No Closure yet then?

[Lets B Avenue]

Only saw this last night as I didnt fancy coming on here and I cant see any reference to it yesterday.

 

Ladies and Gentlemen (and Trolls) pray silence for the SWF Uber-Fuhrer. Mr Steve Grant.

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/southampton/9904023/Harry-Redknapps-relegation-with-QPR-would-give-us-closure-say-Southampton-fans.html

[sotonjoe]

It's attitudes like those expressed in that article which saw us lose yesterday. Some people need to get a grip.

[Plonko]

Oh dear....

[doggface]

No wonder Steve was seething after the game.... Lol

[Wes Tender]

It was a reasonable enough point of view, expressed well. In particular Steve is spot on regarding the way that Redcrapp's failure to ensure the continuance of our proud 27 years in the Premiership had been airbrushed from history. Perhaps if/when QPR are relegated under him, the press will realise that labelling him as Harry Houdini makes them look stupid. Also, they have found it easy to credit him with the success he achieved with the Skates whilst ignoring the resulting fallout from his open chequebook over-spending which took them right to the very precipice of their continued existence once he had left.

 

It's a shame that we were unable to beat the team that is his latest opportunity to overspend somebody else's money and to enrich himself further by way of creative accounting, but we will have to settle instead for their relegation if other teams are less charitable to them than we were.

 

As for that comment from a supposed Saints fan, believing conservatively that there are perhaps 40,000 Saints fans around the World, he's probably out by a factor of at least 5, if not 10. We had more than that at the Paint Pot trophy.

[sadoldgit]

I have lots of sympathy with this and yesterdays result will live in the top 3 worst Saints results for me. I am still trying to work out why Cortese thought this was a good idea.

[niceandfriendly]

"...then we can get on with our lives again"

 

bit (a lot) over the top, no?

[VectisSaint]

I think Henri Camara joined in the January transfer window, after Redknapp was appointed, so to be fair (and it pains me to be) he was actually a Redknapp signing. The rest were rubbish though as Steve said.

[Nadia Sllim]

Well put just hope we all get some closure soon (May), awful game yesterday can see this going to the wire. Anyway last day stay up and town will be rocking!

[CB Fry]

"...then we can get on with our lives again"

 

bit (a lot) over the top, no?

 

 

 

Well, no. It's called "a turn of phrase".

 

 

Well done Steve. A nicely written piece. Apart from the fact that Camara wasn't here before Arry....

[Minsk]

It was a reasonable enough point of view, expressed well. In particular Steve is spot on regarding the way that Redcrapp's failure to ensure the continuance of our proud 27 years in the Premiership had been airbrushed from history. Perhaps if/when QPR are relegated under him, the press will realise that labelling him as Harry Houdini makes them look stupid. Also, they have found it easy to credit him with the success he achieved with the Skates whilst ignoring the resulting fallout from his open chequebook over-spending which took them right to the very precipice of their continued existence once he had left.

 

It's a shame that we were unable to beat the team that is his latest opportunity to overspend somebody else's money and to enrich himself further by way of creative accounting, but we will have to settle instead for their relegation if other teams are less charitable to them than we were.

 

As for that comment from a supposed Saints fan, believing conservatively that there are perhaps 40,000 Saints fans around the World, he's probably out by a factor of at least 5, if not 10. We had more than that at the Paint Pot trophy.

 

This. Good post.

 

I am also very p!ssed off that we didn't stuff Henry's lot yesterday. In fact, to me, it is virtually unforgivable that Pochettino failed to give us that victory.

[Minsk]

I think Henri Camara joined in the January transfer window, after Redknapp was appointed, so to be fair (and it pains me to be) he was actually a Redknapp signing. The rest were rubbish though as Steve said.

 

Yes. If my memory serves correctly, Camara was brought in (on loan) with some of the money we got for the sale of Beattie.

[niceandfriendly]

Well, no. It's called "a turn of phrase".

 

well spotted that man. a turn of phrase. yep.

 

a completely over the top turn of phrase.

[CB Fry]

well spotted that man. a turn of phrase. yep.

 

a completely over the top turn of phrase.

 

Only if you actually think that Steve can't get on with the rest of his life until QPR are relegated.

[stevegrant]

I think Henri Camara joined in the January transfer window, after Redknapp was appointed, so to be fair (and it pains me to be) he was actually a Redknapp signing. The rest were rubbish though as Steve said.

Yeah, they edited out a bit I added there which clarified that Camara effectively replaced Beattie in January - the point still stands that he had access to that strikeforce and still managed to take us down.