Killers Knee

Talksport's Hawksbee and Jacobs were just chatting about the player exodus from St Mary's, and they mentioned Luke Shaw being on £160,000 a week. Then they talked about Morgan Schneiderlin earning a colossal £9k a week at St Mary's. Surely this is horribly wrong? To be exactly clear they said they didn't know if it was his basic wage or wage plus bonuses that equalled £9k but that was a shock to me. Shaw is now on a deal that is over 1600% more than Morgan and Luke's never crossed a decent ball, created an assist, had a decent shot or scored a goal in his life (very slight over exaggeration).

Can strike Lovren off the list, for going on strike

Hold him against his will and we'll not attract any more talent to the club. Totally mismanaged situation.

Echo Quote: "Lovren is said to also be frustrated that the project he was supposedly told about last summer has “completely changed”. The Echo has been told that Lovren’s ambition is to play Champions League football and that he does not feel that will be possible at Saints any longer." Bollix There has been severe mismanagement of key staff at the club. Bloody amateur hour.

We cannot make a player the captain when that player needs replacing, so Fonte can be ruled out at an early stage. If Lovren is staying then I would give it to him, he is already the boss of the defensive line. If he's off the Morgan gets it on merit for being the best footballer at the club in a long while.

1st question: Given that you will not be sold to any premiership team, where would you like to play when Southampton sell you in three years time?

Dear Dejan, which forum member would you most like to go skinny-dipping with?

a quality act that will net us £30m+ after the next World Cup.

So on one page we'll have an advert saying "It wasn't you, it was me. I love you really, watch me kiss the badge" and on the opposite page we have the news that he threatened to not play again. OK

he gets it right about 50% of the time

and we got Sammy Lee as a coach now, what could possibly.....

England Goalkeepeing Coach, Dave Watson has signed, hopefully he will make or break Gazzaniga. Sammy Lee makes a return, pretty meh on that one.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/10934515/Southampton-manager-Ronald-Koeman-aims-to-make-Dusan-Tadic-and-Graziano-Pelle-his-first-two-signings.html Looks like we are finally doing some business this week. Spuds apparently to make a bid for JRod also.....

I'm sure we can recruit with equal quality to replace Shaw and Lallana. Finding like-for-like quality for Schneiderlin, Lambert and Lovren will be more difficult. My only real concern is the camaraderie has evaporated at the club, hopefully RK can fix that.

I would like a continuation of last years tactics but with the implementation of a plan b to counter hoofing teams.

£30m for someone NOT as good as Clyne, not a bad bit of business.

If we try to stop players development to the next level we lose the competitive advantage of the academy. We get the best youngsters BECAUSE of Wallcot, Bale, Ox and Shaw. If we block that route of progression the academy will dry up.

Because without the fear of Cortese's wrath the workers lack discipline. Shame Nicola couldnt agree to work under Switzerlands slightly bigger Paris Hilton.

Not risking copyright infirngement but the details are on: p.116, 3rd para

Ummm, yes it is. Have you not read "The Tales of the Secret Footballer". The entire business plan is based on maintaining mid table premier league status off the back of selling academy graduates.

Spat my beer on the person opposite me on the train, classic.

Im sure Katherina is having a good old knees up tonight. Maybe Ill swing by her house on the way home from the office...

You do get European footy with a cup win, so it might help retain players over the summer.

In Tales of a Secret Footballer the author talks about the job description for a South Coast Managers job. It was clearly the Saints gig. The business model described there is being applied today.

looks like Lovren and Morgan could be following soon, so don't put away your wallet.