Window Cleaner Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 Has CA been sighted at SMS or Staplewood - apparently he's having a medical today for us!! I don't think they're done at any Saint's establishment; Thought it was down to a clinic somewhere or other..could be wrong.
Saint Samuel Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 Been talking to some more friends of Austin recently, apparently 6 clubs have a good chance of signing him, but we're not one of them. This weeks Hungerford rumour is Burnley, as apparently he is pally with Eddie Howe.
Crazy Diamond Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 Been talking to some more friends of Austin recently, apparently 6 clubs have a good chance of signing him, but we're not one of them. This weeks Hungerford rumour is Burnley, as apparently he is pally with Eddie Howe. Would make a great deal of sense. He trained with Bournemouth for all of pre-season, year before last, but they couldn't sign him owing to their transfer embargo. I can't imagine we were ever even remotely close to signing him, or ever will. Don't mind being proved wrong of course.
wild-saint Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 I have a feeling there will be an OS announcement @11.26pm this evening. I can feel it in my water.
gazd83 Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 Not claiming to be in the know but a friend is a pals of Austin's Dad and claims that he has had talks with both Burnley and Saints and at present prefers Saints.
Matthew Le God Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 Did you miss the 10 page thread about Charlie Austin a few threads down? http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?27307-Saints-close-in-on-Austin
S-Clarke Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 I'd imagine this will be merged or locked in a sec, but he'd probably prefer us as his family live here. I don't think he'd like to move too far away according to things I've heard in recent weeks.
johnsey Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 Is your mate a saints fan as that might influence his answer
trousers Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 Not claiming to be in the know but a friend is a pals of Austin's Dad and claims that he has had talks with both Burnley and Saints and at present prefers Saints. By the standards of this forum, that seems like 'ITK' territory to me...
trousers Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 Not claiming to be in the know but a friend is a pals of Austin's Dad and claims that he has had talks with both Burnley and Saints and at present prefers Saints. "Prefers Saints" as in the money is better or he prefers the set-up and prospects here?
gazd83 Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 It's still being negotiated. It's still down to the money.
hypochondriac Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 It's still being negotiated. It's still down to the money. What that saints want to pay Swindon? Or that saints want to pay Austin?
gazd83 Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 That is pretty much the limit of my knowledge on this one. A case of wait and see I suppose. Be nice to have some money from the sale of Oxo.
Matthew Le God Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 Be nice to have some money from the sale of Oxo. But the club has money even if it doesn't sell Chamberlain.
trousers Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 The Saints Twitter service has gone very quiet the last 48 hours. Usually a sign of some big news brewing. That is all.
hypochondriac Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 But the club has money even if it doesn't sell Chamberlain. Seriously you are getting boring now.
sfc4prem Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 The Saints Twitter service has gone very quiet the last 48 hours. Usually a sign of some big news brewing. That is all. Chambo leaving?
JustMike Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 Seriously you are getting boring now. and you're not?
wild-saint Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 Ive heard today from someone fairly close to the club that austin was having a medical today (not gordon watson ). However i know for absolute 100% fact that the club have released the odd bit of false news in order to try and weed out the leaks from employees. so its either true or absolute ******** so im personally swaying towards ****** at the moment. i will stay up until 11.26pm just in case.
saint_bert Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 The saints page on Facebook (I know I know) just put that Swindons local radio saying Austin will sign for us in the next 24 hours.
Saint Charlie Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 Is the Mackail-Smith link one of these smokescreen false links? Could be but ultimately if we sign good players then I don't mind how it all comes about.
S-Clarke Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 The saints page on Facebook (I know I know) just put that Swindons local radio saying Austin will sign for us in the next 24 hours. i thought saints took that page down?
saint_bert Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 i thought saints took that page down? Dont think its an official one.
madruss Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 Ive heard today from someone fairly close to the club that austin was having a medical today (not gordon watson ). However i know for absolute 100% fact that the club have released the odd bit of false news in order to try and weed out the leaks from employees. so its either true or absolute ******** so im personally swaying towards ****** at the moment. i will stay up until 11.26pm just in case. Oh dear. This bit of knowledge could open the floodgates for wannabe ITKers. Every crap bit of 'insider knowledge' that turns out to be BS can now be dismissed as 'oh well it must have been ****** leaked by the club on purpose"
Saint Charlie Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 Ive heard today from someone fairly close to the club that austin was having a medical today (not gordon watson ). However i know for absolute 100% fact that the club have released the odd bit of false news in order to try and weed out the leaks from employees. so its either true or absolute ******** so im personally swaying towards ****** at the moment. i will stay up until 11.26pm just in case. He was training at Swindon today, double session- no Saints medical!!
