Le Tissier: "Cortese is not a nice human being"

[Saint-Armstrong]

From BBC's Nabil Hassan:

Matt Le Tissier says #saintsfc chairman Nicola Cortese is "not a very nice human being". "I think a lot of stuff will come out about him".

 

#saintsfc Matt Le Tissier on Cortese: "He is not a very nice human being. It's as simple as that. He has a lot of hold over a lot of people"

 

Simon Peach tweeted about an interview with Le Tissier earlier and was talking about Matt and Cortese.

 

Bit of a shame if he's sold a story on him again.....it is all a bit pathetic. Every time he does a talk or interview or the like he doesn't seem to be able to not put one into Cortese. Ho hum.

[Saint Charlie]

Why doesn't someone just say some of this "stuff"?

 

Would be so much easier.

 

It also does make MLT look a bit pathetic regardless of what he knows.

[Colinjb]

Not this again.

 

Stop whining and tell us outright why he's so bad! Otherwise please put a sock in it.

[Thedelldays]

I'm bored of MLT saying this every other month

 

Why doesn't he just say exactly.. Give some details or just shut up?

[The Kraken]

Why doesn't someone just say some of this "stuff"?

 

Would be so much easier.

 

It also does make MLT look a bit pathetic regardless of what he knows.

 

Yep. Put up or shut up. Matt is a legend but makes himself look rather daft and petty with all his sniping. i think we all know that Cortese is a bit of a tit, but griping about it without actually saying why is just childish.

[RonManager]

Simon Peach ‏@SimonPeach

My interview with @mattletiss7 is now on the PA wire, including the#SaintsFC legend on the Premier League return, Adkins & Cortese.

Simon Peach ‏@SimonPeach

Will paste link to my Le Tissier interview shortly. Until then, I'll prepare myself for some #SaintsFC fans accusing me of stirring things.

[trousers]

Permission to post a film related picture please Mr Turkish

[Thedelldays]

Simon... I know you post on here

If this link contains no details of why NC is not nice... Then you are stirring

[hypochondriac]

Yep. Put up or shut up. Matt is a legend but makes himself look rather daft and petty with all his sniping. i think we all know that Cortese is a bit of a tit, but griping about it without actually saying why is just childish.

 

Yeah even I'm starting to agree with this. Why can't he just say?

[saint peach]

Simon Peach ‏@SimonPeach

Will paste link to my Le Tissier interview shortly. Until then, I'll prepare myself for some #SaintsFC fans accusing me of stirring things.

 

To clairfy, Matt was not whinging. I asked him about it as that is my job. The club's greatest player is at loggerheads with its chairman. It is a story and I would rather try to get the truth rather than rely on whispers and tweets.

[pap]

C'mon Matty! Dish the dirt.

 

I want to know what Nicola has done to earn your ire.

[Thedelldays]

To clairfy, Matt was not whinging. I asked him about it as that is my job. The club's greatest player is at loggerheads with its chairman. It is a story and I would rather try to get the truth rather than rely on whispers and tweets.

 

Will it tell us why exactly how NC is not nice.... If not.. Hardly any sort of job doing is it

[hypochondriac]

To clairfy, Matt was not whinging. I asked him about it as that is my job. The club's greatest player is at loggerheads with its chairman. It is a story and I would rather try to get the truth rather than rely on whispers and tweets.

 

Has he been specific in the interview? If you want the truth then surely he has to tell you exactly what the problem is?

[Thedelldays]

Yeah even I'm starting to agree with this. Why can't he just say?

 

My guess is that.

 

It is a personal matter that has nothing to to with football

 

And/or

 

It is very trivial

[Dig Dig]

I think the general consensus is that rather than just hear about how horrible he is, tell us all exactly why he thinks this way. Surely there can be no impact to Matt if he did this, unlike others who claim to be protecting sources and that type of thing.

[The Kraken]

I think the general consensus is that rather than just hear about how horrible he is, tell us all exactly why he thinks this way. Surely there can be no impact to Matt if he did this, unlike others who claim to be protecting sources and that type of thing.

 

Diggers speaks for me.

[Dig Dig]

To clairfy, Matt was not whinging. I asked him about it as that is my job. The club's greatest player is at loggerheads with its chairman. It is a story and I would rather try to get the truth rather than rely on whispers and tweets.

 

 

So, did you actually get any truth or are we still left with whispers and tweets? Will be be any wiser after you release the full interview?

