At last a manager who is already looking to the next season. We as a club would be stupid to release this manager. This is the type of manager that we need right now. NP is not sitting there thinking about his hols he is thinking about SFC. Also he is doing this without knowing if he still has a job.
I for one stand up and applaud you NP.
COYR

NP has been like a breath of fresh air since he arrived. Don't loose him!

Totally agree with the above post, i think it speaks volumes for the guy that he's planning for us despte the inevitable. I'm more than sure that if that scumbag lowe returns that pearson's a dead man walking. I think it speaks volumes for the new regeime that they're that blinkered to get rid of the guy who was the main reason for us staying up, be prepared for the media and fans backlash lowe....you HAVE been warned.

saint38 wrote:
At last a manager who is already looking to the next season. We as a club would be stupid to release this manager. This is the type of manager that we need right now. NP is not sitting there thinking about his hols he is thinking about SFC. Also he is doing this without knowing if he still has a job. I for one stand up and applaud you NP. COYR

If we are really to take Southampton FC forward I really dont think NP is the right man.
I will concede he just got things right for survival thank goodness but lets be honest it was to close for comfort!
If we had gone down which was a true reality would we all be applading NP's efforts just now? I think not!
What this club needs if we have any true ambitions of a Premiership return is in this order :- Huge Investment , A New Expierienced Manager, a United Bosrd Room, An a complete overhaul of the playing staff as the likes of Idiakez ,Euell,Powell & Wright etc just dont cut it!
Hopefully the close season will bring some of what is required if not all but we will all support the team no matter what! It would be nice if some of the hangers on who came on Sunday showed true commitment and came more often or perhaps invested in a Seaon Ticket to help the club achieve its ambitions COYS!

couzzy wrote:
Totally agree with the above post, i think it speaks volumes for the guy that he's planning for us despte the inevitable. I'm more than sure that if that scumbag lowe returns that pearson's a dead man walking. I think it speaks volumes for the new regeime that they're that blinkered to get rid of the guy who was the main reason for us staying up, be prepared for the media and fans backlash lowe....you HAVE been warned.

Are you for real couzzy the only clear men who can accept the accolade to which you refer are Stern John or Richard Wright as they are The Main Reason Southampton FC are still in the Championship!

Are you for real couzzy the only clear men who can accept the accolade to which you refer are Stern John or Richard Wright as they are The Main Reason Southampton FC are still in the Championship


I can assure you i am for real mike!! Where was the pride,passion and performances before NP arrived? I agree players such as davies,wright and john played a part but it was NP who got the best out of them so before you start piping up maybe remember that football is all about opinions and this is mine. UTS!!!!!

RE; CREW 657

Dont you lot think it is strange that all post regarding meets to fight are wiped clean almost straight away, but this filth is allowed to write what he wants?

Anyone who is allowed to write what he does, and not be sensored is an INFORMER of some kind

WAKE UP!!!

His record is not good so NO

Terry wrote:
RE; CREW 657

Dont you lot think it is strange that all post regarding meets to fight are wiped clean almost straight away, but this filth is allowed to write what he wants?

Anyone who is allowed to write what he does, and not be sensored is an INFORMER of some kind

WAKE UP!!!

Did he dump you last night?

SOME people have short memorys. Before NP took over we were in free fall in the league thanks to that useless GB!! He was one of the reason if not the reason why we ended up where we did. He had no passion just standing there at each match with arms crossed playing players out of position and NEVER inspired passion into the team. When NP took over he had a mammoth task to put the brakes on our slide downwards. Given he only had a short time to to turn an average team around I think credit should be given that he eventually saved us from doom. NP is a good for SFC just for the passion he has showed for our club which this has continued reading the above story. NP MUST STAY!!!!!!!!

Terry wrote:
RE; CREW 657 Dont you lot think it is strange that all post regarding meets to fight are wiped clean almost straight away, but this filth is allowed to write what he wants? Anyone who is allowed to write what he does, and not be sensored is an INFORMER of some kind WAKE UP!!!

Terry

Do you think that perhaps The Echo has a sensor that alerts them to posts about fights, so that they can censor them?

Terry wrote:
RE; CREW 657

Dont you lot think it is strange that all post regarding meets to fight are wiped clean almost straight away, but this filth is allowed to write what he wants?

Anyone who is allowed to write what he does, and not be sensored is an INFORMER of some kind

WAKE UP!!!

An informer ? think you are just playing up to the sad little tw@ts fantasy world

Sad little boy will tell us he was a super grass next week

NP is the right man and whoever can@t see that is a fool. the players he brought in did the job even though they were on loan and his passion speaks volumes. The pap that GB bought in were a load of money grabbing wasters. give the bloke a chance, with the summer to sort things out we'll be flying next season. come on you redsssssssssssssssss
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Mike wrote:

couzzy wrote: Totally agree with the above post, i think it speaks volumes for the guy that he's planning for us despte the inevitable. I'm more than sure that if that scumbag lowe returns that pearson's a dead man walking. I think it speaks volumes for the new regeime that they're that blinkered to get rid of the guy who was the main reason for us staying up, be prepared for the media and fans backlash lowe....you HAVE been warned.

Are you for real couzzy the only clear men who can accept the accolade to which you refer are Stern John or Richard Wright as they are The Main Reason Southampton FC are still in the Championship!

