OldNick

I forgot the ? would he be at Spurs?

Thanks for that, I did think in an earlier post it was dressed up better than you have and I did notice AC's quote in the Runnymead minutes about not following plan B

This thread seems to have more balanced posts than I have seen here for a while both NickG and Greenridge hit the button as well as others. We all would be happy for RL to go but only if there was a better plan to go forward. If you took RL out of the situation how different would our position be? Ok so you might get a few hundred more at the game, perhaps a thousand but unless we started winning they would soon disappear. It seems to me the club has to budget for crowds of 12+ and cut our cloth accordingly.If we go down then 6-8k. When we have got to the position where we are not bleeding money then we can start thinking about putting money into the squad. As for the acadamy as time goes on parents will lokk at Saints and see that their son will have a better chance to get a first team chance and so may send their kid to us rather than say a PL acadamy.In turn we will become oversubscribed and we will then have the luxury of picking the best of those. It is all long term and wont help my saturday afternoon enjoyment but perhaps in 5 years it mayhave been worth while.

would he be at Spurs

would those figures include us taking early payments on Theo and Bale , Jones etc. If you recall we took cutprice deals as we needed the money so badly.

How true that is. For the first time in my life on saturday I was not concerned about the result and had it txt to me when we came out of watching Spamalot, to go through the game and not knowing the result and not worrying is a big thing for me.I dont need Nicorettes to lose the urge, its all worn me down and Ive lost a lot of passion for the club

I dont need scripts. Your rants remind me of the ones another Gordon used to spit out on Radio Hants. LC is a fan who was part of the Wilde bunch who IMO did not watch the money rolling out of the door and did not put a stop to it.That is my gripe about his time at the club. he is not the worst culprit we have many more who have fed at the trough but they skulk around in the shadows lapping up the freebies and perks. I dont know how many times I have to say it, but Id love RL to go. Iam a fan who goes to SMs and would love to see some success but I am also in business and understand if your costs outstrip your income there is only one way you are going.So you stem the costs first and then you turn your mind to getting the custom increased. SFC and all the CCC clubs and lower are in a business that is under real pressure and unless you get a benefactor you are in trouble. 2000-fans extra will not get us far its sad to say we need 10k or more to really start to look up IMO and even then that wont be the cure.

Thanks i didnt realise. I like him and if he could be part of the squad his combative skills and his experience up front could be a godsend.

At present it is only a rumour from the Ipswich end and so we have to wait and see if it really is correct.

WC I think you are being unfair and we will be glad of them as the season progresses.

The Euell one is new to me LS, I thought he was still nursing his badly dislocated shoulder

and his what is surprised?

That is true. AC seems as though he has the personality to be chairman.We need the others in the boardroom to have the balls to stand and be counted if they think there is a different person able to get the finances under control and keep the bank happy. I think that they all know that whoever runs the business their hands are tied and happy to stand back in the shadows knowing RL will take the flak. Being a S/t holder I would not worry if there were incentives offered to new purchasers and in general I believe the majority of others would accept that as well. As for the comment about I watched all those kids for free last season, whilst I understand that did they not alos watch Theo and Bale for free before they were first teamers.The same for Wallace, Le Tiss Shearer? The treatment as fans is an interesting dilemna, I have never felt in all the years of going that I was ever seen as anything other than a punter who paid to watch the team , and should be grateful for it. And that was under every chairman back to the great George Reader.

I didnt realise you needed my imput to get the debate moving.

tractor boys im told by my mate in Suffolk

Gloating about it!!!! Passing forward a bit of info is now gloating. I will be at SMS tomorrow noght as worried as any other fan about the result, but as always i will be unable to have any control over the squad or team selection, all I can do is support who is put onto the pitch. Wednesday morning it will you be gloating that 'you told us it would be rubbish' if we lose or others talking about a good result.

Thats fair but as Rudi is probably off the arguement moves from the validity of ridding us of his wages against his ability. At present I dont believe he has made himself a must play memeber of the team.Although I would like to have seen him utilised a bit more wioth the young lads as i think he had the potential to helpo bring them on.

I think it was valid in the fact that you were throwing your arms up in disbelief that the club are desperately trying to get their finances in order. For someone who rarely tried to help in that direction to stir the pot seemed out of order. You also started by making a comment that i was happy that we were weakening the squad, which is not the case.

I doubt that the 9 have cost much at all. Morgan being the exception. I dont think many would argue that he will become a very good acquisition. Holmes,Perry and the others were free agents, weren't they which is different to free transfers i think you will find.

No pointing out the fact. Im not a RL apologist, Ijust see that a football club is vet complex and you cant blame one person for relegation. I was surprised to see Charlton just above us, and they havent as yet had to cull their squad. It will happen very soon and they will be with us in the mire. Unless you get your costings sorted at teh moment NO club will be allowed to over borrow.

Lordswood Rudi is off as well I think you will find. Not certain but that is what I had heard.

lol

Alpine as sombody who actually goes and has saints as part of my relaxation/pastime I am not happy that the squad is weakened. Your outburst is not called for, if he had played every week with SJ , alongside Rasiak and Saga you still wouldnt go when you lived here. So dont give me all your nonsense.

I dont know the details Um but if he is off the wage bill then that is good. Some get all lathered up about him, I myself dont get too concerned if he goes , afterall he played saturday. I understand if the deal is worse than in the summer that is not good but Im not privy to the the costings. If he performs they hopefully will buy him straight out. SJ and Rudi will knock a large chunk off the losses and the bank will be happy. The fans wont be happy but we may get somone in (another midfielder I think I read !!!!)

Rudi will be gone before the end of the week, probably wednesday the Tractor is on its way tocollect him a mate from that end tells me