CB Fry Posted 17 January, 2019 Posted 17 January, 2019 Everything is relative. I had a good emotionally-driven moan on a number of occasions (as sporting fans do), but contrast and compare to the last 3 years of complacent arrogance under Reed and Krueger. What concerns me more here, is the fact that you needed to make this post. How sad. I pity you, really.Turkish didn't make that post. His son did it while he was out of the room.
Saint Without a Halo Posted 17 January, 2019 Posted 17 January, 2019 I certainly didn't. but maybe that's because according to the Southampton FC posted accounts they made a loss every year after administration in 2009 up until 2014 (accounts to June 2014), when we made a £7.1m profit. Cortese left in January 2014 of course, half way through that financial year. Total of reported losses 2009 to 2014 added together versus a rise in the equity value for the club from the 14m paid to near 250m at the point of cashing in is a x10 return not a bad investment at 1000% return when the average interest rate is 1-2% per annum is it? Who else made a ten times return on their football investments in a handful of years plus had great success on the field too? However you look at this it was an amazing success! ( by the way apart from the initial 14m Markus spent on the club all other monies put in by Kat from his estate were loans attracting 15% interest again not a bad return and all have been pais back)
Noodles34 Posted 17 January, 2019 Posted 17 January, 2019 Total of reported losses 2009 to 2014 added together versus a rise in the equity value for the club from the 14m paid to near 250m at the point of cashing in is a x10 return not a bad investment at 1000% return when the average interest rate is 1-2% per annum is it? Who else made a ten times return on their football investments in a handful of years plus had great success on the field too? However you look at this it was an amazing success! ( by the way apart from the initial 14m Markus spent on the club all other monies put in by Kat from his estate were loans attracting 15% interest again not a bad return and all have been pais back) If this is true then that tells you everything you need to know about her commitment to her father's legacy. And people go on about what NC did. The more you learn about KL, the more you realise what she was really about perhaps.
trousers Posted 20 September, 2025 Posted 20 September, 2025 Last seen in the AC Milan boardroom I believe... 3
Gloucester Saint Posted 20 September, 2025 Posted 20 September, 2025 Just now, CB Fry said: Can he play up front? Probably about as effective in the air. Downs is a blend of Paul Moody and Jason Lee. Good work Johannes!
Raging Bull Posted 20 September, 2025 Posted 20 September, 2025 He’s currently dealing spoons in a Turkish bizarre on the Silk Road. 2
RedArmy Posted 20 September, 2025 Posted 20 September, 2025 4 minutes ago, CB Fry said: Can he play up front? I’d imagine it’s probably against the rules to play in football boots with those little height boost heels he puts in his shoes… allegedly. 3
SteveGc Posted 22 September, 2025 Posted 22 September, 2025 We could certainly do with him at the club right now,
Turkish Posted 22 September, 2025 Author Posted 22 September, 2025 4 hours ago, SteveGc said: We could certainly do with him at the club right now, We dont need anyone else wasting money thanks 2
Turkish Posted 22 September, 2025 Author Posted 22 September, 2025 Filming the new James Bond - The Man Without the Silver Spoon 7
Holmes_and_Watson Posted 22 September, 2025 Posted 22 September, 2025 On 20/09/2025 at 17:21, Raging Bull said: He’s currently dealing spoons in a Turkish bizarre on the Silk Road. Cortese in Private Eye's Me and my Spoon... Sure, all my spoons were bought with other people's money. But look at the quality! Sure, staff will be fired for looking at my spoons funny. They haven't my cutlery knowledge, and can't be trusted to even clean them. All spoon related damage to my desk or Benali's property was pre existing, and I accept no responsibility. I have been invited to curate the spoon collections of many top European spoon clubs. 2 2
Marsdinho Posted 22 September, 2025 Posted 22 September, 2025 Last I heard was that he was a painter and decorator now. Got a big job on at Benali's house I think? 1 1
CSA96 Posted 22 September, 2025 Posted 22 September, 2025 Busy going up and down in a glass elevator in his house 2
Colinjb Posted 22 September, 2025 Posted 22 September, 2025 Frankly, he would do better with Solak 's money then the rest of these Muppets 7
Ted Bates Statue Posted 22 September, 2025 Posted 22 September, 2025 I mostly take the piss about Cortese on here, but I was struck by a post recently which said something like after Cortese's departure, staff felt they didn't need to walk on eggshells any more and things went too far the other way in becoming a free-for-all. Not saying I would have liked to work for him, but for all his faults, he had a vision of driving us to European qualification with everyone relentlessly pushing towards that, and we got there in part thanks to the rocket he put under this club. Whether the post is completely accurate or not, a change in attitude has been obvious to most of us for quite some time. For me it was when Krueger thought it was a good idea to inform us that we were just a small club. For others, maybe it was slightly earlier when Les Reed claimed that Pellegrino would bring us exciting, attacking football, when those who knew better warned that we would most likely only see that from the opposition. Compare and contrast with Cortese ruthlessly dispensing with far better managers for the betterment of the club. I feel like there can often be a lot of luck involved in this sport and things can change very quickly, but this club hasn't been in the business of making it for quite some time. It was glaringly obvious last season, and it's still reflected in our league position today. 6
SaintsLoyal Posted 22 September, 2025 Posted 22 September, 2025 Cortese was not liked by most staff and i guess there is a slight point to the rocket, however the likes of Les Reed were doing all the grafting. Cortese wanted to get asap back to the PL so he could sell the club and make millions for doing so. Only Kat Liebeerr hated him and the rest is history. Ive said it many times on here, Cortese went out of his way to damage the club on the run up to his departure, the way he treated Benali was inhumane. Fans got totally blindly by the PR from David Bick 8
Secret Site Agent Posted 23 September, 2025 Posted 23 September, 2025 On 20/09/2025 at 17:18, trousers said: Last seen in the AC Milan boardroom I believe... Did they make him put back everything he tried to steal?
