Jay Rodriguez - Signs on a 4 Year Deal

[patred44]

I think it more likely Lambert will go for Holt than Rodriguez especially as today he has told them he wants to leave as well.

 

I would not think that Holt would follow Lambert, as it was him he originally fell out with at Norwich.

[Lord Duckhunter]

I don't think it's stalling at all! The player is away - half the football world is on holiday at the moment, which is why so few signings get done in late May or early June.

 

 

Correct.

 

The Chairman of Swansea was on talksport earlier today.Was asked about Sigurdsson & said the the clubs had agreed a fee, but that he was on holiday. He said "he has gone away to Europe on holiday and that has delayed the finalising of it".

 

The funny thing was that Alan Brazil an ex pro just accepted that, did not waffle on about "why can't he fly in, sign and then go back on holiday".

[Bucks Saint]

I would not think that Holt would follow Lambert, as it was him he originally fell out with at Norwich.

 

Prepared to bet a few of those fine English pounds that Holt is hacked off about what he is paid. Anything else said/ implied is a smokescreen of cr&p, so if Lambert gets the Villa job and wants him, Holt will be off ASAP.

[Thedelldays]

Prepared to bet a few of those fine English pounds that Holt is hacked off about what he is paid. Anything else said/ implied is a smokescreen of cr&p, so if Lambert gets the Villa job and wants him, Holt will be off ASAP.

you are correct...a local journo from norwich said as such on the radio last week

Holt is still on his NPC level of cash and is far from the highest paid at norwich...after the season he has had, he apparently asked for a renegotiation and norwich said no.

 

both Morrison and james vaughan are on considerably more than holt (apparently)

[farawaysaint]

you are correct...a local journo from norwich said as such on the radio last week

Holt is still on his NPC level of cash and is far from the highest paid at norwich...after the season he has had, he apparently asked for a renegotiation and norwich said no.

 

both Morrison and james vaughan are on considerably more than holt (apparently)

 

Everyone saying Adkins would never get offered the Liverpool job, wonder what they're saying after the most recent round of managerial and player merry-go rounds. Frankly the prem scares me, bigger clubs trying to compete seem to fire their managers on a regular basis and swap them in for the young talented name of the day. Poor Norwich, can you imagine if we lost Adkins and Lambo? I'd go absolutely spare.

[supersonic]

What's the big rush? Let the bloke come back off holiday, have the long weekend off and start/resume talks next week. It's June FFS, not late august. He, unlike most of the deals already being confirmed, isn't off to the European Championships, so there's no danger of his price going up.

 

Patience is a virtue. Also, do people really think he'll have medical within hours of stepping off a plane after a 10 hours flight from Mexico?

[Saint Charlie]

What's the big rush? Let the bloke come back off holiday, have the long weekend off and start/resume talks next week. It's June FFS, not late august. He, unlike most of the deals already being confirmed, isn't off to the European Championships, so there's no danger of his price going up.

 

Patience is a virtue. Also, do people really think he'll have medical within hours of stepping off a plane after a 10 hours flight from Mexico?

 

Exactly - remember the Jack Cork deal last year.

[scotty]

Why would the lead singer of Herman's Hermits want to buy a footballer?

 

genuine lol

[The9]

That's been bugging me too ... thank Christ The9 hadn't noticed

 

Oh I had, I'm way past trying to correct EVERYONE's crappy spelling of player names.

[lordswoodsaints]

Don't you think it would be easier to give him a medical in Mexico.....just a thought

[RonManager]

Don't you think it would be easier to give him a medical in Mexico.....just a thought

 

 

HI EVERYBODY!

[latter day saint]

 

HI EVERYBODY!

do you think he was the doc who gave Delgado his medical ?

[farawaysaint]

 

hi everybody!

 

hi dr nick

[supersonic]

Don't you think it would be easier to give him a medical in Mexico.....just a thought

 

or maybe wait a few days until personal terms have been agreed and wait for the club doctor to give him a check

[Turkish]

Just a feeling in my bones that he is waiting to see if there are other offers.

Paul Lambert, who is an admirer of Rodriquez is about to have a few million to spend on restoring Villa's fortunes.

Rodriquez knows this will be his biggest career decision, although he is on the other side of the Atlantic, he is not out of touch with what's going on.

He has not even commented that our bid interests him.

 

My worry is that we could be gazzumped, or the player himself rejects our offer.

