Weston Saint

One word INTEGRITY Well done Southampton Football Club, it's owners and Mr Cortese. The only advantage SFC seeks is honest advantage.

I am flattered by the support but as Ottery says I will survive. I was only answering another posters enquiry. Obvious I know, but he did ask! I keep away from controversial posts. It does no good engaging such people and only feeds their obsessions. Good signing when complete.

He is on his way to meet up and I assume he will then sign the contract. When that is complete Saints will announce it. Later tonight or tomorrow morning is favourite

Solent say premature. Likely they know but waiting for the official. Jordan Sibley says media team just arrived at the ground where we are playing this evening. I suspect announcement will be today

You forgot that from the moment the club went into Administration Chainrai lost the sezure option. All assets are protected in Administration. If the Trust offer to buy the assets for a reasonable sum, say £5m Birch will go to court and get it approved. That is all Chainrai will get. He has no power unless he buys the club on the terms he suggested (muddied now by the FL's requirements

Although the fee paid to Spurs was undisclosed it was known to be £1m although that fee was muddied by the transfer of Bale to Spurs. Forecast came through Spurs academy and it was his display for the under 18's which earned him promotion to the first team although he only benched 6 times. He was bought to Lowes attention by Lowe's Dutch adviser (cannot remember his name but he was always behind the scene) This advisor told Lowe that Forecast had a bright future hence the fee and the long 5 year contract. Soon after he joined our Goalkeeping Coach of the time allegedly told Lowe that Forecast would never be a goalkeeper. Soon after the Coach was put on garden leave!! Forecast must have had something in his early years or he would not have been training with Spurs first team. It seems he has failed to develop but it is strange that as a 17 year old he made such an impression in the youth cup run yet now he is supposed to be useless. Something must have happened!!

Royal Lochnagar single malt hits the spot. Jura single malt is my present tipple. Lagavulin or Laphroaig when I fancy something more peaty.

Using return icon top left of IE9 does not work. Locks into page with history showing what hutch saying. Seems the f connect is messing up.. I have to right click to get history and bypass.

Agree with Hutch, bloody annoying.

I always thought early reports of him signing were strange. I think it was a case of him being aware we had made an approach and he was excited by it. Then we had to agree a fee with his club and then negotiate terms (which we appear to be doing now) and then a medical. I still expect this to materialise before the end of the week or it will be dead in the water

Agree with you on this. We arer a Premier side up against world class players. We should not be blooding rookies from other clubs. The original poster tends to get most things wrong anyway.

Why would supporters or the general public?

As at Wednesday Morning the players have no knowledge of any transfer in's. Words "absolutely nothing heard" was the expression. If the players know nothing I suggest the rumour mill will equally have nothing concrete!

FL - Will you be able to fulfill fixtures? PFC - Yes FL - What about Administration? PFC - We have a CVA in principle FL - Why only in principle? PFC - Because it is dependent on high earners moving on without most of the money we owe them. FL - Are they likely to take this route? PFC - No signs so far FL - So will you be able to fulfill your fixtures? PFC - Good point, we do not know. FL - Come back when you have some certainty and we will consider your prospect of cheating more players out of wages and the world out of more money and taxes.

Assume so, by proxy.

Representing their members.

Parachute payments are to assist the club and not limited to paying wages.

Looks like you are relying too much on the PFA representing the players in an Administration senario as is. If liquidation that is a totally different situation.

Can you show me where PFA will agree to continue to honour contracts including future payments? I thought it was only payments to date of liquidation.

The players will agree a compromise pay off and leave. There will be more pressure put on them during the next 28 days but they will be aware that if PFC 2010 is liquidated they will no longer be a football creditor but unsecure creditors like everyone else other than Chainrai. There is no money if liquidation. Forget the parachute payments if liquidation. The moment PFC 2010 cease to exist the payments cease to be due. PFC will continue under Chainrai or the Trusts hands in Div 1. If it is Chainrai it will be under a CVA and no points deduction. If under the Trust it will be with Birch going to court to take away Chainrai’s charge and the new CVA vote will fail. PFC will carry on but with a points deduction All in my opinion, of course.

Interesting interview with Dawson on Solent Sport this morning. He does not expect to open again this season. He has rediscovered his bowling and is first choice 2nd slip. With that the pressure of opening becomes too much. He and the club see him as an established all rounder and he will now bat at number 5. Makes sense. Now scored a century.

If the club are liquidated then Birch is correct, the creditors (excluding the players) will get nothing. The club has no assets. The parachute payments cease. All players contracts revert to Football League. The ground will have a land value but without any planning permission likely at the time of liquidation it is virtually worthless. HMRC will likely contine to reject a CVA but everybody else, less football creditors, are likely to accept. Prediction - PFC will continue to limp along with or without CVA approval, with or without points deduction BUT only if Chainrai can get rid of the big playing contracts. No mention of the gun running son's property!!!!

I know nothing about this sport. I do know that Cook is one of the best in the world and has already beaten many opponents who are representing their country in the olympics. If the governing body insist on leaving him out (and they have done three times now) we should let them have their way. If their choice fails then they will be proved incompetent as a selection board and Sport England should withdraw future funding in the sport.

I tried twice to renew on line by credit card but it rejected payment. Expiry date on card is 7/12 so that may be the reason. Used my debit card and accepted. Very easy process. Well done Southampton Football Club.

Looked at the YouTube video posted on this thread and he looks the business with good composure. Looked at his stats 15 goals in 36 starts in Championship is decent Shots on target 52 so converts 1 in 3 thereabouts meaning 2 out of 3 saved. Shots off target 61. Lambert, Lallana, Sharp and Connelly had a beter on target than off so his accuracy and composure not so good as the video demonstates. Only 3 assists suggests his mind set it selfish. Not a big problem for an out and out striker but needs to be addressed. May be many of those 61 off target could be converted to goals by team mates (and credit more assists to him) That can be addressed in training/coaching. Overall, young hungry English qualified striker at £7m with add ons. I can see why Adkins wants him. Gets my vote.