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Benny Hill: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRNCeD6NVFI Southampton Legend.... Ben(ny) Elton: [video=youtube;8CxEFk8-F88] Annoying c***, isn't he....

Apologies for the walk down memory lane, but it all started with the latest issue of Private Eye (Incorporating the News of the World). Without doubt the best one for many years and inspired by the demise of their favourite target since the 1970's, Rupert "the Digger" Murdoch. I loved the headline "Gotcha", and petty much everything in the gloatfest that comprised the only news publication that has retained it's principles (i.e. it never had any). Rupert Murdoch's wife is satirised in a brilliant Benny Hill parody: "Rye you not risten to me, Lupert...?" ...that brings me to Benny Hill. Who would have thought it? Southampton's own comedy legend, used to take the p!$$ out of a dodgy Aussie. To complete my weekend, I discover that total c*** Ben Elton has bombed downunder, after emigrating from the country he never stopped complaining about. Never funny, sold out and responsible for the death of the greatest comedy talent this country ever produced. Australia is welcome to him and he follows in a long line of c**** we sent there... I could spend hours posting why Ben Elton is a total c*** and Benny Hill a genius, but maybe someone else could help...

I emailed the Pricipality of Monaco about this issue and think that it is high time it was brought up again.... http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?12445-Help-is-on-it-s-way...

Speaking to Meridian Tonight, Marc Jackson was asked what his background is and who was behind the consortium to buy Portsmouth Football Club. He told the programme... 'I was trained by Xerox, many many many years ago. I'm a business strategist, many people say I'm a photocopying salesman, which I always find quite amusing.' 'I actually have been in the past,been heavily involved in the fitting out of Southampton football club stadium. Obviously I have an IT background, sales background, but also I have had involvement at Southampton Academy and scouting for many, many years.' 'To give you an instance I was involved in the scouting of Adam Lallana from Bournemouth sadly, to Southampton.' 'I have many, many contacts in football, I have many contacts abroad as well, in American MLS football as well as in Dubai.' 'So it's a mixture of many many things, all put together with a vision for a football club and we are going to drop the blueprint into here, but all will be revealed.' When asked if it was his money he was investing in Portsmouth Football Club, Jackson smiled and said... 'It is a consortium' When pushed on who is in the consortium, he added... 'That is, something that really and honestly will never be answered properly and completely, but the truth of the matter is, there will be answers to that to an extent in next week's press conference.'

Just out of interest, here is the composite opinion of all the bookies, on where we will finish in the league, next season. A season of consolidation, then... West Ham Birmingham Leicester Nottingham Forest Reading Middlesbrough Blackpool Cardiff Burnley Ipswich Leeds Southampton Brighton Hull City Millwall Bristol City Portsmouth Derby Peterborough Watford Coventry Barnsley Crystal Palace Doncaster

Probably the most xenophobic, uninformed and puerile post of the year, so far. You should really travel more and try to take people as you find them. It is amazing how this broadens the horizons of your mind, beyond the confines of a small provincial city in southern England....

They are flying BA...

I heard last night that the Pompey deal collapsed and this drove Chanrai to a casino, where at one point, he was £1.4M down. He eventually ended the evening £0.5M up. Backs up what I have thought for a while. These Russians are just another bunch of chancers with little money and Chanrai is a reckless gambler.

Bellagio, lads, if it helps....

Aaron Martin signing a new contract. Danny Butterfield on another year, due to 20 game trigger in current contract. Random gossip from a Sky source - Harry has instructed agents to get £50M for Bale and £25M for Luca Modric. Apparently he can then quit Spurs and take over at Chelsea, complaining that the Spurs chairman (who he doesn't get on with) is selling his best players from under him. Heard all about the total stitch up with Lee Barnard, from a player who was a witness, but I think I'd better leave it there...

For those going, I'll be the one in the tuxedo. Really looking forward to it, despite John Motson being there. We've got a great table and I hope the players are allowed to relax a little more, this season. First one I went to, we sponsored Marek Saganowski. He couldn't wait to leave, to go and have a cigarette break with Skacel. I trust anyone else going will post gossip after the event. Personally, I'm going to get bladdered...

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...the horror story that was our relegation season seems to have prepared our former Chairman well for his latest venture. He seems to be intent on carving out a career in the movie business. "Going Wilde" teeshirts have to make way for "Going to Watch a Wildcard Film". I have been lucky enough to watch a trailer of our former Chairman's first foray into moviemaking and those interested can watch it here. Saints fans will, upon careful viewing, recognise many scenes from the boardroom from our last Championship season. I am looking forward to their next productions, which have been announced here. Good luck to the guy. As they say, you can't keep a good man down....

Yet again, I will post this:

I remember

Like you ain't done time, rude boy...

I don't have to read the Daily Mail for information regarding this. Still, due to the overwhelming pro-Cortese lobby on this site, I'll refrain from posting anymore of the information I have recently heard regarding this. I wouldn't want to upset any of you in case you stain your Go-Wilde tee shirts with your tears

I was told last week that it is going to court. Benali will be talking through his lawyers, if at all. I think that if there was damage to his property and there was rent outstanding, it should not have been necessary for a former player to sue the club or Cortese. You would have thought a quick private meeting and agreement regarding the amount owing would have avoided any public spat that could damage the reputation of the club.

