Fitzhugh Fella Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 We must have a decent transfer fund, 7m on an striker who hasn't played top flight football is a hell of a risk if its a large potion of the fund. Yeah we know he is decent in the championship, but if he flops its a large amount of money to be invested on one position if other postions need strengthening too. Two words to counter your argument RON DAVIES
Turkish Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 Burnley are turning into our feeder club We are doing to them what Stoke did to us. Burnley are the Southampton. FACT
SuperSAINT Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 Burnley are turning into our feeder club Let's get J-Rod over the line, then get Trippier in.
Turkish Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 From their forum... "Well I happen to think he will be a complete centre forward in a couple of years time. Will take time to settle but a far better player than Steven Fletcher and look what we got for him. We're in another tricky position selling our prize asset but needing the ready cash." I'll take my mates view over he Burnley forum. Afterall if you trusted Internet mong boards Hooliveld is the worst centre half to ever play football and if you read this one most of our team should currently be with the England squad and Antonio is the new John Barnes!
beavis17 Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 (edited) I'll take my mates view over he Burnley forum. Afterall if you trusted Internet mong boards Hooliveld is the worst centre half to ever play football and if you read this one most of our team should currently be with the England squad and Antonio is the new John Barnes! It seemed like a balanced view so that's why I chose it. Of course your mate is likely to give a more reliable view but we don't all have friends from that are Burnley supporters! Edited 29 May, 2012 by beavis17
Turkish Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 Does your mate think he's rubbish then? It was a positive comment that I posted... See post 672. Just saying I'd trust a view of someone I know who knows what he's on about and actually goes to games over a poster on mong board, although of course I am judging them by SWF standards of course.
Winchester Red Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 I think the chaplow to Burnley link is a red herring It is a midfielder but the whisper I've heard is actually Hammond
beavis17 Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 See post 672. Just saying I'd trust a view of someone I know who knows what he's on about and actually goes to games over a poster on mong board, although of course I am judging them by SWF standards of course. Yeah I know. I edited my post above just before. Bit of a 'whoosh' moment!
Saint Lindford Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 Agree with Turkish, I have a very good mate who is a Clarets fans and he rates him very highly.
alpine_saint Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 Not sure I am too convinced with our first signing being J-Rod, in terms of overall transfer strategy. 6.5 - 7m must consititute the bulk of our transfer budget, and for me central defence, CM and RM are a higher priority.
Armchair Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 Couldn't disagree with you more, JR is a VERY bright prospect and will very soon if not straight away be one of the most important players at our club (if he signs). Try to remember he's still in his very early twenties & already has a very rounded game. Let's face it most of us thought 12-15 mill for one of our brightest ever stars was a fair price. I am not denying he is a good player but 6.5 million upfront is pricey. If Burnley's inflated value was based on him being a 'bright prospect' then surely less money upfront with add ons based on appearances in both PL and for England would be more realistic fee structure. Saints did well from the Ox deal.
Pugwash Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 Also have a mate who's a Burnley fan. Rates him very highly. As for being the bulk of our transfer budget, strikers always come in more expensive, so CM and RM should also be achievable with prudent buying.
Matthew Le God Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 6.5 - 7m must consititute the bulk of our transfer budget. On what is that based?
Mattio Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 If we buy him for 7M do you think it'll be disclosed, so we can finally have a new record transfer spend?
Matthew Le God Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 If we buy him for 7M do you think it'll be disclosed, so we can finally have a new record transfer spend? If undisclosed at Saints end, I think Burnley will let it slip in order to justify it to their fanbase. Especially as new joint chairman have only just been appointed and this will be seen as their first actions whilst in charge.
Turkish Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 Not sure I am too convinced with our first signing being J-Rod, in terms of overall transfer strategy. 6.5 - 7m must consititute the bulk of our transfer budget, and for me central defence, CM and RM are a higher priority. How much Is our budget Alps?
The Cat Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 Not sure I am too convinced with our first signing being J-Rod, in terms of overall transfer strategy. 6.5 - 7m must consititute the bulk of our transfer budget, and for me central defence, CM and RM are a higher priority. Why must it constitute the bulk of our transfer budget? And why does it matter what order we try to sign players in? For all we know we have put in bids for other players that haven't yet come to light.
MarkSFC Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 This will be a great signing if indeed it does go through. When is the last time that Saints signed a player who is in his early 20's, highly regarded and whom some people think has the potential to play for England? If you think about it £7m+ for a player who has scored 40 in 121 games at a young age is pretty good. The price reflects mainly potential and so if you compare to AOC at £12-15m depending on who you believe, he is certainly better than half as good as AOC, especially if in 2 or 3 years they are leading the England line together. Very smart business if NC and NA can get this done.....1 or 2 more of a similar ilk would would be just great!!!
Thedelldays Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 How much Is our budget Alps? alpine is nearly already at "well that is that" stage
Lighthouse Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 On what is that based? We're back in the Premier League and we're trying to sign a 22 year old England U21 who was one of the Championship's top scorers last season. Come on, he's got to put a pointless negative slant on it somehow, even if it is factually incorrect.
MarkSFC Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 Not sure I am too convinced with our first signing being J-Rod, in terms of overall transfer strategy. 6.5 - 7m must consititute the bulk of our transfer budget, and for me central defence, CM and RM are a higher priority. Here we go again...Mr clueless is back....making assumptions based on his own detached theories. I was enjoying this forum again for a while!!
Turkish Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 Curtis Davies linked for £3m, Ince linked for 2-3m = £13m not that different to what Swansea and Noriwch spent last year. Plus we have the rest of chamberlain money burning a hole in our pocket and no debt. I can us maybe spending £20m if the right players are available at the right price.
