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The plot thickens....

Yep, the similarities are uncanny. Just wait, we'll be turning a blind eye to stealing from charities, ripping off local businesses, hounding players for wanting to be paid what they're owed and defrauding the tax man before you can say "we won the FA Cup fair and square"....

Blimey - surprised to see that website is still up and running

You've been on the forum since 2006 and are surprised by the level of moaning.....?

Unless your name is Crystal Palace

If that scenario holds true, which I've no reason to doubt, then I can easily see how Cortese and Katharina could have come to metaphorical blows over this. Cortese strikes me as the kind of chap who would break the rules in the short term in order to achieve the longer term goal, but I would imagine Katharina wouldn't contemplate such a ruse. Just a hunch as always of course.

Just listened to it for the first time. Whether you agree or disagree with Lowe, there's no debating that he is very good at articulating his point of view. If we could merge Krueger's positivity and enthusiasm with Lowe's powers of articulation we'd have a cracking chairman

Adkins on the situation at Saints.... https://audioboo.fm/boos/2361642-nigel-adkins-southampton-can-cope-after-exodus

Perhaps an interesting extract from that 3rd article in your list.... "The aforementioned are all ways of effectively increasing revenue, but that is without mentioning player sales. Like any club that gets taken over and improves its standing within the European game, there will always be players moved on who don’t quite fit in with the team’s plans any longer. Recouping a sizeable amount of the original fee paid for the player—or in other cases, turning a profit—is another part of PSG’s strategy. " So, by selling players some of our players at a profit we are simply emulating the PSG model of revenue generation.....

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Cheers for posting - interesting read. I may have mentioned once or twice that it's possibly the pesky FFP rules that have scuppered our ambitions.... I am left wondering whether the ultimate reason for Katharina and Cortese "falling out" was that Cortese wanted to flout the FFP rules, sticking two fingers up to the Premier League in the process (and taking any punishment on the chin) whilst Katharina wasn't willing to break the rules (her being Swiss and honourable and all that...) Anyone know what our 'punishment' would be if we did break the FFP wage cap? Points deduction? A fine? Slap on the wrist? If the punishment is a fine, does anyone know if the potential financial rewards of breaking the rules (e.g. Champions League qualification) could/would outweigh the cost of paying the fine? I'm just picking up on what Krueger said yesterday about the club switching its strategy, in the wake of Cortese's departure, from a fast-track route into Europe to a more slower organic path....

We'll be expelled from the league before the season starts for not being able to field 11 players. Either that or 8th

Remind me what part of your anatomy you pledged to eat last season if we finished in the top half...?

Use the same detection method they use for determining whether or not the pope is catholic...

@MichaelVaughan: Just seen Morgan Schneiderlin in our hotel in Southampton....Looks rather grumpy...,

The "tipping point" comment was referring to the number of transfers (i.e. we've transferred 5 and we can't/won't go beyond that)...he wasn't saying there's a tipping point in terms of the amount of any future offers for JRod or Morgan. When he first said it I winced like you but then he clarified what he meant.

I'm one of the SWF fence-sitters..... I can see things going either way..... tits up or tickety-boo are both valid outcomes still on the table. Not too much longer to wait to see what path we're on....

Those were the only two that the interviewer specifically asked about though

The SSN presenter asked him if that was "guaranteed" and Krueger said "yes"....

Krueger: "JRod and Morgan are NOT for sale." SSN presenter: "Is that guaranteed?" Krueger: "Yes"

Krueger on now....

SSN now saying they'll be speaking to Krueger "in the next hour"....sigh

I wish SSN would stop saying "Let's go back to Southampton".... I keep forgetting they're talking about the test match!