Southampton Banter Archive November 23 2014

 

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23 Nov 2014 11:26:43
I look at the Saints squad and think to myself - with the budget we have got there is no where to really strengthen in January. Would like the see SRL and Campbell from Arsenal on loan mind you.

Best deals would be to sign up Jay, Morgan, Nath and Corky. COYR.

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Yes, we have a strong first team squad of 18 around 18 players, but to say that with the budget we have there is nowhere to strengthen in January is crazy.

If Pelle or Tadic were injured in the next week or so, we would struggle to create goals or put them away, especially if their absences carried on through January and the ACON.

If Forster were injured, well that doesn't bare thinking about, though I suppose we could recall Boruc.

Our squad is thin enough that our season could still fall apart following a few injuries to key players. For that reason, and our relative success so far, I hope we do strengthen this coming window.

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So St Christopher - my point is made - what players are really going to come to us and play second fiddle to Pelle, Dusan and Fraser. I totally agree that we need depth but that comes from buying better than we have. We simply do not have the money or wage structure for this in Jan hence why SRL and Campbell would be great loans.
Who would you see coming.

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24 Nov 2014 10:13:37
Look it's as simple as this, if we want to play in Europe we will have to strengthen the squad and pay the money. We have the money, I get a bit fed up with people saying we don't have the budget, we are one of the richest clubs in the league and have no physical debt apart from the staged repayments we are making for business reasons. We can become a top club and compete in Europe year in, year out but it will come at a cost. We have not got history which may be a big problem when enticing top players to join us and act as squad players, however as we know football is mainly about money, so for the right incentives most players would join us but would that then break the unique ' spirit ' of the club. It is a delicate business to become more or less instantly successful and the infrastructure at the club has to be sound and forward looking. There is no reason why SFC could not join the top clubs in this country but first there are a lot of people to convince that it is realistic. The number one element required is support and looking at the Man City game still having loads of seats available still for Sunday is worrying. For the board and owner to invest mega millions to go to the next level they need to see that it could be justified, I have a feeling that any club in the top 5 or 6 with a ground our size would have sold out a week ago for a game against the champions. Why are our supporters so reluctant to follow the dream ? I think it could be the cost as we have a lot of games coming up over the next month and then it is Christmas so in some ways the fixture list has not helped. This is maybe the problem of having a successful football club in a part of the country where the population have much less disposable income compared to our friends from the North. The other reason is probably because it is on the TV and if that is the case we need to find supporters that will be there no matter what not just when they feel like it, so in other words we need the stadium to have at least 75% season ticket holders, we will always turn up, that is what's called true support. No big future without a full stadium every home game.

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Don't forget Man City have returned a load of tickets Chrisdownj.

I would argue that we could sign the likes of Kevin Kampl for the rumoured £5m. John Guidetti for £5m. Both of these players would in my opinion strengthen the sides options.

Tadic needs competition for his place, just like any other player. We need someone to step into his boots when he has a poor game, or carrying a knock. Same goes for Pelle. For the sake of £10m we could add some of the depth required for the squad, while giving us additional options.

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24 Nov 2014 18:32:41
I agree St Christopher but so did Leicester and we sold out on the Tuesday. I think the Man City tie should be more attractive than Leicester. Got a feeling it must have something to do with being televised. I wonder what will happen tomorrow if we win at Villa, stampede for tickets ? I wouldn't hold your breath.

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So both Chris's really believe that the likes of Guidetti will come to Saints to play bench warmer - not a chance (although that would be amazing) - I agree chrisdownj that not selling out for the Man Citeh is terrible. Where are those 45K who went to Wembley - bet they will turn up again if we beat Sheff Utd (got my ticket by the way). Just remember this, we can only spend what we earn it is called FFP!!!!! only not fair. The owners can no longer throw 100M into a team. let's be honest here, we are top of the middle third and until we grow our brand globally, increase commercial revenue and fill a 45K stadium that is where we will stay. Any way on a happier note, we are 2nd in the premier league and I am going for 1-2 this evening. COYR.

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23 Nov 2014 10:37:51
Well we have all this talk about Rickie coming back even though RoKo denies it. He is getting no game time whatsoever at Liverpool but would get any here, not so sure. I did post at the time that he was silly to think he would be a regular in the Liverpool team whether it was a boyhood dream or not. He has more or less finished his career by making this move let alone his international chances. He should have thought this out before he went and if he had he could have still been part of the Saints rollercoaster all be it not playing every game. Would we have him back ? I would, but would it more be in sympathy rather than the perfect signing. I still think there is a place for Rickie in the premier league but not sure it's with us anymore considering our new way of playing however might be worth signing him just for penalties ! If we could have him back for little money wage wise he would be welcomed I'm sure but as I posted the other day he would be more use at one of the Championship sides pushing for promotion his experience could be vital to them.

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