Redslo Southampton FC blog

I have posted a new blog entry entitled "Great Moments in Recent Southampton FC History (Part Six)." I have been out of town and unable to blog for about six days but expect to post several more things over the next few days.

Edit: I have just posted another blog entitled "My Scouting Report (Update)"

I just posted a new blog entitled "... And After (Updating Many Things" in which I update many things based upon the closing of the transfer window.

I need to send an email to the press or public relations office of the BPL, the FA, and the Leicester football club. Perhaps it is just my American unfamiliarity with traditional English Websites, but I simply cannot find the appropriate contact information. Can anyone help me?

Thank you in advance.

I need to send an email to the press or public relations office of the BPL, the FA, and the Leicester football club. Perhaps it is just my American unfamiliarity with traditional English Websites, but I simply cannot find the appropriate contact information. Can anyone help me?

 

Thank you in advance.

I have no idea, but you'll probably get more luck posting such questions on a more general football discussion board - /r/soccer at Reddit is my favourite, but there are others out there.

http://www.thefa.com/contact-thefa

http://www.premierleague.com/content/premierleague/en-gb/contact-us.html

http://www.lcfc.com/club/contact-us/

http://www.thefa.com/contact-thefa

 

http://www.premierleague.com/content/premierleague/en-gb/contact-us.html

 

http://www.lcfc.com/club/contact-us/

Thank you for the help. Alas, I found those pages, but they don't have any direct email addresses unlike, for example, the websites for Southampton, Man U, or Arsenal.

Thank you for the help. Alas, I found those pages, but they don't have any direct email addresses unlike, for example, the websites for Southampton, Man U, or Arsenal.

The good old Freedom of Information. It's free, and you get what you pay for.

I have published a short editorial blog entitled "Brazil Actually Addresses Fan Racism in a Useful Way." You can probably guess what it is about.

I have posted a new blog entry entitled “Concussion Update (Part 3)” in which I discuss the two recent incidents where BPL players were allowed to return to play with concussions despite the new safety rules. http://redsloscf.blogspot.com/

I have posted a new blog entitled “Newcastle’s Transfer Window and Match Preview.” The title more or less explains it all.

Thanks for doing that. My bad not to do it originally. I edited my first post to include it.

Excuse me, what does "my bad" mean in English?

Excuse me, what does "my bad" mean in English?

A way of admitting a mistake and apologising for said mistake. But you knew that, you were just being a bit of a pedantic arse because something sounded slightly wrong to you.

I posted a new blog entry entitled “I Transcribed Radio Solent’s 12 September 2014 Interview with Ralph Krueger”

Thanks for that Redslo. Listening to Ralph makes my ears bleed so I found this useful.

Thanks for that Redslo. Listening to Ralph makes my ears bleed so I found this useful.

As an American I had more trouble listening to the reporter. She talked quite rapidly.

As an American I had more trouble listening to the reporter. She talked quite rapidly.

There's a clue there.

I transcribed a couple of post-match interviews today and posted them on my blog. I have decided not to do this very often because it is boring to do.

I have posted a new blog entry entitled “Where do Managers Come From?” which looks at the Nationality and prior jobs of BPL and Championship managers over the past five years.

I have just posted a new article entitled “Portsmouth’s Transfer Window.” Be advised that it is not an angry and hostile diatribe.

Redslo I noticed you state you couldn't find Portsmouth's latest financials?

The accounts for the year ended 30 June 2013 are available here for 5 pounds. https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/portsmouth-community-football-club

Redslo I noticed you state you couldn't find Portsmouth's latest financials?

 

The accounts for the year ended 30 June 2013 are available here for 5 pounds. https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/portsmouth-community-football-club

Thank you

Redslo I noticed you state you couldn't find Portsmouth's latest financials?

 

The accounts for the year ended 30 June 2013 are available here for 5 pounds. https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/portsmouth-community-football-club

Is this the "11 month accounts" that appeared so very suspicious to those on the Pompey Takeover/Nutjob Thread?

