Saint86

I am confused, are you using our recent seasons as justification for good performance of the board given our relegation fight this year?

Similar... i am logging on in the slim hope (and I know its slim), that there is some positive news about the club. Either some good signings, or an investor that cares, Les Reed leaving etc etc... Anything that can be taken as a sign of forward progress.

A case of either more PR lies or ineptitude from the board. One or the other.

As one of the original "Les Reed Out" group.... yes I am thinking like you. Although it would be political suicide with the fanbase if the board allow that to happen.

Off the record, how much commission to you get from liverpool?

I think this will either turn ugly against the board, or the team (and Mopey) will grind out a result. My heart says the latter, sadly my brain thinks this is saints and it will go badly

TBF, wasn't he involved at Milan or something?

Les Reed has done a stellar job.

He was ruthless and not nice personally...

So, people believe Les and Co's PR, but only when its about how great they are, and how bad Cortese was...

Doesn't need to be cortese. Just someone like him.

I would take relegation and the return of the Don tbh. I have no doubts that is a 1 step back, 2 step forward move.

First actions of him and this board were to lie to fans re players/transfers, and to spend as much time in the press rewriting history to discredit the previous regime or take credit themselves.

Have to say, based on this window so far, there needs to be mass protests about him and the board. I blame them all before the manager and the players. As fans, we should act now, before its too late and we waste the whole window.

He cost too much. That money is needed to pay of KL, Gao and give Les and Co a nice fat bonus each year.

I think this has fallen through given our failure to land Theo.

Yes.

Sounds an awful lot like other players we have lost. The best example being Toby. Les Reed and his whole cabal are just inept beyond description.

People are crying out for pace and a goal threat, but then turn their noses up at Walcott (who scored 19 goals in 39 appearances last year)... He is a significant improvement on all our attacking players (attacking mids and strikers)... and he is someone that was still tempted to come here despite our position and prospects. He would have been far better for the club than some merchant with no premier league experience. The simple fact is we aren't getting him because the board are pocketing the cash. Even if we stay up, this crap will continue next season.... and the season after that.... as long as it takes for us to get relegated. We have no ambition other than to stay in the league and make as much money for the owners as possible.

Last year we had VVD. This year we had a totally disinterested vvd. And none of the players we've signed have been improvements on the 1st team (or they'd be starting every game). Therefore its a weaker team in my opinion. The best you will get is that we have broken even quality wise (obviously our bank balance has improved )

The end of last season was awful with Puel scoring less goals than Mopey. Stop embarrassing yourself.

He buys players the manager doesn't want. He is guilty whether he picks the final team or not. Wasting the clubs resources.

I have to agree with the general viewpoint of Shurlock. But I will go further. Point 1 - This year's team is weaker than last year's team. Point 2 - The quality of the other teams around us has improved. Point 3 - Given Points 1 and 2 above, its no surprise we are floundering. I expect Puel would be doing just as badly at saints, possibly worse given he was incapable of even scoring.

Just popped over to Sotonians to see if there was any actual transfer gossip. http://sotonians.com/chat/the-january-2018-transfer-window-speculation-rumours-dummy-spitting-it-s-all-here?p=12 Its like a nuthouse over there, made up of posters from here that were either banned, or the ones who couldn't handle the ones who got banned. Literally reads like a crazy farm.

Just imagine... we'll finally know how many friends and supporters Glasgow actually had... Release the data now!!!