Markus Liebherr To Spend Spend Spend!!!!

[Matthew Le Tissier]

After a recent phone call Markus Liebherr has given the go ahead to Nicola Cortese and Alan Pardew to keep spending!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

Thats all im saying, no names no source, no nothing!!

 

Wait and see!

 

Players will keep coming

[Matthew Le God]

You tease...

[John Boy Saint]

Well done for flashing that up, now every other team will be adding another column to their player value spreadsheet with the heading Southampton price.

[Red Alert]

Well done for flashing that up, now every other team will be adding another column to their player value spreadsheet with the heading Southampton price.

 

Nice edit Markus does speak german.

[SNSUN]

IMO we're only a central midfielder away from having a full squad anyway, else it'd cause player unrest. At a push I could see us bringing in a left midfielder, but aside from that, nope. It'd ruin morale.

[CB Fry]

Well done for flashing that up, now every other team will be adding another column to their player value spreadsheet with the heading Southampton price.

 

 

Hello Chris Coleman.

 

Hi there Neil Warnock.

 

Evening Mark Stimson.

 

Sean O'Driscoll, fancy seeing you here.

 

How come you're all on a poxy fans webforum at this time of night?

 

 

[DrZuess1979 the 2nd]

Glad the backing`s there, but I am more than happy with the team +1 Mid.

 

Good times

[hypochondriac]

Now? Or in the summer? Not sure I want loads more players.

[Colinjb]

I don't believe this for a second, long term success is not built on Knee Jerk decisions.

 

And besides, we've been far from tight so far, so your statement could be considered 'true' even if we just continue as we are.

[Red Alert]

Maybe not loads more players, how about a big marquee name that isn't cup tied? Get BT back imo. But surely we could tempt a young quality foreigner to the english leagues with a good up and coming team.

[hypochondriac]

Where would BT play though? Too similar to the other strikers. Having said that I would cream myself at the propect of him playing against the skates!

[SNSUN]

Maybe not loads more players, how about a big marquee name that isn't cup tied? Get BT back imo. But surely we could tempt a young quality foreigner to the english leagues with a good up and coming team.

 

Michael Owen on loan IMO. :-)

[Matthew Le Tissier]

Now Theres more coming.

[Hamilton Saint]

I don't believe this for a second, long term success is not built on Knee Jerk decisions.

 

And besides, we've been far from tight so far, so your statement could be considered 'true' even if we just continue as we are.

 

 

What team does this Knee Jerk play for? Any good? Expensive?

 

[Matthew Le God]

What team does this Knee Jerk play for? Any good? Expensive?

 

 

Injuries have hampered his career and he has a habit of lashing out.

[hypochondriac]

Who do you think we will need in the summer? I would let Perry go and then we will need a CB. Let Murty and (possibly) Otesemebor go if he doesn't cut it and replace with a RB. May have to consider a new striker with pace if Connoly continues to be injured. Get rid of Wotton, probably Waigo and make James backup which could mean a new RM (keep Antonio as an impact sub.) Still need to sort out our LM IMO and decide where Lallana is best at (if he is still here of course.)

 

Team for next season assuming we keep who we want (apart from Lallana who I think will go):

 

Davis

new signing Fonte Jaidi/new signing Harding

new signing Hammond new signing new signing

Lambert/Barnard New signing

[Ponty]

I agree, if we go up, Hypo, but if we don't then I think that fewer changes would be more ideal. This team really needs to become a solid unit and we'll get that through continuity. There aren't many (if any) players in the first 16 who can't get us out of this league. Save the spending for the push through the CCC.

[Pilchards]

If that's the case then the last 3 signings could be a waste as we should of got 3 of forte's standards which would of flew us to the championships.

 

I hate the thought of a squad of 50 odd players as it would make us a joke.

[Colinjb]

I agree, if we go up, Hypo, but if we don't then I think that fewer changes would be more ideal. This team really needs to become a solid unit and we'll get that through continuity. There aren't many (if any) players in the first 16 who can't get us out of this league. Save the spending for the push through the CCC.

