SaintRobbie

It is good - almost as funny as the ol' Ted Bates Statue thread this one!

"ET TU SCOOBY?"

God that's funny!

We should have moved, we shouldnt have become a plc.

Prior to the last away game of the season, the one in the middle is saying; 'To be honest, I think we look more like JP than Lowe in these fancy dress costumes.'

Duncan. Tell you what, I am looking forward to you writing all this down in a book; 'Southampton FC 'The plc Years' ' No matter what squirming Lowe now does to avoid blame I am sure a historian with as much love and information about the Club as you will be able to produce quite an interesting bestseller in how not to run a football Club that will be read the world over. An historical document nonetheless.

Havent laughed this much in ages!

Hang on a minute? You mean the manager has been allowed to select and sign a player? Lowe must be off!

Spectacular! There's some genius' on this messageboard.

OK one more: Standing Guy: 'Mfff mmphhs mmmmmffffphhhhh immmmff'. Rest: 'Mfff mff mff emmmmf emf'.

'OK... he'll be in shortly. Try and look normal so that we dont have to take these off and have to smell the bull****.'

MB - you should post this as a caption competition. Its very funny.

Could be John. That's why I think Crouch needs to - carefully and consideredly - show us how he intends saving the Club he loves from Administration. I have never doubted Crouch was anything other than like me; a passionate fan who wants the best for his club and fires from the hip! Too close to me for my liking He needs to be considered and careful but declare soon how he intends to save something that is clearly dear to him. Right now - poor or not last time - I'd have Crouch back in running the show before Lowe. At least we'd trust him just slightly more. There is one problem however, if he did save the Club, who's going to pay for the statue of him next to Ted?

Ah understand - Yes I do find this interesting. And I think Duncan has summed it up perfectly in a very imformed and timely post.

'Derby could have won 4-0' Sir Alex Fergusson.

Post of the day. Indeed, for me should go to the old Golden Posts as it is so important right now. This needs to be discussed on a new thread, it really is that critical. Particularly the bottom line in bold. Duncan - I suggest this is cut and pasted into a new thread for discussion my friend. When I say that Lowe is leaking it to clear his name I get called a lunatic by Sundance! Seriously though it is very important. Given the timescales we may now be working to - potentially less than a month away from administration - I think loyal supporter and fan Leon Crouch needs to now declare openly his intention to save the club.

But not as a major shareholder refusing the SISU deal John. The reference was to Alp's assumption that when the Execs were put in Wilde had promised them investment which didnt materialise.

Just fantastic! Made my day, that and Sundance saying I am a lunatic LOL!! Bloody laughing my head off here. Thanks MB!

Like that analogy. Actually, they realised that Wilde wasnt going to get a fire engine so they went and found their own SISU fire engine, but the shareholders stood in the way of the hoses in a poorly calculated and vain hope that a tropical storm might make its way to Southampton to put it out.

I am a lunatic now. LOL. A lunatic for suggesting Lowe is not very good - and nor have the Execs or Crouch been - that Wilde's time is over - that the only hope is to seak out a buyer by forming a respectable team to do it (hey if Hoos and Hone could get SISU there's always hope). Lunatic for suggesting that the plc and competition from ALL boardmembers has ruined this club. Lunatic for daring to suggest Lowe's Total Football is a joke or at best a smoke screen for asset stripping in an attempt to maintain a failing plc at the expense of a football club. Lunatic for suggesting Lowe's priority has been to a failing business and its shareholders and not a football club loved by thousands. Lunatic for suggesting something - just something - might be a little bit wrong with Lowe if he couldnt keep 10 managers in as many years. And Sundance suggests I'm mad. LOL. Posting too close to the truth often singles people out for abuse, especially if nails are being hit firmly on the head when Lowe is trying to save his reputation. Sundance, I suggest you add another 30 odd regular posters to the 'Lowe is a man we can do without' lunatic asylum. And while you're at it speak to anyone in any pub in Southampton. LOL... 'lunatic'... made my day that.

I think that sums it all up perfectly Ponty! To be honest though, I worry when I read this sort of thing for a couple of reasons: 1. It shoes how poor the Execs were - although we must remember they delivered SISU at the end which Lowe, Wilde and others refused to accept. So they did have a back up plan to counter this gamble. 2. It shows Lowe is trying to clear his name from all blame, despite putting us in the CCC in the first place and having come up with this absolutely barking gamble himself - which frankly (finance driven or not) is the biggest single error of the last 40 odd years at the Club. He has now set us up perfectly for League 1 relegation and possibly even relegation to League 2 thereafter. So I am afraid Lowe can demonstrate how poor those were in recent years before him all he likes. He's in charge now and was before. He's the one who relegated the club - probably TWICE as it will turn out. He and Wilde refused the SISU deal. Why is Lowe trying to clear his name and blame others? Is he planning on running away and wants to keep his CV just mildly embarrassing or is he planning to stay and ruin us further? Just go.

Put in the boardroom next to the train picture and a graph of league positions under Lowe's reigns - as a reminder of what happens if you employ incompetence.

Nail on head there John.

That's probably right. And he'll hand over 5 mins beforehand to Crouch, just to blame him some more.

It doesnt was just wondering what people thought. If he's really that arrogant he would, if he is a human being perhaps he doesnt. Either way, its hardly surprising Mrs Lowe doesnt want him to work here.