Saint Fan CaM

I wish I had never found out about this forum (and its predecessor). Spent far too much of my life reading the nonsense and adding to it.

5-0 Saints. We are going to trounce them because sod's law says so. And you heard it here first. Thank you.

Magilton with Gorman would not be a bad management team in L1 to be fair.

Alps - that won't happen until we've got our new owner, won L1 and got promoted, won CCC and got back to the Prem. You might find some on here might concede to the one step back, two steps forward principle.

Get over yourself - pull together - brighter times on the way. We knew this would be tough - very tough, but it will be worth it in the end. SFC will live-on and go on to bigger and better things - we had to take a step back to take two forward. Now it the time when true Saints will stand together and sing the club back to the Prem.

Mate, I know you're hurting and it is Lowe's fault, but that's behind us now. There is every chance our new owner will be in the Directors area. Let's give them a reason to be proud of us - wear Red n White - be proud - we're not down and out yet - just bruised from a hard fight. The mighty Saints are here to stay and with the right leadership and great support, we will be fighting back. NO MORE NEGATIVITY - ONE VOICE - COME ON YOU SAINTS!

Glad I got an invite to a box on Saturday now...will be much closer to the real action in the Directors area to see who's who. Just hope it doesn't take too long to get some good news back into the club and something positive to support again.

....and Lowe and Wilde should never allow their shadows to darken Southampton again...I would fear for their safety. Absolute incompetence of the highest order and Lowe particularly doesn't deserve to work again.

I find the decision to be disgraceful in the extreme. If they documented the rules and we've not broken the rules then there was no reason to deduct points. I am so glad Fry has decided to appeal - it's a terrible decision by the league and the timing is worse. The club will survive though - the support is too significant for it not to.

I dropped mine full of char some months ago. Since then there's been a lot of 'tea leafs' about the place. Does that mean anything?

Quote: Originally Posted by Wade Garrett A piece from todays Echo 'Ex-councillor Perry McMillan, from SISA, addressed Labour councillors to call on their support. "We are now in the position where unless the football club is taken over by a supporters trust there won't be a football club," he said. "This is the time when the word coalition has got to be used. All political differences have to be set aside." So there you have it. Weston Saint, he is not talking about an alternative or back-up plan in case anything goes wrong. He sees this as the only option. I think a club run by a supporters trust is a recipe for disaster, but it's better than no club at all. I still think someone will buy us. As Jonah says 'the waters are being muddied'. Agreed. Someone is trying to hijack the proceedings already it seems. What a shower...picking over the bones of the carcus before the heart has stopped beating. Incredible.

Excellent post Jonah...this sums up the situation nicely and supports the comments I made earlier about priorities. Further, Derry has made it clear that the intention is NOT to get involved in the bidding process. If these issues can be clarified and communicated effectively, I suspect there will be more support for the effort. If there is a sniff of ego boosting or power trip hunting from the usual suspects (e.g. NI) then forget it.

Anyone moaning about the name just doesn't get it. The valid objection surely is that these groups are getting their focus ENTIRELY wrong at this point in time. IF they were truly engaged in trying to save the club rather than trying to set themselves up for a power trip, they would stop worrying about consitutions and similar nonsense and do something practical and worthwhile in a financial sense to keep the club afloat until the end of the season when the clubs fate will be known and hopefully a buyer makes a play. Lobby the Administrator to keep the process moving and healthy perhaps. This is what supporters groups should do. IF the club is NOT sold THEN expand the group to attempt to save it. In the meantime, let the process of selling the club be conducted by the people best placed to do just that.

As I have said already, the sentiments are fine but why are all these people not doing something PRACTICAL NOW! There must be a huge number of initiatives that could raise money to fund us until a buyer is found. But no, these people insist on having a meeting to discuss a power trip. So they're effectively preparing their stall waiting for the worst case scenario to happen....i.e. pick-up the club on the ultra cheap to enable certain individuals their dream of owning the club. Wrong focus for these organisations IMO and many will see it that way too I believe.

The way I see it, the focus of this lot is still entirely wrong. It's more likely to have a detrimental effect muddying the waters for the Administrator. And I do feel its more about certain individuals wanting to find an easy ride into some position of influence. I applaude the groups wanting to re-uniting under one banner (although calling it the Trust is a mistake), BUT to focus on buying the club is laughable - a joke. Put ALL your efforts into rallying the troops to buy tickets for the match Saturday and for Forest. Organise fund raising events - loads of ideas to go at - to save the club. Or is that too much like hard work? For crying out loud, leave the business end to the real businessmen with the money to sort out the club properly - you're not doing the club or yourselfs any favours IMO.

MW was not expecting the half-time team talk to end with a smack in the mouth... OR, MW wiped McGoldricks 'appreciation' for a place on the team away from his lips...

Best not playing - groin surgery. But they've got some decent strikers that I wouldn't mind seeing in a Saints shirt. Err, just seen that Leon McK is out injured, so its gonna be Morrison and Eastwood then - Eastwood has not impressed this season. Striker: 9.Leon Best 10.Freddy Eastwood 14.Leon Mckenzie 19.Clinton Morrison 24.Robbie Simpson

The team have given up - they don't give a toss because many of them will be plying their extremely limited talents elsewhere next season. And for that reason this Sat. will see us lose 1-3 or 1-4.

Someone else who understands the issue here thank goodness. This is NOT about being impatient and wanting confidential info to be released. It is all about the QUALITY of the interested parties AND whether or not there any bids on the table. I suspect there are none at this point in time. And anyone with a serious interest and with the finance to back it up will surely make an offer based on a WORST CASE SCENARIO...i.e. a relegated team. The fact that Fry has not been able to update us since the initial "we've got 34" statement is a concern. We ARE the club - we are the future income generators for a potential owner. I cannot fathom why an update cannot be made available to the fanbase about progress without giving away ANY confidential information about the participants. That is, IF there are ANY credible participants in the arena. :confused:

Princess Anne OUT!!!

Ah - someone who gets it at last.

Morph thanks for this. However, when Duncan states today that his latest information is two weeks old, it makes me think any negotiations are at best stagnant. And he even mentions Longlifesaint and St.David being involved 'on the periphery'. That's frankly scary if they represent the standard of bidder. Not that I expect any info from anyone on here as such - just that there's no substantive update from Fry. Given the lack of news on progress I am starting to feel some doubt about the standing of the bidders and Mark Fry's ability to keep SFC intact at the end of the process. I really hope my gut instinct is wrong on this one.:smt086

I am starting to wonder whether there is absolutely naff all happening in terms of finding a new owner. Relegation is more certain than not and has been so for a little while now. If a potential new owner had serious intentions and the proven funds, the Administrator would be duty bound surely to take an offer NOW, before the club goes under. An offer would factor in almost certain relegation with the bonus of survival (however unlikely). I therefore do not buy the line that someone is waiting to see what division we're in before making a move - it doesn't seem to add up. If this is not the case, then why is Mark Fry not keeping the fans up to date with progress? Hate to even think it, but it's not looking too positive atall IMO. Can anyone (Morph et al) provide us with ANY glimmer of hope that negotiations are on the move and hopefully advanced?

Wotte he said.:smt086

Rupert Realises Relegation for the Really Redfaced Rebels that Respect his Righteous Rhetoric like a Royally Ripped Rectum, while Rudi Razzles as a Rebellious Retard, hand Raised in a Ripple of Remorse, while Rome Re-ignites. Is that it?