Suhari Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Good, professional player and a decent first signing for our new era. Did a good job for us: all the best Dan!
S-Clarke Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 On another note, the ball boys will now be breathing a sigh of relief.
S-Clarke Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Hold your horses. Despite earlier story, paperwork has not been completed on the Dan Harding transfer to Forest, as such the deal is not complete #SaintsFC
SuperSAINT Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Hold your horses. Despite earlier story, paperwork has not been completed on the Dan Harding transfer to Forest, as such the deal is not complete #SaintsFC Bit weird considering it's appeared on both official sites.
CWD Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Strange turn of events. Sounds like someone in the fax department has made a cock up!
K,Billy's supersound Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 we even drag out the deals selling of our players, i guess we are waiting on his replacement. Southampton FC @officialsaints Despite earlier story, paperwork has not been completed on the Dan Harding transfer to Forest, as such the deal is not complete #SaintsFC
Colinjb Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 He has been photographed holding a Forest shirt at their training ground. It's all done bar the shouting.
Saintjersey Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Best of luck Dan. You always gave 100% in a saints shirt, and you hold a special place in our history with being the first signing of the new era.
supersonic Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Good luck to him. works hard, sadly nowhere near good enough for us. never really felt confident with him defending
Saint J 77 Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Hold your horses. Despite earlier story, paperwork has not been completed on the Dan Harding transfer to Forest, as such the deal is not complete #SaintsFC It seems a bit extreme to pull the story, Surely the paper work is just a formality and the deal will still go through? Unless of course our side didn't want it to go through due to a possible replacement transfer falling through?
supersonic Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Best of luck Dan. You always gave 100% in a saints shirt, and you hold a special place in our history with being the first signing of the new era. bit O.T.T.
S-Clarke Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Good luck to him. works hard, sadly nowhere near good enough for us. never really felt confident with him defending We kind of outgrew him, but he was more than good enough for us in L1. One of the best players at that level
Saintjersey Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 bit O.T.T. How? If you read my sentence you can understand the context, instead of highlighting a part of it. Liebherr's takeover is arguably the most significant part of our club's history. Without the his takeover the club would have ceased to exist as we know it and Harding was the first signing of this era. Don't see how that is OTT.
alpine_saint Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Really hope club and player work for each other. Thanks for helping us return to the top level, Dan. Best of luck to you.
doggface Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Sorry to see him go, great pro for us he will do a great job there - hopefully buttner will be an improvement
Viking Saint Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 You are correct. As a sign of the times, he arrived the day Jason Euell left. was a good day for the club all-round then? ;o)
Under Weststand Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Been a good signing for us, has helped us back to the top teir so all the best Dan, good signing for Forest
Viking Saint Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Sorry to see him go, great pro for us he will do a great job there - hopefully buttner will be an improvement and this is confusing the hell out of me.....last I heard, the deal was off and Fulham were in for him???
InvictaSaint Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 and this is confusing the hell out of me.....last I heard, the deal was off and Fulham were in for him??? Benali-Shorts on the Buettner thread is claiming deal is now on verge of being done.
Viking Saint Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Benali-Shorts on the Buettner thread is claiming deal is now on verge of being done. seen it, but was all over the web yesterday that it was off....wait and see I guess.....wouldn't be unhappy with Olsson instead though.....
jonjapan Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 How much could Saints expect to get from selling a player like Dan? Is it mostly just about reducing our wage bill?
Saint_clark Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 How much could Saints expect to get from selling a player like Dan? Is it mostly just about reducing our wage bill? Or maybe that he just isn't going to get much game time if he stays with us? I doubt this move was money oriented from any parties angle.
Colinjb Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Heard the fee was £2.5 million If true, a stunning bit of business!!
mitch01 Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Heard the fee was £2.5 million Get out of here! 300k more like.
Pugwash Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Been a good signing for us. Never had a problem with his defending. Rarely beaten by L1/Champ wingers, but probably not enough to his game for the prem. Best wishes for him at Forest though.
St Chalet Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Heard the fee was £2.5 million Infract yourself please Glasgow.
bpsaint Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Why is he a moron? It's his opinion and he's entitled to it. If he thinks he's crap that's fair enough. IMO he's a top L1 left back and could do a job for a midtable championship side but clearly Nige recognised the left back area needed strengthening last summer as I did and went and got Fox, which was proven to be a good signing. Harding is a good pro and will do a good job wherever he goes next. I'm sure he'll quickly prove a popular figure with the local ball boys. He is entitled to that opinion I agree. Just like I'm entitled to the opinion that he's a moron for making such a ridiculous and unsubstantiated comment like that. Harding was a class act during our time in League one, played such an important part in Lallana's brilliant form those 2 seasons as well. I wish him nothing but the best for the remainder of his career.
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Best of luck to you Dan...you did a decent job at Saints...
lydlinch saints Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 will always remember harding bombing forward losing the ball then trying to catch the winger 20yds behind him . headless chicken comes to mind. anyway lets weed them out hammond next please.
