alpine_saint Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Adam Lallana @adlallana1 Delighted to hear @jasonpunch is back, big boost for the club. for those asking I've only got a knock nothing serious. Hope to be back ASAP Genuine account ? Great news !! Really hope we've turned the corner. Lets hammer ths sheep-sh*ggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpin4rizeal Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Dont trust the guy myself Could see him playing well then scoring own goal in Important game to get back at the club I used to rate him buy after his twitter comments dont want him back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Genuine account ? Great news !! Really hope we've turned the corner. Lets hammer ths sheep-sh*ggers. Is absolutely a genuine account, verified by Jordan Sibley a few weeks back Although someone did make a fake account of Lallana last year, Dickson fell for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verlaine1979 Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Dont trust the guy myself Could see him playing well then scoring own goal in Important game to get back at the club I used to rate him buy after his twitter comments dont want him back He'd never get another job in football. The union would close ranks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Dont trust the guy myself Could see him playing well then scoring own goal in Important game to get back at the club I used to rate him buy after his twitter comments dont want him back He is still good friends with some players at the club, he will not score an own goal. What a stupid comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummer Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Surely this is writing-on-the-wall time for SDR ?? Holmes more likely. Adkins had already said that Holmes was likely to go somewhere this month. SDR adds far more than Holmes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Who? Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 This smacks of desperation from the club. Are waving the white flag on transfer activity Nevertheless, it might turn out well if he is hungry and keeps his mouth shut. Could be like a new signing. Wonder if NA was consulted by NC? I agree with this. We cannot get any of our targets, so let's get him back in the first team! I do not think we will make any new signings now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Holmes more likely. Adkins had already said that Holmes was likely to go somewhere this month. SDR adds far more than Holmes. Quite right. Schteeeve was one of our best players when he came on, provided some genuine impetus, unlike other players who I will not single out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 'always wanted to be here'. Er... Was looking for the 'signed, Nicola, sorry, Jason' at the end but couldn't see it. Still, needs must. A quick extra man for the squad in times of peril. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 I agree with this. We cannot get any of our targets, so let's get him back in the first team! I do not think we will make any new signings now! Apart from Tadanari Lee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSaint Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 After reading his quotes, I can only hope that his game has improved as much as his use of English has over the past few days. He's gone from "I'm not going no where gonna sit an train with the reserves/kids for 18 months" to "Thankfully Nicola is a forgiving person who has the Club's interests at heart, he has told me that the slate has been wiped clean and I can have a fresh start." Extremely impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorpie the sinner Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Apart from Tadanari Lee. And he's doing keepy uppies in the changing room, looks class lol!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedyfly Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Just a couple of words: Um. What. And The ****? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaford Saint Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Chap, let's not tar all with the same brush eh? I've never booed anyone in a Saints shirt. Then please accept my apologies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cestrian Saint Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 It's not worth worrying about the past as it's done and dusted. You can't change the past but you can certainly influence what happens in the future. Let's see what he can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 There are few people treading the Earth who haven't made mistakes in their lives (some of them appear to be on this site,) but for the rest of us.... we now know that Dom Cortese does show mercy, and has a forgiving nature and SFC have made Jason P. an offer that none of us thought would ever happen. It takes a real man to make a public apology for doing "daft" things, and Jason has stepped up to the plate, and said his piece. Well done Jason! Remembering that no-one has an automatic place ib the team, let's hope that JP can find his way back and that we've saved ourselves a million or two by rehabilitating a " potentially good player" - instead of hanging him out to dry. Look forward to seeing some success from the extra efforts everyone concerned has put in to get back to square one. Let's move on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevegrant Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Quite right. Schteeeve was one of our best players when he came on, provided some genuine impetus, unlike other players who I will not single out. And he was still hopeless, which probably says more about how appalling the rest of them were on Monday night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpin4rizeal Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 He is still good friends with some players at the club, he will not score an own goal. What a stupid comment. Yeah because puncheons such a professional isnt he? hes a petulant **** and I wouldnt trust him Wouldnt even have to score an own goal Could miss a sitter whatever and no one would be none the wiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimond Geezer Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Didn't see that one coming. Lets hope he can help turn things around, personally I was never really sure he was up to it anyway, but if he's wearing red 'n' white, I'll be cheering for