Jimmy_D

That's... odd. I mean, I know The Express is basically a red top, but even so... Also, it's possibly copyright infringement, unless they had permission to use content from this site.

Night and day compared to last season, best I've seen us play in ages.

It's their fans and the pundits that have treated this like a done deal, like we don't have any right to keep hold of him, that's ****ed me off most during this.

And again! I can see why they're after VvD. Why they're not after another defender that can just tie his own shoelaces is a mystery though.

VvD's Liverpool Tax just went up.

I wonder if they met up in Blackpool?

I really don't think it comes down to cash with VvD going to Liverpool. They can already afford it purely in terms of amount of money.

VvD staying while Coutinho goes would be beautiful.

Ports... dammit, they're out already again ...

https://www.redandwhitekop.com/forum/index.php?topic=336036.1960

All of 'em pale in comparison to Benali though.

Bertrand was close(ish), played in 2012 Final, signed in 2014.

Looks like he'll be a very welcome addition to the team, looking forward to seeing just what he can do in a Saints shirt. Good to see that our stance on VvD isn't stopping us from being able to buy these sorts of players just yet too.

Going by recent events it won't guarantee he's not tapped up by the end of this week.

That's more or less the point I'm making. We could hold him to his contract. We're not the ones in the wrong here, and if VvD decided to kick up a stink even more, I don't think he'd have many people siding with him.

Thing is, if we hold firm and keep him, is he really prepared to sit on his arse for 5 years? If we were picking him for the team, he'd be in breach of contract and liable for fines if he doesn't play.

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/liverpool-move-van-dijk-blocked-furious-southampton-133115456.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw Is the article, nothing new in there as far as I can see.

Ah k, fair enough, thanks.

Linked to in that is this tweet; Anyone have any idea if he's reliable? I'd be very happy if that's the stance the club are taking.

If VvD is relying on us dropping our price for him to get his move, he'll end up disappointed.

We've never set a precedent for a player leaving with 5 years left on his contract.

It's all in the name, it's a container for **** filters.

Saints position unchanged apparently. They've got my full backing on that as far as I'm concerned.

Lallana did the same thing, I've got absolutely no doubt whatsoever he was tapped up by Liverpool too.

You have to wonder if anyone actually read that statement back before it was put out.