John B

Yes very interesting post but what I cannot understand is From the Echo "Why Mr Cortese decided to impose a ban is something only he can answer. We were informed Mr Cortese was keen to meet and discuss the matter, yet he has never responded to phone calls, cancelled a meeting he arranged, and as yet has failed to give any explanation". So it appears to be in SFC hand's

Robin Hood maybe:confused:

Any news on Puncheon then ?

Sometimes he is sometimes he is not. Pardew thinks that eventually he wont be

I think he knows who the best players are and those that may not be match fit but posters on the forum may not agree with him. AS nobody ever seems to get the team right before match Day

I dont disagree with what you are saying but I just think a DM is more important but he may well get one in. He said he was going to replace Mellis if he had we would be OK for Saturday

No just an observation I thought there was general agreement that we need a good CM. and we have loads of defenders

I think you could play up front and we would still win. Any team we put out from those who have started recent games should win easily That said I think Wotton needs a rest but unlike Burley who collected midfielders Pardew seems to collect Defenders. so Fonte for midfield?

Myfamily moved away from Southampton in 1950 and my brother and I started taking an interest in the Saints in the late fifties. We move back to Southampton in 1962 and we have been watching them ever since. Seen some great games and good players in that time. Best Games Saints v Nottm Forest at the Dell FA CUP Replay 1963 Saints v Nottm Forest at the White Hart Lane FA CUP Replay 1963 Best two results Saints v Leyton Orient away 1966 Saints v Manchester United FA Cup Final 1976 still the best day of my life Best Player Terry Paine With Regard to NC and Italy just feel that the whole thing seems unlikely but I dont know

Yes I agree we dont have to put out the best team to beat Stockport

Like when we were in the Premier League but Window Cleaner does make a good point below.

I dont think I am being overtly critical just putting forward views which you dont agree with. But the team is going to finish this season in the worst position it has been in the Fifty or so years I have been watching them

Like most of the posters on here I would have thought If you do not agree with what I say perhaps you can put forward alternative points. So what is it that you do not me saying?

They may well of been trying to put Cortese in a bad light because they may have thought that that Cortese was making more of what had happened. He may well have been approached by AC Milan but I find it hard to believe that he was invited on to their board fulltime after such a short time at SFC. Cortese now says it happened some months ago Of course I dont know any of the facts that is why I find it interesting.

I still dont understand why the Echo's Credibility has taken a hit. They are just reporting interesting stories I would have thought. NC mentioned on Solent that he had been approached by an Italian Club which I think was very interesting it is now on a number of sites that it happened sometime ago .

The club is beginning to lose as more and more people question NC's motives. They should just sort out the problem Are you certain that this spat is causing circulation figures to drop ?

You dont have to read to be a bookseller but it does help;)

Not according to the Echo http://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/Sport/Football/League+One/Southampton

According to the only information the Echo has been banned but there does not seem to be a full and proper reason available. The Echo dont appear to know exactly why they have been banned

I have never seen it here either. Since we left the Premiership I have not seen mainy Saints shirts being worn either but do see a few Pompey ones. Always chat to Pompey shirt wearers really feel sorry for them now

Please refer to my earlier post but on the original topic "I can confirm there was an approach from a top Italian team, not just now, that happened a few months back," NC said. So why mention it now on Solent? http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/28012010/63/cortese-sticking-saints.html

As a bookseller I often go to his shop to buy books he has always been OK when we have discussed Saints and Pompey. Bought David Bull and Bob Brunskill. Match of the Millennium : The Saints' 100 Most Memorable Matches. there cheaply recently That said Football Books are not really a Speciality of the Petersfield Bookshop

The did not save the club if there was the possibility of the club being bought by someone else. Thats all they just bought the club you and others may think they saved the club

Sorry my mistake My point is that ML/NC did not save the club as I believe that someone else would have bought it not of course as good as ML. Some think Leon Crouch may have saved the club what is he up to these days I wonder

No he did not save as ML bought the club. Obviously ML being the owner is very much preferable to the other consortiums but I dont believe that SFC would have gone out of business because at less than £15m was a good buy