Is this the "11 month accounts" that appeared so very suspicious to those on the Pompey Takeover/Nutjob Thread?

I don't think so. This is an audited financial statement covering from 7 February 2012 through 30 June 2013. I assume the June 2014 statement is not yet available and that is not in any way suspicious.

I have posted a new blog article entitled “Swansea’s Transfer Window and Match Preview.” I transcribed that portion of Garry Monk’s press conference where he talked about his time at Southampton.

I just posted a new blog entry entitled “Why I was not Afraid During This Past Transfer Window: A Pollyanna’s Story.” It was provoked by the discussion on another thread when my response became way too long so I posted it as a blog entry.

I have posted a new blog entitled “QPR’s Transfer Window and Match Preview.” The subject of the post should be clear. I did not transcribe any portion of Harry Redknapp’s press conference.

I like your description of HR as "untranscribable". Any chance when you post about a new post that you turn it into a link from the post? Makes life easier for us lazy ones.

I like your description of HR as "untranscribable". Any chance when you post about a new post that you turn it into a link from the post? Makes life easier for us lazy ones.

Just bookmark the blog.

I like your description of HR as "untranscribable". Any chance when you post about a new post that you turn it into a link from the post? Makes life easier for us lazy ones.

Ok. Have to keep my target audience happy.

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I have posted a blog article entitled “Southampton FC, Martin Samuel, and Financial Fair Play (Part 1)”. It got overly long so Financial Fair Play will be addressed in part two.

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Keep it up Redslo. Your blogs are a good detailed read.

Well, you successfully tore Samuels a new bumhole. Now he has one for regular bumhole duties, and a spare one that he can dedicate to talking out of!

I have posted a blog article entitled “Southampton FC, Martin Samuel, and Financial Fair Play (Part 1)”. It got overly long so Financial Fair Play will be addressed in part two.

 

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A good read and I look forward to your response to his analogy of how FFP affects us.

But then again, it might be quite easy to pick gaping holes in his argument when he asserts that if not for FFP, we could assemble a team like Manchester United's class of '92 for instance. We aren't incapable of assembling an equivalent bunch of academy players, as we have proven recently and in the past. But the naivety that Samuel demonstrates is breathtaking when he fails to accept that they could keep hold of those players because they are Manchester United and that conversely we couldn't keep hold of our players because we are Southampton. This isn't so much to do with FFP, but more to do with the fact that now as then, there will always be an advantage that the glory clubs will have over we smaller clubs, a natural order of big beasts and their prey. Again, in his naivety he believes that a club like ours can somehow withstand the predatory offers from the top clubs for our best players when they offer them such huge salary inducements and such over-inflated prices to their clubs.

It would have been interesting to have heard his views on how that could have been achieved, or what he would have done player for player if he was running the club. But then again, given his opinions, it is a real blessing that we don't have oafs like him anywhere near our club.

I have posted a new blog entry entitled “Concussion Update (Part4). “ I am still working on part two of my “Southampton FC, Martin Samuel, and Financial Fair Play” article. It is turning out to be lengthy and difficult.

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I have just posted a new article entitled “Southampton FC, Martin Samuel, and Financial Fair Play (Part 2)” in which I begin my analysis of Samuel’s claim that Financial Fair Play imposes a “glass ceiling” on Southampton’s progress. Alas, the article got too long so I have decided to post part of it now and finish and post the rest in a few days. On the good side, I finally figured out how to make the £ sign on my American computer.

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I have just posted an article on my blog entitled “Southampton FC, Martin Samuel, and Financial Fair Play (Part 3).” Unfortunately, it is not the last article in the series. There will be a part four. I really hope there will be no part five. Part three discusses the limits the club’s finances and the salary cap impose on Southampton’s efforts to improve the team to a level where it can compete for Europe.

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I have posted a new blog post entitled “Concussion Update (Part Five).”

