Guan 2.0

Hello all. Now a word of warning first. This is going to be a lengthy post, so those of little patience may want to skip it! Also, it is slightly more 'politicised' than a smiley, due to the source and the timing. Everyone has an agenda, after all. Think of this as more re-tweet than Op-Ed! With that caveat in mind, let us plough ahead. 1. Lallana. As you may see from my posting history, things I have been privy to from inside the club have meant I have never warmed to a certain badge kissing individual as much as others. His lack of care at his internal end of season review (including his statistical input input into matches) had alarm bells ringing, as did his apparent contrasting attitudes in discussing his future with those inside and outside the club. Some within the club are happy that the Blackmore tweet broke, as it showed that the Loyal local lad may not have Saints as his number one thought. It is also thought that a raise from any top 10, instead of top 4 club, would be enough to have him causing disruption once more. Whether or not he will hand in a transfer request, or Liverpool will Negotiate a lump sum settlement with Bournemouth remains to be seen. Intresting that his former boss does not rate him enough to bid for him (all alleged). Whatever happens, don't expect a 'goodtimes' highlights reel if he does leave. 2. Lambert. The Club had received a number of enquiries for Rickie, but he batted them away. The board was mindful that within a few days of meeting the players (December), Rickie had managed to insert Liverpool into most conversations, such was his passion for his home-town club. They were also grateful for his courteous, patient behaviour upon hearing of the offer, and there was genuine good feeling on both sides when goodbyes were made. Unlike some others. 3. Budget. The 35 Million is still in place. The board are hesitant to confirm the amount added to this now, as prices will be artificially inflated even without more sales. 4. Katharina Liebherr. Despite the prevailing view on here, she does care for the club, and our future. One thing my source was unclear on (because they couldn't get a handle on it yet) is whether she genuinely thinks RK and Reed are doing a sufficient job on a learning curve, or whether their is an imminent reshuffle. One thing is certain though, there has been an increase in 2 person meetings as opposed to group meetings. 5. Cortese. Though in the immediate aftermath and at the end of the season Cortsese was active in engaging the press, it is not thought that the whispered campaign against the club originates from him, but it does stem from his leaving as 6. The press. The club sought out untapped Journos to tell 'their side' as Cortese departed. But they underestimated how much access and coverage the media would demand in return, and as a result, conventional agreements were ignored, and many more interesting than 'helpful' stories have appeared. There may be an appointment soon to help restore balance. 7. The Manager. "Too Sensitive" I asked for a nationality or initials. "No". They want the business done before national management positions become vacant though Sorry I've had to censor the amount and quality of Info (I'm not allowed to discuss Shaw, for instance. At all).

I am speaking to my contact later on, will let everyone know as much as I can either tonight or Monday.

Well done. A moronic post which not only misses the facets of why people are wishing Rickie Lambert well, but also the prevailing mood of the board, which is this move is not disastrous in itself if done in isolation. It's the other moves which people (the majority) see no justification for, and will be understandably angry if they go through. But why am I bothering to explain this? You've already demonstrated that you can't sense the room.

No need to write something so Low. This is a thread to expresss gratitude, not to vent bitterness. As I wrote on the 12th: That statement is as true today as it was then. I cannot help but admire the way that Rickie has turned around his career, to the mutual benefit of himself and saints. He now has a chance to return to his boyhood team, and be a hometown hero, someone that was not possible before his transformation into our talisman. And it's not like he's jumping ship for the first top four team that comes calling, and to hell with his previous promises *cough*'Adz'*cough* This is a man with one final chance in the Twilight of his career to realise a life long dream. How many men, in any walk of life, ever get that chance? What man but a fool would turn it down? No true Saints fan will wish Rickie anything but the best. Though I will miss watching him do the number 7 shirt proud! Good luck Rickie, and thanks for the memories (and JPT!)

I think this is more on the mark.

If it's about the bees, i already figured it out (non football)

Damn straight. No point in false hope.

