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No one wants him to fail Alps, but be honest, that post by Up & Away was a bit creepy wasn't it?

Ok Alps lets just clear some things up shall we? Pearson was not sh*t but he only won 3 games in 13 so was hardly a hero. Burley had the best win ratio of any manager until Pardew arrived and took us to the play offs. Hardly rubbish. There is no proof that he is an alcoholic. Lowe was not a misunderstooh hero. He kep the club afloat on small gates at The Dell. Had some success. Had some failures. Probably didn't eat babies. Cortese is not the biggest pr*ck in the Universe but if what Up & Away posted is true, the man needs some counselling. Has made alot of decisions ofl ate which I don't think are helpful to SFC. I don't know if Pardew deserved the sack or not. I don't believe the stories that were put out. I do believe it was more to do with a clash of personalities. I don't think he should have been (or was) sacked for football reasons. Moving on...

Meaning what exactly?

So no proof. Has there been any proof about Pardew and players wives? Surely if he was a "drunk" they would have had a field day wen he was managing Scotland? It is probably fair to say he drank less than Claus.

I was neutral about Cortses at the start. As things progressed I becma emore woried about him as he didn't seem to be behind the manager. The last few weeks I have been very concerned about his decisions. No one is bigger than the club and if his actions are harming the club then it is not unreasonable to voice concerns. Of course if we get a decent manager and things settle down after the recent debacles, no problem.

I suspect many of us on here have been seen out drunk, does that mean we are alcholics? Nothing ever came out about drinking probelms (apart from with his players) when he managed Scotland. His mate Alan Brazil (who likes a drink or three)said he is "not a big drinker." He ran the London Marathon in the Spring. Do you think an alchy could do that? So you add up information and you make a judgement. So no I don't believe that Burely had a drinking problem. That is not to say that he didn't get drunk.

Did you start that thread last season?

I may be wrong but didn't you start the thread early last season not if but when we sack him? I think you were quite critical of Pardew last season weren't you?

And if what U & A says is true, yes I do think the bloke has a problem. Given his decsions and behaviour so far, it is not looking great.

So it was all down to Lowe? Not Redknapp, not Couch, not Wilde? It was ALL down to one man? Okay we are not going to get anywhere with this. If I am wrong about Cortese, that he isn't a nut job and will deliver..I can live with that. But how will you feel if the craziness that we have seen already continues? Do you thing that will be good for SFC? As much as you hated Lowe, I don't see any difference (other than Lowe didn't sack managers who were successful for us). Let's see how it all pans out. Me, I think we have a problem here.

We had a good manager and we may be a rich club but we don't seem intent on buying our way out of this league.

Are you? You seem to have decided that Pardew was the wrong manager for us and get behind Cortses at every opportunity. I would say that you have a closed mind.

I did not say that did I? As for Jones, he Baird and Bale were a big loss to the club when they left. You are being plain silly about MLT. Don't you agree that McMemeny would have taken a slagging in the 70s for those 3 years in the 2nd division? We dont even give managers 3 games now let alone 3 seasons.

The new comedy means not having to be funny. COuld add The Mighty Boosch too.

If that is true doesn't it ring any alarm bells with you? Perhaps that is normal for people who spend long periods submerged underwater but where I come from it spells personality disorder.

If there had been an Internet forum in the 60s and 70s I am sure that they would have been given the treatment. McMemeny certainly after relegation and taking 3 years to get us back up.

Really? I don't think it is too much to expect Mr Cortese to get the same treatment that Lowe, Wilde and Crouch did. If what I hear about Mr Cortese is true (and go and read Up and Aways account of his behaviour) then we need to be worried and asking the same questions that were asked of the others.

If what you say is true Up And Away, the man needs help. Those are not the actions of a rational human being, they are those of someone with huge issues. I am serious.

Twisting facts is weird either way surely?

The double standards on here are laughable. If Lowe had been involved in the debacle over the last couple of weeks ther would have been a meltdown, but because it is Cortese and he saved us from oblivion apparently, we have to support him 100%. We are fed story that Pardew did something so bad that he had to go. Not sure what the other two did, were they holding down Fonte's missus? It seems to be accepted (by those who didn't rate Pardew) that Cortese had every reason to sack Pardew (and 2 others). Even though they don't know the reason. Here is another possibility. The club start with minus 10. They have a poor start. They pick up, win a cup and have a great run which takes then one place off the play offs. Everything is set for a push for promotion the next season but the CEO hs the hump because he spent £3m and wanted promotion this season (despite a 5 year plan). He gets the ar*e with the manager an wants him out but can't sack him because club legends get behind the manager. He seethes and bides his time. Owner dies. Cortese has more power. There is a fall out between Reed and the Manager who wants to bring in his own players and is fed up with having to run everything through a 4 man committee. Cortese uses it as a reason to sack the manager and 2 of his coaches (it looks better that way). Smokescreens are set up about Pardew and another player's wife and a brawl to make CEO look like he has done the right thing. Maybe complete bull but just as possible as anything else "out there."

In which case I hope you enjoy it!

But if it is, what do you think about that?

Apparently he was interviewed for the job earlier in the week. Accoding to the Echo it was offered to him.

If what Wharton says is true it doesn't show SFC in a good light.

Never seen such a tragedy like that unfold before my eyes. You can't imagine what those poor people went through that were on the upper floors and couldn't escape. Then to see the buildings collapse. Unreal.