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Dutch duo fly in as Pearson leaves
12:36pm Friday 30th May 2008
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Saints have sensationally ditched the manager who saved them from relegation and replaced him with a Dutch coach.
Nigel Pearson was last night told his contract will not be renewed when it runs out this summer.
Pearson, who only joined the club in mid-February, therefore leaves after just 14 games in charge.
He was hailed a hero after Saints dramatically avoided relegation from the Championship earlier this month by beating Sheffield United 3-2 at St Mary's on the last day of the season.
In Pearson's place, directors Rupert Lowe and Michael Wilde have brought in Jan Poortvliet, who played for Holland in the 1978 World Cup final.
Poortvliet, who has never worked in England, will head up a four-man coaching team that also includes another Dutch-man, Mark Wotte, as well as current Saints academy coach David Hockaday and St Mary's reserve team boss Stewart Henderson.
Poortvliet and Wotte have agreed to join on modest contracts but with big incentives for success.
Football board chairman Wilde said: "We held a meeting with Nigel which was extremely constructive and helpful. We're sure he will be a well respected manager in the future at whatever club he ultimately goes to."
READ MORE HERE:
- Our Saints Vision: Wilde explains all
- Introducing new Saints head coach
- Fourth Dutch boss in England
- Poortliet played in the World Cup
- Fourteen managers in fourteen years
- Nigel Pearson Timeline
FOR ALL THE STORIES SEE TODAY'S DAILY ECHO
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Mark, Southampton says...
8:10am Fri 30 May 08
Never heard of this dutch guy.
I cannot believe Lowe & Wilde. They have just lost the fans support, even before the new season begins..............
Pearson was the man who can motivate and get the best out of players. Now we have an unknown manager....well done lowe and wilde. Nice to see that lowe has picked up where he left off !!!!!!
I have a horrible feeling we will be fighting relegation again next season......
Insane, says...
8:10am Fri 30 May 08
Unlucky Pearson, but in Lowe's eyes, you were the old boards choice, so no way could Rupert work with someone who he didn't personally approve of.
Instead we get a couple of people that barely anyone have heard of who have no track record. Insane.
But then Rupert is back in charge and if he didn't kill the club the first time round, he almost certainly will now.
The man is a cancer. Southampton will never be cured whilst he has anything to do with the club.
Gaz, southampton says...
8:23am Fri 30 May 08
rob, winchester says...
8:26am Fri 30 May 08
Ruperts Nemisis, Siouthampton says...
8:26am Fri 30 May 08
Remember this Mr Lowe, brand loayalty will only take you so far, your only income stream is the common fan, disregard them at your peril.
couzzy, says...
8:29am Fri 30 May 08
This is the darkest day in our history and yet i fear there are many more to come. On top of all that comes THE biggest contradiction when lowe states they had a very productive meeting with pearson.......they sacked him!!!!! How the hell is that productive!!!!!!
How are we supposed to believe that this is a good idea when wehave used coaches such as wigley and gray, all lowes choices incidentally who have bought nothing but inept performances and bad results and the biggest selling point in this appointment? He played in a world cup final!!! woop de doo!! I played in a tyro cup final 12 years ago, does that make me qualified????
so come on lowe fans , defend this shocker...........
GRIM REAPER, says...
8:29am Fri 30 May 08
bewildered saint, london says...
8:30am Fri 30 May 08
More relegation stress at St Marys is the order of the day or I'm a dutchman
Lowe Out, says...
8:32am Fri 30 May 08
Gaz wrote:Yes, Wenger was a well known manager and won the league with Monaco and done well in the European Cup with them too.
Had anyone heard of Wegner b4 he arrd at Arsenal give the lads a chance
These two dutch fellas are coaching in the 2nd tier of dutch football, which is a non-league standard compared to English football.
Hank, says...
8:33am Fri 30 May 08
The only upside to this (if there can be one) is that he has acted before the season starts, and not 10 games in.
Me thinks it's going to be a very long season.
Phil, Downton says...
8:35am Fri 30 May 08
The reality is Saints either continue to wheel and deal with loans and experienced players in the hope we can reach the play offs by a combination of sweat and strength OR we do something radical like give youth a chance!!!
