22 Jul 2014 15:25:51
Saints offered below the said £7.5m for Forster and have now upset Celtic by putting in a silly offer which could of ruined any further business that could of gone on
1.) 22 Jul 2014
I wouldn't read much into that - tell me a club that offer top money straight away.
2.) 22 Jul 2014
7. 5 is ridiculous money in scotland, rubbish
3.) 22 Jul 2014
Don't badmouth Scotland, they'll declare independence.
4.) 22 Jul 2014
22 Jul 2014 19:47:03
^^^ LOL
5.) 22 Jul 2014
22 Jul 2014 21:54:46
Lol Phil!
Am trying not to read too much into this and whilst I agree that you don't always go in with the asking price, it does make me wonder how low we went. I would far rather we went in at the lower end of sensible to try and get it finalised. We do need these players
6.) 22 Jul 2014
Didn't the same thing happen with Victor last summer?
The thing is, everyone knows that we have just brought in a few quid from the sales of Rickie, Judas, and Judas, so if we go in higher, Celtic just say no, give us more cash.
We have to be prudent with our cash, but at the same time RoKo, just get the flippin' players in would ya!
7.) 23 Jul 2014
Apparently we offered around 4m! what a joke. stop messing about get players in and maybe we can keep lovren and spider or unless we have already conceeded to losing both.
8.) 23 Jul 2014
Why is 4 million a joke?? he's been playing in a micky mouse league for about three seasons and before that he couldn't get into a prem team
9.) 23 Jul 2014
Evra (who won absolutely everything) went to juve for 1. 25
{Ed001's Note - Evra is in his 30s and only had a one year contract. Plus they had already replaced him for £30m+, so he was only going to be sat on the bench most of the season. You can't compare the two.}
10.) 23 Jul 2014
Because they are never going to accept 4m. waste of time and risk insulting our feeder club. van dijk scored 2 last night. just saying.
11.) 23 Jul 2014
Saintgibbs: spot on mate! Spot on! If we actually manged to get some quality, real quality signings over the line like a benteke as an example!!!! There is a chance! However slight that maybe that spider and even Lovren thought actually I want to stay!!
Come on Ronald and southampton please please please surprise us! Let's show se ambition in the transfer market!
I have to admit, out of the names being banded about the Argentina left back looks the nuts! Would love it if we signed him and more like this one please southampton. COYR!!
12.) 23 Jul 2014
The snowball effect. lambert should not have left first and so early, it made it a lot easier for lallana to follow. the appointment of RK was left too long. a marquee signing is being left too and is desperately needed to settle nerves on ambition for players and the fans. (now i'm seeing articles saying we should remember who we are and that we should fall in line and comply with the top 6) this was not the markus liebherr vision. the board have made an absolute hash of everything since cortese left. they are clueless! Kreuger lost my faith instantly. comes in talking about transparency and openess then goes off the radar for 2 months when this was all going on. why people are still sticking up for them I don't know. even still they are pulling the wool over our eyes with the "war chest", whilst the sky money slips off unmentioned. we need someone that knows the industry. we missed the trick with john williams. instead we appoint an ice hockey player whos first action was to make a statement about openness and honesty (which was just a dig at cortese) and all they have done since is the exact opposite. les reed standing there saying "were not selling" and then we go sell. its the foundations that have been laid by the people before them that is saving us. I know I moan a lot but its the passion! I just feel we have been giving no reason to trust this board but every reason not to. I just hope all this mincing about doesn't cost us dearly and we miss out on our targets. we are really not in a position for that.
13.) 23 Jul 2014
I sort of see your point but the signing process was just as long winded when Cortese was here. Adkins and MoPo took ages to sign Wanyama, Ramirez and the cowboy Osvaldo. Frustrating I know but seems more complicated for us than others don't know why but can only guess we are trying bargain basement tactics which often turns round and shoots you in the foot.
14.) 23 Jul 2014
As to the sky money 'slipping off', there are out her expenses to consider. Also if this rumoured stadium expansion (reported will cost £50mil) is going to happen the we will need as little bit of money in the bank!
I don't think everyone should be so quick to jump on the new management, let's just give it time and see where we are after the season settles in
15.) 23 Jul 2014
There's no point in making your first offer high, 'cause they could always turn round and say to up that. make it low, make it known you're not desperate (even if you are) and meet in the middle eventually.
16.) 23 Jul 2014
Do we need an exspansion?
17.) 23 Jul 2014
Expansion would be good, due to the ffp the club can only spend what it makes in revenue on players, more tickets sold = higher revenue and more money for wages and stuff
18.) 23 Jul 2014
@SaintGibbs For goodness sake! So many different posters have been over this, the sales were necessary and good business! Lambert, Shaw & Lallana would have unsettled the squad if their moves hadn't been granted so the board did the best and only thing possible, to sell them above their worth.
While you and some others go around calling them Judas and acting as if you know everything, the Southampton board - who are more than capable of doing their job - actually work & do good for the club.
The board have done nothing wrong, Koeman will be a success and Southampton will probably perform well this season. Reed said during the announcement of the Bayer Leverkusen game that that match would be an unveiling of the squad and there are still weeks before August 9 so just slow down, relax and wait for it all to work out.
19.) 23 Jul 2014
You are right, I just think we are all so disappointed that we don't look as if we are building on last year After all those difficult years I can feel the frustration in nearly all of these posts A real class buy would settle the nerves, this penny pinching is all very well but sometimes you have to pay the price being asked!Feels like, we couldn, t run a car boot is that unfair? if we really wanted Forster yesterday, then the negotiations were handled very badly. get a proper buyer in in knows what he is doing!
20.) 23 Jul 2014
23 Jul 2014 15:09:35
"Mummy, I must have a new computer 'cause all my mates have got a new one. Don't care what it is just buy it Mum."
"Mummy, this computer is rubbish and I now find my mates all have better ones because their Mummies took their time and picked the best and most economical."
"Oh well Mummy, just go and buy another one."
To mix up a quotation, "spend in haste, end up in L2."
Patience!
21.) 23 Jul 2014
Thats what you got from that lucky finn - i'm upset that shaw lambert and lallana have left?? *bangs head off wall*
22.) 23 Jul 2014
Its about the instability the board have caused from their inexperience and extremely poor handling of everything. ralph kreuger and kathrina liebherr know what they're doing agree or disagree
23.) 23 Jul 2014
Leave transfers till the last minute you end up paying over the top and missing out and then paying over the top again in January. exactly why united were so poor last season they were not effective and decisive in the transfer window.
24.) 24 Jul 2014
It really doesn't work like that. You can't just be quick in the transfer window. Most high quality players and agents want to hold out to see what happens offer wise before committing to a decision with the exception of those involved with big club offers, however often these big clubs have a selection of targets and they themselves may want to wait to see the result of another clubs transfer or see who might come available. Beginning of August is when things start to move, the idea certain clubs are slow or fast is a myth.