Guided Missile

Of course, what you should have done is boycotted your vet, until your cat got better...

It may be the end, but I can't see it, myself. I am sure that there will be someone, somewhere, with enough money, plus affection, for the club, who will rescue it. There must be one special memory that every Saints fan has, that will demonstrate just what a great club we have/had. Maybe if we post what it means to us, someone will understand what the club is about and step in to keep it alive. My greatest memory was my first ever visit to the Dell. My twin brother and I were about six and as was usual in our house in Weston Lane, at the time, Mum gave us money for the bus and sent us on our way. As my Mum had never gone to the Dell herself, she thought is must be just like the County Ground, where we often went during the summer and she gave us picnic seats to take with us. We carried these into the ground and quickly found out that with 25,000 fans, there was little room to put them and even standing up and seeing anything was going to be a problem. As soon as we were in the ground though, we were lifted up by the people in front of us and passed from shoulder to shoulder, until we were at the front, our heads level with the running track. Our folding seats followed and were left in front of us, on the cinder track. I cannot remember the game, the score or the opponents. All I remember is being passed from fan to fan, floating forward to a position where we could see every kick and thinking, this is the club for me. It took me in as a child and looked after me and my brother. The fans, that's all the club has ever meant to me. They are the only constant and the best fans in the world....and anyone that comes in will find the same. Look after the fans and everything will follow...they looked after me and will look after others that need it. Ask Ron Davies....

So a pint's out of the question then, Neil? Ah well, maybe the Swiss will soften the blow, instead. As far as "Tony Lynam and the Poisoned Chalice", that sounds more like the new Harry Potter movie than the takeover of a football club. In fact Tony's story from day one sounded more like a Harry Potter story, TBF. I don't think owning Southampton Football Club is any more poisoned than any other club. It is pretty well known that if things aren't done in the way fans want, then things get ugly for the owner, even with clubs like Man U and Liverpool. Tony and Matt's biggest problem is that they had f*** all money between them, to control events. Still, one thing is certain. No one in business in the Southampton area will be tempting Tony back to do anything involving investment, for a long while. I just hope the reputations of Matt and the S4R charity, both of which, IMO, Tony used for PR purposes as much as he could, are not tainted by this series of unfortunate events. Good luck to the both of you and I hope we meet up soon...

Alpine, I was going to post a witty and thoughtful rejoinder to your post, but I pondered a few seconds and thought, "F*** it" and came up with this, instead. Mate, you're a total mug... You're now on ignore until further notice. You have been warned...

I believe you owe me a pint or two. Why not come with Tony tonight and buy me one? I have a feeling, if the Swiss don't close today, I'll need a drink or three... Just to remind you..... 02-06-2009, 12:32 AM No, I know it's not your style John, but I was in fact referring the following post from your "Don't Bother to Read the Echo Today" thread, and I quote.... Don't worry about the apology now though, nor indeed when the cheque is handed over. I'll settle for a pint or three sometime though. Mine's an HSB please :smile:

When Jackson was asked by Meridian TV in April of last year, who was behind his bid for Bournemouth, Jackson responded... "That is something that, really and honestly, will never be answered properly and completely."

The club picks you, Stu, as you well know. I wish I'd had enough sense to boycott the last couple of seasons, but I'm like a moth to a flame. Let's hope this mug will be able to buy another season ticket. How about you? Had enough yet?

He's having dinner with me tomorrow night....

Ted waving goodbye to Tony Lynam You have to laugh, don't you? What a f***ing football club.....

Dear Tony, My friends and I normally go to Banks in Bishops Waltham, on a Wednesday night at about 7:30PM. Since the unfortunate events of today, I feel badly let down by you and the moneyman behind the deal, Michael Fialka. I really feel the need to insult you and so that I can do the decent thing, rather than insulting you from behind a keyboard, I would love to insult you face-to-face. I am sure that I am not the only one and if you can make it to the restaurant tomorrow evening, myself and I'm sure, many of my friends from this forum, would love to see you there. Banks do a very reasonable two course special plus glass of wine for £15 if you are hungry afterwards. Regards, John

They invented bullsh !t.... I know, my wife's American....