I for one want to see Saints play a passing game with a team of players giving everything for the club, genuinely giving everything for the club and not playing just for the contract and money.
I want to see our academy flourish and I want to see Saints develop young players who get a chance to play in the first team. I hope we get into the premiership and we are able to keep the best of our home grown players but if we dont, selling them is the reality of survival.
I welcome something new and radical, I am looking forward to next season. I am sorry that Nigel Pearson has not got the track record of developing the youth and I am truly grateful for the wheeling and dealing that brought in the keeper and centre backs that saved us BUT I want Saints to have a real future, not just temporary survival.
Come on you reds!!!
Phil, Downton says...
8:35am Fri 30 May 08
The reality is Saints either continue to wheel and deal with loans and experienced players in the hope we can reach the play offs by a combination of sweat and strength OR we do something radical like give youth a chance!!!
I for one want to see Saints play a passing game with a team of players giving everything for the club, genuinely giving everything for the club and not playing just for the contract and money.
I want to see our academy flourish and I want to see Saints develop young players who get a chance to play in the first team. I hope we get into the premiership and we are able to keep the best of our home grown players but if we dont, selling them is the reality of survival.
I welcome something new and radical, I am looking forward to next season. I am sorry that Nigel Pearson has not got the track record of developing the youth and I am truly grateful for the wheeling and dealing that brought in the keeper and centre backs that saved us BUT I want Saints to have a real future, not just temporary survival.
Come on you reds!!!
Taylor, says...
8:39am Fri 30 May 08
Can they speak english?
And could somone please tell me whats going on with the players are they staying or going?
Thank you
mikael, southampton says...
8:40am Fri 30 May 08
Captain Swing, Southampton says...
8:42am Fri 30 May 08
Expect loony postings from "Pompey fans" imminently, followed by rancorous responses.
Simon Templar, Woolston says...
8:47am Fri 30 May 08
Cue the PR nobodies coming on here spouting how we have unearthed a gem and give the new set-up. IT WON'T WORK, IT COULD NEVER WORK, AND IT 6 MONTHS TIME WE WILL BE EVEN WORSE OFF.
A disgusting, short-sighted, penny pinching decision, the club is rancid from the top down.
bewilderedsaint, london says...
8:48am Fri 30 May 08
The_Shotster, Southampton says...
8:49am Fri 30 May 08
steve, southampton says...
8:49am Fri 30 May 08
MB, Soton says...
8:51am Fri 30 May 08
Tony, Fareham says...
8:55am Fri 30 May 08
Hank, says...
8:58am Fri 30 May 08
There must be a reason for this Rupert, who advised you with this appointment, feel free to explain to the long suffering fans of our club, we deserve more than this.
Lou, Southampton says...
9:00am Fri 30 May 08
I don't think he has been given a fair chance in 14 games to prove himself.
Lowe Out, says...
9:07am Fri 30 May 08
Lowe and Wilde never ever had any intention of keeping Pearson.
The financial stuff is again yet more spin as the cost of these 'two' coaches will certainly add up.
Also bearing in mind Pearson has had plenty of work with England U21s then i imagine he would of had plenty of experience to move young players into the first team.
The whole thing is a complete and utter shambles.
Lowe and Wilde OUT
Boycott merchandise and cash starve Lowe and Wilde into adminstration.
lyn, southampton says...
9:09am Fri 30 May 08
saintsfan, southampton says...
9:14am Fri 30 May 08
Simon Templar, Woolston says...
9:17am Fri 30 May 08
Lowe Out wrote:Boycott Merchandise AND Matches. Don't let Lowe win this one, let's go out fighting, we havent got anything to lose, the club isn't ours anymore or even offering us hope.
<b> Absolute disgrace and sick and tired of the lies that come out of Michael Wilde's mouth.
Lowe and Wilde never ever had any intention of keeping Pearson.
The financial stuff is again yet more spin as the cost of these 'two' coaches will certainly add up.
Also bearing in mind Pearson has had plenty of work with England U21s then i imagine he would of had plenty of experience to move young players into the first team.
The whole thing is a complete and utter shambles.
