Faz Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Or we've made an illegal approach to the kid's agent? More like that, maybe? Although even you would have to admit that flies in the face of comments from other clubs that we've handled our deals professionally? Maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Is ITK_agent his agent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Who gives a ****? Seriously, we need to strengthen the defence or we're going to be the laughing stock of the Premier league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 strange, because personally I am very concerned we won't score enough goals. Fox, Hoover, Fonte and Clyne will do fine. Careful Chez, I said similar yesterday and was ridiculed. You are not allowed to have individual views any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Who gives a ****? Seriously, we need to strengthen the defence or we're going to be the laughing stock of the Premier league. I don't think we could possibly be any worse than Derby from a few years back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Yep seems it was us. http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/pool-to-report-southampton-over-phillips-1-4824917 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Yep seems it was us. http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/pool-to-report-southampton-over-phillips-1-4824917 Blackpool Gazette making things up now for attention FFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Are Blackpool not aware that we are Southampton, we do what we want? FFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Seems more likely the agent approached us. It appears that a number of other Prem clubs have been sniffing around for a while, without any real interest. The agent probably wants to hustle things along. Be a nice little earner for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rshephard3 Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Blackpool Gazette making things up now for attention FFS. Everyone's picking on us and we didn't even do it. It was West Ham. But we are HUGE. Any team with Champions League ambitions is going to get a lot of press attention. All IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 (edited) Although even you would have to admit that flies in the face of comments from other clubs that we've handled our deals professionally? Maybe? Like QPR last season you mean? Or Coventry? Rave reviews from them, eh? Edited 11 August, 2012 by CB Fry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank's cousin Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 .. is there really any moral/ethical difference between a so called illegal tapping up, eg a representative form Club A secretly meeting with a player of club B.... before Club B give permission, and the manager/agents representing Club B leaking their interest in a player to the media/press, so that the gossip, turns players heads? IMHO there is none, and Mr Holloway should the very least STFU - unless he enjoys teh hypocritical nature of these things - (check out gossip on BBC page) - everyone does it - I dont like it, but its seems to be the way .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rshephard3 Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Like QPR last season you mean? Or Coventry? Rave reviews from tem, eh? You're wrong. A mate of a mates dog has a friend who works behind the scenes in NC's office and he saw a memo on NC's desk that confirmed Southampton are the only squeaky clean, straight down the line club ever to play football ever in the history of the world. I trust this person. This is FACT. I am ITK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faz Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Like QPR last season you mean? Or Coventry? Rave reviews from them, eh? Which ones did we tap up? In what way were we unprofessional? Just because Saints (as always) chose to do their business in private doesn't mean they were in the wrong. Eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faz Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 You're wrong. A mate of a mates dog has a friend who works behind the scenes in NC's office and he saw a memo on NC's desk that confirmed Southampton are the only squeaky clean, straight down the line club ever to play football ever in the history of the world. I trust this person. This is FACT. I am ITK. Somewhat childish. Football is, no doubt, a murky world; that much is pretty clear. I'm sure we have to operate with our elbows sufficiently sharpened to achieve what we want to achieve. How would you like us to operate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Worm Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Thought this was a thread about Kevin Phillips at first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 I'm sure Holloway has done similar things to players from smaller clubs. Quit your moaning you rent-a-quote, wurzel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 ' playing for his teammates who make him look good.' well if that is the case why is Holloway worried about him going Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rshephard3 Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Somewhat childish. Football is, no doubt, a murky world; that much is pretty clear. I'm sure we have to operate with our elbows sufficiently sharpened to achieve what we want to achieve. How would you like us to operate? As dirtily as we need in order to finish 17th in the 12/13 season. Watching football is a hobby to me, not the be all and end all. So if my club happens to not make too many friends but gets the job done, if anything I will be more entertained as I'll have more to read and speculate about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowgli Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 No we should be doing things professionally. If we done wrong we should apologise but of course we have not seen the evidence yet..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 One Two Three Four I declare messageboard war http://www.fansonline.net/blackpool/mb/view.php?id=1180162 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifelongsaint83 Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 One Two Three Four I declare messageboard war http://www.fansonline.net/blackpool/mb/view.php?id=1180162 Is there actually a set of fans that do like us? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 (edited) Lol. Blackpool are a small club. Any player would MUCH rather play for us than them. It's funny that my comments have provoked such vitriol though. I've never liked Holloway he is such a tool. Edited 11 August, 2012 by hypochondriac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Someone quoted on their board that before we won the FA cup no one knew we had a football team. Well as far back as I can remember all Blackpool is noted for is a look a likey Eiffel tower, kiss me quick hats and sticks of boiled sugar that can break your F***ing teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Someone quoted on their board that before we won the FA cup no one knew we had a football team. Well as far back as I can remember all Blackpool is noted for is a look a likey Eiffel tower, kiss me quick hats and sticks of boiled sugar that can break your F***ing teeth. Also that we closed the four corners of our ground when we went into league one. Idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 .. is there really any moral/ethical difference between a so called illegal tapping up' date=' eg a representative form Club A secretly meeting with a player of club B.... before Club B give permission, and the manager/agents representing Club B leaking their interest in a player to the media/press, so that the gossip, turns players heads? IMHO there is none, and Mr Holloway should the very least STFU - unless he enjoys teh hypocritical nature of these things - (check out gossip on BBC page) - everyone does it - I dont like it, but its seems to be the way ....