skings80 Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 I have just spoken to NC this morning outside the ticket office about 7:40 and he confirmed there will be money to spend if required!!!
Pilchards Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 I have just spoken to NC this morning outside the ticket office about 7:40 and he confirmed there will be money to spend if required!!! Well he has your season ticket money for starters. To me that means nothing, If you sell Oxy then you have money, It's what you do with it that counts.
Turkish Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 I have just spoken to NC this morning outside the ticket office about 7:40 and he confirmed there will be money to spend if required!!! Do you really think he would say there isn't and we are skint?
skings80 Posted 1 July, 2011 Author Posted 1 July, 2011 Well he has your season ticket money for starters. To me that means nothing, If you sell Oxy then you have money, It's what you do with it that counts. He also said have more faith in the current squad, we will only bring new faces in if they are better than what we already have.
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 He also said have more faith in the current squad, we will only bring new faces in if they are better than what we already have. Which could be translated as 'don't expect to see any new faces soon...'
slickmick Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 He also said have more faith in the current squad, we will only bring new faces in if they are better than what we already have. You can read that a number of ways. My interpretation is we won't be bringing anyone in for the immediate future. Did you ask him if he has stepped up his plans to build a sell out 45000 stadium ?
saint_bert Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 In all honesty what did you expect him to say, to a customer about to spend cash on his product? That there is no cash, will be no signings so don't bother with that transaction sir?! C'mon fella
skings80 Posted 1 July, 2011 Author Posted 1 July, 2011 You can read that a number of ways. My interpretation is we won't be bringing anyone in for the immediate future. Did you ask him if he has stepped up his plans to build a sell out 45000 stadium ? didnt ask but we shall see.
SaintRichmond Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 I have just spoken to NC this morning outside the ticket office about 7:40 and he confirmed there will be money to spend if required!!! He meant Nick Illingsworth, not Nick Cortese
SaintRichmond Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 I have just spoken to NC this morning outside the ticket office about 7:40 and he confirmed there will be money to spend if required!!![/QUOTE] ONLY from the Sale of OXO, NOTHING from the "Leibherr Fund"
Wade Garrett Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 I have just spoken to NC this morning outside the ticket office about 7:40 and he confirmed there will be money to spend if required!!![/QUOTE] ONLY from the Sale of OXO, NOTHING from the "Leibherr Fund" How do you know that? I bet you used to root around your parents bedroom at the end of October and threw a paddy if you couldn't find any Christmas presents.
Glasgow_Saint Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 was it definitly NC or just a guy that looked like him?
OldNick Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 He also said have more faith in the current squad, we will only bring new faces in if they are better than what we already have. in other words, he thinks the squad in general is good enough and doesnt need much strengthening. Perhaps we will have to wait until jan to see if we really want to go up again or try and save our spot in this league.
SaintRichmond Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 i can assure you it was NC!!! How ?? Did he have a season ticket in his hand ?? If not, it was NI
St_Tel49 Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 He also said have more faith in the current squad, we will only bring new faces in if they are better than what we already have. That is my feeling.
thorpie the sinner Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 He also said have more faith in the current squad, we will only bring new faces in if they are better than what we already have. Thats the baby! we are being set up for the disappointment!! we need fast fast striker, creative midfielder and brick cm without doubt!
SaintRichmond Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 How do you know that? I bet you used to root around your parents bedroom at the end of October and threw a paddy if you couldn't find any Christmas presents. Fraid not, my Dad did not leave his name, and I was raised by Foster parents ( not the lager)
S-Clarke Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 This forum is now overrun by spoilt brats. Pretty much.
St_Tel49 Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 Do you really think he would say there isn't and we are skint? Whatever he said you would have found a suitably negative slant to put on it.
Joensuu Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 Why is a negative slant placed upon every sniff of news? Seriously, we have demonstrated spending muscle in the past, and no doubt, we will demonstrate it again. We will not go advertising our spending power. We equally won't go about buying average players or paying too much.
S-Clarke Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 Adkins just said no bids for Chamberlain and significant bid for Sharp accepted. There is money. I'm sure it'll be spent this summer. I'm also sure the moaning will never stop. Let's face it, we've spent a fortune for a lower league club, employed championship players on championship wages in League 1, got promoted, but apparently we don't spend enough? I'm completely against this spending = success argument anyway. Far rather a good manager with some time than a poor manager with plenty of money. Totally agree with everything you say there. As we've seen with M'Boro last season, they spent £12m - they finished bottom half. Swansea barley spent a penny, but kept a squad together for years and built on the momentum.
Matthew Le God Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 BBC's Tony Husband #Saintsfc Chelsea accept Southampton offer for Jack Cork.
paris Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 Ahhhh......let the party begin , for the non moaners of course ....
Wes Tender Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 was it definitly NC or just a guy that looked like him? I think it might have been Turkish. He looks a lot like Nicola.
Matthew Le God Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 With the Cork and Sharp bids, it shows at least £4m is available on transfer fees.
Turkish Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 Whatever he said you would have found a suitably negative slant to put on it. again, negative or realistic? Would Cortese stand there and say "no we are skint and have no money"? I didn't say we dont have money.
Glasgow_Saint Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 I think it might have been Turkish. He looks a lot like Nicola. If thats Turkish in his own avatar - then youre right he looks quite like him!
Glasgow_Saint Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 BBC's Tony Husband #Saintsfc Chelsea accept Southampton offer for Jack Cork. Is that from today MLG?
