John B

So why did they want their SFC money http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8037233.stm.

I think it is next season

Championship clubs according to the BBC will enjoy a £400,000 windfall following Birmingham's immediate return to the Premier League. By winning promotion at the first attempt, the Blues do not collect their second parachute payment of £11.2m and that money will now be split between the other teams. I suppose that is another £400000 we have missed

From the Echo http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/4345420.The___40m_takeover_bid_that_Saints_turned_down/ As I dont live in Soton any more and cannot get an echo could somebody please provide a summary

I thought plumbers were supposed to stop leaks

Yes that is Wilde's Point I would have thought and that is why he wanted a buy out Shame he did not have a plan B

Lets wait and see after their agents get involved but at the moment it seems good news

Will please some I would have thought http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/4344589.Saints_release_Skacel_and_Smith/

Wilde does not mention that http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/4344588.Lack_of_Saints_buyer_not_major_shareholders__fault__says_Wilde/

Despite all his failings I believe his original theory that we needed investment to go forward has proved to be correct it is a shame he never found it.

Why dont we just accept that we got relegated twice and get on with it. I have been supporting Saints for nearly fifty years in that time we have been relegated three times and promoted three times.

Yes Darren Anderton was a winger I would have thought How would you categorise MLT

Thats thing about football everybody can have an opinion

Gazza was past it did not get into the squad Beckham Owen Scholes pretty young at the time Shearer Very Good but not special Rooney Ronaldo Drogba Torres Gerard are Special I would suggest

The problem with Le Tissier I thought was where to play him in an international team I would have thought Venables did pretty well as England's coach Other talented players like Charlie George and Peter Osgood Alan Hudson did not play many games for England either

Thats a shame because he has been relatively successful in a number of clubs

No I did not say that I remember I when I first heard about I was quite shocked and had to keep reading the CEEFAX to check that he was permanent as we were on holiday. As SFC had had great difficulty recruiting a replacement foe Strachan and Wigley had been involved in Pre Season I thought having Wigley would not cause much disruption and he could be replaced if someone of quality became available how wrong I was

Yes that is completely true but I can see why certain appointments were made but as I did not know all the facts behind them I went along with them The only appointment I thought was completely and utterly wrong was Gray's but that turned out OK because Strachan then became available .

Yes I totally agree but I think it is more difficult in practise than in theory. There are so many other factors including the ability to pay the wages of the players as well

Yes in most cases you are right . My general point is that it is difficult to recruit managers because there are very few really successful managers who succeed all the time. Most suceed for a bit and then ultimately fail So getting the right one in his successful cycle is difficult

Does that mean that the club has been saved and new owners are ready to pay up

What is the point of making a comment like that? Because you fully understood the point I was making

So am I

Yes I agree But would have Wenger say made a better job of managing them I wonder

If you have no money you appoint rubbish I agree But Ted Bates was appointed from within , Lawrie Mac had no Div 1 experience like Sturrock and I cannot really remember Chris Nichol's experience. As I have said before it is very difficult to appoint the right manager and luck plays a part in getting someone in if Strachan had not failed at Coventry I wonder what would have happened to us