to be on message all the time. I have said many times that the ML takeover was the best thing to have happened to SFC for sometime but getting back to the Premiership is going to be hard work and possibly take some time because other clubs are trying to do the same thing as well. But we are doing OK on the field for a change and hope with the new players that we start playing well and start beating teams who are our promotion rivals

I just want to know the facts so if the Echo want to tell me more that is OK However we dont really know much do we except the information the Echo printed was known the day before,

So what if the Echo is putting information on here do you want them banned from the forum too.

But how big a mess is it really I wonder not living in southampton I dont really know its affect

Well I thought it was a good point you were making and now for the first time I can see why the Echo could have been banned

It is pointless because NC is only just starting out and should be given time and has no baggage perhaps things will be different in ten years time

Perhaps you should reconsider your response I dont think it is particularly clever to be abusive on this forum. It is possible to have a valid point of view which is opposite to yours

Exactly nothing much to do with logic but mostly to do with emotion.

Before we can come to a conclusion of the rights and wrongs of the case we need to know the facts so perhaps Cortese should explain why the Echo is banned. Cortese may have a good reason for banning the Echo but not because the Editor is supposed to be a pratt This would mean that a fair size proportion of the UK would be banned as well;)

I think we are talking at cross purposes but I will read the initial post again. I did not think SOG was putting across an argument but asking a question as to how the forum acts towards NC and RL in similar circumstances Suggesting if RL did something like not buying Ward the response would be completely to different to that which greeted Cortese. But putting up the Thread in the first place was pretty pointless as things are going well and what is the point of dragging up Lowe again. The club is much better with NC/ML in charge

I agree that the thread is pointless because many posters think they are acting even handedly when perhaps they are not.

Why apologise if you think you have done nothing. The Echo and Cortese need to talk

Well you first attempt at a thread does not seem that good:(

Perhaps Murray wants to sort it out and Cortses does not so they are just reporting the News. There does not seem to be any confirmation that AC Milan were after Cortese but they may have been but I find it highly unlikely that AC Milan wanted Cortses after only a few weeks running SFC but only time will tell.

Thats being a bit Paranoid I dont think there are many with an agenda against NC and the club what makes you think that. But some may think he may not of acted correctly with regard to the Echo. But in all other aspects there has been little or no criticism as things are going well