St Louis Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 1 hour ago, Wade Garrett said: Problem is Rasmus is a bullshitter and Dragan can’t see through it. I love statements like this 😂 How do you know either of the things you state are true? P.S. Apologies if you are part of the ownership group and sit in the boardroom, or just know them all really well outside of football. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 1 hour ago, Dr. Kucho said: Is he doing a good job at Reims? I know next to nothing about the French league and wonder what others think of the work Still is doing? Conceded loads of goals, scored slightly more. Would fit right in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 Still departs Reims with the club sat 11th in Ligue 1 and his last result being a 4-1 defeat to bottom-of-the-table Clermont Foot on Sunday. After that game, which was his side's third straight loss, he raged at his squad, saying: “We were catastrophic. Nothing went for us in the game, we got found out again and again. "We come back into the game and then make the same mistake and concede the same penalty from absolutely nothing, and then it becomes a disaster! "I don’t understand how we can commit error after error and not respect certain things. We worked on things all week, the players spoke amongst themselves and it produced nothing. "Now, we have to show pride in the shirt and some self-respect. The whole world saw what happened, it’s disrespectful to the staff, the board, and especially the fans. "I feel like such an idiot, it’s the worst day of my career, the hardest and the most difficult to accept.” If he comes to Saints he will have worst days I'm sure! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osvaldorama Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 33 minutes ago, skintsaint said: Still departs Reims with the club sat 11th in Ligue 1 and his last result being a 4-1 defeat to bottom-of-the-table Clermont Foot on Sunday. After that game, which was his side's third straight loss, he raged at his squad, saying: “We were catastrophic. Nothing went for us in the game, we got found out again and again. "We come back into the game and then make the same mistake and concede the same penalty from absolutely nothing, and then it becomes a disaster! "I don’t understand how we can commit error after error and not respect certain things. We worked on things all week, the players spoke amongst themselves and it produced nothing. "Now, we have to show pride in the shirt and some self-respect. The whole world saw what happened, it’s disrespectful to the staff, the board, and especially the fans. "I feel like such an idiot, it’s the worst day of my career, the hardest and the most difficult to accept.” If he comes to Saints he will have worst days I'm sure! That sounds like a standard Saturday at St Mary’s tbf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Kucho Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 1 hour ago, St Louis said: I love statements like this 😂 How do you know either of the things you state are true? P.S. Apologies if you are part of the ownership group and sit in the boardroom, or just know them all really well outside of football. Here’s the answer to the statement that Rasmus is a bullshitter. The answer to other statement, look where we sit now compared to when Sports Republic took over and the amount of money spent to end up a league lower and with a worse squad and manager. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Curse of St Mary's Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 2 hours ago, Dr. Kucho said: Is he doing a good job at Reims? I know next to nothing about the French league and wonder what others think of the work Still is doing? He's 31 years old and last season didn't have the necessary coaching badges so Reims were fined more than €20k each game. He decided to become a coach off the back of playing football manager. His Reims team went on a 17 match unbeaten run. Basically he's a Jose Mourinho wannabe 😁. No playing career of note but seems to have a knack for management. One to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 29 minutes ago, The Curse of St Mary's said: His Reims team went on a 17 match unbeaten run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 2 hours ago, St Louis said: I love statements like this 😂 How do you know either of the things you state are true? P.S. Apologies if you are part of the ownership group and sit in the boardroom, or just know them all really well outside of football. Rasmus is full of it. Don’t need to know him personally, just judge him by his actions and the shit that has come out of his mouth. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 1 hour ago, Dr. Kucho said: Here’s the answer to the statement that Rasmus is a bullshitter. The answer to other statement, look where we sit now compared to when Sports Republic took over and the amount of money spent to end up a league lower and with a worse squad and manager. But that relegation is based on those results things. Just because we got relegated, doesn't mean that the underlying stats aren't going in the right direction. There are a lot of underlying stats. Any couple of them will do. And that broader picture is going our way. That relegation enabled us to slash wages at a stroke! Those so-called good players with the highest wages left, will move on. That allows us to bring in even more players on lower wages to sell on! All within the scope of the longer term gamble. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 3 hours ago, St Louis said: I love statements like this 😂 How do you know either of the things you state are true? P.S. Apologies if you are part of the ownership group and sit in the boardroom, or just know them all really well outside of football. Is Nathan fucking Jones the answer to both those questions? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 9 hours ago, trousers said: Whilst I acknowledge there's probably no manager that sees any job as a permanent appointment, I'm more inclined to agree with the sentiment that Hassenhuttl saw Saints as a long term project rather than overtly as a "stepping stone". I've just listened back at his initial interview (below) and there's nothing in there that even alludes to such thoughts. My overriding impression with RH, especially in the first couple of years, is that he quickly saw Saints as "his" club and everything seemed geared towards a partnership of longevity (the so called Ralph 'playbook' underpinning that philosophy). Anyway, all in the past now and we'll probably never know for sure what he perceived his career path to be upon joining us, and beyond. Here's a little clue: no manager in their official club website welcome interview is going to talk about how this job is a stepping stone to a bigger club. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 4 minutes ago, CB Fry said: Here's a little clue: no manager in their official club website welcome interview is going to talk about how this job is a stepping stone to a bigger club. Yep, that is indeed the shorter answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 7 minutes ago, trousers said: Yep, that is indeed the shorter answer I think both things can be true, and it was with Ralph - absolutely committed to the club and its growth, but he would speak to (say) Man United if the opportunity ever arose. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted May 2 Share Posted May 2 If you were to ask Siri to locate the biggest, and least self-aware, narcissistic bell-end in Christendom, per se: https://www.rasmusankersen.com/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristopheVAFC Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 15 hours ago, Dr. Kucho said: Is he doing a good job at Reims? I know next to nothing about the French league and wonder what others think of the work Still is doing? -- Unknown in the French league until 2 years ago, Will has quickly made a name for himself. He is the coach with the longest unbeaten run after taking over in the history of Stade de Reims, with 17 games unbeaten in Ligue 1. The club, meanwhile, began its unbeaten run before Will Still's arrival with a run of 19 games without defeat. This is the sixth-longest unbeaten run in the history of the competition, and the longest if you take into account Will Still's arrival during the season. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Still https://www.ligue1.fr/clubs/Calendar?id=stade-de-reims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctoroncall Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) 14 hours ago, The Curse of St Mary's said: He's 31 years old and last season didn't have the necessary coaching badges so Reims were fined more than €20k each game. He decided to become a coach off the back of playing football manager. His Reims team went on a 17 match unbeaten run. Basically he's a Jose Mourinho wannabe 😁. No playing career of note but seems to have a knack for management. One to watch. Arrigo Sacchi, was never a professional footballer and was a shoe salesman. It shows if someone has got the skills and ability to overcome the credibility problems then as you say worth watching, although it is too early in his career for us and seems his man management skills need an upgrade. Edited May 3 by Doctoroncall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 1 hour ago, Doctoroncall said: Arrigo Sacchi, was never a professional footballer and was a shoe salesman. It shows if someone has got the skills and ability to overcome the credibility problems then as you say worth watching, although it is too early in his career for us and seems his man management skills need an upgrade. But that’s as it appears to ‘the man in the street’, like you and I. It might be viewed differently on Planet Rasmus where he has a spreadsheet, full of algorithms to tell him this bloke is the dog’s bollocks, and the next big thing. Rasmusseesaheadofthecurve# 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint86 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) On 28/04/2024 at 17:35, ErwinK1961 said: Presumably covering the ‘how not to run a football club’ part of the course? Surely he could be giving that course given his long and drawn out experiences at united... Or maybe he's giving Rasmus some pointers for his next TEDs talk? 😂 Edited May 3 by Saint86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint86 Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 On 02/05/2024 at 08:40, trousers said: Whilst I acknowledge there's probably no manager that sees any job as a permanent appointment, I'm more inclined to agree with the sentiment that Hassenhuttl saw Saints as a long term project rather than overtly as a "stepping stone". I've just listened back at his initial interview (below) and there's nothing in there that even alludes to such thoughts. My overriding impression with RH, especially in the first couple of years, is that he quickly saw Saints as "his" club and everything seemed geared towards a partnership of longevity (the so called Ralph 'playbook' underpinning that philosophy). Anyway, all in the past now and we'll probably never know for sure what he perceived his career path to be upon joining us, and beyond. Can't watch that and not be sad. Think by the end (with all the goings on under SR and the lack of support from the GAO ownership) he may have been exhausted... but in another world (with proper backing) he could have been a special special manager for saints i think. To have spent £160M and not given him what he needed really is a criminal waste in the world of running a football club 😰. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franniesTache Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 On 28/04/2024 at 19:23, Chewy said: Excellent - the only 2 clubs run worse than us in the last 5 years are Everton and Man U. Let Everton have him. think Reading might disagree there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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trousers Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 23 minutes ago, AlexLaw76 said: I'm looking for some logic in that statement.... Haven't found any yet. I'm sure there is though.