SAN FRANCISCO MAN BECOMES FIRST AMERICAN TO GRASP SIGNIFICANCE OF IRONY - Jay Fullmer, 38, yesterday became the first American to get to grips with the concept of irony. "It was weird" Fullmer said. "I was in London and like, talking to this guy and it was raining and he pulled a face and said, "great weather, eh?" and I thought "wait a minute, no way is it great weather". Fullmer then realised that the other man's 'mistake' was in fact deliberate. Fullmer, who is 39 next month and married with two children, aged 8 and 3, plans to use irony himself in future. "I'm like using it all the time" he said. "Last weekend I was grilling steaks and I burned them to sh!t and I said "hey, great weather!".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8125895.stm

Surely you mean the remaining Pinnacle bid?

Time to give up on the dream owner....

The prospect of a further 15 point deduction may be a significant fact that destroys that argument, TBH. It may be worth looking at Luton Town to see where your theory may take us....

No, I haven't heard from the police, for the simple reason that we are not living in Iran. Another possible reason is that posting facts, that are publically available and forming an opinion based on those facts then posting it, is still legal in this country, as far as I know. I did have a veiled threat from Mike Wilde, via Keith Legg, but when I provided my lawyers name and contact details, he went very quiet. If an email that Duncan posted on here was obtained and there is a claim of breach of confidentiality, I suggest that Tony Lynam should review the initial circulation list of that email to provide to his lawyers, in order to consider a civil lawsuit. That he thinks that there is a criminal law issue involved and that he can simply phone 999 for the police to sort it out demonstrates his capability to run a multi-million pound enterprise. As far as the humble pie thread, it was posted when we had been assured that Lynam et al would complete, at the latest, by today. I am still fully expecting this, as now is the time to support, not sabotage. Any posts that were made prior to this, by me, I stand by 100%, with the information I had to hand. As everyone knows with Mr. Lynam, the information changes daily, unfortunately...

IMHO, he heard there was a press conference called by Fry at 2:00PM and it's one of two outcomes, ie he has a 50:50 chance of being in the know. I'm adding to that, the fact that there is a mass sale of players at or about payday and I'm thinking that for a new owner with the backing of a multi-millionaire with money to invest and closing on the deal today, that is a very strange way to start off... In other words, I would put the odds at about 100:1 against your mate being right. No disrespect...

On one hand it could be boundless joy that the takeover is...er, over. On the other hand, the tide could go out tomorrow and we find out the moneyman is boll ock naked....in which case: Matt Le Tiss becomes a flawed but still much loved Saints legend. Unfortunately, his Soccer Saturday gig will become a trifle difficult and embarassing. Leon Crouch waves bye bye to a million, without even a statue to show for it. Lynam and Fialka quickly become persona non grata in the Southampton area. Not a problem for a guy living with his Mum in Barnet, but I would imagine Tony will be checking the ferry times. Fry will become a laughing stock for giving Pinnacle the time of day, and will end up in Begbies Traynor HR department, if the Swiss, et al don't cough up. McMoneyme writes a(n) eulogy in the Echo. Saint Richmond and about three hundred other posters blame Lowe Dalek 2003 blames everyone for not selecting Hoddle as our manager in 19canteen. So, no pressure Tony....

SS, you're an inconsequential, sangria drinking ex-pat, exiled by a collapsed housing market, trapped in a lower-middle class hell, where the locals hate you and you are sentenced to a life of trying to recapture your lost life in God's country, by logging onto this website and insulting posters that have avoided your sad fate. Toodle pip, old man....and make sure you don't drink the water...

Stanley, isn't it about time you started worshipping at my keyboard, like the majority of the posters on here, do....?

Mark, I have Frank on ignore for this very reason. He's a nightmare and if he can't be bothered to proof read his posts, which takes about a minute, I'm not going to spend a minute mentally doing it for him. Or, as Frank would post - Dyslexia Rules, KO?

....more like one of the spark plugs, FFS....

Precisely....

....of course, OK itself is an acronym, from: the Greek words "Ola Kala" meaning "everything's good" the acronym of the "comically misspelled" oll korrect the Choctaw word okeh the Wolof and Bantu word waw-kay or the Mande (aka "Mandinke" or "Mandingo") phrase o ke