[ALWAYS_SFC]

Massive YAWN

[trousers]

To clairfy, Matt was not whinging. I asked him about it as that is my job. The club's greatest player is at loggerheads with its chairman. It is a story and I would rather try to get the truth rather than rely on whispers and tweets.

 

DellDays and others are right...if Le Tissier doesn't actually say what the problems are then the interview doesn't actually achieve anything constructive or objective.

[hypochondriac]

My guess is that.

 

It is a personal matter that has nothing to to with football

 

And/or

 

It is very trivial

 

If he doesn't want to say what it is then don't bother talking about it. I'm sure he has a point but if he doesn't share it we will never know

[jam]

From BBC's Nabil Hassan:

 

 

Simon Peach tweeted about an interview with Le Tissier earlier and was talking about Matt and Cortese.

 

Bit of a shame if he's sold a story on him again.....it is all a bit pathetic. Every time he does a talk or interview or the like he doesn't seem to be able to not put one into Cortese. Ho hum.

 

So Simon Peach didn't ask MTL for his opinion about Cortese but he got it anyway?

[Thedelldays]

DellDays and others are right...if Le Tissier doesn't actually say what the problems are then the interview doesn't actually achieve anything constructive

 

Also stirring and hardly doing his job as he could have rehashed one of many quotes from matty that say something very similar

[manji]

My guess is that.

 

It is a personal matter that has nothing to to with football

 

And/or

 

It is very trivial

This. Matty is showing himself as very childish.

[Saint Charlie]

So, did you actually get any truth or are we still left with whispers and tweets? Will be be any wiser after you release the full interview?

 

Would guess not. Either there is something to tell or there isn't....its not hard for someone, anyone, to ask MLT to be a bit more specific - pretty obvious he doesn't like NC which is fine, but its only a story if NC has done something to make Saints fans nervous to have him in charge.

 

Otherwise its just one guy who dislikes another guy...

Edited 17 October, 2012 by Saint Charlie

[trousers]

http://www.teamtalk.com/premier-league/8173423/Le-Tissier-hits-out-at-Cortese

[Thedelldays]

Sorry... That is not news... That is just the same old same old

 

Poor effort simon

[Dig Dig]

Would guess not. Either there is something to tell or there isn't....

 

Seems that way. Just another attention grabbing snippet devoid of any actual detail and ultimately only stirs things up.

[Badger]

To clairfy, Matt was not whinging. I asked him about it as that is my job. The club's greatest player is at loggerheads with its chairman. It is a story and I would rather try to get the truth rather than rely on whispers and tweets.

 

But did you get to the "truth",or are you not ,via Matt just repeating his 'whispers and tweets' in an interview format ?

[hypochondriac]

So actually nothing was said. Tbh everyone associated with that article is pathetic. Either say something specific or shutup

[Wes Tender]

To clairfy, Matt was not whinging. I asked him about it as that is my job. The club's greatest player is at loggerheads with its chairman. It is a story and I would rather try to get the truth rather than rely on whispers and tweets.

 

God, you're becoming a bore. It isn't exactly a startling revelation, is it, that they don't see eye to eye. So either bring something new to the table, something we didn't know, or stop sh*t-stirring.

[buctootim]

Its time to either put up or shut up. If he has anything more substantial to air than "he took my free tickets away" or he sacked the programme sellers" then he should say it.

 

Thing is Matt cant really point the finger at strategy because that has clearly worked the past two years so he is making personal remarks. Its not classy.

[NickG]

To clairfy, Matt was not whinging. I asked him about it as that is my job. The club's greatest player is at loggerheads with its chairman. It is a story and I would rather try to get the truth rather than rely on whispers and tweets.

 

not relevant though, we see NC likes to keep quiet, we hear MLT whinging about him. its not football, or relevant.

 

if there is story him/ mlt can say.

 

this just seems (albeit based only on this thread) petty negative point scoring and stirring.

[manji]

No wonder Cortese doesnt give the likes of MLT and McMoneybags special treatment at St Marys.

[trousers]

Sorry... That is not news... That is just the same old same old

 

Poor effort simon

 

I'm not normally one to criticise things like this but I agree the article tells us nothing new.

[The Cat]

If you can get to the truth by asking about it then fine, but if Matty isn't prepared to give any further details then it's really not worth mentioning.

[The Kraken]

Absolutely **** article Simon. Lazy journalism and offering nothing new at all. Dress it up all you want, there's **** all meat in that.

