For a start, why dont Southampton fans stop being so­ childish over pompey fans and visa versa, there is far­ too much to worry about at the saints now than this­ stupid attitude.That kind of thing is ok in the season­ when all is well with the clubs, but at the moment­ Saints fans should be worrying about the forthcoming­ season and pompey fans should, if they are true­ football fans, be giving Southampton a bit of backing­ in this terrible time. Remember it is not the team that­ has caused this,it is the management in the board­ room.
I think football fans in general should be behind­ the saints fans at this time. I AM NOT a Southampton­ supporter, but I am a true football supporter and I­ wish Southampton football club a speedy recovery from­ their problems because like it or not, Southampton has­ always been a grand old club and the team and the fans­ do not deserve this.Look at the recent happenings at­ Luton, not a whole lot of difference, the team and the­ fans got punished for what happened in the board room­ and look where they are now !
Lets all get behind the­ Saints and wish them well, no matter who you support,­ whichever is your club !I do not feel any disregard to­ my club of which I am a season ticket holder by the­ way, for backing the Saints in there time of need.

A­ Birmingham city supporter.

No club is too big to go down, chairmen shouldn't­ be allowed to run clubs into the ground and just leave­ and the League shouldn't be causing further damage­ with point reductions! On the other side fans need to­ wake up and get a good dose of reality about their­ clubs can realistically achieve in the Manchester­ United " premier league". Build for the­ future don't buy for the present. That is the only­ way forward in football.

Eastleigh 1 - 1 Scum.... LMAO

I think this whole Southampton saga is a­ tragedy!
What's worse is how nobody seems to­ care!!!
What i don't get is how the Pompey fans are­ coming on here laughing; your club is DEFINITELY next!

saints are an awsum club the fans and every thing have­ been brillent and have stuck with them and it was­ proven with the numbers that turned out for the burnley­ and palece game last season and even if they do go out­ of buisness they will still be a bigger club than­ portsmouth

The Truth about these failed bids and the leagues­ dealings and timings will come to light eventually.­

Who care what you pompey Skates have to say or what­ you think. You think Arrab money will keep you safe,­ once your new owner see's what a bunch of smelly­ loser you are he will drop you like a hot brick.­

enjoy the sound of your town hall bells haha

If people only realise the history of the club we gave­ football to Brazil we were the first with flood lights

I can't believe that people are still arguing the­ @#$% on the 10 point reduction, Southampton used to be­ a Div 1 (prem team) and have had fantastic past players­ why oh why was a new stadium so important when your­ finances where not great. Now you suffer the fate of­ none exsistence, yet your management blocked players­ leaving when good offers were made, now they are­ leaving cheap and if 1 default payment is made they can­ leave free. I don't want to see SUFC disapear they­ are part of this countries league but I do wish they­ stop this underhanded claim they are 2 seperate­ companies for their finances they are NOT period.

donney you nob people this is what happens when brother­ and sister connit incest so dont do it as for­ southampton ten points is nothing realy look at leeds­ bournmouth rotherham ect they are all still going so i­ hope youre still in the league for years to come and we­ meet again good luck

Chris 1: How many times does this have to be repeated?­ SFC and SLH were inseperable. SFC had no assets or cash­ flow of its own (if it did why is Fry paying/not paying­ SFC wages?). 10 point deduction was correct. Stop­ whinging and get on with life. Move on or cease to­ exist.

THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE, ABUSE OF THERE AUTHORITY?

the football club (soton) were not in financial trouble­ another part of the holding company went into­ receviership and so the football association decided to­ penalise the club, which is a totaly different­ situation to other clubs with financial problems, but­ whatever the money situation what gives the f.a the­ right to deduct points any penalty should be applied­ only if the club has failed to meet it,s out going­ southampton f.c paid their bills therefore points­ deduction is unfair, points are earned on the pitch not­ given by anybody, the f.a are ridiculous in the way­ they make up the rules as they go along same old story­ one rule for the big clubs who owe many millions more­ than smaller clubs they carry on with impunity small­ ones bein forced out

McCauley Culkin, I guess you were 'home alone'­ when you wondered why QPR have such riches. I'm an­ Everton supporter but we don't have money or­ backers. Just a frugal boss who works miracles. Most­ London clubs attract money and even Brighton has a­ wealthy backer now. I have no idea why they attract­ money and our clubs don't. But at least you once­ had interest from Bill Gates' number two. But if­ you believed the papers, Everton were being taken over­ by the Sultan of Brunei back in 1993!!!

I really think its a pity that Southampton are in the­ situation they are in, for any football team (Big or­ Small) to be like this is a poor show. However­ unfortunately football is run like a business and teams­ need to stay within there means. My team almost went a­ few years ago and the upset that this can cause within­ the fans/employees etc etc is dire but whatever the­ following or "status" of a team should not­ determine whether the FA stands in or not!

CUFC­ Forever!

If you want teams to be saved then the solution is­ really simple...cap players wages AND have a maximum­ transfer fee. That way you would see where players'­ loyalties lie. For example, Have £10m be the most a­ team can spend on one player and £20,000 a week on­ wages per player. But it would need to be a­ worldwide-enforced rule. Otherwise the La Liga will buy­ everyone. I think it's a simple solution and will­ save the lower tiers of football too. If anyone on here­ does agree (or disagrees) please use the thumbs up/down­ to show your approval or disapproval.

I am NOT a Portsmouth fan but I do hope Southampton go­ into liquidation and vanish after reading the­ hypocritical message boards here. No team should be­ given permission to stay in the league just because of­ their former status. Football is a business and­ Southampton FC are the equivalent to Woolworths. You­ notice them, have a few interesting things but you­ don't really care until it's too late.­ Bournemouth, Luton Town, Aldershot, Maidstone...they­ all are/were on the brink of extinction and the latter­ two had to vanish. Boston Utd had to drop two divisions­ when they were relegated from the football league a few­ years ago. No-one said how their rivalry with Lincoln­ City was needed. Gretna suffered and vanished into­ non-existance too. These are all precious clubs to­ their supporters so why should the 'mighty'­ Saints get such adornment? Grow up people. If a buyer­ can't be found, let them go to the wall. It's­ happened to others. No team is too good to go down. No­ team is too precious to lose.

i really hope southampton can find some1 to get them­ through this i am a liverpool fan but when u think of­ the start of the premiership days and u look at how­ some of them teams are doing now i keep wishing them­ all the best teams like southampton sheff weds norwich­ southampton has some great memories so i wish u all the­ luck

hope u pull through this, some people don't realise­ what a team means to any supporter who works all week­ to go see his/her football team, be it the top 4 or in­ the premier league or the teams playing in division 3.­ It's about time that a %tage of every transfer is­ put into a fund for times like this.

I pity the Southampton fans! The FA and Football­ League should not allow a club like Southampton to go­ to the wall. There is sufficient money sloshing around­ to bale them out - the existence of this club for­ future generations is far more important than the few­ million quid they need to keep going. How about a sort­ of 'value added tax' on the sales of players in­ the top two divisions to be paid into a benevolent fund­ for clubs in crisis? 15% on all transfer fees ought to­ do it.
As for those moronic Pompey fans celebrating­ Southampton's demise, words fail me. How stupid­ are they? Their own club is in a similar position and­ could go the same way, Apart from that though, the­ inter-club rivalry and banter is in itself a valuable­ asset to the enjoyment of football. I speak as a­ lifelong Spurs fan who enjoys seeing Arsenal lose to­ anyone - BUT if they were to go tits up I would hate it­ more. We football supporters need local rivalry, so­ shut up you Pompey morons - give some support as you­ NEED Southampton.