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Press conference of Southampton Leisure Holdings being in administration

12:16pm Thursday 2nd April 2009 in


THE administrators appointed at Southampton Leisure Holdings held a press conference at 1pm this afternoon.

Below is a live feed taken from that meeting.

Important points from the press conference include the revelation that the club may not exist come the end of the season unless a buyer is found.

It was also confirmed that Rupert Lowe, Michael Wilde and Andrew Cowen have left the boards of both Southampton Football Club and Southampton Leisure Holdings.

Administrator Mark Fry urged Saints fans to turn up in huge numbers to each of Saints' three remaining home games, to help make the club look like the attractive prospect it is.

He said that low attendances throughout the season had been disappointing and had possibly been putting potential suitors off investing in or buying the club.

There will be a full account of the press conference in the Daily Echo tomorrow.

Comments(16)

Paul R-F says...
1:38pm Thu 2 Apr 09

What did they say then? Come on Echo, tyoe faster!

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Paul R-F says...
1:39pm Thu 2 Apr 09

What did they say then? Come on Echo, type faster!

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Waiting says...
1:46pm Thu 2 Apr 09

How do you hold a dead press conference?

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steveyot says...
1:48pm Thu 2 Apr 09

Its on the official website - until the end of the season to find a buyer or we are gone. hate-star security word - perfect!

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Major Sir Jerry Pending says...
1:56pm Thu 2 Apr 09

More chance of finding a buyer if they see the support that this club has. 32K fans at St Marys for last game of last season so need all of those fans to turn up for the last 3 home games. No excuses now with prices reduced and Lowe gone for good!

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steveyot says...
2:14pm Thu 2 Apr 09

Come on then Echo, now lets have some decent reporting to keep us informed of whats happening. Get out there and interview the Saints fans with serious money.

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Millbrook Dave says...
2:32pm Thu 2 Apr 09

WELL DONE LOWE ASKHAM AND WILDE YOU HAVE DESTROYED SFC.HAPPY NOW?

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SW11_Saint says...
2:42pm Thu 2 Apr 09

Major Sir Jerry Pending wrote:
More chance of finding a buyer if they see the support that this club has. 32K fans at St Marys for last game of last season so need all of those fans to turn up for the last 3 home games. No excuses now with prices reduced and Lowe gone for good!
I think we will get full houses now. Atrocious management by successive boards (although Lowe has to shoulder the majority of the blame) to get us to this point. Shame on them all.

There MUST be someone out there who cares enough to step in though, we cannot just let the club die. COYS!

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Peter Strait says...
2:51pm Thu 2 Apr 09

This “administrator” seems to arguing with himself, on one hand he says PLC and the Club are separate, whilst he also says their finances are totally interlinked.

Let`s hope this buffoon ups his game.

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c0rsa28 says...
3:24pm Thu 2 Apr 09

i hope to see almost a full house on saturday!!

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ken j says...
4:16pm Thu 2 Apr 09

So it took Ted Bates 66years to build this club and then a public school boy destroys it in 5 seasons,come on you fans lets show what this great club means to us,and "if" we go at least its with all guns blazing,FILL THE GROUND,we may not have £34million but we love our club COME ON YOU SAINTS

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d2p says...
5:44pm Thu 2 Apr 09

So the club may be out of business by next season? What supporter would not be prepared to put in £20 now for the guarantee of a handful of tickets next season? Or on a similar scheme. Almost like a shortened version of the season ticket on a money-per-game basis. This would resolve the short-term cash-flow problems and prove to any potential investor that us fans are here for the club, and will continue watching and upporting the club whatever happens, thus making it a more attractve investment.So the club may be out of business by next season? What supporter would not be prepared to put in £20 now for the guarantee of a handful of tickets next season? Or on a similar scheme. Almost like a shortened version of the season ticket on a money-per-game basis. This would resolve the short-term cash-flow problems and prove to any potential investor that us fans are here for the club, and will continue watching and upporting the club whatever happens, thus making it a more attractve investment.

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Patrick80's says...
6:07pm Thu 2 Apr 09

The Arrogant Elite have fallen ! If the gates had been 24 thousand + none of this would be. So come on THREE GAMES TO GO FILL THE GROUND.THIS IS OUR CLUB DONT LET IT DIE, NO MORE EXCUSES.THE ARROGANT ELITE HAVE GONE RIP LOWE WILDE ASKHAM. Security Word game-each

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c0rsa28 says...
6:43pm Thu 2 Apr 09

REMEMBER: ON SATURDAY POTENTIAL BUYERS COULD BE THERE SO NO MATTER WHAT THE RESULT SHOW HOW MUCH WE LOVE THIS CLUB

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Irate Wintonian says...
9:18pm Thu 2 Apr 09

Security word: rich-soon

Let's hope so!

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Saints No 1 Fan says...
11:19pm Thu 2 Apr 09

come on guys support our fantastic club. I sooo hope we can find a buyer I love SFC to bits and if I had the money I would give it to them but sadly I dont, but I would be prepared to buy tickets and so on. I have a season ticket and would be prepared to renew. So please everyone come together for the last 3 games and support our fantastic club.

Come on we love this club, lets show how proud we really are and put our money where our mouths are, and at the same time show potential investors, the club is worth their time and effort!

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