Turkish Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 This will be a great signing if indeed it does go through. When is the last time that Saints signed a player who is in his early 20's, highly regarded and whom some people think has the potential to play for England? If you think about it £7m+ for a player who has scored 40 in 121 games at a young age is pretty good. The price reflects mainly potential and so if you compare to AOC at £12-15m depending on who you believe, he is certainly better than half as good as AOC, especially if in 2 or 3 years they are leading the England line together. Very smart business if NC and NA can get this done.....1 or 2 more of a similar ilk would would be just great!!! David Prutton. That went well.
VectisSaint Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 Here we go again...Mr clueless is back....making assumptions based on his own detached theories. I was enjoying this forum again for a while!! The fact that "Mr Clueless" actually makes perfect sense of course is irrelevant.
Raging Bull Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 alpine is nearly already at "well that is that" stage Made me laugh!
Dog Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 Here we go again...Mr clueless is back....making assumptions based on his own detached theories. I was enjoying this forum again for a while!!
Raging Bull Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 The fact that "Mr Clueless" actually makes perfect sense of course is irrelevant. And how does it make sense, do you 2 know something we don't?
The9 Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 Not sure I am too convinced with our first signing being J-Rod, in terms of overall transfer strategy. 6.5 - 7m must consititute the bulk of our transfer budget, and for me central defence, CM and RM are a higher priority. LOLz. I have absolutely no idea what our transfer budget is, but I bet we're not spunking the lot on a bloke from the League below who isn't even in one of our priority positions for strengthening. I think we'll sign around 5 players, and if £6.5m is the majority of our transfer budget, then I can only assume they're all going to pay for free, with the fairies in buttercup field near the dewy hills down Chocolate Mill Lane.
jimbojones10 Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 Jay rod now trending on twitter, we are getting slated about the price we are paying
Whitey Grandad Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 Jay rod now trending on twitter, we are getting slated about the price we are paying Too much?
Saint-Reece Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 Too much? apparently so, many think it's too much for someone with no PL experience, hopefully if this goes through it could be a masterstroke by NA and NC.
iansums Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 Not sure I am too convinced with our first signing being J-Rod, in terms of overall transfer strategy. 6.5 - 7m must consititute the bulk of our transfer budget, and for me central defence, CM and RM are a higher priority. This statement convinces me that it would be a very good signing.
bug187 Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 People seem to think we're nuts for spending 7mil on Twitter.... We shall see. I have a good feeling though.
del boy Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 People seem to think we're nuts for spending 7mil on Twitter.... We shall see. I have a good feeling though. I think it depends if the commercial model can be proven, certainly a billion for facebook was over the top
ThaiSaint Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 I would have thought spending 7m to buy Twitter was a smart move ....
saints-cris Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 A young English striker is always gunna go for a bit of money. We got a bargain in Sharp, but people like Shane Long (6mil), Fletcher (7mil), Wickham (10mil!), Jerome(4mil). Quite frankly the amount weve made on player sales from our academy, im guna enjoy spending a bit of money on someone elses talented youngster.
Chris Marsden = Genius Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 Never really stood out to me in games against us, huge amount of money, this year he scored: 21 goals, 5 against Lg2 team, 6 were penalties and only 2 were against top half teams! Also Wickham was 17/18 when he moved to Sunderland so they were paying for 4 years+ of development aswell.
Lighthouse Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 Andy Carroll had a similar scoring record in NpC. Same build, same age. The only difference between them is 11 goals in the Premier League and that added a extra £28m to the price tag. I know that kind of idiocy is a 1 off, even by Liverpool standards, but it just goes to show how prices sky rocket when you're buying from the Prem. £7m is a good price.
Foxstone Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 People seem to think we're nuts for spending 7mil on Twitter.... We shall see. I have a good feeling though. I thought Arsenal were nuts spending £12 million on A O-C who not only did not have Prem experience but had no CCC experience either... We are paying for the potential the lad has, and IMO he has a lot of that to offer..
Lighthouse Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 I thought Arsenal were nuts spending £12 million on A O-C who not only did not have Prem experience but had no CCC experience either... We are paying for the potential the lad has, and IMO he has a lot of that to offer.. Looking at his scoring record he seems to be improving year on year, which is encouraging. Last year 21 goals Year before 15 goals Year before 1 goal (on loan at Barnsley)
Saint86 Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18246845 Burnley have accepted a £7m bid for Jay Rod
eelpie Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 Curtis Davies linked for £3m, Ince linked for 2-3m = £13m not that different to what Swansea and Noriwch spent last year. Plus we have the rest of chamberlain money burning a hole in our pocket and no debt. I can us maybe spending £20m if the right players are available at the right price. JayRod would be a pretty good signing, however Ince could be better value, leaving that extra to substantially upgrade our defence with someone of the qualities of a young Jaidi, if that person exists. But defence is the priority. Our current attack as it is is Prem quality, but our defence is not.
Pamplemousse Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 A few of the comments on Twitter are hilarious, this one is the funniest @ChrisPagey I fancy Southampton to be taught a lesson in the Prem next year, will be humiliated, relegated early on.
West Stand Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 The BBC on Radio Solent are saying that it is a done deal but neither club will comment ..... so no further forward then!!
Badger Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 "BBC sport understands" still not certain! Hope we can pull this one off mind!
CB Fry Posted 29 May, 2012 Posted 29 May, 2012 How does David Prutton influence the career of Jay Rodriguez? Is it some sort of voodoo thing? I remember being genuinely excited by us signing Prutton - he was the kind of player that was in all the "young players to watch" articles at the time and it felt like a genuine coup to sign him. In fact, I will feel just the same if we sign JR. Let's see how it pans out.
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