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They won't like this: http://www.the92.net/stats/overall/atmosphere#.WFvZRlOLRyw We're above them for atmosphere And a long way above them for stadium http://www.the92.net/stats#.WFvZbVOLRyw Fratton park is a long way down the list, below fantastic stadia such as griffin park, valley parade, and chesterfield's Proact Stadium St Mary's also comes in as 4th on the overall top rated vote: http://www.the92.net/stats/overall/pint-selection#.WFvZ6lOLRyw (Krap Nottarf is down in 88th :lol: ) Considering they have purposely signed up to influence this vote I think we should in fact be knocking several positions of their already laughable votes? Rather makes the entire vote all rather amusing

Well this thread is full of left wing apologists that are loath to blame uncontrolled middle eastern immigration for an increase in terror levels/risks... So if you are waiting for that to happen on here I'd tell you to bet on Dalek predicting a top 7 finish happening first.

Its got Les Reed's fingers all over it tbh.

Very interesting stats. Thank you to the brexit voters for getting us out of that system.

Shurlock, Has it sunk in that we are leaving yet? I can;t rightly understand this thread (about the proposed way forward), is still being spent filled by keyboard warriors hurling unsubstantiated facts around about why we should stay in the EU. We voted, the country democratically voted to leave. We are leaving. This thread is about "the way forward", not which way we should all vote in the referendum on june 23rd.... 2016....

Slow down there Garrett, you must have missed the past few seasons. Why else would you be surprised that Les Reed has slapped a price on an asset? (And a low one at that!)... Surely you must know that our business model is to get money in quick and easy and slide it into someone's back pocket by now?

It actually parallels with Adkins first season very well. Just with bigger rises with similar flats. I would say that Hull, Palace etc are games we should not be having as flats though. And that is the concern.

We are fecked mate. 1.) WE HAVE MASSIVELY WEAKENED THE FIRST 11 THIS SEASON - and that is Les Reed's fault. 2.) Puels tactics do not work, we do not create chances, we do not put the opposition under pressure, force mistakes etc. Instead they just wait for us to mess it up and hit us.... and we do, alot! 3.) Reed got rid of Koeman.... and missed every other mangerial appointment target before hiring Puel... That is a complete list of cluster fooks that shows how out of his depth he is... That or it is purely all about the money. Either way if he doesn't turn it around by May he will have done irreparable harm to the fanbase. He has survived selling fan favourites because Koeman carried him to great finishes and gave us Mane, Pelle, Toby, Tadic, VVD etc. But reed's recruitment has been far inferior and its showing now. He wanted to take all the credit and "do a cortese" by putting himself all over the media... well the reverse side of that is when you **** up massively (this summer) you get dropped kicked out the door. I for one can't wait for that man to get the hell out of the club.

Awful so far. Relegation battle this season the way this is going. Can't score (or even threaten) and seem determined to give the opposition clear cut chances at our goal. Puel needs to go if he can't turn this around fast. Him and Reed should both be gone anyway if we come anywhere in lower mid table or lower in may. Unacceptable down turn in team performance, and once you start on that road it leads to eventual relegation.

Very nice goal. If it was Di Canio or Cantona they'd be talking about it still.

Les Reed is executive Director. So yes, i think he has a bloody big say in how we manage the budget.

This isn't puel's fault. Its Les Reed. Sells Mane, buys redmond. Sells Pele, buys no one. another £25m profit last summer, countless millions in the bank from the last 3 years of "record" revenues and having the 6th lowest wages in the league. He took all the credit for Koeman doing a good job, shoved him out the door as soon as it was obvious he could get paid for it... but had no plan in place. Missed key managerial targets so we got Puel (if he really was first choice then that is a worrying failure of the scouting department). And he simply hasn't reinvested enough or wisely enough to stand still, let alone strengthen the squad. We've been poor in a lot of areas if we're honest. Been downwards since poch and cortese left and I think we were riding a bit of a wave and got lucky with Koeman. He gave us Mane, pelle, tadic,a VVD and Toby, a very solid spine. Was a good appointment all in all but we were lucky with how well it turned out and outside of that the club has been very average. Les Reed wanted all the credit during those boom years. This fault is all on him. Bad management of the backroom and coaching staff, failed recruitment and under investment is telling now.

