Radio Five talking Saints now...

[jam]

As it says on the tin.

[SW11_Saint]

Listening. Claridge will be interesting. Tells it like it is.

[S-Clarke]

5 live seem to believe it's Zola. Apparently Cortese has links with him.

[Saint Charlie]

Think it will be a foreigner.

 

Sacking "nothing to do with football".

[dubai_phil]

Oh my GOD. BBC I-player really exists.

 

1st time for everything

[S-Clarke]

One of the guys (i think it's the bald fella from the football league show) confirmed that it's almost impossible to get media access to Southampton this year, they have to jump through lots of hoops to get any interviews.

 

Don't see the sense in that myself, why are we shutting ourselves away?

[dubai_phil]

One of the guys (i think it's the bald fella from the football league show) confirmed that it's almost impossible to get media access to Southampton this year, they have to jump through lots of hoops to get any interviews.

 

Don't see the sense in that myself, why are we shutting ourselves away?

 

Maybe we found out why today

[hypochondriac]

One of the guys (i think it's the bald fella from the football league show) confirmed that it's almost impossible to get media access to Southampton this year, they have to jump through lots of hoops to get any interviews.

 

Don't see the sense in that myself, why are we shutting ourselves away?

 

Sky were fuming because they needed some information (I think it was related to where cameras could go or if they could park in a certain place) but Cortese was on holiday and had asked not to be disturbed. No one wanted to commit themselves and so Sky had to track Cortese down themselves which I think they managed to do a few days later. They were seriously cheesed off and I expect will be thinking hard before showing games from SMS in the future. Ho hum.

[SW11_Saint]

Nothing we don't know - basically nothing to do with performance, simply a 'personality clash'. As Claridge said, nothing wrong with the football side that a couple of decent signings won't fix.

 

Interesting they all thought NC would have to go 'big'. I am not so sure.

[SW11_Saint]

Maybe we found out why today

No, I think it's broader than that - as they said he's running a club like an investment bank, they tend to manage PR to the nth degree, and keep things very closed. Nothing wrong with that to some extent, but this is a football club, and the fans and wider media need a reasonable flow of information. Hopefully he'll learn.

[Viking Warrior]

Come on guys all this media speculation etc is just bollixs. As for claridge he is a prize ****. if he was any good he would have made a decent manager.

Im saddened by events to day but Im pleased all those involved are acting with dignity and professionally. Good luck Alan P

and in Nicole I trust.

 

I would hate to see our fans start to protest against him otherwise he may just decide to pull the plug on us

Keep the faith

[Bearsy]

i would hate to see our fans start to protest against him otherwise he may just decide to pull the plug on us

 

lolz

[saint_bert]

On Talksport now

[saint lard]

5 live seem to believe it's Zola. Apparently Cortese has links with him.

 

As i stated in the OP on the rumour thread,Cortese and Zola alledgedly are long time aqaintances.

[saint_bert]

Quickly turned into an AP going to WHU discussion

[scotty]

Come on guys all this media speculation etc is just bollixs. As for claridge he is a prize ****. if he was any good he would have made a decent manager.

Im saddened by events to day but Im pleased all those involved are acting with dignity and professionally. Good luck Alan P

and in Nicole I trust.

 

I would hate to see our fans start to protest against him otherwise he may just decide to pull the plug on us

Keep the faith

 

+1, why would anyone here give a flying f*ck what that skate maggot thinks about anything

 

and lol @ "pull the plug on us", nice one

[S-Clarke]

I actually think Claridge speaks sense, skate or not, he's praised us when he's had the opportunity to.

 

I don't have a problem with him, good pundit imo.

[docker-p]

Come on guys all this media speculation etc is just bollixs. As for claridge he is a prize ****. if he was any good he would have made a decent manager.

Im saddened by events to day but Im pleased all those involved are acting with dignity and professionally. Good luck Alan P

and in Nicole I trust.

 

I would hate to see our fans start to protest against him otherwise he may just decide to pull the plug on us

Keep the faith

He's got you hook line and sinker. Southampton FC is a lot bigger than one NC.

[scotty]

I actually think Claridge speaks sense, skate or not, he's praised us when he's had the opportunity to.

 

I don't have a problem with him, good pundit imo.

 

we'll agree to disagree, I'm with viking warrior on this one.

[Turkish]

I actually think Claridge speaks sense, skate or not, he's praised us when he's had the opportunity to.

 

I don't have a problem with him, good pundit imo.

 

I'm with you there pal, TBH, i cant remember the last time he said anything bad about us. On the football league show i think he comes across pretty well.

[shurlock]

Tipped by Dion and the rest to lose against Rochdale on Sat...clueless

[Suhari]

I actually think Claridge speaks sense, skate or not, he's praised us when he's had the opportunity to.

 

I don't have a problem with him, good pundit imo.

 

Too many so called 'experts' talk total ********.

 

Much as I dislike Claridge for being a pikey fish-****ging Skate, he is actually a very good pundit: especially as regards the lower leagues. Considered, well balanced and knowledgeable.

 

Bet he has more insight into the goings on at SMS than most of us too....

[scotty]

I'm with you there pal, TBH, i cant remember the last time he said anything bad about us. On the football league show i think he comes across pretty well.

 

can you remember the last time he said anything bad about anybody on the football league show?

[dune]

5 live seem to believe it's Zola. Apparently Cortese has links with him.

 

I will have a flutter on Zola in that case and blame you if I lose.

[SuperMikey]

He's got you hook line and sinker. Southampton FC is a lot bigger than one NC.

 

How come you never stop harping on about him then?

[Micky]

Too many so called 'experts' talk total ********.