S-Clarke Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 Is that from today MLG? Adkins confirmed it in the press Conf. which makes me believe we're pretty close to annoucing it....(we're the only club to have a bid accepted as well, so he's got no one else to talk to)
Glasgow_Saint Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 Adkins confirmed it in the press Conf. which makes me believe we're pretty close to annoucing it....(we're the only club to have a bid accepted as well, so he's got no one else to talk to) Yes. Nice one I think he would be a cracking signing
hughieslastminutegoal Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 I would have agreed before, but he's not a man who'd bid £3.25m for a player BEFORE selling Chamberlain, if we had no money. Before the deal was announced, anything could happen, he could get injured badly, they could pull out, and our finances would be stuffed. We offered £3.25m because it was available. I think any Chamberlain deals are completely separate. Is it beyond the realms of possibility that he bid in the expectation of getting that money and made the bid conditional on getting it? Just a thought.
egg Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 Is it beyond the realms of possibility that he bid in the expectation of getting that money and made the bid conditional on getting it? Just a thought. And there's the conspiracy theory. In theory it's possible I suppose. Just like in theory the USA could have been responsible for 9/11, or that man didn't land on the moon. Ffs, can't people just focus on what was a very positive press conference.
skintsaint Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 Cork isnt good enough. We should be buying players of Riises class which we have been linked with in the respectable tabloids.
Doctoroncall Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 (edited) Adkins just said no bids for Chamberlain and significant bid for Sharp accepted. There is money. I'm sure it'll be spent this summer. I'm also sure the moaning will never stop. Let's face it, we've spent a fortune for a lower league club, employed championship players on championship wages in League 1, got promoted, but apparently we don't spend enough? I'm completely against this spending = success argument anyway. Far rather a good manager with some time than a poor manager with plenty of money. Agree, it'll make a nice change to see a progressive squad over the years by keeping the best and adding to it through the youth development and sound purchases. In the past I think there were an average of 10-12 changes (in's and out's) in the squad per year. That's certainly changed. I also think there is some over-analysis of any communications from the club or media. Edited 1 July, 2011 by Doctoroncall in's and out's
Mowgli Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 Cork clearly is good enough - as evidenced by his loan spell with Burnley last season. As for Riise, well he was good once but not so sure now. More importantly I do not think we will see Saints signing players 30+ of age. It just does not fit with the build for the future philosophy. I may be wrong but signing younger players like Cork who will only get better seems the right move for me.
Matthew Le God Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 As for Riise, well he was good once but not so sure now. He was a regular for a team that came 6th in Serie A last season.
S-Clarke Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 Cork clearly is good enough - as evidenced by his loan spell with Burnley last season. As for Riise, well he was good once but not so sure now. More importantly I do not think we will see Saints signing players 30+ of age. It just does not fit with the build for the future philosophy. I may be wrong but signing younger players like Cork who will only get better seems the right move for me. Don't agree with that at all. He'd walk into every championship team, and quite a few premiership teams. He's not the ''top level'' player he once was, but we're not playing at the top level so he'd be a great asset. You can't pass up the oppertunity to sign quality like Riise, and you can't rely just on youth. Look what happend the last time we tried that!!
Mowgli Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 Thats the baby! we are being set up for the disappointment!! we need fast fast striker, creative midfielder and brick cm without doubt! Not so sure. We have 4 decent strikers on the books +Forte who can play there. We have Seabourne and Martin as good back ups at centre back. Midfielder would be nice though. I think this idea about having faith in the current squad is a good thought. They did get us promotion and are obviously good enough to keep us up in the Championship. Remember it was never essental we go up to the PL this year. Some would say that is too soon. So I see nothing wrong in running with the current squad till Christmas and then see if we need to strengthen either to bid for the playoffs or (heaven forbid) to protect our Championship status. Controlled development around a settled squad is a pretty good strategy. This season will almost certainly see another star emerge from the youth ranks. Jack Stephens maybe or Luke Shaw?
hughieslastminutegoal Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 And there's the conspiracy theory. In theory it's possible I suppose. Just like in theory the USA could have been responsible for 9/11, or that man didn't land on the moon. Ffs, can't people just focus on what was a very positive press conference. Why is what I merely allowed for as a sensible business possibility a conspiracy?
sambosa75 Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 Which could be translated as 'don't expect to see any new faces soon...' So if you had a Porsche, you'd trade it in for a Volvo? I think it means, if we can't replace a player in our team with a better one, we won't.
saintsmike25 Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 No offense but Riise despite his past exploits would command huge wages and is getting much older, whilst Cork is improving and can play in the Premiership as he showed for Burnley and would be a leading midfielder in the championship. And would stay around much longer than a Riise who would just be a bit of an old mercanary, living on past Liverpool exploits. What would Riise actually bring to the team that we don't have already? Surely what we need is another CM, a new CB to replace the aging Jaidi to partner Fonte and a pacy striker to compliment the likes of Lambert and Barnard. We're so far going for two of those options with Maynard/Sharp bids plus the Cork bid being accepted. I'm very happy with what we're doing in this window.
TopGun Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 No offense but Riise despite his past exploits would command huge wages and is getting much older, whilst Cork is improving and can play in the Premiership as he showed for Burnley and would be a leading midfielder in the championship. And would stay around much longer than a Riise who would just be a bit of an old mercanary, living on past Liverpool exploits. What would Riise actually bring to the team that we don't have already? Surely what we need is another CM, a new CB to replace the aging Jaidi to partner Fonte and a pacy striker to compliment the likes of Lambert and Barnard. We're so far going for two of those options with Maynard/Sharp bids plus the Cork bid being accepted. I'm very happy with what we're doing in this window. Spot on. Riise would be a waste of money.
saintsmike25 Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 I did make a bit of a mistake with the Sharp signing, i don't think we need him, although Maynard would be a great option. I think we're gonna be loaning a couple of decent players this season too.
S-Clarke Posted 1 July, 2011 Posted 1 July, 2011 But Riise would very likely be a loan deal anyway, so Roma would cough up most of the wages.
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