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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!

JRods shooting is pants too. Always seems to find the keeper.

Lowe and his board kept us in the Premiership when many other clubs would have gone down. Not easy to compete when your home crowds are limited to 15k. Cortese has the luxury of money to fall back on that was there when he started. As we saw from those following Lowe, getting investment was not easy. You have to wonder how Cortese would fair without the Swiss money he came in with.

Not a Cortese fan but he did well to get us where we are in double quick time. Sadly his poor choices in sacking Adkins when he did and his poor signings and lack of investment in the team in the transfer window could see us back in the Championship next season.

Surely it takes longer than a few weeks to learn English?

I have lots of sympathy with this and yesterdays result will live in the top 3 worst Saints results for me. I am still trying to work out why Cortese thought this was a good idea.

I still remember someone on here saying that Cortese had not make a mistake yet. He made a huge mistake in sacking Adkins when he did.

Quire bizarre. By the way it is rapist and if the evidence wasn't string what diffence does that make? I might but Coldpay (not cold play) albums and watch the X Factor but at least I can use the English language.

Unbelieveable. So if we go down all is ok because the mnager is a stud muffin? Ferguson is no looker. I'd rather have an ugly successful manager thanks.

So not true then???