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Comment | Chambers Departure Does Not make Good Reeding !
at 19:00:13
To have witnessed and then marveled at such a wonderfully entertaining, and fantastic team over the last few years. One of the best I've seen in the 50 years I've supported Saints. It is gut-wrenchingly sad to see what is happening now to this wonderful football club.
Owned (now), by a sheltered heiress who detests the spotlight, has no real affinity for the club (unlike her father), no experience, and has buried he head in the sand, while her appointed sycophants spoil the years of progress made with the help of her father's money and the golden vision of the best, strongest, and most leader savvy of a chairman this football club has ever had - one Nicola Cortese. Yet this guy is still lampooned on this website and other message boards. While the clowns Rogers, Reed, & Krueger (is he still there?) systematically dismantle our wonderful team. And we're told to have patience!
Towards the end of your previous post you said lets not make a 'drama out of a crisis' - these are the wrong two words mate. Catastrophe, and tragedy, are two better one's!
Last week a big Saints fan on here answered a post of mine saying 'this is the most exciting time to be a Saints fan'! Jeez.........................
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Comment | It's Not Doom And Gloom According To The Bookies
at 12:24:54
@Zam
My 'hopes of success' are only achievable through the Cups. Qualifying for Europe through a league placing is no longer achievable (like it was in the early 80's when we regularly filled a high placing), the top 6 positions for the foreseeable future will be (in any order) Man C, Man U, Liv, Ars, Spurs, Chels, as they continue to take our best talent from us - like it or not, we 'feed' these clubs.
In my first season 1965/66 Martin Chivers was my hero. The next season he was sold to Spurs for £125k - a record. Not much has changed since then, save one glorious exception - Le Tissier. I care passionately about my team, and I wistfully dream of another wonderful day like May 1st 1976 (the second best day of my life), but while the 'Big 6' keep stockpiling our best players our chances ever diminish. Cortese gave me hope (albeit false in the end), but who knows had Markus lived, we could have added 2/3 more players to the group that finished last season, and a Champions League placing was quite possible. Now I would have really loved to see that in my lifetime - wouldn't you?
I don't want to get involved in a tit-for-tat's post mate - I can see you feel for Saints like I do. And I'd much rather be in the position we are now than the Sk**ts down the road - but for a while with Liebherr/Cortese/Poch I reached for the stars.
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Comment | It's Not Doom And Gloom According To The Bookies
at 10:35:48
Nice upbeat piece mate, but it's hard not to see the 'Doom and Gloom'.
For the line 'probably losing one or two more', read four by the end of the winter transfer window - Schneiderlein, Lovren, Rodriguez, Chambers. We are what we are, what we've always been - a feeder club, a selling club, for whatever reasons. A stepping stone for aspiring, unloyal, greedy players. Which has been made worse by losing a leader like Cortese (I know that'll receive your wrath), because they sure are leaderless now (is Kruegar still there)? And for sure we'll have 'promising youngsters' to come through - we always do, but they too will be sold off as soon as the 'Big 6' come calling.
Markus Liebherr's place in Saints history is assured, but I can't help but think the massive success created by his money, and Cortese's vision, has created a 'Monster' for his daughter Katarina, who doesn't look happy in the spotlight, whilst wanting the club to be more 'self-sustaining' (always a bad phrase to hear when you dream of success like I do)! In fact, I believe that was Cortese's greatest crime - to give us supporters hope.
But maybe there is a glimmer of hope, because Koeman has impressed me, professionally going about his business in very difficult circumstances.
Sorry mate - rant over. Needed to get it off my chest!! C'mon Saints!! |
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Comment | Could Pochettino Be Leaving Spurs Before A Ball Is Kicked
at 08:11:28
The football I witnessed watching Saints last season was the best I've seen in 50 years of supporting the club (with the possible exception of the Div 1 Runners-Up side of the early 80's).
I'm sure Poch will go on to manage Barca, Real, or PSG one day. And, unfortunately, I believe he will be a big success with Spurs in the interim. Personally, I wish he'd stayed with us - but alas, it wasn't to be. |
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Comment | Jack Rodwell Linked With Saints
at 13:19:40
I thought Rodwell left Everton for a good deal more £12 million?
A player like this will have his choice of clubs - and it won't be us. When Schneiderlin moves on, he is the one player of those that have left, who can replaced 'in-house'. I believe that this can be Chambers best position, he has more than enough nouse, and talent to be a huge success playing there - before he too leaves us for one of the so-called 'big 6'. |
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Comment | Can Saints Now Target 10th Place ?
at 10:03:33
Glad to see you're finally starting to look up the table!!
Always enjoy reading your pieces, and whilst your are a fan of long standing, and consequently have endured many a relegation fight, I have got a little frustrated at times by articles about points targets regarding Premiership safety.
Like you I have been a Saints fan for many years (since 1965), and whilst the Runners-Up team of '84, and the cup winning side of '76 will forever be remembered, I am hard pushed to remember such a good Saints side as I have been watching in recent weeks - this is a seriously good side, and I am a little surprised that you (and others), have been just a little downbeat (i.e Looking down the table as of up) as regards our fate at the seasons end.
Pochettino, Cortese (Liebherr family), the Saints staff, and players of course, have given me more joy watching my team in the last couple of months, as they have done in the last fifty years!
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Comment | Lambert Shows He Is Going Nowhere
at 19:06:19
Great news - well deserved!!
The biggest hero since Le Tissier - and in my top 5 heroes of the last 50 years!
1. Le Tissier
2. Channon
3. Paine
4. Lambert
5. Davies
In with very good company.
Congratulations - and many thanks for all your goals!! And a massive thanks to Alan Pardew for the most astute of signings!! |
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Comment | 30 Point Mark Beckons
at 10:44:16
I do enjoy reading your posts, but I don't think this relegation 'fight' is like that of the 90's (or even 60's & 70's - of which I remember)!
I think this team, and the manner in which they've played of late, are much superior to those sides of the past.
The one good thing about living in Malta (aside of the weather of course), is that I get to watch Saints play 'live' every week. I am currently watching a team right now, more than capable of catching Norwich, Fulham, & West Ham above us, and whilst I understand your concerns at the relegation places - and who will fill them, dare to look 'up' the table - not 'down'!
Oh, and by the way, with one or two useful additions in the summer, this will be a 'Top 10' team next season!! |
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