Matthew Le God

Finding a way to end Cornet's loan opens up a spot for a new signing. Loan with an option or obligation to buy.

Yep, why is that term an issue?

That does not answer the two questions I asked.

We'd have to, to make room in the 25 man squad. Cornet being an obvious example.

Players would need to leave to make way for them in the 25 man squad. Why couldn't they be good enough for PL level? We did sign a few this year that were. Ramsdale and Fernandes for example.

Why wouldn't any January signings be potentially beneficial in our likely place in next season's Championship? Not only do they get 6 months of PL wages to attract them, but it gives us 6 months of bedding in time ahead of the summer to get them settled.

None of those cost much at all. Plus Juan and Matsuki are Saints assets that hold and may increase value plus may even end up in our first team to benefit us.

If someone has had previous financial disasters, saying that "another one won't make a lot of difference" is utter nonsense. Staying in the Championship beyond the first season of parachute payments sees a huge drop in revenue. Staying beyond the end of parachute payments sees such a vast difference in income that the club would not be able to support a level of player remotely close to want we have now and would make promotion extremely difficult when competing with newly relegated clubs.

What about that post is untrue? Plus I have acknowledged SR have fucked up a lot of things with us.

We have been absolutely terrible this season. Yet every home game has sold out. That shows the stadium is currently too small and we are missing out on revenue that could be used to make the team better. We only have 2 players on loan at Göztepe. Both were extremely cheap. Sport Republic have managed them well enough to get them competing for European places when they weren't previously. Ig shows they can run a club. Sure many Saints fans won't care until they turn it around for us, but it does shoe they are capable of getting things right in a relatively decent league.

Nonsense. Saints only have 2 players on loan at Göztepe. Both were extremely cheap. Those two signings are not the main reason they are doing well.

That is nonsense. If someone has had previous financial disasters, saying that "another one won't make a lot of difference" is utter nonsense. Staying in the Championship beyond the first season of parachute payments sees a huge drop in revenue. Staying beyond the end of parachute payments sees such a vast difference in income that the club would not be able to support a level of player remotely close to want we have now and would make promotion extremely difficult when competing with newly relegated clubs.

They've messed up a lot of things with us. But how do you think they've got Göztepe to 4th? Sure, you might not care about Göztepe, but they've done very well. What does a protest or turning the stadium atmosphere toxic achieve? It doesn't help turn results around, if anything a negative match atmosphere makes it harder. What do you what then to publicly acknowledge? What do you want them to publicly state about a plan that would satisfy you? The business and football operation aren't seperate, they are intertwined. Increasing revenue helps us spend more on players and hopefully a better team performance. So it is not irrelevant at all.

What checks are you suggesting they should have done that they didn't do? Plus why would Gao care beyond getting the best price possible?

My reason for not posting had nothing to do with the league we were in.

A Man Utd manager admitting they might be in a relegation battle... https://x.com/BBCMOTD/status/1873877660780122257?t=6qhAH3iP1fpOyCbDJ3v9Lg&s=19

Anything other than a instant return would be a financial disaster for the club. The parachute payments decrease each year it takes to be promoted until they stop. Decreasing revenue from parachute payments will lead to a significantly reduced wage bill and transfer budgets making it even harder to be promoted when competing with teams relegated from the PL in future years with parachute payments of their own.

How does that help? They will be aware they've fucked up. They have very little incentive to sell the club at the moment as it would be at a huge loss compared to what has been spent. We are heading towards relegation and the club value will nose dive until we get promoted again. It makes zero sense for them to sell at a huge loss.

They have very little incentive to sell the club at thr moment as it would be at a huge loss. We are heading towards relegation and the club value will nose dive until we get promoted again.

Why give him an 18 month contract if that were the case?

I am right. 6 points from 19 games gives us a points per game that would see us on 12 points from 38 games if it continued at the same rate. Of course this is only using points per game, so unlikely to be how it pans out.

On points per game we are heading for 12 points, which beats Derby's 11. 😉

Stephens is injured

Doesn't really work when Messi has not played a single game in the PL or at St Mary's and both Cornet and Onuachu have.