Simon wrote:
But not as much as the loss expected from Chelsea FC....

Graham wrote:

Simon wrote: But not as much as the loss expected from Chelsea FC....

I have posted before that Chelsea and M.U.have a joint debt of £700m plus although it has been pointed out that they are "managed" debts. Dare we say that £5m is manageable or is that just tempting fate? Graham's personal wealth has just shrunk by another £15 with the shares dropping. No more meat pies 'til after Christmas

Simon wrote:

Graham wrote:

Simon wrote: But not as much as the loss expected from Chelsea FC....

I have posted before that Chelsea and M.U.have a joint debt of £700m plus although it has been pointed out that they are "managed" debts. Dare we say that £5m is manageable or is that just tempting fate? Graham's personal wealth has just shrunk by another £15 with the shares dropping. No more meat pies 'til after Christmas

£5m is the pre-tax loss for the year not the total debt for the club!!

Barnacle Bill wrote:
All of you people who think Lowe is such an astute business man should note that when he came into the club we were relatively wealthy with major assets in terms of players and other resources, an international reputation, and healthy support. Where are we now? No assets left to strip, a bare playing staff, all our good players gone, 50% of fans no longer going to games, the club in debt and the share price a fraction of what it was and on top of all that we have become a laughing stock. That sounds like pretty astute business management to me. And it is going to get worse for only a naive fool would suggest that our team of older players (and not particularly good ones at that) and a clutch of boys still in the early stages of their development is going to keep us in this division. Not long ago I would get very angry with Lowe\'s leadership now I am heartbroken at what he has done to our great club. Before any one tells me that I am not wanted at St Mary\'s because I am being negative (for which read realistic) about what has happened you better check out whether Lowe agrees with you. I think he wants me to be there for he wants my money despite the fact that I loathe him. I love my club and the team and all my fellow fans. What I don’t like is the way our club has been wrecked and that is down to Lowe. It is impossible for anyone to claim that they love the Saints and in the same breath say they support Lowe (unless of course you are paid to say it as part of your PR brief).

Sceptic wrote:
So what has Lowe & Wilde done to address the fact we now have 9,500 season ticket holders? A figure lower than we even had at the Dell! Surely to make more money and improve cashflow, the best way is to pack out the stadium by making ticket prices more attractive? But that sort of thinking is alien to Rupert, he'd rather have crowds of 15,000 paying full price than 32,000 paying half price. I'm fully expecting the emotional blackmail to be laid on thick and fast from our rich friends on the board telling fans that it's OUR FAULT the club is in a mess.

Sceptic wrote:
So what has Lowe & Wilde done to address the fact we now have 9,500 season ticket holders? A figure lower than we even had at the Dell! Surely to make more money and improve cashflow, the best way is to pack out the stadium by making ticket prices more attractive? But that sort of thinking is alien to Rupert, he'd rather have crowds of 15,000 paying full price than 32,000 paying half price. I'm fully expecting the emotional blackmail to be laid on thick and fast from our rich friends on the board telling fans that it's OUR FAULT the club is in a mess.

Saint Stephen wrote:
Lowe out and take the Dutch donkey with you , please leave now or thire wont be a club for anyone to support.

Loyal wrote:
I am just relieved Lowe is at the helm now.At least he is capable of steadying our financial crisis. And with the Dutch guys in charge we know there is a long term plan to turn things around on the pitch which will,of course, eventually help our financial position.

Blind Fool wrote:
I would rather have the club in administration than have that @rse running the club. Lowe is a cancer that is killing SFC.

Blind Fool wrote:
I would rather have the club in administration than have that @rse running the club. Lowe is a cancer that is killing SFC.

Blind Fool wrote:
I would rather have the club in administration than have that @rse running the club. Lowe is a cancer that is killing SFC.

Pete wynn wrote:
I'm sorry but i do find this funny.. Southampton are a SMALL club and they should be non league. So it's no wonder they are in debt. I hope they go into administration - That would be really amusing. Play up Pompey

Saints Fan wrote:

Blind Fool wrote: I would rather have the club in administration than have that @rse running the club. Lowe is a cancer that is killing SFC.

