Dig Dig Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 Peopel aren't 'wound up'. In fact it seems it's those complaining like yourself that are getting more wound up. The question is pertinent. We need 2 CB's and a RW. This has been identified by NA. We are wondering if NC going on holiday for 14 days, 11 days before our first game, will restrict or perhaps harm our chances to sign these players before the City game, and ultimately before the end of the transfer window. Is it unreasonable to ask this? Apparently so and apparently you are mentally ill if you question it?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 Apparently so and apparently you are mentally ill if you question it?! I've had my disagreements with you but at least you can discuss things sensibly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 Apparently so and apparently you are mentally ill if you question it?! And this is what has happened to this forum. How sad. I think my fiver is due in a couple of months, I somehow don't think I'll be renewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 Obviously didn't look very hard: Sorry, missed that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint dyer Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 Cortese has been away from the club over 2 weeks already. Due back later this week or early next week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish fingers Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 Cortese has been away from the club over 2 weeks already. Due back later this week or early next week selling the club apparently. We're dooooooomed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenue Saint Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 selling the club apparently. We're dooooooomed ....doomed I tell you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 Cortese has been away from the club over 2 weeks already. Due back later this week or early next week Tell him to forget the cr*p sweets or biscuits when he's back in the office & to bring us back a football megastar instead. Ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopkins Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 Cortese's birthday today. What a knob for going away on his birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 Cortese's birthday today. What a knob for going away on his birthday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 All I sm saying is when I used to frequent this place I used to be one of the positive ones, I slso got my fair share of abuse because of this. But I am slightly worried about our situation, one that is of MASSIVE significance as its our first season back in the prem, IMO we still are players short, and even the players we have signed although I am v v impressed with are they definately of the calibre to keep us in the prem ? Young and hungry yes, but do they have the experience for a battle ? As per cortese, yeah, ok, he is entitled to a holiday yes, but we are still players short, and time is running out, in the most important point probably since he first arrived at St Marys. To those that said the transfer scene is slow are talking toss aswell, just look at how the top 4-5 bar City have bought. And Hypo I agreed with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 selling the club apparently. We're dooooooomed What a cretinous comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 All I sm saying is when I used to frequent this place I used to be one of the positive ones, I slso got my fair share of abuse because of this. But I am slightly worried about our situation, one that is of MASSIVE significance as its our first season back in the prem, IMO we still are players short, and even the players we have signed although I am v v impressed with are they definately of the calibre to keep us in the prem ? Young and hungry yes, but do they have the experience for a battle ? As per cortese, yeah, ok, he is entitled to a holiday yes, but we are still players short, and time is running out, in the most important point probably since he first arrived at St Marys. To those that said the transfer scene is slow are talking toss aswell, just look at how the top 4-5 bar City have bought. And Hypo I agreed with you Thank you smirking. For once (ever) I actually agree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monk Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 Usain Bolt? hcdajfu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSixty Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 Usain Bolt? hcdajfu Better than De Ridder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 Usain Bolt? hcdajfu Is he Jonno Quick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raging Bull Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 Usain Bolt? hcdajfu His pose is too similar too chungs, he'd never fit in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 What a cretinous comment. Whoosh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish fingers Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 What a cretinous comment. Thanks, all feedback welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzmeister Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 So as part of my job I work with Italians and ever year 2-3 weeks in August is no business time as they all take yearly holiday, this includes my senior PMs. Before I'm lambasted this is my experience of working with Italians and is in line with what ive seen with NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 Whoosh! Not at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smackalec Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/mobile/football/19048370 How can Fletcher be worth £12m? Shows how hard it must be to sign players for sensible amounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/mobile/football/19048370 How can Fletcher be worth £12m? Shows how hard it must be to sign players for sensible amounts. Very good point. Ludicrous money for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 