Paul Chuckle Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 Just reading the Cortese post and reminded me of the 'fan on the board' push in 2006 Was it ever decided who was to be 'the fan on the board' and if so how close to actually happening was it??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 Um pahars really wanted it....apparently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 I believe Keith legg fancied the job as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 That would have been a feckin' disaster if the first Ted Bates statue was anything to go by. Highlight here for subliminal message: Cortese is GOD. You worship no-one else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
um pahars Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 Um pahars really wanted it....apparently Frayed knot. Wanted to put a picture of one up, but feck knows how you do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 never quite got that far - but it probably would have been the elected chairman of the Saints Trust. At one point that was Um Pahars but its true he didn't want the job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 Not sure exactly what is meant to be wrong with a "business" canvassing the opinion of its "customers", to be honest. We'd all be better off with a bit more transparency about certain decisions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 It was a toss-up between Illingsworth, Keith and A.N.Other. Seriously, what a bad idea a fan on the board would be. Clarity with and consultation with the fanbase is one thing, but elevating ONE fan above the others to sit on the board? Nuts, utterly nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 Shame that there wasn't much canvassing of opinions while Ian Brennan was chipping away at that £112,000 monstrosity.... I still can't believe no-one said "Hang on a minute, mate..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 Shame that there wasn't much canvassing of opinions while Ian Brennan was chipping away at that £112,000 monstrosity.... I still can't believe no-one said "Hang on a minute, mate..." There was; the organiser dude saw the finished thing a few days before the unveiling and gave it a massive thumbs up Fan on the board would have been a ridiculous notion and would have served only to satisfy the ego of one of the usual publicity-hungry suspects; thankfully it came to nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 There was; the organiser dude saw the finished thing a few days before the unveiling and gave it a massive thumbs up Fan on the board would have been a ridiculous notion and would have served only to satisfy the ego of one of the usual publicity-hungry suspects; thankfully it came to nothing. Wasn't the excuse that it what constructed from different parts so that it was hard to determine scale/quality etc? And yes, good point... thanks God it came to nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 Wasn't the excuse that it what constructed from different parts so that it was hard to determine scale/quality etc I think so! The immortal quote: "Ian has done a tremendous job. It's very rare I'm lost for words but I saw the statue last week and it's awesome - a tremendous tribute to a great man. Fans have waited a long time for this and it's fantastic." :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 I think so! The immortal quote: "Ian has done a tremendous job. It's very rare I'm lost for words but I saw the statue last week and it's awesome - a tremendous tribute to a great man. Fans have waited a long time for this and it's fantastic." :lol: Oh my. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 I think so! The immortal quote: "Ian has done a tremendous job. It's very rare I'm lost for words but I saw the statue last week and it's awesome - a tremendous tribute to a great man. Fans have waited a long time for this and it's fantastic." :lol: Reminds of people who are "too nice" to say anything critical to anyone and because of that, get themselves into worse situations That comment though... they cannot seriously have believed what they were saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 I think so! The immortal quote: "Ian has done a tremendous job. It's very rare I'm lost for words but I saw the statue last week and it's awesome - a tremendous tribute to a great man. Fans have waited a long time for this and it's fantastic." :lol: Yes i remember that, an all time great quote. He went a bit quiet after that. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 Shame that there wasn't much canvassing of opinions while Ian Brennan was chipping away at that £112,000 monstrosity.... I still can't believe no-one said "Hang on a minute, mate..." :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IFHP Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 Yes i remember that, an all time great quote. He went a bit quiet after that. :lol: A lot of people did, all the so called ITK who were boasting they had seen it suddenly said “oh I only saw a bit of the hand / foot / leg” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty's Caddy Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 :lol:i fookin love that statue, never does it fail to make me chuckle to myself only saints could've come up with that, briliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 i fookin love that statue, never does it fail to make me chuckle to myself only saints could've come up with that, briliant Me neither and just for you.