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If he wants to go to Liverpool then I don't really want him here TBH.

He'll sign players - don't worry about that. As to blooding youngsters - he will when he thinks they are ready. Under the dutch duo we didn't have a pot to **** in so there was no choice. There are academy players virtually knocking on the door according to some on here. The ideal would be to bring the youngsters thru to the 1st team squad and integrate them slowly before throwing them in before they are ready (which I don't think MP will).

Gaffer

Yep

I'm crying with laughter here - brilliant!

**** me thats made me lol - cheers Ohio!

I fully appreciated what you said at the time FF. Its their club and their money I just sit back (no standing or the stewards will be along) and try to enjoy the ride. I do feel however that I have a right to voice my opinions as I'm a paying customer (or a fan to use old parlance). I just know that I'm just ****ing in the wind as far as changing things. I do beleive that NC has the club at heart and wants only the very best as he is custodian of ML's legacy. He just frustrates the life out of me by his lack of overall communication and the way he goes about things at times.

More interesting is the other stuff in that story - especially the start of season "rallying call".

Not possible I'm afraid we've already seen the best of him.

Rebirth? Eh? Sounds like you want to move a few miles along the M27.

I've seen the mention of Sampdoria but not Valencia - very interesting.

Sounds good but La Liga aint the Premership. So we'll all have to wait and see if his well meaning words come true - I hope so for SFC's sake.

A bit like WGS watching from the stands before he was named manager you mean.

Not needed. The rabble you talk about are fellow Saints fans just because they do not hold the same views as you doesn't make them a rabble.

Class

Hmmm now that is disappointing

New start yes. Exciting? Juries out.

Even said so himself on promotion day.

Just read that on the BBC website myself.

I love my club of that there is no doubt. That love today has been tarnished somewhat but I will still go and support the team and the Manager until the manager proves he is not worthy to be Manager of SFC ala a certain Mr Branfoot. The new man at the helm certainly has some very big boots to fill but, as I did with Nigel following the departure of Pardew, he will get my support - after all he has done nothing wrong and I certainly do not want him to fail as that would mean my team failing. Today proves one thing to me - there are no morals in football anymore well, at least in the Prem. I did think we were kind of ploughing our own furrow on that side of things but today has proved me very wrong on that score. Morals have been overtaken by good old fashion money and look how thats left that lot down the road. Before Marcus was introduced to the idea of owning a football club by Mr Cortese most of us fans would have never dreamt of having a billionaire owner (all the time wishing Mr Abromovich had chosen us) but would have wished for it all the same. Well now we have that money has it made things any better? Or has it left a bitter taste in your mouth? Is it a case of be careful what you wish for? I do believe that NC wants to fulfil Marcus's dream but I'm not sure I agree with the way he is going about it. Still, we still have a club (or do we). NC is all about the so called modern era where money is the be all and end all. All I can say is that over the years I've seen many changes - football is now on virtually 24/7 - when I was a kid you were lucky to get more than a couple of hours a week (and that was if your Dad let you stay up to watch it). Going to games and standing has gone (yes I remember those crowd sways in a packed but a bit dilapidated grounds and loved it) - some would say that is progress and that fans are now treated as human beings - I think that we are now treated as additional (to Sky's money) income, in effect its a "lets see how much we can fleece these people for". So just a load of pound signs sat in seats. New repro kit anyone? Hey have you got the latest bit of "official" tat? Roll up roll up and get your wallets out cos your damn sure going to need a big fat one! Football back then was 11 V's 11 (or 12 if you include the sub). Nowadays there are so many subs the dugout (remember those? You know the ones before the centrally heated carlos fandango seats) resembles an American football team (how long before we have offence and defence with those special kickers). I'm sure there are more accountants in football now than there are players. After all we need them with the obscene amounts being spent (more than some third world countries have). Has the football improved? Has an England team got anywhere near winning anything? Where are the Glen Hoddles? The Trevor Brookings? The Matthew Le Tissier's eh? Its all huff and puff and about the speed in this country and absolutely nothing to do with technique. The ball "technology" has (unless your a goal keeper as the bloody thing moves around like a balloon in a force 10). Feck me I bet there are massive amounts of money now put into the R&D of leather spheres - we were lucky if we had a ****ing ball when I was a kid (christ I sound like a monty python sketch). As to transfers etc - transfer windows whats all that about eh? Have they levelled the playing field? Nope. What was wrong with the old way of doing things? I'll tell you it wasn't exciting enough thats what - how many of you now stay glued to SSN on the last day of the window? Its all been manufactured to build the excitement and therefore make you want to be part of it. The only problem with that is that to some extent it makes us all a bit morally bankrupt and that is why today makes us feel a little tarnished which, in turn makes us have a long hard look in the mirror. Old values in modern times do not always make good bed fiends. This maybe a new (modern) era with a new set of values but I for one have problems dealing with the morality and the integrity that is so lacking/non existent. Perhaps I look back with rose tinted glasses and that really they were just as **** times as they are now - just different but I'm sure there was more integrity in the game back then. If there is no sentiment in football anymore then what is the point from the fans perspective? I thought it was all about sentiment. Sorry for the randomness of this rant but the OP has touched a nerve.

Thats what I thought. Not sure about the press office bit though.

Always amazes me that anyone could think otherwise - its all about the money and total capitalism.

Feck me when they opening a Tapas bar then?

I noticed that too - thought he could have at least had the decency to explain why not.

Probably a lot more than 95%. Not sure what that would serve the poll that is.