AlexLaw76 Posted 23 September, 2025 Posted 23 September, 2025 15 hours ago, SaintsLoyal said: Cortese was not liked by most staff and i guess there is a slight point to the rocket, however the likes of Les Reed were doing all the grafting. Cortese wanted to get asap back to the PL so he could sell the club and make millions for doing so. Only Kat Liebeerr hated him and the rest is history. Ive said it many times on here, Cortese went out of his way to damage the club on the run up to his departure, the way he treated Benali was inhumane. Fans got totally blindly by the PR from David Bick We did well under him, well just after he left. We are now fucking shite The End 3
Miltonaggro Posted 23 September, 2025 Posted 23 September, 2025 Wherever he is, Cortese is fucking furious at having to do his own dry cleaning. 2
Miltonaggro Posted 23 September, 2025 Posted 23 September, 2025 20 hours ago, CSA96 said: Busy going up and down in a glass elevator in his house 1
OldNick Posted 23 September, 2025 Posted 23 September, 2025 Im sure he put peoples backs up, ex players not getting complimentary tickets, etc etc but Marcus trusted hm and that is good enough for me 4
pimpin4rizeal Posted January 6 Posted January 6 Still bemuses me that he doesn’t get the respect he deserved he was the absolute opposite of sports republic Come back and save us Don Cortese ❤️ 4
Colinjb Posted January 6 Posted January 6 11 minutes ago, pimpin4rizeal said: Still bemuses me that he doesn’t get the respect he deserved he was the absolute opposite of sports republic Come back and save us Don Cortese ❤️ In many ways he wasn't the messiah, he was a very naughty boy. 1 3
Zorba Posted January 6 Posted January 6 Get him & Ankersen at it bare knuckles. Location St Marys. Ticket price £10 with a free pint of that rip-off Japanese piss they sell, or £5 on Saints TV with live fight commentary from Jo Tessem. All proceeds go towards paying up DD's contract. Winner gets to pick the next Saints manager. 2
pimpin4rizeal Posted January 6 Posted January 6 His was the only era bar maybe the keegan one I’ve really had faith in the running of the club,. One of the things I really liked was he wasn’t just happy for us to know our place and get bullied by the bigger clubs or player power he challenged everyone to raise their game or they would find out . his appointments of employing staff and managers was immaculate too the guy never missed and as we are seeing now not anyone idiot can do that it’s not just about spending money 6
Osvaldorama Posted January 6 Posted January 6 Yep, I don’t care who he upset, he had a huge impact on this club. Great manager appointments and transfers and a culture of success and building for the future. It’s increasingly clear that you have to be ruthless to succeed in a tough business like football. As evidenced by the absolute cluster fuck we have seen since. Pointless talking about the good times now really with these charlatans in charge. 6
Gloucester Saint Posted January 6 Posted January 6 On 23/09/2025 at 09:55, Miltonaggro said: Wherever he is, Cortese is fucking furious at having to do his own dry cleaning. He’s jealous of Rasmus, Spors and Garner having theirs done by Fabrice. 2
Zorba Posted January 6 Posted January 6 47 minutes ago, pimpin4rizeal said: Still bemuses me that he doesn’t get the respect he deserved he was the absolute opposite of sports republic Come back and save us Don Cortese ❤️ Very close.. NC. League 1 (-10 points) to top 10 Premier League SR. Top 14 Premier League to who knows where we'll end up 3
Lighthouse Posted January 6 Posted January 6 He did a lot right and a lot wrong, however I will always love him for seeing the Sun take out a two page spread telling the nation how they’re now ignoring us. 1 2
danjosaint Posted January 6 Posted January 6 22 minutes ago, Lighthouse said: He did a lot right and a lot wrong, however I will always love him for seeing the Sun take out a two page spread telling the nation how they’re now ignoring us. I remember a Monday morning in the sun football results pullout, can't remember who we played but it said ... v some south Coast team lol 1
sadoldgit Posted January 6 Posted January 6 Odious little man with a Napoleon complex. Has he worked in football since despite claiming he had several top jobs lined up? 1
Miltonaggro Posted January 6 Posted January 6 57 minutes ago, Gloucester Saint said: He’s jealous of Rasmus, Spors and Garner having theirs done by Fabrice. Rumour is with Garner it’s Y fronts and vests only - times are hard. Thankfully he’s only got three sets. 1
sadoldgit Posted January 6 Posted January 6 On 23/09/2025 at 10:24, OldNick said: Im sure he put peoples backs up, ex players not getting complimentary tickets, etc etc but Marcus trusted hm and that is good enough for me As a decent man himself, do you think that Marcus would have tolerated how Cortese treated people both inside and outside the club?
