Fonte Joins West Ham - £8m Official

Probably true. Their opening bids for players have been laughable so far.

Yep, said yesterday 2 London clubs interested (palace and west ham).

poor tactics by West Ham this season though. All they are going to do is rub clubs up the wrong way (like Levy did with us a couple of years ago).

Unlikely, but I really hope they go down this year!

Yep, said yesterday 2 London clubs interested (palace and west ham).

 

poor tactics by West Ham this season though. All they are going to do is rub clubs up the wrong way (like Levy did with us a couple of years ago).

 

Unlikely, but I really hope they go down this year!

It's an odd way of doing business really. I don't understand the benefit of making your bids public (unless you know it's for a fair amount and you to put pressure on the selling club). I suppose it's possible that the David's just like the attention.

Ron, here's the link - https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/2586011/west-ham-transfer-news-hammers-launch-4m-bid-for-southamptons-wantaway-defender-jose-fonte/

 

 

Test our resolve. For £4m?? Not much of a test. But good if there is WHU, CPFC, EFC and others circling. More interest should mean a better price.

so WHU and crystal palace are the sort of dream move Fonte was hoping for when he handed in his transfer request....I find that hard to believe

so WHU and crystal palace are the sort of dream move Fonte was hoping for when he handed in his transfer request....I find that hard to believe

He could be screwing himself massively now. He would do well to rescind the request and wait until the Summer.

It's an odd way of doing business really. I don't understand the benefit of making your bids public (unless you know it's for a fair amount and you to put pressure on the selling club). I suppose it's possible that the David's just like the attention.

Sullivans son has a colossal mouth.

Most of their deals fall through because he can't keep his mouth shut when he should do.

It's an odd way of doing business really. I don't understand the benefit of making your bids public (unless you know it's for a fair amount and you to put pressure on the selling club). I suppose it's possible that the David's just like the attention.

Or just to make your fanbase think you're going to do something without actually expecting to hand over any money?

Or just to make your fanbase think you're going to do something without actually expecting to hand over any money?

Quite possibly. Although it can be frustrating at times, I'm grateful for the way Saints don't tend to go mouthing off about transfers to the press.

Sullivans son has a colossal mouth.

 

Most of their deals fall through because he can't keep his mouth shut when he should do.

My Sullivan should keep his mouth shut and not telll his dopey son. They are a bit of a joke

I think it is for the benefit of the fanbase (a simple lot if ever there was), but also maybe it is just giving the tree a shake to see what falls out.

Mr Sullivan should keep his mouth shut and not telll his dopey son. They are a bit of a joke

On the contrary, let him continue, it's hilarious.

The Ashley Williams comparison is very good. Nowhere near as good and Swansea still got £12m for him. Can see why Saints think that £13m for Fonte is fair.

Depends on what's left on their contracts. We know Fonte has 18 months , what did Williams have?

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Hopefully the Sun got mixed up and the bid from WHU was actually for Martina

£5 million apparently - Source my West Ham fan of a boss who is less than impressed..

Hopefully the Sun got mixed up and the bid from WHU was actually for Martina

Martina is probably available for around £1m, TBF.

£5 million apparently - Source my West Ham fan of a boss who is less than impressed..

West ham trying to scrounge players on the cheap again I see ! 6m for Defoe 5m for Snodgrass and 5m for Jose ,I guess they really don't want to buy these players at those stupid prices

I sincerely hope Fonte didn't have sideways/downward moves like this in mind from the outset - really sad if he's that desperate to leave. But if he fancied Mourinho to come calling, burnt his bridges here and had to take the next best thing, then it's rather satisfying.

He'd be a brilliant signing for West Ham or Palace. He and Reid would be a pretty tough partnership.

I sincerely hope Fonte didn't have sideways/downward moves like this in mind from the outset - really sad if he's that desperate to leave. But if he fancied Mourinho to come calling, burnt his bridges here and had to take the next best thing, then it's rather satisfying.

 

He'd be a brilliant signing for West Ham or Palace. He and Reid would be a pretty tough partnership.

You would have thought Everton was the more attractive move & possibly bigger payers (Should his other 2 options be West Ham / Palace)

Here's hoping a Chinese club come calling with no morals, £13m cash, Jose gets his big contract and all ends well for all parties.