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I have just posted a new entry entitled "Great Moments in Recent Southampton History (Part 7)" I haven't posted much recently because I have been swamped with real world work and I have been killing Uruks, thousands and thousands of Uruks, in Shadow of Mordor. I should be posting more in the near future since I finished the game and am not one to complete every achievement. In fact, I have dictated two fairly long blog posts which should be transcribed and posted within the week.

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I have published another article entitled “Concussion Update (Part Six)” in which I follow up on the injury to Thibaut Courtois and in which I discuss the concussion lawsuit against FIFA. I think this is my longest blog post so far so be warned.

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I have posted a new article entitled “BPL Stadium Expansion Review.” This arose out of a long digression in my ongoing work on Part Four of my series on whether Southampton faces a glass ceiling on its ambitions to get into Europe. I decided to post the Stadium Expansion stuff separately rather than make a long article even longer.

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Excellent and sensible words as usual.

I have published the long awaited, at least by me, fourth part of my analysis of Martin Samuel’s glass ceiling claim. I have called it “The Glass Ceiling (Part Four)” because it is a better title and makes things a little bit confusing.

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I have published the long awaited, at least by me, fourth part of my analysis of Martin Samuel’s glass ceiling claim. I have called it “The Glass Ceiling (Part Four)” because it is a better title and makes things a little bit confusing.

 

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Some of those revenue figures are surprising. I've no basis to challenge the Guardian's figures, but I am just surprised at many of them. That we and Norwich have the same matchday revenue as Everton and 40% (or so) more than Aston Villa. I suspect there are some differences in how clubs account for revenue.

Some of those revenue figures are surprising. I've no basis to challenge the Guardian's figures' date=' but I am just surprised at many of them. That we and Norwich have the same matchday revenue as Everton and 40% (or so) more than Aston Villa. I suspect there are some differences in how clubs account for revenue.[/quote']

 

The article was written by David Conn so I am inclined to think it is reliable even though some numbers are unexpected. Also, our season ticket prices are higher than Everton and Aston Villa and our food is more expensive too. And both Everton and Aston Villa seem perennially short of money. Even this year Norwich's season ticket prices are higher than Aston Villa's. I was actually more surprised that Everton and Aston Villa had such low commercial income for well established and well known teams. Surely, Everton should have been able to make some money in the USA off of having the United States' number one goalie.

I believe Norwich's season ticket costs are higher on a 'General Sale' but renewals, particularly their 'Early Bird Renewals' have been far lower. The season we were both relegated from the Premier League they significantly cut their prices and retained very good support, whereas Saints kept the same prices and attendances dropped.

Norwich have had big renewals on the 'Early Bird' ever since so I would think only a relatively small percentage pay the full 'first time' price. Villa almost give season tickets away at the lower end/early buyers.

I believe Norwich's season ticket costs are higher on a 'General Sale' but renewals, particularly their 'Early Bird Renewals' have been far lower. The season we were both relegated from the Premier League they significantly cut their prices and retained very good support, whereas Saints kept the same prices and attendances dropped.

 

Norwich have had big renewals on the 'Early Bird' ever since so I would think only a relatively small percentage pay the full 'first time' price. Villa almost give season tickets away at the lower end/early buyers.

Redslo

I am really impressed with your articles.

Remind me, are you based in LA?

Redslo

 

I am really impressed with your articles.

 

Remind me, are you based in LA?

I am in San Luis Obispo--halfway between LA and the San Francisco Bay Area--I am closer to San Jose than LA, but closer to LA than SF.

I have posted a new blog entry entitled “Great Moments in Recent Southampton History (Part .” It is of no import.

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I have posted a new blog entry entitled “I have Transcribed Les Reed’s 38 minute long speech at the 2014 Global Sportstec Innovation Conference (Part 1).” I will be posting the second half of the speech in the morning my time because I have something else to do before I go to bed and it is already 12:30 am. I hope you find it useful.

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You're a good writer mate. Our very own "Swiss Ramble" (although you'll need a few more graphs to truly compete there). You on Twitter?