 

I completely agree.

[S-Clarke]

if thats the case, match what Donny want for stock and let that be it.

[hypochondriac]

If that's the case then the last 3 signings could be a waste as we should of got 3 of forte's standards which would of flew us to the championships.

 

I hate the thought of a squad of 50 odd players as it would make us a joke.

 

I agree. I think that could become an issue.

[Colinjb]

Spending is all well and good, but it would have to be Pardew's call as to who we bring in.

 

As such, allowing the funds to be made, if true, may not provoke a massive influx the way this thread is implying.

[NickG]

reckon 1 more signing

[hypochondriac]

I agree, if we go up, Hypo, but if we don't then I think that fewer changes would be more ideal. This team really needs to become a solid unit and we'll get that through continuity. There aren't many (if any) players in the first 16 who can't get us out of this league. Save the spending for the push through the CCC.

 

Fair enough. I see your point. I still think there are a few areas which need strengthening. Our midfield is definitely one of them and we need to decide on our first choice wide players and play them every week.

[hypochondriac]

Spending is all well and good, but it would have to be Pardew's call as to who we bring in.

 

As such, allowing the funds to be made, if true, may not provoke a massive influx the way this thread is implying.

 

Also if it is true that we have a fair amount of funds available, why have we not bought some more decent CCC level players?

[Colinjb]

Also if it is true that we have a fair amount of funds available, why have we not bought some more decent CCC level players?

 

A very good point.

 

I would suggest our (false) league position has an influence too though.

[Smirking_Saint]

Who do you think we will need in the summer? I would let Perry go and then we will need a CB. Let Murty and (possibly) Otesemebor go if he doesn't cut it and replace with a RB. May have to consider a new striker with pace if Connoly continues to be injured. Get rid of Wotton, probably Waigo and make James backup which could mean a new RM (keep Antonio as an impact sub.) Still need to sort out our LM IMO and decide where Lallana is best at (if he is still here of course.)

 

Team for next season assuming we keep who we want (apart from Lallana who I think will go):

 

Davis

new signing Fonte Jaidi/new signing Harding

new signing Schniederlin new signing new signing

Lambert/Barnard New signing

 

I have changed the above post for one that i believe is more likely to be a better team, i agree with what you have written above however.

 

IMO, spiderman, if he is not bought has the ability to play with us all the way up to the premiership, watching him against MK Dons in the week he was a different class, he is better than Hammond and is still improving.

 

I also liked james in the middle, Hammond has not set the world alight for me.

 

Also, i would hazard a guess the OP applied before the transfer window opened, i just can't see us signing many more players. A midfielder is a must and perhaps one more.

[hypochondriac]

A very good point.

 

I would suggest our (false) league position has an influence too though.

 

Do you mean that you think players did not want to come here? Seems that Seaborne was first choice so not sure how true that is. I suppose we shall see in the summer where Pardew thinks we need strengthening.

[Saint Fan CaM]

I think quite possibly the draw might have changed things. If Markus and Nicola have any inkling about what beating Pompey would do to the gates/morale of the club/city etc., then they would probably be telling AP to (within reason) make sure he had the depth of squad quality that would ensure the results potential.

 

Based on the potential at the moment we could achieve the following realistically...

a. Win the JPT.

b. Get into the semi-finals of the FA Cup (beyond that will be too much for us IMO).

c. Win the Play-Off final.

 

To really give a great chance of doing this we ideally need...

 

a. a really good RB and possibly a LB (cover for Harding).

b. a really good CAM (Morgan to cover), a really good CDM (as cover to Hammond).

c. a really good left winger (e.g. Puncheon).

 

That would bolster the squad completely and the key would be to buy players that are above L1 standard ready for CCC life. Certain fringe players would then be moved on (Gillet, Ollie, Pulis, Forecast, Wotton etc). Based on Antonio's increasingly good performances, I am not sure Waigo will be kept on after the summer BTW.

