What would you prefer oxo staying or Austin signing ..... But you can't have both

[Stepgar]

As the title says really.

 

I would prefer oxo to stay only 17 many good years to come hopefully !

[saint77]

As the title says really.

 

I would prefer oxo to stay only 17 many good years to come hopefully !

 

oxo

[saint_bert]

OXO to stay. For a long time.

[Turkish]

Austin, proven goal scorer at this level and £10m is a lot of money which we could do a lot with at this level.

[ChrisPY]

Austin.

 

Then get a decent winger and we'll still have about £6m-7m left over.

[Saint Billy]

Austin to sign.

[Thedelldays]

sign austin and make a silly bid for pilkington and use the money to fund NPC next year....

[RobM]

Austin.... but f-me that's a hard thing to say.

 

One man doesn't make a team. One position wont change everything. So losing one quality player, but gaining £10m and spending a bit of it on another quality player seems to make sense.

[Colinjb]

Heart says Oxo

Head says Austin

 

Neither would ever work long term though. Not unless we rise up the leagues rapidly.

[NickG]

depends on money and replacements bought etc

 

But if straight decision between the two - easily keep Ox-C.

 

Will be few wingers around with pace and ability to play at this level.

 

We have two forwards as good, possibly better than Austin already

[PaulSaint]

Sell Oxo & then buy a key player each from Brighton, Bournemouth & Huddersfield

[JonnyLove]

Weird I was thinking the exact same thing. Honestly I'm not sure. Personally I think at the moment I'll keep chambo as we do have 3-4 strikers and only 2 wingers.

[NickG]

didn't click how young Austin is, thought he was about 3 years older

[MrMojoRisin]

This 100%

[MrMojoRisin]

sign austin and make a silly bid for pilkington and use the money to fund NPC next year....

 

This 100 %

[sotonist]

If we can get a quality winger in (and or a loan back) as well as Austin, I'd sacrifice Oxo. We won't be able to hold on to him beyond the summer any way.

[revolution saint]

Money means nothing in this league because you can't spend it on quality players. If we were in the champ then maybe it's a different story but in our current position I'd rather have a player capable of playing in the prem playing for us than money than in the bank. Having a good bank account balance won't get us promoted but having good players will. OXO to stay.

[Chris Marsden = Genius]

Like has been said, oxo out 10 mil. In comes Austin, 2 good wingers to replace punch and oxo, possibly a keeper (Scunnys??). Still with 5 million + on the side.

Oxos a good player but he's replaceable unlike lallana fonte and lambert imo.

 

But i still dont think for a second Austin will sign for us.

[alpine_saint]

The emerging result of this poll is truly mental. I really wonder what wavelength Saints fans are on sometimes.

 

AOC isnt going to stay here long-term. No way, not in 1million years. If we really do have a PL club knocking at the door willing to stumpf up the lions share of 10m up-front for a 17 year old who has played for 6 months and is not yet able to sustain his performance for 90mins, we would be barking mad not to bite their hand off. We could buy Austin, replace Puncheon and get get back-up for Lallana (though not quite in the same league) with change to spare.

 

Some of you need to take a long, hard look in the mirror.

[alpine_saint]

We have two forwards as good, possibly better than Austin already

 

Jesus Christ..........

[NickG]

another great footballing post!

 

I went on to post I had forgotten how young he was which does change view slightly.

 

Doubt, for reasons stated we are in for him.

 

He is good player -seen him, Guly and Lambert several times.

 

What do you reckon?

[dubai_phil]

The emerging result of this poll is truly mental. I really wonder what wavelength Saints fans are on sometimes.

 

AOC isnt going to stay here long-term. No way, not in 1million years. If we really do have a PL club knocking at the door willing to stumpf up the lions share of 10m up-front for a 17 year old who has played for 6 months and is not yet able to sustain his performance for 90mins, we would be barking mad not to bite their hand off. We could buy Austin, replace Puncheon and get get back-up for Lallana (though not quite in the same league) with change to spare.

 

Some of you need to take a long, hard look in the mirror.

 

Um, I thought the poll was about expressing a choice of whether we would prefer (for once) to keep a youngster or buy a player in?

 

That doesn't mean it has to be about logic, merely about personal choice.

 

I'd much rather watch one of our kids stay with us on the journey. Would any Saints fan (with Hindsight) have answered the poll in the same way if the question was

 

Would you prefer to keep Walcott/Bale or sign XYZ player?

