Smirking_Saint

No idea, an ex bid team member perhaps ?? Who was the group that thought they were not listened to ? Kept on the back burner ? The daily echo ?? Another member of the press ?

I did say this to a cousin at the start of the season, he said to me they should not concentrate on Champions league and should instead ensure they are up in the top 4 again next year. I told him to behave and realise that they may not be in CL again for a little while, what with the normal big four and also Man City getting in on the act. IMO they couldn't have both and it would have taken a miracle to repeat the feats of last season back2back. He is still a very good manager and will probably do a superb job for england, unfortunately as much as i hate the bloke i would happily have him as our national manager.

To me it just stinks, the whole process is just so rotten to the core and is obvious its only inspiration is to make sure the ExCo members are treated like gods.

If i was a Newcastle fan i would be going mental right now. Now, it is pretty clear i don't like Pardew (never have BTW even before saints) but even if it can be argued he did an ok job at Saints, and thats all he did in reality, didn't excel he did the least possible to make everyone happy (those that think we could have been serious relegation contenders are sadly deluded). But even then, why would you replace a manager who has the full respect and backing of staff/players/fans, that got them promoted and looking quite good at 11th in the table for a manager who has never really done that much in his managerial career and has already failed at the top level ?? Add the that constant rumours of disharmony that follows him around and it seems madness. I bet Newcastle will be in serious trouble come the end of the year, certainly in the bottom 5/6 IMO.

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Pearson did ok, he kept us up, and TBF a new manager always galvanises the dressing room but did he do a godlike job ? No, but then you can understand the hero worship as he did keep us up but mainly as those around us also failed. Pardew wasn't the one that 'turned us around' don't mistake groundbreaking management to the fact that we were taken out of the dark place we were in and money was thrown at the club, hell, look at Man City, did Sven/Hughes/Mancini provide their turnaround ?? No, the money did. Pardew failed to buy another CM that we were crying out for since before the January window and also failed to purchase a lambert reserve/replacement. He did a good job getting Richardson and Dickson looks a boody buy yes but IMO thats only 1 out of 3 postions. Bristol Rovers ?? Did we look like anything before that ? Or directly after ? No, thats why that IMO seems like a bit of a fluke result.

I am not so much embarrassed, it just pales into insignificance if you are a club with any ambition whatsoever, not only that but i believe that Pardew concentrated too heavily on getting us to Wembley and so in his mind justifying a dull and failed season IMO. We should have been at wembley for a playoff final, not the tin pot trophy. In fact even now, after winning it give me a 1/4 shot at the playoffs and not that trophy. As for Pardew, i understand that but these rumours appear from everywhere, wherever he manages he is always sacked under a bit of a cloud and its not just the messageboards where these rumours bubble up from as they also ripple in the media aswell.

TBF i don't think Baj or Steve actually care about this site anymore

You are literally the voice of wikipedia

TBF i am confident that if i asked my manager if he was thinking of sacking me he would say no but i am also pretty sure that would have no basis on a future sacking if i then did something that was considered gross misconduct.

I am not being funny Doddsi, because it was a good day out. But i hardly call the JPT as a first trophy in 34 years, i literally will not be talking about winning it again if/when we are promoted and even now when talking to other team supporting mates and they ask me what we have done in the past few years i still have to s****** a little when i say the JPT. We are hardly up there with any esteemed winners. * 1983–84: Bournemouth * 1984–85: Wigan Athletic * 1985–86: Bristol City * 1986–87: Mansfield Town * 1987–88: Wolverhampton Wanderers * 1988–89: Bolton Wanderers * 1989–90: Tranmere Rovers * 1990–91: Birmingham City * 1991–92: Stoke City * 1992–93: Port Vale * 1993–94: Swansea City * 1994–95: Birmingham City * 1995–96: Rotherham United * 1996–97: Carlisle United * 1997–98: Grimsby Town * 1998–99: Wigan Athletic * 1999–00: Stoke City * 2000–01: Port Vale * 2001–02: Blackpool * 2002–03: Bristol City * 2003–04: Blackpool * 2004–05: Wrexham * 2005–06: Swansea City * 2006–07: Doncaster Rovers * 2007–08: Milton Keynes Dons * 2008–09: Luton Town * 2009–10: Southampton And TBF you can only enter the competition if you are in league 1 or below. Pardew could have got us into the playoffs and failed, he lost the dressing room, didn't sign players needed between this season and the last and IMO was just a long ball merchant. Newcastle are more than welcome to him, rumours follow the man like a bad smell.

I apologise, i missed this thread when posting my own. TBF though as i wasn't looking to buy anything i wasn't going to open a 'for sale' thread

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Oh yes i am glad i stayed up to watch till lunch

Rumours doing the rounds that the Liebherr family are considering putting Saints up for sale. Slow news day ? Or genuine truth ? Personally i think it is sh*te but then it will give me a few uneasy nights for a while. :scared: http://www.southampton.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=223855 http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/8721644.Saints_are__up_for_grabs__alleges_report/?action=complain&cid=8976853

If they have really sacked Hughton for Pardew then it really is madness up on tyneside.

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Baj, serious question. Can you have a look at the prediction league not updating cup games please mate ?

Yeah i am on PKR and up, i have put about £40 on it and been playing for about a year or so. Taken a fair amount out of it so far.

No i am just fed up, NC is clearly only doing this to raise our optimism and eventually drive us all to the brink of depression. Did you play anymore Skypoker in the end anyway ?

This is his main downfall IMO, if he had a decent attitude then he would be a major player in our team this season. Its a shame as i said before the boy has a lot of talent and despite being universally slagged off put a lot of effort in and showed that technically he is a good player. Sorry Doddsi, i just don't see how Antonio is any better than Puncheon, he looked good in patches and made impacts from the bench but he had his fair share of times where he went missing. He is also a bit part player at Reading who aren't massively stocked with wide players ATM.

I am just going to go ahead and assume the worse. In my mind this means that we are definately not moving in the right direction, it is all in Cortese's master plan to p*ss off each and everyone of us as fans. This will never happen ever, even though they have paid for the plans to be drawn up and submitted them, it all means nothing. F*ck him and F*ck this optimistic place, you should all see NC as the devil that he is.

He would be a great England manager. I hate the saggy faced w*nker but anyone that can't see he has done a good job at the Yids and will do a good job with England is either in denial or slightly mental.

Lol V Good. You forgot 'Twos the bout mate' except even now i have no idea what it means. Me the missus and a few mates got some sort of VIP access to the Time/Envy in Pompey with a few free drinks, we thought why not and the missus said she would drive so hey ho. Anyways, we soon got lost and i went into a service station for a drink and thought f*ck it i might aswell ask. Me 'How do you get to Time/Envy mate ?? Skate 'Watcha wanna do nipper is ga left from ere, twos the bout and 'ed strait daarn road' I looked at him blankly, thanked him and walked out. No word of a lie got back in the car and the missus said, did you get any directions. I just looked at her confused and said, i tried, but i dunno what the f*ck he said. lol