MarkSFC

What a nice way to call me an idiot. Far too many people like yourself are unable to see the future and judge the future because they have very little understanding of sport, coaching, psychology and live in the paradigm that sky have created call the Premier League. Reality is vitally important to grasp but without visionaries, optimists, leaders, and believers, the reality never changes. If nothing ever changes what's the point of sport, what's the point of life? I'd rather die with a smile on my face than a look of boredom and acceptance. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

This will sound like a very strange thing to many but I truly believe that this has been brilliant for our club. Over the last four to five years the team had remained very settled with two or three additions each window and the inevitable 'wastage' as poorer players slowly get replaced. The only big sale was Ox when we were still in League One. When poorer players leave and better arrive no one really cares as they see perceived improvement, even though that does not always happen, we have been lucky that it has recently. As the Club rose back up the leagues the core of the team obviously improved until we finished 8th last season. International call-ups and contact with players already at bigger clubs and who were obviously being paid many times more and competing for titles turned the heads of some. This is understandable, but the way some appear to have gone about getting their move is what leaves a bitter taste in the mouths of many. When 5 really good players leave within weeks of each other fans start to panic, media have a juicy story and recruitment becomes far more important. On top of the players, the manager walks out too. Change is very uncomfortable for most, and for those who's emotions are permanently tangled up in a football club, change of the ilk we have seen is difficult to experience and make sense of. Rational thinking for most is lost in the turmoil of change, fear, anger, frustration, and whatever other feelings manifest themselves. But this change could well be the most important and good thing to happen since we came out of administration. Let's assume that Pochettino had stayed. Would all the players have stayed? I doubt it. They were not here for him, if they were why did they not go to Spurs? No, they wanted moves to the Champions League with a big club, fair enough. If we said no to all of them then we would face the potential dilemma of having 5 or 6 disgruntled players who would probably not perform at their peak - no World Cup squad to motivate this season. And so if their form dipped who would come in? Worse players. And without 100m to spend we may have purchased a couple more players but in a side that was under-performing values of Lallana, Lovren, Shaw, Chambers would probably drop and then either January or next summer we would of been faced with the same scenario but now they would not command as high fees. So in my opinion the club have done brilliantly given the fact that the egos of a few have caused this situation. But they were the egos of the leading characters in the club and they effected the culture of the group. We have cleared those egos and begun a revolution, which has no expectation. It's a great place to be. We have a very sound, very experienced, very well respected, a footballing legend as a player and I think a very honest and very cool manager. This is not a club with a project or a five year plan, this is a club with a philosophy. At the end of this window everyone will be able to judge fully the net product of transfers. As it stands I think we are ahead already. We have a better goalkeeper, a CB who like for like cannot be regarded any less good if not better than when we signed Lovren, in Bertrand we have a very capable player and CL winner, Pelle and Long look very strong and offer as much if not more than Lambert and Osvaldo, Taider adds real depth and quality to CM, whilst Tadic looks the real deal. Better than Lallana, who knows, but as he is younger, probably has more development left than Lallana. With a winger confirmed as a target we will certainly have a lot more speed in the side, and a group of players with lots to prove. We have a manager who is quoted as saying he is here for the long haul. I hope he is and if so I think we will look back at this Sumer as the best summer ever.

If Artur Boruc cannot accept that his boss has chosen to make someone else the number one choice goalkeeper when he is at the twilight of his career then he can **** off. These overpaid whingers need to grow up. Pathetic. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Excellent! Adkins talked about evolution, Pochettino provided motivation, and now we have Ronald's revolution. Exciting times.

If only the transformation of the Saints squad could be mirrored on this website but get rid of the sh*te.....!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No. Just said not Morgan or Jay Rod. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Wow!! The over reaction in here is truly pathetic. I'll admit, at the moment of hearing the link and then the fee I was hardly jumping with joy. However, when you take a moment to think about it this is actually a really good purchase. Last season our goals came from three main sources, Lambert JRod and Lallana. We now have Pelle Long Tadic AND JRod (who will be first on the team sheet most weeks when fit) and hopefully a rejuvenated and effective Gaston. Last two seasons Lallana scored 14, Long 17. Long will provide great short term cover for JRod and excellent competition in training and a very good option from the bench. This board is full of clueless over reactionary fools. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Would certainly prefer Borini, Ings, Wickham at c.10m. For 5-6m maybe Long is a good choice to bolster the bench. Hopefully a PR leak to speed up a.n.other deal.

I'd swap Morgan for Tonwsend and Kane....and 30m.

I don't think we have reached that point yet.... Maybe we will only get one CB and one Striker before even the end of the window, but if 1-2 is pedaled then the expectation is quelled. As I have said all along, we can only truly judge at the close of the window. We will not be the only team that signs a player or players after the first game. Regardless of our wishes as fans, the world cup has had a big impact on the time available to sign players.

Hopefully he's learnt to under promise and over deliver, unlike the comments post Brighton game!

MINUS 4 years Shaw 3 years Lallana 3 years Lovren 2 years Lambert 3 years Chambers 2 years Osvaldo Guly

I'd be amazed if we sign two out and out strikers. One and a winger possibly, one definitely. Two CBs is the statement that we mean business, one and wait till January for another suggests consolidation. Understandable. Signing Byram would be a good thing but not essential with Yoshida (and Cork for a game or two) easily good enough to cover. Priority in terms of timing is CB and Striker, so the next few days. Forster appears done which is great then spend the last two weeks getting Byram, CB no.2 and a winger. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Looks good, CL and international experience. Still need another, would make sense if a Leftfooted CB (Rojo) was signed. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Liverpool, Utd and Arsenal had to reach our premium for players. It works two way you clueless mong

What positions are the two, possibly four?