That is the exact attitude taht got us in the mess. No one man is bigger than the club, support the club and it will rise again. People who are staying away are not hurting Lowe thay are hurting THEIR club.

the vengeful cabbage wrote:
Breaking news, I just lost a pound down the back of the sofa! This is more important than the fact that some idiot accountant let the club get itself into this mess. And still nobody has explained how the club managed to loose the £20million + in transfer fees. We are being taken for idiots by some beetroot faced arse biscuit.

Football Fan wrote:

Barnacle Bill wrote: All of you people who think Lowe is such an astute business man should note that when he came into the club we were relatively wealthy with major assets in terms of players and other resources, an international reputation, and healthy support. Where are we now? No assets left to strip, a bare playing staff, all our good players gone, 50% of fans no longer going to games, the club in debt and the share price a fraction of what it was and on top of all that we have become a laughing stock. That sounds like pretty astute business management to me. And it is going to get worse for only a naive fool would suggest that our team of older players (and not particularly good ones at that) and a clutch of boys still in the early stages of their development is going to keep us in this division. Not long ago I would get very angry with Lowe\'s leadership now I am heartbroken at what he has done to our great club. Before any one tells me that I am not wanted at St Mary\'s because I am being negative (for which read realistic) about what has happened you better check out whether Lowe agrees with you. I think he wants me to be there for he wants my money despite the fact that I loathe him. I love my club and the team and all my fellow fans. What I don’t like is the way our club has been wrecked and that is down to Lowe. It is impossible for anyone to claim that they love the Saints and in the same breath say they support Lowe (unless of course you are paid to say it as part of your PR brief).

The same applies to dozens of other clubs too, it is the problem with football in general at the moment, the rich clubs get richer, the rest struggle to survive. Blame Murdoch and UEFA before you blame Lowe.

Saint Stephen wrote:
Lowe out and take the Dutch donkey with you.

Sick of the Lowe luvvy spin wrote:

Football Fan wrote:

Barnacle Bill wrote: All of you people who think Lowe is such an astute business man should note that when he came into the club we were relatively wealthy with major assets in terms of players and other resources, an international reputation, and healthy support. Where are we now? No assets left to strip, a bare playing staff, all our good players gone, 50% of fans no longer going to games, the club in debt and the share price a fraction of what it was and on top of all that we have become a laughing stock. That sounds like pretty astute business management to me. And it is going to get worse for only a naive fool would suggest that our team of older players (and not particularly good ones at that) and a clutch of boys still in the early stages of their development is going to keep us in this division. Not long ago I would get very angry with Lowe\'s leadership now I am heartbroken at what he has done to our great club. Before any one tells me that I am not wanted at St Mary\'s because I am being negative (for which read realistic) about what has happened you better check out whether Lowe agrees with you. I think he wants me to be there for he wants my money despite the fact that I loathe him. I love my club and the team and all my fellow fans. What I don’t like is the way our club has been wrecked and that is down to Lowe. It is impossible for anyone to claim that they love the Saints and in the same breath say they support Lowe (unless of course you are paid to say it as part of your PR brief).

The same applies to dozens of other clubs too, it is the problem with football in general at the moment, the rich clubs get richer, the rest struggle to survive. Blame Murdoch and UEFA before you blame Lowe.

We were part of that Murdoch gravy train and doing well except a very poor series of management decisions by you know who got us pushed off of it. We are a club in many ways similar to Spurs and they have survived and so should we have done. You can put what ever spin and twist you like on it but we are where we are thanks to Rupert Lowe and no one else. His presence at SFC is dividing the clubs fan base and further adding to its problems. You people with your heads in the sand do not know how much he is hated. I go to every game and I cheer and shout fot the team but I do not buy anything other than my ticket. Rupert lowe has to go if the club is to be saved.

