Fitzhugh Fella

Hindsight is a wonderful thing but people now bringing up old posts of people's opinions AT THE TIME, to point score are pretty pathetic. No one (apart from uber fan Nick G) is right 100% of the time and this place would be really boring without good honest criticism when it appears deserved. There was a time during the summer when it looked like the club was self-destructing. Happily that proved not be true and I for one am not in the least bit ashamed that for a brief period of time I doubted the Board. AT THE TIME I had good reason. And if everyone on here is completely honest I bet they aren't many (Nick G excepted of course) who when we sold our best players didn't have a flicker of doubt?

Woooa mate, I know "Pancake's" news is not good news and I for one, hope it is not genuine, but if he is posting it here in good faith then there is no need to accuse him of not being a true Saints fan. Why do people always insist on shooting the messenger if the news they carry is not to their liking? It's up to you whether you believe it or not, no one is forcing you.

An insightful article full of new information which all adds up. For my part I still have two nagging concerns. I still don't understand why the club have said there is no rush to offer Cork a new contract and I am concerned that Jay Rod in not signing a new contract intends to see out his present one and move on. But from where we were at the beginning of the summer we have progressed way beyond my expectations and those responsible Reed, Krueger, Koeman etc deserve a big pat on the back.

Schneiderlin was the first foreign player to win his first cap while on the books of Southampton, let's hope Fonte becomes the 2nd.

I think it wrong to let a day go by without someone saying something on this thread and so in 1985 I not only hit 30 but also got divorced. My ex wife came to hate Saints but the irony is her second husband is a big Saints fan and ST holder!!! How unlucky can one girl get and she has no connection with the City.

Bit of name dropping here but I met up with Lawrie Mac yesterday and he said how today he finds it remarkable that in our squad for the Final we only had one goalie ie Ian Turner. Had he got ill on the day of the final then we would not have had a goalkeeper to hand. Our reserve goalie then was Steve Middleton and Lawrie says he was not happy at being left behind but finances back then only a certain amount of players travelled.

Bit harsh on Craig Maskell Minty - he had a decent career and we signed him twice. Not in the same league as Forecast or Dia.

Blackburn Rovers? I think that may be a family though so KL is probably unique.

Exactamundo Ron, why Cortese thought it fit to aggressively alienate virtually everbody god only knows. I agree there was some dead wood that needed cutting like too many freebies etc but he seemed to go out of his way to antagonise, bully and upset. I remember about 6 weeks after he arrived I was in the stadium at the invite of Andy Oldknow who was asking me about historical designs for the kit for our 125th season. I brought a photo of the sash strip and he was really made up. As I left the meeting I literally bumped into Cortese coming the other way (the only time I ever met him face to face) and he gave me the filthiest look as if I was walking dog crap through his best carpet. Never forgot that. He didn't know me from Adam...at the time. I knew it would end in tears and it did, but thank God, it was not he that owned us but the Liebherr family, without whose money he would have been where he was in the first place. We are very lucky to have a good honest owner who seemingly has integrity and who cares about the fans first and foremost. Plus she has picked a chairman who may not know a lot about football but he sure knows his PR when it comes to making popular gestures.

let's put it this way her English is a 100 times better than my German.

Very unlucky player Lovett, he had two serious road accidents incurring a dislocated back and multiple fractures from which he never recovered. He came to Saints on loan in an effort to rejuvenate his career but only played three games before returning to the Hawthorns.

Can't imagine what they are going to announce but one thing I am sure off it will not withstand proper scrutiny. Trousers and rallyboy will be on the case!!!!

Yes, when we actually gave her the book, she wanted to see what was written about Matt and the photographer picked up on it.

Before the game on Saturday the three of us that make up Hagiology were introduced to our owner, Katharina Liebherr, when presenting her with a specially bound copy of "All the Saints" and I got the chance to have a little chat while sitting on the sofa in the Le Tissier suite. She was charming, very unassuming and friendly and confessed she had never watched football before 2009 but was now gradually picking up on what the game was all about. She also said she didn't understand all the chants from the Northam but she certainly recognised the one about her father. She really was very pleasant and chatty. Gary also brought her up to speed why Harry was going to get booed during the match. He also asked her who her favourite current player was but she skipped the question with a smile. For us it has been very gratifying how she and Ralph Krueger have embraced the history of the club by attaching such importance to our work. To be fair to Rupert Lowe he did too although the last time I was invited to the board room to meet the club's directors following a book's publication was in 1987 with Alan Woodward. The same year we last beat Arsenal. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/11500910.Katharina_Liebherr_keen_to_read_more_about_Saints_legend_Matt_Le_Tissier_/?ref=fbshr

Fair observation Ron, point taken

Excellent result against a hard team to beat but just to be a little different I am going to mention a couple of areas where I felt we could improve on. In the light of three points gained I am nitpicking I accept but it doesn't harm to look at ways to make us better. 1. Tadic's crossing is very poor and so was Clyne's yesterday 2. Pelle does not seem to win many headers with his back to goal 3. We still lack a "clinical" finisher - too many chances are being wasted.

Good we will need him soon as Pelle already has 3 yellow cards

Congrats to Hampshire, they have just beaten Glamorgan and are promoted as Champions back to the First Division of cricket.

I think having read the whole article top to bottom he makes some quite sane observations.

Lambert on loan to cover for Pelle's inevitable forthcoming suspension (3 bookings already)

Why wait until Dec/Jan until starting contract talks with Cork? Something is not adding up for me.....something we are not being told?

Yes but increasing your active fan base is no bad thing. A larger stadium attracting more fans prepared to pay the lower prices may not boost profits short term but will be the equivalent of throwing down ground bait when starting to fish.

The abuse you could give the linos was sensational and Keegan reckoned he saw a little old woman trip one up with a brolly

He is still active on Twitter and posted a photo of his leg in a brace about a month ago so I think his injury is a physical one but the club don't seem to want to comment or perhaps just have sort of forgotten him.

The Guardian on Saturday said it was a knee problem with no comeback date given. It is a bit strange that the club have not said anything at all.