[Colinjb]

Do you mean that you think players did not want to come here? Seems that Seaborne was first choice so not sure how true that is. I suppose we shall see in the summer where Pardew thinks we need strengthening.

 

Players will want to come here when we are in the CCC. League 1 has no sex appeal.

 

Can't comment on the Prem, because I have no idea how our wage budget would fare up there.

[hypochondriac]

I have changed the above post for one that i believe is more likely to be a better team, i agree with what you have written above however.

 

IMO, spiderman, if he is not bought has the ability to play with us all the way up to the premiership, watching him against MK Dons in the week he was a different class, he is better than Hammond and is still improving.

 

I also liked james in the middle, Hammond has not set the world alight for me.

 

Also, i would hazard a guess the OP applied before the transfer window opened, i just can't see us signing many more players. A midfielder is a must and perhaps one more.

 

I was speculating more on who Pardew would be playing next year. My main problem with Morgan is that he is too inconsistent. Time is on his side though but he has a tendency to be anonymous at times. I think Hammond will definitely be playing for us next season, though I accept what you say. Maybe a CM pairing of Stock and Schneiderlin would be better? I'm sure we will see. I don't rate James at all however.

 

You say a midfielder is a must but who else would you sign as an extra? I'm struggling to think of any other position where we could sign anyone apart from maybe a pacy striker?

[Block 5]

Well done for flashing that up, now every other team will be adding another column to their player value spreadsheet with the heading Southampton price.

 

Do you spend a lot of time peeping through your curtains to see if your house is under observation?

[hypochondriac]

I think quite possibly the draw might have changed things. If Markus and Nicola have any inkling about what beating Pompey would do to the gates/morale of the club/city etc., then they would probably be telling AP to (within reason) make sure he had the depth of squad quality that would ensure the results potential.

 

Based on the potential at the moment we could achieve the following realistically...

a. Win the JPT.

b. Get into the semi-finals of the FA Cup (beyond that will be too much for us IMO).

c. Win the Play-Off final.

 

To really give a great chance of doing this we ideally need...

 

a. a really good RB and possibly a LB (cover for Harding).

b. a really good CAM (Morgan to cover), a really good CDM (as cover to Hammond).

c. a really good left winger (e.g. Puncheon).

 

That would bolster the squad completely and the key would be to buy players that are above L1 standard ready for CCC life. Certain fringe players would then be moved on (Gillet, Ollie, Pulis, Forecast, Wotton etc). Based on Antonio's increasingly good performances, I am not sure Waigo will be kept on after the summer BTW.

 

It's why I don't understand the signing of Otsemebor. Surely if he is just a stop gap then it's a bit of a risk if he turns out to be pants. I would have preferred us to go for someone proven (Ifill?) which would give them chance to familiarise themselve for next season.

[Third Division South Days]

I think quite possibly the draw might have changed things. If Markus and Nicola have any inkling about what beating Pompey would do to the gates/morale of the club/city etc., then they would probably be telling AP to (within reason) make sure he had the depth of squad quality that would ensure the results potential.

 

Based on the potential at the moment we could achieve the following realistically...

a. Win the JPT.

b. Get into the semi-finals of the FA Cup (beyond that will be too much for us IMO).

c. Win the Play-Off final.

 

To really give a great chance of doing this we ideally need...

 

a. a really good RB and possibly a LB (cover for Harding).

b. a really good CAM (Morgan to cover), a really good CDM (as cover to Hammond).

c. a really good left winger (e.g. Puncheon).

 

That would bolster the squad completely and the key would be to buy players that are above L1 standard ready for CCC life. Certain fringe players would then be moved on (Gillet, Ollie, Pulis, Forecast, Wotton etc). Based on Antonio's increasingly good performances, I am not sure Waigo will be kept on after the summer BTW.