LOWE OUT wrote:

Lowe In wrote:

Question wrote: This announcement has seen the club\'s share price drop 10% to 27p. Why did they need to make an announcement now? There\'s no statutory requirement to do so. There is definitely something fishy going on somewhere between Lowe and Wilde. Are they driving down the share price to make it cheaper for them to buy more shares to strengthen their position? Either to profit from a takeover (some hope) or to make it almost impossible to ever get shot of them no matter how bad a job they do? This doesn\'t add up. Once again, our club is being toyed with by people who do not have it\'s best interests at heart.

Biggest load of b******t ever written on here. The last board were losing money at a rate never seen before and would have bankrupted the club within weeks. Lowe and Wilde have returned and tried their absolute best to stabilise the club and keep it afloat, yet idiots like you STILL cannot see this.

well done mate you aint got a bloody clue ave ya RIP SAINTS

Accountant wrote:

the vengeful cabbage wrote: Breaking news, I just lost a pound down the back of the sofa! This is more important than the fact that some idiot accountant let the club get itself into this mess. And still nobody has explained how the club managed to loose the £20million + in transfer fees. We are being taken for idiots by some beetroot faced arse biscuit.

Not sure about this. With rising costs in terms of bank borrowings and inflation.. i can hazard a guess where the money went. Did you think SFC had money to spare when they built the stadium?

Saints Fan wrote:
If only people could devote as much energy supporting Saints as they waste hating Lowe and Pompey we would be in the Champions League.

Saints Fan wrote:
If only people could devote as much energy supporting Saints as they waste hating Lowe and Pompey we would be in the Champions League.

Saint Compo wrote:

Blind Fool wrote: I would rather have the club in administration than have that @rse running the club. Lowe is a cancer that is killing SFC.

Your pen name says it all. Tosh! At last we again have a Chairman who understands the financial aspects of running a football club. Without his return you wouldn't have a team to support this time next year (assuming you really are a Saints supporter, Blind Fool). We should get behind the new management team - in the boardroom and on the field. The operating loss to be reported for the year just ended is totally unsustainable. This season is crucial for the club. Success on the pitch will bring in the crowds. But we mustn't overexpect for the coming season. I would be very happy with a top ten finish (and hopefully without flirting with relegation at any stage!). More important will be signs that the youngsters are coming through and can form the base for a promotion team in a couple of years time. Support your team and be patient. The youngsters must not be demoralised by whingeing fans. COYR

saint stephen wrote:

Saints Fan wrote: If only people could devote as much energy supporting Saints as they waste hating Lowe and Pompey we would be in the Champions League.

We do support saints its just Lowe and his Dutch donkey we dontwant at our club. Buck up or its R.I.P. Saints Their wont be any club or support left.

Egomaniac wrote:
vengeful cabbage: Did you by any chance go to the same educational establishment as Saint Stephen? It's just that there are several similarities in your ability to use abusive language and name calling. Says a great deal about you and your prejudicial attitude to people who may just be a bit more successful and affluent than you. If you can't debate without recourse to abuse, then please don't bother - you show yourself up to be what you are - an ignorant bigot!

Egomaniac wrote:
vengeful cabbage: Thank you for proving my point - still using abusive language because of your total inability to conduct an argument. You really do make yourself look very small. By the way what has Rhodesia and Zimbabwe got to do with the argument? Pathetic.

Egomaniac wrote:
I am neither anti or pro Rupert Lowe, but I have to say that reading through all the posts above the pro-Lowes do seem able to discuss the situation in clear English and good grammar. The anti-Lowes only seem to be able to express themselves in poor English, poor spelling and the constant use of abusive insulting language. I am rapidly becoming pro-Lowe, as I would never want to be associated with some of the ignoramus\'s posting on here who oppose him. God forbid that any of their ilk should ever have an official say in the affairs of SFC!!

Egomaniac wrote:
I am neither anti or pro Rupert Lowe, but I have to say that reading through all the posts above the pro-Lowes do seem able to discuss the situation in clear English and good grammar. The anti-Lowes only seem to be able to express themselves in poor English, poor spelling and the constant use of abusive insulting language. I am rapidly becoming pro-Lowe, as I would never want to be associated with some of the ignoramus's posting on here who oppose him. God forbid that any of their ilk should ever have an official say in the affairs of SFC!!