him. FWIW my view on the u-turn, is that the spat was clearly between NC & Puncheon, I wonder if NA has had a quite word with the pair of them, maybe explaining to NC that we could probably do witrh an extra pair opf legs at the moment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seany S Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 I have always thought it was a real shame Puncheon became unsettled and behaved in questionable manner - as I have actually seen him chalk up some impressive displays for us in the past. We should all get behind him - he has held his hands up to his mistakes, let him be judged on how he responds on the pitch, and don't judge him on his past mistakes. And lets face it, he is a better midfield threat than Lee Holmes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Yeah because puncheons such a professional isnt he? hes a petulant **** and I wouldnt trust him Wouldnt even have to score an own goal Could miss a sitter whatever and no one would be none the wiser I see even some quite outspoken forum members have agreed to get behind him. Your almost unique stance says a lot more about you than it does Punch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derry Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Same for me Ron and bottom line no need to play the three CMs together again. I just hope we haven't committed to playing Falque too much as he has a way to go if the other night is anything to go by. I just don't think he is man enough for the 19 battles to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Marco Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Puncheon has acted like a first class nob but he has done the right thing getting off the high horse, maning up and admiting he ****ed up. It helps his career but more importantly helps him as a person. Everyone makes mistakes, it is how you learn. He is a good player and will be a big addition to the side. He will get a boo from me when they say his name but then after that will cheer the team on. Booing serves no purpose. Like ****ing your own bed, isn't going to make it more comfortable! Also good to see Cortese prove the three haters wrong again... Welcome back Puncheon, grab an oar mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonManager Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 So today we have signed Jason Lee? Pineapple anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesb Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 big surprise! well I think at moment if they have all buried the hatchet it can only be good news. Start Punch and Lee for Millwall is what I say, lets see what happens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFKA South Woodford Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 It's a good thing the big screens at St Marys already need replacing, with Puncheon in the team, they'll be taking a battering in each game he plays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 With our injury list this is the best outcome all round. If he can get his head right, he's a decent player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesb Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 ^this Double This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 After reading his quotes, I can only hope that his game has improved as much as his use of English has over the past few days. He's gone from "I'm not going no where gonna sit an train with the reserves/kids for 18 months" to "Thankfully Nicola is a forgiving person who has the Club's interests at heart, he has told me that the slate has been wiped clean and I can have a fresh start." Extremely impressive. Oh you cynic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 No doubting that when he wants to be Puncheon is a good player - would probably be deserving of a spot in the first eleven when in good form. But, to me this all seems a bit too convenient given our worrying performance against Leicester. I think it looks a bit desperate, when I said I wanted new faces post Monday Puncheon wasn't exactly what I had in mind. I was one of those who didn't buy the scepticism about our financial situation but I am beginning to think we don't have as much as we'd all like to think. We haven't been able to secure our targets and so have hastily bought Puncheon back in. So far this window we've signed Jos (who admittedly cost a bit), Lee on a free, Falque on loan and then brought Punch back in from the cold. Not exactly significant investment befitting a team with ambitions for the Prem, even with our horrendous injury and suspension problems. I hope Puncheon comes back in and does well for us, but I remain a bit worried that this move merely papers over some of the cracks that have begun to show in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manji Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Good work by NA and NC. Welcome back Jason I suspect your going to get some schitt from a few but theres one way of proving them wrong ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Good news. I' mot his greatest fan, but it takes something to admit mistakes like he has (especially with the financial penalties that go with it). I hope supporters give him a break, and no booing is justified. No need to have a love-in with him, but let him do the business on the pitch and then give him some positive feedback from the stands. We all know he is quite capable at this level, not sure yet about the next level, but if NA/NC have welcomed him back thats good enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 So happy with this!! welcome back Punch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 No doubting that when he wants to be Puncheon is a good player - would probably be deserving of a spot in the first eleven when in good form. But, to me this all seems a bit too convenient given our worrying performance against Leicester. I think it looks a bit desperate, when I said I wanted new faces post Monday Puncheon wasn't exactly what I had in mind. I was one of those who didn't buy the scepticism about our financial situation but I am beginning to think we don't have as much as we'd all like to think. We haven't been able to secure our targets and so have hastily bought Puncheon back in. So far this window we've signed Jos (who admittedly cost a bit), Lee on a free, Falque on loan and then brought Punch back in from the cold. Not exactly significant investment befitting a team with ambitions for the Prem, even with our horrendous