Turkish Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 Just going by what a Swindon fan is saying on another forum. weren't they all saying that about Ipswich yesterday and it was all round their ground a week ago he was joining us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 How many posts were there on the Skacel thread? It was befive my time. Not just posts, threads mate, hundreds of them. And Kevin Phillips signing, that was a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokingFun Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 This could go on forever, but..... How do you know we DONT have funds?!? We've signed Guly and Chaplow. Lalana signed new contract. Maybe just maybe NA and NC didn't rate him at £1.6m Not rating him at £1.5m + makes sense as Lambert only cost £1m and his record over a longer period was as good, if not better than Charlie Austin. On the Swindon link earlier someone stated that Sam PArkin went to Ipswich before and never reproduced the form he showed at STFC so that is an example of where these things can go quite wrong if the player has not been proven over a significant period of time. I would think £1m tops has to be about right for a L1 striker who has only proved himself over a short period of time as it is a gamble to sign someone like that in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 I suspect this thread will end up in the annals of Saints Web Forum history..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 I suspect this thread will end up in the annals of Saints Web Forum history..... Its still some way off a Javi de Pedro thread.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_6706379,00.html Sky saying Burnley have won the race. After Blackpool won it. Following on from Ipswich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_6706379,00.html Sky saying Burnley have won the race. After Blackpool won it. Following on from Ipswich. "Clarets boss Eddie How...." Perhaps the article is as accurate as their spelling.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 Here endeth the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 Here endeth the thread. I'm sure we've said this before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 I'm sure we've said this before.Stop it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 To be fair, the other 3 teams have all had their winning the race moment, maybe ours is next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stepgar Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 (edited) Just heard that burnley have won the race. No source as yet though. Will look and come back Quick search can't find anything other than a post on the Ipswich fans forum so take it with a pinch o salt fo now Edited 28 January, 2011 by Stepgar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Bob Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 "Clarets boss Eddie How...." Perhaps the article is as accurate as their spelling.... And their punctuation tsk tsk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRichmond Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_6706379,00.html Sky saying Burnley have won the race. After Blackpool won it. Following on from Ipswich. GOOD, I'm glad I for one, do not want anyone who rates our Club as his THIRD OR FOURTH CHOICE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Bob Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 To be honest I came here because I thought they were rebooting the Austin Powers films.....I'm mostly disappointed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintjay77 Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 GOOD, I'm glad I for one, do not want anyone who rates our Club as his THIRD OR FOURTH CHOICE Huh? Do we know that Saints even bid and if so was it accepted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Bob Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 Huh? Do we know that Saints even bid and if so was it accepted? No we don't, we do know, however, that Saints are his preferred club so make of that what you will...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolution saint Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 GOOD, I'm glad I for one, do not want anyone who rates our Club as his THIRD OR FOURTH CHOICE Erm hypothetically if we were to sign him then that would mean he'd have turned down Ipswich and Burnley making us his 1st choice..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRichmond Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 Huh? Do we know that Saints even bid and if so was it accepted? No we don't, all speculation, but we were ( allegedly) 3rd or 4th bidders But you and I know that Players have a lot of "clout" If he did not want to go to Ipswich, all he had to do was say so, then Swindon would have been in a cleft stick On the basis that you do not keepa player that wants away, things would have happened, most likely he would have gone to Burnley direct, instead of all the Faffing arouns For me, Howe + Austin + Done Deal long ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRichmond Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 Erm hypothetically if we were to sign him then that would mean he'd have turned down Ipswich and Burnley making us his 1st choice..... Oh contraire We would have been his THIRD First choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintjay77 Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 No we don't, all speculation, but we were ( allegedly) 3rd or 4th bidders But you and I know that Players have a lot of "clout" If he did not want to go to Ipswich, all he had to do was say so, then Swindon would have been in a cleft stick On the basis that you do not keepa player that wants away, things would have happened, most likely he would have gone to Burnley direct, instead of all the Faffing arouns For me, Howe + Austin + Done Deal long ago Are you on medication today or something? If we are 3rd or 4th bidders then that is hardly his choice. We could have put a bid in right at the start but if Swindon accept 2 other bids before ours then we will be 3rd bidders if we like it or not. If 3 clubs have bids accepted then he is free to talk to all 3. We believe he has spoken to Ipswich and now Burnley. If both are true then we know they had bids accepted. That might be it for all we know. Had we had a bid accepted too why would he not have spoken to us? We may have offered him more than Burnley and better terms making us his 1st choice. But if we didnt have a bid accepted then there would be no reason for him to talk to us in the 1st place. He can only have a 1st choice out of the options available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swindon_town/9378506.stm Done deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 When will Kasier apologie to us all? a WUM imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintjay77 Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swindon_town/9378506.stm Done deal. Just being pedantic but it sounds like that report is trying to jump the gun with the story. Neither clubs have said anything to confirm it even though its probably going to be finalised by the end of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 Guess we can lock this thread now then? So we can start a "We would be above Brighton by now if we'd signed Charlie Austin" one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 I've got a contact with someone fairly high up on the Swindon board and I have been reliably informed we have had a bid accepted for Charlie Austin. Don't have any further details or how much the fee is etc. Deal is still very much on. Don't have any other info. If we pull this off (which will be a massive achievement considering the number of other clubs involved) I look foward to a personal apology from everyone on here doubting my credability I look forward to an apology from all concerned when this eventually comes to fruition. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/swindon_town/9378506.stm Done deal. is there still hope?