? wrote:

saint stephen wrote:

Saints Fan wrote: If only people could devote as much energy supporting Saints as they waste hating Lowe and Pompey we would be in the Champions League.

We do support saints its just Lowe and his Dutch donkey we dontwant at our club. Buck up or its R.I.P. Saints Their wont be any club or support left.

Who do you want instead?

The TRUTH is out there wrote:

Blind Fool wrote:

Saint Compo wrote:

Blind Fool wrote: I would rather have the club in administration than have that @rse running the club. Lowe is a cancer that is killing SFC.

Your pen name says it all. Tosh! At last we again have a Chairman who understands the financial aspects of running a football club. Without his return you wouldn't have a team to support this time next year (assuming you really are a Saints supporter, Blind Fool). We should get behind the new management team - in the boardroom and on the field. The operating loss to be reported for the year just ended is totally unsustainable. This season is crucial for the club. Success on the pitch will bring in the crowds. But we mustn't overexpect for the coming season. I would be very happy with a top ten finish (and hopefully without flirting with relegation at any stage!). More important will be signs that the youngsters are coming through and can form the base for a promotion team in a couple of years time. Support your team and be patient. The youngsters must not be demoralised by whingeing fans. COYR

Ha ha ha.. "without his (lowe) return you wouldn't have a team to support this time next year" Funniest thing ever posted on here, by a country mile. Yes, Rupert Lowe has single handedly saved Southampton Football Club. The evidence is just so overwhelming isn't it.

Not single-handily no, Wilde has also done a great deal of work digging us out the s**t that Crouch and Trant buried us in. We would have started the season in administration with points deducted, how many fans would have given up on the club then, plenty have dissappeared since we were relegated but prefer to blame Lowe for there fair-weatherness.

wiltshire saint wrote:

? wrote:

saint stephen wrote:

Saints Fan wrote: If only people could devote as much energy supporting Saints as they waste hating Lowe and Pompey we would be in the Champions League.

We do support saints its just Lowe and his Dutch donkey we dontwant at our club. Buck up or its R.I.P. Saints Their wont be any club or support left.

Who do you want instead?

Good call! What alternative do Saints have at the moment Saint Stephen, are you going to buy the club?

SFC76 wrote:
I think my negative action against Wilde , Lowe and Portaloo is starting to take effect. We have forced Lowe to come clean on how he has been fleecing the club by publicly admitting the club is in a financial. All we need is for you fair weather fans to take your head out of the sand and join the campaign to get rid of Lowe, wilde and portaloo. "Oh Happy Days" the clubs going into administration

Saint Stephen wrote:

wiltshire saint wrote:

? wrote:

saint stephen wrote:

Saints Fan wrote: If only people could devote as much energy supporting Saints as they waste hating Lowe and Pompey we would be in the Champions League.

We do support saints its just Lowe and his Dutch donkey we dontwant at our club. Buck up or its R.I.P. Saints Their wont be any club or support left.

Who do you want instead?

Good call! What alternative do Saints have at the moment Saint Stephen, are you going to buy the club?

People offered all rejected by Lowe, best check your facts. Wont be anything left soon including the fans, home games will be played to empty ground.

Egomaniac wrote:
Stan, Nursling - Wiltshire Saint Good posts - you both help to prove my point. No doubt we shall shortly receive more abuse and name calling for daring to be objective with our arguments. Time for tea I think.

Barnacle Bill wearing his specs that wrote:

Egomaniac wrote: I am neither anti or pro Rupert Lowe, but I have to say that reading through all the posts above the pro-Lowes do seem able to discuss the situation in clear English and good grammar. The anti-Lowes only seem to be able to express themselves in poor English, poor spelling and the constant use of abusive insulting language. I am rapidly becoming pro-Lowe, as I would never want to be associated with some of the ignoramus\'s posting on here who oppose him. God forbid that any of their ilk should ever have an official say in the affairs of SFC!!

So what comment do you have to make on my posting? You may claim to be sitting on the fence but your analysis is inaccurate. Spend a few minutes reading them all again and you will find that the Lowe supporters come out with meaningless poorly thought through claims. So tell me the errors with my posting. The fact that I share a love of SFC with people who are unable to analyse the flaws in over a decade of Lowe’s leadership is very worrying.

