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Cortese had better not open his mouth against MLT again.

Correct. It was the right decision. The only fault with the decision was that it should have been implemented last season when the decision was made.

FF I appreciate that you were right through being ITK, and I was right from seeing the writing on the wall, but I do think it's now time to draw a line in the sand when it comes to internal club politics for the time being. Cortese has annoyed me greatlty with the £3 booking tax and there is no way i'm going to let that drop for some time yet though.

1. Don't criticise the home crowd or allow this to be used in any way as an excuse for a poor performance. Pardew did this and he propogated a false phobia. 2. Don't be one dimensional in your tactics. Pardew only had 1 plan and it cost us points. 3. Remember that you are manager of Southampton FC and we are a Premiership club in exile.

I will have a flutter on Zola in that case and blame you if I lose.

To be honest I can't see anyone not clashing with Cortese unless a) They're his boss or b) They are a good brown noser.

I have heard a plastic heron can be effective.

He used to feel the same about Jill Dando.

The thing is there wasn't unrest in Rhodesia until the Marxists decided to instigate it. They were behind Mugabe's rise and the tactic they used was to hurt the ordinary black people to push them towards Mugabe. Prior to this the country was peaceful and hugely progressive. It must be remembered that in the 1890's the black population was 300K but by 1980 had risen to 6 Million due to improved healthcare system introduced by the settlers and for the first time ever disease and famine were not a part of life. But it must be remembered that in 1890 the indiginous people were hunter gatherers so go from that to running their own modern democracy in 90 years was too much too quickly. The British establishment let everyone - white and black - down badly and the British politicians from that era have a great deal of blood indirectly on their hands. Gukurahundi (or the ethnic cleansing of the Matabele) would not have happened if Smith had been able to manage the gradual inclusion process, but sadly the major decisions were taken by those with no perception of the consequences of their actions.

Thanks for trying Alan, but ultimately you weren't up to the job. We should have made the play-offs last season given our league position just before Christmas and the backing you received in the January window but you failed to deliver.

Don't ask.

Dalek can I ask what subject you teach. My guess is that you're a history teacher.

Yep, but the pressure came from the USA and the Marxists and it was the Marxists that instigated the terrorism.

The main pressure to get out came from the USA and the communists, I find it strange how one so educated has missed this out of his summary of events.

You are agreeing with me and Ian Smith. The Socialists engaged in a rush to get out of Africa and had they listened to people like Ian Smith this would have been a gradual process. You may well be a fresh out of uni history teacher but your grasp on the subject is still very one sided and limited imo. I would suggest you put your national curriculum text books away and do some proper research starting with reading the autobiography. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/3644217/Ian-Smith-has-sadly-been-proved-right.html

Try an ultrasonic device.

How about getting Rupert Lowe back as Director of Football?

You keep making assertions about IDS, but you have no knowledge of him. Basically you have the view you think you should have about him. This is fine if you are happy to form view based on ignorance, but if you wish to base a view on fact i'd suggest you educate yourself on the subject a great deal more.

I mentioned Steve McClaren before this. He would be an excellent choice.

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I agree with this.

This is the bestest thread of the day.

Yet another new thread.

This.