Matthew Le God

Who was the last player to sign for Southampton whilst Rupert Lowe was the chairman?

- Forren is left footed - Lovren is right footed

Dan Harding

Yep!

You'll have someone's eye out!

Jim Lucas (Southampton Communications Officer) is a tease! Jim Lucas ‏@JFBLucas 21m Looks like I'm #allin... Probably a new pair of trainers.

There are a lot of indications that the budget will be significant this season, having spent close to £40m last season and already €12m on Lovren this summer. I doubt Lovren will be our biggest signing this summer and expect some other very large deals in the coming weeks. We won't be going the way of Portsmouth. - We have a large modern stadium which sells out - they didn't - We own a modern training ground - they didn't - We have one of the best academies in the UK - they didn't - We have a young squad with high potential and relatively restrained wage structure - they didn't - Saints are in the Premier League for the most lucrative TV deal of world domestic football - Have a very rich owner without a "dodgy" background unlike Pompey over the last decade - Haven't taken out huge loans from South African banks like Pompey did

If Fonte left, I think we'd only get another centre back if Hooiveld also left. Four centre backs - Lovren, Yoshida, Forren and one other should be enough.

José Fonte is being linked with a move to Fenerbahçe according to numerous foreign media outlets in Portugal and Turkey. http://www.maisfutebol.iol.pt/inglaterra/jose-fonte-fenerbahce-southampton-premier-league-maisfutebol/1460257-1488.html

What makes you think that? Saints have spent close to £50m on transfer fees since promotion to the Premier League, including 2 players for more than £10m.

It is the size of a credit card.

Last night was the first time in the 2013 summer transfer window a signing by a South Coast club trended worldwide... Odd that Johnny Etrl, Romain Padovani, David Connolly, Joe Devera, Danny East, Andy Barcham etc etc didn't. Pochettino on hearing the news that it was trending worldwide...

I've tried to erase that from memory in the same way Redknapp removed it from his CV! Thankfully the Liebherr trust have higher ambitions and more resources than Rupert Lowe. Saints failed to press forward after the FA Cup final and 8th place finish of 2002/03, possibly leading to Strachan leaving and our decline. From 2001 to 2012 our record signing was Rory Delap for £4m ffs!

1) I said "late", which you acknowledged and then overlooked 2) Some people believe in an afterlife (although admittedly I don't)

We finished higher that season than we did last season. On Christmas Day 2003 Saints were 4th in the Premier League!

Nonsense as usual Barry.

Torquay, Hereford, Newcastle, Manchester, Rotherham, West Ham, Peterborough, Leeds, Sheffield?

Page 180 of the Premier League rulebook... http://www.premierleague.com/content/dam/premierleague/site-content/News/publications/handbooks/premier-league-handbook-2012-2013.pdf

Plug it into your computer and it has a number of files of "useful information" on it and this video...

Does it? Their ticket prices are so low there might not be much of difference between them and Saints next season in terms of ticket revenue.

Oh dear, that isn't Morph! How little you know, (the late) Tony Hart and Aardman animation will be most upset. It is Morph's arch nemesis Chas! *evil laugh*

We'll still use 4-2-3-1 and Lambert will be higher in the pecking order than Mayuka. I think we'll see a lot more of Mayuka this season though.

I await Alpine Saint's first post in this thread...

Why? The other thread was discussing the possibility of him signing, this thread has confirmation in the opening post.