Wilf

I was a Burley supporter; delighted when he joined us and backed him all the time while he was here. Now that he's gone I look back and think that although he succeeded in getting us to the playoffs (which was great) overall he perhaps underperformed and didn't make the most of the money he spent. I backed Dodd / Gorman when they took temporary charge because we had a true Saint with some passion for the club in charge, and the early signs were that team morale improved. Once they had gone I saw it as another example of the coach-stepping-up-to-manager experiment which just doesn't seem to work. It still pains me to think of the abuse directed at them though, quite undeserved. I thought Nigel Pearson was great while in charge for keeping a rock steady hand on the wheel and steering us to safety. Now he's gone I wonder what might have been if he'd been allowed to have a crack at this season after salvaging last season with mainly somone else's team (his loan signings while he was here showed he is is sound judge of players). Now we've got the Dutch team in charge I am fully behind them and what Lowe is trying to achieve on the football side for the club. I'm really looking forward to the coming season. What's my point? I choose to feel positive and supportive about the current manager / coach whoever they are. The only exceptions in 40 years supporting the club have been Branfoot and Redknap (and even him I gave the benefit of the doubt for a while). I do this because.... a) I enjoy feeling positive about things generally, and it makes supporting Saints as enjoyable as possible b) In a tiny way it contributes to the positive feel about the club and this ultimately helps the team So when doing a post-mortem after a manager (or player) has gone, and you want to call to account those who stuck by the manager at the time, bear in mind that there may be others like me who always support the guy in the hot seat at the time, and may continue to see the positives even when they are gone.

I've just renewed my membership of the Trust, for me it's another way to register that we care, one day it could have a very important voice

http://www.thisishampshire.net/sport/saints/display.var.2419249.0.saints_need_to_confound_history.php

Schindler? Oh yes, you mean Schneiderlin?

Well done all, £5 a bargain!