benjii

I expect the 20m loan repayment was repayment of our previous working capital loan that Kat had underwritten. Repayment of that was part of the sale I expect.

Those chaps that used to own Pompey ran a bank, I think....

Quite possibly, because the stadium is owned by St Marys Stadium Limited, not Southampton Football Club Limited (which has the Macquarie loan and receives the PL money). There is currently no registered charge against St Mary’s Stadium Limited. Frankly, I’m not sure it would be good security for most lenders anyway. It’s certainly not worth £200m to a bank without an accompanying football club.

We we take a credit facility annually to smooth out PL income. It is a secured facility. The security interest is registered at Companies House. The charge contains a negative pledge. It is in favour of Macquarie Bank. It is nothing to do with Gao’s personal loan or the acquisition of the club. The above is a verifiable matter of public record. If Gao was using SFC as security for his personal loan (p.s you misunderstand the meaning of “securitisation”) he would need to have paid off the credit facility and released the security. This has not happened, according to Companies House. You need to substantiate claims made that contradict public records, otherwise there is zero reason to believe you.

What's your point? I'm really not sure what argument you are trying to advance. Is it disappointing to be financially outdone by tinpot clubs like Bournemouth and Watford? Yes. Is it disappointing to be owned by a foreigner with no connection, no ambition, no desire to build bridges, no empathy and no plan? Yes. This FT interview reinforces those disappointments. I don't see people clamouring for hundreds of millions to be poured in. I just see people despondent that their football team, one of their city's prizes assets, an important part of the community, has been sold down the river to a remote chancer whose motives seem ambivalent at best. If you can't see a problem with that then you're the problem.

I always think a mid-table team away is a decent first fixture. Avoid the promoted clubs and the clubs that can thrash you. It's away so no real pressure and the home team might start the season slowly. Something like Watford, Burnley or Newcastle away. Pick up a point, then a winnable home game the following fixture.

As you say, it will be JWP or Ings, unless we sign someone better. I think the question of the impact of VAR on the number of penalties is an interesting one. It will also be interesting to see if the laws are applied consistently throughout the season or if there is an initial peak then a tailing off (like shirt pulls at corners, which were penalised quite vigorously for a few weeks before being ignored again). I hope we don't get to a situation where manufactured contact with the hand/arm is resulting in lots of penalties. It will ruin the sport.

He's talking ****e and he's confused by the credit facility we take out every year.

I've always assumed it's the sort of person who wears a tracksuit shopping. It might also be fat, sofa ******s.

Worst player since Ali Dia.

So, basically, he's got no money or intelligible strategy. Great stuff.

Those ones that crimp the paper so it tears too easily. Very annoying.

Don't get me wrong, I like girls and I like football. I also like elephants. Interesting animals. Wouldn't watch them on the TV trying to play football though.

Van Dyke?

Couldn't care less.

Another driving one: - those absolute tools that move over to the right before turning left, or vice versa. Just turn the ****ing wheel properly you dumb-ass.

BBC Breakfast is a fair shout. Watched it for the first time in ages a while ago and concluded it must be aimed at children and/or mentally challenged.

Will get completely overrun in midfield, give the ball away cheaply and concede loads of goals. Like this season.

Do we call "press conferences" when we sign a player? Is Terry Hurlock going to jump out the back of a Transit and give The Echo an exclusive?

There's an Under 12s player called Harrison Harris-Harrison and Gabbana.

I, for one, never begrudged Kayne McLaggon his move to Salisbury City.

Is it pronounced - Chay - Shay - Que - Chee - C - K - Mickey ?

I've got a chant: Oooohhh, Mousa Djenepo Oooohhh, Mousa Djenepo What do you think, Saints fans?

I've just seen him in Hedge End McDonald's.

Sounds fairly accurate to me. Pretty sure Koeman wanted Pelle, Tadic, Aldeweireld etc.