04 Aug 2014 09:18:47
Demetri Mitchel on loan from Manchester United and Tottenham's Nacer Chadli being offered for Schneiderlin

Rumours aside, I was hoping to see these signings Saints were meant to make this weekend. Hopefully announcements will be made today.

1.) 04 Aug 2014
If we are only interested in cheap loans at the moment, I'm afraid this means Leihber and co are saving all player sales money for when they sale the club off, I hope the wool has not been pulled over big rons eyes

2.) 04 Aug 2014
04 Aug 2014 12:30:01
I think it follows the way Saints did business last season. Osvaldo was a bit of a wildcard choice and yet we spend £15m on him. If Saints had loaned him in instead it would only have been 6-12 months wages spent. That is probably £1.5-2m, but he would have gone back and both parties would have moved on. Instead of a £1.5-2m loss we are instead probably going to lose around £7-10m. As a business it is better to loan in players, especially if our youngsters step-up within the year and do better than the loan signings.

Buying players makes for a better club statements for sure, but we also don't want to do what Tottenham did, even though Saints are capable of it.

3.) 04 Aug 2014
04 Aug 2014 12:56:09
I think the players we have got in on loans with the potential to buy are great ideas. I hope to hell we are buying a few. We need players in all three areas who want to play for the club and badge. I am concerned that we were told 2 SIGNINGS would be announced and to all intents and purposes they are loans. However. Ihave little doubt wheels are turning. let's face it, we are being linked to every player in the world from neynar to keegan lol. Whilst I think the papers ate just lazily linking us to all fringe players I think we will get a few in. I am praying as I type this

4.) 04 Aug 2014
Koeman did say "hopefully" we can get 2 or 3 signings done on the weekend. Nothing was definate, and after the silent arrival of bertrand I don't think anybody but the club knows what is happening behond the scenes. Hopefully more will come sooner rather then later

5.) 04 Aug 2014
As difficult as it is, we need to remain patient. Saints are in a strong position, and will be able to bring in decent quality replacements.

To be honest, I don't mind how we spend the cash, so long as we do well this year. If we have cash left over after the transfer window, I won't be surprised, or upset. We just need to get behind the players on the field.

6.) 04 Aug 2014
There is a lot of work being done by Southampton to bring in players

But you can't force players to sign.

Rojo's agent is touting him to a number of other clubs, trying to provoke concrete bids.

7.) 04 Aug 2014
Saint90. everyone keeps saying we don't want to do what spurs did last season. Why? They finished 6th didn't they? 2 places and a fair number of points higher than us. I'd be ecstatic with that! Lol

8.) 04 Aug 2014
04 Aug 2014 15:58:02
A team that spent £100m plus wages on a team that did not get further than the play-offs in the Europa cup and only made 6th in the league is a flop. Lucky for them they made £90m on PL prize money and TV showings. However, the previous year they spent £60m and reached 5th. The year before that they were 4th and only spent £8m.

Tottenham fell down because clubs knew they had the money from the Bale sale last year. Prices were inflated for players that in the end didn't really cut it. Whether Levy can afford that, I am not certain, but I doubt it as he has only spent £7.5m so far this season.

Saints finished 8th spending £36m. The year before we spent £32m on getting 14th place. This year other clubs know we have money and are driving hard bargains to over-inflate player prices. Saints are not going to give in just to get the players in. Saints are probably putting aside £57m for outstanding transfer fees, loans and to pay off the training facility instead, but that leaves about £40m to work on new signings. If we spend £40m this year and are able to maintain last year's position that is still better business than Tottenham who spent £150m to fall 2 places over two years.

9.) 05 Aug 2014
Levy does not own spurs and as far as I aware does not put any of his own money into the club. The person who affords spurs lives abroad (tax probably) and phones levy and sanctions spending.
I have read one serious article that also suggested that levy and the manager (spurs have a lot of managers so I am not just referring to mp) that on some signings they have had no say.

Some of the remarks that Tim Sherwood made while he was keeping the seat warm for MP could be seen to back this up.

10.) 05 Aug 2014
05 Aug 2014 11:44:23
ENIC Group owns 85% share capital in Spurs. Levy owns ENIC Group with Joe Lewis, although Lewis owns his part through Tavistock Group. Unless Lewis is the guy abroad that you mention, Levy is the main owner of Spurs and, as Chairman, is responsible for all the day-to-day business of Spurs.

Levy does have a board of directors through. Franco Baldini was one such director who was made responsible for most of the transfer decisions. Both Levy and Baldini overruled AVB on some of the player choices and AVB was made to work with them. That did not work and AVB lost his job.

To say that Levy had no say on the signings is just not right. I am curious about the source of that info though.

11.) 06 Aug 2014
Source BBC football preview from monday evening last season. journalist for either the times or the telegraph (sorry cannot remember) when in discussion about the management merry go round at spurs.

May have not heard correctly of course but that is what I remember.

And yes lewis was the guy mentioned as living abroad and phoning in the decisions.

Will be interesting to see how MoPo gets on particularly if by xmas they are not in the running.

12.) 06 Aug 2014
Just google relevant search themes to confirm who owns spurs. Yes it was Lewis mentioned on the BBC and he would appear to be very much in control of ENIC. Hope that helps.

13.) 07 Aug 2014
07 Aug 2014 21:27:13
Just seen that Celtic might go through due to Legia Warsaw using a player that wasnt eligible to play. what's the word in the Forster deal if this is the case?