 

Excellent post. ML and NC have now realised that income for this season is going to be way above budget of that projected a few months ago. If they're plowing that profit back into the playing staff good on them Whatever long term plans ML has for SFC I have a feeling it will be a far better club than he inherited

[Saint Fan CaM]

It's why I don't understand the signing of Otsemebor. Surely if he is just a stop gap then it's a bit of a risk if he turns out to be pants. I would have preferred us to go for someone proven (Ifill?) which would give them chance to familiarise themselve for next season.

 

 

TBH I don't think they thought we would beat Ipswich and Otsemobor was possibly the best out there available at the time within budget. With Wembley just 90mins away, there is an excellent chance of sustaining more than just a play-off push this season which means more income. However we've put two tough games to bed since bringing in Otsemobor and you can bet that we'll get a maximum gate for the Poopey game - realistically that will be almost as good as an FA Cup final for a L1 team.

[Saint Fan CaM]

Excellent post. ML and NC have now realised that income for this season is going to be way above budget of that projected a few months ago. If they're plowing that profit back into the playing staff good on them Whatever long term plans ML has for SFC I have a feeling it will be a far better club than he inherited

 

 

Thanks. One other point worth noting is that it might not mean buying a player or two....could be that AP can convince a good Prem player or two to come here until the end of the season on loan just to give the club the impetus it needs to achieve JPT and play-off final wins.

[Smirking_Saint]

I was speculating more on who Pardew would be playing next year. My main problem with Morgan is that he is too inconsistent. Time is on his side though but he has a tendency to be anonymous at times. I think Hammond will definitely be playing for us next season, though I accept what you say. Maybe a CM pairing of Stock and Schneiderlin would be better? I'm sure we will see. I don't rate James at all however.

 

You say a midfielder is a must but who else would you sign as an extra? I'm struggling to think of any other position where we could sign anyone apart from maybe a pacy striker?

 

I think the problem with Morgan is he should be playing at a higher level, a lot of people don't understand how this can affect players (not saying your one of them btw hypo) as they believe if your too good you should be dominant.

 

IMO Mellis was probably too good for this level also. Morgan will be a great player and i am also seeing the seeds of a good player in James, he has a good passing range, his shooting is looking good and his dead ball delivery is 'usually' pretty good. He is also turning into a nasty, niggly little bastard and so i think if he bulks up or learns to really tackle properly he will become an accomplished CCC midfielder. And i think he could probably strike up a decent partnership in James.

 

As for the extra, yeah a pacey striker would be good but waigo could probably do that if asked, i am a little worried about cover to lambo tbh mate. I am concerned this has not been addressed as like it or loath it the ugly long ball game is a dimension we can play, and it works. Without lambert we will miss that handful upfront.

 

Or a LM perhaps ??

 

I really hope barnard turns out to be a new ormerod, but perhaps with a better goal ratio. This will benefit lambert no end.

[Smirking_Saint]

It's why I don't understand the signing of Otsemebor. Surely if he is just a stop gap then it's a bit of a risk if he turns out to be pants. I would have preferred us to go for someone proven (Ifill?) which would give them chance to familiarise themselve for next season.

 

He has the potential to be a good RB, we can obviously afford the wages to take a gamble on the boy for 6 months. If pardew can get the best out of him he will be a great signing. If not, we lose him at the end of the season to no great loss.

 

If he is not good enough that means spending some of next years budget on a RB, if he turns out to be a real Gem, then that money will go elsewhere.

[Channon's Sideburns]

Dare I say it but Quashie would have been a good signing for us.

[thorpie the sinner]

if thats the case, match what Donny want for stock and let that be it.

 

that'll do for me!!

[Guest Dark Sotonic Mills]

Do you spend a lot of time peeping through your curtains to see if your house is under observation?

 

Her doesn't need to; he is absolutely certain that he is being watched.

[SO16_Saint]

After a recent phone call Markus Liebherr has given the go ahead to Nicola Cortese and Alan Pardew to keep spending!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

Thats all im saying, no names no source, no nothing!!