How can Fletcher be worth £12m? Shows how hard it must be to sign players for sensible amounts. Very good point. Ludicrous money for him. - 25 years old - British - Striker Last two seasons... - 2011/12 - 12 Premier League goals in 32 league games for a relegated club - 2010/11 - 10 Premier League goals in 29 league games for a nearly relegated club It might seem a lot, but given all of the above it is probably the going rate for such a player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 - 25 years old - British - Striker Last two seasons... - 2011/12 - 12 Premier League goals in 32 league games for a relegated club - 2010/11 - 10 Premier League goals in 29 league games for a nearly relegated club It might seem a lot, but given all of the above it is probably the going rate for such a player. Just shows the madness of buying British at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Matty 76 Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 Just shows the madness of buying British at times. Just makes you realise what a good piece of business Rodriguez could turn out to be, if he hits 10-15 goals this season then his value will at least double. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 Just makes you realise what a good piece of business Rodriguez could turn out to be, if he hits 10-15 goals this season then his value will at least double. But what makes you think he can do that? He's only done it in the Championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfc4prem Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 But what makes you think he can do that? He's only done it in the Championship. What makes you think he can't - he hasn't had the chance to prove himself at a higher level yet? So ****ing negative. ****s me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maysie Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 But what makes you think he can do that? He's only done it in the Championship. TBF he did say 'could' and 'if' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Matty 76 Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 But what makes you think he can do that? He's only done it in the Championship. I didn't say he definitely will, just saying if he is able to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-Armstrong Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 Type "Nottingham Forest Billy Sharp" into Google. They made a player profile page for him which now is blank? Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 Type "Nottingham Forest Billy Sharp" into Google. They made a player profile page for him which now is blank? Weird. What made you do that in the first place?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 7 August, 2012 Share Posted 7 August, 2012 What made you do that in the first place?! They are apparently after him on loan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish fingers Posted 8 August, 2012 Share Posted 8 August, 2012 Sharp and O'Driscoll love each other so no surprise Forest are after him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 8 August, 2012 Share Posted 8 August, 2012 Type "Nottingham Forest Billy Sharp" into Google. They made a player profile page for him which now is blank? Weird. They are apparently after him on loan Yes, let's loan out the only striker scoring regularly in pre season. That said, Nigel's new formation looks like there will be plenty of bench time for Billy if he can't get in ahead of Rickie so stranger things have happened. Crazy if we do, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 8 August, 2012 Share Posted 8 August, 2012 Yes' date=' let's loan out the only striker scoring regularly in pre season. That said, Nigel's new formation looks like there will be plenty of bench time for Billy if he can't get in ahead of Rickie so stranger things have happened. Crazy if we do, IMO.[/quote'] There have been stories of these blank profiles before and its some sort of glitch where all the teams use the same web provider. If they give us 4m then they can have him but doubt theres anything in this...afterall NC is on holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild-saint Posted 8 August, 2012 Share Posted 8 August, 2012 9 goals in 11 games last season. 5 goals preseason would imo suggest its a load of ********. young billy will score goals in the prem this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modern matron Posted 8 August, 2012 Share Posted 8 August, 2012 Sharp and O'Driscoll love each other so no surprise Forest are after him. This has to be bull**** doesn't it? If that happens then I would worry - unless we have some mega signing about to be announced (after NC's hols)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 8 August, 2012 Share Posted 8 August, 2012 Nowt from Nigel after the game about new arrivals then? Or are we still working very, very hard behind the scenes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSaint Posted 8 August, 2012 Share Posted 8 August, 2012 Watched the saints player interview, the interviewer didn't even ask him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 8 August, 2012 Share Posted 8 August, 2012 Nowt from Nigel after the game about new arrivals then? Or are we still working very' date=' very hard behind the scenes?