Barry Sanchez

But you are missing the time constraints Cortese has set himself, are we going to go ahead of the said teams in two seasons by shrewed investment and good coaching? To little time, Ambramovich bought heavily and also bought in the main well, look at the success it has brought to the club.

People who solely posts on here to be meaningful need to be meaningful a bit more in the real life, a purpose is needed for them.

Yes I have always wanted to spunk money on those players............................

Sorry when is Wanyama flying down again?

Wrong. Last five years spend. United have spent millions Bought/Sold/Nett/Per Season 1 Manchester City £590,350,000 £159,300,000 £431,050,000 £86,210,000 2 Chelsea £344,800,000 £97,600,000 £247,200,000 £49,440,000 3 Stoke City £97,825,000 £8,650,000 £89,175,000 £17,835,000 4 Aston Villa £174,600,000 £91,600,000 £83,000,000 £16,600,000 5 Manchester United £202,250,000 £127,800,000 £74,450,000 £14,890,000 6 Liverpool £274,450,000 £207,550,000 £66,900,000 £13,380,000 7 Sunderland £134,130,000 £89,700,000 £44,430,000 £8,886,000 8 Southampton £47,850,000 £14,600,000 £33,250,000 £6,650,000 9 Hull City £34,275,000 £7,500,000 £26,775,000 £5,355,000 10 Norwich City £22,750,000 £1,100,000 £21,650,000 £4,330,000 11 West Ham £75,850,000 £54,800,000 £21,050,000 £4,210,000 12 West Bromwich Albion £38,745,000 £26,310,000 £12,435,000 £2,487,000 15 Fulham £48,580,000 £39,700,000 £8,880,000 £1,776,000 14 Tottenham £207,200,000 £199,550,000 £7,650,000 £1,530,000 15 Cardiff City £15,595,000 £12,925,000 £2,670,000 £534,000 16 Swansea £31,455,000 £29,860,000 £1,595,000 £319,000 17 Crystal Palace £3,050,000 £9,750,000 -£6,700,000 -£1,340,000 18 Everton £63,500,500 £75,816,000 -£12,315,500 -£2,463,100 19 Newcastle £91,150,000 £117,050,000 -£25,900,000 -£5,180,000 20 Arsenal £145,700,000 £182,400,000 -£36,700,000 -£7,340,000 Spending is now key unfortunately, a sad fact and the main reason why I despise the Premership, we have to spend or have the luck like fergie did with hi fledglings, the issue there is great players will stay at United but will they here? No they wont, not if a big enough offer comes in, we will be tested with Shaw and what message does that send out if we let him go? In short Cortese has made a promise upon a gamble, I am holding him to it, we will ahve to go above Liverpool, Everton and Spurs, sorry I'm chuckling as I write, what proof or indictation is there we shall do that?

Until he is match fit and plays well he shall be Gashton as his performances have been.

So we are signing potential now? All very good that but that will not ensure we have European football consistently as its a gamble isn't it? The only way to assure our passage to European football is to buy it in the time Cortese has stated, thats obvious, whats also obvious is he is not prepared to part with the money so its bull**** I'm afraid, a guise, a smokescreen.

You can't judge this one correct but if we go off previous ones with big signings such as the Gash, Mayuka and Forren please don't be offended if I remain highly sceptical of our nous when it comes to spotting talent from afar.

I dont have a clue how he did it, you know the **** racer he used to have? God knows just was there one Saturday afternoon by the little bookies in the Milton, legend John how old must he be now?

I have faith in a banker and a manager so poor the fans still refer to the "Les Miserables" experience to feel better when down to sign our players, if they wont come for the money they will come to learn from these two pearlers...................................

Its possible but is Cortese prepared to spend, Chelsea and Ambramovic have acomlished it, the only we will ever realise (we wont) consistent European football is by spending more than the others clubs we wish to overtake, will we do that? No.

Holy crap Batman.................

United/City players live in Cheshire, Alderley Edge and the surrounding area, Liverpool and Everton players live in Formby, the Albert Docks, Cressington and Woolton.

You do know we are not a tourist attraction, why the **** would anyone visit Southampton from overseas for culture and tourism? We need a talking point, bold and brash, we have nothing thats others dont have better. I agree with the weather though ha ha, reinvention is whats needed.

As a person who has lived away for 15 years when I go into Southampton its as if nothing has changed, sure a few bars have opened and restaurants but its still a **** night out compared to the major Cities or even Cities the same size, what we need on the tourist side is something crazy built, a talking point some ****ing balls as its boring, even before the war Southampton was hardly an architects jewell and it never will be, its a small City that should carve out an identity like Brighton has or Oxford. The docks has brought money in but where has it gone? Not into the City thats for sure. The villages are nice around the City but its not the City is it, I come from a village outside the City and its great but its no better than other nice villages in the Country, why would it be?

Giving us a ****e kit twice, creating a regime that does not talk its customers, not prepared to actually spend money for us to progress where he has stated he wants us to go, buying ****, he could improve.

Wes your optimism would cheer a man whilst walking to the gallows, it wouldn't mean you were talking ****e but the man would die laughing none the less......................

Brilliant for me, I love most sports, Ashes, Wimbledon, Tour this month is sweet! Do I miss football? Yes but not as much as I used to, I appreciate far more sports now than before.

All in for generic barrel's of ****e, cheers adidas, a real personal approach.

No fans who think we shall breach that elite know nothing of football and are basing it on nothing at all. The cult of Cortese.

Liverpool are looking to spend £40 Million this transfer window and already have a better 1st team and squad than ours so we have to at least spend more than them to compete, Everton finished above them, come on please, we dont know as the payers we sign are not household ones so its a gamble. Top half is realistic if the players play well.

Living in Liverpool and going back to Southampton and telling people you know live there is something that makes me laugh inside,its exactly like Katie Hopkins.

John from Hedge End in the early 90's used to bring his bike into the Milton, used to be addicted to fruit gums and called everyone Superman.

Where's pap?

You are a hypocrite then as you have never apologized to me for wrongly accusing me of being someone else. 8 months and waiting pap, no class.