Crazy Diamond Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Meat Feast and Ham/Pineapple...... Sawce?...Man at Tesco. I don't trust anyone that likes pineapple on pizza. This Astori bloke sounds shifty to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Meat Feast and Ham/Pineapple...... Sawce?...Man at Tesco. Tesco do Pizza delivery!? Why wasn't I informed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottery st mary Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 I don't trust anyone that likes pineapple on pizza. This Astori bloke sounds shifty to me. He fits the description of the delivery boy......Good cover to get into the stadium:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 I don't trust anyone that likes pineapple on pizza. This Astori bloke sounds shifty to me. Classic Hawaii pizza; Bacon, Pineapple, Spring Onions (eurkk) Mozarella. Quite like those but without the Spring Onions, then again I'm not a pizza regular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjwills Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Tesco do Pizza delivery!? Why wasn't I informed? Hope it's not from the Fratton Tesco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Don't forget our Taxi driving informers.[/quote I thought they made it up as they drove! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Classic Hawaii pizza; Bacon, Pineapple, Spring Onions (eurkk) Mozarella. Quite like those but without the Spring Onions, then again I'm not a pizza regular. Really? Bacon and spring onions as well? Interesting, I thought it was ham and pineapple, mozarella. You learn something new every day. Anyway, Astori... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Anyone seen much of him to know what type of CB he is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansums Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Anyone seen much of him to know what type of CB he is? A feckin good one I hope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Kint Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Anyone seen much of him to know what type of CB he is? Personally i'll be reserving judgement until TDD's Sunderland supporting friend gives his opinion on him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Personally i'll be reserving judgement until TDD's Sunderland supporting friend gives his opinion on him I'd prefer to hear it from his Villa supporting friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Does he not have a Cagliari supporting mate ?! Bit disappointed... From what I've seen he's good in the air, god a good leap on him, and can also play it out the back. Let's just hope he's a very solid acquisition (if/when he arrives)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Does he not have a Cagliari supporting mate ?! Bit disappointed... From what I've seen he's good in the air, god a good leap on him, and can also play it out the back. Let's just hope he's a very solid acquisition (if/when he arrives)! there is an italian ship in the dockyard...will ask and see what they say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 I've got a Standard Liege Oppo but he hasn't ever played for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 there is an italian ship in the dockyard...will ask and see what they say just been...one has ever heard of southampton fc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Does he not have a Cagliari supporting mate ?! Bit disappointed... From what I've seen he's good in the air, god a good leap on him, and can also play it out the back. Let's just hope he's a very solid acquisition (if/when he arrives)! A potential new God you say? A defensive equivalent to MLT's attacking Godliness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 just been...one has ever heard of southampton fc We have no hope of signing anyone good if our clubs reputation and the Southampton Way hasnt travelled to Italy. IMO Les Reed should be on that ship back to Italy spreading the word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Kint Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 We have no hope of signing anyone good if our clubs reputation and the Southampton Way hasnt travelled to Italy. IMO Les Reed should be on that ship back to Italy spreading the word. It's too late. They will have already heard about Chelsea fans singing "your support is ****ing ****" on Saturday. The dream is over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 (edited) @Minarzouki: Update on Astori to Southampton from Italy.Reports suggest offer to Cagliari is approx €10m. Offer to player is 2m a year net for 3 years. @Minarzouki: @alex_gray123 He combines brilliance with madness. Technical, expert at the slide tackle but susceptible to yellow/red cards @ADBX85: @Minarzouki he's also a target of acmilan. right now his agent, vigorelli, is having a talk with galliani at milan hq @Minarzouki: @andy38kirby @alex_gray123 Agent conducting talks with other interested clubs. We'll know more tomorrow Edited 7 January, 2013 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Scott Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Are we taking wagers on what page he will sign yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustMike Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Are we taking wagers on what page he will sign yet? page 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 @Minarzouki: Update on Astori to Southampton from Italy.Reports suggest offer to Cagliari is approx €10m. Offer to player is 2m a year net for 3 years. @Minarzouki: @alex_gray123 He combines brilliance with madness. Technical, expert at the slide tackle but susceptible to yellow/red cards @ADBX85: @Minarzouki he's also a target of acmilan. right now his agent, vigorelli, is having a talk with galliani at milan hq @Minarzouki: @andy38kirby @alex_gray123 Agent conducting talks with other interested clubs. We'll know more tomorrow Good agent then, bumping up the price for the club and the contract for the player. He'll end up in Milan I expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 We're all playing that game again. I think he'll be a Saint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Good agent then, bumping up the price for the club and the contract for the player. He'll end up in Milan I expect. Yep, sounds like we could be being used as a leverage for a deal closer to home. £2M net a year is an enormous wage for a club our size. Same as Gaston too. That worries me; so much for living within our means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 @Minarzouki: Update on Astori to Southampton from Italy.Reports suggest offer to Cagliari is approx €10m. Offer to player is 2m a year net for 3 years. @Minarzouki: @alex_gray123 He combines brilliance with madness. Technical, expert at the slide tackle but susceptible to yellow/red cards @ADBX85: @Minarzouki he's also a target of acmilan. right now his agent, vigorelli, is having a talk with galliani at milan hq @Minarzouki: @andy38kirby @alex_gray123 Agent conducting talks with other interested clubs. We'll know more tomorrow Standard Agent work. Agree a deal then see if anyone will beat it. And some people wonder why these things take time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 We're all playing that game again. I think he'll be a Saint. Milan were after him in the summer apparently, it's just typical italian manouevring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenridge Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Yep, sounds like we could be being used as a leverage for a deal closer to home. £2M net a year is an enormous wage for a club our size. Same as Gaston too. That worries me; so much for living within our means. It worries me too but it's becoming the 'norm' in this