Thanks, Clarkie. I think it may be worth reposting the original post, the most sensitive part of which has been published in the Daily Mail. For the benefit of readers and administrators, it is important to note that the claims below are facts that have been reported to a close friend of mine, directly from the person(s) involved. So, it was claimed that: Frannie Benali is suing Cortese for £50K for damage to his house and outstanding rent while Cortese was living there. Cortese charges employees for parking whilst they are at work. The club pays for Cortese's wife's manicures. The Liebherr family aren't interested in Saints and let Cortese do what he wants apart from spend too much money. Whether these claims are true,or not, it should be of concern to all Saints fans, however the team are doing on the pitch. The reason is that although Cortese is undoubtedly an excellent and talented administrator, SFC has always been a family club and one that has maintained great links with former players. That these stories exist is confirmation that there is something wrong about the relationship in some areas and it needs to be addressed. Cortese will only address it if the fans force him to, in my opinion. For Francis Benali to feel like he has to sue over what is simply a matter of money, surely isn't right. Cortese/SFC should have settled the matter privately and not allowed it to become a public issue.

Steve, that's exactly why I started a new thread. Unfortunately the thread was locked and the opportunity to discuss an issue (that of the relationship betweeen some ex-players and the chairman)has been lost. I has nothing to do with libel law and to suggest such is ridiculous. The original post was true and it's removal was an opportunity lost.

...getting arsey with the mods? I saw it the other way round....

Everything in the original post was true and from an impeccable source. It is a shame that this site did not take the opportunity to address a serious rift between ex-players and the chairman, five months before Charlie Sale broke the story in the national press. Still, we are getting away from the subject of this thread and into a different topic, which formed the point of the thread that you locked. Pity that topic can't be debated now due to the perpetual heavy handedness of the moderating on this forum. Talk about stifling debate and if I hadn't contributed anything, I wouldn't complain, but I think a fiver is enough the claim the right of free speech. Jeez, in the rest of the country, it comes at no cost....

As saint clark charmingly suggested, before locking my thread about a different topic: A few may remember a thread started by me, which resulted in an infraction and a banning. To be honest, with my record of carefully checking my facts and never being one to libel anyone, the ban p! $$ed me off. I have searched through the site and cannot find reference to the article below, published in the Daily Mail, on the 1st February, 2011: Former Southampton crowd favourite Francis Benali claims to be taking legal action against the club's executive chairman Nicola Cortese over alleged unpaid bills. Cortese was living in a house Southampton rented from Benali's property company. The former defender said: 'We had to get contract cleaners in and there was also unpaid rent. It's a legal matter now.' Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/art...#ixzz1EOxXXZog On the 26th September, 2010 I posted this on this website, which was hastily removed and for which I was banned for three months: Frannie Benali is suing Cortese for £50K for damage to his house and outstanding rent while Cortese was living there. I would appreciate an apology and a statement that this website has not sacrificed freedom of speech on the altar of Cortese's personal ambitions. I would have thought that this site's administrators would have learnt from Keith Legge and his doomed love affair with Wilde... ...I won't be holding my breath, though and I await the junta's removal of this post and suppression of any future negative posts against the Cortese regime... (I guess Clarkie answered my question, although I would have appreciated a less abusive response to a paying customer and fellow Saints fan)

A few may remember a thread started by me, which resulted in an infraction and a banning. To be honest, with my record of carefully checking my facts and never being one to libel anyone, the ban p! $$ed me off. I have searched through the site and cannot find reference to the article below, published in the Daily Mail, on the 1st February, 2011: Former Southampton crowd favourite Francis Benali claims to be taking legal action against the club's executive chairman Nicola Cortese over alleged unpaid bills. Cortese was living in a house Southampton rented from Benali's property company. The former defender said: 'We had to get contract cleaners in and there was also unpaid rent. It's a legal matter now.' Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-1352310/Charles-Sale-Replays-FA-Cup-revamp.html#ixzz1EOxXXZog On the 26th September, 2010 I posted this on this website, which was hastily removed and for which I was banned for three months: Frannie Benali is suing Cortese for £50K for damage to his house and outstanding rent while Cortese was living there. I would appreciate an apology and a statement that this website has not sacrificed freedom of speech on the altar of Cortese's personal ambitions. I would have thought that this site's administrators would have learnt from Keith Legge and his doomed love affair with Wilde... ...I won't be holding my breath, though and I await the junta's removal of this post and suppression of any future negative posts against the Cortese regime...

Speaking to Meridian Tonight, Marc Jackson was asked what his background is and who was behind his consortium. He told the programme... 'I was trained by Xerox, many many many years ago. I'm a business strategist, many people say I'm a photocopying salesman, which I always find quite amusing.' 'I actually have been in the past,been heavily involved in the fitting out of Southampton football club stadium. Obviously I have an IT background, sales background, but also I have had involvement at Southampton Academy and scouting for many, many years.' 'To give you an instance I was involved in the scouting of Adam Lallana from Bournemouth sadly, to Southampton.' 'I have many, many contacts in football, I have many contacts abroad as well, in American MLS football as well as in Dubai.' 'So it's a mixture of many many things, all put together with a vision for a football club and we are going to drop the blueprint into here, but all will be revealed.' When asked if it was his money he was investing in AFC Bournemouth, Jackson smiled and said... 'It is a consortium' When pushed on who is in the consortium, he added... 'That is, something that really and honestly will never be answered properly and completely, but the truth of the matter is, there will be answers to that to an extent in tomorrow's (Thursday) press conference.'