One question for Michael Wilde

[Huffton]

I know you still read this forum so maybe you would be big enough to answer one simple question.

Seeing as it was yourself who firstly removed the man who has slowly destroyed our once proud football club, and then saw fit to re-instate him in the hope of protecting your dwindling investment, what are you actually doing about it now the fool has further ruined any chance the club had of getting promotion and securing financial stability. Surely this is all very bad for your investment? Or are you happy to sit in the background and let the egomaniac ruin the club completely and allow your share value to drop to the square root of **** all?

[Delmary]

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/search/2167161.Corbett_hits_out_at_her_former_ally_Wilde/

 

Corbett hits out at her former ally Wilde

 

In a letter to Wilde dated March 20, she wrote: "I am deeply concerned that you have performed a total U-turn and pledged your shares to Rupert Lowe.

"I also cannot help but wonder if you are now personally more interested in settling a score with Leon (Crouch) than the better interests of the club as a whole.

"I would like to remind you of the fact that my family pledged their shares to you in good faith; that you recognised that Rupert had to go and the board required changing.

"If you continue to support Lowe then I feel that you are personally betraying all those shareholders, including the Corbett family, who supported you. Every single one pledged their support to your motion to fire Lowe.

"Why you weren't prepared to be PLC chairman remains a mystery, so indeed surrounds your resignation as chairman of the football club and member of the PLC board, without contesting the motion of no confidence taken without all members being present.

"For the Corbett family's part, we should never have pledged unequivocal support without going thorough due diligence on your proposed appointments.

"The board and club have consequently been through a tortuous process in dealing with Messrs Dulieu, Hone & Oldknow and a great deal of time, energy, and money was expended in sorting out that situation.

"Following their resignations, the board has been working extremely closely with the special unit at Barclays Bank to retain their continued support and remain within agreed parameters and there is very little room to manoeuvre.

"I can assure you that following the resignations, the board have done and are doing everything they can in constrained financial circumstances.

"So what are you and Rupert hoping to achieve?

"To say that investors will be more attracted if dealing with a board that speaks for a greater percentage of equity is disingenuous as all interested parties who have called me - virtually all of them - have apparently had no trouble in calling you and Rupert.

"Michael, if more recently you feel that you were promised a seat on the main board then why have you not made contact with Pat Trant, Keith Wiseman and even myself to discuss the situation?

"I recognise that from the outset Leon was outspokenly critical of your appointments; however, time has not proven him wrong in his judgement.

"I am afraid that bringing Lowe back will split the fans and undermine the hard work that Nigel Pearson is doing in trying to avoid being drawn into relegation.

"I have met and talked at length with him and honestly believe he has the personal and professional qualities to do a good job and address the weaknesses in our performance, given full support.

"All that matters right now is to avoid relegation.

"Can you honestly say that the timing of your proposal and associated uncertainties for the playing staff is going to assist that course?

"It is no small irony that the main liquid asset of the club is Jacksons Farm which my father bought and pledged to Southampton on highly advantageous terms when he had the opportunity to retain it personally.

"A lot of people have done a great deal over many years to support this club, which was always a byword for stability, and I ask you to reconsider your position."

Following Wilde's failure to reply to the letter, Corbett sent him a text message last weekend.

Wilde replied: "Mary, thank you for your messages - I will not respond in detail regarding the various points you raise - there will be ample opportunity in the future.

"Simply put - the only possible opportunity for me to reconsider my present position would be in the event of Leon publically announcing his resignation from both Boards this weekend.

"This is the only way I would be able to entertain any further dialogue with the existing Board.

"Mary, our club is in serious danger of extinction under the current leadership - I will not stand by and let it die!"

[saintstr1]

I am sure Michael Wilde's answer would be something like,"There is nothing I can do , Rupert stitched me up like a kipper, he has total control of everything and you are right in your description, He is a egomaniac. I can only wait for the crash like everyone else"

[Huffton]

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/search/2167161.Corbett_hits_out_at_her_former_ally_Wilde/

 

"Mary, our club is in serious danger of extinction under the current leadership - I will not stand by and let it die!"

 

'Our club'! Cheeky bastard. Not stand by and let it die? Seems like your'e doing a pretty good job at the moment Michael.

[Topcat]

Wilde is clearly an inadequate businessman and he has helped bring back the architect of our relegation from the Premiership.

 

The quickest way of throwing away the couple of millions he paid for shares in Saints was to reduce attendances by 5,000 and get relegated to L1.

 

Maybe Barclays can talk the Saints Board into removing Lowe and attracting back supporters.

 

PS Who picked Jan Portaloo....? Answer: Rupert Lowe. A person who gets 80% of his Managerial appointments wrong. He would be better using dice to choose them.

[alpine_saint]

Jesus, this is the first time I have seen this.