league. As someone alluded to earlier it's all relatively insignificant if it means staying in the league with the vastly increasing riches available in the Premier League next season. Hopefully the contracts are such that salaries will be chopped in the case of relegation to reflect the decrease in club revenue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 It worries me too but it's becoming the 'norm' in this league. As someone alluded to earlier it's all relatively insignificant if it means staying in the league with the vastly increasing riches available in the Premier League next season. Hopefully the contracts are such that salaries will be chopped in the case of relegation to reflect the decrease in club revenue. I'd hardly say its the norm. Average wages for the Premier League last year were still less than £25K per week. This is way more than double that. Gaston's deal was £2M per week net plus a £1M signing bonus. Or, to put it another way, in his first year his contract was worth close to £100K per year. A figure that Cortese himself said he wouldn't consider paying unless we had a 50k stadium. Gaston is on (and Astori is apparently being offered) a contract that put s a buyout on them at their purchase price if we go down. If the others on teh books don't have relegation clauses (they surely must have) then relegation could be a crippler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenridge Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Gaston's deal was £2M per week net plus a £1M signing bonus. Or, to put it another way, in his first year his contract was worth close to £100K per year. A figure that Cortese himself said he wouldn't consider paying unless we had a 50k stadium. Crikey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-Armstrong Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Thought his agent is Renzo Contratto anyway....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Crikey Indeed. Gaston was so honest he went public with exactly how much he is on! Good lad; if you've got it, flaunt it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenridge Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Indeed. Gaston was so honest he went public with exactly how much he is on! Good lad; if you've got it, flaunt it. £2M per week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 £2M per week? Sorry did I say week? I clearly meant day. Or hour. Or something. Sod this, my brain hurts. I'm going to play 5 a side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Thought his agent is Renzo Contratto anyway....? Vigorelli and Contratto = promosport srl which is his agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 To save my brain from hurting, assuming the €2m figure is right what would it be in pounds sterling per week before tax? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenridge Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 In all seriousness it's a big chunk regardless. The average of £25K you quote seems low but I know you are normally on the ball with these things so I'll take it as read. I wonder how many of the regular first teamers in say, the top 8 clubs are on this? Just a handful I would imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 To save my brain from hurting, assuming the €2m figure is right what would it be in pounds sterling per week before tax? £30k/week after tax. Not sure about before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 £30k/week after tax. Not sure about before... 50% tax rate means £60k p/w then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 50% tax rate means £60k p/w then? is that how tax works..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctoroncall Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 To save my brain from hurting, assuming the €2m figure is right what would it be in pounds sterling per week before tax? euros to pounds = 1.62m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Standard Agent work. Agree a deal then see if anyone will beat it. And some people wonder why these things take time! Surely not, the genius alpine said we can sort these out immediately, agents, sellers, other clubs player cannot control the timing. Or is snow for brains wrong again? Keeping his 100% failure record. Fingers crossed for league one play offs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 With the injury to Fonte, we need someone in quickly. If his agent is mucking us about, and 2million a year isn't enough for him then walk away and get someone else. We can't afford to let this one drag on like the Ramirez transfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatSaint Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Norwegian media claims that we beat Liverpool, Juve and Milan to get Astori and that he basically is ready for the Saints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 is that how tax works..? I'm not certain, but I thought there were different tax rates. I.e. the first 10k is tax free, 10k-35k is 20%, 35k-150k 40% and 150k+ is 50% Sure someone on here will correct me, but yer would have thought it'd be about £55k/week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Norwegian media claims that we beat Liverpool, Juve and Milan to get Astori and that he basically is ready for the Saints. Didn't the scandanavian press say similar things about the Ramirez deal about week before he actually signed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Is this one already posted? http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/transfer-zone/2013/01/07/3655108/southampton-set-to-sign-cagliaris-davide-astori I thought this bit was interesting: It is expected that Astori will also have a similar clause inserted to his contract as Gaston Ramirez did, allowing the Italian to leave for £6.5m (€8m) if the Premier League strugglers are relegated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Is this one already posted? http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/transfer-zone/2013/01/07/3655108/southampton-set-to-sign-cagliaris-davide-astori I thought this bit was interesting: Yes, extremely interesting. To entice players of this reputation to the club though they will need assurances that they can leave in a fair way should the worst happen. Seems a sensible way of doing it. Our investment is at minimum secure and if they impress while here they should be able to find a new club at reasonable terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubai_phil Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 To those penny pinchers worrying - don't. You can bet that a lump of his "weekly salary" will be made up of bonuses. Win Bonuses Clean Sheet Bonuses Now I see our cunning plan to keep costs down (Oh source for that info? I am The Secret Footballer) No, not me, the farking book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambertsrightleg Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 Is this the right thread to make the hilarious "has skacel signed yet?" gag on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchen_dan Posted 7 January, 2013 Share Posted 7 January, 2013 To those penny pinchers worrying - don't. You can bet that a lump of his "weekly salary" will be made up of bonuses. Win Bonuses Clean Sheet Bonuses Now I see our cunning plan to keep costs down (Oh source for that info? I am The Secret Footballer) No, not me, the farking book So his wages will be about 5k per week and 45k extra for a clean sheet bonus if we keep one. Good business in my book as we never keep clean sheets! In all seriousness, I'd agree with you and expect the actual figure he receives is 5-10k or so less than the £55k ish reported. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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