OldNick

nothing like being discreet re your sources.Harrison will have made himself popular with the club and players

Id been married a year by then. It is so spooky when you see how long ago that was first out and how quickly 30years have flown by

If you think you have been proven right I hate to see the carnage if you were ever proven wrong

Many a true word said in jest. I dont think the manager will get any stick if things go wrong.I suspect any ire will be aimed at Reed and Krueger

there must have been hell of a row there yesterday.Signing a player in the morning and leaving in the afternoon. I suspect Pulis lamped the chairman for this to happen so quickly

Shamefully I cant remember his name but we had a forward who scored a few goals for us and moved to Plymouth. he scored a couple in a vital away game at Forest.Also a brave goal against WHU, would have been in the 90's...ive just remembered Mickey Evans

I agree he is a decent keeper. Look at the goal Redmond scored against us at Norwich that was a bad one and obviously the Arsenal debacle. He ddi have a confident defence in front of him, Lovren is the major loss to us and i still cant get over why we let him go, he was worth 30m+ to us

This is the plan I saw, even with the fine detail of old men of war and un-ironed linen.

be careful Boruc, nobody thinks twice about disrespecting one of the any loyal players, including the player you replaced as No.1. Throw a bottle at fans and look a bit mental and you are seen as the best, act professionally and stay loyal to the club, your achievements and match winning performances are soon forgotten.

Im sure signing Long will make him upgrade his prediction lol

i like to be helpful CB,

when he took the photo of the empty training pitch

Also look at the ages of the 2

I heard Hull have made an offer to buy Wellbeck, if we buy Long for 12 m and they get Wellbeck for 5m more they will be quids in. i suggest we phone OT now and get him.

Don't take any notice, your points are valid

I suspect most of the players would have stayed if they saw the club on an upward curve.Sadly they saw a popular manager go and Reed and KRueger (a football manager does less than a hockey coach lol ) take the reins. Whilst most players are not bright they do know when the mood swings. NC may not have kept all the players but I suspect most fans would feel had he be left in place the club would be in a rosier position

Exactly, the extension and higher wages increase our position regarding the transfer fee.

I thought I read somewhere on here in an article that KL refused to sell the club to NC when he came back to try and buy it

If Pelle and JRod (when fit) are our main strikers then It is even more weird to pay 12mill for a bench warmer

I am not over the moon about signing him but if he joins so be it, he is one of us but 12m I would have been amazed at 6m. if people had said let's go for Long at 8m in May they would have been laughed off here. People's opinions have been moulded to the positive as it is a signing. I don't see how Kruegers words of we will be in a stronger position at the start of September is going to happen. I would not have swapped Long for RL +8 m, in fact. I would not have done a straight swap

Is that the Everton we are following, who kept their star young players and also added a 23m striker?

decent coach,and will help QPR.

Im told a Nigerian has charged them 100k for a ring fence

thats my feeling. Not a bad player just paying over the top.We must have the oldest front 2 in the league.Hopefully their experience will tell.

Well if so what's the point of our much publicised scouting network all over the world? May as well close that down as we don't seem to be able to find gold out there. I'm sure Koeman licked his lips in anticipation when we told him to come to Southampton and buy 27year old journeymen for 12m. Long is a decent player, but the price tag will weigh him down in many fans eyes and we will expect plenty back from him. Sell your family silver for good money and then buy chrome plate for solid silver prices, madness. The folly of our buying strategy this summer is comedy genius