SCREW LOWE - WILDE IS THE CAMELS BACKSIDE! wrote:
whether Lowe has killed our club or whether he is the right person to 'steady' the ship... all does not really matter... he is back and atleast he has at times done an ok job for us. My view however of Wilde is much more damning! WILDE sided with Crouch.. took over the club.. made promises which he NEVER kept.. spent money which we NEVER had.. told us he was 'steadying' the ship but NEVER did.. In fact as I understand Wilde is only slightly wealthy on paper, he is not particularly liquid an d further more has taken several businesses to the wall.. Would I see Saints go into administration to see Wilde lose his 'gamble' and Lowe lose all of his freebie shares that he got as part of his package over 10 years... YES!!! Why? because maybe then someone with actual wealth would view our club as an opportunity. Anyway.. whatever happens COYR!!

Egomaniac wrote:
Barnacle Bill: Please accept my apologies if I offended you. I have to say your posts express a good argument in clear English. It was wrong of me to generalise - but Vengeful Cabbage really does take the biscuit! I hope you will accept this as a genuine apology to yourself,

Barnacle Bill wrote:

Barnacle Bill wearing his specs that wrote:

Egomaniac wrote: I am neither anti or pro Rupert Lowe, but I have to say that reading through all the posts above the pro-Lowes do seem able to discuss the situation in clear English and good grammar. The anti-Lowes only seem to be able to express themselves in poor English, poor spelling and the constant use of abusive insulting language. I am rapidly becoming pro-Lowe, as I would never want to be associated with some of the ignoramus\'s posting on here who oppose him. God forbid that any of their ilk should ever have an official say in the affairs of SFC!!

So what comment do you have to make on my posting? You may claim to be sitting on the fence but your analysis is inaccurate. Spend a few minutes reading them all again and you will find that the Lowe supporters come out with meaningless poorly thought through claims. So tell me the errors with my posting. The fact that I share a love of SFC with people who are unable to analyse the flaws in over a decade of Lowe’s leadership is very worrying.

Please have the courtesy to reply as I was making a valid point regarding your comments. Or are you in the habit of writing inaccurate comments and the clearing off? If say your thoughts and comments count for nothing.

Egomaniac wrote:
Vengeful Cabbage: There you go again - cannot reply to me without the use of offensive invectives. Every time you post you display a complete lack of literacy. Just for your information, I spent 8 years in what was Rhodesia, and was there when it became Zimbabwe. I then moved to Kenya for two years before being repatriated to the UK. Secondly, I am a professional musician, so have a considerable artistic background. What's your travel history? Brighton? As far as culture is concerned, I am pleasantly suprised that you can spell it. Have you noticed that I have replied to your post without once using offensive words, and without once calling you names. Perhaps you should try the same.

Egomaniac wrote:
I am neither anti or pro Rupert Lowe, but I have to say that reading through all the posts above the pro-Lowes do seem able to discuss the situation in clear English and good grammar. The anti-Lowes only seem to be able to express themselves in poor English, poor spelling and the constant use of abusive insulting language. I am rapidly becoming pro-Lowe, as I would never want to be associated with some of the ignoramus's posting on here who oppose him. God forbid that any of their ilk should ever have an official say in the affairs of SFC!!

Egomaniac wrote:
I am neither anti or pro Rupert Lowe, but I have to say that reading through all the posts above the pro-Lowes do seem able to discuss the situation in clear English and good grammar. The anti-Lowes only seem to be able to express themselves in poor English, poor spelling and the constant use of abusive insulting language. I am rapidly becoming pro-Lowe, as I would never want to be associated with some of the ignoramus's posting on here who oppose him. God forbid that any of their ilk should ever have an official say in the affairs of SFC!!