 

How did we let such a failure deceive so many of us (including board members) so completely ?

 

Seems like Crouch's reluctance to throw his lot in behind Wilde at the Northam Social Club meeting was prophetic.

 

I wish more and more Crouch and Pearson were still at the helm...

[aintforever]

Wilde is just one of many who got lucky with the property boom, he is walking proof that being rich doesn't mean you have brains.

[Daren W]

Jesus, this is the first time I have seen this.

 

How did we let such a failure deceive so many of us (including board members) so completely ?

 

Seems like Crouch's reluctance to throw his lot in behind Wilde at the Northam Social Club meeting was prophetic.

 

I wish more and more Crouch and Pearson were still at the helm...

More importantly, just why does this chancer still have any say in this club whatsoever?

 

What I just can't handle is the way the people involved in this whole farce seem to walk around as if their actions had no impact on the demise of this club. Both Wilde and Lowe seem to put the blame firmly at Crouch's doorstep.

 

Yes he was naive but to blame him is rather like the captain of the Titanic, as it's just about to sink into oblivion, turning around to the chief petty officer and saying "Well this is all your fault..."

We were relegated under Lowe, the fantastic finacial structure he had on place was so strong and secure that one season without Sky money and we're in total meltdown. Wilde then took what little we had and blew it.

 

For years we bought on the cheap under the impression that we had a strong finacial structure in place and could, if the worst came to the worst, survive by living within our means. One season without the parachute payments and we're facing administration in the face, at least Leeds had some glory to look back on...

 

It just seems to me that Wilde is having the most expensive free lunch in footballing history. Part of me, a very very small part of me, hopes we do go into administration just so the likes of Lowe and Wilde can lose everything. All we seem to see is the two of them swanning around in the executive area, quaffing free champagne and free food, enjoying the attention and qudos of being big players in a small arena, fiddling whilst Rome burns.

 

They've not actually put a real penny of their money into the club, it's all tied up in shares. They may well be bought out but none of them want to lose money on their investment. Oh how delicious it would be if their share became worthless and they were left with nothing.

 

Now that really would be the most expensive free lunch in history..

[Delmary]

More importantly, just why does this chancer still have any say in this club whatsoever?

 

What I just can't handle is the way the people involved in this whole farce seem to walk around as if their actions had no impact on the demise of this club. Both Wilde and Lowe seem to put the blame firmly at Crouch's doorstep.

 

Yes he was naive but to blame him is rather like the captain of the Titanic, as it's just about to sink into oblivion, turning around to the chief petty officer and saying "Well this is all your fault..."

We were relegated under Lowe, the fantastic finacial structure he had on place was so strong and secure that one season without Sky money and we're in total meltdown. Wilde then took what little we had and blew it.

 

For years we bought on the cheap under the impression that we had a strong finacial structure in place and could, if the worst came to the worst, survive by living within our means. One season without the parachute payments and we're facing administration in the face, at least Leeds had some glory to look back on...

 

It just seems to me that Wilde is having the most expensive free lunch in footballing history. Part of me, a very very small part of me, hopes we do go into administration just so the likes of Lowe and Wilde can lose everything. All we seem to see is the two of them swanning around in the executive area, quaffing free champagne and free food, enjoying the attention and qudos of being big players in a small arena, fiddling whilst Rome burns.

 

They've not actually put a real penny of their money into the club, it's all tied up in shares. They may well be bought out but none of them want to lose money on their investment. Oh how delicious it would be if their share became worthless and they were left with nothing.

 

Now that really would be the most expensive free lunch in history..

It's true and very sad.

[Mowgli]

Message for Michael Wilde and everyone else connected with the rebuild of the club. It's a quote from Robin Knox Johnston who experienced personal criticism at the start of his circumnavigation of the world:

 

"Whatever you do in life there are always people who take a delight in telling you you're wrong, who raise a difficulty for every solution; happily this sort of advice more often than not comes from those least qualified to comment."

[Weston Super Saint]

Message for Michael Wilde and everyone else connected with the rebuild of the club. It's a quote from Robin Knox Johnston who experienced personal criticism at the start of his circumnavigation of the world:

 

"Whatever you do in life there are always people who take a delight in telling you you're wrong, who raise a difficulty for every solution; happily this sort of advice more often than not comes from those least qualified to comment."

 

Sounds like a quote Wilde would give to Lowe

[CHAPEL END CHARLIE]

"Simply put - the only possible opportunity for me to reconsider my present position would be in the event of Leon publically announcing his resignation from both Boards this weekend.

 

 

Can someone please enlighten me as to the root cause of this disastrous Wilde/Crouch feud ?