Edited 19 October, 2012 by skintsaint

[Lets B Avenue]

"No-one at Saints was available for comment when contacted."

 

What the feck were they supposed to comment about?

[ALWAYS_SFC]

Mr Peach!..go away and only come back if you have something different/new to say...

 

You are boring us all to death

[hypochondriac]

So universal condemnation of an article that tells us nothing at all and is totally pointless. Makes a nice change.

[david in sweden]

To clairfy, Matt was not whinging. I asked him about it as that is my job.

The club's greatest player is at loggerheads with its chairman.

It is a story and I would rather try to get the truth rather than rely on whispers and tweets.

 

" former player "

 

.....I hate to say this, but he isn't employed by SFC any longer, and so unless he has first-hand examples to back up this statement I really feel very sorry that this " discussion " has degenerated to this.

MLT had a lot of people's support when he was conned into fronting that ridiculous Pinnacle fiasco, that was going nowhere, and started the hate campaign against Marcus Liebherr's bid before anyone knew anything about it.

 

Sorry Matt....can't you just leave us with those wonderful memeories instead, and leave this alone?

[Window Cleaner]

To clairfy, Matt was not whinging. I asked him about it as that is my job. The club's greatest player is at loggerheads with its chairman. It is a story and I would rather try to get the truth rather than rely on whispers and tweets.

 

no he isn't, Matt Le Tissier may well be.

[dronskisaint]

Sold a few column inches by sensationalising one phrase I suppose.

 

Cortese keeps his own counsel until he has relevant things to impart.

 

I'll always worship MLT but I wish he'd do the same

[Avenue Saint]

This is getting very very tiring!

 

Matt seriously needs to let it go, he obviously has some PERSONAL issue with the bloke but he needs to let his ego deal with it and move on.

 

going to press defaming the club chairman is in no way going to help the club which he claims to and no doubt does love...

 

disappointing Matt, very disappointing.

[benjii]

"No-one at Saints was available for comment when contacted."

 

What the feck were they supposed to comment about?

 

"Matt Le Tiss says Nicola is not very nice. Care to comment?"

 

**** me, does the article actually say that? How retarded.

[CB Saint]

That is carp journalism at its worst. Nothing but innuendo, from a man who has been publicly grinding the same axe for a couple of years now. No examples, nothing but bar room tittle tattle. There are more credible rumours made up on this forum, than that bilge.

 

Come on Simon, what other new exciting stories have you got? I won't hold my breath.

[Nexstar]

To clairfy, Matt was not whinging. I asked him about it as that is my job. The club's greatest player is at loggerheads with its chairman. It is a story and I would rather try to get the truth rather than rely on whispers and tweets.

 

Looking forward to the second part of this story, where you have spoken to Cortese.

[up and away]

" former player "

 

.....I hate to say this, but he isn't employed by SFC any longer, and so unless he has first-hand examples to back up this statement I really feel very sorry that this " discussion " has degenerated to this.

MLT had a lot of people's support when he was conned into fronting that ridiculous Pinnacle fiasco, that was going nowhere, and started the hate campaign against Marcus Liebherr's bid before anyone knew anything about it.

 

Sorry Matt....can't you just leave us with those wonderful memeories instead, and leave this alone?

 

This is the issue between MLT and Cortese. Cortese said MLT was wrong to keep fronting the bid. MLT still believes what he did was correct (at the book signing a few years back anyway). I just can't see the credibility in any of this after Micky Falka emerged from the back of the sofa with a 5p coin. It would be interesting to ask Matt if he still believes what he did was right but I doubt I will ask that question again.

[norwaysaint]

Perhaps the club could have confirmed or denied that Cortese is not very nice.

[scotty]

Well, thats three minutes of my life that I wont get back.

[Mowgli]

It seems to me that this has very little to do with football and is nothing more than a clash of personalities. MLT did a lot for saints and will always be a legend in my book no matter what he says. Markus is also a legend having achieved so much for the club in such a short time. If Nicola was his most trusted friend that is good enough for me.

 

Similarly Lawrie Mac is a legend for his time at the club. He similarly wanted to make his mark when he first arrived. He sold our longest serving player, Terry Paine, because he saw him as a threat and he ordered all the photos of past glories to be put into storage claiming we should look forward not back.

 

This is what happens in life.

 

As for Simon Peach, he does to be fair, prefer printing research rather than tittle tattle and this appears not to be up to his usual standards.