alpine_saint

Next summer I am not going to take any abusive b*ll*cks from the likes of S-Clarke and co. Its f**king bizarre that despite the regularity with which they besmirch my opinion and accuse me of negativity, I seem to have more of a f**king clue about the quality of our transfer activity and pre-season preparations tham them, despite the fact that they are Über-Fans who never miss a game and I only get to see a handful. Every f**king year we neglect our defence, with the one exception of when Pardew came. Maybe I should elevate my opinion of him. Ridiculous how objectivity gets labelled as "negativity" round here. This clever-clever-d*ck "waiting game" in the summer has been de-bunked once-and-for-all.

Not my job to say. He's crap, and he aint on the bus.

This. Agree with Hypo too.

We blew this season with our summer transfer activity. You cannot polish a turd. I have my doubts that Mourinho, Guardiola or Ferguson can turn this defence around.

This. We fell over the finish line. The problems with the defence were there for all to see in the Reading game at SMS. Our closed season response ? Yoshida and Clyne, neither with experience of this level.

Adkins farewell, most likely.

Taking into account our transfer activity history, it will be someone from a league abroad with no PL experience.

Cortese is the big boss. He has got a fixation about the way we play. The manager that reports to him either delivers that and the results, or Cortese will get someone who can. Its not nice, its outrageous, but thats the way it is, unfortunately. Its how Cortese sees it. And with us no longer being a plc, he doesnt have to justify squat to anybody. Cortese is also not stupid. When he sees this isnt working, he will change in order to protect the investment, but I fear that will come too late to save NA; he will want to try his vision with another manager first.

Bored with answering the same tired old crap arguments and abuse. Our position answers them and speaks volumes.

Yep. Another month of hand-wringing will see us relegated.

he has as much right to do so as you. At least he hasan opinion, and doesnt just sneer at the posts of others.

We were above WHam last season, and they have adapted to the rigours of the PL much better than us. That has to be down to the manager, sorry.

Yes, but thanks to him we have no CB alternatives. He's the manager, its his responsibility.

Yep, apart from it wasnt Nigels decision.

Everybody, look at meeeeeee

Who scored ? BBC are doing their usual "invisible Saints goal" trick...

He's put all his money on red today, and black has come up. F**k tactics, you play your best players. Dead man walking.

why the f**k was he on the bench, leaving J-Rod to play, to start with ?

You decided this before a ball was kicked this season. I was willing to spread the blame around by citing naff transfer activity, but today I've reluctantly changed to your camp.

I expect Adkins to be gone by the end of the month. Two weeks to work on things, few international call-ups to disturb preparation for today. It just isnt happening.

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You should know better than anyone that its unwise to big-up the massive impact it will have on Scotland if the nuclear deterrence is moved from Faslane. It will cause the rest of the UK major headaches to maintain CASD as well, since the facilities at Coulport will also close and they apparently are impossible to reproduce anywhere in England at anything other than an astronomical cost.

Of course it is. You are utterly clueless.

Well, that will make 2 grants they've shafted out of the EU, if you count the one for the Docks. W*nkers. Anderson looks like a used car salesman. Anyway, the Audit Commission doesnt agree, and I reckon the EU will demand a replayment and/or they submit details of the new plan.

Wow, you are a bunch of tight-fisted MoFos....