& who was responsible for bringing in Richard Wright & playing him, you plank ?

stripey wrote:
NP has been like a breath of fresh air since he arrived. Don't loose him!

or more to the point, don't lose him

Mike wrote:

saint38 wrote: At last a manager who is already looking to the next season. We as a club would be stupid to release this manager. This is the type of manager that we need right now. NP is not sitting there thinking about his hols he is thinking about SFC. Also he is doing this without knowing if he still has a job. I for one stand up and applaud you NP. COYR

If we are really to take Southampton FC forward I really dont think NP is the right man. I will concede he just got things right for survival thank goodness but lets be honest it was to close for comfort! If we had gone down which was a true reality would we all be applading NP\'s efforts just now? I think not! What this club needs if we have any true ambitions of a Premiership return is in this order :- Huge Investment , A New Expierienced Manager, a United Bosrd Room, An a complete overhaul of the playing staff as the likes of Idiakez ,Euell,Powell & Wright etc just dont cut it! Hopefully the close season will bring some of what is required if not all but we will all support the team no matter what! It would be nice if some of the hangers on who came on Sunday showed true commitment and came more often or perhaps invested in a Seaon Ticket to help the club achieve its ambitions COYS!

You are living in a dream world Mike!
In the vast majority of all 90+ league clubs, the supporters have the same dream that you have of huge investment etc etc.
Until that comes along, you are best served by a manager who has been able to get the best out of a bunch of mediocre players. He was able to motivate them, something that others had failed to do!
So you want a complete overhaul of the playing staff, and get rid of Idiakez, Euell, Powell, Wright etc! Where do you think their replacements will come from, when the club appears to be lurching from one financial crisis to the next?
If, as it would appear you are saying, the above, and other players are 'not up to Championship standard then, who do you think is going to buy them? A non-league club? If so, how much money do think you would raise?
Not much!
So, to raise money, you have to sell what quality players you do have, and at the moment, they seem to be 'pretty thin on the ground'!
It is easy for a club to go into decline and get relegated, but it needs cash and resolve and TIME to turn things around and start making progress.
Don't expect miracles, expect a long hard fight to get back to the Premier League, and Nigel Pearson could be just the manager to do the job!

clever trevor wrote:

Mike wrote:

couzzy wrote: Totally agree with the above post, i think it speaks volumes for the guy that he's planning for us despte the inevitable. I'm more than sure that if that scumbag lowe returns that pearson's a dead man walking. I think it speaks volumes for the new regeime that they're that blinkered to get rid of the guy who was the main reason for us staying up, be prepared for the media and fans backlash lowe....you HAVE been warned.

Are you for real couzzy the only clear men who can accept the accolade to which you refer are Stern John or Richard Wright as they are The Main Reason Southampton FC are still in the Championship!

& who was responsible for bringing in Richard Wright & playing him, you plank ?

Mike is the same guy who questioned why Kate (Andover) was even supporting Saints and told her to "get back to the kitchen". Hence why his opinions can be treated as the rants of an idiot

NEW MANAGER FOR ST MARYS

News in from Stain Mary's that scum will appoint Ted bunions as there new manager. Ted a retired dustman from Sholing has ideal credentials to be scum manager, he has no idea about football , has no passion for the game (darts being his only love) , is a father of 16 children all borne by immediate members of his family, but he does know a lot about filth so he can apply that learning on the scum fans. Ted also said he will now be able to afford the rent on his dream slum in millbrook now

Pearson must be given a chance, yes 3 wins 7 draws and 3 defeats isn't promotion material; but Pearson was working with an adopted team, with no pation or pride, but since Pearson has come along that has all changed, 10 undefeated games is what kept us up out of 13, have saints ever been able to achieve that before with a manager who came in towards the end of a season?
Pearson needs to be given a chance next season and the money to bring in who he wants and remove those that he dosen't! we do NOT need another Sturrock, coming in for 16 games or something like that, a manager can't make an impression in that short a space of time!
COYR

Most importantly, Pearson inherited a bunch of UNFIT and UNMOTIVATED players... then he immediately sought to plug the defensive holes (something Burley didn't manage in a year and a half)... and then he got enough out of them to keep us up (in the face of adversity)!...

I am VERY keen for Pearson to stay!.. I think he will make some shrewd signings on a low budget... I think he will discipline the team and get them fit... I think he will inject some steel into our defense... and I think he will drive us forward!

COYR!

Dan wrote:
Most importantly, Pearson inherited a bunch of UNFIT and UNMOTIVATED players... then he immediately sought to plug the defensive holes (something Burley didn\'t manage in a year and a half)... and then he got enough out of them to keep us up (in the face of adversity)!... I am VERY keen for Pearson to stay!.. I think he will make some shrewd signings on a low budget... I think he will discipline the team and get them fit... I think he will inject some steel into our defense... and I think he will drive us forward! COYR!

At last! Someone with a bit of football sense!
Well said Dan!
I hope that Mike reads your post and sees the sense in it!
The slide from Premier League to relegation zone in the Championship has been swift, but the return to promotion contenders will not be as swift. It will take a lot of patience, and wholehearted support for Pearson.

I am sorry, but I have not seen anything in NP that makes him qualified to Manage Saints next season. He is a nice guy, articulate and by the skin of his teeth kept us up.... But I did not see any evidence of him being a strong motivator or a real leader. We need a manager that will be instantly respected by the players.... one that the players will be desperate to play for. The only two Managers we have had like that in recent times are Mr Strachan and Mr Hoddle. Who we should go for I do not know, but on the evidence so far, I do not think it should be NP (He maybe a perfect number 2 for someone).