SFC76 wrote:
I think my negative action against Wilde , Lowe and Portaloo is starting to take effect.
We have forced Lowe to come clean on how he has been fleecing the club by publicly admitting the club is in a financial.
All we need is for you fair weather fans to take your head out of the sand and join the campaign to get rid of Lowe, wilde and portaloo. "Oh Happy Days" the clubs going into administration

Major Sir Jerry Pending wrote:
I see that good old Rupert is bragging on the official site (again) that he set up the academy. He seems to forget that before he came along the club already had a great history of developing young players under coaches such as Dave Merrington. (Williams, Baker, Mills, Wallaces, Shearer, Le Tiss etc). Didn't need no fancy academy to do that Rupe. Also I see he's criticising the style of football played last season - boring he calls it. Well, who was it that appointed George Burley as manager? All together now - "Rupert Lowe!!"

saint stephen wrote:

Saints Fan wrote:
If only people could devote as much energy supporting Saints as they waste hating Lowe and Pompey we would be in the Champions League.

We do support saints its just Lowe and his Dutch donkey we dontwant at our club. Buck up or its R.I.P. Saints
Their wont be any club or support left.

StMark wrote:

saint stephen wrote:

Saints Fan wrote: If only people could devote as much energy supporting Saints as they waste hating Lowe and Pompey we would be in the Champions League.

We do support saints its just Lowe and his Dutch donkey we dontwant at our club. Buck up or its R.I.P. Saints Their wont be any club or support left.

It makes me laugh; you mention "our" club and yet you terminate your support by not going to the games! That is your choice and if you want to show your distaste for Lowe in this way then so be it, I would not argue with that, BUT how on earth do you think that not going to the games and not spending money is going to help? It simply is not, so, unless you have an alternative argument that will suggest a viable solution to the problem you are just cutting your nose off to spite your face and you argument is weak at best! Still at least if Saints do go under (which I doubt very much) you will at least be able to say "I told you so" Then you will be happy.........won't you??

saint stephen wrote:

StMark wrote:

saint stephen wrote:

Saints Fan wrote: If only people could devote as much energy supporting Saints as they waste hating Lowe and Pompey we would be in the Champions League.

We do support saints its just Lowe and his Dutch donkey we dontwant at our club. Buck up or its R.I.P. Saints Their wont be any club or support left.

It makes me laugh; you mention "our" club and yet you terminate your support by not going to the games! That is your choice and if you want to show your distaste for Lowe in this way then so be it, I would not argue with that, BUT how on earth do you think that not going to the games and not spending money is going to help? It simply is not, so, unless you have an alternative argument that will suggest a viable solution to the problem you are just cutting your nose off to spite your face and you argument is weak at best! Still at least if Saints do go under (which I doubt very much) you will at least be able to say "I told you so" Then you will be happy.........won't you??

No I wont, it will be a sad day, but when was it ever fun supporting OUR team.

Lowe out and take the dutch donkey with you.

Had a season ticket 30 years, but its now time to stop giving money to Mr Lowe.

SFC76 wrote:
I think my negative action against Wilde , Lowe and Portaloo is starting to take effect. We have forced Lowe to come clean on how he has been fleecing the club by publicly admitting the club is in a financial. All we need is for you fair weather fans to take your head out of the sand and join the campaign to get rid of Lowe, wilde and portaloo. "Oh Happy Days" the clubs going into administration

Saint Stephen wrote:

wiltshire saint wrote:

? wrote:

saint stephen wrote:

Saints Fan wrote: If only people could devote as much energy supporting Saints as they waste hating Lowe and Pompey we would be in the Champions League.

We do support saints its just Lowe and his Dutch donkey we dontwant at our club. Buck up or its R.I.P. Saints Their wont be any club or support left.

Who do you want instead?

Good call! What alternative do Saints have at the moment Saint Stephen, are you going to buy the club?

