Saint Fan CaM Posted 30 August, 2011 Share Posted 30 August, 2011 ...for the next 5 years. Discuss. (Sorry but we've not seen a pointless thread started for...well, for quite sometime at least). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 30 August, 2011 Share Posted 30 August, 2011 Considering Saints made a £3.25m bid for a Billy Sharp this summer, I think it is extremely unlikely Delap will still be the club's record signing at £4m in August 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 30 August, 2011 Share Posted 30 August, 2011 Wonder if it'll be broken in the next 24 hours... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 30 August, 2011 Author Share Posted 30 August, 2011 Wonder if it'll be broken in the next 24 hours... It would be quite remarkable if it did TBF, but I for one am not holding my breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 30 August, 2011 Share Posted 30 August, 2011 It would be quite remarkable if it did TBF, but I for one am not holding my breath. Well the bid for Sharp wasn't far short of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted 30 August, 2011 Share Posted 30 August, 2011 The question is would we know if we did buy someone for more than £4m? With all these 'undisclosed' fees or 'substantial' fees being quoted we may never find out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 30 August, 2011 Author Share Posted 30 August, 2011 The question is would we know if we did buy someone for more than £4m? With all these 'undisclosed' fees or 'substantial' fees being quoted we may never find out! It's a good point, however I think for most players being discussed lately, we would be able to make a very good educated guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Fan CaM Posted 30 August, 2011 Author Share Posted 30 August, 2011 I think some would be happier for us to pay 4.5m for players offered at 2m sometimes just to splash some cash. Still think fuller would have gotten a fairer ride if we'd paid 2m for him rather than 90k. Madness. Eh? You're right, you are talking madness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 30 August, 2011 Share Posted 30 August, 2011 It will broken by August 31st, 2012 IMO, unless something disastrous happens financially. (i.e. Liebherrs pull out...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 30 August, 2011 Share Posted 30 August, 2011 One of those records that I pray will soon fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 30 August, 2011 Share Posted 30 August, 2011 I think some would be happier for us to pay 4.5m for players offered at 2m sometimes just to splash some cash. Still think fuller would have gotten a fairer ride if we'd paid 2m for him rather than 90k. Madness. You dont half talk some rubbish adrian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwaysaint Posted 30 August, 2011 Share Posted 30 August, 2011 I think some would be happier for us to pay 4.5m for players offered at 2m sometimes just to splash some cash. Still think fuller would have gotten a fairer ride if we'd paid 2m for him rather than 90k. Madness. Nutshell Especially about Fuller, who, although he didn't score many, improved our team massively. Yet at the time we just had loads of posts about how we needed a million pound striker like Clinton Morrison, not a cheapo ex-pompey player. That mentality is still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 30 August, 2011 Share Posted 30 August, 2011 Nutshell Especially about Fuller, who, although he didn't score many, improved our team massively. Yet at the time we just had loads of posts about how we needed a million pound striker like Clinton Morrison, not a cheapo ex-pompey player. That mentality is still there. You are rewriting history. He wasn't much cop for us TBH. The fact he was a pompey player also meant that we gave him less time than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 30 August, 2011 Share Posted 30 August, 2011 You are rewriting history. He wasn't much cop for us TBH. The fact he was a pompey player also meant that we gave him less time than others. After Burley took over he fired in some crucial goals that took us to safety, this was however only after he had a loan spell at Ipswich where he got his confidence back. We didn't take to him, and he knew it. Had we given him a chance he would have been a steal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolution saint Posted 30 August, 2011 Share Posted 30 August, 2011 You are rewriting history. He wasn't much cop for us TBH. The fact he was a pompey player also meant that we gave him less time than others. Actually I disagree, the season he and Rasiak linked up they worked well together and personally I think if they'd stayed together the following season we would have either had a better chance of winning the play offs or even automatic. I don't think it was fan pressure that caused Fuller to leave though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 30 August, 2011 Share Posted 30 August, 2011 Unless the wheels come off and we end up getting relegated, I'm pretty sure that our transfer record will be broken within the next 12 months (probably sooner). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Uwe Posted 31 August, 2011 Share Posted 31 August, 2011 Actually I disagree, the season he and Rasiak linked up they worked well together and personally I think if they'd stayed together the following season we would have either had a better chance of winning the play offs or even automatic. I don't think it was fan pressure that caused Fuller to leave though. On the contrary...he wasn't popular at all when he joined, he played at the start of 05-06 when he clearly wasn't fit enough (and looked thoroughly miserable), and as a result he never ever won the fans around. Of course he scored some goals towards the end of that season, but the damage had already been done. I'm sure he's come out and said as much to the press a little while ago? Can't remember precisely what he did say, but it wasn't exactly a ringing endorsement of our club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustapha Fag Posted 31 August, 2011 Share Posted 31 August, 2011 i want to discuss why people put a pointless comment up and then put discuss on the end to try and make it a valid conversation, just as well put Martian Birds are the hottest in the universe ................ discuss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 31 August, 2011 Share Posted 31 August, 2011 On the contrary...he wasn't popular at all when he joined, he played at the start of 05-06 when he clearly wasn't fit enough (and looked thoroughly miserable), and as a result he never ever won the fans around. Of course he scored some goals towards the end of that season, but the damage had already been done. I'm sure he's come out and said as much to the press a little while ago? Can't remember precisely what he did say, but it wasn't exactly a ringing endorsement of our club. Actually, when he came back from his loan and started scoring goals for Saints he was "Ohh Ricky Fuller, used to be a Skate but he's alright now" in a Crouch-stylee, as opposed to "Fuller-sh111t Fuller-sh1111t Fuller-sh111t" which is what he was getting before he went on loan. He completely won the fans over with his form when returning from loan and it was quite a surprise to hear that he'd been sold at the start of the following season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 31 August, 2011 Share Posted 31 August, 2011 Unless the wheels come off and we end up getting relegated, I'm pretty sure that our transfer record will be broken within the next 12 months (probably sooner). Next 12 hours ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank's cousin Posted 31 August, 2011 Share Posted 31 August, 2011 What is it with the obsession of SIZE... is it some sort of **** swinging constest? Who cares of how much we pay... what is more imporatnt is the quality and Personnally the LESS we pay the better.... I just remember when we brought in a certain M Svensson for under 2 mil - who was arguably one of teh top 6 CBs in the prem in 2002/3 - cheaper than Delap and far more integral to the first team as we saw when he got crocked... Seems size of transfer is something that appears to be some sort of compensation for a small tadger for some of you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 31 August, 2011 Share Posted 31 August, 2011 What is it with the obsession of SIZE... is it some sort of **** swinging constest? Who cares of how much we pay... what is more imporatnt is the quality and Personnally the LESS we pay the better.... I just remember when we brought in a certain M Svensson for under 2 mil - who was arguably one of teh top 6 CBs in the prem in 2002/3 - cheaper than Delap and far more integral to the first team as we saw when he got crocked... Seems size of transfer is something that appears to be some sort of compensation for a small tadger for some of you... Not sure how this works ? "Alright love, hop on and away we go..." "Oh, er, is that it?" "Yeah, but Saints have broken their transfer record" "Ooooooooh... aaaaahhhh..." etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintwarwick Posted 31 August, 2011 Share Posted 31 August, 2011 Nutshell Especially about Fuller, who, although he didn't score many, improved our team massively. Yet at the time we just had loads of posts about how we needed a million pound striker like Clinton Morrison, not a cheapo ex-pompey player. That mentality is still there. You're joking right? He was ****e until he found his scoring boots some 8 months later into the season, we needed that at the start and as for improving our team massively you must of been watching someone else as this wasn't the fuller I saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintwarwick Posted 31 August, 2011 Share Posted 31 August, 2011 Actually, when he came back from his loan and started scoring goals for Saints he was "Ohh Ricky Fuller, used to be a Skate but he's alright now" in a Crouch-stylee, as opposed to "Fuller-sh111t Fuller-sh1111t Fuller-sh111t" which is what he was getting before he went on loan. He completely won the fans over with his form when returning from loan and it was quite a surprise to hear that he'd been sold at the start of the following season. The thing is he was ****e from the day he joined us, always looked unfit and disinterested and didn't start to play until after his loan spell at Ipswich. Fans sing songs in reaction to a players performance and Fuller's perfrmance when he joined us was dire at best, only when he came back from Ipswich did he improve, 6 goals in 6 games in the april. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 31 August, 2011 Share Posted 31 August, 2011 The thing is he was ****e from the day he joined us, always looked unfit and disinterested and didn't start to play until after his loan spell at Ipswich. Fans sing songs in reaction to a players performance and Fuller's perfrmance when he joined us was dire at best, only when he came back from Ipswich did he improve, 6 goals in 6 games in the april. He often didn't do himself any favours with his occasionally time-delayed reactions to through balls and closing defenders down, but equally, the post I was responding to initially claimed he "never" won the fans over, when he certainly did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank's cousin Posted 31 August, 2011 Share Posted 31 August, 2011 Not sure how this works ? "Alright love, hop on and away we go..." "Oh, er, is that it?" "Yeah, but Saints have broken their transfer record" "Ooooooooh... aaaaahhhh..." etc More likely '' Alright love, hop on and away we go'' ''oh is that it?'' '' yeah but saints have broken their transfer record'' '' not bloody football again...do I look like I care.. who do you expect to please with that?' ''myself!'' .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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