Saints foreva Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 The saints page on Facebook (I know I know) just put that Swindons local radio saying Austin will sign for us in the next 24 hours. Nothing on the Swindon forum so I suspect this matey was talking ********.
saint_bert Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 Nothing on the Swindon forum so I suspect this matey was talking ********. I thought so, just thought id add to the pile.
hypochondriac Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 and you're not? I just find excessive pedantry extremely grating.
wild-saint Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 Oh dear. This bit of knowledge could open the floodgates for wannabe ITKers. Every crap bit of 'insider knowledge' that turns out to be BS can now be dismissed as 'oh well it must have been ****** leaked by the club on purpose" Thats true. all staff have been warned about confidentiality and i know of at least one person who has fallen foul of this stand. theres plenty of gossip from people close but it seems nailed on info is closely guarded. its a shame as in previous regimes information was free flowing.
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 I wouldn't be surprised if we've made enquiries for both Mackail-Smith and Austin to register our interest but, if we do sign one, the other will be filed in the 'Elliott Ward' folder...
trousers Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 i know for absolute 100% fact that the club have released the odd bit of false news in order to try and weed out the leaks from employees. Blimey...first time in 5 years one of my conspiracy theories has turned out to be true! Good work Mr Cortese. I like your style. There again, perhaps it's a double bluff from the club? i.e. Telling people they are putting rumours out there when in fact it's all true...hmmmm...,
David Strover Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 I have - he works 'king hard for his goals runs all over the pitch, makes space and if he gets a half chance inside the penalty yard box it'll be on target 99 times out of 100. Believe me if he doesn't bite off more than can chew (straight into the Premiership) and signs for the right team he will continue to score goals. As for him being a complete cock - well let's be honest that doesn't put him an exclusive club when it comes to professional footballers does it? For the record I can't see him signing for Saints unless he's on a huge wedge and he has some agreement in his contract where the club will let him go if a larger or 'higher up' club comes in for him. Even then I think no.
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 comment by STFC69 (U14334950) posted 3 Hours Ago Austin signing will be announced tomorrow 1.7 million so you got your wish. This from the Saints threads on 606; probably more BS tho.
gazd83 Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 But the club has money even if it doesn't sell Chamberlain. This is true..supposedly. But, in the current financial climate I can't see the club splashing the cash like some would like them to do. It seems to me that it is now a club that is run very efficiently etc.
S-Clarke Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 At least swindon fans have a sense of humour ''Don't shoot the messenger but a reliable source who normally gets this sort of **** right says that Austin is going to join either Arsenal, Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Stoke City, Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, Wigan Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers Barnsley, Bristol City, Burnley, Cardiff City, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Doncaster Rovers, Harlem Globetrotters, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Leicester City, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth, Preston North End, Queens Park Rangers, Reading, S****horpe United, Sheffield United, Swansea City, Watford, Southampton or Celtic. Deal should be concluded by Wednesday.''
saint_bert Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 At least swindon fans have a sense of humour ''Don't shoot the messenger but a reliable source who normally gets this sort of **** right says that Austin is going to join either Arsenal, Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Blackburn Rovers, Blackpool, Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, Everton, Fulham, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United, Stoke City, Sunderland, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, Wigan Athletic, Wolverhampton Wanderers Barnsley, Bristol City, Burnley, Cardiff City, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Derby County, Doncaster Rovers, Harlem Globetrotters, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Leeds United, Leicester City, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Norwich City, Nottingham Forest, Portsmouth, Preston North End, Queens Park Rangers, Reading, S****horpe United, Sheffield United, Swansea City, Watford, Southampton or Celtic. Deal should be concluded by Wednesday.'' This is rubbish. The Skates could never afford him!
hypochondriac Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 This is true..supposedly. But, in the current financial climate I can't see the club splashing the cash like some would like them to do. It seems to me that it is now a club that is run very efficiently etc. He knows this but that is now the fourth time today he has made that point.
Appy Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 Is this guy actually any good? His goalscoring record and the few games I have seen him in suggests he is.
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 This is rubbish. The Skates could never afford him! Oh yes they can, and they will if you issue such a damning statement as that!
Badger Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 If he is to sign for us in the next 24hours then expect a 2326hrs announcement on the OS tonight. If not, it might be 2326hrs tomorrow.
madruss Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 If he is to sign for us in the next 24hours then expect a 2326hrs announcement on the OS tonight. If not, it might be 2326hrs tomorrow. I remember the good old days when everything was announced on a Friday, and at a reasonable hour!
dronskisaint Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 This is rubbish. The Skates could never afford him! Never stopped them in the past!
AussieDog Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 This is rubbish. The Skates could never afford him! .... but (Sheffield) Wednesday weren't even on the list! (har har)
sfc4prem Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 There must be something happening judging by all these rumours and ITK claims from Swindon fans... No smoke without fire n all that
kpturner Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 He was training at Swindon today, double session- no Saints medical!!A double training session with Swindon still leaves 5 hours to travel to Suddampton and have a cough while somebody gropes his nuts! HTH
saint_bert Posted 24 January, 2011 Posted 24 January, 2011 Never stopped them in the past! How foolish of me to forget their previous dealings.
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