John B

Not a really sensible and tolerant post I would have thought

Just give him a chance he does have potential We are supposed to give the players more confidence not reduce it

Yes with the investment and a few new players things should be OK

Why not get rid of anybody who has a bad game.

As you do appear to require a history lesson We were in Europe before Lawrie Mac took us down to Div 2 But winning the cup will what he will be known for I would have thought Not many people outside Southampton know that we finished second in Div 1 when Man Utd gave up the chase

Lets wait and see who comes in We have lost Surman McGoldrick Skacel and may lose John and Euell

He also took us down in 1974 with a pretty good team as well as what you are saying. He does have some baggage which people do mention but as I said I have no trouble with him but Ted Bates is somebody who in my opinion should be revered above Lawrie in the years to come and I fully agree with Vectis above

Well there you go but were you there when out of the blue he walked off and left us in the lurch which still leaves a bitter taste to some after all these years. I have no problem with Lawrie but like anybody in public life is open to Criticism same as with MLT and Ted Bates. Although I have never heard any Criticism regarding Ted and with MLT there is Criticism regarding his involvement with Pinnacle which I feel is unfounded but others dont

Yes I agree went to Lords for the test match beer £3.70 a pint and not that good either. Twickenham used to have awful beer too but I havent been there for years. But you usually do not get a bad drop of Guinness so I usually drink that if available

I have never really understood how a City of Bristol's size does not have a Premiership club . I went there once when they were in Div 1 with the Saints but the game was stopped because of snow

Beer is always pretty awful at Sporting Venues

I dont see why Lawrie should not be in the Directors Box with Crouch as they both helped in securing Saints future

But overall I think the comments were pretty good towards us. They may also have got more fans to the game if it had been played on a Saturday

Very nice post for you Ottery did you meet your Chums Woggy and Pullis I was thinking perhaps Woggy should play and Pullis do the kit

Just because we won the cup does not mean he deserves anything he has dined out on our limited success for sometime On the other hand I also dont think he deserves abuse either

Or Canonise him. The problem is as we had so little success as a club we go back to something nearly 35 years ago when lots of fans were not even born

Perhaps they were not true fans. I never understand why people leave early either

Yes I will wake you up it is all talk at the moment we are not a winning side. However that does not mean that Pardew will not get us winning soon but of course he may not as nothing is guaranteed in football but with money and stability he should

Perhaps Donald McTrevor then?

Four plus Murty

Did he have to buy a ticket today

Yes I agree I live near Reading and thought he would return then completely forgot about him with all the Strachan Keegan Wise rubbish

Have you seen Prutton and John play lately they are possibly not as good as as they were in the past. Neither of them were regulars last season

Dont disagree with what you are saying but this thread is probably based on Reading fans getting upset that he left to go to West Ham. With the top clubs now going for foreign managers it is unlikely that Pardew will go to a bigger club if we ever get back to the Premiership it is probably more likely he will be sacked for not getting us there. With his experience of going to Charlton I doubt he would want to go to Hull a club like Reading which is not destined to stay in the Premiership for long especially as now we have a serious financial backing.

So is Pardew paying for his ticket today then