Norm Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 My favourite Saint, Terry Paine, is over from South Africa and is the VIP at the opening.
lifeintheslowlane Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 That's good...much respect to Terry
S-Clarke Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 Is there going to be a live Youtube stream of it or any coverage? or is it all being recorded for distribution later? And Saint Armstrong is a jammy bugger for getting the chance to tour it with Fonte!
Saint-Armstrong Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 Is there going to be a live Youtube stream of it or any coverage? or is it all being recorded for distribution later? And Saint Armstrong is a jammy bugger for getting the chance to tour it with Fonte! -
S-Clarke Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 - I expect a full second by second account this evening.
SuperSAINT Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 I wonder if we will get news of anything there being named after Markus?
trousers Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC · BREAKING: #SaintsFC will pay tribute to Markus Liebherr’s memory by naming its new training facility in his honour. BREAKING: The Markus Liebherr Pavilion is now officially open! #TheNextChapter
S-Clarke Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 Had a feeling that would happen, and it's absolutely fitting. Brilliant
saint lard Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 That is just a fantastic and fitting tribute to the man...and the family. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
trousers Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC · Ralph Krueger: “We are delighted to open our new facility and proud to pay tribute to the memory of Markus Liebherr.” Ralph Krueger: “Markus’s vision and legacy will live on in every player and member of staff.” Gareth Rogers: “Markus's vision was to create a sustainable football club and one that plays great football.” # Gareth Rogers: “Integral to that was the building of the training ground. The club is about sustainability.” #TheNextChapter #TheNextChapter
trousers Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 (edited) Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC · #SaintsFC also announces plans to extend the Markus Liebherr Pavilion with the construction of a two-story annex building. Les Reed: “This is only phase one of a big project. We’re always looking forward.” #TheNextChapter http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/20141105-markus-liebherr-pavilion-2063443.aspx "Most of the cost has come from Katharina’s wealth, so it is right that there is a lasting memory of Markus at the club." Edited 5 November, 2014 by trousers
Snopper Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 Brilliant! The whole development is tribute to a great man and the design of the plaque and the sincerity of the words say it all.
Lallana's Left Peg Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 A nice touch but don't like the way it starts with 'Saved Southampton Football Club'.
Asaint4ever Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 A nice touch but don't like the way it starts with 'Saved Southampton Football Club'. Ummmmm that's cos he did.
Ulrich van Gobbel Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 I absolutely love our football club! The journey continues..
KingdomCome Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 Perfect. A nice touch but don't like the way it starts with 'Saved Southampton Football Club'. Well, it's a fact.
Foxstone Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 Absolutle appropriate in every respect. The fans have long wished for Markus to be commemorated in a suitable legacy, and there is no more fitting and better way than this. Brilliant !!
KingdomCome Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 Saved Southampton Football Club and blessed it with his vision: (too shiny to see this?) quality football, a respectful environment and a sustainable future. Thank you Markus. This is your legacy.
trousers Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC · We’ll have more coverage from the opening of the Markus Liebherr Pavilion at 12pm GMT today. #TheNextChapter
Noodles34 Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 is anything named after Cortese for getting us to the PL?
Halo Stickman Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 That is an excellent, extremely well-deserved and very appropriate tribute to Markus! Well done Saints. We March On.
trousers Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 is anything named after Cortese for getting us to the PL? Yep...it's what he would have wanted....
Noodles34 Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 Yep...it's what he would have wanted.... Bet he's hiding in one of those bins, ready to pop out!
jasonb Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 is anything named after Cortese for getting us to the PL? Nice autumn day for fishing..
S-Clarke Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 BBC Reporter: "At Staplewood for a behind the scenes tour of the new #SaintsFC training complex. Looks incredible. Not allowed to tweet pics til midday tho" And apparently, Katharina has handed over Markus's lucky red and white scarf to the club, where it will remain.
trousers Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 BBC Reporter: "At Staplewood for a behind the scenes tour of the new #SaintsFC training complex. Looks incredible. Not allowed to tweet pics til midday tho" And apparently, Katharina has handed over Markus's lucky red and white scarf to the club, where it will remain. Nice touch. What with the video last night I'm fast joining the ranks of emotional grown men here!
Wes Tender Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 A nice touch but don't like the way it starts with 'Saved Southampton Football Club'. What would you have said? The Club that we have now is very largely down to him initially and to his daughter since his sad demise. When one stops to consider the precarious situation that we were in when he arrived and bought us and then imagine the alternative scenario that might have unfolded otherwise, I don't think that it is inappropriate to say that he saved the club.
pap Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 Yep...it's what he would have wanted.... He runs our club for years and you pay him no respect. This is what he would have wanted
Ulrich van Gobbel Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 Live on SSN now, Les Reed being interviewed..
S-Clarke Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 What would you have said? The Club that we have now is very largely down to him initially and to his daughter since his sad demise. When one stops to consider the precarious situation that we were in when he arrived and bought us and then imagine the alternative scenario that might have unfolded otherwise, I don't think that it is inappropriate to say that he saved the club. Ignore him, he's just being a plank.
Saint_clark Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 "Most of the cost has come from Katharina’s wealth, so it is right that there is a lasting memory of Markus at the club." First outright statement that Katharina has put her own money into the club.
Gemmel Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 He runs our club for years and you pay him no respect. This is what he would have wanted Pap that is brilliant
View From The Top Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 He runs our club for years and you pay him no respect. This is what he would have wanted Brilliant.
pap Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 Pap that is brilliant Thanks, Gemmel. I was actually inspired by a school trip to Fort Spitbank. They had precisely two shítters on that fort, one for the commander and another for everyone else. As such, its application here is one of the highest honours one can pay to the man, and I can see no way in which it might be perceived as disrespectful.
Matthew Le God Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 If/when extension is built it "could be close to £40m" spent on Staplewood.
Turkish Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 If/when extension is built it "could be close to £40m" spent on Staplewood. and be worth about £25m??
TK8267 Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 - Find out if Lallana is on the canteen wall! Watching the video I couldn't see his name.
EBS1980 Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 Not sure i like the use of Pavilion though? Makes me think of cricket.
Sour Mash Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 Excellent wording of that plaque, very poignant.
trousers Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 (edited) Edited 5 November, 2014 by trousers
Noodles34 Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 Nice autumn day for fishing.. LOL, good one
The9 Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 A nice touch but don't like the way it starts with 'Saved Southampton Football Club'. I especially like that bit.
Saint_clark Posted 5 November, 2014 Posted 5 November, 2014 (edited) [video=youtube;lTxDK-mQaww] Kat getting very emotional there, welling up myself... Edited 5 November, 2014 by Saint_clark
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