Fair enough.........the hundred and twenty five year thing was a huge promotion push for the club, it could be argued a huge publicity stunt. The Ted Bates Trophy does not mean very much outside of Southampton granted. While not many will know of Marcus Leibherr himself it will put the trophy on the world map because of the teams playing in it. So in that sense he is creating his own piece of history. Don't get me wrong it is fine by me but lets not forget our very proud history prior to his arrival. As the CEO he has to find the right balance. In my opinion he would be foolish to try and dismiss the past as irrelevant and to dismiss it as if it hadn't happened.
I'm not knocking it, just calling it what it is, and espousing my opinion that I couldn't care less about it, or any preseason friendlies. Yeah, they do a job, but i'd never go to one, or get excited about them. I know people might be dazzled about the prospect of European or premiership opposition, but I remember when we played premiership opposition every week, and i'm also old enough to remember us playing in Europe, so the prospect of seeing a second rate Spanish sides youth team in action for 45 minutes doesn't excite me. Not saying nobody else can be excited, but this is a place to express opinions, and to call things how you see them. I stand by my signature.
This football club has a history, a present and a future (thanks to Markus); I love it and value it all, so will enjoy every moment that I'm a part of it.
Fair enough Wisescummer, and I'm not particularly excited about the prospect of the tournament, just looking forward to seeing the lads kick off at St MAry's again.
I'm still excited about that countdown timer on the OS to when fixtures get released. Currently standing at 3 days 13 hours 15 minutes and 12 seconds.
The Echo could say Barcelona and Chelsea for all I care... me myself I will wait til our Cortese communicates it to the public!
DailyEcho, yeah I know its the echo, but they are reporting the two teams could be Wigan and Athletic Bilbao.
