Bewildered Posted 15 January, 2014 Author Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Sky reporter said Katharina wants to sell and that she and Cortese had clashed in the summer over the sale of Belgian winger Steve de Ridder to FC Utrecht. Seems an odd one, that. Very odd as we did not sell De Ridder, the club agreed to cancel his contract so he could move to Utrecht. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/de-ridder-departs-959633.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Very odd as we did not sell De Ridder, the club agreed to cancel his contract so he could move to Utrecht. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/de-ridder-departs-959633.aspx Well can only assume she wanted us to press for a fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewildered Posted 15 January, 2014 Author Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Well can only assume she wanted us to press for a fee. True. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 There can't be anything in the De Ridder story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Maybe Lee's departure has sparked all this? I posted yesterday that Lee has cost us between £430,000 - £500,000 per game. Perhaps KL has simply had enough of money being wasted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 There can't be anything in the De Ridder story. Sky have contradicted their story a lot today so probs not much in it, but highlights the relationship breakdown. Could have got 300k for SDR easily so maybe KL thought it a poor decision from NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Adrian Durham @talkSPORTDrive Southampton chairman about to quit, and that means Pochettino is going too. Don't they care about the fans? Join me and @mattholland8 from 4 alex stone @angiesfiance @talkSPORTDrive why would anyone care about Southampton fans? Ʊ Joe lee 父 @Joe_lee7 @talkSPORTDrive remember it's Southampton so no one with brain cells actually cares Tip for you, don't follow Adrian Durham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectisSaint Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 #ourdreamisreal #itshappening #ourdreamisreal #****happening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 She's probably just fed up at having to deal with Cortese throwing his toys out of the pram every time he doesn't get his own way. That and some financial decisions she's not comfortable with. Can't say I blame her, especially as she has no interest in football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Rupert Lowe on Talksport shortly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Tip for you, don't follow Adrian Durham. +6841654. He's a complete cock who loves the sound of his own voice and spouts unimaginable bullocks the whole time, just so that he can be controversial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 +6841654. He's a complete cock who loves the sound of his own voice and spouts unimaginable bullocks the whole time, just so that he can be controversial. He was one of the few media 'pundits' to openly accuse Pompey of cheating over the last few years so he's not all bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 +6841654. He's a complete cock who loves the sound of his own voice and spouts unimaginable bullocks the whole time, just so that he can be controversial. Pretty much. Isn't that how talkshow hosts work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeShmoe Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 She's probably just fed up at having to deal with Cortese throwing his toys out of the pram every time he doesn't get his own way. That and some financial decisions she's not comfortable with. Can't say I blame her, especially as she has no interest in football. Why doesn't she just sell the club to NC and any backers he has then and walk away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 I like Tlksport because of H&J who are amusing and Alan Brazil (esp with Warnock). The rest is trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Rupert live on talksport in a bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fez Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Why doesn't she just sell the club to NC and any backers he has then and walk away Because he's not offering her as much as she thinks it's worth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomobz Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Rupert live on talksport in a bit! Is that a joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joneth Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 My take on the situation: Katharina wants out, Cortese (+ A.N Others) wants in. Katharina wants £Xm for the club. Cortese is only willing to pay £Ym. If Cortese leaves then the club is destabilised and more difficult to sell and is therefore only worth £Zm on the open market. Katharina then has a choice between a guaranteed £Ym or a speculative £Zm. Cortese adds a lot of value to the club and he knows it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Sanchez Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Maybe Lee's departure has sparked all this? I posted yesterday that Lee has cost us between £430,000 - £500,000 per game. Perhaps KL has simply had enough of money being wasted? If that is the case wouldn't you, if it was your business then you would be firing for the person responsible for this and want to rectify this as soon as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish fingers Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Rupert live on talksport in a bit! Struggling for guests? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Sky have contradicted their story a lot today so probs not much in it, but highlights the relationship breakdown. Could have got 300k for SDR easily so maybe KL thought it a poor decision from NC I just can't see that being an issue when we spent 5M on Mayuka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARCELONASAINT Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 personally would be very surprised if Cortese was to go as there is no way his project is finished and he is not the type of man to leave at the halfway stage......however without knowing if there really is something going on with the the Liebber family its difficult to guage. If the Liebbers are making demands that do not sit comfortably with Cortese or are not what Cortese believes were Markus wishes then in these circumstances i could see him leaving because he is driven and passionate. Personally i think it would be a disaster for SFC and i could see every bit of good that has been achieved in the last few years being undone extremely quickly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor Patrón Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Not to do with money according to Talksport, he's just ****ed that she wants more of a role in the running of things which is going against what they agreed last summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Is that a joke Nope that's what they just said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshiresaint Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Why doesn't she just sell the club to NC and any backers he has then and walk away Don't post much but been glued to this all day, my initial thoughts we oh **** here we go again, having thought about it, seen the reports etc I have a feeling that the club will make an announcement to this effect, KL wants out, NC wants control and has said in the past he has a "sugar daddy" to step in should this happen. Fingers crossed this is the case and all