05 Jul 2014 12:45:49
Spider and lovren are looking to move, and with spider on a rumoured Â£9000 a week I don't blame him. Question is, is there any rumours of offering him improved contract? I though our key players would be on more like Â£50,000.

1.) 05 Jul 2014
05 Jul 2014 14:29:04
I have said before that I think Marshall is just about the best keeper in the league. If true about an offer I think that sort of money is too much. Better to spend it on high quality CB's to protect the keeper not rely on a top class keeper to keep them out. Would still love Marshall to come but I think 7 to 8 would be tops money wise.

2.) 05 Jul 2014
05 Jul 2014 14:31:33
I can only assume he signed the same contract a few years ago and just never got a new one. I'll be surprised if he does go without the board at least offering him a new contract.

3.) 05 Jul 2014
05 Jul 2014 14:46:34
It seems to me that our wage structure has been the main reason for the mass exodus from all your comments. If true and these top quality players were on Championship wages and also not getting their promised bonuses it would appear they have had a justifiable reason to leave. Especially if there was no chance of negotiation and just wonder whether MoPo could see this as a major problem with player recruitment. Sounds a little like the day Gordon Strachan wanted to take us to the next level a few years ago and was politely told to " go away " by Mr ( I'll stick it in my bank account, thank you ) Lowe. Hope not otherwise we have no chance of progressing.

4.) 05 Jul 2014
Chrisdownj didn't strachan have the chance to sign Malouda and Drogba? crazzy

5.) 05 Jul 2014
We also had a chance to sign many players until they found out we probably were bankrupt! By the way how is the QPR manager getting on. hhhmmmmmm

6.) 05 Jul 2014
05 Jul 2014 15:59:21
Yeah. In Strachan's autobiography he talks about 'he that shall not be named' and our previous chief scout refusing to pay Â£1/2 mill for Drogba. They took Delgago instead.
Not sure about Malouda but they also refused Van der Sar about the same time.

7.) 05 Jul 2014
05 Jul 2014 18:33:09
Starchan and Rupert Lowe went to watch Drogba playing for Guingamp. After the game Lowe decided to offer 400k for Yahia the Algerian centre back and did not think Drogba was worth 1.5. 2 months later Marseille paid 1.5 for Drogba and sold him 12 months later to Chelsea for approx 20 mill

8.) 05 Jul 2014
So am right in thinking, ramires is on Â£30,000 - Â£50,000 and and one of our key players are on under Â£10,000. Surely that's not correct.

9.) 06 Jul 2014
Sounds like Lowe did the right thing in not spending more than Saints could afford

10.) 06 Jul 2014
He took most of it Dave along with other dodgy characthers.

11.) 06 Jul 2014
06 Jul 2014 22:51:41
Lo*e did the right thing?? How much did we pay for tin man? 3mil wasn't it?
As Chris said. Amazing how we made all those millions on sales of players and when the new board came in they couldn't find a lot of it.