Right sider Posted 25 April, 2009 Share Posted 25 April, 2009 Lima Bugger just seen someone else thought the same as me. I also have a smile on my face. This is where we come fighting back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deppo Posted 25 April, 2009 Share Posted 25 April, 2009 Bean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rover Posted 25 April, 2009 Share Posted 25 April, 2009 Sorry Dave, nothing can cheer me up tonight.My club has been relegated, we have to win 3 games next year and get a draw before we even register a point.I wandered onto the pitch at the end of the game to get a feel of the atmosphere,not the same as the goose bumps i got from walking onto the Dell pitch,the club died today and nothing you can say to me is going to make it feel any better.Sorry mate. Yes I feel much the same. It's devastating to think that the team has sunk to such depths. I'm really not looking forward to next season, especially with the idiots that run the league handicapping us before the first KO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintwarwick Posted 25 April, 2009 Share Posted 25 April, 2009 Clear out the kids? Who are you including in that? Surely not Lloyd James, Lancashire, McGoldrick, Gillett (is he still a youngster?), Jospeh Mills, McLaggon or Paterson? Some of these players could be brilliant in League One and haven't actually done too bad this season - just thrown in at the deep end too early. Agreed keep some of the kids and play two or three with experienced players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amesbury Saint Posted 25 April, 2009 Share Posted 25 April, 2009 Lima Bugger just seen someone else thought the same as me. I also have a smile on my face. This is where we come fighting back. can you explain - I am just being really thick today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintwarwick Posted 25 April, 2009 Share Posted 25 April, 2009 I want to see 2-3 kids ( mainly competing for a bench place) being eased into a team of men Saf. A new manager may help bring them back on again... but frankly they can go back to the reserves on the whole. Gillett, DMG (if he grows up) and Size are the only ones I would consider for a starting line up... if we have the money to buy new players. Apart from that our kids are League 2 standard. Size won't be here next season sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Right sider Posted 25 April, 2009 Share Posted 25 April, 2009 Someone asked what the capital of Peru was, as Derry said don't ask me questions. The answer is Lima. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamsaint Posted 25 April, 2009 Share Posted 25 April, 2009 I am pleased for you that you can take all this in your stride and by the way i did not say anything about automatically deserving to be in the top flight.The club did die for me today, if that is silly then so be it, but don't you dare accuse me of over-reacting.This football club has been a large portion of my life for many years, and if you are prepared to get-used to playing in the third tier of English football then carry on. We all have a take on this. The Saints have been part of my life 40 years, and its cost me a fortune in the process. Worth every penny. But in my time Man city, Sheff weds, Wolves, Leeds, forest, Villa,skates,amongst others have been in the third tier, It happens. its happened to us because of lousy management and the financial calamity of losing PL status without a sugar daddy. The club needs a new start, and whateever stability it can get.We will be climbing back up soon, but patience is needed. looking forward to day 1 of the next season. (hopefully there WILL be a day one). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 25 April, 2009 Author Share Posted 25 April, 2009 Someone asked what the capital of Peru was, as Derry said don't ask me questions. The answer is Lima. I did give him a clue, the old 15th century house down from the cathedral but obviously nobody is as well travelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamesaint Posted 25 April, 2009 Share Posted 25 April, 2009 Someone asked what the capital of Peru was, as Derry said don't ask me questions. The answer is Lima. and I have spent the last half hour trying to find a hedgefund or financial institution with the initials LIMA :-) :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toomer Posted 25 April, 2009 Share Posted 25 April, 2009 Gutted that we have gone down to the third tier October 59 was my first game, we were in the third tier then so I will celibrate 50 years in the third tier. At least we know where we are now and lets hope there is a buyer after what has got to be the worst season in our history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy Nutkins Posted 25 April, 2009 Share Posted 25 April, 2009 We all have a take on this. The Saints have been part of my life 40 years, and its cost me a fortune in the process. Worth every penny. But in my time Man city, Sheff weds, Wolves, Leeds, forest, Villa,skates,amongst others have been in the third tier, It happens. its happened to us because of lousy management and the financial calamity of losing PL status without a sugar daddy. The club needs a new start, and