I wanted a British Manager - Wilde

[Master Bates]

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/4357374.Wilde__I_wanted_British_boss_for_Saints/

[Dicko]

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/4357374.Wilde__I_wanted_British_boss_for_Saints/

 

I've stopped believing anything that man says

 

The best thing he could do, is jump off the rocks at Corbiere

[stanthemanfairoak]

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/4357374.Wilde__I_wanted_British_boss_for_Saints/

funny how he`s just crawled out the woodwork:confused:

[Give it to Ron]

Comical....when you consider Pearson was involved with England under 21's and Wilde wanted someone with a track record of working with youngsters!

Instead we got 2 Dutch jokers whose track records are littered with relegation and admin.

[Foxstone]

Yeah Mike we know !

 

Pearson was just as adept in developing younger players - He was part of the England youth set up after all !

[Foxstone]

Sorry Ron - YOu just beat me too it but glad I was'nt the only person thinking that !

[Give it to Ron]

Yeah Mike we know !

 

Pearson was just as adept in developing younger players - He was part of the England youth set up after all !

 

Great minds...also when you look at the age of the Leicester squad this season!

[um pahars]

So we can only assume that he was OK with the appointment of Poortvliet which IMHO was the decision that took us over the edge.

 

Saying you wanted a British manager to take over from the imbecile you first appointed is somewhat shutting the stable door. A fact made worse by having to boot out an incumbent who appears to tick most of the boxes you want.

 

It also goes to sow who was making the decisions (i.e. Lowe) with Wilde being a mere patsy to him, but you also have to remember that Lowe only got that position and power through Wilde's support, so he has to accept his share of responsiblity.

[Master Bates]

A couple of people mentioned on here that Billy Davies or Sam Allardyce were being lined up as manager.

 

Leon Crouch confirms in today's echo that this was true.

[trousers]

Time to dig out some Wilde quotes on the OS from last May/June me thinks....

[egreog]

Frankly.....who cares what he wanted or didn't want........ all too late......we are where we are

[NickG]

lined up? what does that mean? They thought about, like we do on here, or managed to sell the club to them and could pay them? I suspect its the former.

[northam soul]

Crouch has the back page with I could have saved Saints which goes on about investing the 2 million and he had british managers lined up to take over, questions why portvliet had so long and praises NP.

[Ponty]

So much hot air. Say what you like about Lowe (I know I do), at least he's shut the **** up of late. These two need to back off and crawl back into their respective holes.

[northam soul]

They have actually printed Crouches letters to the club and the clubs official responses regarding investment etc by shoosmiths and seymour pierce.

[skintsaint]

anyone care anymore about these muppets?

[Saint Fan CaM]

Wilde - you make me sick. The fact you played a huge part in the dismissal of Pearson thanks to backing Lowe just goes to show what a complete liar you are. IMO you have no right whatsoever to use the media to try to re-write history to save your own tarnished reputation. You and Lowe will go down in history as the most reviled men in SFC's past - complete and abject failures who almost killed the club.

[Master Bates]

Crouch has the back page with I could have saved Saints which goes on about investing the 2 million and he had british managers lined up to take over, questions why portvliet had so long and praises NP.

 

I don't like the picture though.

 

The pic is Leon Crouch standing by the Ted Bates statue with his hands on his hips trying to look like a maverick.

 

There was one similar about a week ago, but this time Crouch was looking towards the sky with his hands on his hips next to the Ted Bates statue trying to look like superman.

[Special K]

What a fool. He may feel it cathartic to confess all and also have a sly dig at his fellow conspirators at the same time to try, but all it tells me is that he's a weak lapdog, who went along with whatever Lowe said

[Wes Tender]

So much hot air. Say what you like about Lowe (I know I do), at least he's shut the **** up of late. These two need to back off and crawl back into their respective holes.

 

Lowe has shut up recently because he vented his spleen immediately after his resignation when we went into administration. He has already said all he wanted to say, which was that he was totally blameless and it was all the fault of those who took over after he had gone the first time. If he continued to make comments now, he would invite further vitriol onto his shoulders and just sound like a broken record.

 

As for Wilde, the guy has absolutely no redeeming features at all. For a start, it is totally useless him claiming that he wanted a British manager after Poortvliet's departure. Firstly, the useless JP had already had too long and therefore it was almost too late for anybody to save us, but secondly Wilde held the whiphand. It was only with his support that Lowe held power. If the Quisling had any balls at all, he would have told Lowe that the Dutch experiment had not worked and it was time to ditch it. If Lowe did not concur, then Wilde would withdraw his support. But the fact that Wilde did not use his clout to get what he said he wanted, proves that he had no balls and it is therefore useless him bleating about it now.

