Agreed.
As he's under contract another club would have to come in for him anyway. These claptrap articles are always written as though players can just be given away at any point in time.
This doesn't make any sense to me at all. I'm sure I read on Saintsweb that all our best players are desperate to leave and as for that Les Reed, he is completely incompetent...
1. Happy
2. Yes
3. Possibly, but it's unrealistic to think you could employ someone of equal quality to VvD or Fonte who would be content to be the back up plan.
Whilst most of your post makes sense, you can't have spent much time in the countryside south of Manchester. The areas around Alderley Edge, Wilmslow, Poynton etc are a very long way from being crappy!
Really can't understand this. Did you miss the bit where Les Reed presided over arguably the most consistently successful period in the club's history?
Nicholl was Saints manager when I got into football supporting, so the first appointment I rememeber was Branfoot.
I was too young and naive to be as underwhelmed by that as I possibly should have been!
Without wishing to sound pedantic, that reads as thought there is no chance of him staying at Athletic. Presumably you mean "No chance. He's staying at Athletic"?!
Maybe a bit too much of a "luxury" player for a relegation fight? Would be interested to see how he's get on in a team that gives him creative freedom. He seems to have pace and tricks.
Remember Venky's at Blackburn? Vincent Tan at Cardiff? Tony Fernandes at QPR?
They all had loads of ambition...
Why not wait a while before you get too excited?