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The9

The9

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Jeez,when you see that is all the players we have you can understand why we are well up there with the bookies for the drop

 

We're 9th favourites for relegation with Ladbrokes. That means they think we'll come comfortably mid-table. You can check the others here. http://www.odds-comparison.co.uk/

Lallana's Left Peg

Lallana's Left Peg

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We're 9th favourites for relegation with Ladbrokes. That means they think we'll come comfortably mid-table. You can check the others here. http://www.odds-comparison.co.uk/

 

Whilst bookies odds are never accurate they usually aren't too far off. If 8th is the best we could ever realistically finish then it may be a case of finish 11th with £72m in the bank or try to finish 8th with far less money in the bank. 3 places difference. Worth it?

Beckenham Saint

Beckenham Saint

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Well now that the world knows about him I guess that's us firked

 

You are joking, right? The article mentions he has been followed by Arsenal, Milan and Barcelona, hardly an unknown quantity..! He was in the Montpellier team that won the league a few years back and has nearly 30 caps for his country, would be a relative coup to sign him, although not a player we necessarily need right now!

Granadino

Granadino

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Not sure if these have been reported elsewhere here but "O Jogo" - a leading Portuguese football source (I believe) have reported this:

 

http://www.ojogo.pt/Futebol/1a_liga/Sporting/interior.aspx?content_id=4066111

 

(roughly, Saints bosses (Reed I presume) were in Lisbon yesterday to present €12M offer, which was rejected both due to the amount and the way in which the fee would be paid).

 

RE: Belhanda, I found this.

 

http://www.afrik.com/dynamo-kiev-belhanda-fait-patienter-le-besiktas

 

No idea how trustworthy, but it says that Besiktas have a deal agreed with the player, but he is stalling as he would prefer to go to England, where Saints and Fulham (weirdly) are allegedly interested.

saint_ed

saint_ed

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Not sure if these have been reported elsewhere here but "O Jogo" - a leading Portuguese football source (I believe) have reported this:

 

http://www.ojogo.pt/Futebol/1a_liga/Sporting/interior.aspx?content_id=4066111

 

(roughly, Saints bosses (Reed I presume) were in Lisbon yesterday to present €12M offer, which was rejected both due to the amount and the way in which the fee would be paid).

 

RE: Belhanda, I found this.

 

http://www.afrik.com/dynamo-kiev-belhanda-fait-patienter-le-besiktas

 

No idea how trustworthy, but it says that Besiktas have a deal agreed with the player, but he is stalling as he would prefer to go to England, where Saints and Fulham (weirdly) are allegedly interested.

 

If we signed those two I would say we have a stronger team on paper than last season, though will still lack depth.

Chez

Chez

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Whilst bookies odds are never accurate they usually aren't too far off. If 8th is the best we could ever realistically finish then it may be a case of finish 11th with £72m in the bank or try to finish 8th with far less money in the bank. 3 places difference. Worth it?

 

we won't finish 11th if we have "£72m in the bank" IMO. Saints fans are underestimating the effect of the loss of talent and overestimating how easily the new players will fill their shoes.

thefuriousb

thefuriousb

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No he didn't.

 

That will teach me for believing another poster on another incarnation on this thread. When my motto is 'trust no one, suspect everyone' I am as distraught as distraught can be. I guess it shows that I am right to try & live by that motto, though!

buctootim

buctootim

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we won't finish 11th if we have "£72m in the bank" IMO. Saints fans are underestimating the effect of the loss of talent and overestimating how easily the new players will fill their shoes.

 

Maybe - but last year we drew more games than everybody else bar one and had one of the weakest attacks in the second half of the season. This season I think we'll concede more but draw fewer and end up only five or six points down.

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Whitey Grandad

Whitey Grandad

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I've been reading it as 'Tie-der', but after hearing a commentator I think it might be 'Tie-ee-der'?

 

It's spelt Taïder with an umlaut on the I so the I should be pronounced separately so 'Tie-ee-der' sounds about right, but it's his name so he can pronounce it how he likes. I stll have trouble with Marjoribanks and Featherstonehaugh.

CB Saint

CB Saint

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Is Taider any good, or just the price we have to pay to get rid of Osvaldo?

 

 

For that alone, this is a good deal - If he actually turns out to be half decent then we've hit the jackpot

Fowllyd

Fowllyd

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I've been reading it as 'Tie-der', but after hearing a commentator I think it might be 'Tie-ee-der'?

 

It's spelt with a dieresis on the 'i', so I'd guess the first syllable is pronounced as in naive, with the two vowels separate - Ta-ee-der.

The Cat

The Cat

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Taider at Stadium now. Announcement imminent

 

I wonder if he was driven in the white mercedes that was dumped up on the pavemet near the Ted Bates statue when I drove past an hour or so ago. He must have looked at the car parking charges and decided he'd be there for more than an hour.

Window Cleaner

Window Cleaner

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I'm guessing the club would have been quoted a price; so why don't we pay the price, it's not like we are short on cash...

 

How do you know we're not short of cash, apparently what we have has to last a long time and there are bills to pay. Can't sell any more players because Krusty said we won't.

Granadino

Granadino

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Really? Putting aside the fact we'll clearly add players before the season, before the window and maybe in January...

 

I wouldn't swap squads with:

 

Burnley

Leicester

QPR

WBA

Villa

Hull

Palace

Swansea

 

I think WH are a mixed bag, Stoke, Newcastle and Sunderland have similar levels overall to us currently.

 

But obviously management will be the biggest factor for all, as Palace showed.

 

Seeing the side Burnley put out last night certainly gave me at least a bit of perspective. Wow. It would take a miracle for that lot to stay up.

timayes

timayes

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I've been reading it as 'Tie-der', but after hearing a commentator I think it might be 'Tie-ee-der'?

 

I am picturing Les in a magicians outfit, a puff of smoke and then all of a sudden a new Southampton player - 'ta-da'

Bucks Saint

Bucks Saint

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Love how the finance guy is now also in charge of legal, hr and IT, can we not afford a few more employee's.

 

He has board level responsibility, for people who are actually in these roles. Not that unusual for an FD to pick up some wider areas as well

Foxy

Foxy

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Love how the finance guy is now also in charge of legal, hr and IT, can we not afford a few more employee's.

 

Quite common for these 'support services' to be in a single department in small to mid size companies such as SFC. Mrs F has all those report to her at her place if work.

Convict Colony

Convict Colony

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Quite common for these 'support services' to be in a single department in small to mid size companies such as SFC. Mrs F has all those report to her at her place if work.

 

It gives the CFO free reign to start groping the employee's whilst watching porn :D

CB Saint

CB Saint

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Love how the finance guy is now also in charge of legal, hr and IT, can we not afford a few more employee's.

 

they are usually the departments that the CEO doesn't want and that you would be insane to entrust to a salesman. And everyone decides that just because they are technical and process orientated, the finance guy is the perfect stooge.

 

trust me, if he could he would offload them in a heartbeat, esp. IT

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