[derry]

Lowe has shut up recently because he vented his spleen immediately after his resignation when we went into administration. He has already said all he wanted to say, which was that he was totally blameless and it was all the fault of those who took over after he had gone the first time. If he continued to make comments now, he would invite further vitriol onto his shoulders and just sound like a broken record.

 

As for Wilde, the guy has absolutely no redeeming features at all. For a start, it is totally useless him claiming that he wanted a British manager after Poortvliet's departure. Firstly, the useless JP had already had too long and therefore it was almost too late for anybody to save us, but secondly Wilde held the whiphand. It was only with his support that Lowe held power. If the Quisling had any balls at all, he would have told Lowe that the Dutch experiment had not worked and it was time to ditch it. If Lowe did not concur, then Wilde would withdraw his support. But the fact that Wilde did not use his clout to get what he said he wanted, proves that he had no balls and it is therefore useless him bleating about it now.

 

Absolutely, with 17% of the shares if he was any sort of a man at all he would have imposed his will by calling an EGM the second Lowe disagreed with him. He was complicit in everything that happened.

 

He is a weak prat, so much so, he lost millions. It was his inability to organise the composition of the board, and walking out that caused all this.

[fos1]

Wilde - you make me sick. The fact you played a huge part in the dismissal of Pearson thanks to backing Lowe just goes to show what a complete liar you are. IMO you have no right whatsoever to use the media to try to re-write history to save your own tarnished reputation. You and Lowe will go down in history as the most reviled men in SFC's past - complete and abject failures who almost killed the club.

 

Couldnt agree more spot on, you cannot believe anything Wilde says, he told the board on several occasions that he had 2 million investment coming in next week, eventually the board had enough of his lies about investment !!!!

[EBS1980]

So why doesn't he say who he had lined up? Maybe it's cos the British Manager wasn't anyone the fans would have been impressed with.

[Master Bates]

Leon Crouch also wanted to bring in Steve Walsh as Chief Scout.

Edited 11 May, 2009 by Master Bates

[gordonToo]

Frankly, I don't believe him.

 

What track record did JP and Wotte have to be given the job over NP and to say that NP couldn't work with youngsters is laughable.

[Foxstone]

Absolutely, with 17% of the shares if he was any sort of a man at all he would have imposed his will by calling an EGM the second Lowe disagreed with him. He was complicit in everything that happened.

 

He is a weak prat, so much so, he lost millions. It was his inability to organise the composition of the board, and walking out that caused all this.

 

 

I think it was by his sheer naivety and lack of any business acumen that saw him being thrown off the board by the very men he appointed !

 

As you say - Weak Prat !

 

And a dreamer......

[hypochondriac]

There you have it folks. Finance never came into it. An idiotic decision

[Mole]

Shut the **** up Wilde you Judas Traitor ****.

[Nadia Sllim]

Leon Crouch also wanted to bring in Steve Walsh as Chief Scout.

 

You What You What You what...........

[Badger]

Whichever way you look at it this is an outrageous admission by Wilde although clearly not intended to be so.

 

He was complicit in clearing out a manager who had previously worked with young players at the U21 level and had experience of our league.The replacements were brought in to ' work with young players' but had no experience of our league.

 

When it was obvious such a revolutionary coaching set up was a dismal failure he wanted to bring in a "British mananager" rather than appoint one of 'his' original choices.Surely this amounts to him recognising the original actions and appointment was an error ?

 

Nowhere does the article contain an admission of getting it wrong nor apology.

 

It seems to rank in the 'Kurt Waldheim league' of don't blame me, perhaps Wilde should add the rest saying he didn't really know what was going on. And perhaps he didn't,as he probably was not involved in the real decision making.

[Saint_clark]

Of course you did, Michael.

Idiot.

[NickG]

There should be a ban on anyone who has ever sat on the board or have had more than £1000 worth of shares to prevent them ever talking in the media about saints

[Mole]

Michael Wilde : Last Activity: Yesterday 06:08 PM

 

He'll be on again today to see how his Echo interview was received.

[SaintRichmond]

Yeah Mike we know !

 

Pearson was just as adept in developing younger players - He was part of the England youth set up after all !

 

 

For the attention of Mr Wilde ...a

 

SO, pertinent questions are :-

 

You were supposed to have a BOARD ...... so how come the "wishes" of Lowe, overule the whole Board ???