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guan 2.0 Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 i fookin love that statue, never does it fail to make me chuckle to myself only saints could've come up with that, briliant The way we banish myths and break records now is a great example of old saints. The white witch, Delgado, Statue and Saints go wilde is an example of how Southampton FC one did business! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 Me neither and just for you.. I think a few minutes need to be taken in front of this picture just to fully realise how utterly f**king wrong that thing was!!!! The raised arm, the unnatural wrist joint, the impish legs and Milan Mandaric's face. Wow, it just gets more amazing with age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guan 2.0 Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 i fookin love that statue, never does it fail to make me chuckle to myself only saints could've come up with that, briliant The way we banish myths and break records now is a great example of 'new' saints. The white witch, Delgado, Statue and Saints go wilde is an example of how Southampton FC once did business! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaside Saint 2 Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 I think a few minutes need to be taken in front of this picture just to fully realise how utterly f**king wrong that thing was!!!! The raised arm, the unnatural wrist joint, the impish legs and Milan Mandaric's face. Wow, it just gets more amazing with age. Wonder what they did with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan The Flames Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 The FOTB thing gets slagged of a lot on here but at the time a lot of people thought that the club was running out of control and contrary to the desire's of the fans. It would always have been impossible for a Saints Trust to buy the club, so some people thought a FOTB was a compromise and one way of trying to influence the running of the club for the good of the fans. It was dark times and people were thinking of anything to make things better, so should they be knocked for trying to find solutions to the problems of the time. Anyhow its all in the past and we can look forward to much better times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 The FOTB thing gets slagged of a lot on here but at the time a lot of people thought that the club was running out of control and contrary to the desire's of the fans. It would always have been impossible for a Saints Trust to buy the club, so some people thought a FOTB was a compromise and one way of trying to influence the running of the club for the good of the fans. It was dark times and people were thinking of anything to make things better, so should they be knocked for trying to find solutions to the problems of the time. Anyhow its all in the past and we can look forward to much better times. The problem with that is that there are still some (I don't need to name names) who STILL believe that a fan on the board is needed. I'm all for the club engaging with the supporter base more often; I don't think it happens enough at the moment and the removal of the fans forum is a backwards step in that department IMO. But the whole notion of extending that to a supporter on the board is unrealistic, unnecessary and just a recipe for disaster; in my view at least. It was a bad idea back then, it's still a bad idea now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 Me neither and just for you.. Never, ever fails. I can remember being on the forum on just after the launch dinner when people started uploading the early pics of it. A couple of posts of vague approval before someone piped up "hang on, isn't that sh it?". A little bit of defensive "it must be the light/angle of the camera/how dare you" stuff from some before the floodgates opened and the torrent of top quality gags began. The word LOL gets used a lot but that thread had me almost crying with absolute genuine laughter. I'm laughing now just thinking about it. But the serious point is about fans on the board. That bloke was chosen and given £££ commission to make that monstrosity despite being a woodcarver specialising in animals with zero experience of large scale public art commissions or creating sculptures from bronze or creating sculptures of human beings. His one and only qualification "he was a passionate Saints fan". To the badly haircutted idiots on that Statue Board that was the only qualification they looked for, being a passionate Saints fan trumping any sensible qualification for the job. And as they all patted each other on the back in the social club where they made that decision, keeping it in the Saints fans family, because Saints fans know best, they brilliantly pi ssed away £110k odd of genuine Saints fans money, and then another £100k of Leon Crouch's money when he had to stump up for the proper one months later. Which turned out to be a hell of a lot better despite not being created by a passionate Saints fan. Funny that. Keep the fans off the board, forever. Flask drinking, well meaning idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 Never, ever fails. I can remember being on the forum on just after the launch dinner when people started uploading the