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Lallana Pledges future to Saints - OS


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Apart from the money issue, why would a young player, playing in his first full season, playing attractive football where he is appreciated, playing with friends he's grown up with.. want to move? He's still earning more than his peers in other professions, knows he is popular and could become a talisman for the club like MLT- and he can always move and earn mega bucks in the future. He's on a long contract too.

I think he will stay, regardless of money offers for at least another year.

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I know for a fact that Lallana, Surman and even Schneiderlin are more than happy at Saints.

 

None of them are wanting to leave but obviously, if some club comes in with a massive offer then we'd have to consider it.

 

At least we won't have a repeat of the Kenwyne saga, and it's good to know that our players are totally committed to the cause.

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Unfortunately it may not be up to him whether he stays or not. If a premiership team comes in with a £1.5m+ bid for him would the board really turn it down? Unlikely in my opinion. The likelihood of us keeping our young stars relies entirely on us being able to shift the old ones first.

 

Totally agree..get some some those expensive oldies and not so goldies out...

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Apart from the money issue, why would a young player, playing in his first full season, playing attractive football where he is appreciated, playing with friends he's grown up with.. want to move? He's still earning more than his peers in other professions, knows he is popular and could become a talisman for the club like MLT- and he can always move and earn mega bucks in the future. He's on a long contract too.

I think he will stay, regardless of money offers for at least another year.

 

Prepare yourself for a big let down if I were you! If he has an impressive December he will be gone by Jan 31.

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I know for a fact that Lallana, Surman and even Schneiderlin are more than happy at Saints.

 

None of them are wanting to leave but obviously, if some club comes in with a massive offer then we'd have to consider it.

 

At least we won't have a repeat of the Kenwyne saga, and it's good to know that our players are totally committed to the cause.

 

No one will come in with a massive offer because we publicised the fact that we are supposedly skint so if we recieve offers they will be lower but tempting enough to take.

 

We have to keep the players together or we have no chance...simple really.

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I think [and hope ;)] they'll both still be here come February.

The big clubs don't buy players who are not quite the finished article, in January.

It's not like they will be brought in to turn around a failing season - they offer potential, not a seasoned pro's battling abilities or morale boost.

 

Premiereship clubs will appreciate letting them play another 5 months first team football here and then swoop in the summer.

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You really have to take this with a pinch of salt.

 

If you have an asset that someone values, you never say you want to sell it - otherwise you lower the price. If he pledges his future here, that also ups his sell-on value..

 

and so on and so on...

 

But, the guy is playing regular football among a bunch of lads who work together as a team with a fantastic ethic, under a coach who is instilling the very best type of football into them, who seems like a really honest, genuine and decent man - a guy moved to tears let you not forget by our support at Reading!

 

Ultimately, this will always come down to what the club and player think is best for both - finances, career, international chances, etc.

 

But let's just hope in the spirit of the new world post-credit crunch that people start to place less value on money and more on happiness.

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Unfortunately it may not be up to him whether he stays or not. If a premiership team comes in with a £1.5m+ bid for him would the board really turn it down? Unlikely in my opinion. The likelihood of us keeping our young stars relies entirely on us being able to shift the old ones first.

 

But the Beetroot-Faced One said to the Echo this week that we never get rid of players against their will, its always them that want to leave.

 

Surely he wasnt lying ???:shock::shock::shock::shock::shock::shock:

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IMHO whether he goes in the transfer window will be the acid test of Lowe's true intentions to "re-build" the club

 

Having watched the kids all season I think they could do incredibly well given time .....provided we can keep them together!

as this new way we are doing things is Lowes baby he may want it to be a great success.He knows that the best price realised will be in the summer or the following window and so it is probably best if we keep him.Unless someone comes in with a mega offer Ill be surprised if Lallana goes if not

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http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/articles/article.php?page_id=11029

Obviously no direct quote so far, but excellent news nonetheless.

 

Anyone would be a fool to read to much in to this, I don't know why they do this kind of spin, we've had loads of players utter the dreaded "I want to stay at this club" a couple of weeks/months later there gone. Who was the last player to pledge their future to the club hmm let me think................................................................

 

Andrew davies :D

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The acid test will come when Spurs wave a 4 year deal worth 5 million in front of him and then they whisper 3 million in Lowe's ear.

 

Nice to hear he doesn't want to go, and as others have said, I think he could benefit from staying here longer, but pretty soon actions will need to speak louder than words.

 

(PS How the fccuk do I get the pound sign to appear rather than the ### sign whenever I press shift 3???)

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