 

Much as I dislike Claridge for being a pikey fish-****ging Skate, he is actually a very good pundit: especially as regards the lower leagues. Considered, well balanced and knowledgeable.

 

Bet he has more insight into the goings on at SMS than most of us too....

 

Exactly - he even had the balls to tell the skates how f ucked up their own club was, laying it clearly on the line that their football infrastructure was a complete bag of shyte. One of the few BBC pundits who doesn't tow any party lines - I like him.

[docker-p]

How come you never stop harping on about him then?

Because like most on here, i want the very best for Southampton FC. And to get that the people who run SFC and the decisions they make have to be held up to the closest scrutiny. And blindly saying "in NC we trust" is not good for enough.

Some things NC has done have been good, not least turning up with ML in the first place, but an alarming amount of poor decisions have been made along the way, and as one who has the good ship Southampton close to his heart, i selflessly take it upon myself to expose and denounce his balls ups, in the greater interest of the club.

[Jeff Le Taxi]

+1, why would anyone here give a flying f*ck what that skate maggot thinks about anything

 

and lol @ "pull the plug on us", nice one

 

+2 Skate maggot lol

 

good runner though!

[St. Jason]

Come on guys all this media speculation etc is just bollixs. As for claridge he is a prize ****. if he was any good he would have made a decent manager.

Im saddened by events to day but Im pleased all those involved are acting with dignity and professionally. Good luck Alan P

and in Nicole I trust.

 

I would hate to see our fans start to protest against him otherwise he may just decide to pull the plug on us

Keep the faith

 

How on earth is Cortesse acting professionally? We get no information from him or the club, no reasons given for decisions made, just bog standard template statements released on the club's own website!

 

I keep reading this pro Cortesse cr4p "hope people don't upset him as he might walk out and leave us in the sh1t" how exactly would we be in the poo? If he were to walk we'd be sold, we wouldn't suddenly get all the debt back, we'd be a debt free business showing a healthy operating turnover, and besides Cortesse is just an employee of the Mali Group so if walks he walks the Mali Group would simply appoint a new ceo!

[SW11_Saint]

Come on guys all this media speculation etc is just bollixs. As for claridge he is a prize ****. if he was any good he would have made a decent manager.

What has Claridge's managerial record got to do with anything? As a pundit I think he's first class.

[corsacar saint]

I agree about Steve Claridge,he speaks a lot of sense,and generally speaks well of Saints.

[Tamesaint]

I agree about Steve Claridge,he speaks a lot of sense,and generally speaks well of Saints.

 

+1.

[Cestrian Saint]

Once again we are a laughing stock. If it's that ***** Zola then I'm off. What makes him better than Pardew to take the club forward. He's shown that he's not good enough by the mess he made of WHU.

[S-Clarke]

Once again we are a laughing stock. If it's that ***** Zola then I'm off. What makes him better than Pardew to take the club forward. He's shown that he's not good enough by the mess he made of WHU.

 

tbf that mess wasn't really made by him.

 

He was fire-fighting most of the time.

[Micky]

Once again we are a laughing stock. If it's that ***** Zola then I'm off. What makes him better than Pardew to take the club forward. He's shown that he's not good enough by the mess he made of WHU.

 

Which managers will you hang around for...????

[LA77]

Claridge went up in my book during that BBC Solent forum at pompey when he said something like "who would put money into pompey. you train in Southampton" And "pompey are miles behind Southampton" or words to that effect. The silence was golden! Good pundit and good on the FLS

[Deano6]

Once again we are a laughing stock. If it's that ***** Zola then I'm off. What makes him better than Pardew to take the club forward. He's shown that he's not good enough by the mess he made of WHU.

 

Please let it be Zola.

[St_Tel49]

I actually think Claridge speaks sense, skate or not, he's praised us when he's had the opportunity to.

 

I don't have a problem with him, good pundit imo.

 

Agreed. The ill-informed comments above are unjustified.

[SW5 SAINT]

Who says he made a mess of Wham, if anything they are worse under Grant. Maybe the little porn barons just couldnt accept that wham just wernt good enough

[Wade Garrett]

Who says he made a mess of Wham, if anything they are worse under Grant. Maybe the little porn barons just couldnt accept that wham just wernt good enough

 

George Michael f*cked up Wham when he split his partnership with guitar genius Andrew Ridgeley, and then went on a w*nking tour of public conveniences in the USA.

To blame Zola for this is Madness.

[stmusicdude]

George Michael f*cked up Wham when he split his partnership with guitar genius Andrew Ridgeley, and then went on a w*nking tour of public conveniences in the USA.

To blame Zola for this is Madness.

 

What a great way to start the day, i loved this post!

[simonsaints1]

I like Claridge, best pundit on RFL and unlike that fat skate slob, thicky quinn, doesn't hold anything against us.

I think it will be zola.

[Lets B Avenue]

George Michael f*cked up Wham when he split his partnership with guitar genius Andrew Ridgeley, and then went on a w*nking tour of public conveniences in the USA.

To blame Zola for this is Madness.

 

Mike Barson leaving the band, spelt the end for Madness. The hits dried up after that causing the band to split up in 86.

 

To blame Zola is a pure Rock Folly.

[dune]

Clarridge always comes accross as being sound in my opinion.

[JonnyLove]

Sky were fuming because they needed some information (I think it was related to where cameras could go or if they could park in a certain place) but Cortese was on holiday and had asked not to be disturbed. No one wanted to commit themselves and so Sky had to track Cortese down themselves which I think they managed to do a few days later. They were seriously cheesed off and I expect will be thinking hard before showing games from SMS in the future. Ho hum.

 

I take it this was when we had the first game of the season not now. As NC is not on holiday and if the media want to contact the club they gave details at the bottom of the press release.