UpweySaint

Precisely. It might not make a jack load of difference to what NC does but I for one dont want other fans thinking this is how our club acts, its the chairmen on his lonesome.

So you want a stamford bridge style club atmosphere with no loyalty, no soul, no values and a revolving door manager policy essentially becoming one man's personal plaything? If everyone sits and nods along with everything Cortese does then thats what we'l get.

Ok thats pretty decent, may be a tricky one to get going away from the northam mind

Pure speculation, not a fact. The Pardew sacking was differnet, we were underperforming, Adkins had exceeded expectations time and time again. Even so is being in the premier league all that? Is where the club is more important then what it is? For me, no, for others well mabe ...

Ah but therein lies the issue. How do we find the whys if our chairmen doesnt even have the decency to turn up to a press conference..?

Abramovich pumped money into Chelsea, Cortese is a steward of our club. Either way i'd rather be eastliegh then chelsea.

Fair point. I'm not against the new manager though, not sure anybody is. I disagree with, but could accept, the decision to sack NA. Its the how, when and why that my issue is with

To be honest I kind of feel my point has been vindicated. The only other option put forward was "write a letter". I accept many people disagree with any kind of non positivy at the game and im aware of the reasons why but as of yet no viable alternative has been offered. Today I, and plenty of others, are embarassed and ashamed by my football club and see no other way to make this known. If we had a fan on the board or Cortese actually came out and explained his decisions or engaged with fans in any real way there would be plenty of other channels to air such greivances without upsetting the atmosphere at the game. Now again if anybody has any ideas on how to achieve this other then by being vocal at the everton game or boycotting then please fire away ...

Again, not a suggestion of other options. I am v aware people are against protesting during the game. Im asking you chaps what you would suggest as an alternative? Genuinely open to suggestions (provided they're not about where to shove my question!) ...

Im with you, I agree about much of it. But I think if we do nothing things will never change. Call me an old romantic but I dislike that this is "just the way things are" and I think fans deserve better. Let's have ourselves some German fan ownership and we can bring back a bit of integrity to our club

Utter tosh. A club with no fans WILL die. It is a worthless business. The club and fans cant be seperated much like people would like to suggest.

Again, not a suggestion. The "club" is an intersting word choice! Other options? How else can we show our dissatisfcation? Thoughts?

You don't agree with what's going on at our club yet don't want to do anything about it? I accept we can't change it. I'm not advocating time travel Can we prevent our clubs name being dragged through the mud like this again, perhaps ... For the record i'm going and I plan to support the players and NA. I wont boo the new man, not his fault, but I wont cheer him either!

There seems to be a great deal of "you cant do this ... not a real fan if you do that ..." going on. I'l happily sit quietly in the Everton game if anybody can offer up genuinely constructive suggestions about how else to make clear what people think of what Cortese has done and how he has done it ...

http://www.teamtalk.com/premier-league/8408336/New-Southampton-manager-Mauricio-Pochettino-promises-to-win-over-the-fans Promises to win us over with honesty ... anybody feeling a little cynical after recent events?

take a look at the reason why. besides in YOUR OPINION its over emotive. this just in, football can be emotional, to some its more then just a business or a badge of honour when the teams doing well. Quite why you've decided it's for you to deride other fans for being angry and upset is beyond me.

For somebody complaining about people being public you do seem to be going on the wind up rather a lot on a public forum ... me thinks the keyboard warrior doth protest too much!

The business belongs to him, the "club" belongs to the fans. If we all decided to bugger off and reform our own AFC club then it'd be ours in every sense and they'd be left with a franchise akin to american sports where a team is moved around the country on whim. Champions league or not it's not all about the glory for some of us.

True. As it happens I respect the players, they've worked hard and earned their chance. The likes of Lallana and Lambert deserve to be in the prem, they've been patient and worked hard. But I don't honestly feel I can be all happy clappy in the stands without it endorsing NC's decision. I think we all accept we're likely to have some conflicted emotions

Agree with the sentiment. Trouble is it's not just us, this is what english football has become. How often do yuo find yourself jealous of the Germans? As it stands I would kill for their league and way of doing things, no wonder Pep is going there rather then coming to the prem ...

Again these are YOUR opinions. I, and others, have said all along we'd support NA even if we went down. Deserved better. I personally think it's sad when fans only care about results on the pitch ...

I think if not a single fan turned up you'l find the value of the club and its results would nosedive ... Nobody is saying what he can and cant do, just what he should and shouldnt ...

Good shout. To be fair don't be surprised if some people DO decide to stay away. Don't get me wrong the team deserve our support but it's difficult to support them without seeming to endorse what NC has done. The everton game is likely to be my last for the season.