OldNick

obviously we are playing hardball re price. Luckily those Northern monkeys dont realsie we are short of players and will fall for it.We are the smartest of operators down south.

he seemed to have little interest in us when we were only 15m so i would be surprised if he is now

but she doesnt care how she gets her money back. As soon as she is gone i suspect we will never get a second thought. She will be able to waltz off and enjoy her life to the fullest. I will refrain from insulting her as to my respect for ML, he may not have lived and breathed Saints but i do believe he cared

Im going to miss the open goal with that admission as Im sure your frustration matches the majority of fans. I think you are wrong not wanting him back but I respect your opinion.

they were under contract, the loss of being in the limelight, perhaps losing their international status due to be in with the youth team. Their open market being affected by their demise.Their agents who are the main advisors to in the main not very bright people would soon need to get them back on board. Some of the players we could have sold, but the exodus is inexcusable

the players that left were on contracts and so we could have kept them. if we had resolve to stand up to them we could ourselves have given them an ultimatum. Play and train hard or you will be put in the reserves. No appearance money, the likely loss of international places and out of the media spotlight. It may have taken a few weeks for their agents to lose their nerve as they see their commission being reduced, at the same time those agents would be barred from easy contact to our youth system and new players and others less problem encouraged to be involved I hear the unsettled squad etc but how do you think they are now with everybody leaving ? The squad morale must be pretty flat

I was thinking the other night how are the BBC going to put a saints player on their opening credits lol

Look CB I don't want to get into yet another slanging match, I can't fathom why you dislike NC so much, as he achieved so much. He was the master of our success (on the back of Liebherrs money) I had great fun and yes he did some naff stuff but in the main he did far more good than bad. The stripes thing was the main point in your post, although I do understand why you are angry.Not many pro Reed KL posters out at present. You have now got to the end of your tether it seems, quite a seed change and a good barometer how badly this is all going in the. PR stakes

If KL 'advisors' are on the ball I would hope they tell her to keep away from SMS at the start of the season. Sadly there will be a lot of hotheaded/frustrated fans looking to vent their anger. Her new scarf and the affection of her father will be little defence. I can imagine some of the sick songs already being planned for her. I am of the position it is her club and money and don't expect her to risk that for something she really doesn't have an interest in, but there will be a lot of people out there looking to blame. I expect Reed may also be needing some armour

I think he has been on the sauce. To hate somebody so much because he took the stripes away is bizarre. I liked the last kit more than a red zebra anyway

it will be Les Dawson

his vision got us a top manager and team with spirit and the envy of the majority of most clubs in the English leagues. It was a proud time having the plaudits and watching superb football. His spiel as you put it brought some top players to the club who also bought into the dream. Iam sure those players did not think we had hit a glass ceiling but felt with a few additions we could compete. Perhaps not for CL but to be established I. The top part of the league and in time even achieving something we could not envisage 6-7-10 years ago. Basically I'm in for his return and am a tad surprised that you who normally. IMO are a good judge feel this way

i don't expect KL to risk her families future for us but. I don't like the way it seems to be sold to us

whilst wealthy I don't think wealthy enough

If NC came back the pain of the last couple of months would be erased

That's a good point, but TV revenue could play a part as well. I'm sure clever accountancy would come into it. It was just something I was told by somebody I have had fairly decent info from in the past

Seems to add up the case where I was told that she wanted 200m , but somebody only wants to give 100m. She is to rake off 100 m of player sales etc and then the club is taken over.

top post CB

Oh ok thanks

is peach a reliable source? he seems to have a bit of a joke tag on here. Surely Spurs would not but Rodrigues with the injury!!! Seems a bit of devilment in that post

Be patient we have 6 weeks until the window closes

i must say i thought it was a rehash of his previous statement

I was wondering the same CB

lets wait and see, there is 6 weeks until the window closes. The club has a deadline,.............. how many can they sell in that 6 weeks

the alternative would be great BUT it is naive to think a team of acadamy players will cope with Pl football. As for putting them on the naughty chair, when their England /Croation/French national place is lost, or that they are not in the media spotlight their agents would soon be at them to try again as their value would be dropping. No player can afford to be out of the limelight too long. Sooner or later somebody has to bring them into line as the club will in the longterm will lose out