Lowe and Wilde OUT
Boycott merchandise and cash starve Lowe and Wilde into adminstration.</b>
It will only ever be Lowe's play thing until something drastic happens. If its liquidation with all the risks involved then so be it, its the only hope that something better may come out of it.
Sad, sad times to be a Sotonian.
gorf, soton says...
9:24am Fri 30 May 08
ah well hope they get us up there
Louise Jones, Hythe, Southampton says...
9:25am Fri 30 May 08
sfc, soton says...
9:27am Fri 30 May 08
blue, gosport says...
9:33am Fri 30 May 08
In his first game he selected all the kids.
We got to the semi final of the cup and just missed out on the play-offs.
The real question for you is whether your youth team contains players of the calibre of Awford, Symons, Lee Russell, Daryll Powell and Darren Anderton. If you have you've got a chance.
Lowe only came back to try and stave off the imminent threat of administration which would have lost him all his money immediately.
I don't think you have and this looks like condeming your youth team to get chewed up and spat out by probably the physically toughest league in the world.
However, I think you are all missing the point here. You couldn't afford to do anything else.
Joke club fan, Bitterne says...
9:35am Fri 30 May 08
Two things, Southampton says...
9:43am Fri 30 May 08
1. Celtic put a relatively unknown manager in charge - Wim Jansen and he delivered our first title in 9 years! Even after losing our first 2 league games. Plus he signed a lot of unheard of talent - Henrick Larsson anyone?
2. Look what wonders De Canio did with QPR last season with no money, he was realtively unknown too.
Lets get behind the team and see how good these guys are, if results don't go our way then start the moaning, we're so defeatist at the moment!
Pricesboy, Petersfield says...
9:44am Fri 30 May 08
Tim, Ocean Village says...
9:46am Fri 30 May 08
Chav free zone, Swaythling says...
9:47am Fri 30 May 08
skateh8er, have a guess.. says...
9:47am Fri 30 May 08
whizz-kid, Woolston says...
9:48am Fri 30 May 08
We needed a man who could spot potential in our whole squad including the youth set-up.
We needed a man with an extensive knowledge of English football who was able to spot where we needed strengthening and was able to get somebody to fill the gap.
We needed a man who had shown that even though he only played for "unfashionable" clubs, his commitment as a captain meant his teams boxed above their weights, getting promotion and to Finals.
We needed a man who showed respect on and off the field, and who could deal with the misdeanours of some of our players.
We had him, we let him go.
Now watch him go to the highest level with another club.
Rob Cole, Covent Gardern says...
9:52am Fri 30 May 08
Scumboy, Shirley says...
9:52am Fri 30 May 08
I remember how poor we were when played Plymouth jus before Pearson took over, the improvement he made by end of season was nothing short of remarkable. Now this... an absolute nobody... disgusting. What is Lowe playing at, seriously???!!
Disgruntled, Southampton says...
9:56am Fri 30 May 08
Nicola, Southampton says...
9:57am Fri 30 May 08
Scumboy, Shirley says...
9:58am Fri 30 May 08
pompeyUN, Sunny Southsea says...
9:59am Fri 30 May 08
Is it pronounced Poor-Toilet only I'm not an expert on the Dutch language unless we have to go there on our European Tour next season.
whizz-kid, says...
10:00am Fri 30 May 08
Scumboy wrote:Poortvliet and Wotte are FAR from being nobodies!, but still a HUGE gamble.
DISGRACEFUL... I remember how poor we were when played Plymouth jus before Pearson took over, the improvement he made by end of season was nothing short of remarkable. Now this... an absolute nobody... disgusting. What is Lowe playing at, seriously???!!
Ha, says...
10:02am Fri 30 May 08
pompeyUN wrote:You mean when Pompey poo their pants when they meet a good team?
Oh dear, looks another successful season. Is it pronounced Poor-Toilet only I'm not an expert on the Dutch language unless we have to go there on our European Tour next season.
Its ok, it will be a short european tour. You won't get past the 1st team you meet.
Mike, Soton says...
10:08am Fri 30 May 08
Scumboy, Shirley says...