Everton have Jags and Williams who are both over 30. Do they really need another "oldie"? Maybe they will - would make sense of that Lovren tweet about seeing him soon (or maybe that is putting 2 and 2 together and getting 440541)

Everton have Jags and Williams who are both over 30. Do they really need another "oldie"? Maybe they will - would make sense of that Lovren tweet about seeing him soon (or maybe that is putting 2 and 2 together and getting 440541)

Koeman won't care , he's only interested in his career not building a club . If he can do a job for 18 months he'll take him .

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Koeman won't care , he's only interested in his career not building a club . If he can do a job for 18 months he'll take him .

 

Koemans departure obviously upset you.

Its been 6 months and you seem stuck on phase 2

denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance

Koeman is a top manager - did a fantastic job here (7th and 6th) he now has one of the other "best of the rest" in 7th.

Fonte is still very decent and Everton are ambitious. Wouldnt be the worst move for him IMHO.

I suppose you only really have to worry about re-sale value if you aren't flush with cash.

Interesting Solent saying that Fonte's agent allegedly told him to take the deal that saints were offering and it was Fonte's decision to turn it down against his agents advice......

Interesting Solent saying that Fonte's agent allegedly told him to take the deal that saints were offering and it was Fonte's decision to turn it down against his agents advice......

Whoa! Interesting.

Interesting Solent saying that Fonte's agent allegedly told him to take the deal that saints were offering and it was Fonte's decision to turn it down against his agents advice......

He must be dead set on leaving. Someone must have royally ****ed him off.

He must be dead set on leaving. Someone must have royally ****ed him off.

He just thinks he's better than saints and can walk into a champs league team.

He must be dead set on leaving. Someone must have royally ****ed him off.

Ok he thinks he's better than he is and is self absorbed - See Ronaldo

@samcunningham: Claude Puel on the situation with Jose Fonte: 'We will see the next days about the possibility [of leaving] or not for Jose.'

I'd like to think we have our replacement lined up and we are desperate to flog him to get it over with. I think he's going to end up at Palace or WHU.

Interesting Solent saying that Fonte's agent allegedly told him to take the deal that saints were offering and it was Fonte's decision to turn it down against his agents advice......

Whoa! Interesting.

Could this just be Agent realising he's ****ed up with his advice and now gone into damage limitation? Someone, either Fonte or his agent, has right royally cocked it up.

The tide seems to be slowly turning against Fonte - not majorly, but enough that many fans seem to be blasé about him leaving now.

So, are we getting Dani Osvaldo back, then? We need a striker and lets face it, he's probably a free agent.

I'd like to think we have our replacement lined up and we are desperate to flog him to get it over with. I think he's going to end up at Palace or WHU.

If he ends up at either of those two then Jose you have played a blinder, what a fabulous career move !

Maybe it's Fonte that's lost the dressing room?

Wish he could've just got on with it & got his move in the summer.

Although maybe it's for the best if he moves in and we can bed his replacement in for half a season.

Maybe it's Fonte that's lost the dressing room?

We looked more of a team tonight than we have for weeks..

The tide seems to be slowly turning against Fonte - not majorly, but enough that many fans seem to be blasé about him leaving now.

 

So, are we getting Dani Osvaldo back, then? We need a striker and lets face it, he's probably a free agent.

He's also given up playing football and is now singing/playing in a band.

Maybe it's Fonte that's lost the dressing room?

That's my guess and I reckon he's burned his bridges in all areas. VVD conducts himself as a skipper and there were leaders all over the park tonight.

If Fonte is indeed being a **** behind the scenes, and doesn't end up getting the transfer to a big club that he thinks he deserves then I hope if we do get to Wembley he has to watch from the stands as VVD leads the team out when it should have been him.

When you think what he's missed out on, European football and cup semi final, he has really lashed up his career, even if he does end up with a well paid move. He's not going to get many more opportunities at his age.

Wonder how he felt watching on last night, just another step for the clubs journey that he's been a part of for so long. Wonder if he wished he was out there on the pitch.

I think Fonte is going to regret the decisions he has made lately, shouldn't have let his ego get the better of him. If he misses the chance to walk the team out in the final it will hurt him and he only has himself to blame.