People offered all rejected by Lowe, best check your facts. Wont be anything left soon including the fans, home games will be played to empty ground.

sailor sam wrote:
If there is truth in the saying, 'Unity is Strength', then reading through these posts shows just how weak SFC is. At 2.49pm an 'aged juvenile', calling himself 'saint stephen' boasts that he has supported the club for 40 years, and for the first time in 30 years, is not renewing his season ticket. There is also a saying, 'when the going gets tough, the tough get going'! Well, the going is tough, and saint stephen is deserting, rather than 'rallying to the cause'. I referred to him as an aged juvenile because, if he has supporterd Saints for 40 years, I reckon that he must be at least 45 years old, but with his spelling, choice of language and nonsensical comments, makes me think his educational age is nearer five than forty.

sailor sam wrote:
If there is truth in the saying, 'Unity is Strength', then reading through these posts shows just how weak SFC is.
At 2.49pm an 'aged juvenile', calling himself 'saint stephen' boasts that he has supported the club for 40 years, and for the first time in 30 years, is not renewing his season ticket.
There is also a saying, 'when the going gets tough, the tough get going'! Well, the going is tough, and saint stephen is deserting, rather than 'rallying to the cause'.
I referred to him as an aged juvenile because, if he has supporterd Saints for 40 years, I reckon that he must be at least 45 years old, but with his spelling, choice of language and nonsensical comments, makes me think his educational age is nearer five than forty.

saint stephen wrote:

sailor sam wrote:
If there is truth in the saying, 'Unity is Strength', then reading through these posts shows just how weak SFC is. At 2.49pm an 'aged juvenile', calling himself 'saint stephen' boasts that he has supported the club for 40 years, and for the first time in 30 years, is not renewing his season ticket. There is also a saying, 'when the going gets tough, the tough get going'! Well, the going is tough, and saint stephen is deserting, rather than 'rallying to the cause'. I referred to him as an aged juvenile because, if he has supporterd Saints for 40 years, I reckon that he must be at least 45 years old, but with his spelling, choice of language and nonsensical comments, makes me think his educational age is nearer five than forty.

56 actualy and my son is not getting his season ticket either, nor my grandson. Thats 3 of the 4000 thats not renewed.

Aaron Dear wrote:

Sceptic wrote: So what has Lowe & Wilde done to address the fact we now have 9,500 season ticket holders? A figure lower than we even had at the Dell! Surely to make more money and improve cashflow, the best way is to pack out the stadium by making ticket prices more attractive? But that sort of thinking is alien to Rupert, he\'d rather have crowds of 15,000 paying full price than 32,000 paying half price. I\'m fully expecting the emotional blackmail to be laid on thick and fast from our rich friends on the board telling fans that it\'s OUR FAULT the club is in a mess.

ummm, isn\'t that what we did last year? Reduced season ticket prices to \"Pack out the stadium\" and we made a £5m loss. We have 15,000 fans who will watch week in and week out, but we will only get another 15,000 in when we are in the top 3 or in the Premiership, regarless of price. We are not Leeds or Man City.

Einstein wrote:
"Saints' share price fell from 30p to 27p this morning in the wake of the announcement, a decline of ten per cent." Presumably, they added the "a decline of ten per cent" to that line, in case we couldn't work out that old chestnut of an equation, 30 divided by 3. Then again, Echo readers aren't notoriously bright. Some of them live in Portsmouth, for a start.

Barnacle Bill wrote:
All of you people who think Lowe is such an astute business man should note that when he came into the club we were relatively wealthy with major assets in terms of players and other resources, an international reputation, and healthy support. Where are we now? No assets left to strip, a bare playing staff, all our good players gone, 50% of fans no longer going to games, the club in debt and the share price a fraction of what it was and on top of all that we have become a laughing stock. That sounds like pretty astute business management to me. And it is going to get worse for only a naive fool would suggest that our team of older players (and not particularly good ones at that) and a clutch of boys still in the early stages of their development is going to keep us in this division. Not long ago I would get very angry with Lowe's leadership now I am heartbroken at what he has done to our great club. Before any one tells me that I am not wanted at St Mary's because I am being negative (for which read realistic) about what has happened you better check out whether Lowe agrees with you. I think he wants me to be there for he wants my money despite the fact that I loathe him. I love my club and the team and all my fellow fans. What I don’t like is the way our club has been wrecked and that is down to Lowe. It is impossible for anyone to claim that they love the Saints and in the same breath say they support Lowe (unless of course you are paid to say it as part of your PR brief).