It's the All New and improved 'should we get rid of Adkins thread' thread for........

[Secret Site Agent]

The Spoilt Generation.

 

I think we should have a thread called, 'Time for Adkins to go.'

Followed by, 'Atkins just can't cut it', (notice the spelling mistake?)

Then we could have 'I'm sorry, But Nigel just has to go.'

Closely followed by 'Wanted. One manager with Prem Experience.'

And finally, 'So long Nige, and thanks for all the promotions'.

 

In April of 2009 I rushed to take my daughter to her first football game. I bought her a scarf, a hat and a Saints top. My wife and I weren't getting on that day and she asked me why I was doing such a stupid thing and wasting money. I told her, 'I want my little girl to see Southampton play before they don't exist any more'. She just nodded her head, and my little girl had the time of her life on that day, but didn't understand that we were going down. That's when we were at our deepest ebb. The club was going down and also going out. Or so many thought.

 

We got Markus, and Nicola and also Pardew for a while, who got us some silverware but started a trend. As ****ty as the League 1 was, we started going to games thinking, 'we could win this.' We paid 1 million pounds for an overweight, not bad by League 1 standard, forward, bought a defender for 1.2 million. But didn't stop there, in came Dean Hammond, Radhi Jaïdi, Graeme Murty, Dan Harding , David Connolly , Michail Antonio , Papa Waigo, Lee Barnard, Danny Seaborne,Jon Otsemobor and Jason Puncheon. We started with - 10 points and got within 7 of a play off place. We started to actually to like winning.

Then came Nigel Adkins, with the departure of Pardew, (bye bye Al, and thanks for all the fish). We started well and actually thought at Christmas, 'Well F me, we could win this league.' We came second, but Promoted.

Into the Championship. Here comes the big shock, Can Rickie play at this level? We'll be lucky to stay mid table. We started well and actually thought at Christmas, 'Well F me, we could win this league.' We came second, again but Promoted. Always the Bridemaid never the Bride.

 

So here we are, in the big time. Not 'Back in the Big Time'. Nope. That Southampton is dead. Gone. Ceased to exist. This is the dawning of a new age. An age where we cry, and whine, and moan, and want Nigel gone. Why? Cause we wanna win everything. Nah, nah, nah, it's not fair. Nigel must go, and all the team. We must spend in excess of 400 million, today, and have players for January. F the club, f the Liebherrs, they should bankrupt themselves and give us more and more money, so we can win win win.

 

Spoilt. We've been spoilt. Rotten. Because we have been winning and used to winning, and we want more.

 

But guess what? We aint going to do that at the moment, because we aint a big fish in a small pond anymore, we're swimming in the sea with the bigger fish and the sharks, and it's going to take time before we can fight back, but there are some equally small, and medium size ones we can have a crack at.

 

Remember, for the last three seasons our first team has remained pretty much the same. Now it has changed.

Remember, 3 years ago we were told that in 5 YEARS we would be in the Prem. If it took us that long, would you have moaned? Doubt it. Probably would have had a better team than we have now.

Remember, we are playing against teams who already have their Manager with Premiership experience, who only need one or two signings. We are playing against teams who are already teams, and have been since we started climbing back. And we are playing against teams who are Already here and didn't have to fight to get here.

 

3 years ago a number of players thought they would never better themselves and get to the prem, or get back to the prem, and yet here they are. Some thought they would never taste English football at the very top level. Yet here they are. 3 Years ago there was an ex Physio who thought that one day, in the distant future he may get here. and here he is.

And all you lot want to do is kick them when they are down. Our team, ( the whole 25 of them as a unit) and our manager have 7 games experience in this league. Anmd we are so spoilt, we are whinging after 7 games that we just aint good enough. Yeh, wel so f-ing what? We can only get better. Or go back to where we came from and have another go, perhaps this time after winning the Championship.

 

Well, if you don't like it, because you are spoilt, I suggets you go and support Pompey and Bompey. And I don't say that to be a ****. They have hte oportunity to have the sort of rollercoaster ride we have just had, which was fun! Wasn't it? Because from here on out, it aint going to be much fun with us for a while.

