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A topic for a different thread perhaps,but yes you are right. In summarising the enormity of Lowe's mismanagement and achievement,he has undone the great work of both Ted,and Lawrie.Indeed once Lowe's tenure has finished neither Ted nor Lawrie need have existed,and the club will be turning back nearly fifty years.

WGS is only a contender to make the numbers up,nothing more.Always felt Alan Ball was destined to succeed at Saints as a manager,but sadly not,his tenure cut short in my view by boardroom mismanagement (DoF and all).That was a sign of things to come.

Ted Bates. As much as Lawrie did at the club,and as great a hero he was to me in the 1970's/early 80's his achievements are dwarfed by Ted. Although Lawrie elevated us into the big time Ted took us from obscurity in the old third tier (south) into Europe. (No doubt in my mind whose achievements we now need to repeat.)

Reminds me of a secular analogy someone made earlier..... We must be approaching Planet Rupert.

Age 11 ?

Ditto. Except I would always worry that Rupert might want another go at this football thing at his local club.

In the clubs defence,we once signed a goalkeeper from Wolves who had earlier conceded nine goals in one match at The Dell. Not that I'm overwhelmed with this signing;but possibly on par or better than Pulis ?

But they don't have to be as they are still very productive cheap labour in the sandwich factory.No doubt lured into it by false promises of carving a better life as a professional footballer.

I bet his mum insisted he had a 'bowl head' before he went back for start of term at Radley or wherever.

Joe Bolocz ? Agree.Obviously he is Lowe's mole in eastern Europe.KVDW is no doubt the 'go between' or fixer. Perhaps is just too 'Smileys People' but you never can tell ,can you? Especially these public school types,I never had Rupert down as a modern day Burgess,Philby or McLean either.

WTF ? Actually I think it shows beyond reasonable doubt that I can't read Hungarian. Translation anybody ?

Some England youth international from West Ham,dubbed the 'new Booby Moore',or possibly the 'best new Bobby Moore since Rio,or that Tompkins kid' seen at a fiiling station near Basingstoke. He'll sign by teatime I'm told.

Good summary of the two of them.

Fair point and an important distinction. So,who is it,and what is the rumour ?

Is this a former/currently injured centre half,as this rumour was posted a week or so ago ?

Half time (entertainment) floor show in corporate.Possibly a lesbo-combo with one of the blonds towards the back in photo one. Or perhaps they were "guests" of David Pleat.

Don't you mean Wright ?

Bring the protests to Gloucestershire. The village of Withington awaits.(Good pub! )

Whilst at Northampton Calderwood was linked with a move to Saints as Hoddle's assistant (after WGS).He is obviously regarded by GH,who like Wotte since his earlier rejection still has Lowe's ear. It won't happen as I expect Lowe will be driven out by the summer,especially if we are relegated.

Biily Davies of course would only want to sign a thuggish brute,not a cultured footballer with promise.

Reasonable article. Is that Peter Beagrie of the ridiculous backflip ?

I too believe he can make a good manager/coach one day,but don't expect him to be able to step up to it now with us. Don't agree with all your character summary though: Intelligent,and determined yes, but I have never seen him as hot headed.Something that set him apart as a player for us was that he was always assured and cool under pressure,organising the defence.I don't recall him being overcome by 'red mist' too often.If he brings these qualities to the coaching set up then he will do well eventually.

Svensson has been put in place to act as a human shield,and try and diffuse the anger at the management team. KVDW ?The mystery continues.

Inadvertantly quite accurate.JP "non-active". Wotte,"temporary tasks";do we expect him to be here in August ? "Oefenmeesters";yes we are run by oafs.

So,Saints are now going to wreck Michael Svennsons managerial career before it starts.Just as we did for Jason Dood. Michael Svennson could make a good manager in the future,but putting him into our Lowe filled cesspit at the moment is not going to help him.