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Dickson has quickly settled into life at Southampton, playing in most of the team's pre season fixtures, and after an energetic performance against Reading at the weekend he looks to have done enough to secure the left back slot ahead of the start of the new campaign on Saturday.

 

Sure Harding is thrilled

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Dickson has quickly settled into life at Southampton, playing in most of the team's pre season fixtures, and after an energetic performance against Reading at the weekend he looks to have done enough to secure the left back slot ahead of the start of the new campaign on Saturday.

 

Sure Harding is thrilled

 

:lol: That is weird!

 

Maybe a red herring for Plymouth?

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Dickson has quickly settled into life at Southampton, playing in most of the team's pre season fixtures, and after an energetic performance against Reading at the weekend he looks to have done enough to secure the left back slot ahead of the start of the new campaign on Saturday.

 

Sure Harding is thrilled

Rather interesting considering his best performance I've seen him put in for us has been in midfield. I've been fairly disappointed with how he's done in the three games I've seen him play at left-back, to be honest.

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Rather interesting considering his best performance I've seen him put in for us has been in midfield. I've been fairly disappointed with how he's done in the three games I've seen him play at left-back, to be honest.

 

Surely he will play LM Saturday with Harding behind him?

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Hopefully his poorer performances in the earlier games was down to the problems he had settling in - as per AP's interview on saturday.

 

Have to say though I left St Marys a little happier knowing AL's replacement had such a good game. Fantastic delivery into the box, bet Ricky was licking his lips.

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The full deal, as confirmed by the Brentford OS - http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~2108883,00.html

 

£125k up front.

 

Further £25k payments upon the following milestones being achieved:

10 first-team appearances

20 first-team appearances

30 first-team appearances

40 first-team appearances

Saints winning promotion

 

There is also a 20% sell-on clause.

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The other thread on Dickson which is now closed mentioned him starting LM until Lallana returns then fighting for the LB slot.

 

Who else thinks that Lallana could slot into the attacking CM position should Dickson and Harding both do well down the left?

 

Well, it's been tried before and not really worked, but he has improved a lot since those days. Might be worth a try.

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For the locals - how has Harding Been in the friendlies. ? Was one of our more solid performers from last years "match reports and online comments "

 

Which, bar the radio coverage is about all I can base my opinion on :)

 

(on a totally off note... finally get to see Fowler play for my local club:)

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Nice one. Would appear Saints were justified in 'disputing' Brentfords c.£500k valuation.

 

Of course Brentford wanted a lot of compensation..look who they were " selling him" to ...one of the richest clubs in the country ..

Anyone selling to us will quote pie in the sky figures for their players...they would have asked 50K for the groundsman's dog !

The Tribunal are more logical. Our original estimate looked pretty spot-on.

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Of course Brentford wanted a lot of compensation..look who they were " selling him" to ...one of the richest clubs in the country ..

Anyone selling to us will quote pie in the sky figures for their players...they would have asked 50K for the groundsman's dog !

The Tribunal are more logical. Our original estimate looked pretty spot-on.

 

With the alleged add ons pushing it up to 250k + sell on clause, I think Brentford are very lucky with this deal. Another 1 or 2 years and it would be a straight Bosman free. However, this tribunal fee is meant to compensate the selling club for their time and expense in developing a young player through their ranks. All well and good except that AFAIK Brentford bought him as a ready made player from Plymouth, who were the club who actually developed him and presumably they have already been compensated when they sold him to Brentford.

 

To my mind the Bees are getting a decent wedge for an out of contract player whose only development with them was to be plonked straight into their first team after somebody else had developed him...

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Why did the OS not reveal the full amounts payable as did Brentford? Some what undermines the credibility of the club if it decides to be economical with the truth and questions the validity of future statements!!.

I suppose because really as it is all ML's money, it is his business and he'd rather not reveal the full price of what he has paid. One of the downsides of being owned by one rich man - but hey I am not knocking it before the bricks start getting hurled.

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Why did the OS not reveal the full amounts payable as did Brentford? Some what undermines the credibility of the club if it decides to be economical with the truth and questions the validity of future statements!!.

 

For the same reason Tescos don't reveal how much they paid the dairy farmer.

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Why did the OS not reveal the full amounts payable as did Brentford? Some what undermines the credibility of the club if it decides to be economical with the truth and questions the validity of future statements!!.

 

The club is Swiss owned and managed. 'Nuff said. They dont talk about money.

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According to the Brentford forum, the original fee was on the saints OS and it was then edited.

 

They are right it was. When I first saw it on the Saints OS it said £125k potentially rising to £250k. Minutes later it was edited to just say it was "£125k and close to Saints valuation".

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Maybe we are negotiating with Brentford? Do they have cash flow difficulties? I think it should be a safe bet that he will play 40 or 50 games for Saints so maybe we're offering them, for example, £175k up front instead? Just a thought.

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Maybe we are negotiating with Brentford? Do they have cash flow difficulties? I think it should be a safe bet that he will play 40 or 50 games for Saints so maybe we're offering them, for example, £175k up front instead? Just a thought.

 

Hadn't thought of that - its what Spurs did to us re Bale and what Crouch never admitted to re Walcott.

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