10:15am Fri 30 May 08
whizz-kid wrote:From the saints website...
Scumboy wrote: DISGRACEFUL... I remember how poor we were when played Plymouth jus before Pearson took over, the improvement he made by end of season was nothing short of remarkable. Now this... an absolute nobody... disgusting. What is Lowe playing at, seriously???!!Poortvliet and Wotte are FAR from being nobodies!, but still a HUGE gamble.
"Poortvliet was with Helmond Sport while Wotte has been coaching with Al Ahli Doha in Qatar."
I repeat, a pair of NOBODIES...
Chuckyyy, Soton says...
10:20am Fri 30 May 08
Phil wrote:HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!! Seriously phil, you are deluded mate, **** off...
It is really harsh on Nigel Pearson after he kept us up, but we still needed to win on the last day and rely on other results so it was not the resounding success some seem to believe, although we did stay up!! The reality is Saints either continue to wheel and deal with loans and experienced players in the hope we can reach the play offs by a combination of sweat and strength OR we do something radical like give youth a chance!!! I for one want to see Saints play a passing game with a team of players giving everything for the club, genuinely giving everything for the club and not playing just for the contract and money. I want to see our academy flourish and I want to see Saints develop young players who get a chance to play in the first team. I hope we get into the premiership and we are able to keep the best of our home grown players but if we dont, selling them is the reality of survival. I welcome something new and radical, I am looking forward to next season. I am sorry that Nigel Pearson has not got the track record of developing the youth and I am truly grateful for the wheeling and dealing that brought in the keeper and centre backs that saved us BUT I want Saints to have a real future, not just temporary survival. Come on you reds!!!
Peter_C, Kent says...
10:21am Fri 30 May 08
ScumSlayer, Pompey says...
10:23am Fri 30 May 08
Ha wrote:I can't remember pompey pooing their pants last season, In fact I remember a lions performance against Manure. At least we get the chance to play in Europe next season, you have a season of Lowe in charge to look forward to. Chin up Scummer it can only get better LMFAO!
pompeyUN wrote: Oh dear, looks another successful season. Is it pronounced Poor-Toilet only I'm not an expert on the Dutch language unless we have to go there on our European Tour next season.You mean when Pompey poo their pants when they meet a good team? Its ok, it will be a short european tour. You won't get past the 1st team you meet.
Saint23, Eastleigh says...
10:24am Fri 30 May 08
He wants the club to take a more continental approach when surely with last seasons position & the financial state of the club it would be a time for us to roll up our sleeves, dig in & show some English spirit.
NP would have done this, but if he was to expensive then surely we could have matched what Wycombe are paying Peter Taylor in league 2 & got some one of his experience in the English game in.
Peter Rea, West End says...
10:25am Fri 30 May 08
At a vital time in the Club's history, we sack a decent manager who had shown signs of turning the team around and deny him the opportunity to prove his worth with a full season. We do this to appoint two replacements, both of whom are completely inexperienced in British football and whose experience of management in Dutch football was at a lower level than this. We really must be stark raving bonkers! The fact that the wage bill for these two will be lower than that paid to Nigel Pearson speaks volumes; if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
But on the bright side, if these two fail dismally, then everybody will know precisely where the blame lies; squarely on the shoulders of Lowe. I'm finding it incredibly difficult not to hope that they do fail, so that we can rid the club of Lowe once and for all.
blue, Gosport says...
10:25am Fri 30 May 08
Ha wrote:You mean like playing the Champions and European Champions on their own ground with their best team out and on fire in an FA Cup Quarter Final?
<b>pompeyUN wrote:You mean when Pompey poo their pants when they meet a good team?
Oh dear, looks another successful season. Is it pronounced Poor-Toilet only I'm not an expert on the Dutch language unless we have to go there on our European Tour next season.
Its ok, it will be a short european tour. You won't get past the 1st team you meet.</b>
Lowes' biggest mistake was not giving Redknapp the money. If he was going to gamble then he should have gone the whole hog and let him spend the parachute payments in advance. Then that would have been you clutching a trophy.
Hans, Amsterdam says...
10:25am Fri 30 May 08
Sgt M Edwards, Germany says...