( and if you are reading this and you didn't start at the top and read the whole thing, the paragraph above is for you, bacause this whole thread is about you)

Edited 8 October, 2012 by Secret Site Agent
Mrs SSA reads posts too.

[Turkish]

I'm yet to see anyone say they want Adkins gone.

[Kingsland Red]

NA is one of us, we've come on the journey together ( as one)

[Ohio Saint]

That was a long post! This is a short one.

[The Kraken]

I'm yet to see anyone say they want Adkins gone.

 

Precisely. Who is that long winded waffle actually aimed at?

[teacher]

The Spoilt Generation.

 

I think we should have a thread called, 'Time for Adkins to go.'

Followed by, 'Atkins just can't cut it', (notice the spelling mistake?)

Then we could have 'I'm sorry, But Nigel just has to go.'

Closely followed by 'Wanted. One manager with Prem Experience.'

And finally, 'So long Nige, and thanks for all the promotions'.

 

In April of 2009 I rushed to take my daughter to her first football game. I bought her a scarf, a hat and a Saints top. My wife and I weren't getting on that day and she asked me why I was doing such a stupid thing and wasting money. I told her, 'I want my little girl to see Southampton play before they don't exist any more'. She just nodded her head, and my little girl had the time of her life on that day, but didn't understand that we were going down. That's when we were at our deepest ebb. The club was going down and also going out. Or so many thought.

 

We got Markus, and Nicola and also Pardew for a while, who got us some silverware but started a trend. As ****ty as the League 1 was, we started going to games thinking, 'we could win this.' We paid 1 million pounds for an overweight, not bad by League 1 standard, forward, bought a defender for 1.2 million. But didn't stop there, in came Dean Hammond, Radhi Jaïdi, Graeme Murty, Dan Harding , David Connolly , Michail Antonio , Papa Waigo, Lee Barnard, Danny Seaborne,Jon Otsemobor and Jason Puncheon. We started with - 10 points and got within 7 of a play off place. We started to actually to like winning.

Then came Nigel Adkins, with the departure of Pardew, (bye bye Al, and thanks for all the fish). We started well and actually thought at Christmas, 'Well F me, we could win this league.' We came second, but Promoted.

Into the Championship. Here comes the big shock, Can Rickie play at this level? We'll be lucky to stay mid table. We started well and actually thought at Christmas, 'Well F me, we could win this league.' We came second, again but Promoted. Always the Bridemaid never the Bride.

 

So here we are, in the big time. Not 'Back in the Big Time'. Nope. That Southampton is dead. Gone. Ceased to exist. This is the dawning of a new age. An age where we cry, and whine, and moan, and want Nigel gone. Why? Cause we wanna win everything. Nah, nah, nah, it's not fair. Nigel must go, and all the team. We must spend in excess of 400 million, today, and have players for January. F the club, f the Liebherrs, they should bankrupt themselves and give us more and more money, so we can win win win.

 

Spoilt. We've been spoilt. Rotten. Because we have been winning and used to winning, and we want more.

 

But guess what? We aint going to do that at the moment, because we aint a big fish in a small pond anymore, we're swimming in the sea with the bigger fish and the sharks, and it's going to take time before we can fight back, but there are some equally small, and medium size ones we can have a crack at.

 

Remember, for the last three seasons our first team has remained pretty much the same. Now it has changed.

Remember, 3 years ago we were told that in 5 YEARS we would be in the Prem. If it took us that long, would you have moaned? Doubt it. Probably would have had a better team than we have now.

Remember, we are playing against teams who already have their Manager with Premiership experience, who only need one or two signings. We are playing against teams who are already teams, and have been since we started climbing back. And we are playing against teams who are Already here and didn't have to fight to get here.

 

3 years ago a number of players thought they would never better themselves and get to the prem, or get back to the prem, and yet here they are. Some thought they would never taste English football at the very top level. Yet here they are. 3 Years ago there was an ex Physio who thought that one day, in the distant future he may get here. and here he is.