ALLARDYCE ON TRANSFERS

The Palace manager is instead keen to focus on how he can boost his squad and he has some ideas in mind as he looks to make improvements.

Allardyce said: "My interest is to strengthen the defensive areas at this time. When Zaha and Sako come back we'll have options. Loic's fit again.

"Strengthening attack is not my priority. Keeping clean sheets is a priority for me, it's imperative we stop letting goals in. We may look at other areas once we strengthen those defensive areas.

ALLARDYCE EXPECTS DEVELOPMENTS

It looks like the could be movement at Selhurst Park soon - with Allardyce anticipating news on that front imminently.

He added: "We've got three or four bids in for players at the moment, I'll find out whether they've been accepted later today.

"One [new player] would be nice - to start with! We've been very busy without great success at this time. Our aim last week was to have secured those defensive players we wanted by the end of this week. We're trying our best, prices are steep."

Fonte / Payet swap deal ?

I'm not entirely sure a move back to Crystal Palace is what Jose had in mind when he started all this...

This is so typical of your style—full of hyperbole, misrepresentation of what people are saying, and mis-characterization of their motives.

 

I did not "threaten" Kermit with defamation; I suggested that he provide evidence for a statement that appeared defamatory without it.

 

I have not been "hounding" him for retractions: I stated once that he consider retracting his accusation, if he was unable to provide evidence.

 

And I did not state that LR was "whiter than white".

 

I don't live in the hyper-negative, black-and-white, mud-slinging, blame-apportioning, knee-jerk, attention-grabbing world you seem to inhabit. As you state correctly, "we don't know all the ins and outs". I would go further and say we know virtually nothing of what goes on behind the scenes. And even if we did know a lot, it would still be difficult—even presumptuous—to make snap judgments.

 

As a supporter of SFC (one whom you like to characterize as a "happy-clappy"), I don't see the point—or wisdom—of constantly insulting and demeaning the manager, ridiculing the chairman, abusing the owner, and scapegoating out-of-form players. Especially when it is based mostly on rumour and specualtion. If you do feel the need to criticize, then that's fine, but it can be done without misrepresentation, insult and invective.

This is the most sensible thing I have ever read on these pages, and mirrors my thoughts exactly. People are referred to as "happy clappy" as if being positive about your team all of the time is an insult. Positivity breeds positivity which can only be good for the team. Negativity does the exact opposite and only serves to worsen the situation.

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This is the most sensible thing I have ever read on these pages, and mirrors my thoughts exactly. People are referred to as "happy clappy" as if being positive about your team all of the time is an insult. Positivity breeds positivity which can only be good for the team. Negativity does the exact opposite and only serves to worsen the situation.

 

 

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We are on a message board though. People should be allowed to discuss their opinion be it positive or not. There are a couple of blatant trolls on this board but other than them I see a lot of people moaning about positivity or negativity. If everyone had the same opinion, this board would fold.

We are on a message board though. People should be allowed to discuss their opinion be it positive or not. There are a couple of blatant trolls on this board but other than them I see a lot of people moaning about positivity or negativity. If everyone had the same opinion, this board would fold.

I agree, but I didn't say people were not allowed their own opinion. My comment about negativity is more aimed at Saints fans in general who cannot fathom that the constant negativity will not help improve results.

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I agree, but I didn't say people were not allowed their own opinion. My comment about negativity is more aimed at Saints fans in general who cannot fathom that the constant negativity will not help improve results.

 

 

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Yeah fair enough mate.

I'm not entirely sure a move back to Crystal Palace is what Jose had in mind when he started all this...

Absolutely certain it wasn't given that Pardew was manager at the time.

Absolutely certain it wasn't given that Pardew was manager at the time.

Was it ever confirmed that he was sacked for having an affair with Jose's missus?

I know these where the rumors at the time, but have never heard if it was true or not.

Was it ever confirmed that he was sacked for having an affair with Jose's missus?

 

I know these where the rumors at the time, but have never heard if it was true or not.

load of garbage made up by a pr consultant.

Heard from a source(unsure how reliable, but I trust them enough to post it and hope I don't look like a prat) that he will go to Benfica.