S-Clarke Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 will always remember harding bombing forward losing the ball then trying to catch the winger 20yds behind him . headless chicken comes to mind. anyway lets weed them out hammond next please. Ungrateful ****
beatlesaint Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 will always remember harding bombing forward losing the ball then trying to catch the winger 20yds behind him . headless chicken comes to mind. anyway lets weed them out hammond next please. didnt like him did ya ? at least he was usually close enough to the winger to catch him.....unlike the current left back !!! played a big part in our last 3 years, pity that passed you by !
lydlinch saints Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 [played a big part last season or did that pass you by.QUOTE=beatlesaint;1424748]didnt like him did ya ? at least he was usually close enough to the winger to catch him.....unlike the current left back !!! played a big part in our last 3 years, pity that passed you by !
S-Clarke Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 [played a big part last season or did that pass you by.QUOTE=beatlesaint;1424748]didnt like him did ya ? at least he was usually close enough to the winger to catch him.....unlike the current left back !!! played a big part in our last 3 years, pity that passed you by ! Fail.
Dimond Geezer Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 I'll be sorry to see him go. A good solid pro, who always gave 100%. Had a great first season with us & was always reliable when called upon. Having said that, he's not good enough for the Prem. Best of luck to him for the future, the ball-boys can relax a little now.
sammysaint Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Have mixed feelings about Dan Harding in pompey fa cup and pompey away he cost us goals, which made me hate him for weeks, however in other matches he was decent, for me he was not consistent enough to hold a place in the championship for a team looking for promotion.
Raging Bull Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Have mixed feelings about Dan Harding in pompey fa cup and pompey away he cost us goals, which made me hate him for weeks, however in other matches he was decent, for me he was not consistent enough to hold a place in the championship for a team looking for promotion. Scoring against an over arrogant Leeds side in our first season in L1 should help ease the Pompey wow's
saint lard Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Has he actually gone,as I have heard a rumour that he has been told he can go without Adkins being consulted. hence the original slight confusion over a hold up almost after the deal had been completed with Forest.
rshephard3 Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 will always remember harding bombing forward losing the ball then trying to catch the winger 20yds behind him . headless chicken comes to mind. anyway lets weed them out hammond next please. numpty.com
Saint J 77 Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Has he actually gone,as I have heard a rumour that he has been told he can go without Adkins being consulted. hence the original slight confusion over a hold up almost after the deal had been completed with Forest. Thats just a rumour, don't believe it
The9 Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Have mixed feelings about Dan Harding in pompey fa cup and pompey away he cost us goals, which made me hate him for weeks, however in other matches he was decent, for me he was not consistent enough to hold a place in the championship for a team looking for promotion. At Pompey away he made an excellent tackle/interception to stop them going straight through the middle when the centre backs went walkabout, the fact they scored from the following corner was hardly his fault.
Badger Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 Has he actually gone,as I have heard a rumour that he has been told he can go without Adkins being consulted. hence the original slight confusion over a hold up almost after the deal had been completed with Forest. Now on BBC site as a done deal. I wish him well on this move.When he signed it was regarded as a good signal and a bit of a coup, as he was sought after by a couple of Championship clubs after a good spell on loan at Reading. Pardew's first signing - shortly after our Ajax game strangely enough - and it did signal that we were moving back in the right direction. Mostly good memories of his time with us in L1 and NPC, but left behind by our rise. However always amused by the spin doctors : "It was a big decision for me to leave, but I feel it's going to be really good for me," Harding told the club website "There aren't many clubs I'd have left Southampton for. But Forest is a club going places, I'm really pleased." which translates as " A sad decision to have to leave, but I no longer had a future there after promotion to the Premiership. Forest were the best option and offered the most..."
Turkish Posted 28 July, 2012 Posted 28 July, 2012 For a relatively limited player he's played for some top clubs and had a good career so far. Leeds, Saints, Ipswich and Now Forest. Some decent clubs there.
jonjapan Posted 29 July, 2012 Posted 29 July, 2012 Or maybe that he just isn't going to get much game time if he stays with us? I doubt this move was money oriented from any parties angle. Fair enough, but just saw in Daily Mail 2011 that EPL wages are five times Championship wages: Average Premier League wages have reached £22,353 a week - before lucrative bonuses - or £1.16million a year. Average Championship earnings are £4,059 a week (£211,068 a year), less than a fifth of players one division above. So perhaps we'd save £200,000-500,000 a year for every little-used squad player we cut. Add possible £300,000 sale income, and it looks smart to keep the squad lean. Forest seem happy to have Dan so all looks good for him anyway.
revolution saint Posted 29 July, 2012 Posted 29 July, 2012 Fair enough, but just saw in Daily Mail 2011 that EPL wages are five times Championship wages: Average Premier League wages have reached £22,353 a week - before lucrative bonuses - or £1.16million a year. Average Championship earnings are £4,059 a week (£211,068 a year), less than a fifth of players one division above. So perhaps we'd save £200,000-500,000 a year for every little-used squad player we cut. Add possible £300,000 sale income, and it looks smart to keep the squad lean. Forest seem happy to have Dan so all looks good for him anyway. I suspect any average figure is going to be massively skewed by the really big earners. It would be interesting to see what the figure is without the top 4 clubs included or, dredging through my limited stats knowledge, the modal figure. Anyway, good deal for clubs and player and wish him the best.
Danish Saint Posted 29 July, 2012 Posted 29 July, 2012 Good luck Dan. Thanks for helping us turning this club around. All the best to you at Forrest.
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