early pics of it. A couple of posts of vague approval before someone piped up "hang on, isn't that sh it?". A little bit of defensive "it must be the light/angle of the camera/how dare you" stuff from some before the floodgates opened and the torrent of top quality gags began. The word LOL gets used a lot but that thread had me almost crying with absolute genuine laughter. I'm laughing now just thinking about it. But the serious point is about fans on the board. That bloke was chosen and given £££ commission to make that monstrosity despite being a woodcarver specialising in animals with zero experience of large scale public art commissions or creating sculptures from bronze or creating sculptures of human beings. His one and only qualification "he was a passionate Saints fan". To the badly haircutted idiots on that Statue Board that was the only qualification they looked for, being a passionate Saints fan trumping any sensible qualification for the job. And as they all patted each other on the back in the social club where they made that decision, keeping it in the Saints fans family, because Saints fans know best, they brilliantly pi ssed away £110k odd of genuine Saints fans money, and then another £100k of Leon Crouch's money when he had to stump up for the proper one months later. Which turned out to be a hell of a lot better despite not being created by a passionate Saints fan. Funny that. Keep the fans off the board, forever. Flask drinking, well meaning idiots. Superb post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
um pahars Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 Me neither and just for you.. That is truly legendary status. Remember driving by it the night it was unveiled and thinking WTF!!!!!!!!!! In a car crash sort of way I suppose I would like to have been there when it was unveiled. Still, at least we ended up with something to be proud of (and a story that will always get a chuckle out of me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 If someone could only ressurrect THAT thread about the statue unveiling. Comedy history. Cracking post CB Fry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
um pahars Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 If someone could only ressurrect THAT thread about the statue unveiling. Comedy history. Cracking post CB Fry I actually think a little bit of wee came out when I was reading that thread. That was followed by a 30 min phonecall to Exit2 where we managed to get in about three words each in between the fits of laughter. Some dark humour that night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
um pahars Posted 18 September, 2011 Share Posted 18 September, 2011 I think it's the little legs that do it. For me it was the arms. From the three jointed extra long right hand to the double-jointed wrist on the left arm. (Plus the size 3 football) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 19 September, 2011 Share Posted 19 September, 2011 Having a fan on the board is something we have done since 1898, because I think you will find that up until the time ML bought the club most board members had started off as fans and then been invited onto the board. Admittedly it wasn't just because they were fans that they were invited on - it had more to do with money or expertese, but they were all passionate fans from John Corbett right through to good old Keith Wiseman and Guy Askham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntingdon Posted 19 September, 2011 Share Posted 19 September, 2011 FF, Guy Askham is proof that these decisions aren't always good ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huntingdon Posted 19 September, 2011 Share Posted 19 September, 2011 I actually think a little bit of wee came out when I was reading that thread. That was followed by a 30 min phonecall to Exit2 where we managed to get in about three words each in between the fits of laughter. Some dark humour that night. Without doubt, the most hilarious thread ever on a Saints forum When someone had his arm coming over the stadium roof and holding one of the floodlights up, I actually started to fell lightheaded where I was laughing so hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 19 September, 2011 Share Posted 19 September, 2011 I remember the original statue thread well, good post CB FRY. If only it was saved somewhere... Yes i remember that, an all time great quote. He went a bit quiet after that. :lol: Wasn't that quote from a woman? Don't want to name names but I'm sure a 'she' said that, not sure if she stills posts on here though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 19 September, 2011 Share Posted 19 September, 2011 Wasn't it ladysaint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry the Badger Posted 19 September, 2011 Share Posted 19 September, 2011 I still can't believe that statue was anything other than a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 19 September, 2011 Share Posted 19 September, 2011 I spoke to RL about this and recall that he said that it would only happen if the supporters had a 10% representation. As that was never going to happen, a fan on the board was never going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redondo Saint Posted 19 September, 2011 Share Posted 19 September, 2011 Never, ever fails. I can remember being on the forum on just after the launch dinner when people started uploading the early pics