[/quote'] If the roles were reversed and say, Tottenham were tapping up Lallana, would you want Adkins to at the very least STFU? Should he just shrug his shoulders and say "well, everyone does it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cellone Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 One Two Three Four I declare messageboard war http://www.fansonline.net/blackpool/mb/view.php?id=1180162 Both this one and that thread goes to show the abundance of arrogant t.wats that are in to football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 11 August, 2012 Author Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Blackpool are a decent club, just hate Holloway. The human definition of giving it out and not being able to take it in return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wopper Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 You get nowhere playing by the rules f*** them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Also that we closed the four corners of our ground when we went into league one. Idiots. At least our ground has four corners! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Saints Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 We are Southampton, we'll tap up who we like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyer Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Saints can be banned from signing players as thats the usual punishment for tapping up. They could be stuck with the current team for 1 or 2 windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchen_dan Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 There's actually a few rumours that it was Villa who tapped him up but we have made an official bid. Who knows? Will it ever come out who did it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Saints can be banned from signing players as thats the usual punishment for tapping up. They could be stuck with the current team for 1 or 2 windows. They probably wouldn't bring any transfer ban in immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 At least our ground has four corners! This is true, Bloomfield Road only had 3 when I drove past yesterday, it also only has 3 1/2 stands, and I'm sure when I'm back at work on Monday morning it won't have changed. ( Please don't p!ss them off too much in a message board flame war, I do have to work there ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Other than the ever unreliable Daily Mail, and the fantasy world of our local rag 'The Gazette', where and when did Saints actually get 'outed' as the 'unnamed Premier League team' ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Other than the ever unreliable Daily Mail, and the fantasy world of our local rag 'The Gazette', where and when did Saints actually get 'outed' as the 'unnamed Premier League team' ? Most likely got it from Blackpool I would imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSaint Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 There's actually a few rumours that it was Villa who tapped him up but we have made an official bid. Who knows? Will it ever come out who did it? Where'd you hear that? Does seem kind of strange that SSN, BBC etc don't appear willing to report this development, but I imagine the club told the papers themselves and other outlets are not repeating it just to be on the safe side as I'm sure any club that was falsely accused in the media of illegality or rule breaking would be quick to consult their solicitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRobbie Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 I have a feeling the FA will laugh off any claim by Holloway! Let's face it everyone thinks he's a loud-mouth. What's more, everyone knows he hates Saints. Holloway is trying to frighten Phillips into staying by making look as if he has also been linked with something against the rules. Matt Phillips is a Saint in waiting ... I like the sound of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Which ones did we tap up? In what way were we unprofessional? Just because Saints (as always) chose to do their business in private doesn't mean they were in the wrong. Eh? Do show me where I said we tapped up players from QPR or Coventry. You were the one that talked about positive comments from other clubs. I just gave you two that had less than flattering things to say about us. And this "we do our deals in private" guff....meh. So does every club in Britain. All of them. It's not something Nicola Cortese invented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 All this horse sh*t about doing our business in private FFS. Every player we have signed this summer has been linked with us well before they signed, every player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faz Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Do show me where I said we tapped up players from QPR or Coventry. You were the one that talked about positive comments from other clubs. I just gave you two that had less than flattering things to say about us. And this "we do our deals in private" guff....meh. So does every club in Britain. All of them. It's not something Nicola Cortese invented. Jeez, what is your problem with Cortese?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 (edited) No he doesn't at all. His cheeky chappy persona hides a very bitter and hateful individual. This. I doubt very much will come of this. I'm sure plenty of people in football's corridors will remember his outbursts when he was getting airtime every day a couple of seasons back, in the PL... ... then again, why so quiet on the transfer front at St. Mary's? Edited 11 August, 2012 by Crab Lungs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 All this horse sh*t about doing our business in private FFS. Every player we have signed this summer has been linked with us well before they signed, every player. And last summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDogMatt Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Hollaway approached Saints for the managers job when Pardew was sacked, thats why he is bitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 And last summer. We weren't linked with De Ridder before he signed. Other than that i agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faz Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Or Do Prado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Saints can be banned from signing players as thats the usual punishment for tapping up. They could be stuck with the current team for 1 or 2 windows. That's ok, we're going to win the Champions League with our academy anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSaint Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 I got a sneaky tenner on Jose Fonte winning the Ballon D'or. Do your worst FA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 11 August, 2012 Share Posted 11 August, 2012 Saints can be banned from signing players as thats the usual punishment for tapping up. They could be stuck with the current team for 1 or 2 windows. Teams that cheat with transfers tend to get away with it. Like you lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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