S-Clarke

ummmm

The cynical bone in me says it's because no clubs was willing to meet our 'premium'.

For 6.7m, I'm so frustrated he's not here. I'd hope we could have competed with Lazio.

Probably long-term to be used over multiple windows I imagine.

I wasn't actually being naughty with that quote at all, was just putting it out there as to why else would he have been meeting them? We're after a couple of their lads?

Now...what do we make of that?

There is a lot more information here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28542225

If he isn't, then his position is untenable and he will have to go - or fans will force him out. It will get ugly.

Why is anyone going to say sorry based on a bit of PR? Actions, and lots of actions, and then we may be seeing some u-turns. Until then, they've achieved nothing but failure.

They've loaned him back to Lille I think?

We've just added £10m onto every single target. I wish he'd stop talking about Europe as well. We clearly won't get there by doing what we're doing.

Unfortunately this seems 1 interview too many for Ralf. Struggling in this one.

He's imminent.

It's now a frontpage statement on the OS. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/29072014-ralph-krueger-on-jay-rodriguez-and-morgan-schneiderlin-1790653.aspx They're clearly not going now. I believe it.

Just to throw this one out there, as others have said....maybe there was an urgent meeting, and it also kind of backs up the reports that Morgan was meeting the club earlier today. Morgan made it clear that he wanted to see the plans and good signings made....maybe they've given Morgan the rundown on the players they're actually after and he's ended up coming away pretty excited by it all. Just throwing a positive thought out there for the hell of it. I'm of the opinion that Ralf wouldn't have said something which such certainty if he hadn't spoken to both players and received their backing. There were no ifs, buts, maybes...a clear and straight ''No, they won't be going''. Let's see the action now...

Well, there was only really one stand out comment in amongst all the pre-empted waffle. ''I guarantee that Morgan and Jay will be here by September, absolutely gaurentee. They will not be sold and they are part of this'' Now, if they are sold - then the board have just opened themselves up to an absolute hammering on protest levels, and they've just put Ralf out there to be hung by the masses. If either are sold now, then every single person on the board needs to go - their positions will then become untenable.

He's put his neck on the line right there. If they do end up going, his position will be untenable.

Here we go.

lol, is that some kind of sick attempt at gallows humour by the club or something??? 2 clubs with hardly any players....let's match them up!

He's on NEXT.

He'll be gone next season. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23286316

''But we still have Guly on the ben........'' oh.

Oh great, they've wheeled out Nick Illingsworth.

PSG french left back isn't he? Utter class act fwiw.

TBF, it'll be a case of them not going anywhere until we have an acceptable bid - of which we're still negotiating.