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Check your facts, he joined us before we were relegated.

Lowe was given a right kicking over Woodward's appointment but getting someone at the top of their game in that area was a materstroke at the time. Redkanpp wouldn't have it though. As he managed to finish bottom a few conversations with SCW surely couldn't have hurt. And to think, HR nearly became England manager!!! Jeez.

Unfortunately Redknapp wouldnt let him near the first team. If it wasn't for 'Arry's arrogance who is to say that Woodwood wouldn't have helped keep us up?

Big fishes eat little fishes. Always have, always will. NC or no NC the bigger clubs were always going to be after our stars. Thats the way they stay bigger clubs. If not ours, someone elses. It is the price of success for clubs like us. We will always be preyed upon. Liverpool did a great job in keeping their star player last year. We can only hope that the club has the resolve and the players want to stay. There are always other CEOs, managers and players though. We just have to hope that we replace with as good as if not better.

Disappointed we didnt bring another classy centre back in.

No one is bigger than the club. Least of al people with over inflated egos. He treated people badly, had no respect for our tradition. It was all about him as this has proved. Perhaps he would like to take Osvaldo and Ramirez with him. What a waste of money.

He was Lowe with money and a lesser grasp of the club's history and tradition. Thanks for getting us back to the Premiership and goodbye.

Perhaps now we can have our stripes back?

We are turning into a souless brand - that is what is happening.

It is horrible and the sleeves look like swimming arm bands. I thought Italians were supposed to have style?

Blimey! I remember the Palace Dollies back in the 60s or 70s. Palace Munters more like. How times change!

If NA was shafted and MP brought in because he could attract more glamorous signing I would say that so far it isnt working that well.

I think it is a real shame that Adkins wasn't given to the end of the season. I dont think he would have done any worse than MP. Time will tell with MP but so far I dont think he has set the world alight.

Do you really believe those signings were down to Adkins???

Neither Jos or Fox are Premiership quality.

We were lucky not to concede last week. We made the same mistakes that we did earlier in the season when they got punished. Is MP truly any better than NA?

At the time we bought him we were desparate for a decent centre half so where does that fit in with a long term plan???

So its okay to support fascism if you understand the culture? Unbelievable!

Yeah, I admire Hitler and Mussolini for standing by their beliefs too even though we didnt agree with them we respected their rights to hold them.

LOL. And this country is so much better off thanks to Thatcher? Do you really think that they way he treated Adkins was ok? That has nothing to do with compromise. He did a great job for us but is having to go to a tribunal. Happy about that?

I dont accept that Cortese has done little wrong. Whether you agree that Adkins should have been sacked or not the way he was treated was appalling. He overspent in the summer on players not worth that sort of money. Our first season back in the Prem and we look like a poor man's Liverpool rather than Southampton FC (bring back the stripes ffs). The programme sellers incident, his spat with the Echo, his treatment of MLT and Benali - there is quite a long list and it will get longer. In his defence many will say success at any price. I started supporting this club in 1966 becaus it was a family club not a "brand." Personally I wish the bloke would find a level of decency from somewhere.

No!!!

Blimey thats a bit harsh isnt it considering where we were for the vast majority of the season and finsished witha flourish against Coventry?

Slightly better bunch of players to work with dont you think? And there were plenty of occasions when he "lost it" and nothing changed.

I liked Adkins quiet, focussed and positive approach. I am not sure how many times kicking off will work when a cool head is called for but I guess we'll find out!