So you know he is lying? Surely we can take the club captain and loyal player of 7 years at his word?

Put it this way folks. If saints want to keep him, they'll play him. If they are getting rid of him, they won't. Fonte wants to stay and he wants to be part of saints European adventure. Should be interesting seeing who wins out in the end.

Its idiots like you that keep swalling the PR crap from the club which encourages/enables them to get away with it. The treatment of Jose is appalling. He clearly wants to be here and he clearly wants to play in these games. You probably believe that every single player we've sold since Poch left was a "bad-un" and the club were perfectly right to get rid of them, or had no choice, etc etc... Just like with Koeman, Les Reed wants rid. Hopefully this time the fans will use their brain cells and see it for what it is. If the club offered him a pay rise when what he really wanted was a 1 year extension you have to wonder why they didn't just offer him the extension and no pay rise... pretty much costs the same. Likewise why would he turn down a "no strings attached" pay rise?!?!? Looks like he is being forced out at the moment, and that ties in with some of the more interesting articles that have come out.

Reading between the lines it sounds like he is being inched towards the exit whether he likes it or not. For me he should be on the banner along with Kelvin and Rickie.

TBH, Europe is in a far worse state than the UK, and getting out now was the best thing for us. As has been pointed out both before and since the referendum, the EU was/is doomed to fail; not least because of its completely uncompromising socialist dogma. People revolt at the best of times, let alone an entire continent full of passionate nationalists - and lets face it, europe is full of patriots. But beyond that, how can you support a system that has done what this one has to Greece? Or a system that threatens those it doesn't agree with, a system that tries to squash democracy and to silence all who speak out against it? As for your negativity; there are so many opportunities for Britain outside of the EU I find it odd that the best consequence you see is "minimising the damage from the coming storm"?!?! Seriously? You can't even accept that this may be a good thing, both short and long term? You are only concerned about short term pain. That is a very selfish outlook for someone who wants to go on about protecting future generations. FYI, this will affect me for my entire working life, and it will affect my generation far more than my kids. So I have to disagree with your sentiment on that entirely. The 20's to 30's were allowed to vote, and those who cared did. And in summary, for all those who bit into "project fear", if you go to an interview or your employer, and in every scenario see only doom and negativity you won't be landing to many good jobs throughout your career. Britain will be fine, provided the moaning stops and people pull their fingers out. For too long this attitude of negativity and can't do has spread throughout people, fortunately Brexit will bring an injection of the opposite and tackle people who've been far to comfortable on the EU/government gravy trains.

Cherries are going to surpass us.

So basically a very disappointing start so far, especially given its on the back of our strongest ever finish in the prem and what many have called our best squad. Given the massive revenues and profits we've made in recent years, there really is no excuse for going backwards.

Good work Minsk, keep it up!

Stop quoting him ffs. You are as guilty as he is and between you you are killing this forum. AKA - Put glasgow on ignore and leave him there!

****ing disgusting tonight. Lose to Hull - Appalling Draw with Liverpool - Respectable tbf Beat a **** Everton - Expected Beat Arsenal Reserves - Expected Smashed by Palace - Disgusting. Not one good result in there.... and I am not even mentioning the ****ing Prague debacle... And our fans think this is working.

This is ****ing **** and embarrassing. Losing to a pile of crap like palace who should be one of the favourites for relegation. WTF is this ****. No shot on target. This team are letting in 4 goals a week most of the time. Its awful. And forster. WTF. he has been **** for a while but if he doesn't get dropped soon its a joke.

Its not ****ing working.

There is a large group of divs who sit in block 18 chapel that spend all game insulting and swearing at Yoshida, then turning around to each other to clap themselves on the back about how good their last insult was... obviously only when he's playing. Its a real shame we have fans who'd rather insult the players than support the team, especially given Yoshi has been a great squad player for us over the years and is always there to do a job. Once he gets a run of games he settles down and proves he can play.