 

Plan B, Hooper, may be gone if we wait too long

 

Jesus Christ Pat!!! the lad isn't in the country to sign the deal even if he was chomping at the bit too!!! Which he may well be for all we know.

[Saints foreva]

No news is good news?

[Ivan Katalinic's 'tache]

Nicko saying reason tonight was critical is because we only have til midnight to talk to him exclusively...

[S-Clarke]

Just off phone. Seems Southampton only have exclusive right to talk to Rodriguez until midnight. Open season after that

 

So much for the ''No one will match'' our offer talk.

[jasoneuelllfanclub]

Seems strange to have deadline when lad supposedly out of country. Kind of out of our hands I guess and reliant on agent. Sure nige would ideally like to do it face to face to show of stadium and training ground plans and talk about the southampton way.

[sotonist]

What a pointless exclusivity deal. I hope we didn't pay anything for it.

[Crazy Diamond]

I thought this thread couldn't get any worse. I was wrong!

[itchen_dan]

Surely if our "exclusive" deadline was tonight then surely Jay Rod has to be in country as it is would be part of the deal to get it wrapped up and signed before anyone else gets the chance otherwise there is no point of the "exclusivity period"?

 

If he isn't here and we agree a deal in principle, theres nothing to stop another club bidding for him tomorrow and him signing for them when he "returns" next week. As above, pointless exclusivity deal if he can't sign during our exclusivity period?

[Thedelldays]

Seems strange to have deadline when lad supposedly out of country. Kind of out of our hands I guess and reliant on agent. Sure nige would ideally like to do it face to face to show of stadium and training ground plans and talk about the southampton way.

you actually believe players listen tothat...?

 

I'm sure he has seen the ground

I'm sure the other prem team rumoured to be interested...everton and newcastle for example have pretty darn good training establishments

 

it will come down to ££££ and will he think we are relegation fodder

[sfc4prem]

Surely if our "exclusive" deadline was tonight then surely Jay Rod has to be in country as it is would be part of the deal to get it wrapped up and signed before anyone else gets the chance otherwise there is no point of the "exclusivity period"?

 

If he isn't here and we agree a deal in principle, theres nothing to stop another club bidding for him tomorrow and him signing for them when he "returns" next week. As above, pointless exclusivity deal if he can't sign during our exclusivity period?

 

Ask Alan Nixon about this pertinent observation, see what he says.

[shurlock]

Surely if our "exclusive" deadline was tonight then surely Jay Rod has to be in country as it is would be part of the deal to get it wrapped up and signed before anyone else gets the chance otherwise there is no point of the "exclusivity period"?

 

If he isn't here and we agree a deal in principle, theres nothing to stop another club bidding for him tomorrow and him signing for them when he "returns" next week. As above, pointless exclusivity deal if he can't sign during our exclusivity period?

 

Assuming you're right, maybe he would have flown back if he was interested.

[S-Clarke]

Nixon seems to think there may have been interference, and that Jay Rodriguez will let the other clubs come in and drag it out. Exactly how I thought it would pan out tbh.

 

It will be a long wait.

[Thedelldays]

Nixon seems to think there may have been interference, and that Jay Rodriguez will let the other clubs come in and drag it out. Exactly how I thought it would pan out tbh.

 

It will be a long wait.

lets be honest....you would at this stage...with other clubs, probably better clubs right now want you...may as well see what they have to say

[S-Clarke]

lets be honest....you would at this stage...with other clubs, probably better clubs right now want you...may as well see what they have to say

 

Well, yep. Just makes a mockery of this so called exclusivity thingy.

[S-Clarke]

Ambition is very real. U will spend. More than most in your 'sector.'

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[Thedelldays]

Well, yep. Just makes a mockery of this so called exclusivity thingy.

what exclusivity.....is it something standard..is it something Burnley did as we were the only bidder..?

does it matter..?

 

as for sector...he probably means bottom 8 teams....I know that flies in the face of how we are going to crack the league..but in reality, that is not the case

[sfc4prem]

lets be honest....you would at this stage...with other clubs, probably better clubs right now want you...may as well see what they have to say

 

He'd be stupid not to play the waiting game.

[View From The Top]

Told you, he wants to stay in the north. He's in no rush.

 

Hopefully we still get him but if we don't? Meh.

[trousers]

Only 5 pages longer than the Charlie Austin thread.... http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?27307-Austin-Transfer-Rumours/page19&highlight=austin

4-01-2011, 09:33 AM

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Kaiser Soze

Austin Transfer Rumours

I've got a contact with someone fairly high up on the Swindon board and I have been reliably informed we have had a bid accepted for Charlie Austin.