[Huffton]

Message for Michael Wilde and everyone else connected with the rebuild of the club. It's a quote from Robin Knox Johnston who experienced personal criticism at the start of his circumnavigation of the world:

 

"Whatever you do in life there are always people who take a delight in telling you you're wrong, who raise a difficulty for every solution; happily this sort of advice more often than not comes from those least qualified to comment."

 

Your'e either taking the ****, or you are Wilde. Which is it?

[EastleighSoulBoy]

Can someone please enlighten me as to the root cause of this disastrous Wilde/Crouch feud ?

 

I reckon that Longshot may know about this but will probably, and wisely, keep his own counsell due to the 'helpful' comments he sometimes gets on here.

 

Alpine, I'm sure that I have seen that transcript previously on here or maybe TSF.

[Weston Super Saint]

I reckon that Longshot may know about this but will probably, and wisely, keep his own counsell due to the 'helpful' comments he sometimes gets on here.

 

Alpine, I'm sure that I have seen that transcript previously on here or maybe TSF.

 

I thought 'he' was a 'she'

[EastleighSoulBoy]

I thought 'he' was a 'she'

 

I thought she was too!

[Snowballs2]

Message for Michael Wilde and everyone else connected with the rebuild of the club. It's a quote from Robin Knox Johnston who experienced personal criticism at the start of his circumnavigation of the world:

 

"Whatever you do in life there are always people who take a delight in telling you you're wrong, who raise a difficulty for every solution; happily this sort of advice more often than not comes from those least qualified to comment."

 

 

 

 

The next time Lowe gets "it" right....will be the first time. Never in the history of football has a man done so much in so little time to destroy a football club as Lowe has done.

[Long Shot]

Can someone please enlighten me as to the root cause of this disastrous Wilde/Crouch feud ?

 

 

Because when Crouch took over the Chairman's position a year ago he - quite rightly imo after what happened the last time - declined to offer Wilde a seat back on the board. Wilde spat his dummy and went running to Lowe.

[Mole]

Because when Crouch took over the Chairman's position a year ago he - quite rightly imo after what happened the last time - declined to offer Wilde a seat back on the board. Wilde spat his dummy and went running to Lowe.

 

I think this is accurate, althoug Wilde would spin it as him wanting to do what is best for the fans. Wilde has used many many good honest supporters for politcal gain during his rise, and he has effectively spat in their faces with his u turn. For this alone i will never forgive him nor believe a word he says ever again. He really needs to go, and go now now, and never show his face at the ground ever again.

[CHAPEL END CHARLIE]

Because when Crouch took over the Chairman's position a year ago he - quite rightly imo after what happened the last time - declined to offer Wilde a seat back on the board. Wilde spat his dummy and went running to Lowe.

 

Thanks long Shot .

 

So basically Micheal Wilde's bruised ego and Leon Crouch's lack of political skills may well end up destroying this grand old club - and all because two grown men can't put their differences behind them for the good of the club - or even their own best interests . :smt102

[fos1]

Because when Crouch took over the Chairman's position a year ago he - quite rightly imo after what happened the last time - declined to offer Wilde a seat back on the board. Wilde spat his dummy and went running to Lowe.

 

Spot on Wilde is reasponsible for ripping our club apart by bringing Lowe back, a man he would not get in the same room with a year ago !! Wilde is the biggest turn coat in Southampton FC history !!

[Long Shot]

Thanks long Shot .

 

So basically Micheal Wilde's bruised ego and Leon Crouch's lack of political skills may well end up destroying this grand old club - and all because two grown men can't put their differences behind them for the good of the club - or even their own best interests . :smt102

 

 

I think you can add Rupert into the holy triumvirate to be honest. I think the only "relationship" there is now (or will ever be) is between Wilde and Lowe but, even that is conducted through clenched buttocks and gritted teeth.

[saint1977]

I think you can add Rupert into the holy triumvirate to be honest. I think the only "relationship" there is now (or will ever be) is between Wilde and Lowe but, even that is conducted through clenched buttocks and gritted teeth.

 

Perhaps it's time to turn the heat up on Wilde?

[benjii]

Presumably Johnston knew something about sailing and had a proper boat?

[docker-p]

I've got a question for Wilde....

Were you born without a spine or did you loose it along the way?

[fos1]

I've got a question for Wilde....

Were you born without a spine or did you loose it along the way?

 

While he is looking for his spine perhaps he will find the 2 million he promised the board !!

[Deppo]

That's two questions.

[Harry Faz]

I think you can add Rupert into the holy triumvirate to be honest. I think the only "relationship" there is now (or will ever be) is between Wilde and Lowe but, even that is conducted through clenched buttocks and gritted teeth.

 

 

 

exactly, michael wilde once saw rupert for what he is, but for some reason he has now done a deal with the very man he despised......to our cost. i hope you got something out of this michael because we are paying a hoigh cost.