10:37am Fri 30 May 08
Mick Channon, says...
10:40am Fri 30 May 08
Tony wrote:Oooo aaaaargh!! Oi be turrrning in me grave, so oi be.
League One Beckons! That is If liquidation doesn't get the club first!
James Everett, Rownhams says...
10:41am Fri 30 May 08
It will be stupid dutch idiots who dont know a lot about the game!
After what he did for us and they got rid of him!!?? bring on the new poor season!
Dag Rune Stedje, Norway says...
10:49am Fri 30 May 08
Support them instead of turning yourself against them. Morons
Terry Fenwick, London says...
11:05am Fri 30 May 08
Jeverett, Rownhams says...
11:05am Fri 30 May 08
You are proberly 1 of the 3% percent to get pearson out where as the rest of us (97%) wanted him to stay in!
LOWE N WILDE OUT!
stevo, says...
11:06am Fri 30 May 08
Wonder if the attendences will continue to go down next season and if the fans will be roaring again like they did with Pearson in that near miss last game?
Sam, Shaftesbury says...
11:08am Fri 30 May 08
gubersaint, says...
11:12am Fri 30 May 08
Baz, Salisbury says...
11:21am Fri 30 May 08
DanPFC, says...
11:22am Fri 30 May 08
Ha wrote:What, just like your last jaunt into Europe ?
pompeyUN wrote: Oh dear, looks another successful season. Is it pronounced Poor-Toilet only I'm not an expert on the Dutch language unless we have to go there on our European Tour next season.You mean when Pompey poo their pants when they meet a good team? Its ok, it will be a short european tour. You won't get past the 1st team you meet.
1st round exit I believe.
We are ten times the team you had then my friend.
Keep clutching at straws though
Fred, Southampton says...
11:35am Fri 30 May 08
come back as a Championship manager with a club that accepts you and beat us.
joe, Hamble says...
11:37am Fri 30 May 08
leesaint, behind blue lines says...
11:41am Fri 30 May 08
mapman, Southampton says...
11:58am Fri 30 May 08
Good Luck Nigel were ever you go.
Ted Bates, From Above says...
11:59am Fri 30 May 08
didum, says...
12:01pm Fri 30 May 08
Poor decision, Poor choice, Poor Poortvliet.
How many times did Lowe go and watch this man doing his job?
The championship is the promise land. With this handicap before the season has even started I fear we are in nomands land.
Former Northam Ranter, Burley says...
12:12pm Fri 30 May 08
The financial facts are in the audited accounts-bordering on administration!
Crouch and Co frittered away the £7M balances and their answer to everything was to throw money at a problem even when the coffers were empty - the financial sense of the madhouse!!
We are now fortunate to have proper businessmen in control.They have to work to the plans agreed with the Bank-they have no choice or the Club goes under.(Sadly what some fans seem to want).If the assets are sold including the stadium,then the club will disappear forever.
The new management are working to a proper financial discipline and it is pleasing to see some strong sensible control and management at last.
Emotion plays no part in bankers terms.The Club could not afford Pearson.It is pointless living above your means.Far from hailing him as some sort of saviour we should recognise that the club was almost relegated - not an impressive record.If it had been, the usual ranters would have been braying for him to be replaced.
I am sure that all intelligent fans will recognise the realities of the Clubs position and be reassured that at last we have people in charge who understand how to run a business.
John, Bishops Waltham, says...
12:31pm Fri 30 May 08
Aaron Staples, Southampton says...
12:36pm Fri 30 May 08
Nigel Powers, Soho says...
12:41pm Fri 30 May 08
Graham Hepburn, Chandler's Ford says...
12:48pm Fri 30 May 08
lyn, southampton says...
12:55pm Fri 30 May 08
Nick, Enfield says...
12:57pm Fri 30 May 08
Gary, Southampton says...
12:57pm Fri 30 May 08
Saints Oldie, says...
1:11pm Fri 30 May 08
ls,Merrington were all untried and did not do so bad.Even WGS wasn't wanted by the fans.
I have lived all over the UK and watch who ever the local team is but my home town is Southampton and they are the only club I care about. You follow YOUR TEAM through thick and thin no matter who is in charge,so get behind the team and give the new men a chance.