whateever stability it can get.We will be climbing back up soon, but patience is needed. looking forward to day 1 of the next season. (hopefully there WILL be a day one). I will be there with you mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Lightjaw Posted 25 April, 2009 Share Posted 25 April, 2009 But in my time Man city, Sheff weds, Wolves, Leeds, forest, Villa,skates,amongst others have been in the third tier, It happens. its happened to us because of lousy management and the financial calamity of losing PL status without a sugar daddy. The club needs a new start, and whateever stability it can get.We will be climbing back up soon, but patience is needed. Spot on!! And don't forget it wasn't that long ago that Notts County were in the top flight, and look how they've responded. erm ... i'll get my coat ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 25 April, 2009 Share Posted 25 April, 2009 and I have spent the last half hour trying to find a hedgefund or financial institution with the initials LIMA :-) :-) Anil Ambani. Take the last two letters of his first name and the first two letters of his second name, muddle them up and you get......... LIMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do I win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 25 April, 2009 Author Share Posted 25 April, 2009 Anil Ambani. Take the last two letters of his first name and the first two letters of his second name, muddle them up and you get......... LIMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do I win? Two tickets in the post to Macchu Pichu, I'd go by train to Cusco, South American airlines and mountains go together sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Saint Posted 25 April, 2009 Share Posted 25 April, 2009 The Administrator said the interested parties had an NDA and he was not abe to identify them. It works both ways. No one knows who the parties are so stop looking and wait and see. I am very hopeful we will survive as a club. Things are moving quickly but as yet the preferred bidder has not been identified by the Administrator. Middle of next week is my guess but it might take longer. He has said there are two who have proved funds wth another possibility. Patience is a virtue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole Posted 25 April, 2009 Share Posted 25 April, 2009 I think it's great that the magic circle of super fans don't know what's going on. During previous "takeovers" they did my head in with their look at me i'm ITK antics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delmary Posted 26 April, 2009 Share Posted 26 April, 2009 I met a gypsy today, she told me to look for a star in the east. I wonder what that was all about ????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 26 April, 2009 Share Posted 26 April, 2009 "When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown in to the sea". This non-stop fascination with trawling the Directors box for a few Sardines, finally I understand what Cantona was on about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torbay Saint Posted 26 April, 2009 Share Posted 26 April, 2009 All I ask is that whoever buys the Club does so asap. Not only to safeguard the future of the Club but to ensure that the manager can make decisions on players, rather than players forcing his hand. I think we need decisions on Perry, Davis, Size etc asap and need to have a strong position with Clubs coming in for our better players to ensure a fair price is achieved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 26 April, 2009 Author Share Posted 26 April, 2009 All I ask is that whoever buys the Club does so asap. Not only to safeguard the future of the Club but to ensure that the manager can make decisions on players, rather than players forcing his hand. I think we need decisions on Perry, Davis, Size etc asap and need to have a strong position with Clubs coming in for our better players to ensure a fair price is achieved. I'd be very surprised if it doesn't happen in the next two weeks, the two bidders could slow it down a bit. There will be a clearout of management and players, with the sort of money put up front these people aren't messing about. I just hope they don't go for celebrity management but go for proven quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docker-p Posted 26 April, 2009 Share Posted 26 April, 2009 I'm so glad that they have such a test. How on earth could anyone have worried that Rupert would have squeezed his sorry arse back into the club? The only thing that he's "fit and proper" for would require a large elephant and an even larger jar of vaseline. I wouldn't give the Elephant vasaline, let him **** Rupert dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 26 April, 2009 Share Posted 26 April, 2009 I'd be very surprised if it doesn't happen in the next two weeks, the two bidders could slow it down a bit. There will be a clearout of management and players, with the sort of money put up front these people aren't messing about. I just hope they don't go for celebrity management but go for proven quality. one of the consortium have definately approached Carol Vordaman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorpie the sinner Posted 26 April, 2009 Share Posted 26 April, 2009 "When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown in to the sea". This non-stop fascination with trawling the Directors box for a few Sardines, finally I understand what Cantona was on about If you were in the directors box scoping everything out for the biggest game of the season Phil, you would be targeted as a new owner as well as manager lol!