Mike wrote:

saint38 wrote:
At last a manager who is already looking to the next season. We as a club would be stupid to release this manager. This is the type of manager that we need right now. NP is not sitting there thinking about his hols he is thinking about SFC. Also he is doing this without knowing if he still has a job. I for one stand up and applaud you NP. COYR

If we are really to take Southampton FC forward I really dont think NP is the right man.
I will concede he just got things right for survival thank goodness but lets be honest it was to close for comfort!
If we had gone down which was a true reality would we all be applading NP's efforts just now? I think not!
What this club needs if we have any true ambitions of a Premiership return is in this order :- Huge Investment , A New Expierienced Manager, a United Bosrd Room, An a complete overhaul of the playing staff as the likes of Idiakez ,Euell,Powell & Wright etc just dont cut it!
Hopefully the close season will bring some of what is required if not all but we will all support the team no matter what! It would be nice if some of the hangers on who came on Sunday showed true commitment and came more often or perhaps invested in a Seaon Ticket to help the club achieve its ambitions COYS!

you really are a fickle scummer....a man keeps you up and you want to discard him..you scum have to realise you are fizzy pop league team and forget aspirations of being a top flight club...the scum have settled where they belong

You could be right Terry, he says much too much and never gets wiped off.
I've seen a lot less that is deleted.

He could be the GRASS that everyone is talking about. He didn't even respond to the postings about him.

He always responds to mails about him, and i think he just hopes this posting goes away.

I'm convinced now he is the GRASS

Lets see if this posting is deleted

Hello I work for the Echo and I am fed up with all the rubbish you are writing. If you are going to write anything please make it interesting, Thanks Dan

Mike I support freedom of speech and will defend your right to express your opinions but it is a shame you are a fool who spouts absolute drivel. Nigel Pearson is our man. Hoddle is not going to come back here thank goodness. He is yesterday's man as is Mr Lowethsome.

Bitterne Park Tim wrote:
I am sorry, but I have not seen anything in NP that makes him qualified to Manage Saints next season. He is a nice guy, articulate and by the skin of his teeth kept us up.... But I did not see any evidence of him being a strong motivator or a real leader. We need a manager that will be instantly respected by the players.... one that the players will be desperate to play for. The only two Managers we have had like that in recent times are Mr Strachan and Mr Hoddle. Who we should go for I do not know, but on the evidence so far, I do not think it should be NP (He maybe a perfect number 2 for someone).

NURSE IS CALLING TIMOTHY.

TIME FOR YOU MEDICINE.

NO YOU ARE RIGHT I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST NP IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR SAINTS.

WHAT A CLUELESS PRIZED **** YOU ARE TIMOTHY!

Well Dan maybe if the comments pages were moderated properly it would be used sensibly. I know people who have appeared in The Echo and been genuinely hurt by what has been written. I hope someone sues you lot soon. COY'RS

Bitterne Park Tim wrote:
I am sorry, but I have not seen anything in NP that makes him qualified to Manage Saints next season. He is a nice guy, articulate and by the skin of his teeth kept us up.... But I did not see any evidence of him being a strong motivator or a real leader. We need a manager that will be instantly respected by the players.... one that the players will be desperate to play for. The only two Managers we have had like that in recent times are Mr Strachan and Mr Hoddle. Who we should go for I do not know, but on the evidence so far, I do not think it should be NP (He maybe a perfect number 2 for someone).

FAO Bitterne Park Dim

Is this the same NP that had the team pumped up & motivated on Sunday ? The same NP that has instilled some dicipline & fight to our sorry team after GB left ? The same NP that had the balls to make the attacking substitutions at WBA that nearly won us the game.

We are a struggling Championship team...José won't be interested mate !!

Dan Kerins wrote:
Hello I work for the Echo and I am fed up with all the rubbish you are writing. If you are going to write anything please make it interesting, Thanks Dan

I agree so why not delete some of the rubbish if it does not relate to the topic or has bad language etc

Hello I work for the Echo and I am fed up with all the rubbish you are writing. If you are going to write anything please make it interesting, Thanks Dan


Hey there Dan,

If you want to hear some interesting posts then maybe you can do something about removing crew from posting here? People respond to him because were fed up with his constant ramblings and slating of our club so if you dont want to read his comments then i suggest you cut him of at the source.

regards

John B wrote:

Dan Kerins wrote:
Hello I work for the Echo and I am fed up with all the rubbish you are writing. If you are going to write anything please make it interesting, Thanks Dan

I agree so why not delete some of the rubbish if it does not relate to the topic or has bad language etc

shut it scummer

Lowe used to pride himself on giving young managers a chance (Merro, Gray, Luggy, Wigley) so if he keeps to his word, I would love to see him keep NP. However, as it didnt work with the others and he had to bring in big names (Hod, Strach, 'Arry) he may not give NP the chance he surely deserves. However it will be a big gamble, because if Hod ends up being as successful as he was as Spurs boss, the fans will turn on him and Lobo in no time. GIVE NP HIS CHANCE!!!!

crashley wrote:
SOME people have short memorys. Before NP took over we were in free fall in the league thanks to that useless GB!! He was one of the reason if not the reason why we ended up where we did. He had no passion just standing there at each match with arms crossed playing players out of position and NEVER inspired passion into the team. When NP took over he had a mammoth task to put the brakes on our slide downwards. Given he only had a short time to to turn an average team around I think credit should be given that he eventually saved us from doom. NP is a good for SFC just for the passion he has showed for our club which this has continued reading the above story. NP MUST STAY!!!!!!!!