injury and suspension problems. I hope Puncheon comes back in and does well for us, but I remain a bit worried that this move merely papers over some of the cracks that have begun to show in January.Do you doubt that we did actually bid a decent sum (by Championship standards) for Hooper then? Since Celtic made it public, they did not say that the bid was derisory did they? They just said that he wasn't for sale. I cannot buy in to the idea put forward by some people that we made a large bid just for show, in the knowledge that we would never have to actually part with the cash. Nobody takes those sort of risks surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimpin4rizeal Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Im a nice guy Na I used to like punch I never had a problem until He slagged of cortese on twitter which was really Unprofessional and terrible thing to do. This is a bit like him gettin rewarded for it. My emotions not like a light switch like some people. But guess if nicola himself can forgive ill come round in time maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Im a nice guy Na I used to like punch I never had a problem until He slagged of cortese on twitter which was really Unprofessional and terrible thing to do. This is a bit like him gettin rewarded for it. My emotions not like a light switch like some people. But guess if nicola himself can forgive ill come round in time maybe Is it a song? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Allow me to be controversial, but I still think he's a massive c*nt. If he plays well on the pitch and works hard, fair enough. If he plays like he always has done, sulks and doesn't pass to anyone, I might not be so generous. I'm not going to forget what he said about our club and our fans easily, although it's in the best interest of the club to put it behind us. Until he proves me wrong, I still hate him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Do you doubt that we did actually bid a decent sum (by Championship standards) for Hooper then? Since Celtic made it public, they did not say that the bid was derisory did they? They just said that he wasn't for sale. I cannot buy in to the idea put forward by some people that we made a large bid just for show, in the knowledge that we would never have to actually part with the cash. Nobody takes those sort of risks surely? No but, there are plenty more fish in the sea bar Hooper. For example, if Sharp was available for £1.5m then I'd take him in an heartbeat - the fact is all we have to go on this window is the players signed and a couple of paper reports about a big bid for what was in my opinion an unrealistic target. I just think we must be a bit desperate if we are resorting to bringing back a forgotten man, if our primary targets weren't available surely we should have had a back up plan? And I doubt Puncheon was it at the start of the window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redondo Saint Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Wait a mo, we've gone from being on a bus to being on a rowing boat? Nigel row the boata shore hallelujah!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattio Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Is it a song?Looks like the Sonnet of Punch to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpturner Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 (edited) No but, there are plenty more fish in the sea bar Hooper. For example, if Sharp was available for £1.5m then I'd take him in an heartbeat - the fact is all we have to go on this window is the players signed and a couple of paper reports about a big bid for what was in my opinion an unrealistic target. I just think we must be a bit desperate if we are resorting to bringing back a forgotten man, if our primary targets weren't available surely we should have had a back up plan? And I doubt Puncheon was it at the start of the window.That is the point - the fact that we haven't signed anyone does not mean "we don't have as much as we like to think". It just means that clubs do not wish to sell. The fact that we are not willing to bid more than we think a player is worth is a good thing IMHO, given the sh1te we were in not long ago. I don't see bringing Puncheon back as desperation - I think it was the best solution for club and player if the issues could be resolved. The fact that Cortese obviously wrote the statement for Puncheon to issue just shows who had the upper hand in the reconciliation. Edited 25 January, 2012 by kpturner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 That is the point - the fact that we haven't signed anyone does not mean "we don't have as much as we like to think". It just means that clubs do not wish to sell. The fact that we are not willing to bid more than we think a player is worth is a good think IMHO, given the sh1te we were in not long ago. I don't see bringing Puncheon back as desperation - I think it was the best solution for club and player if the issues could be resolved. The fact that Cortese obviously wrote the statement for Puncheon to issue just shows that who had the upper hand in the reconciliation. It is a good thing, but if we carry on doing that then we won't sign anyone! Obviously the buying club has to pay a premium but it seems we aren't prepared to move forward with anyone. Puncheon coming back may be a good thing, but at the start of the season when we were on a role would ANYONE on here have wanted him back? I don't think so. We are desperate, because we don't have a good enough squad once we lose a few players - bringing Punch back is a cheap option to appease the panicking fan base. Given that only yesterday Puncheon was slagging of NC and threatening to call in the PFA - I find it highly unlikely that in the space of 24 hours all resentment and misunderstanding has been put aside. NA stated that Punch would never play for the club again, and the only thing I can see that has changed the management's mind is a desperate need for new bodies because we can't get anyone else in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 (edited) Surely this is writing-on-the-wall time for SDR ?? I often find myself agreeing with you, then you make a statement like that Alpine..why? Don't we always say that we don't judge a player on one or two performances? If we're looking to criticise, then there were 6 or 7 others who didn't cover themselves with glory on Monday night as well, and most of them there from the kick-off and a few responsible