Aaron, Southampton says...
1:19pm Fri 30 May 08
quoteAhhh wonderful, we can now look forward to match day protests about the board and of course us fans won't be able to contain our protests during the match so once again we will end up chanting about the board rather than supporting the team for the whole 90 odd mins.
robbie, Netley says...
1:40pm Fri 30 May 08
I mean, Pearson is a quality manager and a very good motivator for the players.
I dont know about you lot, but I'm certainly glad that the change has occured well before pre-season. Could you imagine if this had happened in August?
We must be like benzene and maintain stability.
Seeing Red, says...
2:35pm Fri 30 May 08
Kidman, shirley wurly says...
3:17pm Fri 30 May 08
Get Real, The Real World says...
3:18pm Fri 30 May 08
Bob Beale, California says...
4:03pm Fri 30 May 08
Most of our players will be leaving, retiring etc. We would have been facing more of the same. Everyone was calling for the manager, who ever it ws at the time, to introduce youth and now we have a management team that apparently will do that.
Give them a chance, we may all be pleasantly surprised with the results next May.
Reg, says...
4:14pm Fri 30 May 08
I am really excited about next season now.Think about with Pearson in charge it would have been the same as last season.Look at his record with us FFS !
Andy Andrews, Tunisia/West End says...
4:16pm Fri 30 May 08
David, says...
4:17pm Fri 30 May 08
Get Real wrote:Well said.Pearsons record for us was appalling.If we had kept him most fans would have been calling for Pearsons and Lowes head after a couple of games.
Since when did Pearson become such a great manager. 4 wins in 17 attempts doesn't look great to me and if he's such a great motivator why did we capitulate to Burnley at home meaning we went into our last game cacking ourselves? Lowe HAS to make finacial decisions that the previous board avoided making for fear of upsetting the fans but the truth is we have been living beyond our means and Saints fans have to face up to the reality of our situation. Perhaps Saints fans should ask themselves are they motivated by the love of their club or their dislike of Lowe because if they object to the harsh facts of life they are deluding themselves.
saintrob, Southampton says...
4:20pm Fri 30 May 08
I have not heard anything about the new boss....i guess it can;t be worse than Lowes last appointment, that well know footballing manager Clive Woodward??
Even if this new boss is told he's got to nurture academy talent...with Lowe in charge as soon as any good players make the first team they will be sold to the first bidder and Lowe will line his pockets at SFC's expense again.
sinfulsaint, Eastleigh says...
4:40pm Fri 30 May 08
The simple fact is we would have gone into administration if Lowe and Wilde didn't start cutting the overheads of the business. And for idoits who think Administration is good idea then you clearly have no concept of what it would mean for the club as a business.
Pearson was an ok manager who JUST managed to keep us up by relying on other results. Admittedly he had to turn round the heep of sh#t the Burley left but He's not master tactician. I think he would have done ok next season but that still doesn't change the fact that half the team are old and tired and are quite happy just to pick up their fat pay cheque. They are dead wood an need to be chopped free. We need players that play for their shirt every week and the very real treat of being demoted by younger more eager players just might help.
BTW like most Dutch people the new coaches both speak very good English. It's only us ignorate Brits that can't grasp other languages (and sometimes our own is a struggle)
sam & paul, sholing. says...
4:40pm Fri 30 May 08
Good luck Nigel in whatever you do.
Lyn, Hythe says...
4:49pm Fri 30 May 08
reefer, Marleys' Cafe, Amsterdam says...
5:55pm Fri 30 May 08
They will take players like Viafara and turn them into Cruyff without a doubt. I've got some pictures of ponies in dresses if anyone is interested?
L, La La Land says...
6:27pm Fri 30 May 08
Maybe this new Dutch bloke could get back Jelle Van Damme - at least he was good looking!!
Saddened Saint, Birmingham says...
6:45pm Fri 30 May 08
No money, no real players of any note and Portsmouth pushing further and further ahead of us. Give it another couple of years of this and Aldershot will be the second club in Hampshire, with us a distant third. I think we'll be seeing the lowest attendances in many a year next season, but real incentive is there to go when it's likely to be a bunch of kids playing out of their depth.