Funny old game. You lot slagging off GB, very short memories. Last season GB takes us to the playoffs and we were very unlucky to lose to Derby. Then he leaves for the Scotland job. Crouch gives the managers’ job to Gorman and Dodd, big mistake, this is when the problems started.

There were a number of very good high profile applicants for the managers job. However, Pearson got it. Hey, guess who is Pearsons agent? the son of Lawrie Mac, thats who. Funny old game.

Andy P wrote:

Bitterne Park Tim wrote: I am sorry, but I have not seen anything in NP that makes him qualified to Manage Saints next season. He is a nice guy, articulate and by the skin of his teeth kept us up.... But I did not see any evidence of him being a strong motivator or a real leader. We need a manager that will be instantly respected by the players.... one that the players will be desperate to play for. The only two Managers we have had like that in recent times are Mr Strachan and Mr Hoddle. Who we should go for I do not know, but on the evidence so far, I do not think it should be NP (He maybe a perfect number 2 for someone).

NURSE IS CALLING TIMOTHY. TIME FOR YOU MEDICINE. NO YOU ARE RIGHT I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST NP IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR SAINTS. WHAT A CLUELESS PRIZED **** YOU ARE TIMOTHY!

Well Andrew P(cannot think what that stands for!).....

If you think Nigel is the man to take Saints into the Prem, I would suggest you need some strong Medicine!

Clevor Trevor wrote:

Bitterne Park Tim wrote: I am sorry, but I have not seen anything in NP that makes him qualified to Manage Saints next season. He is a nice guy, articulate and by the skin of his teeth kept us up.... But I did not see any evidence of him being a strong motivator or a real leader. We need a manager that will be instantly respected by the players.... one that the players will be desperate to play for. The only two Managers we have had like that in recent times are Mr Strachan and Mr Hoddle. Who we should go for I do not know, but on the evidence so far, I do not think it should be NP (He maybe a perfect number 2 for someone).

FAO Bitterne Park Dim Is this the same NP that had the team pumped up & motivated on Sunday ? The same NP that has instilled some dicipline & fight to our sorry team after GB left ? The same NP that had the balls to make the attacking substitutions at WBA that nearly won us the game. We are a struggling Championship team...José won\'t be interested mate !!

Trevor...

Nearly Won the Game.... We Nearly stayed in the Prem, Nearly got relegated...... If Nearly is what you are looking for then NP is your Nearly Man!

Did you see the Burnley GAME?

Rich wrote:

clever trevor wrote:

Mike wrote:

couzzy wrote: Totally agree with the above post, i think it speaks volumes for the guy that he\'s planning for us despte the inevitable. I\'m more than sure that if that scumbag lowe returns that pearson\'s a dead man walking. I think it speaks volumes for the new regeime that they\'re that blinkered to get rid of the guy who was the main reason for us staying up, be prepared for the media and fans backlash lowe....you HAVE been warned.

Are you for real couzzy the only clear men who can accept the accolade to which you refer are Stern John or Richard Wright as they are The Main Reason Southampton FC are still in the Championship!

& who was responsible for bringing in Richard Wright & playing him, you plank ?

Mike is the same guy who questioned why Kate (Andover) was even supporting Saints and told her to \"get back to the kitchen\". Hence why his opinions can be treated as the rants of an idiot

LMAO!!

He's entitled to his opinion just as much as everybody else. (Although I do agree that Stern John and Richard Wright have gone a long way to keeping Saints up with scoring goals and keeping them out at the other end)

And seeing as though everybody else has had an opinion, I thought I'd offer mine to be shouted down and reputed!!

I think Pearson has to stay. Yes, we nearly got relegated and we could just have easily been in Leicester's position now BUT.....
Pearson has made some very good loan signings since he came here (Lucketti, Perry, Richard Wright) and I feel that given the role full-time, he may do very well in getting some decent players in.

He's already shown that he has confidence in his own ability, he's calm, he knows how to get the best out of the players we currently have - Euell and Jermaine Wright haven't played as well all season as they did the last few games (ok, maybe except Burnley) and I for one am hoping that he can stay.

The sad thing is that, as fans, we have no influence on him staying or not. We leave it in the lap of the Gods.....I just hope that they give him a chance, that's all I ask.

If Crouch likes him why can't he get the board together to offer him a new contract. At least leave something good behind when the EGM boots him out.

Those of you saying NP hasn't been good or has a worse record than Burley need to think a little harder. NP took over with the boat nearly underwater and has had to work really hard to get us afloat. Sure Burley had a better points per game ratio but NP tok over when we were rock bottom and I would be proud to keep him. If he does go I'll consider why I bother. If he does go and we get either Holloway or Hoddle then I'm off.

i pray we keep nigel

Ron Davies wrote:

crashley wrote: SOME people have short memorys. Before NP took over we were in free fall in the league thanks to that useless GB!! He was one of the reason if not the reason why we ended up where we did. He had no passion just standing there at each match with arms crossed playing players out of position and NEVER inspired passion into the team. When NP took over he had a mammoth task to put the brakes on our slide downwards. Given he only had a short time to to turn an average team around I think credit should be given that he eventually saved us from doom. NP is a good for SFC just for the passion he has showed for our club which this has continued reading the above story. NP MUST STAY!!!!!!!!

