goneawol Posted 25 July, 2013 Share Posted 25 July, 2013 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2378319/People-thought-I-E-T-I-Ianded-Southampton-says-chairman-Nicola-Cortese.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 25 July, 2013 Share Posted 25 July, 2013 Interesting quote: "Cortese has signed two of the club's three main transfer targets, midfielder Victor Wanyama from Celtic and Croatian defender Dejan Lovren from Lyon this summer." Should we assume the last main target is Damiao? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 25 July, 2013 Share Posted 25 July, 2013 Yowza light blue touch paper and retire with that last paragraph. (note I agree with the pay for your tickets concept) He has created a stir in English football, at loggerheads with Saints legend Matthew Le Tissier and the club's former defender Francis Benali over various issues down the years. Then there is frustration at the 'free-ticket culture' as Cortese refers to it, the sense of entitlement from ex-players, managers and staff to corporate hospitality and seats in St Mary's. 'I changed that and my staff agree with me. If you want a ticket you have to queue or call the box office, but they are not free. 'We have ex-players at games and we offer them hospitality, but they come on the condition they don't expect it to be free. 'Matt and his family buy season tickets and I don't have an agenda against him, but I don't think he can say the same. I don't know him, but there's nothing I can say.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandwichsaint Posted 25 July, 2013 Share Posted 25 July, 2013 OMG: Klingons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 25 July, 2013 Share Posted 25 July, 2013 Interesting quote: "Cortese has signed two of the club's three main transfer targets, midfielder Victor Wanyama from Celtic and Croatian defender Dejan Lovren from Lyon this summer." Should we assume the last main target is Damiao? Or Osvaldo. Makes sense - 3 players to strengthen the spine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 25 July, 2013 Share Posted 25 July, 2013 Interesting quote: "Cortese has signed two of the club's three main transfer targets, midfielder Victor Wanyama from Celtic and Croatian defender Dejan Lovren from Lyon this summer." Should we assume the last main target is Damiao? I reckon it'll be Osvaldo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 25 July, 2013 Share Posted 25 July, 2013 Osvaldo is my guess. Nothing there really we haven't heard before tbf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 25 July, 2013 Share Posted 25 July, 2013 Yowza light blue touch paper and retire with that last paragraph. (note I agree with the pay for your tickets concept) Bit unnecessary, when was the last time Le Tiss mentioned NC? Apart from that, nothing much wrong in the interview, bit hard to work out why it took place? Not many Chief Execs go out to the training ground and host sky/Daily Mail for a chat. Interesting points are how closely involved he is on the playing side - dictating playing style for the team for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuncanRG Posted 25 July, 2013 Share Posted 25 July, 2013 I must say it's quite important that we've got a football man at the helm. Too often clubs are run by businessmen with only a passing interest in the game or, mostly in the past now, blokes who lived and breathed the sport but couldn't run a company to save their lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasoneuelllfanclub Posted 25 July, 2013 Share Posted 25 July, 2013 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2378319/People-thought-I-E-T-I-Ianded-Southampton-says-chairman-Nicola-Cortese.html?ito=feeds-newsxml Good read. Observes very closely on 1st team it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel=God-Poyet=Sod Posted 25 July, 2013 Share Posted 25 July, 2013 Surely they could have got a transfer update from him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-Armstrong Posted 25 July, 2013 Share Posted 25 July, 2013 Good comments from Nicola. He may be controversial, he may be cold hearted, but he sticks to his guns and does what he thinks best for the club. But look how the club has progressed. Fair play to him. He might be a bit of a ****, but he's our ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 25 July, 2013 Share Posted 25 July, 2013 Daily fail at it again FFS. Lying bullsh**ters making this up. Disgraceful paper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olallana Posted 25 July, 2013 Share Posted 25 July, 2013 Daily fail at it again FFS. Lying bullsh**ters making this up. Disgraceful paper. Post 12, you´re getting slower by the day mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 25 July, 2013 Share Posted 25 July, 2013 Im hoping the Sky Sports interview has a bit more detail to it as, correct me if Im wrong, but thats more or less a carbon copy of his last interview and tells us sod all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 25 July, 2013 Share Posted 25 July, 2013 Good comments from Nicola. He may be controversial, he may be cold hearted, but he sticks to his guns and does what he thinks best for the club. But look how the club has progressed. Fair play to him. He might be a bit of a ****, but he's our ****. Oi! That was MY line! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleysfc Posted 25 July, 2013 Share Posted 25 July, 2013 Good interview but I wish he would just respond with "no comment" when asked about MLT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 25 July, 2013 Share Posted 25 July, 2013 What a hero. Love the guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 25 July, 2013 Share Posted 25 July, 2013 What a hero. Love the guy. This is not news. Turks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swannymere Posted 25 July, 2013 Share Posted 25 July, 2013 Love the comment at the bottom of the page; "A real non interview which tells me nothing other than how ego mad is Nicola cortese. He must really hate le tissier as he can never stop having a dig about him.I'm trying to think of another PL chairman that does these sort of ego interviews. - upthesaints" How arse-about-face can you get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 25 July, 2013 Share Posted 25 July, 2013 lols was people really saying he looks like E.T.? I can sort of see it but is a bit harsh. No wonder so grumpy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 Oi! That was MY line! It really wasn't ....was used about 9 months before you got to it........ Check a certain Rallyboy and Milton Aggro's posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 Interesting level of support for Rodriguez over other strikers. Other than that, vacuous nonsense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerBadger Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 Where does SFC end and the Daily Mail begin - they love us at the mo, seems most press pages are through them.