04 Aug 2014 11:22:12
Posted on here ages ago that the ambition has gone with cortese kl doesn't want to push on to the next level as it will cost think about it we would need a new stadium to bring in the revenue y would she want to spend that sorta money when sms is packed out every week already and she can just sit at home and have regular money coming in we'll b lucky to see 20 million of the transfer money reinvested the signings will b shoddy bodge job loans to fill gaps and by the time Uv all realised this we will b going down and will b too late to do anything

1.) 04 Aug 2014
Just saying, we have already spent more than £20 million on Tadic and Pelle.

2.) 04 Aug 2014
04 Aug 2014 13:23:18
Cortese's ambition was to get to Champions League "at all costs". Liebherr is treating this as a business where the sort of money he wanted to spend for that sort of gamble is not good business; it is just too risky.

St Mary's is not packed out every week: the average attendance in 2003, when we last did well in the PL, was higher than our average attendance last season by 1000 seats.

Sadly, St Marys is not situation in a good accessible position. Even though all the stands, apart from Itchen, can have another level added to them, bringing total capacity up another 18,000 potentially, the surrounding area cannot accommodate that amount of people: more car parking and potentially train station access would be required. It is just too much money for that investment as the 18,000 extra seats does not give the return to make it viable.

If we were to increase capacity, that would mean a different site, and investment of about £60m. Given St Marys does not sell-out, that £60m would also not get the investment return required to make it viable.

Liebherr cannot pocket the money made on the players. Also having the funds in the bank rather than in the assets (players) does not make the business good for sale; it makes it worth less than what it could be. So no KL won't be selling the club; not any time soon anyway.

Money will be put on the signings, but there is no point in wasting it on players that could potentially flop (see Tottenham). Osvaldo would have been better loaned in instead of forking out £15m.

The aim is to get into Champions League and get a share of the €909m pot that was distributed to the participating teams. That makes the business a much better prospect for selling, with the commercial backing and sponsorship that comes with that, but right now it is not even European-bound.

Time is of the essence now. If we keep making £92m on player sales every year that is good business, especially on £9m investment on those players. Doing that for the next few years to then have enough money to justify stadium expansion and top-player signings for Champions League is probably going to be the way of it.

3.) 04 Aug 2014
I think u will find that as she has no board of directors to answer to she can do as she pleases and I know we have spent 20 million but they surely players koeman wanted to buy from his original transfer budget before players were sold

4.) 04 Aug 2014
04 Aug 2014 16:42:23
Liebherr is non-executive chairman despite being the owner. Ralph Krueger is the chairman. Gareth Rogers and Les Reed are part of the club's board as well. Liebherr even has a board of directors for the holding company, of which Gareth Rogers and Hans Hofstetter are part of. So no she doesn't just do as she pleases.

Those players were part of the original budget most likely yes as they have been completed first. But the loss of other players who didn't want to stay came later, so now they are working on those signings to replace them. These things take time sadly, especially since clubs know we have the money and want to inflate prices on their players.

5.) 04 Aug 2014
04 Aug 2014 18:36:09
Should have built at Stoneham

6.) 05 Aug 2014
Saint90. It is nice to see some people talking sense on this site. I am unhappy that the squad is a little thin and things not going as fast as I would want, however we Must trust in the board and be aware that Ffp has a massive say in who we can bring to the club.

7.) 05 Aug 2014
05 Aug 2014 11:30:03
Patience is a virtue. Saints fans need a hell of a lot of it. I believe the board is working hard but the other clubs are playing hard ball.

It may be the case that clubs at the end of the window finally given in, or we say too late you had an offer and you left it. The art of negotiation is important, but it does put everyone on edge.

For example, Celtic are more than likely going to be knocked out of the CL qualifiers tonight. That potentially means the deals there are on again. While there is a chance of them going through though they will stay stubborn.

8.) 05 Aug 2014
The Stoneham plan would only allow for a 25,000 seater stadium, the local council wouldn't let them build it bigger. The Rose Bowl site would have been ideal, annoying that cricket can sort of do what it wants