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Superb news. However, not sure where the bear will fit into the scheme of things though?!

Eh? How could this buffoon do that?

We should be working our bolls off to keep the likes of Davis. He WANTS to be here.

This twerp is assisting in killing the game we love. Regardless of his position on Saints, he is an incompetent fool.

Sorry - got to respectfully disagree with that. Top clubs recognise their heritage and history. Lowe tried to purge our history and it's greatest successes. Not saying MLT should be given a formal job, but he should be welcomed open armed as an ambassador for the club and so should any other significant ex-player for that matter.

Worst possible scenario is to 'give him a chance' then sack him sometime into the season....that's Lowe tactics and we all know for a FACT that does not work. In fact, it's completely suicidal. Either appoint the guy, give him resources and the season, OR get shot of him now (perhaps back to the Academy) and appoint a Manager who has a successful track record and knows what they're doing. I vote for the latter choice - Wotte has shown us what he can(not) do.

I truly believed that administration was the only way we would rid ourselves of Lowe, Wilde and the rest of the Board that helped destroy a successful club. I am extemely pleased and relieved to hear that a buyer has been found to save the club from oblivion, although I was reasonably confident that it would be sold (not so confident in Fry's capability though). I will certainly renew my ST - may even buy a 2nd - and will support the team as always. HOWEVER! I reserve the right to be critical of the owner, the management and the players. The first big test for me will be the decision on the manager and any new playing staff coming in. If Wotte is kept in place, I will immediately be concerned about the strategy and policy of ML - primarily because it will not signal ambition to me. And that is the major reason I disliked Lowe. The jury is out - honeymoon period about to start. Good luck Markus.

What time was that announced? How do they know? More inaccurate reporting of nothing particular I suspect.

Seems pretty clear that its not going to happen today now. Will it EVER??!? How many snags and 'minor' points can there be FFS?!

I'm waiting for the inevitable excuse that there are a couple of minor issues to iron out with the FL. Want to believe it will happen, but this has gone on so long now it is hard not to believe that either the prospective interest is false (i.e. no money/ looking for a cheap deal/tyre kickers) , or the club set-up is so poor there are insurmountable hurdles for potential owners to overcome. On a scale of 1-10, where 10 is most likely, I would guess the chances of the takeover happening this week are about 3.

My thoughts exactly. Far too many false dawns. But something about Fry's last comments make me feel a bit more positive. Only doubts are that it might be the Swiss that win, but it's not reported Leibherr money and that we'll not have a cohesive squad to take on L1.

I truly hope so - we need players here who WANT to play for Saints. KD has all the right qualities both as a player, leader and exponent of the club.

It's tied in with the feeling that he does not know the English game. Tbf I think he is an ok coach, however it is the selection of a cohesive team and the manner in which plays them which let's him down IMO.

Ah ok that explains absense thanks. Still concerned that we'll end up with a Rag tag side that has little or no cohesion. It would not surprise me to see us struggle in L1 quite considerably, Swiss money or not, because of this.

There were a number of notable players missing from the game - eg Davis, Stern, trialists etc. (I think this is true reading the OS report). Wondering whether this might indicate that we're likely to have a bloated squad of mediocre players and/or players that do not compliment each other? For me this is indicative of MW's weakness as a manager. Comment?

Thank goodness - some good news on a Fry-day at last. We need this to be completed over the weekend please.

Frankly, I am of the opinion this is a fake bid - one that is designed to get the Swiss or whoever they are moving to complete.

Can't believe 9 people have voted for BWP over Stern. LOL.

FFS - you've ruined my thread with porn. That is so wrong on so many levels. :mad:

Impressed. If we can keep the likes of Stern too, we might actually have half a chance of surviving what will be a **** L1 experience.

Nail - hit - head. Right dead centre IMO.

HAhahahahahaha. Ha. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

I would say so too. Fry has said Pinnacle have not re-opened discussions yet. ** BUT! Solent also said that when asked if Pinnacle were the bidder, Fry said "not as far as I can tell" or something similar. Struck me as a strange response - I mean surely he f-ing well knows who he's dealing with?!?

Solent talking about a "statement" from Fry this morning. I think they believe it might be THE statement we've been waiting for, but I am not confident it will be anything other than to confirm he's got someone interested and because we've sold Surman, he can extend the period before he liquidates.

Yes, agree Alpine - it is getting tiresome - and you do start to wonder whether any of these bidders are real or 'ghosts' to flush out a real bidder.