ESPN article on Saints ahead of Derby

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/column...:-reasons-for-optimism-at-southampton?cc=5739


"The role of Cortese is clouded a little by his media image as a comical buffoon, yet his passion and drive for perfection have been at the forefront of all that Southampton have achieved since the Liebherr takeover transformed the club's ethos."

Bit harsh, he doesn't help himself sometimes but he is far from a comical buffoon.

Enjoy.

 

i agree that Cortese is clouded by his media image but he is not a comical buffoon

good little quote from Pardew there as well - I will always thank him for steadying the ship in those dark times

That was a really good read, cheers for that!

 

Much better than the regular, seemed a bit more research and attention was paid in that article.

 

Very well written article. Cheers

 

Brilliant article (apart from the bit about Nicola), thanks for posting it DTLW!

 

I wouldn't credit Pardew with the signing of Guly (not only was he only a loan under Pardew, but I think it's fairly clear he was a Cortese signing), but that aside it is only right that Pardew gets a mention.

Comical buffoon aside, good article.

 

Thanks for posting that up, a good read. I think that the writer couldn't think of the right adjective to describe NC's media image, but comical buffoon is not it. He just doesn't play the media game, leaving the press with no easy sound-bites. So maybe the right word is "awkward media image."

 

"The role of Cortese is clouded a little by his media image as a comical buffoon"
**** off

 

They are jealous that we've got one of the best Chairmans in Britain.

 

Excellent !!!

 

Thanks for the post - was a good article except for the description of NC - which was OTT. I recognise the author wanted to make comment on NC's brushes with the media and Matt Le T et al' -but at least he's points out all the work NC is doing behind the scenes.

 

It's the first I've heard that he's considered a comical buffoon. He may not be a media darling, but he's entirely happy with that. They don't pester him, he won't pester them. Seems a good arrangement to me.

Now I'll read the article.

EDIT: Nice to see everyone getting their measure of credit for the turnaround, including Alan Pardew.

 

Cortese is out of step with English football ethos (and all the better for that) so the press are uncomfortable with him, but a comical buffoon he is not. That would only be true if his self confidence and air of superiority was not matched by club success. Am grateful for Pardew's role in starting us on the road to success, but he was not the man to work in tandem with Nicola. We now have that man (who incidently was only mentioned once in passing in this article). On a lighter note, perhaps NC should put the team up in guest houses for the next away match and say, 'That's what you'll get if you don't start winning away!'