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Will Smallbone would be a class signing to be fair can play as a 10 or as an 8, and absolutely run the show against us numerous times
No, its fucking reality.Last paragraph lkey. If we are having to make a sale to fund replacements and can’t afford to get them in before that’s concerning
Answer me this then, if its outside the realms of possibility, why have we done it with KKH when we havent got a buyer for MVENo, its fucking reality.
I know you want Doug to have an extra £30mil lying around spare but that probably isn't the case. We dont have a billionaire owner but we have financial stability (which alone is still dreamland with Northampton in the rearview mirror) and are competing at the business end of the champ.
Whinge about it all you want, and christ knows you do, if we bought players for £20mil, then a Rudi sale fell through for any reason, it could be a total financial nightmare and derail the rest of the decade, let alone one season.
But if you've got some savings, a buddy with £20mil to put in the kitty or know an oil baron who wants to buy the club off Doug then lets go for gold.
he's not that good, most Saints fans want shot of himWill Smallbone would be a class signing to be fair can play as a 10 or as an 8, and absolutely run the show against us numerous times
Oh to go back to a time when the only real source for CCFC news was the printed Cov Tel, it was a usually just a few precious paragraphs a day and it was all reliable info arising out of their trusted relationship with the club. No disrespect to anyone, but feeling powerless to avoid consuming a daily barrage of online opinion and speculation is way more stressfulPeople *really* need to relax on AT. He arguably has the tightest access there is to the clubs transfers. If he wants to keep getting access, he's not going to do anything to compromise the trust and relationship with the club - and even potentially transfers themselves.
As soon as other media report stuff its fair game! But he is not going to be breaking any stories in that way.
The fact DK wants leaks shut down reinforces that imperative. AT would be a moron if he did anything but.
No he wouldn’t be. Be a shocking signingWill Smallbone would be a class signing to be fair can play as a 10 or as an 8, and absolutely run the show against us numerous times
No he wouldn't at allNo he wouldn’t be. Be a shocking signing
He’s deffo played us off the park before but yes a Quick Look at the Saints forum tells you that they absolutely dont like himNo he wouldn’t be. Be a shocking signing
But that's the point. He doesn't have inside sources.because he loses his inside sources and like every other journalist just get the press releases
they can say what they wantJust What the Southampton lot are saying, didn’t the mail also reference a 48 hour period?
he's not that good, most Saints fans want shot of him
he really does but as the other fella said you crack on mateBut that's the point. He doesn't have inside sources.
So we should take their word for it then? Like swansea with Gyokeres, some of us with Ayari (including me)He’s deffo played us off the park before but yes a Quick Look at the Saints forum tells you that they absolutely dont like him
Why would we want Downes. He’s not an attacking midfielder is he?
He’s deffo played us off the park before but yes a Quick Look at the Saints forum tells you that they absolutely dont like him
Ivan Toney had signed for Brentford BEFORE they sold WatkinsI want to remind people of when Brentford were in the Championship. They got close to going up and then when they didn’t they sold Ollie Watkins, following year same thing happened and they sold Saïd Benrahma. Even with selling those players, it lead them to buying Ivan Toney, it lead to them strengthening their team overall. So when they went up they didn’t just have two stars, they had a super solid team.
I am sure there would have been panic moments from their fans probably thinking the same as we are that we can’t sell our best players if we want to go up but they did it, and even after losing Gyokeres and Hamer we still then went to an FA Cup Semi Final and also a playoff semi final.
Sell our best, build your foundations.
If that means we sell Rudoni and MVE then so be it, hopefully we will be stronger overall from it by having more to spend elsewhere.
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Watkins was sold to the premier leagueI want to remind people of when Brentford were in the Championship. They got close to going up and then when they didn’t they sold Ollie Watkins, following year same thing happened and they sold Saïd Benrahma. Even with selling those players, it lead them to buying Ivan Toney, it lead to them strengthening their team overall. So when they went up they didn’t just have two stars, they had a super solid team.
I am sure there would have been panic moments from their fans probably thinking the same as we are that we can’t sell our best players if we want to go up but they did it, and even after losing Gyokeres and Hamer we still then went to an FA Cup Semi Final and also a playoff semi final.
Sell our best, build your foundations.
If that means we sell Rudoni and MVE then so be it, hopefully we will be stronger overall from it by having more to spend elsewhere.
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You've sidestepped the whole point.Answer me this then, if its outside the realms of possibility, why have we done it with KKH when we havent got a buyer for MVE
it's the same as brighton, they make sure the replacement is already thereIvan Toney had signed for Brentford BEFORE they sold Watkins
They loaned Benrahma to West Ham initially with an agreed permanent transfer, they had already signed Mbuemo BEFORE they did this.
We aren't going to sign Rudoni's replacement for £10m-£30m. Itwill be likely £5m or less.You've sidestepped the whole point.
Do you own a car? Well why haven't you bought 4 more cars in case you sell the first?
Its cashflow. If the club had the cash spare to buy replacements for Rudi AND the recruitment team were confident they had a suitable target, then I'm sure they would be trying. Bear in mind you can't always just point at a player and say I'll have that one please, as if you're choosing rabbits in petsathome.
Genuine question, and you're entitled to your own opinion on this which I won't judge either way, would you rather:
- The club take on debt which can be a long term risk, (assuming DK doesnt have £10-30mil cash available), and spend big right now to have a balls to the wall run at promotion this season knowing from experience what can happen if we fail to go up.
- Continue with the current approach, sell players like Vik, Hamer, Rudi if large bids come in. Hopefully still be competing for playoff spots, less likely to go up but more to remain stable with lower financial risk.
Apparently its unreasonable to want the replacement here before selling, it puts the future of the club at risk and loads us with shit loads of debtit's the same as brighton, they make sure the replacement is already there
Some people throw around the brentford and brighton model but when we follow it throw a hissy fit because we cant sign before selling, we’re not in the Sisu era anymoreApparently its unreasonable to want the replacement here before selling, it puts the future of the club at risk and loads us with shit loads of debt
Apparently its unreasonable to want the replacement here before selling, it puts the future of the club at risk and loads us with shit loads of debt
Thank god we signed a replacement then otherwise it would be Allen playing at number 10Well…. It does.. imagine we signed a replacement midfielder today, then Rudoni breaks his leg at the weekend.
With of course the added insurance of the extra £100M of PL moneyit's the same as brighton, they make sure the replacement is already there
Imagine we sell Rudoni and fail numerous attempts to sign players and go into the rest of the season with no replacements lime we did with Hamer? I’d rather the Gyokeres way when we had Simms already in guaranteed before he leftWell…. It does.. imagine we signed a replacement midfielder today, then Rudoni breaks his leg at the weekend.
Because none of them depend on the relationship to generate news. If Cov disappeared tomorrow, they'd give zero fucks.
For the CovTel and AT, that would be massive. AT publishes transfer news at the exact same time the club does when it happens.
That's not some little press release sent at 1 minute to the hour. That's based on a relationship with the club where they trust him to tell him the impending transfer context, give him enough time to research and write up his release, then to publish it as soon as it becomes news.
Also that means Rudoni wouldnt be playing for months anyways so we’d still need a replacementWell…. It does.. imagine we signed a replacement midfielder today, then Rudoni breaks his leg at the weekend.
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