Sour Mash

I know its been stated many times before, but I just can't see how Taider is going to fit into our midfield?

What is the definition of "Central Funds fee payments"? Is this the tv money?

Have you read the interesting posts on here this eve by Redslo? Worth a read.

An interesting point of view and certainly one worth consideration. Might fit in with why Cortese was against FFP and left the club and the statement from the new bloke about a 'difficult financial situation'. I'd need to read up a bit more on FFP though.

That would be a ridiculously low crowd for what is a good quality friendly game, with dirt cheap prices. It'll be at least double that.

I would agree with all that. Where was he on loan last season? Cardiff was it?

We'll have to see come "September One", but it does feel like a change in transfer stategy and picking up the rejects from the big clubs is definitely not the way forward in my eyes. What has our scouting network been doing for the last year? Or are we an easy tool for agents and the press to attach us to players looking for a move, as they know we have money and need players?

I really hope this rumour isn't true.

If we're short of a number of key squad members, it's very hard to prepare effectively if we're missing players.

Who are those odds with? There isn't that much difference between our squads.

Yeah that's how I read it, looks definitely to be the case.

Well you might have decided to write the game off,, but we need to start as strongly as possible, even if it just affects goal difference, player confidence. Then we've got two winnable games, that shouldn't be wasted. We've had plenty of time to get this sorted.

When did he say that?

As nice as the updates may be, we're still a fair way off having a strong squad to face Liverpool. We've been given positive updates over the last few weeks and nothing has come of it so far.

Maybe. Would just be an odd thing for him to step out from Hockey and Motivational Speaking stuff to get involved in, get the impression he wasn't short of offeres of other work. Who knows.

That's one of the things I find confusing about all this though. Why would Krueger sign up to be part of a big sell off scam? Doesn't fit with his background and would be hard to work impressively onto his CV, unless he markets it as a "successful ownership transition of an EPL club managed by myself etc", but can't quite see it.

Oh yeah, that famous old Wessex dragon that is forever being associated with Southampton as a city and a football club.

Right, with you now. Could be,who knows.

What comment?

Is his source Schneiderlin? Apart from the Schneiderlin bits, isn't it just saying we're not going to spend all the money we've received? Why does this bloke not like Krueger?

Well I certainly never believed in the Champions League rubbish, but I'm not a fan of us buying up the rejects from bigger clubs. One or two is fine, but in terms of motivation, value in wages and in some cases actual ability, it would raise questions.

Because it is possible that at times, Pelle is picked ahead of him and Koeman doesn't feel he can fit both into the XI.

58 goals? He's a very good finisher, if we're happy to carry him for that, then fine. I can't see him being happy being a regular sub for us, we'll see.

But what else would he add as one of the three? He's a good finisher, but link up play, pressing, creating for others?

If we're going to spend big, I think we can do better thn Hernandez or Zaha. That article looks like they've just hashed together a load of bits and pieces, no real clear focus on any actual news.