Funny old game. You lot slagging off GB, very short memories. Last season GB takes us to the playoffs and we were very unlucky to lose to Derby. Then he leaves for the Scotland job. Crouch gives the managers’ job to Gorman and Dodd, big mistake, this is when the problems started. There were a number of very good high profile applicants for the managers job. However, Pearson got it. Hey, guess who is Pearsons agent? the son of Lawrie Mac, thats who. Funny old game.

Lawrie Mac didn't want NP as manager, but stuck by the decision for the good of the club. NP is a very good choice and achieved what was required in a short time. Lowe if he gets in, may well want to change the manager, but it would be yet another managerial error from a person with no idea about football, just business. Leave NP to build his own team and I believe he'll be as good as anyone.

Bitterne Park Tim wrote:

Clevor Trevor wrote:

Bitterne Park Tim wrote: I am sorry, but I have not seen anything in NP that makes him qualified to Manage Saints next season. He is a nice guy, articulate and by the skin of his teeth kept us up.... But I did not see any evidence of him being a strong motivator or a real leader. We need a manager that will be instantly respected by the players.... one that the players will be desperate to play for. The only two Managers we have had like that in recent times are Mr Strachan and Mr Hoddle. Who we should go for I do not know, but on the evidence so far, I do not think it should be NP (He maybe a perfect number 2 for someone).

FAO Bitterne Park Dim Is this the same NP that had the team pumped up & motivated on Sunday ? The same NP that has instilled some dicipline & fight to our sorry team after GB left ? The same NP that had the balls to make the attacking substitutions at WBA that nearly won us the game. We are a struggling Championship team...José won\'t be interested mate !!

Trevor... Nearly Won the Game.... We Nearly stayed in the Prem, Nearly got relegated...... If Nearly is what you are looking for then NP is your Nearly Man! Did you see the Burnley GAME?

Timmyboy...you cant make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. NP can only work with what he was given & that wasn't much with what GB left.

Make no mistake this club was in complete freefall when NP joined & he has worked miracles to keep us in the Championship.

For that very reason he deserves his chance to bring in his own team &get us back where we belong.

So Timmyboy who do you (realistically) could do a better job ??

It's bizarre that someone who only achieved three wins is seen as a saviour, particularly as we were in a better position when he took over, but I tend to agree that doesn't tell the full story.

When I heard he was taking over I was seriously unhappy, but he has to take a lot of credit for the job he's done and could drive us forward next season and his attitude has been exactly what we needed.

The loan signings he brought in were frankly the only reason we survived.

He finally got a bit of consistency at the back and slowly but surely brought some of the young players into the squad.

And there were even signs of Saga getting his confidence back and looking to have rediscovered his touch and quality.

A couple more sensible cheap signings, and holding on to the loanees we've got, and I think we'll be looking OK next season.

And I also think there will be buyers for some of the players we need to off load, which is another positive.

The only fear is that no business will be done again because of uncertainty in the board room, which seems to happen every close season for us.

Signings need to be made now – not in July and August – and a strong manager needs to be able to decide who stays and who goes in the next few weeks.

Sadly, I fear the board will again be free to do what they want, as NP can hardly throw his weight around at the moment.

Nigel did nothing for SFC. It was the thought of the messihah's return (Rupert Lowe) that inspired the players to play to stay up.
When Rupert returns there will be plenty of money........going out the door and into his Swiss Bank Account.

How dare someone with such stupid views adopt the identity of my great hero Ron Davies.

It's got to be clear to everyone that the squad GB left were mercenaries who had no fight or will to win. When he, thankfully, was given the Scotland job it was a great chance for us to halt the decline and turn the club around. Crouch's decision to keep Dodd and Gorman as a stop gag exacerbated the problem as all they did was put their head in the sand and pretended it wasn't happening.

Then.. NP comes along in a horror situation and takes about 2 weeks to realise we have an awful keeper, no centre halves and no passion. He lifts the team with his own personality (Euell never looked like he cared before NP) and brought in loan signings to plug the obvious gaps. Post transfer deadline there's nothing more he can do.

Now is his chance to prove he has what it takes to succeed. It's a very difficult job but there's a lot of players out of contract all over the football league and lower reaches of the prem. He MUST be given a new contract and we MUST act quickly to rebuild the squad before any decent players are snapped up. We have to balance the books by getting rid of the dead wood who might still command some transfer value.

All you morons out there that thinks NP is not the man to manage SFC have not got a clue what you are talking about.In the last few months of discontent and heartache that everybody who cares about this club was going through,there was only one person to come through it all and turn this club around and that was NP, We were going nowhere with GB in charge,he had no respect from any of the squad not many of them wanted to play under GB and the fitness level went rock bottom. (there was more energy in under 11's tyro football), NP has transformed this team he's got them fit and playing the way he wants,Yes i agree it has'nt been pretty
to watch sometimes but with the players he has had to work with and brought in on loan deals this man certainly deserves to be givin a contract with what he has achieved in the short time he has been at this club this season to try and get us out this division next year.