Don't have any further details or how much the fee is etc.

Edited 1 June, 2012 by trousers

[Thedelldays]

Told you, he wants to stay in the north. He's in no rush.

 

Hopefully we still get him but if we don't? Meh.

yep...if we don't, move on

 

no doubt the wrist slitters will be all over it....just like last summer

[S-Clarke]

I think we will get him in the end, but it'll play out similar to the Jack Cork deal. I'm pretty sure he was very keen to stay in the area of England he was in, but in the end no one else came in with an offer that was better than ours - so he had no real choice in the end. It'll come down to money and location at the end of the day, and you have to say that if clubs like Villa do bid then we're out.

[Thedelldays]

I think we will get him in the end, but it'll play out similar to the Jack Cork deal. I'm pretty sure he was very keen to stay in the area of England he was in, but in the end no one else came in with an offer that was better than ours - so he had no real choice in the end. It'll come down to money and location at the end of the day, and you have to say that if clubs like Villa do bid then we're out.

be ready for incoming about attend aces and how we are now bigger than them...and all the utter rubbish

[S-Clarke]

be ready for incoming about attend aces and how we are now bigger than them...and all the utter rubbish

 

MLG is ready to pounce.

[sfc4prem]

be ready for incoming about attend aces and how we are now bigger than them...and all the utter rubbish

 

You're becoming tedious.

[shurlock]

I think we will get him in the end, but it'll play out similar to the Jack Cork deal. I'm pretty sure he was very keen to stay in the area of England he was in, but in the end no one else came in with an offer that was better than ours - so he had no real choice in the end. It'll come down to money and location at the end of the day, and you have to say that if clubs like Villa do bid then we're out.

 

And game time - something we can offer and out compete some of the bigger teams on.

[S-Clarke]

And game time - something we can offer and out compete some of the bigger teams on.

 

I'd class Everton and Villa as much bigger clubs than us, and I'd fancy his chances of being a regular in both of those teams.

[View From The Top]

And game time - something we can offer and out compete some of the bigger teams on.

 

If or when he gets an offer from AN Other, which means he doesn't have to move away, we are out of the game.

 

He has reiterated that he really doesn't want to move despite all of our courting, which I've been told has impressed all at Turf Moor as has our professionalism.

 

It may all ride on what we offer his girlfriend / family in terms of relocation.

[View From The Top]

I'd class Everton and Villa as much bigger clubs than us, and I'd fancy his chances of being a regular in both of those teams.

 

Villa aren't spending apparently. If that changes with a new manager who knows.

[S-Clarke]

Villa aren't spending apparently. If that changes with a new manager who knows.

 

Blimey, they're in for a long old season then.

[shurlock]

I'd class Everton and Villa as much bigger clubs than us, and I'd fancy his chances of being a regular in both of those teams.

 

Not so sure. Everton play 4-5-1 and Jelavic is a clear starter at the moment.

Its hard to say with Villa as I can see the new manager bringing Holt in and they already have the likes of Bent and Agbonlahor.

[Tamesaint]

Villa aren't spending apparently.

 

Such a big club eh Delldays?

[MOSaint]

If this can't be sorted quickly, may be best to move on rather than drag it out and let it turn into a battle with other sides. With nonsense like the Euros and Olympics this summer it may take longer to get some deals done.

 

Also, Alan Nixon reckons the club are looking to spend 20-25m this summer.

[View From The Top]

Such a big club eh Delldays?

 

Way bigger than us and anyone who thinks otherwise is deluded.

[View From The Top]

Blimey, they're in for a long old season then.

 

The owner is unimpressed with his previous managers' signings, bar Darren Bent.

[scotty]

I thought this thread couldn't get any worse. I was wrong!

 

You have been a member here for 5 years, you should know better by now

[shurlock]

If or when he gets an offer from AN Other, which means he doesn't have to move away, we are out of the game.

 

He has reiterated that he really doesn't want to move despite all of our courting, which I've been told has impressed all at Turf Moor as has our professionalism.

 

It may all ride on what we offer his girlfriend / family in terms of relocation.

 

How does that work? He doesn't want leave lancs? Or that he might consider everton but not the midlands or down south?

Struggling to think of many domestic players where geography has been an issue -or at least it wasn't quickly overcome.

Edited 1 June, 2012 by shurlock