 

It ain't about who is better it is about keeping one of our own for a change

[NickG]

The emerging result of this poll is truly mental. I really wonder what wavelength Saints fans are on sometimes.

 

AOC isnt going to stay here long-term. No way, not in 1million years. If we really do have a PL club knocking at the door willing to stumpf up the lions share of 10m up-front for a 17 year old who has played for 6 months and is not yet able to sustain his performance for 90mins, we would be barking mad not to bite their hand off. We could buy Austin, replace Puncheon and get get back-up for Lallana (though not quite in the same league) with change to spare.

 

Some of you need to take a long, hard look in the mirror.

 

its ok, we are all thick - we know that because a man who is very clever and got a job in Austria told us that!

[shurlock]

For those who prefer oxo to stay, its not just about the player per se, its about the intent - that we're no longer a selling and that we can hold our own against the bigger clubs who expect us to capitulate at the first hurdle.

 

If he does go, I just hope people don't get on NC's back and accuse him of a lack of commitment to the 5 year plan. That would be moronic - if a player is intent on leaving for a bigger club, there's ultimately f-all we can do - irrespective of how financial independence. The better mindset to adopt is that its his loss, not ours.

[alpine_saint]

For those who prefer oxo to stay, its not just about the player per se, its about the intent - that we're no longer a selling and that we can hold our own against the bigger clubs who expect us to capitulate at the first hurdle.

 

If he does go, I just hope people don't get on NC's back and accuse him of a lack of commitment to the 5 year plan. That would be moronic - if a player is intent on leaving for a bigger club, there's ultimately f-all we can do - irrespective of how financial independence. The better mindset to adopt is that its his loss, not ours.

 

I understand completely where this post is coming from; the scars of the Lowe era run deep, where being on the stock exchange and bigging up the bottom line and share value was the only consideration.

 

But for me the ownership and financing of the club is sufficiently different now compared to then to make the comparison invalid. In my opinion NC can sell a youngster for 10m without undermining the 5 year plan, since he is would almost certainly plough the money back into the club rather than prop up the figures.

[alpine_saint]

Um, I thought the poll was about expressing a choice of whether we would prefer (for once) to keep a youngster or buy a player in?

 

That doesn't mean it has to be about logic, merely about personal choice.

 

I'd much rather watch one of our kids stay with us on the journey. Would any Saints fan (with Hindsight) have answered the poll in the same way if the question was

 

Would you prefer to keep Walcott/Bale or sign XYZ player?

 

It ain't about who is better it is about keeping one of our own for a change

 

So its all about ego and sensibilities, rather than bringing success to the club ?

 

Rightyho, you are right, I misunderstood.

 

At least I now know why this club never goes anywhere.

[Thedelldays]

For those who prefer oxo to stay, its not just about the player per se, its about the intent - that we're no longer a selling and that we can hold our own against the bigger clubs who expect us to capitulate at the first hurdle.

 

If he does go, I just hope people don't get on NC's back and accuse him of a lack of commitment to the 5 year plan. That would be moronic - if a player is intent on leaving for a bigger club, there's ultimately f-all we can do - irrespective of how financial independence. The better mindset to adopt is that its his loss, not ours.

 

we are not a selling club in terms of wanting cash.....but there is not alot you can do when a player wants out to a mighty club like arsenal...we would struggle to keep him if we were premier league.....let alone division 3..

 

just look at puncheon as a player wanting out....not saying OxO would be like that but it does not help

[S-Clarke]

I understand completely where this post is coming from; the scars of the Lowe era run deep, where being on the stock exchange and bigging up the bottom line and share value was the only consideration.

 

But for me the ownership and financing of the club is sufficiently different now compared to then to make the comparison invalid. In my opinion NC can sell a youngster for 10m without undermining the 5 year plan, since he is would almost certainly plough the money back into the club rather than prop up the figures.

 

Exactly alps. That's why i'm a little bit more accepting of this potential move, as we all know that the money is going straight to the club. Not into the company to be eaten up in the shareholdings.

 

I'd fully expect a large sum to be made available to Adkins straight away.

[Thedelldays]

Exactly alps. That's why i'm a little bit more accepting of this potential move, as we all know that the money is going straight to the club. Not into the company to be eaten up in the shareholdings.