is ok on and off the field come our game on Saturday, last thing we need is for it to start effecting our results with some very winnable fixtures coming up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 My take on the situation: Katharina wants out, Cortese (+ A.N Others) wants in. Katharina wants £Xm for the club. Cortese is only willing to pay £Ym. If Cortese leaves then the club is destabilised and more difficult to sell and is therefore only worth £Zm on the open market. Katharina then has a choice between a guaranteed £Ym or a speculative £Zm. Cortese adds a lot of value to the club and he knows it. sounds plausible Funny, we all hated him when he sacked Nigel. Now he seems to be indispensable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomobz Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 If you're at a loose end with all this world ending drama, take a minute out of your day to help out the loungers and visit this link. Then vote for Matthew as first name and Le Tissier as the middle name. You know, for the craic like http://www.namemydaughter.com/viewAll.php?type=both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Wow, I actually focus on my work today and all this kicks off...... Talk about a quick escalation!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsland Red Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 I understood Cortese had previously indicated that if the Liebherrs did not want to continue, then he had other funders in the back ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Hey, Saints! Fancy putting out a statement-ette? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Trying to catch up on it all, but hey. Whatever happens just let it happen quickly please.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Joe Batchelor @Joe_Batchelor Cortese is at St Mary's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 I see we've tweeted about the ticket prices for the Yeovil game......maybe a few more pressing issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeShmoe Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 My take on the situation: Katharina wants out, Cortese (+ A.N Others) wants in. Katharina wants £Xm for the club. Cortese is only willing to pay £Ym. If Cortese leaves then the club is destabilised and more difficult to sell and is therefore only worth £Zm on the open market. Katharina then has a choice between a guaranteed £Ym or a speculative £Zm. Cortese adds a lot of value to the club and he knows it. She obviously knows nothing about football, this was her fathers pet project, so she ought to take the money and walk away having no doubt made a lot of money. What value can she be adding trying to tell NC how to financially manage the club? Unless she is being badly advised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 we all hated him when he sacked Nigel Not quite all.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Mullet Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 I wondered why Cortese wasn't at the last game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 She obviously knows nothing about football, this was her fathers pet project, so she ought to take the money and walk away having no doubt made a lot of money. What value can she be adding trying to tell NC how to financially manage the club? Unless she is being badly advised Or does she and her family in any way need the money from the assets of the club? Could she see us as a cash cow? (Remember the adage of how you make a small fortune from footballl...?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertySFC Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 1,6,4,2,3,5 Is Katharina in this photo? (supposedly of the Liebherrs) (left to right) Patricia Rüf, Dr. h.c. Willi Liebherr, Dr. h.c. Isolde Liebherr, Stéfanie Wohlfarth, Sophie Albrecht and Jan Liebherr. So I guess not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Joe Batchelor @Joe_Batchelor Cortese is at St Mary's Wow. Man turns up for work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinR Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 http://www.thesackrace.com/news/15th-january-2014/malky-mackay-favourite-for-southampton-job? Every cloud and all that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Mike from SISA now on Talksport... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Whatever is going on just farking get on with it the longer this drags on the worse for the club it'll be ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washsaint Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 he wasn't at the last game because he was on his annual skiing vacation. For all those of you spouting off at KL.....remember, none of the investments is Cortese's own money: it is all the Liebherrs. So why wouldn't they want an input on how the investments are made? Equally, am I the only one that finds it slightly nauseating that Cortese is obviously priming the press for his own ends yet never keeps fans in the loop? Working under intolerable conditions, etc.......you couldn't make it up. Fed up with the whole thing and would rather we could all concentrate on the excellent season (relatively) we are having. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedWillie Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Ha ha, no one knows anything ! All guess work and assumption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 I wondered why Cortese wasn't at the last game. Skiing holiday. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2539563/Nicola-Cortese-close-quitting-Southampton-bust-owner-Katharina-Liebharr.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Not quite all.... True. Hope this is all brinkmanship Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 he wasn't at the last game because he was on his annual skiing vacation. For all those of you spouting off at KL.....remember, none of the investments is Cortese's own money: it is all the Liebherrs. So why wouldn't they want an input on how the investments are made? Equally, am I the only one that finds it slightly nauseating that Cortese is obviously priming the press for his own ends yet never keeps fans in the loop? Working under intolerable conditions, etc.......you couldn't make it up. Fed up with the whole thing and would rather we could all concentrate on the excellent season (relatively) we are having. Exactly He's an employee, like any other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ART Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 Cortese has just returned from a 3 week skiing holiday. In any business it's highly unusual for the owner/owners not to be represented on the board and leave one person solely in charge. Even less a free hand to spend millions at a whim. Even Markus planned to bring in a Director of Football to run the club. What will make people cringe is, at the drop of a hat Katharina could turn to the man most knowledgeable in running the club after Cortese, with the same attitude to doing business. He was dangerous enough on a shoestring, he'd be lethal with money. It would take nothing to envision the 3rd coming of Rupert Lowe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 15 January, 2014 Share Posted 15 January, 2014 (edited) Mike from SISA now on Talksport... Its a cringe fest listening to him. Aren't these newspapers, radio stations and TV stations aware of the non entity of SISA? What are SISA now? Two men in a pub? Might actually just be Mike. Edited 15 January, 2014 by Matthew Le God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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