of it. A couple of posts of vague approval before someone piped up "hang on, isn't that sh it?". A little bit of defensive "it must be the light/angle of the camera/how dare you" stuff from some before the floodgates opened and the torrent of top quality gags began. The word LOL gets used a lot but that thread had me almost crying with absolute genuine laughter. I'm laughing now just thinking about it. But the serious point is about fans on the board. That bloke was chosen and given £££ commission to make that monstrosity despite being a woodcarver specialising in animals with zero experience of large scale public art commissions or creating sculptures from bronze or creating sculptures of human beings. His one and only qualification "he was a passionate Saints fan". To the badly haircutted idiots on that Statue Board that was the only qualification they looked for, being a passionate Saints fan trumping any sensible qualification for the job. And as they all patted each other on the back in the social club where they made that decision, keeping it in the Saints fans family, because Saints fans know best, they brilliantly pi ssed away £110k odd of genuine Saints fans money, and then another £100k of Leon Crouch's money when he had to stump up for the proper one months later. Which turned out to be a hell of a lot better despite not being created by a passionate Saints fan. Funny that. Keep the fans off the board, forever. Flask drinking, well meaning idiots. Top post!! Don't confuse a 'club' supporter' with qualified decision maker whatever the subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzel Posted 20 September, 2011 Share Posted 20 September, 2011 Me neither and just for you.. Never noticed it before, but how come the shadow/reflection is taking a **** ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 20 September, 2011 Share Posted 20 September, 2011 A fan from the masses on the board was just an urban myth and had no real substance, but as Duncan said, we have always had them shame Alan Woodford died Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimond Geezer Posted 20 September, 2011 Share Posted 20 September, 2011 Without doubt, the most hilarious thread ever on a Saints forum When someone had his arm coming over the stadium roof and holding one of the floodlights up, I actually started to fell lightheaded where I was laughing so hard That pic was my favourite. Can someone post it back up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 20 September, 2011 Share Posted 20 September, 2011 Having a fan on the board is something we have done since 1898, because I think you will find that up until the time ML bought the club most board members had started off as fans and then been invited onto the board. Admittedly it wasn't just because they were fans that they were invited on - it had more to do with money or expertese, but they were all passionate fans from John Corbett right through to good old Keith Wiseman and Guy Askham. Such great fans just before the reverse takeover that they could screw over the club for personal financial gain, inviting their business cronies onto the board to strengthen their power base. And regarding a post further down about Lowe saying that we could have a fan on the board if we had 10% of the shares, that of course would have meant that that shareholding would be greater than those held by most individual board members and nearly twice what Lowe had as chairman. That would entail that fans' shareholding being sufficient under certain circumstances to hold the balance of power on the board and not therefore something that the board would have encouraged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 20 September, 2011 Share Posted 20 September, 2011 Um Pahars CRAVED the power. Sadly all the quiz nights were in vain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
um pahars Posted 20 September, 2011 Share Posted 20 September, 2011 Um Pahars CRAVED the power. Sadly all the quiz nights were in vain. ALL???? We only ran two. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonb Posted 20 September, 2011 Share Posted 20 September, 2011 Jesus... that statue makes me chuckle so much For a moment when I first saw it again tonight I thought I had dreamt it all. Only Saints could cock that up so spectacularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guided Missile Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Keep the fans off the board, forever. Flask drinking, well meaning idiots. This... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 The way we banish myths and break records now is a great example of old saints. The white witch, Delgado, Statue and Saints go wilde is an example of how Southampton FC one did business! Don't forget Ali "George Weah's cousin" Dia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostBoys Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 There were a number of 'I would be knig' candidates but I am not sure they ever represented the fanbase just liked doing interviews on TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsdinho Posted 21 September, 2011 Share Posted 21 September, 2011 Jesus... that statue makes me chuckle so much For a moment when I first saw it again tonight I thought I had dreamt it all. Only Saints could cock that up so spectacularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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