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 11 minutes ago, trousers said: I'm looking for some logic in that statement.... Haven't found any yet. I'm sure there is though.... A new DoF would be short term, as the Rasmus AI will soon be released, using data analytics (adjusted for left-fieldness) and the transfer tombola across every facet of SR. 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints-til-i-die Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 They just can’t stick to a structure or plan at all can they! It’s so frustrating. The most successful clubs have a clear structure and plan. I would’ve assumed they had someone lined up but instead they can’t make up their mind about the way forward. They really don’t cover themselves in glory. Very amature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 3 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said: Oh shit, don't tell me Rasmus W. Ankersen is lining himself up for the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 7 hours ago, AlexLaw76 said: Not really anything to be gleaned from this. Bit unfair asking RM the question. The other explanation is simply that the owners haven’t shared their decision with him yet. RM is the manager, an employee, no reason for Rasmus & Co to involve him in the process, they’ll probably just tell him what’s decided, when they feel appropriate. Plus any decision might be dependent on which division we’re in next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 4 hours ago, Dark Munster said: Oh shit, don't tell me Rasmus W. Ankersen is lining himself up for the job. That’s the scary possibility!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Shot Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 7 hours ago, Badger said: Not really anything to be gleaned from this. Bit unfair asking RM the question. The other explanation is simply that the owners haven’t shared their decision with him yet. RM is the manager, an employee, no reason for Rasmus & Co to involve him in the process, they’ll probably just tell him what’s decided, when they feel appropriate. Plus any decision might be dependent on which division we’re in next season. If they don’t think it important that the manager is “onside” with the appointment of a DoF then they must be crazy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmes_and_Watson Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 11 hours ago, Badger said: Not really anything to be gleaned from this. Bit unfair asking RM the question. The other explanation is simply that the owners haven’t shared their decision with him yet. RM is the manager, an employee, no reason for Rasmus & Co to involve him in the process, they’ll probably just tell him what’s decided, when they feel appropriate. Plus any decision might be dependent on which division we’re in next season. The new DoF come in and promptly tells RM to ditch his possession game. Saints do a manager swap with Man Utd. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 12 hours ago, Badger said: Not really anything to be gleaned from this. Bit unfair asking RM the question. The other explanation is simply that the owners haven’t shared their decision with him yet. RM is the manager, an employee, no reason for Rasmus & Co to involve him in the process, they’ll probably just tell him what’s decided, when they feel appropriate. Plus any decision might be dependent on which division we’re in next season. Insane if you think this 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Should we go up then there would be a necessity for a lot of serious recruitment and without a DoF ready and waiting then we will be handicapped before the season gets underway. Not sure I understand the logic of SR's thinking on this if House's tweet has any substance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrice29 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 20 minutes ago, Fitzhugh Fella said: Should we go up then there would be a necessity for a lot of serious recruitment and without a DoF ready and waiting then we will be handicapped before the season gets underway. Not sure I understand the logic of SR's thinking on this if House's tweet has any substance. Alternatively a DOF with new ideas, ways of working and wanting to do a possible review of everything could slow us down. If a plan is in place and we've recruited in all positions to see that plan through then there's a valid arguement that should continue. Don't see the point in appointing someone for the sake of it either, just to say yes to everything. Wouldn't be shocked to see an internal appointment or slight reshuffle of duties. There's a lot to weigh up and I don't think it's quite as simple as "no new DOF = handicapping ourselves" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 1 hour ago, AlexLaw76 said: Insane if you think this What part of the post do you consider insane ? Since when have middle management (in want of another term) been engaged in selecting people above them ? This is not a dig at RM, any manager might find himself in the same boat. Fact is though, he’s been here a season, so it’s not as if he’s a MacMenemy, Wenger or Klopp who’s been at the club a decade, or best part of, and is part of the furniture that the operation revolves around. ( The tendency is for this to be less the case now than it used to). They might be foolish to take this approach but don’t see why they wouldn’t . SR recruitment has some form for falling into the foolish bracket after all ( Nathan Jones prime example). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 1 hour ago, Fitzhugh Fella said: Should we go up then there would be a necessity for a lot of serious recruitment and without a DoF ready and waiting then we will be handicapped before the season gets underway. Not sure I understand the logic of SR's thinking on this if House's tweet has any substance. As said in an earlier post, the decision on a DoF may hinge on which division we’re in next season. Clearly more attractive as a Premiership club. Unfortunately though there could be the inevitable waiting on our choice working his notice so as not to be available until after the summer window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Bates Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 (edited) .... Edited May 5 by Master Bates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakovnetski Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Potential Everton buyers 777 accused of fraud - https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/cprgxj4zlneo LOL at Everton though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Posted Sunday at 16:46 Share Posted Sunday at 16:46 Sport Republic end of Season scorecard. Southampton ⬆️ Göztepe ⬆️ Valenciennes ⬇️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted Sunday at 16:49 Share Posted Sunday at 16:49 1 minute ago, Nolan said: Sport Republic end of Season scorecard. Southampton ⬆️ Göztepe ⬆️ Valenciennes ⬇️ Valenciennes went down? They'll be good for betslips next season. The gap between ligue 2 and the national is gigantic, and they'll have a lot of money (relatively) behind them plus a few loans from us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristopheVAFC Posted Sunday at 21:02 Share Posted Sunday at 21:02 4 hours ago, Saint_clark said: Valenciennes went down? They'll be good for betslips next season. The gap between ligue 2 and the national is gigantic, and they'll have a lot of money (relatively) behind them plus a few loans from us. Yes, unfortunately, we've been relegated to the 3rd division. The SR management is planning to go straight back up next year. We'll probably have one of the biggest budgets in National 1 and we're already looking for the best players for next year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted Sunday at 21:14 Share Posted Sunday at 21:14 10 minutes ago, ChristopheVAFC said: Yes, unfortunately, we've been relegated to the 3rd division. The SR management is planning to go straight back up next year. We'll probably have one of the biggest budgets in National 1 and we're already looking for the best players for next year. I'm sorry buddy. You know we know how much it hurts. Hopefully we're generous with who we loan to you. Mara would probably bang in 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu Posted Sunday at 21:29 Share Posted Sunday at 21:29 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nolan Posted Tuesday at 07:25 Share Posted Tuesday at 07:25 (edited) So, hearing rumours on added investment coming. This is on Companies house for Sports Republic, updated on the 2nd of March. essentially, the company’s directors now have the authority to issue and allot shares, subject to specific conditions and nominal amounts, as outlined in the resolutions. Will be very interesting to see who, if anyone, takes up these potential shares. Edited Tuesday at 07:26 by Nolan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted Tuesday at 09:18 Share Posted Tuesday at 09:18 On 26/05/2024 at 22:36, Disco Stu said: Considering their relegation not the best idea to be posting this. Their fans in the replies not too happy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristopheVAFC Posted Tuesday at 10:14 Share Posted Tuesday at 10:14 (edited) 57 minutes ago, Saint_clark said: Considering their relegation not the best idea to be posting this. Their fans in the replies not too happy. Some of my colleagues are not very happy, not about your promotion to the Premier League, but about the fact that our club is talking about you rather than the future plans for our club for next season. Timeshare isn't necessarily popular in France or it hasn't often worked for other clubs (for example, Troyes and the City Group, who were relegated twice in two years)... Of course, going down is never a good thing, but we hadn't been in the 3rd division for 20 years before we joined. I think that just like our friends at Goztepe and you, our friends at Southampton, we'll have a much better season next year, with a real chance of going up. I certainly hope so! Edited Tuesday at 10:15 by ChristopheVAFC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted Tuesday at 10:26 Share Posted Tuesday at 10:26 Good interview post-match with Dragan - on Talksport (with Jim White) now. Impressed with his love of the club and plans. 'Tonight I am a really happy owner' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewYorkSaint Posted Tuesday at 11:49 Share Posted Tuesday at 11:49 I predict there will be a sea change attitude toward Sports Republic over the next couple years. Contrary to what others here feel (which may just possibly have been influenced by the pain of relegation), I think: - Rasmus and the Sports Republic team have an exciting strategy for this club - they're funded by a decent owner with a great combo of deep pockets and a willingness to delegate decision making - the network of clubs they're building will, over time, give us special strategic advantages in terms of the players we have access to - long-term investment in the academy will build on what is already great, and probably extend to other continents ensuring an exciting pipeline - they learn quickly from their mistakes and aren't afraid to course correct - they're in this for the long-term In the premier league, you're up against some clubs with insane levels of 'irrational' money... money spent purely for ego. It's so far from a level playing field, it's crazy. When someone's willing to risk £200m, and work like dogs to try to find a way to claim our own place there, I feel like they're entitled to a lot more respect than some have shown. Hopefully their successful appointment of Martin, and the immediate bounce-back, will turn the tide. Personally, I'm really looking forward to how they manage things this summer. Could be pretty exciting........... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Mulgrew Posted Tuesday at 14:19 Share Posted Tuesday at 14:19 2 hours ago, NewYorkSaint said: I predict there will be a sea change attitude toward Sports Republic over the next couple years. Contrary to what others here feel (which may just possibly have been influenced by the pain of relegation), I think: - Rasmus and the Sports Republic team have an exciting strategy for this club - they're funded by a decent owner with a great combo of deep pockets and a willingness to delegate decision making - the network of clubs they're building will, over time, give us special strategic advantages in terms of the players we have access to - long-term investment in the academy will build on what is already great, and probably extend to other continents ensuring an exciting pipeline - they learn quickly from their mistakes and aren't afraid to course correct - they're in this for the long-term In the premier league, you're up against some clubs with insane levels of 'irrational' money... money spent purely for ego. It's so far from a level playing field, it's crazy. When someone's willing to risk £200m, and work like dogs to try to find a way to claim our own place there, I feel like they're entitled to a lot more respect than some have shown. Hopefully their successful appointment of Martin, and the immediate bounce-back, will turn the tide. Personally, I'm really looking forward to how they manage things this summer. Could be pretty exciting........... Hello Henrik! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted Tuesday at 14:29 Share Posted Tuesday at 14:29 (edited) 4 hours ago, DT said: Good interview post-match with Dragan - on Talksport (with Jim White) now. Impressed with his love of the club and plans. 'Tonight I am a really happy owner' https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/24349450.every-word-southampton-owner-solak-said-new-interview/ Saints are back in the Premier League - how are you feeling? DS: I feel amazing. I'm so blessed to be part of the Southampton story. Obviously, I don't know that much football, but I'm trying to help with my experience, my knowledge and my energy. I found that with Russell Martin, with the players, with the board and even with all the fans, we can all share this kind of passion. I'm happy for me, but I'm so happy for all of them. It's amazing. This is a special club. Did you think that when you looked at the club at first? DS: Oh, yeah. Well, honestly, when I was offered the opportunity to take care of Saints, I did a lot of research, and everything I learned about Saints was so special. They are completely, I know, I'm a kid born in communist Yugoslavia who made his way into the world, and I love that they are fighting for what they want. They are fighting for their success. They are passionate, but also they are family club with beautiful supporters and I share their passion 100 per cent. Now you're in the Premier League, the thing is that you have to stay there? DS: Honestly, it's a 10-year plan, 10-year project, and we are just at the beginning. I'm glad that we had this sporting success. We'll try to capitalise on it, but we'll continue working on our long-term projects to make Saints a real, stable, forever Premier League club. For that, we need to do a lot with the enlargement of the stadium, with the enlargement of our commercial capacities, with many things we have to do. We are going to play with the biggest boys there are, and we are not afraid to play, but also I want to somehow provide the club the basis to be rightfully there. You know, you can always have a luck with one generation of great players. It can last for three or four years. You can make good money if you let them go somewhere else. But what we want to do is to create a real basis that Saints should rightfully think they're a Premier League club and actually aim for even more. Dragan, is it now so important to spend within your limitations? DS: I think that's super important because that gives some fairness to the whole game of sport and game of football. Obviously, we will look into our abilities. We'll try to spend to the maximum we can, but also we try to spend wisely. We'll try to continue developing young players, but also we also learned one thing. You cannot just have young players and focus on only player development. You need the leaders on the pitch. You need personalities who are able in games like this to find this 110 percent and to win the game. And you need a good owner. How do you describe yourself as an owner? Tonight, I'm a very happy owner, but most of the time, people, it's very funny, people ask me because we had some not so happy moments. Everybody asked me, what do you think now about your investment? And I always say, I really love it. And I can tell anybody, as long as you can afford it, it's a wonderful thing. But unfortunately, you have to be able to afford it. My day business is still going pretty well. So I'll try to help the Saints! But again, I think we have to stay within the smart environment of financial fair play and try to do most with the money that we put in. We don't just throw money in a basically careless way. Dragan, welcome back to the Premier League! DS: Thank you so much. It is so good. I told the guys from Championship, I really enjoyed the season. I think it's a great competition. I love the competition. I had so much fun. Obviously, I'm so happy we are back to the Premier League. But I really love the Championship as well. I think it's a bunch of unbelievable clubs and it's always a great weekend. Edited Tuesday at 14:30 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted Tuesday at 14:50 Share Posted Tuesday at 14:50 Apologies, just seen there's a separate thread on the Dragan interview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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