Patrick Bateman

What is it with this lot? I mean yes we've burnt through odd Directors of Football and CEOs, but the managers since they took charge ... Mugged Ralph H off so he left (FWIW, I still think he should've stayed and we'd have been okay that season) Nathan Jones, "Mad Nate" and "I have the best XG in Europe. Christ. Ruben Selles, the young inexperienced Spanish guy. 11% win ratio, fantastic. Russell Martin. Arguably their best hire as he got us promoted, but, we know the rest, the stubbornness and narcissism. Ivan Juric, the old, experienced Italian head who alienated the players. 12% win ratio. Yay. Simon Rusk, the cheap option, a fall guy, lost 5/7. WIll Still, the Football Manager player who was confused at not being able to reset the games he was managing, awful. Tonda Eckert ... That's a very poor record. So I have every hope we'll appoint someone good, that isn't stubborn and doesn't try to cheat.

Exactly, ONE arbitration case. I think people should put this conspiracy oddness to bed

That might be true, but he actually had a better record than Edwards ...

You on the road to hell? (See what I did there ..... )

I wonder if Tonda flounced off when asked questions by the panel? "Show some respect" 🙄 Indeed ...

Also, I didn't realise the hearing was REMOTE on Zoom!! Don't know why, but that amused me ... "LORD PANNICK, YOU'RE ON MUTE" Anyway, full findings here, haven't seen it linked yet, apologies it is has been. https://images.gc.eflservices.co.uk/0a0e87d0-5538-11f1-ab88-f930a57d19ce.pdf

That is a very good point and what I thought happened anyway ... "if they are x shape, do y, if they are a shape, do b" and "this is how player z will block/move the ball/ pass, IF HE PLAYS" etc. Maybe I'm out of touch ...

Or you could just have a tommy? 😂

I'd rather they said nothing about next season and kept their counsel to be fair. See what happens over the next 2 months, enjoy the world cup (!?) then see what's on the table either way. Preferable to badge kissing and making promises to smash it next season only to be gone by the end of August.

You do realise they can't stand him? Did you not hear the abuse he got for 4 matches from them?

I had completely forgotten about Ramsdale ...

Nice idea, would love to go and watch with a coffee. Could maybe show my parents some live footage too.

This player is the ONE player Saints should make sure is here next season for a new challenge - his dressing room influence and organisation of a defence were huge for us, not to mention ability to stop goals. Okay 2 players, Larin. I think Real Mallorca are probably in more financial peril than most other clubs, so get it done Saints, make it up to us ...

Legal costs

At least no one else can use your space 🌚

I thought we'd be doing a tour of the North East, Darlington, Middlesbrough, that area.

Ticket refund process started

Fire up the Black Box. Is it still in a skip behind the training pavilion?

Two separate things. The Standard Code of Rules is for grassroots football. FA rule E3 is for misconduct, which can NOT lead to a points deduction, but could lead to fines for the club and individuals and bans for individuals. A further points deduction is NOT possible.

I'd like to hear from Dragan Solak ASAP, not the people under him. He has football people in the club he can rely on, Marieanne Spacey-Cale for one! Get Simon Parker in too. I mean the women's team have been decently run - just for a couple of weeks to help steady the football side of things and maybe help advise on who to approach to replace Spors etc? I don't know, but he does have football people in the club to help who aren't tarnished by this crap. But Parsons, Spors, Tonda downwards should all walk today.

No we can't. The club have been sanctioned / punished, this is for individuals.

I can see Charles at a club like Bournemouth or Brighton. Well run, good squad that will need extra players for a longer campaign next season who will no doubt have a couple of their biggest players picked off over the summer - inevitable.

Shoot me down or whatever, but my only hope (Obi-Wan) is that Katrina Liebherr has enough connections to take back full ownership and try to honour the work her Dad wanted to do. She's still got 20% for a reason, there must be some attachment there you'd think. With the right advisor (!!!!!!!!) that would work.

That's so true. Reading Neil Warnock's book on his time in Management (*), he was talking about trying to sign players before Tony Fernandez got the club and the chaos he has to go through with sign off from the CEO (name escapes me) then Bernie Ecclestone, then Flavio Briatore. Flavio was often unobtainable and so he missed out on many players. But given how slow we seem to be when making key decisions, it's obvious we decide by committee and some of that committee may not be easily obtainable. (*) Warnock also talks about a dislike of dealing with Saints when Cortese was here. Said he couldn't stand him and he was a nightmare to deal with. Puncheon loan fee of £200k suddenly increased from £150k, just "because" as an example. Good book.