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Tactically astute enough to win a cup and would have made the play off but for the -10. Given the points he racked up that is questionable. He sat on a committee including Cortese and two others but feel free to blame him. As for the friendlies how do you know he had anything to do with arranging them? Got anything else?

Why wouldn't they? If they are successful they are a hero, if not they walk away with shedloads of cash. That is why there are queues for football managers jobs.

So the other two were ****ging his missus too?

No Alpine, you feel duty bound to be an utter ar*e.

Decent manager and did a good job for us. Sadly because he didn't win every game he didn't win over the wrist slitters. I hope he gets a better job.

This is an appreciation thread. Take your negativity somewhere else.

If you had ever bothered to read my posts you will know that my two top Saints managers have been McMenemy and Bates. Feel free to tell me how I am being dishonest? I have never said that I think that Burley was a great manager for us, simply that as far as points on the board goes he had the best record. I haven't done the stats but suspect that that other "useless" manager Pardew has now pushed him into 2nd place. Given their records I don't see how you can dismiss either of them as being "rubbish."

Well if you bothered to look at the stats you would see that he did, but your aren't one to let the facts get in the way are you Alps? Tell me, if Lowe had come up with a statement about playing "the Southampton style" what would your reaction have been? (ps Until Pardew came along Burley had the best win ratio of any manager we had. You think both managers are rubbish and prefer one that won 3 games in 13)

Thats true Alps, I was gutted when big Lawrie left us.

Its not hard though is it.

You really are a card Alps, you put the miser in misery.

And you call me a hypocrite

England won the World Cup once.

4 years? Really?

Even it by some miracle it was MoN, how long do you think he and Cortese could work together?

Isn't it you that gets all self righteous about people being abusive to others? Mods? Is this allowed?

Chris Nicholl taking over from McMenemy. Really thought we would have a name manager to follow on. Underwhelmed.

Isn't it past your bedtime?

Perhaps we would be better of betting on how long the next one will last?

So where does all of this positivity come from after years of negativity? And given that you have seen whgat 2 games under Pardew, I love the fact that you know in depth where he failings were. We shall pass over the fact that he won a cup and would have made the play offs but for the -10 points. Still as the only manager you have had any time for in recent years only won 3 games in 13 I suppose I shouldn't expect any less from you. The team that you have so much confidence in now are the same guys you were slagging off after the Swindon game. I might be a joke figure now Alps, but you have been one for years. Also please tell me how you know so much about Cortese and his fixations? You know no more about the bloke and what drives him than I do. What you will know if you bother to open your eyes is that he is hacking off more and more people with his decisions.

Or someone esle. As it happens, sadly Leibherr has passed on and left us with goodness knows what

That would be the trophy that the anti Pardew brigade berated him for winning as apparently it cost us a play off place and got Cortese upset about because we didn't concentrate on the league???

You really need to grow up Alpine. Anyway, please tell me of all of the clubs that have had financial meltdowns in the last few years, how many went out of business? And for the record, be the CEO Lowe, Cortese or anyone else for that matter, this is the lowest ebb that the club have been in since I have have known. If Pardew had still been manager after yesterdays poor result you would have been going off on one. How come everything is fine now suddenly??? If Lowe had acted over the last few months the way that Cortese has you would be incandecent with rage. As for hate, I don't hate anyone - and certainly not a CEO of a football club.

And they will not announce the winner through the usual media, it will be PM'd to the special selected few from Saints Web.

LOL, very true!