[/quote'] There's nowt coming that soon, or nowt of decent quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 8 August, 2012 Share Posted 8 August, 2012 Watched the saints player interview, the interviewer didn't even ask him. The in house media team never do. Should be a Solent interview on Saints Player ahead of Udinese - that should ask the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SB Posted 8 August, 2012 Share Posted 8 August, 2012 Somewhere along the line something has gone wrong, as NA stated he wanted one or two in by now ( I think ) maybe Cortese won a last minute holiday or GMTV or something like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 8 August, 2012 Share Posted 8 August, 2012 (edited) There's nowt coming that soon, or nowt of decent quality. Predicatable from you. Very clever. Saw on another thread you suggested we should be signing the likes of Kightley instead of Stoke, yet you say the players we have brought in are not of the required quality. I would say they are all on a par with or better than Kightley myself. Maybe just calm down, chill out and wait and see what our squad is like at the end of the window. Edited 8 August, 2012 by Saint Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 8 August, 2012 Share Posted 8 August, 2012 Predicatable from you. Very clever. Saw on another thread you suggested we should be signing the likes of Kightley instead of Stoke, yet you say the players we have brought in are not of the required quality. I would say they are all on a par with or better than Kightley myself. Maybe just calm down, chill out and wait and see what our squad is like at the end of the window. Point A: End of the window is too late for bedding 2 CB's into the team. Point B: Kightly's a very decent player, good quality and Prem experience. I would say Clyne has the potential, but none have the current ability. The only question mark for Kightly is fitness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 8 August, 2012 Share Posted 8 August, 2012 Point A: End of the window is too late for bedding 2 CB's into the team. Point B: Kightly's a very decent player, good quality and Prem experience. I would say Clyne has the potential, but none have the current ability. The only question mark for Kightly is fitness. Point A I agree, but thats how it is. Most teams havent done a lot of business yet. If the siutation is get a 6/10 player in June or an 8/10 at end of August I would go for the 8/10 player. You will say that Reading have done great business, but then Mariappa, McCleary, Gunter all fit into your category from Point B - they dont have the "current ability". If we had signed those 3 players everyone would be underwhelmed but because Reading signed them they become "great business". On Point B - Kightly has played the vast majority of his career in the Championship and was loaned out there last season. He has a huge question mark about his quality to play well at Prem level. Clyne is clearly a great signing - Im not sure what kind of players you feel we realistically could have signed who are better than what we have brought in? Before you say Hoillett - he is probably on plus 50k at QPR. Lets see some of these proven prem players, who fit our signing model who we could afford that are miles better than Jay Rod, Clyne and Steve Davis? Maybe Suarez for Jay, Debuchy for Clyne and Cazorla for Davis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 8 August, 2012 Share Posted 8 August, 2012 Point A I agree, but thats how it is. Most teams havent done a lot of business yet. If the siutation is get a 6/10 player in June or an 8/10 at end of August I would go for the 8/10 player. You will say that Reading have done great business, but then Mariappa, McCleary, Gunter all fit into your category from Point B - they dont have the "current ability". If we had signed those 3 players everyone would be underwhelmed but because Reading signed them they become "great business". On Point B - Kightly has played the vast majority of his career in the Championship and was loaned out there last season. He has a huge question mark about his quality to play well at Prem level. Clyne is clearly a great signing - Im not sure what kind of players you feel we realistically could have signed who are better than what we have brought in? Before you say Hoillett - he is probably on plus 50k at QPR. Lets see some of these proven prem players, who fit our signing model who we could afford that are miles better than Jay Rod, Clyne and Steve Davis? Maybe Suarez for Jay, Debuchy for Clyne and Cazorla for Davis? Kyle Naughton Michu Patrick Van Aanholt Maiga Kightley Geoff Cameron Guthrie Diame N'Zonzi Cuellar Vlaar Yobo Weiss Kuszsack Forster Snodgrass MacGregor Whittaker Gordon Rosenberg Ramis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 8 August, 2012 Share Posted 8 August, 2012 Somewhere along the line something has gone wrong, as NA stated he wanted one or two in by now ( I think ) maybe Cortese won a last minute holiday or GMTV or something like that? He said we would have at least one or two in by the Man City game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 8 August, 2012 Share Posted 8 August, 2012 He said we would have at least one or two in by the Man City game. We'll have to see, but I would say this is very unlikely now. Aguero, Tevez and Silva v Fonte and Hooiveld. That's proper nightmare territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 8 August, 2012 Share Posted 8 August, 2012 Kyle Naughton - On par with Clyne Michu - Agree perhaps - need to see if he fits English footy Patrick Van Aanholt - Is he any good? Struggled at Leicester Maiga - Never seen him play Kightley - As said - very unproven in prem Geoff Cameron - Who knows - pretty sure you won't of seen him play much at all Guthrie - No better than Morgan, Cork, Davis Diame - As above - was on Wigans bench a lot N'Zonzi - Decent player Cuellar - Badly lost mobility hence Villa released him Vlaar - Good suggestion Yobo - Gone to Fenerbache on 50k plus a week Weiss - Never settled anywhere, couldnt get in Rangers team Kuszsack - Did you go to Watford? Forster - Fair suggestion Snodgrass - Fair suggestion - we are still to sign a player in that position so that will be a good comparison MacGregor - Fair suggestion Whittaker - Worse than Clyne Gordon - Injury prone Rosenberg - personally don't rate him Ramis - Fair suggestion, interesting to see how he does Wouldn't say many of those are any better than the players we have brought in. On the CBs and wingers wait and see what business we do. of the RBs selected here Clyne is better than all of them IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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