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You've got a good array of christian bale gif's preferred the American Psycho one from the other day, it reminded to re-watch it again.

Not sure if this has been posted anywhere, Rafa Silva, 20yr old http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/southampton-transfers-rafa-silva-potential-3532210

I am pretty sure morgan said in one of his interviews that Cortese showed him the bid offer when we were in League 1 and ripped it up in front of him and said he was the foundation for us. Edit - I knew I wasn't going mad, post from last june when morgan was a "done deal" to Real Sociedad"

In the Argie squad, 1 goal and 4 yellow cards in his 14 appearances for Newells, I would suspect he is defo on his way back to valencia unless he gets on the pitch for argentina and plays well. If mopo goes don't think we will attract to many south american's unless he is replaced by one. Personally I prefer newell's striker Ponce as a signing purely for the comedy.

How's Frimpong gonna pull birds now he isn't a footballer ?

Reckon its taking time for his bank manager to give him a 2mil loan.

For those who don't buy it: Response of south coast club to transfer bids will speak volumes about their ambition, writes Rory Smith It is a story that sums up Nicola Cortese’s approach to transfer dealings. A couple of years ago, in his pomp as Southampton executive chairman, the Italian-born Swiss called one of the club’s bright young things into his office. An offer had arrived for his services from one of the Barclays Premier League’s big beasts. It was a generous one, but not sufficiently so to tempt Cortese to do business. When the teenager appeared, Cortese showed him the piece of paper on which the offer was written. He did not ask him for an opinion, or give him the chance to state if he would like the club to enter into negotiations. He simply tore it up in front of him. “That,” he told him, “is what I think of that.” Cortese, who left his post at the turn of the year, is the sort of character who divides opinion. Many feel that he was the ultimate architect of Southampton’s remarkable rise from the depths of the third tier to the top half of the Barclays Premier League. Others, particularly at St Mary’s, feel that life is entirely more palatable without him around. What is not in question, though, is that Cortese was a fearsome opponent when it came to transfers. Few of his fellow executives in the Premier League relished the prospect of dealing with him. It would be fascinating to know how different this week might have been had Cortese still been in charge on the south coast. The season had been over for just a few minutes when a delegation from Manchester United — by chance Southampton’s guests on the final day of the campaign — submitted, in person, a £27 million offer for Luke Shaw, only hours before he was confirmed as a member of Roy Hodgson’s World Cup squad. Less than a day later, Liverpool came calling, this time for Adam Lallana, the club captain and the long-term standard-bearer for what they call “the Southampton way”. That offer of £17 million, or thereabouts, arrived remotely. Both are under consideration. Nothing has been torn up; not yet. Doubtless that will serve to encourage Tottenham Hotspur, too, when they make their long-anticipated move to extricate Mauricio Pochettino, the manager, from Southampton. Ralph Krueger, Cortese’s successor, and Katharina Liebherr, the club’s owner, have done what they can to persuade the Argentinian to stay, and a new contract offer is on the table, but the most effective defence against Spurs’s predations may be one put in place by Cortese, who had a clause written into Pochettino’s deal that means the manager will have to pay, personally, £2 million if he leaves for another club. The presence of Cortese, of course, would not have stopped these offers coming in; he would not have acted as an impenetrable bulwark against the circling vultures. It is hard to escape the impression, though, that those teams who have long coveted Southampton’s most precious assets feel altogether more comfortable making their intentions known than they might have done six or seven months ago. That is regrettable, of course. The work Southampton have done over the past five years is, perhaps, the most remarkable story in English football. They are an advert for how things should be done, investing in their youth infrastructure, bringing through their own players, building sustainably. Pochettino has instilled an attractive, expansive, modern ethos into the way they play. There is a restrained culture among the players that Calum Chambers, another off the production line, describes as “self-policing”. As soon as anyone looks as if the praise is going to their heads, the rest of the squad is quick to drag them back down to earth. They are reaping the rewards for all of that: an eighth-placed finish in the Barclays Premier League. Rickie Lambert, like Lallana and Shaw, is in the England squad and Jay Rodriguez might well have been, had he not been sidelined by injury. Morgan Schneiderlin is on the standby list for France. All of that comes at a price. Glittering jewels attract the magpies. Not many can resist them. Krueger, upon his appointment, described how the club — forever looking to seek the extra revenues that might make them more competitive still — were considering franchising out their youth development expertise. They would give other clubs, other teams in other sports, the benefit of their wisdom at growing their own talent. It was, he said, an intelligent way of monetising their greatest asset. Indeed it is. It is just that football has long had a more straightforward way of achieving the same end: clubs who produce their talent eventually sell it to those who buy it in. Southampton do not have to sell. But Liebherr, while she remains, as far as anyone can tell, committed to the club, has made it clear that they must pay their own way. If that is the case, there comes a point when they have to succumb. Not far off £50 million for two players who cost nothing is simply good business. The coming days and weeks, though, will be instructive. If the aim is simply for consolidation in the Premier League, £50 million for two players — at the height of their value — is too good to turn down. If the plan is as it was, to crack the glass ceiling separating the top six from the rest, they must channel their inner Cortese. They must resist. Which path they choose will say much about where Southampton’s journey will take them next.