Jez wrote:
It's got to be clear to everyone that the squad GB left were mercenaries who had no fight or will to win. When he, thankfully, was given the Scotland job it was a great chance for us to halt the decline and turn the club around. Crouch's decision to keep Dodd and Gorman as a stop gag exacerbated the problem as all they did was put their head in the sand and pretended it wasn't happening. Then.. NP comes along in a horror situation and takes about 2 weeks to realise we have an awful keeper, no centre halves and no passion. He lifts the team with his own personality (Euell never looked like he cared before NP) and brought in loan signings to plug the obvious gaps. Post transfer deadline there's nothing more he can do. Now is his chance to prove he has what it takes to succeed. It's a very difficult job but there's a lot of players out of contract all over the football league and lower reaches of the prem. He MUST be given a new contract and we MUST act quickly to rebuild the squad before any decent players are snapped up. We have to balance the books by getting rid of the dead wood who might still command some transfer value.

I think you have to add the mess that Crouch & Lawrie made over NPs appointment - "we have great candidates - we are taking our time - actually we've decided to stick with Dodd and Gorman until the end of season - actually we think we've decided to appoint someone after all, and how the fans ranted about the choice...).

But your recollections about NP's loan signings are incomplete.
Wright was not signed because he knew we needed a better keeper, but because all 3 keepers were injured and the youth keeper apparently didn't fancy it.
Lucketti and Perry were only brought in because Davies got injured (and how some fans groaned and griped about the 2 aging journeymen).

Now, all of a sudden, because he picked up 16 points out of 39, he is the greatest ever!

I like Pearson. He seems honest, committed, passionate. He has raised fitness levels dramatically from the GB era when most players could only last 70 mins and Hammill seemed to put on a few stone.
His passion has rubbed off on the players and we have seen big improvements from many of them.

However, it takes a lot more than passion and fitness in this game.
Some of these players badly need coaching. Some have lost the ability to pass the ball over the last year, others seem to lose position, or there is a lack of a decent game plan.

I'm not saying NP should go, just that I'm not convinced.
Maybe what is needed is some extra support for him to take it up a level. A decent experience coach maybe?

Why do we have to wait until a EGM "ANY FOOL CAN SEE THHAT HE'S THE MAN FOR THE JOB" so give him a three contrct and be done with it. Typical SFC dithering.Meanwhile another club comes in and we are left in limbo again we've had enough of the dither get cracking

crew657, new forest on 10:43am today

John B wrote:

Dan Kerins wrote: Hello I work for the Echo and I am fed up with all the rubbish you are writing. If you are going to write anything please make it interesting, Thanks Dan

I agree so why not delete some of the rubbish if it does not relate to the topic or has bad language etc

shut it scummer
John B wrote:

Dan Kerins wrote:
Hello I work for the Echo and I am fed up with all the rubbish you are writing. If you are going to write anything please make it interesting, Thanks Dan
I agree so why not delete some of the rubbish if it does not relate to the topic or has bad language etc
shut it scummer

Read this, if she does work for the echo, why isn't it deleted, if she is lying WHY?



crew 657 is a police INFORMER , the earlier post rightly said that he fishes for info, and the police are there but he never is.

He can write asking to meet for a fight, and talk about how he battered people, but never gets deleted.

All listings that do this besides him get wiped off.

He is in with the police and the echo are too.

Many listings highlighting what he does get deleted, although there are no threats or bad language.

CREW 657 is a

GRASS

The police

rational wrote:

Jez wrote: It\\\\\\\'s got to be clear to everyone that the squad GB left were mercenaries who had no fight or will to win. When he, thankfully, was given the Scotland job it was a great chance for us to halt the decline and turn the club around. Crouch\\\\\\\'s decision to keep Dodd and Gorman as a stop gag exacerbated the problem as all they did was put their head in the sand and pretended it wasn\\\\\\\'t happening. Then.. NP comes along in a horror situation and takes about 2 weeks to realise we have an awful keeper, no centre halves and no passion. He lifts the team with his own personality (Euell never looked like he cared before NP) and brought in loan signings to plug the obvious gaps. Post transfer deadline there\\\\\\\'s nothing more he can do. Now is his chance to prove he has what it takes to succeed. It\\\\\\\'s a very difficult job but there\\\\\\\'s a lot of players out of contract all over the football league and lower reaches of the prem. He MUST be given a new contract and we MUST act quickly to rebuild the squad before any decent players are snapped up. We have to balance the books by getting rid of the dead wood who might still command some transfer value.

I think you have to add the mess that Crouch & Lawrie made over NPs appointment - \\\\\\\"we have great candidates - we are taking our time - actually we\\\\\\\'ve decided to stick with Dodd and Gorman until the end of season - actually we think we\\\\\\\'ve decided to appoint someone after all, and how the fans ranted about the choice...). But your recollections about NP\\\\\\\'s loan signings are incomplete. Wright was not signed because he knew we needed a better keeper, but because all 3 keepers were injured and the youth keeper apparently didn\\\\\\\'t fancy it. Lucketti and Perry were only brought in because Davies got injured (and how some fans groaned and griped about the 2 aging journeymen). Now, all of a sudden, because he picked up 16 points out of 39, he is the greatest ever! I like Pearson. He seems honest, committed, passionate. He has raised fitness levels dramatically from the GB era when most players could only last 70 mins and Hammill seemed to put on a few stone. His passion has rubbed off on the players and we have seen big improvements from many of them. However, it takes a lot more than passion and fitness in this game. Some of these players badly need coaching. Some have lost the ability to pass the ball over the last year, others seem to lose position, or there is a lack of a decent game plan. I\\\\\\\'m not saying NP should go, just that I\\\\\\\'m not convinced. Maybe what is needed is some extra support for him to take it up a level. A decent experience coach maybe?

