30 Jun 2014 20:53:00
Making are own kits again dose this madness ever end?

1.) 30 Jun 2014
We only sell our kits and bits through official shops and online its got to be more lucrative for the club to make our own, now I am no expert but i'm sure adidas or who ever the kit makers would get a percentage of sales am I wrong here?

2.) 30 Jun 2014
What madness is that? the constant improvements to the training ground? the millions spent on improving the stadium this year? the massive improvement in manager? the biggest transfer budget we've ever had even before money from transfers out is factored in?

3.) 30 Jun 2014
The kit manufacturing being done by the club is because of the pulling out of the deal by Addidas earlier this season. The other companies weren't really willing to take on Southampton and do the kit with specific designs over such a short period and so instead for next season the club will produce it's own as it did for a fairly long while last time we were in the Premiership following the collapse of the previous kit makers deal.

This could be replaced with a new proper deal the following season or if the club is happy with the quality of their own production they may stick with it.

4.) 30 Jun 2014
Oh I do apologise sorry! forgot the amazing lights! Ohwwww!
Madness selling the spine of a team
That Finished in 8th and that's before we signed anyone to replace them! Driving up the prises of are future signings! and selling to are rivals! Making them stronger and us weaker!
Trying to throw together a team in such a short period of time! Not giving the team enough time to gel!
Selling are English internationals! there for not increasing are world wide appeal to overseas fans and big sponcers ie: not growing are brand!
Making your own kits
Sponcers that no ones heard of!
Need I go on!
We look like a laughing stock to rest of the league!
I for one am fed up being the brunt of the media and other clubs jokes!
And so should you!
This is southampton and we are the saints!

5.) 01 Jul 2014
You've also forgotten the new drainage, under soil heating and new pitch.

I wouldn't say a 32 year old who needed to be replaced anyway (yes club legends still need replacing), an 18 year old with barely a season and a half under his belt, most of which was spent sat out with colds and a 26 year old with one decent season the spine of a team, I'd consider the spine more Fonte, Lovren, Morgan, Cork & J-Rod, they're who we miss most when they're not in the team.

Considering we'll make close to 60million for Shaw and Lallana and be able to buy the players we've been linked to (who are definitely as good or better) for a third of that means that we could come out the real winners of the deals. Who knows, we could have kept them and have them under perform all season

we had 4 players join the first team last season, Wanyama, Lovren, Osvaldo and Chambers (as well as Reed, Sims, McQueen and Gallagher joining the squad) and we had the best start to a season we've had in a long time, if ever. We'll have the same amount or less join the first team this season, there's no reason why they can't gel as well

Surely, buying players from other nations, especially if they're big names, would increase our profile those countries?

The sponsor IS a global brand, they're huge in Asia, the Middle East and some European countries like Spain and Italy and they're growing at a huge rate in others like the UK, US and Aus, just because YOU haven't heard of them isn't the club's nor Veho's fault and doesn't mean they're small time. Aap3 was and is a massively smaller company and you're not moaning about them

Kit makers mean very little, a smartly designed own brand kit will have the same if not more appeal than a badly designed 'big name' template, they're football shirts, people buy them for the badge on the left, not the right.

I couldn't care less what the media and other clubs fans say because I know that Southampton Football Club have never been in a better position than we are right now, they can laugh now, I'll laugh when we beat them and finish above them in the league

6.) 01 Jul 2014
Agree with everything SaintySaintSaint has said there, too many here have let the media get under your skin. The board are doing fantastic work behind the scenes and sooner or later you will come to recognise this.

7.) 01 Jul 2014
Perhaps Saints should have offered the contract to Russel Brown in an effort to keep hold of Lovren.

8.) 01 Jul 2014
A lot of people have been blinded by the illusion that Cortese put together. Now I am not saying in any way that he was not good for the club as he did some great work to get us where we are in a short period of time.
However, the 5 year plan came to an end and by the looks of it, no one know what to do in year 6!
KL has stepped up and had a look at things and didn't like what he was doing to her business, yes her business not his.
He was lording it around as if he owned it, his wife was employed and he son installed into the kids teams not through merit, he spent shed loads of money on his office with a number of re fits.
Maybe the deal with Addidas was not a good one for the club but one for the ego of Mr C? Fans will buy the shirt if they like it and if it is red and white stripes no one will give a monkies who made it as long as it lasts the season.

A few years ago, Walcott, bale, Ox, Surman etc where leaving for peanuts as we were desperate, now we are getting great money for players. Very rare for players to stick around and if they don't want to wear the new home brew kit then fcough.

I am Saints until I die, rough and smooth so no wards I say and balls to all the doubters and the mockers.

In KL I trust and I will be being RoKo.