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefuriousb Posted 26 April, 2009 Share Posted 26 April, 2009 There will be a clearout of management and players, with the sort of money put up front these people aren't messing about. I just hope they don't go for celebrity management but go for proven quality. I also hope they do not think that simply paying players big money is the solution. The past 3 years should at least have taught us that. Players with a passion and desire to win/succeed/point to prove are what we will need. No point throwing yet more good money after bad just for the sake of it. We will need more of the same should we go up so don't spend it all getting out of L1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRichmond Posted 26 April, 2009 Share Posted 26 April, 2009 (edited) Today we reached rock bottom when the penalty was missed and the game was drawn. Sod the minus ten points we may or may not get, it's irrelevant, from today we can finally look forward to a rosy future. In my opinion in a short while we will have new owners, no debt, a stadium that if another match was never played there,will pay for itself. A football club that will have the best gates/income/costs in any division of the football league. New management, almost a completely new squad, a much lower wage bill, completely self sustaining and profitable. If the right management is brought in in May, the squad brought together before pre season, possibly some quality loans, then we can look forward to a cracking season. Don't ask me any questions I Don't know the answer. However for the first time in years I feel very happy tonight. I feel confident the takeover will happen sooner rather than later. I'm glad that you are happy ....... so you don't mind that Lowe is coming back for the Third time ??? Edited 26 April, 2009 by SaintRichmond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamesaint Posted 26 April, 2009 Share Posted 26 April, 2009 Your posts derry, over the last 4 weeks have been very interesting. I have been very impressed by the way that you have managed to get the idea of a fans's bid going - albeit only as a last resort in the event that no buyer comes forward. Have you now stopped your fans's bid activities? Are you so confident that we will get a buyer that SOS can be wound up? Or do you continue to plan to have meetings with the likes of the Saints Trust "just in case" a fan's bid is still likely to be required? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 26 April, 2009 Share Posted 26 April, 2009 I'd be very surprised if it doesn't happen in the next two weeks, the two bidders could slow it down a bit. There will be a clearout of management and players, with the sort of money put up front these people aren't messing about. I just hope they don't go for celebrity management but go for proven quality. I will be mighty surprised if we don't know the identity of the party undergoing "fit and proper persons" by the middle of the week,someone will leak it from the League/Football Association. Then cue the "sky sources understand that......are in talks too buy Southampton Football Club" news ticker on SSN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 26 April, 2009 Share Posted 26 April, 2009 If you were in the directors box scoping everything out for the biggest game of the season Phil, you would be targeted as a new owner as well as manager lol!!!!!!! Hey, airmiles are precious, why waste them on the DB. Watching the lads playing on the common or Fleming Park, now that would be more helpful, but then I'd still have had to make 2 trips as I have a nice round of golf booked on Wednesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pele Posted 26 April, 2009 Share Posted 26 April, 2009 No it is time we are united! This is the lowest the Club has ever been we now have to move forward TOGETHER forgive but not forget the previous Board/management etc.We now start again and like a phoenix from the ashes we WILL RISE AGAIN and become the great family football club playing attractive football that we all want it to be. COME ON YOU RED AND WHITE MACHINE! Saints for ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 26 April, 2009 Share Posted 26 April, 2009 I think you might find we will be debt free, why would we need a CVA as the club is not in administration and the overdraft and the debts are the clubs and probably will be settled in full. SLH has assets but little debt which will be sorted by the buyout and the purchase of the stadium. I doubt very much that this post is correct. Nonetheless, I am still strangely optimistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 27 April, 2009 Author Share Posted 27 April, 2009 I doubt very much that this post is correct. Nonetheless, I am still strangely optimistic. Then you should go onto google