 

I'd fully expect a large sum to be made available to Adkins straight away.

you would expect so..there is no board, no share holders...as Cortese says..its just him and I seriously cant see him short of a few bob at all...probably stinking rich himself....

 

what ever money we get would seriously finance next season/summer with addition to profits this season

[austsaint]

I understand completely where this post is coming from; the scars of the Lowe era run deep, where being on the stock exchange and bigging up the bottom line and share value was the only consideration.

 

But for me the ownership and financing of the club is sufficiently different now compared to then to make the comparison invalid. In my opinion NC can sell a youngster for 10m without undermining the 5 year plan, since he is would almost certainly plough the money back into the club rather than prop up the figures.

 

Agree completely. There's a big difference between selling our best young players to stay afloat and taking a big payout for someone like AOC which will finance the continued strength of the club.

[kpturner]

Jesus Christ..........

 

Definitely not one of them

[dubai_phil]

So its all about ego and sensibilities, rather than bringing success to the club ?

 

Rightyho, you are right, I misunderstood.

 

At least I now know why this club never goes anywhere.

 

What would you prefer oxo staying or Austin signing ..... But you can't have both

 

Wow, I was busy all weekend and clearly missed something changing with the English Language.

 

I thought it was a pretty simple Poll, I obviously missed the "And how do you think the answer is anything to do with our past history, politics and the issues of Stock Exchange Listings" innuendo.

 

I'd like to see us keep a kid who has potential at a higher level rather than be sitting on here (MAYBE) in 4 years and commenting on a "we should have kept Bale/Walcott/Oxo/Lallana thread.

 

My opinion on the choice is simple, Austin - unproven at the NPC level but has potential. Oxo, still inconsistent at L1 level but has potential. Personally I think from what we have seen regarding Oxo's development he will become more consistent as the season progresses. After all it took Austin how many games at Swindon to settle in?

 

It's not like it is a Would you prefer Oxo or Van Der Vaart Poll for example (who technically we could afford with the cash for Oxo and keep the change to buy Austin....)

 

Oh, and as we do not know anything about our finances and how they are done, how do we know the money will be used to fund the squad? We assume it will happen, it seems obvious that it will happen, but we don't KNOW.

[LostBoys]

No point in this poll as much as I would like to see Oxo stay a £1m signing on fee will see him at Arsenal

[SaintRichmond]

I would prefer Oxo to stay, but that is NEVER going to happen folks

 

I do NOT want Austin though, I would much prefer Smith from Peterborough, a better all round player

 

( So that's the kiss of death on that then )

[Ivan Katalinic's 'tache]

Maybe the poll should be Austin or Mackail-Smith?

[st alex]

Money means nothing in this league because you can't spend it on quality players. If we were in the champ then maybe it's a different story but in our current position I'd rather have a player capable of playing in the prem playing for us than money than in the bank. Having a good bank account balance won't get us promoted but having good players will. OXO to stay.

 

My thoughts exactly, people seem to ignore this point. If we sell oxo, Puncheon leaves or sulks for the rest of the season and lallana's out injured then it leaves us with 3 wingers to replace, I'm not sure who people think we will get in this league that will be as good as lallana and chamberlain. If oxo lives up to his promise then I'd rather watch an outstanding player than one who may not even force his way into the first team, after all we do already have Barnard reduced to starting on the bench.

[sammysaint]

oxo to stay specially if we go up hes only 17, playing in the championship at 18 if we go up.

we should build a team around him and lallana next season which would allow us to have a crack at promotion back to the promise land then he has no need to leave

[niceandfriendly]

I'd love Oxlade to stay, it'd be fantastic to keep one of our own on our way up the leagues. How pleasurable is it watching Lallana do so well for us at the moment? It's going to be like that with OXO. But really, I can't see him staying. Not a chance in hell. So, let's take the money and buy Austin and Pilkington. Then we'd bloody go up.

 

Will be a real shame if it happens that we can't keep our own players though, still.

[jawillwill]

Why can't we have both? The question is a bit silly really, isn't it?

[St_Tel49]

No brainer. Why is the question even being asked? Oxo to stay.

[alpine_saint]

No brainer. Why is the question even being asked? Oxo to stay.

 

Really ? I think it is a no-brainer the other way.

[Handyman]

Why do the big clubs want him now? Is it because he would be worth much more later on? Keep him for as long as possible and make them pay through the nose if they want him!