Lord Duckhunter

Yes

Yeah, I think it will . It’s not like it’s his only opportunity to play in a World Cup, there will be another in 4 years time, & Scotland are nailed on to qualify.

I thought his best role was the one Jones played him in during his short spell, he was probably the only player who actually did ok for him. I’d be ok with him being a “steady Eddie” sort of signing. Squad man, could sit in at Right back for the last 10, be 3rd or 4th choice in CM, or sitting in the 10 role when we’re winning and Azaz has run his race. Unlike others, I do think there’s a benefit of good pros being around the club & setting an example in regard to training properly & preparing properly, even if you’re on the bench. The issue is, you don’t pay those sort of players the money he’d want . IF he was a free, and was on bang average championship wages, it would be a yes from me, otherwise it’s a fucking great big, “Dear God no”.

You kept doing this with AR as well . Because you hung your hat on Baz & were constantly wrong about him, you tried to play down AR performances. You’re now doing it with this guy. Saying he’s “decent” for the championship, going on about his “mistakes”. The truth is both are 2 or 3 levels above Baz, and Peretz is actually a level above any keeper I’ve seen us play outside of the top flight. The upgrade from Baz to him, is probably the biggest jump in quality I’ve seen from a direct replacement in a Southampton shirt and I’m sure most supporters will agree.

Fucking hell, I’m really shocked things like this were going on . Those poor unfortunate birds, all they wanted to do was be glamour models & work for a porn baron, they can’t have suspected for one minute it was such a sleazy trade. Let’s hope the industry has cleaned up its act & have safeguards in place to stop the exploitation & objectification of innocent chicks trying to forge a career in the porn business

Are you for real? I know you can’t get over being wrong about Baz, but this is ridiculous. He’s a top championship player, and wouldn’t be out of place in the Premier league. I imagine most supporters would prefer him over Ramsdale given a choice.

Dopey

I put it in AI, so treat with caution. But it came back with this. Ultimately, while buying a player from another English academy helps you meet the Premier League's squad registration quotas, it does absolutely nothing special for your PSR balance sheet until that player has been at your club for years. For an immediate financial fix, clubs must sell the talent they grew themselves. If Southampton were to sell both players for the exact same amount right now, selling Shea Charles would be better for PSR than selling Caspar Jander. Even though neither came through Southampton's own academy, Charles is much more profitable on the accounts because of how long he has been at the club and how amortisation works. Here is the exact financial breakdown of why Charles gives the bigger PSR boost. The Math Behind Shea Charles • The Purchase: Southampton signed Charles from Manchester City's academy in July 2023 for an initial fee of £10.5m on a 4-year contract. • The Amortisation: His fee has been hitting the accounts at £2.625m per year (£10.5m divided by 4). • Current Book Value: Having been at the club for three full seasons, £7.875m of his fee has already been written off. His remaining book value on the balance sheet is just £2.625m. The Math Behind Caspar Jander • The Purchase: Southampton signed Jander from FC Nürnberg in August 2025 for a reported £10.4m on a 4-year contract. • The Amortisation: His fee hits the accounts at £2.6m per year (£10.4m divided by 4). • Current Book Value: Since he has only completed one season at St Mary's, only £2.6m has been written off. His remaining book value is still a hefty £7.8m. The Scenario: Selling both for £20 million If a club comes in and buys either player for £20m, here is what the PSR profit looks like on Southampton’s spreadsheet: $$ \text{PSR Profit} = \text{Sale Price} - \text{Remaining Book Value} $$ • Selling Shea Charles: £20m (Sale) - £2.625m (Book Value) = £17.375m PSR Profit • Selling Caspar Jander: £20m (Sale) - £7.8m (Book Value) = £12.2m PSR Profit The Verdict Selling Shea Charles nets Southampton roughly £5.175m more in PSR profit than selling Jander for the exact same fee. Because Charles has already run down most of his contract length, his remaining "book cost" is incredibly low, making his sale function much closer to the "pure profit" of a homegrown academy graduate. Jander, being a newer signing, still has too much unamortised transfer debt attached to his name.

I would have thought we’ve got a legitimate argument to say you either punish the club or the individual, not both. If a club plays an ineligible player, they get chucked out the cup competition, the manager who picked him, or the bod who didn’t register him don’t get a ban. Equally, if a player commits a doping offence, he gets banned, but the club don’t receive a sporting sanction as well. You never know with the FA, but I suspect we wouldn’t have gone balls out on backing Tonda if we thought there was a chance he’ll receive a lengthy ban.

I’m sure the fact he went through Man City’s academy means selling him will be better for the profit rules than selling Jander or someone else for the exact same fee. I’m not 100% sure as it’s complicated, but I think selling someone who came through an English academy does benefit the profitability more than a foreign one. Therefore it might be the case that selling 2 English players, would be the same as selling 3 foreign ones as far as PSR is concerned .

Fucking biased twats, gutter press. Had Middlesbrough signed a Bayern reserve keeper it would be all over the front pages…..

You’d hope they’ve had a steer from the FA, or have sound legal advice that he’s not getting a ban. The alternative is, it’s ST renewal time and they now seem to have pretty much everyone back onboard the bus. “ We wanted to keep him, but it was out of our hands, thanks for renewing”.

Peter Hitchens made a good point over the weekend, which just about sums up the state of plod nowadays. They were responding to a 999 call claiming racist abuse and a turban knocked off his head, they didn’t think they were attending a stabbing, or violent assault. 4 officers rushed to the scene, 4, for racist abuse and knocking off of a turban. If you’re burgled or mugged, you’re lucky to get one rocking up a day or 2 later. That’s the issue with modern day policing, priorities are all wrong and it comes from the top. These poor officers will be thrown to the wolves, but it’s senior officers & the establishment who have created the modern police “service”. They’re social workers in a uniform, not proper local coppers.

I used to watch it, then stopped watching it for the reasons given. Which was the exact point I made. Dopey

The more I think about it, the more questions arise. I can’t for the life of me believe his agent will advise playing in the World Cup as a free agent, not with his injury record. Of course he could could score 2 or 3 goals and boost his options off the back of it, but seriously, that maybe worth the risk if he’s Larin or Ivan Toney, but FFS, surely he won’t take that risk. Based on that, he’s either playing hardball to squeeze some more from us, or he’s got a watertight contract signed elsewhere, but not announced yet. What is the score with a medical, will he need one to get a new deal from us, I presume not. I can’t see Steve Clarke wanting him to go off for a medical, or the fall out if he fails it. Therefore based on this logic, and the fact there’s been no hint of interest elsewhere or no rumours of a medical, my confident prediction is a new Saints deal will be announced/ signed prior to Scotlands first game.