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorpie the sinner Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 Why is this thread still open, are we paying homage to him now?? FFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRichmond Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 Are you on medication today or something? If we are 3rd or 4th bidders then that is hardly his choice. We could have put a bid in right at the start but if Swindon accept 2 other bids before ours then we will be 3rd bidders if we like it or not. If 3 clubs have bids accepted then he is free to talk to all 3. We believe he has spoken to Ipswich and now Burnley. If both are true then we know they had bids accepted. That might be it for all we know. Had we had a bid accepted too why would he not have spoken to us? We may have offered him more than Burnley and better terms making us his 1st choice. But if we didnt have a bid accepted then there would be no reason for him to talk to us in the 1st place. He can only have a 1st choice out of the options available. You are missing a point I tried to make earlier What are contracts worth ??? NOTHING these days IF Austin had WANTED to come to Saints and NOT Ipswich, all he had to do was tell Swindon that. Now, what Swindon would have done I don't know, but I am sure that they would NOT have wanted a want away player still on their books come deadline day Players HAVE called the shots in the past, and will most likely do so again Austin was reported to have said he preferred Saints, well I think that was a load of tripe In my book, being reunited with Eddie Howe (9th in the CCC and rising ?? ) was a nailed on certainty Remember, Ipswich were reported to be the HIGHEST Bidders, so, Swindon have had to accept a lower bid after all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostBoys Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 Apparently although according to some he was already here, he has turned us and Ipswich down and is now talking to Eddie Howe at Burnley - if you believe the papers. I have to say a choice between him and Mackail Smith I prefer Mackail Smith as he is a grafter as well. But you cannot fault Austin's goal tally especially against us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintjay77 Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 You are missing a point I tried to make earlier What are contracts worth ??? NOTHING these days IF Austin had WANTED to come to Saints and NOT Ipswich, all he had to do was tell Swindon that. Now, what Swindon would have done I don't know, but I am sure that they would NOT have wanted a want away player still on their books come deadline day Players HAVE called the shots in the past, and will most likely do so again Austin was reported to have said he preferred Saints, well I think that was a load of tripe In my book, being reunited with Eddie Howe (9th in the CCC and rising ?? ) was a nailed on certainty Remember, Ipswich were reported to be the HIGHEST Bidders, so, Swindon have had to accept a lower bid after all I wish you would stop shouting every other word.... It doesnt matter what his contract is worth. He has told the club he would like to move on so they are listening to offers. They have a value set and they will accept any offers that meet that valuation or above. Maybe Ipswich couldnt offer him 1st team football? Or because they were paying more to get him maybe they couldnt offer as much in wages? Where are Ipswich going to be in the next year or so? Howe at Burnley seems like a good opertunity as Howe did very well at Bompey so chances are he will do at least OK with Burnley. Howe wanted to get Austin at Bompey but couldnt so this would be the 1st time he had worked with him. If its true he has a kid down this way then im sure he would have liked to have gone to a club close by. But again.... If we didnt have a bid accepted then there was no way of discussing moving to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 I heard he is coming to us on loan from Burnley But seriously time to close the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild-saint Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 Why is this thread still open, are we paying homage to him now?? FFS Why are yous till reading this thread if it stresses you so much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorpie the sinner Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 Why are yous till reading this thread if it stresses you so much? Its a obsessive disorder I have lol!!! I get drawn to the **** threads! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K,Billy's supersound Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 I look forward to an apology from all concerned when this eventually comes to fruition. I'm sorry you were righ........................ oh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papa Shango Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 Not sure why everyone's having a pop at Kaiser Soze. It's quite obvious we were interested in Austin, and may well have had a bid accepted at one point only for other clubs to come in on the deal. He was always going to choose a Championship club like Burnley over us though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 Not sure why everyone's having a pop at Kaiser Soze. It's quite obvious we were interested in Austin, and may well have had a bid accepted at one point only for other clubs to come in on the deal. He was always going to choose a Championship club like Burnley over us though. Indeed. KS hasn't ever said "He will be joining us" (to my knowledge) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 because its not quite obvious! Personal gut feeling is we didn't enquire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 Not sure why everyone's having a pop at Kaiser Soze. It's quite obvious we were interested in Austin, and may well have had a bid accepted at one point only for other clubs to come in on the deal. He was always going to choose a Championship club like Burnley over us though. At one stage Swindon's manager said that only Blackpool's bid was anywhere near their evaluation, so exactly why they'd accept bids below their price would be difficult to explain. Burnley probably upped their bid after Ipswich were turned down by Austin.It was also said yesterday that Ipswich were the only club having permission to speak to Austin , ie having had their bid accepted.So Kaiser's informant obviously didn't get it quite right but then that's not KS's fault really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 @SkySportsLive: Burnley sign striker Charlie Austin from Swindon” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 RIP Thread. It's been fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 Burnley OS: http://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/page/LatestHeadlines/0,,10413~2279046,00.html Clarets Win Chase For Hot-Shot Austin Posted on: Fri 28 Jan 2011 Burnley Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of striker Charlie Austin from Swindon Town for an undisclosed fee. The 21-year-old has agreed a deal at Turf Moor running until June, 2014 and becomes Eddie Howe's first recruit as Burnley manager. The Clarets beat off competition from a number of other clubs to secure the services of the highly-rated young striker. After joining Swindon in October 2009 from non-league club Poole Town, Austin scored 37 goals in 65 games for the League One side. Over. And Out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 LOL, 18 pages on a player that didn't sign for us, surely this is an all time great thread. Please close it now. FFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draino76 Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 This is my 1st post on this thread. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 don't go................................................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 (the thread not the player!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO16_Saint Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 I've heard from a nailed on source that were signing the flop Burnley striker, Austin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
latter day saint Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 keep posting! lets see if we can get this to 20 pages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 keep posting! lets see if we can get this to 20 pages. or 1,000 posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfc1976 Posted 28 January, 2011 Share Posted 28 January, 2011 Definitely would have signed if Pardew was still in charge.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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