Matthew Le God

If his source is just asking one of the media department at the club then I fail to see how they would know the future intentions of a Chinese property developer. Even if talks were underway, Liebherr wouldn't be giving details to the club's media department, let alone letting them discuss details of a potential sale.

Article was co-writen with Dave Kidd the Sunday Mirror's chief sports writer.

The journalist that wrote the Mirror story... Peter White ‏@peterwhite_19m @SundaySupp Managed to ignore Sunday Mirror story on Saints then guys! Smacks of a bit of jealousy? #saintsfc

This is an interesting interview, the numbers he rattles off are staggering... If this comes off we could be competing with Man City and Chelsea, Cortese's ambition and Jianlin Wang's resources would be quite a combination.

The Mirror article has more to it... http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/southampton-takeover-chinese-billionaire-wang-3036588#.UtsUAyg4mMJ

Llambias is a good negotiator, for a start he got Liverpool to pay £35m for Andy Carroll!

Even if Brown did touch the ball first... so what? That doesn't automatically make it not a foul. Amazing how many still believe this. It was still a tackle from behind and a reckless one at that, where by both his feet left the ground so he wasn't in control and his studs are up and could have snapped Ramirez's leg in two.

I must need a visit to Specsavers then, because I see nothing in here from the movement of the ball that suggests Brown touches it. Gaston touches it on just before he is clattered, Brown just lunges studs up straight into his leg. But then like you said, it is irrelevant if Brown touches the ball first as that is eclipsed as it was a reckless airborne lunge from behind and he was the last man.

Its hard to take seriously any source that thinks a Crystal Palace side managed by Tony Pulis would... a) afford Gaston Ramirez's transfer fee and wages b) be of interest to Ramirez to join c) actually be interested in him considering he is the complete opposite of what Pulis looks for in a player

Well you've failed to acknowledge those points that counter your view each time I've put it to you.

Being last man and Ramirez was through on goal upgrades it to a red card, so does it being a reckless lunge from behind with both legs airborne so he can't possibly be in control.

Even if he did touch the ball first (which I'm yet to see from any of the video footage)... So what? That doesn't make it not a foul, its a common misconception that touching the ball first makes it not a foul automatically. It was a tackle from behind, both his feet leave the ground and was reckless, plus he was the last man.

So what? That doesn't make it not a foul, its a common misconception that touching the ball first makes it not a foul automatically. It was a tackle from behind, both his feet leave the ground and was reckless, plus he was the last man. Plus in anycase I don't think Brown does touch the ball, look at the gif earlier int he thread. It doesn't change direction as it would if he did touch it.

1) Are you denying it was a tackle from behind? 2) Are you denying Brown was the last man? 3) Are you denying both Brown's legs leave the ground, he was airborne and therefore reckless? 4) Can you honestly watch the video of it and see Brown touching the ball? (not that it actually makes much difference given the other factors)

They were many yards away, I've seen close up footage of it.

No I wouldn't, no matter who the player was (Saints or not) it is a clear red card for a number of offences. Both his feet leave the ground. How can he be "in control" if he is in an airborne lunge? It was reckless. - It was also a tackle from behind. - He also didn't touch the ball. - He was also the last man with Ramirez through on goal. All those things make it a clear red card.

It was from behind and it was a reckless lunge. Those two alone make it a foul, plus he was the last man. It warranted a free kick and a red card either for the reckless nature of it and being the last man. Its a common misconception people have that they think a player touching the ball first makes a tackle automatically not a foul. That is simply not true. In any case I don't see that he did touch the ball first.

Brown doesn't touch the ball first, but even if he did that doesn't take away it was both reckless, from behind and he was the last man. Its a clear red card.

A reckless tackle from behind that could have snapped his leg in two and potentially ended his career! Its irrelevant if he got the ball first or not (a common misconception), it should have been red card. It was both reckless and was from behind. Yet Chris Foy didn't even give a foul and then seconds later Lovren was injured (which wouldn't have happened if we had a free kick for the Ramierez foul).

The bottom 3 have 18 points from 22 games and you think they are going to getting roughly 20 points from the 16 remaining games? Plus those above them would also need to pick up their form in order for enough teams to get more than 37 points.

I don't think the Lovren injury is as bad as some people are making out. Jordan Sibley ‏@jordansibley13m An update on MP's post match comments: @DejanLovren05 hasn't gone to hospital, however @gasramirez10 has & is waiting for an x-ray #saintsfc

Its a shame the Torquay vs Northampton game was postponed today. A win for Torquay would have put Pompey in the relegation zone.

Its a shame the Torquay vs Northampton game was postponed today. A win for Torquay would have put Pompey in the relegation zone.

Pompey 0 - Mansfield 1 Pompey currently 3rd bottom in live league table! I place and 1 point above the relegation zone to non league football. The fans trust are a bunch of deluded amateurs who haven't a clue what they are doing.

If these rumours are true there may be a good explanation for this, but the dates don't seem to match up... - Sunseeker Yachts was bought on 19th June 2013 by the Dalian Wanda Group - Sunseeker's sponsorship deal with Saints was announced nearly a year before the Chinese takeover of Sunseeker on 24th August 2012.