And all you lot want to do is kick them when they are down. Our team, ( the whole 25 of them as a unit) and our manager have 7 games experience in this league. Anmd we are so spoilt, we are whinging after 7 games that we just aint good enough. Yeh, wel so f-ing what? We can only get better. Or go back to where we came from and have another go, perhaps this time after winning the Championship.

 

Well, if you don't like it, because you are spoilt, I suggets you go and support Pompey and Bompey. And I don't say that to be a ****. They have hte oportunity to have the sort of rollercoaster ride we have just had, which was fun! Wasn't it? Because from here on out, it aint going to be much fun with us for a while.

( and if you are reading this and you didn't start at the top and read the whole thing, the paragraph above is for you, bacause this whole thread is about you)

 

Spot on!!

[Turkish]

Precisely. Who is that long winded waffle actually aimed at?

 

The spoilt fans that want Adkins out. Of which there aren't any. So no one I guess?

[The Kraken]

The spoilt fans that want Adkins out. Of which there aren't any. So no one I guess?

 

Very odd. I might make a thread for all those Saints fans that want Steve Cotterill as our manager instead of Nigel Adkins; it would be about as relevant as this one (though I'd strive to make it much less arse-achingly pompous and f*cking tedious).

[Secret Site Agent]

Precisely. Who is that long winded waffle actually aimed at?

 

Apart from the five that have started since yesterday, and the two wind up ones, and the poll, why no one. No one at all.

Not even you.

 

I'm yet to see anyone say they want Adkins gone.

In our survey of 576 people, 37 have said they want him gone.

You have to look with better eyes than that Turkish. Why not so long ago, were you not partaking of reasons for bringing back Saggy chops and Rosie, giving the impression that you wnated Nigel Gone? Perception is a dnagerous thing, mein freund.

[derry]

I'm yet to see anyone say they want Adkins gone.

 

37 on the poll.

[Secret Site Agent]

Very odd. I might make a thread for all those Saints fans that want Steve Cotterill as our manager instead of Nigel Adkins; it would be about as relevant as this one (though I'd strive to make it much less arse-achingly pompous and f*cking tedious).

 

Which you have failed at. in my own personal opinion of course.

[Turkish]

Apart from the five that have started since yesterday, and the two wind up ones, and the poll, why no one. No one at all.

Not even you.

 

 

In our survey of 576 people, 37 have said they want him gone.

You have to look with better eyes than that Turkish. Why not so long ago, were you not partaking of reasons for bringing back Saggy chops and Rosie, giving the impression that you wnated Nigel Gone? Perception is a dnagerous thing, mein freund.

 

I Am yet to meet a person in the real world, not on spaz boards that wants Adkins out.

 

As for looking at things through through better eyes, I suggest you practise what you preach and read the thread again, I said on several occasions I didn't want Redknapp here. However I was disagreeing with people who say he is a crap, clueless manager, he isn't.

[derry]

The Spoilt Generation.

 

I think we should have a thread called, 'Time for Adkins to go.'

Followed by, 'Atkins just can't cut it', (notice the spelling mistake?)

Then we could have 'I'm sorry, But Nigel just has to go.'

Closely followed by 'Wanted. One manager with Prem Experience.'

And finally, 'So long Nige, and thanks for all the promotions'.

 

In April of 2009 I rushed to take my daughter to her first football game. I bought her a scarf, a hat and a Saints top. My wife and I weren't getting on that day and she asked me why I was doing such a stupid thing and wasting money. I told her, 'I want my little girl to see Southampton play before they don't exist any more'. She just nodded her head, and my little girl had the time of her life on that day, but didn't understand that we were going down. That's when we were at our deepest ebb. The club was going down and also going out. Or so many thought.

 

We got Markus, and Nicola and also Pardew for a while, who got us some silverware but started a trend. As ****ty as the League 1 was, we started going to games thinking, 'we could win this.' We paid 1 million pounds for an overweight, not bad by League 1 standard, forward, bought a defender for 1.2 million. But didn't stop there, in came Dean Hammond, Radhi Jaïdi, Graeme Murty, Dan Harding , David Connolly , Michail Antonio , Papa Waigo, Lee Barnard, Danny Seaborne,Jon Otsemobor and Jason Puncheon. We started with - 10 points and got within 7 of a play off place. We started to actually to like winning.

