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9.4/10

Why not? He's just an ex Chelsea reject loanee.....

How would someone be match fit 2 days after returning to training? Damn, I bit. [slaps wrist]

I much prefer the new 'Glasgow Saint'....

How come you didn't pick your initial "Rubbish signing" post to back up your point?

The Times journo got it spot on IMO...."unspectacular but astute signing". Happy with this one. Means we can allocate more of our purchase budget to players a bit higher up the 'spectacular' scale in other arguably more important positions. Welcome Ryan

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...,