SaintBobby

Saints are basically run at a profit/loss of zero. If you want an owner who will cover big losses then we don’t have one. I love how the Gordon Brown approach of describing spending as investment has caught on. I’m going down the pub tomorrow and might invest in a few pints of beer. If I get hungry, I might invest in a pack of crisps. I’ll also invest in a taxi to drive me home etc

Yeah, but they are richer than us. And much more likely to qualify for Europe in future.

Can something be “massively unique”? Asking for a friend.

Or Jack Stephens at a pinch, no?

Absolutely. The logistics are pretty hellish. I can imagine tickets having entry windows and needing to be there an hour or more before kick off.

The club seem to think they can get 7k to 8k in. I can imagine the protocols being like an airport though - different arrival, departure and check in times or whatever.

I met someone from the club last week who said that they are hopeful of up to 25% capacity from September 12th, although they are obviously at the mercy of government regulations. Also suggested a limited capacity friendly (presumably in September 5th) is likely. They suggested tickets will probably be allocated by a mix of ballot and price (eg hospitality ST holders likely to be given preference).

A worthy cause, but can someone tell me how much money they need to edit about 40 videos a year? I took a look at Patreon and they are up to 60+ supporters - meaning an annual budget of over £7,000. Is any further support needed? How will excess funds be deployed?

It’s surely oven ready by now?

Looks like great business if these numbers are right. KWP and 8m+ for PEH was at the high end of my hopes. Good job on not folding like a house of cards.

Really dire today. Such a shame, i know Steve has worked hard to keep the site going, but this could kill it off entirely.

As reported, looks an okay deal especially if there are add-ons for PEH. I would have hoped for KWP+6 or 7m. This seems about there. If, as other reports indicate, Saints playing hardball, we might get there or above it. Reasonable business overall it seems. Not stunning, but reasonable.

Not disagreeing. We held firm before eventually bowing to the inevitable and getting a good price. Dropped VVD from a number of matches too. No reason to think we should act much differently on PEH.

We got £75m for him. A very fair price at the time.

I confess though that it’s great having you as a regular poster. Any lively forum always needs a chap like you. The one who brilliantly proves that their ignorance is no barrier at all to expressing an opinion. You do bring a smile to our faces, sweetie.

Well, good of you to put your hand in the air. Given I negotiate for a pretty good living (albeit not sales of football players), I’ll keep my hands down thanks.

I’m sceptical about that tbh. The idea that the negotiation involves Hojbjerg and Spurs agreeing a package that is perfect for the former and Saints then just need to accept almost any offer Levy makes is not how any negotiation works.

His apparent determination to only go to Spurs might make our negotiating position trickier, but it surely makes his salary negotiation harder too? Why would they offer him a bumper salary if he isn’t willing to sign for Everton no matter what? Why not offer him a more modest salary and add the savings to the transfer offer to Saints to get the deal over the line?

I don’t know if they’re also waiting to see who progresses and doesn’t in the later parts of Europa League and Champions League as I think these teams won’t start their games until after Sept 12th

Anyone know when fixture list comes out? Are they just waiting for the play-off final?

Totally agree. I'm also amazed that ponderous referees don't lean on VAR more.

Eddie Howe....He went to Burnley....and then you went down. A sad tale.

They seem very persistent about this!

Penalties is a weird one. Would be odd to win the golden boot if your team somehow got 15 or so penalties and you scored them all with just a handful of goals from open play. But you can't just discount penalties scored. If Vardy scores 2 out of 2 and Ings 1 out of 2, you would have to give the award to Vardy if they were otherwise tied for goals.

I find it's usually mentioned as part of a turnaround..."they lost 9-0, but now they're pretty damned good" sort of thing.