Then came Nigel Adkins, with the departure of Pardew, (bye bye Al, and thanks for all the fish). We started well and actually thought at Christmas, 'Well F me, we could win this league.' We came second, but Promoted.

Into the Championship. Here comes the big shock, Can Rickie play at this level? We'll be lucky to stay mid table. We started well and actually thought at Christmas, 'Well F me, we could win this league.' We came second, again but Promoted. Always the Bridemaid never the Bride.

 

So here we are, in the big time. Not 'Back in the Big Time'. Nope. That Southampton is dead. Gone. Ceased to exist. This is the dawning of a new age. An age where we cry, and whine, and moan, and want Nigel gone. Why? Cause we wanna win everything. Nah, nah, nah, it's not fair. Nigel must go, and all the team. We must spend in excess of 400 million, today, and have players for January. F the club, f the Liebherrs, they should bankrupt themselves and give us more and more money, so we can win win win.

 

Spoilt. We've been spoilt. Rotten. Because we have been winning and used to winning, and we want more.

 

But guess what? We aint going to do that at the moment, because we aint a big fish in a small pond anymore, we're swimming in the sea with the bigger fish and the sharks, and it's going to take time before we can fight back, but there are some equally small, and medium size ones we can have a crack at.

 

Remember, for the last three seasons our first team has remained pretty much the same. Now it has changed.

Remember, 3 years ago we were told that in 5 YEARS we would be in the Prem. If it took us that long, would you have moaned? Doubt it. Probably would have had a better team than we have now.

Remember, we are playing against teams who already have their Manager with Premiership experience, who only need one or two signings. We are playing against teams who are already teams, and have been since we started climbing back. And we are playing against teams who are Already here and didn't have to fight to get here.

 

3 years ago a number of players thought they would never better themselves and get to the prem, or get back to the prem, and yet here they are. Some thought they would never taste English football at the very top level. Yet here they are. 3 Years ago there was an ex Physio who thought that one day, in the distant future he may get here. and here he is.

And all you lot want to do is kick them when they are down. Our team, ( the whole 25 of them as a unit) and our manager have 7 games experience in this league. Anmd we are so spoilt, we are whinging after 7 games that we just aint good enough. Yeh, wel so f-ing what? We can only get better. Or go back to where we came from and have another go, perhaps this time after winning the Championship.

 

Well, if you don't like it, because you are spoilt, I suggets you go and support Pompey and Bompey. And I don't say that to be a ****. They have hte oportunity to have the sort of rollercoaster ride we have just had, which was fun! Wasn't it? Because from here on out, it aint going to be much fun with us for a while.

( and if you are reading this and you didn't start at the top and read the whole thing, the paragraph above is for you, bacause this whole thread is about you)

 

Isn't that a fact!

[The Kraken]

Which you have failed at. in my own personal opinion of course.

 

Perhaps true, but at lease my arse-aching dullnees was kept nice and concise, so that's nice.

[Secret Site Agent]

Now where is Trousers? He needs to partake.

 

And Bearsy.

 

And Delldays.

 

ANd, lets not forget Alpine.

[Secret Site Agent]

Perhaps true, but at lease my arse-aching dullnees was kept nice and concise, so that's nice.

 

And it is. Thanks for that.

[The Kraken]

37 on the poll.

 

Is there any way these 37 can be outed? Might be quite useful for future reference. Although at least 1 of those confessed to pressing the wrong button on the poll.

[Turkish]

Is there any way these 37 can be outed? Might be quite useful for future reference. Although at least 1 of those confessed to pressing the wrong button on the poll.

 

Not one person in the two pages I went through on the thread said yes, I couldn't be arsed to go through all 4 pages.

[Secret Site Agent]

I Am yet to meet a person in the real world, not on spaz boards that wants Adkins out.

 

As for looking at things through through better eyes, I suggest you practise what you preach and read the thread again, I said on several occasions I didn't want Redknapp here. However I was disagreeing with people who say he is a crap, clueless manager, he isn't.

