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8:22am Wednesday 1st July 2009 in Saints News
Exclusive By Adam Leitch, Chief Sports Writer
Mark Wotte will use today’s scheduled break from training to review his future.
The Saints first team squad have been given the day off – not for sinister reasons, but as part of their pre-season schedule that was planned weeks ago.
But as they and rest of the club’s staff are now being paid the June wages that should have been paid last Thursday, they have been told to report back as planned tomorrow morning.
However, as yet nobody is quite sure of what will await them.
With talks ongoing behind the scenes to try and sell the club, the squad will also be concerned by the direction in which they are heading with the first pre-season friendly – at Blue Square South Leaguers Eastleigh – only three days away.
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deadly666
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8:26am Wed 1 Jul 09
Gingothesaint
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8:28am Wed 1 Jul 09
Lone Ranger
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8:28am Wed 1 Jul 09
Nothing to say
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8:29am Wed 1 Jul 09
clubcoach
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8:32am Wed 1 Jul 09
Hercules Grytpype-Thynne
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8:36am Wed 1 Jul 09
Jesus_02
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8:37am Wed 1 Jul 09
Lone Ranger wrote:The Mirror also say
Comments from the Mirror web site relating to yesterday. Quote:- The news came on the same day manager Mark Wotte revealed he and his backroom team are to step down - leaving the first team with no coaches to train them. No Manager, No Coaches and little prospect of a team. Is there any hope at all
St.Yorkie
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8:43am Wed 1 Jul 09
AB12345
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8:48am Wed 1 Jul 09
Nothing to say
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8:53am Wed 1 Jul 09
WhatNext
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9:04am Wed 1 Jul 09
TGRWorzel
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9:06am Wed 1 Jul 09
season ticket holder
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9:12am Wed 1 Jul 09
Hercules Grytpype-Thynne wrote:Ithink I will buy a season ticket to watch Totton this season.
I am looking on the bright side. If SFC goes under then I shall be about a £1,000 a year better off. That is a pretty good increase in annual income after tax. Now what could I do with an extra £1,000?
Bashfan
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9:16am Wed 1 Jul 09
Nothing to say wrote:Don't forget DRAMA.
Adam Leitch is contractually obliged to use the following words in his Saints reports everyday: STARS RACE WORLDWIDE EXCLUSIVE THE ECHO UNDERSTANDS GIMP
sotonmania
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9:30am Wed 1 Jul 09
Fides
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9:34am Wed 1 Jul 09
St.Yorkie wrote:Thankfully MW hasn't left - you homophobic racist tw@t. MW has been, along with KD, a pillar of integrity during this process.
Isn't Wotte's contract up anyway? No news here - we don't have a Manager, or coaching staff - perhaps the players that are left may make a better fist of it than the Dutch clown!
Lowe's gone and his Dutch boyfriend has gone with him - NOW!
I love it when a plan comes together...
St.Yorkie
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9:47am Wed 1 Jul 09
Fides wrote:Calm down this was all tongue in cheek - I'm not Denzil!
St.Yorkie wrote: Isn't Wotte's contract up anyway? No news here - we don't have a Manager, or coaching staff - perhaps the players that are left may make a better fist of it than the Dutch clown! Lowe's gone and his Dutch boyfriend has gone with him - NOW! I love it when a plan comes together...Thankfully MW hasn't left - you homophobic racist tw@t. MW has been, along with KD, a pillar of integrity during this process. Unfortunately, KD will have signed for West Ham before the deal to buy Saints is completed in the next couple of days. Who can blame him? I hope the new owners will be able to find a significant role for MW. A small reward for not walking away when the times got tough. Like you did.
Triangle Jim
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9:57am Wed 1 Jul 09
wraggster
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10:51am Wed 1 Jul 09
clubcoach wrote:Their like teachers get all summer off then when kids due
No sinister reasons, LOL, So the first team have eight weeks off, then its planned to take the first day of pre-season off as well. Good grief!
Bring Back The Dell
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11:14am Wed 1 Jul 09
sotonmania wrote:At last someone with some sense ! I`ve been saying this for years ! With that lot in charge the players would really find out what it measn to play for Saints !
We need Doddsy, Benali, Svensson, Lundekvam, Le Tiss to do some coaching!
saintpeter48
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11:16am Wed 1 Jul 09
Nothing to say
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12:17pm Wed 1 Jul 09
Saintan
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10:21pm Wed 1 Jul 09
Nothing to say wrote:you left out the important words:
Adam Leitch is contractually obliged to use the following words in his Saints reports everyday:
STARS
RACE
WORLDWIDE EXCLUSIVE
THE ECHO UNDERSTANDS
GIMP
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Gingothesaint says...
8:25am Wed 1 Jul 09