Turkish

I should also have said he was part of a premier league winning squad When we signed him.

I’d forgotten he existed, but no.

No...

Who was the centre back saints signed who made just two first team appearances, scoring an own goal in each with an aggregate loss of 0-7 in the two matches he played?

Man city

Leicester

Yes and i think we are one of them

Yep. He also won us a penalty by virtue of the fact he was so slow he had a ten yard head start on Sol Campbell 30 yards out but still got caught and then threw himself on the floor at the slightest contact. What a signing!

I expect if his missus ever does he will immediately cease the operation and give a lecture about where the orgasm come from, an invisible deity which does not exist or the immense sexual prowess of MLG.

if only football was played on spreadsheets this might be valid......

I think this is correct, but he doesn't qualify under the "raised in Southampton" category as he moved to Winchester when he was a young.

Correct.

It’s good but it’s not right, don’t think Roberts ever played for saints either

raised in Newbury born in Stanmore Not Ings

As I’m sure I’m right I’ll crack on the next one Which player born, raised in and and played for Southampton has the most England caps?

Alf Ramsey

Because morally its shameful that there are players at clubs earning millions of pounds a year paid for by the public since football began whilst the the clubs wont pay £30k a year to back office staff and are asking the government to bail them out. The government is basically subsiding two of the world richest football clubs, that doesn't sit well with me.

correct, both were born in Germany to parents serving in the armed forces and went onto play for Saints at the same time, Taylor for N Ireland and Nielsen for wales.

Barcelona players take 70% pay cut Juventus players take 4 month wage deferal Tottenham and Newcastle players do nothing but their clubs put back office staff on furlough within a couple of weeks Of course clubs have every right to take advantage, my point is that having been awash with cash and rinsing every last penny out of their fans for years maybe clubs and players have a moral obligation to give something back at time, you obviously dont think they do, fair enough. #thepeoplesgame

in the 90s saints squad contained two German born players who both won international caps but not for Germany. Who are they are for a a bonus points which countries did they play for?

Nathan Dyer

It's not the players that are being furloughed though, it's all the back office staff.

I would certainly agree that companies with very high earners have an obligation to support those less well off. Everyone says people should be glad to get 80% and it a brilliant offer from the government, but it wasn't meant for people earning £100s of thousands a year to keep their incomes at the expense of those less well off.

Because football clubs and players after having their snout in the trough for years earning fortunes off the public have a moral obligation not to take advantage of a government support not meant for them. Unless of course you think it's absolutely fine for a 22 year old squad player with no responsibilities to carry on earning £80k a week playing on his Xbox whilst a back office worker at a club has to live off 80% of £30k a year. Football is the shining example of an industry that can support itself without being subsidised by the government.

Yes there are but not many where the disparity is so great and that their wages are basically paid for by the public. How many companies of lets say 400 employees are there where about 8% of the staff earn an average of over £3m a year and the rest earn lets say a generous £40k a year? Do you think it's unreasonable to ask the 8% to survive on lets say £2.5m for just this year so the other 92% can keep working? Or do you fully support the government subsiding football clubs?