I was thinking of Manchester United, their world wide branding is amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing. Such huge penetration into developing markets, with scope for exponential growth. Plus they win things, which is what supporting a club is all about.
I think we have got to the bottom of your problem, "thinking of Manchester United", stop it, is extremely bad for you.
Actually his list should read this: 1. Ring CBK up and find out what he wants to do 2. Keep club in the dark ages 3. Return to point 1
Regardless of what a lot of us think, success in the prem is all about income generation in order to support the vast expenditure required to keep the team competitive Suck it up and let's get on with it
I demand we rename the club Southampton Super ****s. It will make us very big in the Asian market. It HAS to be done.
The 1970s called - they'd like their regressive attitude back. Perhaps you could hang out with Duckhunter, calling women chicks and watching old Jim Davidson stand up routines to complete the charade?
You either ride on the wave of change or get enveloped by it! We all have the choice and fortunately NC wants to be at the head of the wave.......if you don't like it then I suggest you doggy paddle back to the beach.
Oh damn. My 12 year old wears a jester hat; I'll tell him he's a plastic corporate fan and that I don't care he was only 5 when they left the Prem last and he spent his early supporting years traipsing round places like Tranmere and Rochdale. I'll also buy him a pair of Doc Martins and shave his head!
I knew you'd bring the better fan point in - it tends to be the final recourse of somebody with a tremendously fallible argument. It's the supporters equivalent of flexing muscles as you've run out of words. The fact of the matter is, for the club to not just survive but thrive, we need to be encouraging development in new markets and corporate opportunities. You however seem just to want to take any potshot you can against Cortese (who the majority of fans of the club think is doing an excellent job) because, rather hopelessly, you've decided you don't like him. As I've said before, if you're so upset and the hive of bees in your bonnet are so loud as to be driving you mad, you can likely find another club where you can stand up to watch and everything, in the lower leagues. They may well go bankrupt, but hey, as long as you've made your point. You might even get a gold star for being such a 'true' fan. In the meantime though, the rest of us will enjoy out 'corporate journey' and you can bray that we're plastic from a distance whilst telling the very few people left listening that you're a proper fan. At least the annoying buzzing sound will have gone for the rest of us....