Turkish Posted January 6 Author Posted January 6 42 minutes ago, danjosaint said: I remember a Monday morning in the sun football results pullout, can't remember who we played but it said ... v some south Coast team lol that was when he tried being billy big bollocks and banned the press from St Marys. They refused to mention us and referred to us as you describe. He soon got back in his box after that. 1
Deanovski Posted January 6 Posted January 6 9 minutes ago, Turkish said: that was when he tried being billy big bollocks and banned the press from St Marys. They refused to mention us and referred to us as you describe. He soon got back in his box after that. People like you just like to moan.
Turkish Posted January 6 Author Posted January 6 8 minutes ago, Deanovski said: People like you just like to moan. Weird post. It was what happened 1
Lighthouse Posted January 6 Posted January 6 44 minutes ago, Turkish said: that was when he tried being billy big bollocks and banned the press from St Marys. They refused to mention us and referred to us as you describe. He soon got back in his box after that. 1 hour ago, sadoldgit said: Odious little man with a Napoleon complex. Has he worked in football since despite claiming he had several top jobs lined up? You’re dangerously close to agreeing with each other. 6
Turkish Posted January 6 Author Posted January 6 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Lighthouse said: You’re dangerously close to agreeing with each other. I always loved Cortese. A great guy who had the clubs interests at heart he even said we were his baby. How I wish he would come back Edited January 6 by Turkish 5
Osvaldorama Posted January 6 Posted January 6 Italians are fiery and passionate. Better than bland, corporate idiots 1
Turkish Posted January 6 Author Posted January 6 53 minutes ago, Osvaldorama said: Italians are fiery and passionate. Better than bland, corporate idiots Throw in the dwarf complex and you’ve got a right little dictator
SaintsRoyalty Posted January 6 Posted January 6 Delivered and set the tone for the best period this club has had in recent memory. What do Saints fans do? Openly mock him. Says it all about this club and why it’s in the shit it is now. Who cares if he was mad, angry, rude or whatever nonsense has been spread. He brought high standards which attracted managers and players of a calibre we could only dream of now. I’m sure Semmens is a very polite and nice and look what that got us. Wonder if Chelsea fans talk negatively about Abramovich? 5
Badger Posted January 6 Posted January 6 3 hours ago, pimpin4rizeal said: Still bemuses me that he doesn’t get the respect he deserved he was the absolute opposite of sports republic Come back and save us Don Cortese ❤️ 3 hours ago, Colinjb said: In many ways he wasn't the messiah, he was a very naughty boy. Not sure Cortese would want to return with Dragan overseeing the club.
Miltonaggro Posted January 6 Posted January 6 11 minutes ago, Turkish said: Throw in the dwarf complex and you’ve got a right little dictator Say what you like but he got the travel club coaches running on time… 1
Badger Posted January 6 Posted January 6 1 minute ago, SaintsRoyalty said: Delivered and set the tone for the best period this club has had in recent memory. What do Saints fans do? Openly mock him. Says it all about this club and why it’s in the shit it is now. Who cares if he was mad, angry, rude or whatever nonsense has been spread. He brought high standards which attracted managers and players of a calibre we could only dream of now. I’m sure Semmens is a very polite and nice and look what that got us. Wonder if Chelsea fans talk negatively about Abramovich? From what I remember from the time Cortese wasn’t sacked or kicked out. But he wouldn’t stay with Katherina Liebherr and her team overseeing the club, and its finances. Why ? I agree about our improvement under him, but shame he wasn’t prepared to remain and work with KL and her team. Interesting he hasn’t appeared at another club in the last 12 years.
Turkish Posted January 6 Author Posted January 6 5 minutes ago, Miltonaggro said: Say what you like but he got the travel club coaches running on time… Still waiting for my free pint from Nick Nack. At least Dragon gave them a programme on Sunday
Miltonaggro Posted January 6 Posted January 6 Just now, Turkish said: Still waiting for my free pint from Nick Nack. At least Dragon gave them a programme on Sunday And a pie. Wrapped up in the programme.
The Kraken Posted January 6 Posted January 6 1 minute ago, Badger said: From what I remember from the time Cortese wasn’t sacked or kicked out. But he wouldn’t stay with Katherina Liebherr and her team overseeing the club, and its finances. Why ? I agree about our improvement under him, but shame he wasn’t prepared to remain and work with KL and her team. Not quite the way I recall it. He was given a great deal of autonomy under Markus and a bag full of cash, he was constantly saying things like “we will always break even, we won’t lose money like lots of other clubs”. Turned out when Kat took over that we had substantial loans and the club was losing plenty of money. And so he was told to get finances solid or get out, he did the latter. He was a mental little man but, oh my, he had an excellent record for recruitment of managers. 4
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