 

You had an Allegience with Lowe Mr Wilde, you held the most Shares

 

How could you sit back and say absolutely NOTHING about such matters as

 

Sacking Pearson

The Dutch Duo

Total Football concept

Selling/Loaning ALL our proven Goalscorers

Going with Youth

 

Bit late now to let us know your thoughts

 

Tell you what ... let us know when you will be in the University Bar again .... then you can hear OUR thoughts

[georgeg]

So much hot air. Say what you like about Lowe (I know I do), at least he's shut the **** up of late. These two need to back off and crawl back into their respective holes.

 

yes Ponty - I'm sure that lowe was quiet at the city ground (like F*** he was) telling everyone who would listen about how none of this was his fault - 90+ minutes of bull**** from the pompous arse - guaranteed!

[RobM]

So much hot air. Say what you like about Lowe (I know I do), at least he's shut the **** up of late. These two need to back off and crawl back into their respective holes.

 

Absolutely. And isn't it funny that Wilde wanted a British manager, is a majority shareholder and still Lowe got his way over him. What a pathetic man.

 

It's a desperate attempt at getting back on side with the fans who Wilde has desperately let down and lied to over the last few years.

 

Mr.Wilde and Mr.Crouch too, please stay out of the press, keep your opinions to yourselves and stop damaging the little reputation we have left by continuously dragging up history and old arguments and leave this 'I told you so' crap well alone. The club and it's fans have suffered enough.

[Mole]

Did Lowe have some sort of hold over Wilde? It just doesn't make sense how the largest shareholder was such a lapdog.

[SaintRichmond]

So much hot air. Say what you like about Lowe (I know I do), at least he's shut the **** up of late. These two need to back off and crawl back into their respective holes.

 

 

 

Yeah ... Strange that .... ever stopped to wonder WHY ???

 

 

 

 

Alla Python ...... " No, he's not dead ...... he's just sleeping ..... "

[Foxstone]

Michael Wilde : Last Activity: Yesterday 06:08 PM

 

He'll be on again today to see how his Echo interview was received.

 

 

Is Saintmarc still lurking then ?

 

Or does he have another alter-ego.... Saint twerp for example !

[Mole]

Is Saintmarc still lurking then ?

 

Or does he have another alter-ego.... Saint twerp for example !

 

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/forum/member.php?u=8636

[Foxstone]

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/forum/member.php?u=8636

 

 

Well I never !!

 

A man of the people in his own dreams....

[fos1]

Wilde go away, never want to see you at Southampton FC again, go support your first love Liverpool, they are welcome to you, perhaps you could take your best friend Lowe wth you !!!

[Mole]

Well I never !!

 

A man of the people in his own dreams....

 

Last Activity: Today 09:59 AM

 

He'll be on again later to catch up on the rest of his fan mail.

[miserableoldgit]

For the attention of Mr Wilde ...a

 

SO, pertinent questions are :-

 

You were supposed to have a BOARD ...... so how come the "wishes" of Lowe, overule the whole Board ???

 

You had an Allegience with Lowe Mr Wilde, you held the most Shares

 

How could you sit back and say absolutely NOTHING about such matters as

 

Sacking Pearson

The Dutch Duo

Total Football concept

Selling/Loaning ALL our proven Goalscorers

Going with Youth

 

Bit late now to let us know your thoughts

 

Tell you what ... let us know when you will be in the University Bar again .... then you can hear OUR thoughts

And wasn`t Wilde supposed to be Chairman of the Football Club? Did he have no say in who was manager? (rhetorical question!).

[Mole]

Apparently he didn't even write his own programme notes!

[Morph]

Michael Wilde : Last Activity: Yesterday 06:08 PM

 

He'll be on again today to see how his Echo interview was received.

 

Was on this morning at approx 10:00am

[Seany S]

LOL what reaction is Wilde expecting by surfacing to put this pathetic tuppence ha'penny worth in the mix? How can we take him seriously when we ended up getting rid of a promising young English boss who kept us in the Championship, and we ended up with a Kwik Save approximation of Total Football? arrrrrrgggh *esplodes*

[lordswoodsaints]

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/4357374.Wilde__I_wanted_British_boss_for_Saints/

 

Why is this **** still trying to justify his actions.

Nobody wants to hear his weak minded side of the story,the best thing he could do is get a hosepipe from his exhaust and sit there praying that it ends soon.

[saintjay77]

Tossers..... the lot of them

[Junior Mullet]

Personally I think nationality has very little to do with it.

 

I would have thought someone with knowledge of the english game and system, good contacts and someone whom the players (both experienced and young) would respect would have been most important. It's so easy to say with hindsight that NP had those things as well as the respect and a synergy with most fans.

 

History will judge your decisions and sadly both Wilde and Lowe failed. I just wish they would both admit it. Perhaps then I would have more respect for them.