david in sweden Posted 6 January, 2011 Share Posted 6 January, 2011 before Monday.... at the earliest. ...so don't hold your breath! ITK?.... no I'm not... but logic says it'll be madness to announce signings before an FA Cup tie against a Premiership side. Too unsettling for players " in the risk zone " i.e. those in positions likely to be under threat, so it won't happen YET. I'm pretty sure that NC's... "softly, softly" behind the scenes transfer deals will pay off LATER but it would be very harmful to team morale to introduce new names so soon. We still don't know with any certainty who is on NA's " wish list ", but except for the delay with Guly's wife's passport still pending, I think we could be in for some real shocks ! ..maybe some one not even mentioned yet ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docker-p Posted 6 January, 2011 Share Posted 6 January, 2011 What are NC's much spoken of 'softly, softly behind the scenes transfer deals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintscottofthenortham Posted 6 January, 2011 Share Posted 6 January, 2011 What are NC's much spoken of 'softly, softly behind the scenes transfer deals? Cortese is a c*nt. Better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 6 January, 2011 Share Posted 6 January, 2011 I bet David puts up signs in his office in Comic Sans. "Do not USE the " coffee " machine as it is.... BROKEN!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfp1 Posted 6 January, 2011 Share Posted 6 January, 2011 This is the best "thread" i have seen in..... AGES Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggface Posted 6 January, 2011 Share Posted 6 January, 2011 carp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 6 January, 2011 Share Posted 6 January, 2011 before Monday.... at the earliest. ...so don't hold your breath! ITK?.... no I'm not... but logic says it'll be madness to announce signings before an FA Cup tie against a Premiership side. Too unsettling for players " in the risk zone " i.e. those in positions likely to be under threat, so it won't happen YET. Conversely it could be the best time to announce a signing, before an FA Cup game that doesn't affect our promotion bid, give those "in the risk zone" the chance to go out and show the manager what they can do. Anyway there is no-one really "in the risk zone", the team we have is already good enough to win the League, what we will be bringing in is players to strengthen the squad to cover for injuries/suspensions and to be be available at the next level. Competition for places is what its all about, competition for Rickie, long term replacement for Jaidi and backup for AOC assuming Punch departs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 6 January, 2011 Share Posted 6 January, 2011 I bet David puts up signs in his office in Comic Sans. "Do not USE the " coffee " machine as it is.... BROKEN!" Glasgow Saint like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 6 January, 2011 Author Share Posted 6 January, 2011 This is the best "thread" i have seen in..... AGES The sentiments are still my own. but do you have anything better to read at present ? Do you want it in Braille instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dronskisaint Posted 6 January, 2011 Share Posted 6 January, 2011 What are NC's much spoken of 'softly, softly behind the scenes transfer deals? Shhh...& appreciate the irony contained within your statement! I like knowing things when they're a done deal...it's how professionally run clubs work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry the Badger Posted 6 January, 2011 Share Posted 6 January, 2011 Excuse me Mr Kaka but would you mind awfully waiting until after our game against Blackpool before signing as we don't want to upset anybody "in the risk zone". Don't agree. If a deal is to be done they will complete it and announce it, not fanny around trying not to upset anybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 6 January, 2011 Share Posted 6 January, 2011 F f s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 6 January, 2011 Share Posted 6 January, 2011 I bet David puts up signs in his office in Comic Sans. "Do not USE the " coffee " machine as it is.... BROKEN!" hahaha, we all have those in the office!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFC Forever Posted 6 January, 2011 Share Posted 6 January, 2011 I don't go along with this idea. If a player is upset because we have brought in a better player for his position so what. Get over it and improve or do the other thing and go elsewhere. We are trying to improve the squad so why should we worry about upsetting one or two players that aren't what Nigel wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opthomps Posted 6 January, 2011 Share Posted 6 January, 2011 It is incredibly dull at the moment. this gave me a glimmer of something interesting. It's a gag so good it could have been taken from the official saints site David (you don't do that in your spare time). The latest one about January saints player got a groan from me in the same manner this thread did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMike Posted 6 January, 2011 Share Posted 6 January, 2011 before Monday.... at the earliest. ...so don't hold your breath! ITK?.... no I'm not... but logic says it'll be madness to announce signings before an FA Cup tie against a Premiership side. Too unsettling for players " in the risk zone " i.e. those in positions likely to be under threat, so it won't happen YET. I'm pretty sure that NC's... "softly, softly" behind the scenes transfer deals will pay off LATER but it would be very harmful to team morale to introduce new names so soon. We still don't know with any certainty who is on NA's " wish list ", but except for the delay with Guly's wife's passport still pending, I think we could be in for some real shocks ! ..maybe some one not even mentioned yet ! well that was a waste of time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brmbrm Posted 6 January, 2011 Share Posted 6 January, 2011 Shhh...& appreciate the irony contained within your statement! I like knowing things when they're a done deal...it's how professionally run clubs work. Hmm. Irony - the most misused word in the English language. Ironic, eh? Or, to put it another way, ironic, eH? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 6 January, 2011 Share Posted 6 January, 2011 Hmm. Irony - the most misused word in the English language. Ironic, eh? Or, to put it another way, ironic, eH? Irony,sarcasm and coincidence are oft confused. Mind you Alanis Morisette didn't help. Then again I think we've had this discussion many times before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudders Posted 6 January, 2011 Share Posted 6 January, 2011 EARLY contender for a golden thread award? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 6 January, 2011 Author Share Posted 6 January, 2011 It is incredibly dull at the moment. this gave me a glimmer of something interesting. It's a gag so good it could have been taken from the official saints site David (you don't do that in your spare time). The latest one about January saints player got a groan from me in the same manner this thread did. tbf opthomps ..I get just as bored reading other peoples rumours that it seemed easier to put my thoughts into print. ...and I cottoned on those "carrots " about Saints Player some months ago. There are only so many combinations of word play you can use in that situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 6 January, 2011 Author Share Posted 6 January, 2011 I don't go along with this idea. If a player is upset because we have brought in a better player for his position so what. Get over it and improve or do the other thing and go elsewhere. We are trying to improve the squad so why should we worry about upsetting one or two players that aren't what Nigel wants. I don't think we have too many players that NA doesn't want. Do we ? Fairly obviously those out on loan will face a hard time to come back..but the idea is surely to get extra cover for the existing squad. According to reports I've read nearly all the present squad have got VG / good reviews in recent games, but we need a lot of cover for potential injuries, suspensions, loss of form, for a season that isn't half over yet. I think NA had set his mind on letting Puncheon go, and we'll get good money for him, too. I don't expect to see anyone go from the present first team squad in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 6 January, 2011 Author Share Posted 6 January, 2011 Excuse me Mr Kaka but would you mind awfully waiting until after our game against Blackpool before signing as we don't want to upset anybody "in the risk zone". Don't agree. If a deal is to be done they will complete it and announce it, not fanny around trying not to upset anybody. OK ! I'll make an exception if it was Kaka, but he can't play on Saturday anyway, and players in Spain are enjoying a pre-planned winter break - lucky fellows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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