John B

Sometimes it is right to sack managers Gray Wigley JP Sometimes it is not only time will tell I wont be surprised if we win on Saturday You are right It's not rocket science

I think success at clubs like the ones you have suggested is slightly different as the rewards for top players who are in winning teams is so great. In League 1 it is slightly different although I agree that our players should have a will to succeed

Sorry I am only being pedantic nothing better to do but you could be right Faith is in general the persuasion of the mind that a certain statement is true. It is the belief and the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, based on his or her authority and truthfulness

How about Hoggard instead we do need an experienced seamer apart from Cork

So do Christians but they maybe wrong. I have hope which is a little different that we will one day be back in the Premiership

I dont think he is confusing bullying with exasperation the poster in question can of course have his views but like most zealots does not accept others in a reasonable manner.

Most teams play well for some periods of each game good teams play well for most of the game that is what Pardew needs to address I would have thought. Then most of us will be happy

Very true I dont dispute that at all but saying we plan to get there in five years is a bit cheesy. To actually plan for it is virtually impossible as there are so many factors completely outside of the conrol of the SFC board like injuries suspensions freak goals missed penalties bad decisions etc. However with good management and investment Cortese can build an environment where eventually the team will be able to move back to the Premiership sometime in the years ahead I would have thought

Yes that is how I see it that way too as I dont see us failing to be in League 1 next season however I still not happy that we have had only one league win this season. So I am not in a position at the moment to praise Mr Pardew for his current efforts based on results .

Possibly but how would he know him?

Although I agree with your sentiments the only way we can progress to the Premiership is if we win games regularly. At the moment we are not until that happens the thought of getting to the Premiership is not realistic and that is what is concerning some fans. Although confidence is a good thing it should be tinged with realism as well

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/paulfletcher/2009/09/back_from_the_brink_southampto.html#146591 Well Well Well an interesting read Cortese's plan is for the club to win promotion from League One in two seasons and reach the Premier League in five years. He does not expect Liebherr to enjoy a return on his investment until the club returns to the top flight but reckons Saints can break even in the Championship. In the meantime, there are funds available for Pardew to mould his squad.

It will eventually work out but it may not involve Pardew and I think it will take longer than five

I doubt that you have any idea New managers usually bring in new staff when they are appointed

Well I think you could be wrong In lots of cases sacking the manager improves the situation but of course not always . If it was such a bad idea Chairman would not do it that often. Norwich seem to be doing OK at the moment as do Colchester and Charlton after sacking Pardew Dont know any other new managers in League 1 Harry is not doing too bad at Spurs either after they sacked Ramos The only place it does not seem to work is at St Mary's so perhaps we should have kept Wotte or even JP

Plan for life in League 2 I would have thought and recruit Sol because he will like our training facilities

Well you learn something new each day;)

Steve Coppell probably the first choice anyway

I dont know either but I doubt it is complimentary Made be a golfing term like a bogey

We had a new start with Mr Wilde and that nearly worked out until the money ran out Results were a lot better even with Burley in charge

I dont think Stuart Gray was capable of stability never understood why he was appointed as results were poor in the games he was in charge after Hoddle left. But lets face it there are not many consistently good managers anyway Apart from Bruce Moyes and possibly Allardyce away from the top teams

It has already taken four years and we are now in the worst league position since I have been supporting the Saints in almost fifty years. Blind faith is not in my makeup - your last phrase could have been spoken by a religous zealot

No his problem was he had no money to enhance the team - something we dont have now

The team was pretty rubbish as well I would have thought when we got relegated with a geriatic defence That was the time we needed Markus after the 2003 Cup Final when we needed finance to improve the team/squad

What is the long term plan. Iit is difficult to comment without knowing its content