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For me I align mostly with Nineteen Canteens views on this thread although I have no problem with peaceful demonstrations outside the ground to get a point of view over. I can understand um pahars views and he equally makes some good points and he might be right, only time will tell. I also read, with interest, Wes Tenders comments whenever he posts but what does disappoint me is when someone like him says they are staying away because of Lowe and Wilde. If they are staying away because of the awful football and lack of results I can understand and Wes may well say it is the same thing but it is not in my opinion.

Strange post this, it adds nothing to the debate. If you are suggesting Nineteen Canteen is connected to Rupert Lowe you are very wrong. If you are complimenting his new posting technique I agree with you.

Best way of attracting a buyer is to show the passion of our support by filling SMS every home game. What better advertisment. Not knocking the demonstrations before or after games, that is a democratic right in a free country but prospective buyers will look at the active fan base and presently that is not likely to be attractive.

um pahars actually was admitting it would be painfull "I am not saying it won't be painful" I agree though that the fan base will fragment if we have to start again as a non league club. For instance those like yourself in North Hampshire might start following Aldershott or Basingstoke rather than long travel to SMS or more likely some other smaller venue. Eastleigh will likely take some of the Saints fan base as we will no longer be perceived as the big successful brother. Just another likely fall out of Administration unless someone with substantial money comes in.

What Saturday's Echo in the shops 7:30am on a Friday!!!!!

No he is not in the loop. Told him more than he knew. Believe it or not until this season he had not visited the insides of SMS (corporate etc). He was very impressed with the stadium.

Just got back from the pub, well club. Was speaking to Ken Jones (ex Saints) for a short while. He cannot believe the position we are in. He was quite sad about it all.

Post Administration? No Academy, no Staplewoood, none of our better players, renting the Stadium, Div 1 with 10 points deduction and the possibility of more and Div 2 beckoning. Fickle supporters who will not come back in a lower division (unlike Man City & Leeds who kept up the support despite all that went on), probably a fly by night owner trying to live the dream on a shoe string and worse, more debt. In a nutshell, a bloody disaster!

Sorry Steve but Chorley was there and he is not a shareholder is he? He was there on someone elses proxy as in previous years as far as I am aware. Not sure about Perry Mc. Bearing mind all their posturing about plc's I doubt it but am happy to be proved wrong!

You leave her alone. She's a good girl she is. A good cook for a nineteen year old as well.

Bill, just look at the world economics at this time. Just look at the number of building projects in Southampton being pulled at this time. Just look at the lack of investors whilst Lowe was not in charge (forget his cabel, if they had held influence he would not have been ousted in the first place - Wilde let him back in). Just look at the position we are in the league and with Administraton will certainly come relegation. Look at the Bournemouth evening Echo on line to see the problems AFC Bournemouth continue to have. Then ask yourself, would you be prepared to invest millions when you have already seen your own investment take a major hit due to world issues?

Just a reminder Any club going into administration after the fourth Thursday in March will have their 10-point deduction suspended. If the club is relegated the points will be deducted from their tally at the start of next season. If the club stays up the 10 points will be taken off their final total. The club would then go down if the 10-point deduction subsequently resulted in it slipping into a relegation place.

The click of the turnstile does that surely (but not for the corporate area through reception)

I am unaware of any covenants.

If he is so keen on Jacksons farm then surely he buys it from the Administrator without the millstone of a football club round his neck. Jacksons farm has an "agricultural" value only. It is outside the proposed development area for Hedge End and the likelyhood of any investment value is very very risky and many years away if at all.

Hey that's an idea...can't he buy us!

Yes

I go along with this

I have not been sent an Agenda

Abraham Lincoln: If you once forfeit the confidence of your fellow citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem. It is true that you may fool all of the people some of the time; you can even fool some of the people all of the time; but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.

He will blame it on the supporters and the previous regime. That is Rupert Lowe's way. He is incapable of any other view. It is like a sickness. His make up will not allow it any other way. That's my opinion for what it is worth.

That is what I believe Duncan or at least scheduled for that week. The end game does indeed appear to be near.

The club know how many season ticket they have sold. They also know how many match day tickets they have sold. Add the two together and you get the "match day" attendance. The turnstiles do not take into account corporate or guests but I believe they are legally required for Fire Safety reasons. Anyone know for sure?

That number quoted in the original post is testament to why we find ourselves in this mess.

The simple fact is though, Lowe and Wilde will not resign. The club will have to stop trading before they are forced to leave. Administration will result in everything going in a fire sale. That with the points deduction will leave us with an empty shell. In the present economic situation that may be worse than supporting the present board by turning up and paying. To many I say...be careful what you wish for!