Katalinic

It was early in the season that killed us though pre administration - Forecast was signed clearly because it was felt KD was off to Ipswich which then didn't happen (major error to do that deal before anything for Kelvin was sorted), we then brought in poor loans and even worse signings i.e. Pulis. The fans lost confidence because the performances were poor but by that time we were in an unstoppable downward spiral. Yes we had to mix youth with experience and clearly couldn't go out and spend but we could have done it so much more effectively.

Thanks for your patronising response but we have come to expect that from "His Master's Voice" I think actually most will agree with the point I was making i.e. we wasted an awful lot of money on c*** when we could have kept John, and/or Saganowski or Rasiak - is that simple enough for you to grasp?

We had a choice in terms of signing better players than Gasmi, Pulis, Robertson, Smith, Forecast, Pekhart.....or better still keeping a couple of our better players instead of sending them out on loan.

Lol, you talk about denial - funniest thing I've seen on here for ages.

You can only tell the players what they have to do to do, if they are not good enough or intelligent enough to do it..............

You can't blame him for 2 defensive howlers in the first 5 minutes - that killed any gameplan which was presumably to play one up front and keep it tight at the back. It doesn't matter what combination you put in, these players are not good enough and we will end up where we deserve to be - we have been a relegation outfit all season. (Despite what Chris Iwelumo thinks!)

FF that's the second post where you have alluded to this and that makes me uneasy given your inside track on many Saints related topics - I do agree, the biggest wallet is not necessarily in the best long terms interests of our club - at the moment I would just settle for Saints existing next season and preferably run by people who truly have the club at heart - it may not be the popularist view but I would rather the club is owned and run by someone with a perspective of our history and soul rather than by a faceless foreign billionaire who can chose to bale out as easily as they chose to become involved and without any regard for the long term future.

I'm surprised it didn't run the wrong way around the course. Revolutionary new racing circuit.

Seconded

Lisa Riley was a disappointment in comparison

It also shows that Wilde didn't know what was around the corner.

I was thinking the same! Cue ITK hysteria.

I would suggest it came as a complete surprise to the board - Wilde was still on his Fans parliament trip only a few days ago. I wonder if something has happened behind the scenes - perhaps there is an interested party but the existing board were a barrier to anything happening - perhaps Barclays have forced therefore forced the board's hand? It does seem odd over such a small amount after all this time.

I think we need to look at a club like Exeter City, run by the fans for the fans. They came out of administration and have built slowly and sensibly. I accept we are a bigger proposition and the circumstances around debt much higher and complicated however if there is no saviour stepping forward then the choices may be to either run it ourselves or let it die.

A sale and leaseback arrangement would be a possibility - given the low interest rates generated at the moment, if the council bought SMS then leased it back to Saints whilst making a tidy ROI then why not - less risky than putting their money in some banks I would imagine and they own the asset.

Exactly hypo, he did rather walk into that one.

Can we add this as an agenda item for the Fans Parliament?

We failed because we got relegated from the Premiership - it really is as simple as that.

Is it nearly season ticket renewal time again? Oh yes so it is - nobody is going to fall for it this time Mikey - how is the 2005 club for season ticket holders coming along, remember that? Another one of your "lets pretend we care about the fans" schemes or even better your "Football First Charter" - yes because SFC is now a really inclusive football club which also listens to the fans and is open about the goings on at the club, like why Malcolm Webster left and Hockaday.... In short forget all this nonsense, we don't want some c*** parliament and certainly not with you any near it.

Do you think Gibson and Lowe share the same PR company?

I notice you didn't comment on the first part of Daren's post? Whether or not you agree or disagree with Wotte you cannot argue that on the eve of a big game and with the fan base already split it was a bloody stupid thing to say.

To me it shows it was a freak result. Shame you don't get 50 points for winning at the Madejski. However you try to dress it up, this season has been a disaster.

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/search/799149.Mike_Richards_Statement_7th_June_2006/ Dear Mike Richards, if you feared for the clubs future back in 2007 then I'll tell you for free, the fans are now positively s****ing themselves. Your statement in this article that you and the awful Askham know anything about running a football club is laughable given the events of the last few months - you have stood by, watched it happen and done nothing - if you genuinely feel you hold these shares in trust on behalf of the people of Southampton then you should do the right thing - you won't of course and for that reason please take your red and white scarf and shove it right up your a*se.

Yes, lets just bury all of this and pretend its not happening, that would suit the Lowe agenda just fine.

Aren't season ticket renewals out soon - can't wait to see how they spin that one - mine will be going back unopened and marked "return to sender until Lowe and Co. go".