Dave Benson Phillips

Get on facebook... I have a picture to show you.

When I say wipe out, I think you know what I mean, so don't be pedantic. Let me word it a bit better for you though. Failing to recognise the clubs proud history, this is shown by an apparant lack of Ted Bates Trophy game and removing former players names off hospitality packages, as well as digs and pops at former players, banning Benali from the stadium and the fact Le Tissier does not wish to attend games anymore. Failing to recognise the clubs proud history, unless for corporate gain.

You're having a pop about Car Parking, which affects you. Yet you make digs at me for having a pop about installment plans and late notice of pre-season tour... which affected me. But hypocritical don't you think?

Put me in contact.

Now I have heard some rubbish spouted by people trying to stick up for Cortese in my time, but your post takes the biscuit fella!

Just to back up my point about people defending the club on subjects which don't affect them. Wilko travels to games by train. If he relied on the car parking, he would have a different view, I have no doubt about that.

Fair comment it might have changed now, but Corporate Hospitality will still be done by the Sponsorship team and Events and Conferences by Halo in my opinion... they are 2 different revenues. I do admire your loyal defence of Cortese. If it was to do with marketing then surely they would have kept the Mick Channon, MLT etc names for the football related stuff and dropped them for the non-football related stuff? No?

Yep, she has just gone home to get cleaned up. She will be back soon.

Not really, matchday hospitality and conferencing and events are dealt with by 2 seperate departments at SFC ( or at least they were 18 months ago and I see no reason why they shouldn't be now ). And in any case, you would think they would retain the names for the football related events and change it for the non-matchday events if that was the case, wouldn't you? It is just Cortese being completely out of touch with reality and probably included in that, being bitter with MLT.

It's ok, I still have the bird who has the boyfriend coming round later.

The hospitality packages have always been named after the legends. FACT Like I said, not a big issue as an individual thing, but when you add it to the rest of the things happening at the club, in my opinion I do not like the direction the club is taking. The people like yourself with the " success and Premiership at any cost " will accept everything that is thrown at them within reason. I don't want success at any cost, I would rather stay in League 1 than be constantly treated like a c*nt by the club. I know for a fact I am not alone.

They are possibly still called MLT Suite, Mick Channon Suite etc possibly, but their names not being used. The hospitality packages were named after them and no longer are. And the changes have happened over the last 6 months, so yes, in Cortese's reign. As a single issue, not a massive problem, added to everything else and you get a picture what is happening. Also, as has been said on here... if Lowe had done that he would have been torn apart. Cortese really can seem to do no wrong by a small but very noisy and loyal group of people on here.

F*cking hell. The skate just dumped me by text!!! I got dumped by a skate!!! Somebody shoot me!!! :-(

Wiping out the history of Southampton FC? With respect mate, I am proud of Southamptons history and the players that contributed to it. Southampton FC was formed in 1885, not 2009 as Cortese seems to think. The fact he is doing all of this in the 125th anniversary season makes it all the more disturbing as well. Premier League and wipe all of our history out or Championship/League 1 and retain our history? Keep me in League one every day of the week. Everyone is different, yes the majority on here want Premiership at any cost, that's not for me, all I want is a club to be proud of and to go and watch a game of football on a Saturday afternoon.

That's the problem Daren, Most people on this board are not affected by the installment plans, but they fail to see there is a real issue to some people who did rely on it and that, regardless of the numbers, there is an issue. I PROVED with FACTS that there is no/very minimal costs for the club to run one, yet people still used that as an excuse. One person suggested defaulters were the reason... then all of a sudden a dozen jumped on the bandwagon using that an excuse, when it's clearly not the issue. To my complete amazement we also had people on here giving financial advice and suggesting that people who relied on the installment plan don't deserve a season ticket... absolutely unbelievable and snobbery at its best. The car parking has almost doubled, there are people scurrying round trying to find a legitimate reason... there's not one. It really could not be more obvious that the club does not want season ticket holders, yet the super fans on here still dispute this. The re-naming of the Suites ( or matchday packages ) is not a big issue on its own, but when you add it to everything else you get a picture of how Cortese views the club. It is his ball and he doesn't want to let anyone else play with it... simple as that. I am pretty sure there was a competition/poll to name the suites by the Echo or something. It is clear that Cortese views Southamptons history as starting in 2009 and anything before is irrelevent. Absolutely clear as day. But people refuse to accept this... some people actually have come out and said they are happy for history to start from last year and legends forgot! Absolutely mindblowing.

You might be onto something there. When memberships are announced, you need to purchase one if you are not a season ticket holder and 'top up' your card to purchase goods at bars etc, no cash bars and smart card ticket booking system You phone up or go online for each game and it is added to your card to allow you entry for that game through automated turnstiles. ( Puts paid to all the 'defaulters' arguments for installment plans if this is the case as you can simply block entry with the touch of a button ) David Luker had the full blueprint for this system and quote a couple of years ago, and was something he wanted to introduce as there was a very quick payback in postage alone and administration costs of tickets are next to nothing ( lol @ booking fee if this is the case )

Because I know best, obviously. :-)

Never thought I would see Dulldays commenting on a thread about relationships.

Am I missing something? Could you explain... I've completely lost your point, for a minute there I thought we were in the FA Cup Final.

If I was incharge it would be my way or the highway, simple as that. My manifesto for success ( that's what I am going to call it, catchy eh? ) Women banned from football ( apart from staffing the concourses and serving the lads Balti Pies and Beer ) Children banned from football. Students banned from football. 125th Anniversary Stone Island Kit Season ticket installment plans re-introduced. Stands named after Southampton legends. Matt Le Tissier Stand, Channon Stand, Terry Paine Stand and StuRomseySaint Stand

Maybe you could email Mr Cortese and suggest this? I have always supported the idea of a fan on the board, as long as it's me.

I should think so to.

1) The dates ARE wrong ( I haven't even see an article with earlier dates on but I have been in the Matt Le Tiss Suite last season ) 2) I have posted the link to the supporters charter, written by Cortese himself in December talking about 'The Channon Club' and 'The Matt Le Tissier Suite'

Yep... remember the comotion caused by the Doncaster train? Pages and pages saying what a disgrace. Nicola renames all of the suites ( on matchdays at the very least ) which were named in honour of Southampton legends and he gets a pat on the back. Amusing.

5:44am and still going strong, I must say, his missus is immense in the sack. Luckily he is not back till tommorow evening. She is taking me to a family party tonight 'covert' . Another 36 hours of slamming yet before I have to hand her back to her rightful owner. *END*