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Absurdistan
Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
in Other Football and Sports
Got to feel sorry for the Saints fans. The fire sale of all fire sales.

Summer 2014
COMPLETED INS
Graziano Pelle Feyenoord Undisclosed
Dusan Tadic FC Twente £10.9m
COMPLETED OUTS
Mauricio Pochettino (manager) Tottenham (?)
Lee Barnard Southend United Free
Danny Fox Nottingham Forest Free
Adam Lallana Liverpool £25.0m
Rickie Lambert Liverpool £4.0m
Luke Shaw Manchester United £27.0m
Strongly rumoured OUTS
Calum Chambers Arsenal £16.0m
Dejan Lovren Liverpool £20.0m
Morgan Schneiderlin Tottenham £27.0m

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  • smiffyboy
    smiffyboy Posts: 4,314
    Relegation battle pending I think
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,127
    Well, they wouldn't be where they are had they not gone into admin.
  • All_Thaid_Up
    All_Thaid_Up Posts: 2,293
    Calum Chambers is interesting, if he goes for 10m+ , it gives us an idea of how much Gomez will be worth if he plays well this season.

    I think this will be the future CH partnership for England
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 26,127
    16m for Chambers to Arsenal.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,037
    Perhaps with all that money they could pay back the debts they defaulted on a few years ago ?
  • Cardinal Sin
    Cardinal Sin Posts: 5,233
    No sympathy in the circumstances....
  • shine166
    shine166 Posts: 13,921
    The Red Robin said:

    Well, they wouldn't be where they are had they not gone into admin.


    Karma
  • All_Thaid_Up
    All_Thaid_Up Posts: 2,293
    I feel for the fans, they build a good side under a good manager and then it's goes to shit. They don't need the money, but it does look like the people in charge want to cash out now
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,108
    They seem to be doing ok in the PSF's. 4 wins and no goals conceded. Unlike us ... :0(
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    Do they have a manager yet?
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  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,156
    edited July 2014
    All_Thaid_Up said:

    I feel for the fans, they build a good side under a good manager and then it's goes to shit. They don't need the money, but it does look like the people in charge want to cash out now

    Could be true. Could also be the same situation we had with Parker. Contracts mean nothing if players want their "dream" move. With all the money available for staying in the prem, cashing in would seem an extremely short term strategy?
  • pettgra
    pettgra Posts: 1,572
    Amongst all the jokes flying around; apparently Betty the Tea Lady is the next one to go.
  • pettgra
    pettgra Posts: 1,572
    The_President said:

    Do they have a manager yet?

    Ronald Koeman is the one with the poisoned chalice.
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,982
    Koeman must surely be allowed to spent some of that money? Can't believe he would have taken the job otherwise.
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,248
    Maybe all the local businesses that got bent over when they went into administration can be paid back now then?
  • Carter
    Carter Posts: 14,248
    More chance of them helping Portsmouth out
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,601
    shine166 said:

    The Red Robin said:

    Well, they wouldn't be where they are had they not gone into admin.


    Karma
    Have they sold him too?
  • vff
    vff Posts: 6,881
    Blimey that is a lot of money to take in. Maybe Roland should take note that if he is going to make any money from the Academy that he is only going to really do that from the Premiership, where you can get full value.
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,276
    Can't believe Lee Barnard was still there!
  • GretnaGreenAddick
    GretnaGreenAddick Posts: 3,085
    Can't feel too much sympathy for them, for two reasons the dodgy admin situation and the fact every Southampton fan i have met since living down south again on their doorstep, has had the Premiership arrogance & said something like "what league are Charlton in" when i mention who i support.

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  • Vincenzo
    Vincenzo Posts: 2,911
    The rewards of putting together a successful side for a smaller club is to be picked off by the Sky Six. Keeps the cartel going.
  • Athletico Charlton
    Athletico Charlton Posts: 14,276
    The first post has to be the RD dream surely. £60M pa minimum TV money, say £25M of 'other' turnover plus £120M sales proceeds. £205M total turnover. Must be £100M + profit for one year in that. Happy days for an owner, especially if there are enough lads coming through to keep you up?
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    What is going on down there? Whats the reason for this?
    Huge mount of money coming in, and not a lot being spent.
  • NomadicAddick
    NomadicAddick Posts: 2,114
    Absurdistan said:

    Got to feel sorry for the Saints fans. The fire sale of all fire sales.

    Summer 2014
    COMPLETED INS
    Graziano Pelle Feyenoord Undisclosed
    Dusan Tadic FC Twente £10.9m
    COMPLETED OUTS
    Mauricio Pochettino (manager) Tottenham (?)
    Lee Barnard Southend United Free
    Danny Fox Nottingham Forest Free
    Adam Lallana Liverpool £25.0m
    Rickie Lambert Liverpool £4.0m
    Luke Shaw Manchester United £27.0m
    Strongly rumoured OUTS
    Calum Chambers Arsenal £16.0m
    Dejan Lovren Liverpool £20.0m
    Morgan Schneiderlin Tottenham £27.0m

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    Surely that team would be better suited to 4-3-2-1 ?
  • DRAddick
    DRAddick Posts: 3,588
    edited July 2014
    No sympathy what so ever for club or fans. They took the admin option then mysteriously found loads of money for players. The two Southampton fans who posted on here had no shame and didn't have a problem with what they did. Hope it all goes tits up for them.
  • BigRedEvil
    BigRedEvil Posts: 11,071
    Fees in the Pl are ridiculous. I imagine teams in Germany Spain etc can't believe how much English clubs spend on average talent.

    Toni Kroos cost less than Lallana
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,323
    Wasnt it Southampton who thought that they could squeeze round the rules and went into Administration after they'd been relegated from the Championship thinking they'd receive the 10-point deduction for that season..? - At the end of the day was only the Football League being switched on that the deduction came into effect the following year
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    And now Rodriguez and Schneiderlin too...
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28534458
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,372
    edited July 2014
    We have some kind souls on here don't we?

    No matter how much you want it to go tits up for them - it won't. They have an extra £100 million in the bank an even if they go down they will still be raking in money from parachute payments.

    I think it is quite a shame. Forgetting the admin stuff, Saints are one of the few teams who have organically put together a side with a League One core, added some incredible English academy talent to their first team and become a resounding Premier League success.

    This unfortunately demonstrates that getting to the Premier League really isn't that glamorous for the hardcore football fan anymore. The ceiling is so low....what can you really achieve? 7th/8th placed at best. Whoopie.

    Of course I would love to see us get back there, but at the same time I don't envy the clubs who are there who quickly lose their soul and just make up the numbers so teenagers in Malaysia, Pakistan etc can tune in to watch Chelsea and Man United each week.
  • JohnBoyUK
    JohnBoyUK Posts: 9,020
    I cant believe how many they've let go. Even if they spend all that money bringing in replacements, its a huge risk to see if they all gel.

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