and do a bit of research on insolvency. I would be interested to know why a solvent trading company would need a CVA. Furthermore, SLH owns the lodge, SMS, the farm, staplewood. SFC owns nothing and has £6m in debts inc the overdraft, and is being kept going by the creditors waiting for their money. They will get a lot more if the company doesn't go into administration, however as it has these liabilities it couldn't fund administration and would be wound up immediately. Get it now, if we are not bought in the next three weeks it's over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooohTerryHurlock Posted 27 April, 2009 Share Posted 27 April, 2009 Christ, talk about over-reacting. We're in the third tier of English football, get used to it. Just because we're Southampton it doesn't mean we automatically deserve to be in the top flight. Yes, we're all upset and distraught at what's happened over the last few years and especially today, but suggest the club has "died" is just silly. Like economies, football clubs go up and down, and we're in a bad patch at the moment. We'll be back one day - blimey you never know, we might even have fun in League One. Lets Have Fun In League One!!!! Thats the slogan man! Half of the Marketing job done for them - (again!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ooohTerryHurlock Posted 27 April, 2009 Share Posted 27 April, 2009 [/b] one of the consortium have definately approached Carol Vordaman At least she can add up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 27 April, 2009 Share Posted 27 April, 2009 Today we reached rock bottom when the penalty was missed and the game was drawn. Sod the minus ten points we may or may not get, it's irrelevant, from today we can finally look forward to a rosy future. In my opinion in a short while we will have new owners, no debt, a stadium that if another match was never played there,will pay for itself. A football club that will have the best gates/income/costs in any division of the football league. New management, almost a completely new squad, a much lower wage bill, completely self sustaining and profitable. If the right management is brought in in May, the squad brought together before pre season, possibly some quality loans, then we can look forward to a cracking season. Don't ask me any questions I Don't know the answer. However for the first time in years I feel very happy tonight. I feel confident the takeover will happen sooner rather than later. Interesting theory, personally I can see us being in a lower division next season with 10 points fewer than everyone else, which is clearly lower than being 23rd in the CCC - and that's the positive slant on it. We're going to be bottom of League One for at least a month even if we win our first 4 games, and when did we ever do things like that ? Still, could be worse, we might not exist at all in a week or so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oz Posted 27 April, 2009 Share Posted 27 April, 2009 Been there liked the old house by the river, at the back of the government buildings opposite the cathedral. What's it's name. lima Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 27 April, 2009 Share Posted 27 April, 2009 What's tha capital of Peru? P?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 27 April, 2009 Share Posted 27 April, 2009 [/b] one of the consortium have definately approached Carol Vordaman I got "aroused" once while watching Carol Vordeman. I was quite pleased. Well, it is 7 letters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaford Saint Posted 27 April, 2009 Share Posted 27 April, 2009 Sorry Dave, nothing can cheer me up tonight.My club has been relegated, we have to win 3 games next year and get a draw before we even register a point.I wandered onto the pitch at the end of the game to get a feel of the atmosphere,not the same as the goose bumps i got from walking onto the Dell pitch,the club died today and nothing you can say to me is going to make it feel any better.Sorry mate. Col, I hope you are feeling better. I still feel numb......90 odd players in the last 4 years and I reckon another or 10 or 15 will depart at the end of the season. I'd settle for a consolidation season where we stabilise and then start to build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teddy Nutkins Posted 27 April, 2009 Share Posted 27 April, 2009 Col, I hope you are feeling better. I still feel numb......90 odd players in the last 4 years and I reckon another or 10 or 15 will depart at the end of the season. I'd settle for a consolidation season where we stabilise and then start to build Yes i'm feeling a lot more positive now than i did on Saturday night.I had a couple of beers that seemed to help with my mood.Anyway agree , consolidation season would be fine and let's be fair starting with -10 points a mid table position would be respectable.I am hoping for better, and i am liking the little snippets of information that are permeating through the fog of relegation.Who knows Lance, we may even enjoy next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insertfunnyname Posted 27 April, 2009 Share Posted 27 April, 2009 I'm the same - oddly positive. Though we have slipped down into league 1 and got