OldNick

at present they can't. By the 2nd quarter of the 21st century there will be more Spanish speaking Americans than English. In turn it is not too unreal to believe that there will be a Spanish speaking President if the USA within most of the younger posters lifetimes on here. The balance will change and then we may not so easily hold on to the. Islands with force as the US turns it's head to appeasing the South Americas. It's a waiting game. IMO

why specifically 16-17 year olds?

first thing I thought when reading it as well lol. Climbing walls in Dorset? I thought the prison there was a ship off Portland, there again we could arrange a few haver sacks loaded with concrete for them to to take a dip in

the bit about Osvaldo was not the most diplomatic, and best not said IMO

me patronising , moi .I dont think so. I do hope your G/F is as easy as me

don't forget that blonde runner who is a saints fan when it suits him, normally a Man U fan.

When it said 24 to be filmed I thought it was about Pompeys fan base

May as well be Inter as Bompey are that much ahead in their status and standing

if you believe the club want to keep him you say 50m or better still he's not for sale. To negotiate the price would point to the fact they do want to sell. Your cheap jibe that I would be dealing in drugs may be mildly amusing to some but not me. AL is fast becoming damaged goods, and his return may be your idea of good news but to me part of him has died as a Saints star. If you think either of them getting an injury or having poor performances in the WC is not a bad thing for their value then I wish I came across a few punters like yourself. Yeah I'm sure there is insurance but I very much doubt it is anywhere near the price we have been asking Liverpool or Man UU

Dimbo or not, after spending nearly 40 years dealing I do know the ins and outs of negotiation. If the club really dont want to sell they may as well say 50m and it is game over. The club want to do the business and are just trying to get the best money, period. A player getting injured or having a bad WC is a risk and so we have to weight that up whether we think the value will improve o other clubs come in. You may think that it does not matter either way, but once you have decided to sell the goods are never quite the same again.

of course they do, if ether gets injured the value drops. As for having a **** WC the Liverpool may cool on him. At present the lure of 20m for AL seems pretty high, and 30m even more

it goes both ways, if AL gets an injury or a bad WC his value will drop. Take the money and move on. Watching LS last night hardly made him priceless, and watching AL walking wround against Peru hardly made him look great, of course that may be the plan

it would depend on the wording of the contract. Surely if it says they are to get 25% of a future transfer fee, then thats all they will get, the add ons are extras. It must be like the image rights players use to avoid tax

I wonder if the add ons are not subject to the 25% and so we may accept a lower fee but the add ons come later and not having the deduction

50m if he could head the ball and 100m if he could shoot

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we should immediately hand the team captain to Lovren, and make a staement of intent to keep him, he is the Killer of our team and make him feel very important to us with Wanyama and Morgan.

I expect he will be in the middle of getting a sponsorship deal on what watch to wear. it is all very different when you hit the big time. i do hope RL doesnt lose his charm

lol, I had thought the same but I had thought he wanted to change to Brazil as afterall hes had a Brazillian for ages 9not thrugh my experience may i add

before AL gets completely slaughtered I think we should wait for Weston to give his side. I think AL should go anyway

let him go, he WAS a hero to many but he is damaged goods. He will find it a lot harder in Liverpool if he doesnt make the grade or cant hack it. He has been able to be relaxed in our team as he is a 'star' but also not having the expectation and demands of Liverpool. I mentioned Mick Channon leaving us and never able to settle and i think AL will be the same up north. Get the money and spend it wisely and we will soon forget him.

I can't believe you are still fuming about this 24hours later Alps. We had the best out of RL and I suspect the club staff felt he was getting to the end for us. Many match reports mentioned that RL was not his best, yes Gerrard in his ear must have made an impact but like an old car you upgrade before the gaskets and the engine is worn out

dont worry I'm sure Turkish is more than capable of taking a bit of flak

don't worry I'm told the Fareham Parish magazine are trying to get a decent story to publish, but you are not newsworthy enough even for them