OldNick

I see why you say that. It is interesting that LC and LM have been seen at games this season. I had thought LM would never come back to games with RL there.I wish that they could work together for the greater good.

That is true, the Derby fans will recall their 1-0 victories against the big 4 last season.We would be less able to cope than they were at present. I care not to see our club embarrassed on national tv again it has happened too often in the past.

That is a very generous offer. Can I take a money voucher instead?.....only kidding OSM.

OSM, I cant see how bringing LC back into the fold would help. He is set in his ways and is used to nobody saying no to him.We have to go down a single minded track until a financial benifactor appears.Having 2 or 3 successful businessmen with power in the boardroom will not work as their egos always come to the surface

it is business first and so Man U etc dont care if the English leagues falter as ther'll always be a place in the world game for them and the other mighty hitters.Man c will dwarf all the other clubs for a few years and their will be massive player fee values.Ronaldo will be worht double h3e was last week etc etc. The big 4 will not like another club coming to the party and soon they will lok at ways to try and marginalise Man City to get rid of the competition. All of a sudden there will not be a guarenteed spot in the CL for the 4 and so they will start to worry as the money from that is massive to their revenue flow,

That again I can see to be fair. I would say that he has yet to be proved wrong in his football experiment and if yopu or I were prepared to buy a large hunk of shares or get control of a lot we could try it our way. I suggest that by keeping his mouth shut to a degree is showing respect to the fans wishes.I also would find it difficult to keep my calm with some of the mad expectations of some. That is not yours Alpine as your are concerns not over high expectations.

Ahh the numpties to believe. So the non numpties believe that a player who has been here less than a season has fallen so in love with the club/fans/area that he wouldnt wish to return to the north, a PL club, the media attention, a double or triple salary etc, not to be involved in what to most seemed like a relegation fight, adminsitration looming and thrown in with a lot of youngsters learning the game. Boy you non numpties sure can tell a loyal player forced out of the club.I remember him being frogmarched to Stoke manacled to his agent and forced to take that massive wage rise.His human rights were really infringed that day. Im happy to stay with the numpties and accept that he enjoyed the fans adulation but a better offer came along that he decided to take for his families future.

That could well be true Alpine. From a business or Fulham prospective that was the correct thing to do and test our resolve when it is common knowledge that the club is in financial trouble. I would expect Saints to do the same if the boot was on theo ter foot.

Firstly I have much experience operating my own business very successfully for 32 years. When Fulham had come in we had already tied Lallana up to a deal so that was taken as read. Quasie!!!! Do you really think that we would get rid of JE Rudi etc to get rid of high wages to then get back Quasie who is also on high earnings, as well as loan fees etc, and he can't pass wind. If you believe RL is already getting ready to sell Morgan you are in a dreamworld. We as blinkered fans may see a world class player but at present he is an 18year old still learning his trade and unless his performances improve greatly he'll be here next season. He has been taken off twice this season already. Whoever runs the club if it stays in the current financial situation will have to sell Lallana if clubs come sniffing. We are in a bad financial way and so Fulham took the opportunity to see if they could get a bargain. They wanted to buy a lad who has played 6-7 first team competitive matches. What value would that be? Ok there is potential to factor in but I doubt his current value is much more than 500k tops. Fulham tested the clubs resolve and we turned them down, why is it always a positive is turned into a negative? We could have taken a guarenteed figure now plus add ons for appearances and sell ons etc if RL etc is so keen to sell as fans seem to think. Yes IF Lallana plays well until xmas he will no doubt be worth more and so it is right that some say that is what RL is waiting for, but the arguement will be then , if we had kept him for 3 years he'd be worth more, this can go on and on. It was good that we turned down the offer , and some on here know his family, might just find out how much was offered.

It is laughable that RL sells the players he gets stick , he turns down offers and he still gets stick. There is no reason why the club couldnt of taken 300k for him and had a healthy sell on clause if we wished to get some money in.No the club turned an offer down as they think he is required.Why do we alwayus put negatives into something that shoukld be seen as positive? The club is in the financial mire but still turned down the chance to sell.Well done Saints

That is fair.I am sure you have high morals and this is not aimed at you Greenridge or any other poster here but would the uproar of his being aquitted been quite so rabid if it was Lallana,or Morgan or any other real hero on here. I myself recall when Moran and Wright were accused of rape in Sweden I was preying they would get off as they were heroes and important to our team.That as Im older I see as being thoughtless, BWP is not popular and so many are prepared to throw him to the wolves because they think he is crap. Forget not he's an asset of our club and reflects on the financial health. The people we trust to run our justice have decided he's innocent

I believe that he will be given a long spell by RL as the club has no money to spend on players if a new manager came in. We have taken this route and have to see what evolves.As for the fans? Many will stay patient and the normal suspects will get their knicke## in a twist and start calling for his head.

That is a fair assessment. Both chances should be put away and in the Blackpool game whoever took the llead was likely to win. The miss against Brum was an easier chance and a 2 goal lead would have given us the points/point.

its awful Id rather eat a dead uncooked fish

yep and now Man c are going to compete with Chelski, it will add to player wage and fee inflation. I doubt that the powers at Uefa are happy at the PL's strength.

forming a break away league would be great for some of the bigger clubs cut adrift of the big 4. It would need Sky to be very much behind it for it to have any chance.Whether it would have a pull without the big 4 that the tv companies adore is another thing. A competitive league with clubs with large fanbases would be quite exciting.Of course only if we were invited.

A pathetic jibe ehh. Just a statement of fact something you never deal in.

you must have a dull life if a pessimist brightens your day.Whatever rocks your boat I suppose. Who is Saint Charlie, I missed that bit?

I do St L. but it was also on eletext.I am friends with one of the directors but he never divulges anything.Although if I pressed him he might.

Why Am I a mind reader? The impression your thread gave was that it was his expression as he was taken off. As I didn't watch tv and you hadn't mentioned 'on the highlights' how was I to know that it was from tv highlights.As I know you attend games I thought that is where you meant. As for being a d### that may be true but I can live with that. How's the strap on?

Oh I see, I didnt as I was at SMS

yep in the know, and it was on teletext last night.

well as he was taken off at half time, and it was done in the changing rooms how were we to see his face?

keegan is always likely to have a hissy fit.He did so when he left here all because he fell out with LM. When LM question the teams effort he took umbridge and that was his lot and he went to Newcastle, not before going to the press and telling us to buy s'ts as he was staying.

Well i want to campaign for the subscription to go up. If it keeps that person away it is worth more to me. No doubt bing on zero points up until saturday also had a bearing. It always disappeared when the chips were down.