Yes - I'm well aware that my recollections are not 100% accurate but he did bring in Wright and he did keep playing him after Davis resumed fitness. Would you have fancied having Davis under any of those high balls in the last 10 minutes on Sunday? I certainly wouldn't...

I too am not 100% convinced by Pearson yet but the guy hasn't had much of a chance yet and has done as good a job as could be expected. I did like Hoddle when he was here but he walked out once and he will be a divisive choice so I'd rather go for continuity and give NP his chance. I don't see too many realistic alternatives for manager. The long and the short of it are that our current crop of players aren't good enough. Pericard aside, NP's loan signings seem to show he knows what a good player is. Let's hope that continues..

crew 657 wrote:
NEW MANAGER FOR ST MARYS News in from Stain Mary's that scum will appoint Ted bunions as there new manager. Ted a retired dustman from Sholing has ideal credentials to be scum manager, he has no idea about football , has no passion for the game (darts being his only love) , is a father of 16 children all borne by immediate members of his family, but he does know a lot about filth so he can apply that learning on the scum fans. Ted also said he will now be able to afford the rent on his dream slum in millbrook now

And with attributes like that he is a dead ringer for Harry Redkrapp.

He doesn't fight though, just sniffs for info of certain areas.

I think the point is Mike, is he does not get deleted for it - and rightly agreed, he is the only one allowed - being a stupid kid is not reason to leave threats of violence and swearing on this site.

The echo would not leave this filth on, because there is a chance he is a child and should know no better.

informer is probably the truth.

"I think you have to add the mess that Crouch & Lawrie made over NPs appointment - "we have great candidates - we are taking our time - actually we've decided to stick with Dodd and Gorman until the end of season - actually we think we've decided to appoint someone after all, and how the fans ranted about the choice...).

But your recollections about NP's loan signings are incomplete.
Wright was not signed because he knew we needed a better keeper, but because all 3 keepers were injured and the youth keeper apparently didn't fancy it.
Lucketti and Perry were only brought in because Davies got injured (and how some fans groaned and griped about the 2 aging journeymen).

Now, all of a sudden, because he picked up 16 points out of 39, he is the greatest ever!

I like Pearson. He seems honest, committed, passionate. He has raised fitness levels dramatically from the GB era when most players could only last 70 mins and Hammill seemed to put on a few stone.
His passion has rubbed off on the players and we have seen big improvements from many of them.

However, it takes a lot more than passion and fitness in this game.
Some of these players badly need coaching. Some have lost the ability to pass the ball over the last year, others seem to lose position, or there is a lack of a decent game plan.

I'm not saying NP should go, just that I'm not convinced.
Maybe what is needed is some extra support for him to take it up a level. A decent experience coach maybe?"

Couldn't agree more.

Basically, if we suddenly get loads of investment and buy flair players all over the place, I'm not sure he's the man. If, as is MUCH more likely we are in for a long spell in this division with no investment, then I'd go for him like a shot.

I think people forget why they were unhapy with GB - it was his inability to get us promoted, not the fact that we were heading for relegation trouble. We were unhappy with mid-table mediocrity (and some crazee decisions), but we would never have got into trouble if he had stayed. The undertainty and Dodd/Gorman era is what dropped us in it.

crashley wrote:
SOME people have short memorys. Before NP took over we were in free fall in the league thanks to that useless GB!! He was one of the reason if not the reason why we ended up where we did. He had no passion just standing there at each match with arms crossed playing players out of position and NEVER inspired passion into the team. When NP took over he had a mammoth task to put the brakes on our slide downwards. Given he only had a short time to to turn an average team around I think credit should be given that he eventually saved us from doom. NP is a good for SFC just for the passion he has showed for our club which this has continued reading the above story. NP MUST STAY!!!!!!!!

Yes some people do have short memories, they forget Crouch appointed Dodd and Gorman as managers and look at the results they got - I expect their appointment was Lowes fault though since Crouch is a 'true fan' and paid for a statue, that must make him above any blame?

I hope that NP stays, as he deserves the chance of a full season for getting us out of the freefall that we were in under Burley then the Dodd and Gorman fiasco. Yes, we have lost at home to teams that we never should do but that is the Championship for you. West Brom got beat 4-1 at home to Leicester not too long ago and where did West Brom finish? Champions I think. I think that giving him a full season will reap the rewards of the hard work he has done in the last three months. 4 points out of six against the eventual Champions and the leagues form side are not to be sniffed at. COYR

Fact: The free fall worsened significantly under NP! It was under NP that we ended up in a relegation dog-fight that ultimately depended on the results of other teams. We ended up in the worst position we've been in for almost 50 years! What part of unsuccessful do you folks not understand? I like the man for his passion and honesty, but that's not what wins titles.

