Katalinic

Perhaps we should hold a trialists trial to see if they can become trialists? Quite a few clubs do it, get in 20 odd at a time and see if any stand out. There must be hundreds of players out of work and I do agree with the other part of your post, Saints are a club that many players would love to come to. You may not drop down a division for Exeter, Yeovil etc but for Leeds, Saints, Norwich etc then I think we have a good chance of getting players of a calibre better than League 1. (Once everything is sorted out takeover-wise)

Exactly, the point of a trial is that it's errr...a trial. If he is useless we won't sign him - simple. If we gave him a 3 year contract on 10k a week without seeing him now that would be worth moaning about.

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~1712018,00.html

Newcastle made an offer for Claus the summer we got relegated. We turned it down.

"If we score another one we will go above Wolves" My Dad on November 19th 2005 at approximately 4.30pm and with Southampton leading Leeds 3-0 at SMS. We all know what happened next. Honourable mention also to him for "Don't let Beattie take it, he can't shoot" as he steps up to take a free-kick against Chelsea in last minute at The Dell. It flew into the top corner.

Actually I think you are right, as is Poke I believe - Forecast is on some long term 5 year contract as well I seem to recall.

Are they in white suits? Don't we already have Forecast Bart and Poke (sound like a firm of Accountants)?

"Make no mistake, we will be buying this football club"

Great cheese board - normally 20+ to choose from.

When the story first broke I would have agreed with you but the longer its gone on the more I think its about that fact that ultimately they simply didn't have the money.

http://www.southampton-mad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=452149 The "story" came from here. More likely that we become Road-Sea Southampton than Red Bull Southampton.

Ahh, you've seen that on southampton-mad too? Is it even worth posting a link?

I agree, even if things had been sorted, do you really think KD would have stayed and not gone to WHU?

I thought it was a Pharma company?

I agree and in retrospect it was inevitable that it would in order that a buyer can get the best deal they can. I still suspect Pinnacle have gone back to Fry to negotiate a better deal on the basis that a club with -10 points and no appeal is worth less than one with the right of appeal.

I'm not sure a blow up Peter Reid is much of a bargaining chip

I am not sure it is a tactical move - he has no other choice and it is getting desperate, expect a great deal of brinksmanship from all parties over the next few days.

Seems that way - the fact they are talking and didn't just walk away completely when they lost out on the exclusivity is a good sign that they are serious.

Should we feel relaxed then?

That's the hope I'm clinging to as well.

I wonder what there is to update? I hope its positive news, I can't see they would be called into a meeting to be told that they still haven't been paid.

I would take that to mean it is a more positive than negative article.........I hope!?

When Sky were at SMS last Friday the reporter stated that he had been told by Fry that the funds were in and they just waiting to resolve the legal sticking point that we now believe to be the -10 points appeal issue. I can't believe that Fry would have let it all get this far without having undertaken due diligence and seen proof of funds/received funds in a holding account.

Fatalistic.

And more to the point, Fry presumably has seen proof of funds? The mass hysteria on here is unbelieveable.