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of course, he was being deadly serious *insert mong smiley*

It was on before the sports round up. Not as much coverage as Meridian, but a report. So you must've missed the first 10 minutes

Please, for one day, and especially this thread, can the petty insults, points scoring and nit picking be put on hold.

I think it was David Bick that said he was a Saint and an honorany Englishman. It was good to hear the story of Markus giving him the thumbs up at the final whistle of the JPT.

No, no ITK from me. Just a gut feeling. His family were there, the tribute from David Bick confirmed the strong relationship between Cortese and Markus, and that they were "joined at the hip". He said he was confident our plans will be seen through. I just have a feeling the Liebherr family have a strong bond with SFC and would like to be part of our future.

Good post again mate. Yeah, it seems he knew he was very ill indeed, and was determined to buy the gift before he passed away. I came away from the service feeling very confident about our future, and I truly believe the Liebherr family and Cortese will carry on his legacy.

Yes, because Cortese kept saying there is no rush for it. Very sad story

Nice post Wes. Well put.

I see it that the gift to his friend was important to him, despite him being in pain. And the fact he bought just one, instead of one for himself as well, showed how much he thought of others. I'm really pleased to have gone today, and we were so lucky to be owned by a lovely fella.

The club media consultant read out a tribute. Markus suggested to Nicola that he would buy a watch for him with every trophy and success the Saints achieved. Nicola said something along the lines of "buy two watches, one for me and one for you". Markus saw the watch he wanted to buy at the airport and had to order it. He then drove to Zurich and back to pick up the watches. He was ill when he drove there, and it worked out that he only bought one watch in the end, not two. He passed away shortly after. What a great man. R.I.P

Just got back and it was a lovely service for a great man. The watch story showed what a class act Markus was.

What I find amusing is when people highlight a post in bold letters, and pick everything you write to bits, like there are rules on here. You haven't been rude so post what you like. Don't take any notice of people that have racked up thousands of posts.

It wasn't a "point scoring exercise" ffs

Grilled Pilchards are rather nice

Fair enough. I am not gonna bother arguing on a message board. The reason behind it was that Markus nearly always had his scarf on. I used the Kop thing as an example. I honestly don't know why so many people on here appear to be so rude with their replies.

What a great thread. I agree with what's been said. I was talking about the JPT Final with my mate as we celebrated our fine win, and we were both pleased to have gone with our old fellas. My Dad is 60 in January and his old man is 65. To have that special day at Wembley (and all the other games for that matter) with your loved ones is one of the reasons why the passing of Markus is so sad. The smile on his face as he waved to the fans, and the way he was like a kid in a sweet shop with his camera at Wembley, made him out to be like one of our dads, not a bilionaire owner. He humbled so many of us in that special way that money can't buy, with class and love.

Who suggested that we are "corporate grieving" ffs? And yes "as fans" raising a Saints scarf before the match is all we'd have to do.

It was really emotional today. The queue to sign the book took about 15 minutes, and in that time everyone was just silent with their thoughts looking at the tributes. God I love being a Saints fan, and seeing how much our club means to the City and all the fans worldwide. It's times like these that the glory hunters that "support" man united/Chelsea etc have no idea what supporting your local team is really like. The love and passion shown during all this, and what Saints means to us all is what makes me well up. Last season and the trophy win at Wembley was the day we all deserved, and Markus being there with his camera was the cherry on the cake.

I fully believe plans would've been in place for when he was eventually not with us anymore. I'm sure he'd love his legacy to live on. I have every faith in our future because of that brilliant man.

Welled up watching that. what a smile the great man had. He truly loved the Saints, and now he will be looking down realising how much we all love him. We were lucky to have had the best owner any football club could wish for, and his legacy will live on. God Bless you Markus sir, and long live your mighty Saints!

I know many fans don't like being a "scarfer" etc, but for the next home game why not dig out the scarf. A packed house with a scarf wall, like the Kop would be a great tribute. The first two thoughts that spring to mind when I think about him is the Wembley trophy being lifted as he is taking pictures, and the picture of him with his Saints scarf smiling and waving. Apologies if this has been mentioned on another thread, but it's an easy way to show our thanks to the great man.

RIP. The memory of you and your camera as we lifted the trophy will live with me and many others forever. What a class act!!

I was impressed the way he brought down a few balls, and he had a good touch

The young lad that looked 12 on the left wing is a very good prospect

It would be funny if it was a simple error, and he got his ST today. If I was Illingsworth I'd keep quiet, and let this thread carry on until the Plymouth game.