angelman

Jeff do you know what it was? Also, it should be noted that the exchange rate has moved in our favour by about by something like 8-10% so any future instalments will be cheaper.

Not sure that I do. Let's say that the Famous 5 do **** off and no one else does. You could have available. Boruc Clyne Yoshida Fonte Chambers Davis, Wanyama, JWP, Gaston, Cork Gallagher So the core is still there, obviously missing the 5. New comers would obviously be added but the point I am trying to make is that to start with they could be carried by the rest.

OK, he did badly at Juve, but he was until just prior to the WC still a member of the Italian team. Maybe €7-8m

Is there any other type?

http://www.eyefootball.com/news/19467/Inter-Milan-chase-Southampton-man-Osvaldo.html €4m....!! Maybe it is true, maybe not but if so, that's a shocking loss. Almost as bad as Man U will find with Fellaini.

When are Yoshida and Hooiveld contracted till?

Shalke - CL Sevilla - Europa us - nothing.

You forgot to mention the chippiness that she displays. Soccer started off at the middle class schools, so is seen (or was seen) as a bit elitist. But as for this manliness off "Grid Iron", there is that apocryphal story about the US playing the Irish and/or Aussies at Gaelic/Aussie rules. They were a little perturbed when the Irish/Aussies turned up without any padding or helmets.

Is that why he paid himself £38k a week?

hope we aren't putting all our eggs in one basket.

So that's Osvaldo Mayuka T. Lee bloke from Norway whose name I can't recall Gaston Wow. Impressive. I reckon Gaston, if he does stay, could come good, but if he goes so be it.

so who else did he sign? That Norwegian defender who never played, Gaston, anyone else?

Hardly surprising if you've all been egging each other on.

One thing that did happen, which always seems to be overlooked especially by the likes of Ashton, is that the owner wanted some representation on the board of her company, something the chairman found not to his liking. I know it's a really really stupid thing to want to do, but hey. This is one of Ashton's greatest pieces.....http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2539563/Nicola-Cortese-close-quitting-Southampton-bust-owner-Katharina-Liebharr.html . In a later piece when his resignation had been accepted, Ashton said it was because the owner wanted more say in the running of the club. How really annoying and intolerable for an owner to want to ask for some accountability. ****. Frankly if Cortese left because of that, then good. If his acolytes want to follow then good, even if it means going backwards and rebuilding. Cortese was not, inspite of what he might have thought, bigger than the club.

http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/tottenham-boss-pochettino-goes-southampton-defender-fonte-4029330?utm_source=main_feed Might as well ship everyone out and start from scratch.

Didn't think his WC performances were that great either, although I didn't focus on any poor performances 2nd half of the season, save for maybe against Spuds away. I also ask why Man U haven't come in for him as a replacement for Rio if he is so good. Don't get me wrong - if he is fully committed to Saints, then I would love him to stay.

Richmond, you don't really understand why Cortese left do you?

Now we've blown off a bit of steam, might it not be best to actually wait and see if he does or doesn't turn up? I know he might not, but then again he might. The timeline seems to be May 11th - season ends May 28th - Poch appointed Spuds manager May 30th - Lovren hands in transfer request June 3rd - Croatia leave for Brazil June 12th - WC starts June 16th - Koeman appointed June 23rd - Croatia play their last game Has he spoken with Koeman?

Our midfield isn't too shoddy as it is. Wanyama Ramirez Cork Davies JWP plus replacements. Maybe Ramirez might go as well, and maybe Wanyama too. If that happens, then it will be interesting!!

Dreams and agreements aren't the same thing.

+ 1

There is another problem.....you play hard ball and refuse 2 or 3 players an exit, and will you be able to attract decent replacements?

LOL. At least someone has a sense of humour!

Of course there is and not having a go at anyone. Just the players who are using this for an excuse. In Lovren's case, he signs for a team that has been in the PL for ONE season with the "dream" of CL football within a few seasons. Well one thing was correct it is a dream (and one that I suspect still hasn't changed). Did he really expect Saints to replace one of Man Utd, Man Cuity, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs and Everton to gain one of the CL spots? If he truly did, then he would make Luke Shaw look like Einstein, so the spurious excuse of the dream ending, is ******.

I like your optimism that Osvaldo is actually going to show up