Definite. :(:(:(:(:(

Is this another example of Ralph Krueger Newspeak? Mauricio Pochettino is our enemy, and has always been our enemy. Nigel Adkins, the only other manager in football, is now our ally. He has always been our ally. Any contradiction of the above, or propaganda about the fictional 'Hoddle', as peddled by the arch-traitor Dalek is heresy and thoughtcrime. We will be looking for a manager that shares our values, our principles and our philosophy; a manager who can continue to grow the First Team and build on our strong foundation – a foundation led by an ambitious vision and plan that continues to build on our world-class academy, our amazing 129-year heritage and our excellent staff, and rewards our loyal and passionate fan base. Adkins. And only Adkins. Oceania 'Tis for Thee P.S. Can someone text John Williams and tell him to check my lights are off and to put my bin out? Holibobs are draggggging on! But keeping myself busy by munching on a Kit-Kat.

Mods, can we have a poll please?

Let's have less waffle, and more Yakin

Lovren gets his hair cut at Equinox. I know this for a FACT, because so do I! Whether he takes advantage of the complimentary drinks, is another matter entirely...

Make sure martel comes along. From what i read, anybody he talks to is almost constantly laughing and smiling!

Cool story. If you had held his arm in a death grip until he signed a napkin in your blood promising not to leave, or wet yourself for attention you could have earned even more stalker points.

Thank you. He's a top, top, top talent.

Not sure on the VAT front, but the rest I agree with. If Lallana wants to walk after signing a 5 year contract, he should have the balls to request a transfer and forgo his 'loyalty' bonus. That's the least he could do. I have no information from any source on this yet btw. But this is how it looks from the inside Apropos of nothing, how many assists did Lallana get in the last 18 games of the season?

Another great day for Lambert, who has a warmth and amiability about him that is unmatched in 99% of other players. It's no surprise that the Beeb world cup page http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27362447 has comments wishing him well at number 1+2 top rated. It's worth noting that yesterday he scored his 106th goal for Southampton, beating out the 105 goals he had scored for all other clubs before coming to saints (stats from his wiki). As inspirational as it is impressive!

Rodriguez Sims Rodriguez Lambert Lallana v Hull Lallana

Hart Foster Forster Clyne Johnson Shaw Baines Cahill Jagielka Jones Dawson Gerrard Cork Lallana Sterling Henderson Milner Chamberlain Carrick/Barkley Lambert Welbeck Rooney Sturridge No doubt Cleverly will make the squad somehow. I would be interested to see if Wellbeck and Lambert could build on their Montenegro partnership in the warm up games.

http://www.fat-pie.com/jerryjackson.htm

The merits of any deal depend on the replacement in his position. Seamus Coleman cost 60k, while Michael Ball cost rangers nearly seven million pounds.

Trousers, i can't say i know about adding funds from sales to the existing transfer budget, but when it's 'safe' to post, i will. I can't speak for KBSS, despite us being friends (spoiler: not our real names), but the info i receive is not on a request basis. As Cardiff have recently shown, releasing information to anyone can have a real world impact on peoples livelihoods. The information i have now is relatively well known at the club, so most cannot be traced to a single source, which is good. The VMAN may be right though, if certain players cannot be talked round, then we may see some regrettable departures. I don't know who he talks to, but again, the end of season breeds this sort of open discussion within the upper echelons of the club. I can tell you that KL is completely in love with the club, and here for the long haul, despite what some allege. And Gaston is also very happy. But besides that, frowning and happy faces may be the limit of of indication i can give soon! Oh, and just for the record Glasgow Saint is the worst Troll Bull****ter of all time. I know KBSS has a laundry list of everything he has wrong about the club (which is basically GS's posting history), and if his contact ever retires, you may get to see it!

This is the important part. Of course, if they protest enough, 'we' might not want them. But the fact remains, we have a transfer budget without player sales.

Well we have around 35 million pounds to spend in the summer, none of our players want to be sold and we will do all we can to keep them. Oh and Gaston doesn't want to leave either, he is actually happy here. But his agent wouldn't mind a payday! Given all these facts, I'm 70% confident Pochettino will stay.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18833190 13 July 2012 The FAW have confirmed Rangel is not eligible under an agreement the four home nations have lodged with Fifa. Other than birthplace, parents or grandparents players can only represent one of the home nations if they have had five years of continuous education up to the age of 18 in that country. That ruling, introduced by Fifa in 2009, has led to England-born Crystal Palace midfielder Andy Dorman winning three caps for Wales.