 

See. You are doing it again. The PERCEPTION is that you want him back. I know you don't want him back, and that you came up with a pretty good argument that he wasn't a crap as made out, and people will always have a biased view of him. you didn't stop people assuming you were for him though.

 

There you go. Practicing what I preach, without resorting to name calling.

[Turkish]

See. You are doing it again. The PERCEPTION is that you want him back. I know you don't want him back, and that you came up with a pretty good argument that he wasn't a crap as made out, and people will always have a biased view of him. you didn't stop people assuming you were for him though.

 

There you go. Practicing what I preach, without resorting to name calling.

 

Only those that are thick and couldn't read the two or three times I clearly said I didn't want him back.

[Secret Site Agent]

Is there any way these 37 can be outed? Might be quite useful for future reference. Although at least 1 of those confessed to pressing the wrong button on the poll.

 

nrhsaint wants him gone. Miltonroader, if we can make assumptions by his thread to bring back Saggers, wnat's him gone. Turkish, by association, wants him gone.

 

(The last one is a joke to my cute Turkish pal. Kiss Kiss).

[Secret Site Agent]

Only those that are thick and couldn't read the two or three times I clearly said I didn't want him back.

 

I know you didn't want him back, but perhaps they weren't thick and unable to read, perhaps they were reading between the lines.

[The Kraken]

nrhsaint wants him gone. Miltonroader, if we can make assumptions by his thread to bring back Saggers, wnat's him gone. Turkish, by association, wants him gone.

 

(The last one is a joke to my cute Turkish pal. Kiss Kiss).

 

So two people. And miltonroader is slightly unhinged anyway, he's started sending me PMs asking what I think about Directors' of Football. Its a start.

[Secret Site Agent]

So two people. And miltonroader is slightly unhinged anyway, he's started sending me PMs asking what I think about Directors' of Football.

 

No Kraken, it's still them and another 34 want him gone, (i've not included the feller who pressed the wrong button).

 

If I can change at least one of these, then it will only be 35 that want him gone.

[The Kraken]

No Kraken, it's still them and another 34 want him gone, (i've not included the feller who pressed the wrong button).

 

If I can change at least one of these, then it will only be 35 that want him gone.

 

Like I say though, we need names. Otherwise you've just ignored the views of 550 people to send a message to a bunch of 35 weirdos.

[Bucks Saint]

I knew this would happen

[Secret Site Agent]

Like I say though, we need names. Otherwise you've just ignored the views of 550 people to send a message to a bunch of 35 weirdos.

 

At his first Beerhall speech, 17 people listened to Hitler. It was 38 the following week. Within 6 months 1200.

 

Small acorns, **** loads of new threads, Turk calling them Spaz's and you calling them weirdos. They'll gain momentum.

 

Now come and give Fitzy some support.

[The Kraken]

Godwin's law after a mere 27 posts; impressive.

[View From The Top]

At his first Beerhall speech, 17 people listened to Hitler. It was 38 the following week. Within 6 months 1200.

 

Small acorns, **** loads of new threads, Turk calling them Spaz's and you calling them weirdos. They'll gain momentum.

 

Now come and give Fitzy some support.

 

How very odd.

[adrian lord]

It is not, in my judgement, a sign of over indulgent parenting to point out that we are not yet even having a consistently successful crack at the small or medium sized sharks in this division, to borrow the OP's analogy.

[GAS]

Hands up for Hollywood.

[Wade Garrett]

The Spoilt Generation.

 

I think we should have a thread called, 'Time for Adkins to go.'

Followed by, 'Atkins just can't cut it', (notice the spelling mistake?)

Then we could have 'I'm sorry, But Nigel just has to go.'

Closely followed by 'Wanted. One manager with Prem Experience.'

And finally, 'So long Nige, and thanks for all the promotions'.

 

In April of 2009 I rushed to take my daughter to her first football game. I bought her a scarf, a hat and a Saints top. My wife and I weren't getting on that day and she asked me why I was doing such a stupid thing and wasting money. I told her, 'I want my little girl to see Southampton play before they don't exist any more'. She just nodded her head, and my little girl had the time of her life on that day, but didn't understand that we were going down. That's when we were at our deepest ebb. The club was going down and also going out. Or so many thought.