 

Wait and see!

 

Players will keep coming

 

was he on Millionaire and phoned a friend and got it right??

[alpine_saint]

Happy that ML is enjoying the ride....

[Alanh]

I think the Ipswich game proved that we could improve our first team in just about every position. They were quicker than us, controlled the ball better than us in midfield and had a much stronger defence. We managed to put away more chances than they did and won a one off match but I have no doubts that they would beat us more often than not if we played regularly.

 

As for buying more players. I think we only need one more for this season, subject to long term injuries and the subsequent use of the loan market. If we don't get promoted then next season we will need to replace Murty, Wotton and Perry at least. We may also need to replace Connolly and we might not resign Waigo. That will mean another spending spree in the summer and if the quality that comes in are all better than those leaving our squad should be good enough for promotion.

 

If we do get promoted then major spending will be required as of the current first team squad I think only Davis, Fonte, Harding, Spiderman, James, Lallana and Lambert are first teamers at the moment.

[Gorgiesaint]

Also if it is true that we have a fair amount of funds available, why have we not bought some more decent CCC level players?

 

Its a problem with the January transfer window, you get a much better choice of players available in the summer window. Now we could just go out and waive enough cash to change people's minds but that doesn't appear to be the way the club is run - and I'm glad thats the case. I don't want us to be the Man City of L1.

 

Money therefore can only be spent if we can somehow make a really shock signing, like convincing a Premiership quality player to come here, which is unlikely. Although not impossible. However, a big signing in the summer would go down well.

 

Signing a Premiership quality player would just upset the balance in the dressing room and break up the team spirit that has been built up since Pardew took charge. Imagine what the other players would feel if someone walks in who's on 2 or 3 times the wages that they're on.

 

Patience is the key - Pardew needs to keep the dressing room together and the squad tightly knit. That will be the key tolong term success.

[Rory]

If we do go up this season, how many of the players we have at the moment are going to play in the CCC? We've signed Barnard but the chances are Pardew will splash out on another striker if we do go up.

 

I feel quite sorry for the players we are signing as they will be replaced by better players as we progress.

 

If we do ever make it to the Premier League, you can bet we won't be playing Fonte, who was quoted as saying Saints were a quicker proposition to get to the promised land than Crystal Palace.

[grammy]

It's why I don't understand the signing of Otsemebor. Surely if he is just a stop gap then it's a bit of a risk if he turns out to be pants. I would have preferred us to go for someone proven (Ifill?) which would give them chance to familiarise themselve for next season.

 

Maybe he has someone lined up who is not available until the summer, in which case the Otsemebor signing would make perfect sense.

[Thedelldays]

Man city if league 1

[merrimd]

I think the Ipswich game proved that we could improve our first team in just about every position. They were quicker than us, controlled the ball better than us in midfield and had a much stronger defence. We managed to put away more chances than they did and won a one off match but I have no doubts that they would beat us more often than not if we played regularly.

 

As for buying more players. I think we only need one more for this season, subject to long term injuries and the subsequent use of the loan market. If we don't get promoted then next season we will need to replace Murty, Wotton and Perry at least. We may also need to replace Connolly and we might not resign Waigo. That will mean another spending spree in the summer and if the quality that comes in are all better than those leaving our squad should be good enough for promotion.

 

If we do get promoted then major spending will be required as of the current first team squad I think only Davis, Fonte, Harding, Spiderman, James, Lallana and Lambert are first teamers at the moment.

 

The Ipswich game proved that we can have half a team of first choice, CCC standard players OUT OF THE TEAM, and still come away with a result. I would be worried if the only 2 midfield players we had a t the club was James and Wotton, but we dont. How many other teams in the CCC, let alone League 1, would have acheived what we acheived on saturday with the players we had out?

[James]

Alanh - what about Hammond? Surely he is a 'first teamer'?