I was going to renew my ST soon, but after thirty-odd years of supporting the Saints I think it is time to ease back. The commute from the midlands was getting to be a pain and with Burton Albion down the road, well I think I'll just end up going to the Pirelli from now on. Cheaper and at least I'll get to see some home wins.
A sad day for us and I bet they are laughing in to their beer tonight in Portsmouth. Who can blame them? Well done Rupert.
cfordred, cford says...
7:13pm Fri 30 May 08
BlueRinse, Bournemouth says...
7:14pm Fri 30 May 08
Fratton Chris, Farnborough says...
7:35pm Fri 30 May 08
Saddened Saint wrote:I'm a Pompey STH, but no Pompey jibes.
I am just so shocked that NP has been given the boot - the team looked to be finally coming good towards the end of the season, but now what? No money, no real players of any note and Portsmouth pushing further and further ahead of us. Give it another couple of years of this and Aldershot will be the second club in Hampshire, with us a distant third. I think we'll be seeing the lowest attendances in many a year next season, but real incentive is there to go when it's likely to be a bunch of kids playing out of their depth. I was going to renew my ST soon, but after thirty-odd years of supporting the Saints I think it is time to ease back. The commute from the midlands was getting to be a pain and with Burton Albion down the road, well I think I'll just end up going to the Pirelli from now on. Cheaper and at least I'll get to see some home wins. A sad day for us and I bet they are laughing in to their beer tonight in Portsmouth. Who can blame them? Well done Rupert.
However, as one who also has a ST at Farnborough (my local club) it seems to me that, the way you are going and the way Farnborough are going, we will be playing in the same league in the not to distant future. This could make you fourth in Hampshire (assuming Eastleigh, H&W and Basingstoke stay where they are in the football pyramid).
Can't see what else Rupert could do as you are alledgedly losing £1 million a month. If you can't get a sugar daddy (or sugar mummy) to bankroll you, you have to start cutting your cloth appropriately.
wayno, home says...
7:50pm Fri 30 May 08
sharpee, Camberley says...
8:22pm Fri 30 May 08
Phil wrote:Spot on!
It is really harsh on Nigel Pearson after he kept us up, but we still needed to win on the last day and rely on other results so it was not the resounding success some seem to believe, although we did stay up!!
The reality is Saints either continue to wheel and deal with loans and experienced players in the hope we can reach the play offs by a combination of sweat and strength OR we do something radical like give youth a chance!!!
I for one want to see Saints play a passing game with a team of players giving everything for the club, genuinely giving everything for the club and not playing just for the contract and money.
I want to see our academy flourish and I want to see Saints develop young players who get a chance to play in the first team. I hope we get into the premiership and we are able to keep the best of our home grown players but if we dont, selling them is the reality of survival.
I welcome something new and radical, I am looking forward to next season. I am sorry that Nigel Pearson has not got the track record of developing the youth and I am truly grateful for the wheeling and dealing that brought in the keeper and centre backs that saved us BUT I want Saints to have a real future, not just temporary survival.
Come on you reds!!!
Your club is at stake here no money means no business get it?
All these whingers get on my proverbial. We need to move away from loan star rangers and journey men, so be it we have a young team, now where is that quote ..... " You won't win anything with youngsters"
Saint Dave, Waterside says...
11:04pm Fri 30 May 08
Nicky, St Denys says...
5:51pm Sat 31 May 08
Duh wrote:honest people a decent life? I'm honest and I don't do ANYTHING you just said! If you don't like the few ****s that ruin it for everyone then why don't you leave the city?
WHO CARES?
I hope the football club dies and moves out of the City. At least then I wont have to look at pikey scum wearing pikey red and white pikey shirts every day. On football days I can't leave my house because of fear of drunks wearing footie shirts giving abuse. So get rid of them all!
Football = Violence
Football = Drunks
Football - Rioting
Football = Pikeys
So go away and sod SFC give us honest people a decent life.
Anyway on to the subject "hello League 1"
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dave, millbrook says...
8:10am Fri 30 May 08