Vertonghen is pretty wicked, fullbacks not so much

Whose the favourite in this french squad for a world cup hissy fit resulting in them losing to cr*p teams and going out at the first round. I think I am going for Franck Ribery and Benzema on this one, plenty of prostitutes in Brazil so not letting them out to sample them could rock the boat. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2548754/French-footballers-cleared-having-sex-underage-prostitute-gone-Lagerfeld-fashion-muse.html

Pity they are mentally weak

Bale is staying and villa signing according to his twitter

Jesus never been in there before and it's a Saintsweb reprobates reunion there, patred, baz, dune etc etc

Jesus never been in there before and it's a Saintsweb reprobates reunion there, patred, baz, dune etc etc

Hang about I've just read Leicester's owners say they want to be in the top 5 and may spend 180m pounds to get there, surely got to be lip service for the local Bangkok papers or has he not heard of FFP. Every man and his dog wants to be top 5 nowadays.

If poch goes it's the translator I feel most sorry for, will he get a new gig with mopo or will he back to teach mere plebs english. Hope Tottenham get what they deserve and have a **** **** season, they are utter mugs

It's got to be gutting when you forsake your Argentinian heritage cos you know your not good enough for the Italian team due to a small bit of Italian sailor jizz landing in the wrong place and still can't get in the team. The argies are always claiming the Falklands so can we not claim Argentina ? Dunno about you but think they have a few good players England could use.

Snap

Has barry hacked your account

More on his tactics, seamless transition if we do need to change http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/1894861-tighes-2014-world-cup-tactics-board-analysing-jorge-sampaolis-chile

Trust me is he is mustard, won the league 3 times in a row with Universidad de Chile, won the 2011 Copa Sudamericana (the continent's Europa League equivalent) and only got stopped at the semi-final stage in the Copa Libertadores which is immense for a Chilean club given the size of teams they were up against. Came into the national team when chile were shocking and his predecessor was sacked mid way through qualifying, he came in and immediately improved them and got them to Brazil from near bottom of their group. He is mental on the side lines as well an has been banned from the stadium before and gone and climb a tree instead so he could watch the game.

Jorge Sampaoli, plays the same style, current chile headcoach and is leaving after the word cup and he has been studying english for the last year. Massive Biesla fan, renowned work ethic and had awesome success in club football in chile before taking the big job, he also argentinian.

I only like to meet people when I jump out of a bush in the dark, I call it surprise sex

all the players and coach went mad and piled on him after that goal and the coach especially gave him a hug and a word in his ear, seems well liked by his team mates, seems to be great pals with pogba.

he's had his knockers

From simon peach 5mins ago: Despite comments, there are a few positive whispers about Pochettino's #SaintsFC future. Will be interesting to see how upcoming meetings go