a -10 penalty I get the feeling the club is more unified than it has been since Strachan left. The kids are a year better and with some gd new players should have every chance of doing well and hopefully the -10 an give us a siege mentality. If we can get some momentum and confidence up who knows? Bristol City got promoted from league 1 and reached the championship play offs the next season (missing out on automatic in the last few games), Swansea almost did it this year and Peterborough and Leicester will have a gd chance as well I reckon. Settled clubs, full of confidence and with stability = success. Got my fingers crossed that Saints will be described like that shortly cos lets face it those words haven't been used for Saints in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 27 April, 2009 Share Posted 27 April, 2009 I'll have a massive smile when someone dressed as a white knight comes over the horizon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eelpie Posted 27 April, 2009 Share Posted 27 April, 2009 One of the "bidders" is undertaking the "fit and proper persons" test early next week with the League/Football Association. They however are not the only runners in this "race" Then we're doomed to being taken over by a gun-runner and tax-dodger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 27 April, 2009 Author Share Posted 27 April, 2009 Your posts derry, over the last 4 weeks have been very interesting. I have been very impressed by the way that you have managed to get the idea of a fans's bid going - albeit only as a last resort in the event that no buyer comes forward. Have you now stopped your fans's bid activities? Are you so confident that we will get a buyer that SOS can be wound up? Or do you continue to plan to have meetings with the likes of the Saints Trust "just in case" a fan's bid is still likely to be required? I'm hoping it's a done deal and we can stand down. An understanding is in place to mount a rescue bid, I am in contact with Nick Illingsworth. In the present circumstances there is little we can do but monitor events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Billy Posted 27 April, 2009 Share Posted 27 April, 2009 I'm hoping it's a done deal and we can stand down. An understanding is in place to mount a rescue bid, I am in contact with Nick Illingsworth. In the present circumstances there is little we can do but monitor events. Hard to monitor little or no information, no disrespect intended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 27 April, 2009 Author Share Posted 27 April, 2009 Hard to monitor little or no information, no disrespect intended. I did say 'events', really just waiting, it's usually Friday I understand,:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFC Forever Posted 27 April, 2009 Share Posted 27 April, 2009 Sorry Dave, nothing can cheer me up tonight.My club has been relegated, we have to win 3 games next year and get a draw before we even register a point.I wandered onto the pitch at the end of the game to get a feel of the atmosphere,not the same as the goose bumps i got from walking onto the Dell pitch,the club died today and nothing you can say to me is going to make it feel any better.Sorry mate. We will start 10 points behind the leaders. If we finish 10 points behind or better we will at worst be in playoffs surely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delmary Posted 29 April, 2009 Share Posted 29 April, 2009 Today we reached rock bottom when the penalty was missed and the game was drawn. Sod the minus ten points we may or may not get, it's irrelevant, from today we can finally look forward to a rosy future. In my opinion in a short while we will have new owners, no debt, a stadium that if another match was never played there,will pay for itself. A football club that will have the best gates/income/costs in any division of the football league. New management, almost a completely new squad, a much lower wage bill, completely self sustaining and profitable. If the right management is brought in in May, the squad brought together before pre season, possibly some quality loans, then we can look forward to a cracking season. Don't ask me any questions I Don't know the answer. However for the first time in years I feel very happy tonight. I feel confident the takeover will happen sooner rather than later.Still smiling????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy Miller Posted 29 April, 2009 Share Posted 29 April, 2009 Why has no-one mentioned what happened to Luton, Rotherham or Bournemouth? If the club/SLH (same thing in my book) don't exit administration the right way we'll get docked more than 10 points. Also if new owners didn't come forward in times of plenty who believes we'll get good ones in times of famine. Other than that life is wonderful. PS: My wife was born in Lima - do I win an extra prize! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanco Saint Posted 29 April, 2009 Share Posted 29 April, 2009 We will start 10 points behind the leaders. If we finish 10 points behind or better we will at worst be in playoffs surely. Don't call him surely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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