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"Absolutely buzzing!!!"... ...this is the speculation thread isn't it?...

Massively reading between the lines of his little brothers last tweet.

Scott Sinclair is totally on the way...

Their CEO went to business school in Switzerland.

31, from Hythe, New Forest. Now living in Wandsworth and working as a Web Developer in Victoria. I THINK my first game was Everton at home, 14th August 1993.

...because twitter.

They might do with a contractor? They certainly look to accumulate a pool of talent that they will look to push to some of their regular recruiters?

I'm guessing nobody who has contributed to this thread is a recruitment agent?...

The club did make a dedicated Japanese language Twitter feed. I'd say that was fairly indicative? @SouthamptonFCJP

Always been my opinion, I'm not a club spokesperson?

Haha, you can be as facetious as you want. I've already explained that clubs like Madrid's heritage for excellence and success have been established a long time ago. We on the other hand, have been a bit anonymous, but for an FA cup win and a final appearance. We've got a tough task to make ourselves known in a market what will be the life blood of the sport for the not so distant future. We need all the help we can get, and in my opinion, the players we've brought in and the kit colour for our return to the top flight, broadcast around the world, on Asian TV's have been chosen for that purpose. Just my opinion.

Yes, with a red centre piece.

You've seen the Japanese flag, right?...

They're not trying to leverage more from their position, they've already got the audience. Cardiff have the same idea as us. Edit: Chelsea are touring Asia, and they're not doing it to for the food... http://www.chelseafc.com/pre-season-tour-article/article/3066844/title/asia-tour-2013-announced

It means, you need to adapt to survive. The colour Red is a really big deal in Asia and there's no coincidence the how popular those clubs are outside of the UK, especially in the emerging markets like China. We have money now, but we have to rely on the financial backing of the Liebherrs, which won't last forever. So if we want this to continue, we need to accept that some things need to change in order to help create a sustainable infrastructure. Creating a following in Asia should massively help revenue from shirt sales alone. I don't think it's any coincidence that we've seen Tadanari Lee and Yoshida arrive at the club and the introduction of a solid red shirt (Liverpool and Man Utd like) either. So, in a nutshell, I think we should be more accommodating in the management's ideas to help progress the club as a brand and ultimately help ensure that there's a long term future for us in the top flight. I definitely would give up wearing stripes if it meant no more heartbreaking relegation and financial woes. ... plus stripes make me look fat.

He's playing a blinder! Croppers defence though...

Disregard the future, for the sake of the past and you will go nowhere.

So many toys to pick up off the floor...

His goals per game in the Championship are only a little bit behind Lambert's (0.54 to 0.6), and that was with a 20th finishing S****horpe side? He also outscored Billy Sharp and Andy Carroll that season, and we all know what happened to them?

Didn't they sponsor Cities that they fly to?

I think they use 'loyalty payments' in Football Manager to simplify this?

I'm pretty sure that normal employment law comes in to force. The player has a fixed term contract of employment with the club? This can obviously be settled, but I would say that the transfer fee is only partly going back to the club. Page 98 of The Secret Footballer: "financially, there is a fortune to be made in the premier league just by moving clubs, and it works like this; as long as a player doesn't officially ask to leave his current club, he is legally entitled to the remainder of the value of his contract (this is nullified if you hand in a transfer request)." ...which also why you get so much unofficial 'come get me' stories in the press.

Not to complicate things, but I believe that unless a player requests a transfer, the selling club has to pay off the remainder of contract? That's where the majority of transfer fees go, and will effect what you're discussing here. source: The Secret Footballer.

Oscar Gobern?

Lotus Cars and Lotus F1 (Genii Capital) are separate entirely as far as I know?