NP deserves more time. Those fans that want more change are incredibly short-sighted and have laughably short memories. Last time we decided to play managerial hire and fire (under Lowe remember), we paid the ultimate price (i still think we wouldnt have been relegated from the prem if we had we kept faith in sturrock). For me, this season's turning point was the home defeat to Watford on New Years; after that, people seemed to go off the boil and talk of playoff places went out the window. We subsequently only picked up one league win (at home against Scunny who in fact completely played us). Admittedly, we were lower midtable when NP joined but that was always going to be meaningless in a division so bunched together and given everything pointed down (defeats to Norwich, QPR, Stoke topped off by the utterly spiritless humiliation in front of the nation that was bristol rovers).
I had my doubts when NP first came. There's something dodgy about young english managers who;ve plied their trade in the prem in the early 1990s (they all spout the same earnest crap) and I thought the only reason he had been assistant to bryan robson (!), sam alladyce and stuart pearce was that he could outdrink them. That said, he has proved me wrong. He has brought necessary stability, calmness and grit to the club. Apart from Viafara, most players have performed better under him (lets not forget that Surman had been losing his way). Points wise, our problem is that we've had more more draws than wins and losses combined - not that we've lost many under him. Indeed, we've become very hard to beat. His signings have been nothing short of excellent - so what if they were responses to injuries? Losing Andrew Davies could have been a massive blow and he still had to decide on the likes of wright and perry. We've got along way to go: I still dont think there's enough pace in the side, especially at right and left back and upfront and I would like a ballwinner in the centre. But none of this can happen unless there's some stability. Being on the inside, NP knows what he has in the squad, what needs to be improved etc- something that no other manager will know until preseason/the start of the season by which time we will have squandered valuable time to rebuild. Well done Nigel and Lowe/Wilde, you've been warned. STID

I would stick with Nigel- he's done well on several fronts.

NP inherited a team in free fall.Mainly because Burley had failed to react to obvious defence frailities, the centre half crisis had been obvious to all but Burley for months.

I believe what I see, and NP has improved fitness ,and been more effective than Burley in the loan market. Richard Wright would be a brilliant acquisition for the club- KD is UNRELIABLE AND INCONSISTENT just look at our goals against.

Who else is out there- Steve McClaren, Sven, Glen - no thanks!!

I can just see Lowlife bringing one of these jokers to help his profile in the game though.

I think they should give NP a chance. Apart from the fact that he helped save our **** with very few resources at his disposal he may also be the right guy to bring out the best in our youngsters,especiall
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if money is still tight next season. Im not counting on an angel to bail us out but it is important to see an end to the boardroom wrangling. If we want to see this club move forward, then it is my hope that we will not return to the Lowe stewardship.No matter what you think of this man, whether you think hes been good or bad for the club, his name stirs up such a mixed bag of emmotions ( mostly negative it seems) that i believe its time to move on without him. As they say, the definition of insanity is to try the same thing over and over to get different results

We've got to give NP a chance - he was brought in to save us from the drop and he succeeded.
Now if we can ditch all that short passing stuff and play some proper Route One (like Neil Warnock has done with Palace) we might actually get somewhere next season.

Martin Orford wrote:
We've got to give NP a chance - he was brought in to save us from the drop and he succeeded. Now if we can ditch all that short passing stuff and play some proper Route One (like Neil Warnock has done with Palace) we might actually get somewhere next season.

So your ambition for Saints is to be more like Palace???

What is most amazing is that, when GB left, fans on this site ranted about not wanting kick and rush football and scoffed at suggestions of Tony Pulis or Gary Johnson, because of their style of football, despite them being in the top 2 at the time.
Now it is exactly what everyone seems to want.

My hopes for this club are promotion - ideally playing attractive football. It can be done, look at the Baggies.

That way, when promoted, we will have a far better chance of staying up for another 30+ years.

Kick and rush may get you up, but Derby showed it is poor preparation for when you get there. For Derby next season, you can read Stoke, plus whoever gets through the play-offs.

Yes to the passion, fitness and commitment which we have seen in some of the last 13 games. But that alone is not enough.

rational wrote:

Jez wrote: It's got to be clear to everyone that the squad GB left were mercenaries who had no fight or will to win. When he, thankfully, was given the Scotland job it was a great chance for us to halt the decline and turn the club around. Crouch's decision to keep Dodd and Gorman as a stop gag exacerbated the problem as all they did was put their head in the sand and pretended it wasn't happening. Then.. NP comes along in a horror situation and takes about 2 weeks to realise we have an awful keeper, no centre halves and no passion. He lifts the team with his own personality (Euell never looked like he cared before NP) and brought in loan signings to plug the obvious gaps. Post transfer deadline there's nothing more he can do. Now is his chance to prove he has what it takes to succeed. It's a very difficult job but there's a lot of players out of contract all over the football league and lower reaches of the prem. He MUST be given a new contract and we MUST act quickly to rebuild the squad before any decent players are snapped up. We have to balance the books by getting rid of the dead wood who might still command some transfer value.

I think you have to add the mess that Crouch & Lawrie made over NPs appointment - "we have great candidates - we are taking our time - actually we've decided to stick with Dodd and Gorman until the end of season - actually we think we've decided to appoint someone after all, and how the fans ranted about the choice...). But your recollections about NP's loan signings are incomplete. Wright was not signed because he knew we needed a better keeper, but because all 3 keepers were injured and the youth keeper apparently didn't fancy it. Lucketti and Perry were only brought in because Davies got injured (and how some fans groaned and griped about the 2 aging journeymen). Now, all of a sudden, because he picked up 16 points out of 39, he is the greatest ever! I like Pearson. He seems honest, committed, passionate. He has raised fitness levels dramatically from the GB era when most players could only last 70 mins and Hammill seemed to put on a few stone. His passion has rubbed off on the players and we have seen big improvements from many of them. However, it takes a lot more than passion and fitness in this game. Some of these players badly need coaching. Some have lost the ability to pass the ball over the last year, others seem to lose position, or there is a lack of a decent game plan. I'm not saying NP should go, just that I'm not convinced. Maybe what is needed is some extra support for him to take it up a level. A decent experience coach maybe?

I'm confused, a sensible post!!! What the hell is going on here???