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 so he doesn't actually say that people thought he was ET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintbob40 Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 Seems quite keen to raise his profile all of a sudden............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 Three things: 1) two out three main targets 2) right Chambers going to be first team squad RB - would not expect 3 in squad so doubt signing. 3) pleased to hear comments about Jay Rod - could be big player for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 No news on his broken leg, or has his ET powers healed it already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave Sir Robin Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 Interesting quote: "Cortese has signed two of the club's three main transfer targets, midfielder Victor Wanyama from Celtic and Croatian defender Dejan Lovren from Lyon this summer." Should we assume the last main target is Damiao? I would've thought it was Astori. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 Concerned that we only had 3 targets. IMO we still have 2 glaring weak spots with no depth in quality. The person who slagged him off in the comments section is a prize bell-end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 I would've thought it was Astori. Would have thought a striker. Top target in each position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olallana Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 Concerned that we only had 3 targets. IMO we still have 2 glaring weak spots with no depth in quality. The person who slagged him off in the comments section is a prize bell-end. I think the word here is MAIN targets, doesn´t mean you have other targets too but that you think that some are more important than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 Concerned that we only had 3 targets. IMO we still have 2 glaring weak spots with no depth in quality. The person who slagged him off in the comments section is a prize bell-end. 3 MAIN targets. That actually means more than 3 including some strenthening. So you only have a difference of one. Clearly striker is the one glaring gap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxstone Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 Top Man !! Seriously he is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 What I like about our chairman is he does all his business in private and refuses to play the game with the evil, anti-Saints-agenda lying scum media. Who'd want a chairman hawking himself around the media self promoting? Terrible. He's done what? Has he? Oh, well, that's brilliant and perfect for raising our profile. Well done Nicola. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenue Saint Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 What I like about our chairman is he does all his business in private and refuses to play the game with the evil, anti-Saints-agenda lying scum media. Who'd want a chairman hawking himself around the media self promoting? Terrible. He's done what? Has he? Oh, well, that's brilliant and perfect for raising our profile. Well done Nicola. What a bell end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 What a bell end. No need to be harsh on Nicola I thought it was a well crafted interview asking the questions that people want to hear. Kudos to cortese and to sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 What a bell end. You're being unfair. Keeping the Mail onside is pretty shrewd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 What a bell end. I wouldn't go that far, he's clearly driven and ambitious and like most successful business people has that ruthless steak but you need that to be successful. He may not be a nice bloke and the cup of tea for run of the mill ordinary folk with their meaningless humdrum existence but he's not a bellend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 You're being unfair. Keeping the Mail onside is pretty shrewd. I'm amazed anyone has taken an article in the daily Fail (PMSL) we all know its an absolute sham of a paper full of lies and racism. Isn't it everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenue Saint Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 This thread is well on its way again like many others! The comedy value is inevitable really with all the CLOWNS on here.... Get a life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 I'm amazed anyone has taken an article in the daily Fail (PMSL) we all know its an absolute sham of a paper full of lies and racism. Isn't it everyone. They really hate us, don't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 This thread is well on its way again like many others! The comedy value is inevitable really with all the CLOWNS on here.... Get a life. I agree. I can't believe so many people have been sucked on by a PR stunt from the club in a vile, racist newspaper. Some people really need to look at themselves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 Typical of this place for the usual suspects to discuss why Cortese gave the interview, rather than discussing what he said, or the reasons why the media are increasingly taking note of what we are doing here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfc4prem Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 So many dicks on this forum. Boring as ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 This thread is well on its way again like many others! The comedy value is inevitable really with all the CLOWNS on here.... Get a life. At least your contribution has been a great read, keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 3 MAIN targets. That actually means more than 3 including some strenthening. So you only have a difference of one. Clearly striker is the one glaring gap. Please try to accept the fact that many of us still regard there being an issue at CB as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 I wouldn't go that far, he's clearly driven and ambitious and like most successful business people has that ruthless steak but you need that to be successful. He may not be a nice bloke and the cup of tea for run of the mill ordinary folk with their meaningless humdrum existence but he's not a bellend. He might be a bellend but he's our bellend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 Typical of this place for the usual suspects to discuss why Cortese gave the interview, rather than discussing what he said, or the reasons why the media are increasingly taking note of what we are doing here. Although if it was a story you didn't like, that would be precisely what you'd do, isn't it? The agents have an agenda, the journo made it up, and so on and so on. Funny, aint it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchen Posted 26 July, 2013 Share Posted 26 July, 2013 Typical of this place for the usual suspects to discuss why Cortese gave the interview, rather than discussing what he said, or the reasons why the media are increasingly taking note of what we are doing here. Always the same people. Always the same "wit". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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