for conceding two goals in the first 30 mins. SDR has been out for 4-5 weeks and comes off the bench, and because he doesn't set the game alight (which IMO was almost past recovering)... suddenly people start looking to get rid of him / them. I was amazed to hear NA say (prior to a recent game that we had THIRTEEN players injured /or suspended - I think suspensions were Schneiderlin and Lambert at the time) and though not all of the other 11 were automatic first team choices, but surely we need all the strength in depth we can get - Monday night showed that it wasn't there.... but think it unfair to consider dumping SDR on the strength of a bad team performance. He showed some good touches in the past and has scored 3 goals - coming off the bench- in the last 3 months, seldom seen before from any sub. I can recall. He may yet be a saviour for the team before May is out - don't dump him too soon! Edited 25 January, 2012 by david in sweden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardc Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Wait a mo, we've gone from being on a bus to being on a rowing boat? bus / boat - sounds like we are up **** creek without a paddle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grammy Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 No doubting that when he wants to be Puncheon is a good player - would probably be deserving of a spot in the first eleven when in good form. But, to me this all seems a bit too convenient given our worrying performance against Leicester. I think it looks a bit desperate, when I said I wanted new faces post Monday Puncheon wasn't exactly what I had in mind. I was one of those who didn't buy the scepticism about our financial situation but I am beginning to think we don't have as much as we'd all like to think. We haven't been able to secure our targets and so have hastily bought Puncheon back in. So far this window we've signed Jos (who admittedly cost a bit), Lee on a free, Falque on loan and then brought Punch back in from the cold. Not exactly significant investment befitting a team with ambitions for the Prem, even with our horrendous injury and suspension problems. I hope Puncheon comes back in and does well for us, but I remain a bit worried that this move merely papers over some of the cracks that have begun to show in January. Thats 4 players brought in for not very much money! Poor ambition or good business by the club. All these players are capable of doing a very good job for us. Spunking money just for the sake of it does not guarantee success. Also still a few days left til deadline day. Let's wait and see. Looks a good transfer window so far to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 No but, there are plenty more fish in the sea bar Hooper. For example, if Sharp was available for £1.5m then I'd take him in an heartbeat - the fact is all we have to go on this window is the players signed and a couple of paper reports about a big bid for what was in my opinion an unrealistic target. I just think we must be a bit desperate if we are resorting to bringing back a forgotten man, if our primary targets weren't available surely we should have had a back up plan? And I doubt Puncheon was it at the start of the window. That's a very simplistic way to look at it, given that we actually had a bid of more than double that accepted in the summer before failing to agree personal terms. As for Puncheon; he clearly has a lot to prove, I genuinely don't know if he is better than what we already have, but if he can get his head down and put in performances hich we know he can, it'll be a decent move by the club. He clearly didn't burn bridges with the players, and it would seem with the manager, so its a low risk gamble to take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Thats 4 players brought in for not very much money! Poor ambition or good business by the club. All these players are capable of doing a very good job for us. Spunking money just for the sake of it does not guarantee success. Also still a few days left til deadline day. Let's wait and see. Looks a good transfer window so far to me. I agree we'll see - if they turn out to be 4 quality players for us then I'll eat my words. I never said anything about 'spunking money' everywhere - just would have preferred an investment in solid Championship quality players (e.g Sharp etc) rather than 4 unknown quantities who may or may not be good enough but have no track record to speak of (bar Jos who had of course played for us before). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 That's a very simplistic way to look at it, given that we actually had a bid of more than double that accepted in the summer before failing to agree personal terms. As for Puncheon; he clearly has a lot to prove, I genuinely don't know if he is better than what we already have, but if he can get his head down and put in performances hich we know he can, it'll be a decent move by the club. He clearly didn't burn bridges with the players, and it would seem with the manager, so its a low risk gamble to take. Not necessarily if newspaper reports were true - for example the Mirror yesterday. Although I agree we just don't know the situation. Also as for being a low risk gamble, it is a risk as there's every chance he hasn't actually changed and merely wants to use this as a shop window opportunity thus unsettling the squad again with his Mr Big attitude. He hasn't settled at any club for a reason, let's hope this is the time he changes his attitude for the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 Yeah because puncheons such a professional isnt he? hes a petulant **** and I wouldnt trust him Wouldnt even have to score an own goal Could miss a sitter whatever and no one would be none the wiser Dear me! What a sad post. I am just amazed that you, or anyone else, could even think that of ANY player. Give the bloke a break, ffs. I have failed to meet anyone in all my years that has not made a mistake. He ****ed up and has eaten humble pie. If NC can wipe the slate clean, why can't you? Get real, we need players to help us get to the 'Promised Land' and the last time I looked, he was still a Saints player:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted 25 January, 2012 Share Posted 25 January, 2012 He looks a right smarmy **** in that photo. Good player on his day, let's hope that's the end of his childishness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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