 

We got Markus, and Nicola and also Pardew for a while, who got us some silverware but started a trend. As ****ty as the League 1 was, we started going to games thinking, 'we could win this.' We paid 1 million pounds for an overweight, not bad by League 1 standard, forward, bought a defender for 1.2 million. But didn't stop there, in came Dean Hammond, Radhi Jaïdi, Graeme Murty, Dan Harding , David Connolly , Michail Antonio , Papa Waigo, Lee Barnard, Danny Seaborne,Jon Otsemobor and Jason Puncheon. We started with - 10 points and got within 7 of a play off place. We started to actually to like winning.

Then came Nigel Adkins, with the departure of Pardew, (bye bye Al, and thanks for all the fish). We started well and actually thought at Christmas, 'Well F me, we could win this league.' We came second, but Promoted.

Into the Championship. Here comes the big shock, Can Rickie play at this level? We'll be lucky to stay mid table. We started well and actually thought at Christmas, 'Well F me, we could win this league.' We came second, again but Promoted. Always the Bridemaid never the Bride.

 

So here we are, in the big time. Not 'Back in the Big Time'. Nope. That Southampton is dead. Gone. Ceased to exist. This is the dawning of a new age. An age where we cry, and whine, and moan, and want Nigel gone. Why? Cause we wanna win everything. Nah, nah, nah, it's not fair. Nigel must go, and all the team. We must spend in excess of 400 million, today, and have players for January. F the club, f the Liebherrs, they should bankrupt themselves and give us more and more money, so we can win win win.

 

Spoilt. We've been spoilt. Rotten. Because we have been winning and used to winning, and we want more.

 

But guess what? We aint going to do that at the moment, because we aint a big fish in a small pond anymore, we're swimming in the sea with the bigger fish and the sharks, and it's going to take time before we can fight back, but there are some equally small, and medium size ones we can have a crack at.

 

Remember, for the last three seasons our first team has remained pretty much the same. Now it has changed.

Remember, 3 years ago we were told that in 5 YEARS we would be in the Prem. If it took us that long, would you have moaned? Doubt it. Probably would have had a better team than we have now.

Remember, we are playing against teams who already have their Manager with Premiership experience, who only need one or two signings. We are playing against teams who are already teams, and have been since we started climbing back. And we are playing against teams who are Already here and didn't have to fight to get here.

 

3 years ago a number of players thought they would never better themselves and get to the prem, or get back to the prem, and yet here they are. Some thought they would never taste English football at the very top level. Yet here they are. 3 Years ago there was an ex Physio who thought that one day, in the distant future he may get here. and here he is.

And all you lot want to do is kick them when they are down. Our team, ( the whole 25 of them as a unit) and our manager have 7 games experience in this league. Anmd we are so spoilt, we are whinging after 7 games that we just aint good enough. Yeh, wel so f-ing what? We can only get better. Or go back to where we came from and have another go, perhaps this time after winning the Championship.

 

Well, if you don't like it, because you are spoilt, I suggets you go and support Pompey and Bompey. And I don't say that to be a ****. They have hte oportunity to have the sort of rollercoaster ride we have just had, which was fun! Wasn't it? Because from here on out, it aint going to be much fun with us for a while.

( and if you are reading this and you didn't start at the top and read the whole thing, the paragraph above is for you, bacause this whole thread is about you)

 

I've supported Saints for over 30 years, and I've lost confidence in the manager. Doesn't make me spoilt.

 

What's your f*cking point.

[kpturner]

I cannot be @rsed to read all that!

[CB Fry]

At his first Beerhall speech, 17 people listened to Hitler. It was 38 the following week. Within 6 months 1200.

 

 

That'll be the dynamic pricing model in German Beerhalls, great for getting bums on seats, and at great prices for the common man: pubs in Southampton really should be following suit.

[alpine_saint]

The Spoilt Generation.

 

I think we should have a thread called, 'Time for Adkins to go.'

Followed by, 'Atkins just can't cut it', (notice the spelling mistake?)

Then we could have 'I'm sorry, But Nigel just has to go.'

