10 Aug 2014 14:14:54
Hi ed007 sorry to be a pain but is it true van dijk is pushing for a move to southampton?have we even bid for him? Sorry for poaching players but I hope your board use the money to reinvest
Cheers smirky

{Ed007's Note - I don't know anything about him pushing for a move but it seems that if it comes down to a straight choice between Southampton and Newcastle, St Mary's is his preferred destination, probably because of the Koeman factor.
No need to apologise for signing our players, it shows we're doing something right and IMO Southampton are paying a fair price to us. We signed Wanyama for £900k and sold him for £12.5m after a year, Forster £4m/£10m and van Dijk at £2.6 going for a reported £8m after a year as well.
Don't you feel the same way about selling Shaw? How can your club turn down an offer like that, it's all just part of the game these days.}

1.) 10 Aug 2014
I'm not gutted about the players that have left except maybe chambers think he will be worth a lot more ina year or 2, others we got good money for and looks like we are investing wisely taking unknowns on loan with option to buy, taider looked decent and looks like a prem sort of player and if the reported 7m euro buy option is correct could be a bargain, I think we need a striker big time though can't see bony coming off, as fans we have to accept where we are as a club and hope one day maybe we will be able to get near the top 4 financially although if we do I suspect a rule will appear that will stop other clubs getting near the favoured sons so to speak

2.) 10 Aug 2014
Agree Manutd payed silly money for shaw come to think off it so did everyone else who bought of us lol ;)