Forster, Van Dijk, Rojo, Ings, Pelle, Tadic, Bertrand, and Taider would equate to an excellent window. Four in so far just four to go! The squad would then look like this; GK. Forster Boruc LB. Bertrand Targett RB. Clyne Yoshida/McCarthy CB. Van Dijk Rojo Fonte Yoshida DCM. Wanyama Schniederlin Cork Reed AM Ramirez Tadic JWP Davis Taider ST. Pelle Ings JRod Gallagher Pretty damn competitive.

He's the freak??!!! You got to be the weirdest poster on here....deliberate or not. I await the reply from he who can give it out but cannot take it.

Magic. Not. He may turn out to be a very useful player but he seems to only be signing because Inter want Osvaldo, would we have gone for him if not? And yes I have considered that perhaps we forced the issue on wanting him once it was clear Inter wanted Osvaldo, so we will see. Priority signings remain at least one CB, two really. I do not think Fonte plus one with Yoshida and Jos as back up is good enough. Unless JRod is less than a couple of months from returning we need another decent striker, I would still be very happy with ings or Guidetti. A goalkeeper is vital regardless of some peoples reasoning that Boruc might go, every team needs two keepers capable of being first choice. A bonus would be another winger.

Imagine a world without the internet, and without 24 hour sport coverage. No, really think about it. The only "news" would be at 6pm, or in the evening or daily papers and rumours would only spread by word of mouth. I'm old enough to remember this world so maybe that helps me to put cope with the lack of signings. If all you have known is this world of instant communication and communication that literally billions of people could access at the very same moment and I can understand why patience is not a trait that many people under say 30 have in abundance. Of course we do live in the age of the internet and 24 hours coverage and so more information than ever before is transmitted instantly and so expectations and the thirst for news/information is almost constant and it is literally in peoples' hands. Despite this technology the process of signing a player is still and always will be a human process (aided by technology of course) but its people that talk, discuss, negotiate, test, and decide. This takes as long as it takes and when players are moving country it will likely take longer. The longer we go this week without some decent signings the more concerned I will be but if you take the access to forums and social media the waiting becomes easier and removes all the pathetic expressions of concern and fear that emanate on here because the forum acts as a release for too many. Imagine if you couldnt let loose on here......think how the chinese whispers would die down.

A striker, a winger, a goalkeeper, and two centre-backs and j would say we're done and in decent shape. Five leavers covered plus three additions to strengthen the attack and defensive areas. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ryan Bertand has a Champions League winners medal an FA Cup winners medal and England caps. He has represented England at every level and played for GB at the Olympics. Clearly all through his development he has been the best left back amongst his peers, but then he got into the Chelsea first team squad. Ahead of him was (it turned out) the most capped left-back in England history. Chelsea do not 'finish' players off, they send players to other clubs to do so. This lad has suffered by being at Chelsea, but when players go on loan they do not always fit in with a style and ethos, but hopefully, and it seems likely that here he will. This season is probably his last real chance to become a top player and to create a career where he plays in top performing teams. Otherwise he is likely to become a bit of a journey man. That's a good motivation to have in a player and because of this minor doubt a loan is perfect for Saints. If we spent say 6million on him and he just doesn't perform the moans would come later. Realistically though the lad has a very good pedigree and with different circumstances would be better at this stage. If he was we wouldn't have him. If we didn't get him in, who do we get? Rojo has been bandied about, and maybe we will still get him but he is actually a CB by trade. I hope we do get him as obviously he can play LB if necessary. Any left back who most would regard as better than Bertrand will likely cost 10m+ but we get one much cheaper who can easily be that good consistently. Two years ago when we came up I was keen that we got him. He has stalled but class and ability remain, the skill of the coach is getting people to perform. We have a top man in charge to do that, so this is an exciting signing and (hopefully) means funds saved here can get tougher targets. As always, time will tell.

You really are a tedious thick cvnt.

I sense a change of mood in your posts. You are coming across as a little disparaging. Is this because you KNOW we are not going to sign real quality or are you simply drained by all the goings on of the last week, like most people?!! And you are getting more cryptic/ambiguous which suggests a slowing down of your information stream. Oh well

True but in a plan are headlines bullet points and details. We heard the headlines. You can't expect anymore on a radio interview, maybe not even publically. Do you know where Utds plan is, Arsenals plan??? It's very simple really, be commercially viable, maximise the efficiency of the academy and get as many wins on the club as possible within our revenue and budget. If you need the 'how' beyond the blatantly obvious, you will be waiting a long time. When results are going our way no one gives two hoots about a 'plan' or a 'strategy' or a 'project' but as soon as that plan is disrupted by largely unforeseen circumstances (or at least expected in terms of timing) and the club reacts how they have everyone is concerned about a 'plan'!!!! Like Kruger says, new board new management new coaching new training facilities and subsequently new plan. As I've said before they need time to see this through and judgement day is September 1. Just as Kruger has said. I'm not sure that the bloke could win whatever he said or whatever he did. I think he deserves credit for today. Actions though are still to be seen in terms of signing quality and quantity, but it's still July. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk