Southampton Rumours Archive August 19 2012

19 Aug 2012 20:51:09
Heard rumors going round that after the gaston Ramirez deal is over we will be looking at a centre back to replace fonte heard in a interview from Nigel Adkins and sky sports have announced Billy sharp will go to Nottingham forest on a 1 year loan not good news.

I wouldn't trust that rumour. Sharp is one of our top strikers and we don't have too many. Why would we let him go and why would he want to leave a top flight club to a championship club. Ok the Centre back stuff is guess work on our part right now.

That's rubbish. With Lee still injured if we got rid of Sharp we would be left with one out and out striker in Lambert. Sharp has been red hot in pre season too.

Based on that being rubbish I'm going to assume your Ramirez info is unfounded too.

JJ

Said no such thing, come back with a believable attempt of fooling people

Saints have gone back with an improved offer for Gaston Ramirez

Nice try but only an person would believe that, ramirez deal could be done monday to wednesday and sharp has been on fire in pre season and one of our best strikers

What's this guy smoking?

Lol, you need to get a girlfriend or find a hobbie, you have far to much time on your hands...

And this is all the nonsense you could have thought of? the text box can hold alot more writing than you have entered, you may as well hae put some more bull in there just to show yourself up even more..... who knows maybe one day we will be able to write news about you like this but i dont think you will climb outta league 2 in my lifetime so its not really worth it.

JustASaint

Rubbish on both accounts. No way Sharp is going anywhere.

Sorry but just a question. What do you mean when you say the Ramirez deal is ''over'' do you mean Finished, or cancelled? Also haven't seen anything anywhere else about Sharp going to Forest or moving away from Saints -Ben

Why would you make this up sharp is definitely not going out on loan

What a load of garbage

Dont talk crap. sharps not going to forest

One word: b*******.

19 Aug 2012 18:20:54
The buttner deal is now over.. he is going to man utd after a deal has been struck. will fly to manchester for medical in next few days.

sorce is from dutch reports, but just google (buttner man utd) youll see the reports there - chris

Manchester United want Buttner?? Sounds odd...

He's not going to united. That report was started by his agent as he is desperately looking to move.

Just heard that 2 **** utd

Why do United want this kid? Also you'd have expected Vitesse and United to confirm it but neither has said anything? If it's true then ok, we'll see how he is. If it's not then who'd want such a liar after all the annoyance he's caused his club and us.

I suspect Fergie like secret agent and UK tax payer Harry Redknapp they don't have any conflicts of morality when handing over envelopes stuffed with cash to obscure 3rd parties at motorway service stations. Things may not have moved on in terms of signings players that we really really need, players we would love to have but the Don remains honourable.

Spanked their budget on RVP. L Baines deal is off as Everton already received their payoff. Man U have made it clear they want a challenge for Evra (Scatty but brilliant), could happen.

Why go to Man U when he could go to Saints-no ambition!!

He is going to UTD they have paid 4 million and given him a 5 year contact, its all over Sky.

It's a shame we didn't manage to sign him. He's off to man United

I don't see it as a much of a loss. We didn't sign him because on balance, we didn't really want him. Great ability and lots of energy, but not a clever player in all senses of the word.
Just because he is now going to Man U, doesn't make him any better than he was when we rejected him.
Look at his highlights on YouTube. Great potential maybe but you can also see the naivety in his play and over enthusiasm to chase the ball. Not much of a team player either and based on where he is now with Vitesse and very disruptive.
We've already had our issues with Puncheon and don't need a repeat.
Good luck to them, but they would pay much more than £4m for Luke Shaw, and he is 17.

Huey

^ I disagree Buttner will be a great player. Our scouts are second to very few and they saw something there. For united to be signing him they obviously saw it too. Hes only 23, raw and extremely talanted. And at the figure being quoted we were paying for him it appears to me he will end up being "The one that got away"

^ Isn't that pretty much what I said? Great potential but not a great player yet... and won't be. Our scouts saw someone they could develop. He is not the finished article. He'll go to United and blow it. He'll be dropped in to play for the first team too soon because they are desperate for left back cover and can't afford Baines, will get slated as "not good enough for United" by the fans and will disappear from sight when they buy someone else in January. United aren't great at developing young players for the first team these days and it is only the finished article players that come good. And before any closet Man United fans jump down my throat there are so many examples. What happened to those supposed "great talents" Sonny Anderson, Ben Foster, Chris Smalling (in progress of flopping), Hernandez, Bebe

19 Aug 2012 13:20:45
Bologna have reportedly set the price-tag for Southampton to sign Gaston Ramirez - €15m in two instalments.

The Uruguayan declared there were “just details” separating him from the Saints this week, but that was quickly quashed by the furious reaction of his club.

According to Il Resto del Carlino newspaper, Southampton rang up Bologna President Albano Guaraldi over the weekend and offered to start from scratch.

The initial offer was considered to be insufficient, especially as it involved being paid over several instalments.

However, it now seems as if Bologna are willing to accept the spread of payments if they receive €10m upfront and a further €5m within a year.

This would only be to pay for the Rossoblu’s portion of the player’s contract, so not including the 30 per cent owned by Penarol or his agent’s commission.

As the deal could cost you up to 25-30 million with wages over 4 years I don't see how you can afford it! you were only in administration 4 years ago seems you haven't learn't your lessons anyway I'm sure he will end up at a top club, can't really see him wanting to go to a side full of championship players odds on to be relegated.

Chris same here, i heard this yesterday from a source in spian that a Prem club had made enquires but i didn't have it down as us

Chalkie

We are the 5th richest club in England so your comments have no substance. Sounds like you're either a skate or a jealous spurs/liverpool fan. Either way, stop embarassing yourself.

Well to the guy who posted about us not having the money and about being in administration 4 yrs ago, check it out fella we are now owned by BILLIONAIRES, YES THAT IS WITH A B !

I'm sorry to whoever commented first on this but Southampton are one of the richest clubs in the world. It clearly is better than just Championship players as it went up from the Championship last season. Lallana, Clyne and both Davis' are Prem quality at least I'd argue many others are as well. They also have learnt there lesson they are making sure that the wages fall within profit margins at the club from sales, investment and ticket/merchandise sales. The club won't throw money away it invests.

A team with championship players ha ha we **** the life out of the champions manc city watch this space thats all i say

About the comment that sed we odds on to be relegated you aint got a clue after the way we played AT man citys GROUND we aint goin no where but up the saints r back for good

We were leading city gor christ sake have faith we will be fine