Closely followed by 'Wanted. One manager with Prem Experience.'

And finally, 'So long Nige, and thanks for all the promotions'.

 

In April of 2009 I rushed to take my daughter to her first football game. I bought her a scarf, a hat and a Saints top. My wife and I weren't getting on that day and she asked me why I was doing such a stupid thing and wasting money. I told her, 'I want my little girl to see Southampton play before they don't exist any more'. She just nodded her head, and my little girl had the time of her life on that day, but didn't understand that we were going down. That's when we were at our deepest ebb. The club was going down and also going out. Or so many thought.

 

We got Markus, and Nicola and also Pardew for a while, who got us some silverware but started a trend. As ****ty as the League 1 was, we started going to games thinking, 'we could win this.' We paid 1 million pounds for an overweight, not bad by League 1 standard, forward, bought a defender for 1.2 million. But didn't stop there, in came Dean Hammond, Radhi Jaïdi, Graeme Murty, Dan Harding , David Connolly , Michail Antonio , Papa Waigo, Lee Barnard, Danny Seaborne,Jon Otsemobor and Jason Puncheon. We started with - 10 points and got within 7 of a play off place. We started to actually to like winning.

Then came Nigel Adkins, with the departure of Pardew, (bye bye Al, and thanks for all the fish). We started well and actually thought at Christmas, 'Well F me, we could win this league.' We came second, but Promoted.

Into the Championship. Here comes the big shock, Can Rickie play at this level? We'll be lucky to stay mid table. We started well and actually thought at Christmas, 'Well F me, we could win this league.' We came second, again but Promoted. Always the Bridemaid never the Bride.

 

So here we are, in the big time. Not 'Back in the Big Time'. Nope. That Southampton is dead. Gone. Ceased to exist. This is the dawning of a new age. An age where we cry, and whine, and moan, and want Nigel gone. Why? Cause we wanna win everything. Nah, nah, nah, it's not fair. Nigel must go, and all the team. We must spend in excess of 400 million, today, and have players for January. F the club, f the Liebherrs, they should bankrupt themselves and give us more and more money, so we can win win win.

 

Spoilt. We've been spoilt. Rotten. Because we have been winning and used to winning, and we want more.

 

But guess what? We aint going to do that at the moment, because we aint a big fish in a small pond anymore, we're swimming in the sea with the bigger fish and the sharks, and it's going to take time before we can fight back, but there are some equally small, and medium size ones we can have a crack at.

 

Remember, for the last three seasons our first team has remained pretty much the same. Now it has changed.

Remember, 3 years ago we were told that in 5 YEARS we would be in the Prem. If it took us that long, would you have moaned? Doubt it. Probably would have had a better team than we have now.

Remember, we are playing against teams who already have their Manager with Premiership experience, who only need one or two signings. We are playing against teams who are already teams, and have been since we started climbing back. And we are playing against teams who are Already here and didn't have to fight to get here.

 

3 years ago a number of players thought they would never better themselves and get to the prem, or get back to the prem, and yet here they are. Some thought they would never taste English football at the very top level. Yet here they are. 3 Years ago there was an ex Physio who thought that one day, in the distant future he may get here. and here he is.

And all you lot want to do is kick them when they are down. Our team, ( the whole 25 of them as a unit) and our manager have 7 games experience in this league. Anmd we are so spoilt, we are whinging after 7 games that we just aint good enough. Yeh, wel so f-ing what? We can only get better. Or go back to where we came from and have another go, perhaps this time after winning the Championship.

 

Well, if you don't like it, because you are spoilt, I suggets you go and support Pompey and Bompey. And I don't say that to be a ****. They have hte oportunity to have the sort of rollercoaster ride we have just had, which was fun! Wasn't it? Because from here on out, it aint going to be much fun with us for a while.

( and if you are reading this and you didn't start at the top and read the whole thing, the paragraph above is for you, bacause this whole thread is about you)

 

Oh, wow. Another "be grateful, even though we are stagnating after 30m of direct team injection over the summer (one of the highest figures in the whole of f**king Europe), remember where we were 3 years ago" lecture....