Pastor Patrón Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/southampton/11014888/Only-good-times-ahead-says-Southampton-chairman-Ralph-Krueger-despite-93m-sale-of-key-players.html And does the same apply to Katharina Liebherr, the club’s owner, whose funding has underpinned Southampton’s rise over these past five years from administration to an eighth-place Premier League finish? “One of the big things was to stop the investments from Katharina,” Krueger says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 Yes, not that she didn't want to invest but to stop her having to because our former CEO was spunking money up the wall. Well done drawing attention to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 1) It's her money. 2) This is probably putting the club on a stable and sustainable finacial footing. 3) “When she sees 30,000 people having pleasure watching the team perform it makes her happy in the memory of why her father [Markus] invested in the first place. "You can see her father is alive in this building for her. The club is not for sale.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Marco Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 Yes, not that she didn't want to invest but to stop her having to because our former CEO was spunking money up the wall. Well done drawing attention to this. And made even more money for her. TV money alone for the past two seasons has to be £100m+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 And made even more money for her. TV money alone for the past two seasons has to be £100m+ Commercial income Lower than Watfords. Enough said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 Commercial income Lower than Watfords. Enough said. TV income = miles more than watford is valued 3x times over at least Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 And made even more money for her. TV money alone for the past two seasons has to be £100m+ Give it a rest. If you think owning a football club is a chance to make big money then you're gravely mistaken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratio_decidendi Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 Ignore the OP's title because this article is actually extremely positive. Consider the benefits of having a self sustaining club that doesn't rely upon continuous investment from the owner to survive. Would you rather support Everton or QPR? Is it a risk? Yes, but it's a risk that will pay incredible dividends should it succeed. It's great to see the board stand strong with contractual situations and try and attain the best position for the club with regards to transfer fees. It's also good to see Krueger spell it out in words: the board are there for the long term and are trying to make themselves as accountable as possible. Again, there's risk and uncertainty involved at the moment, but I'd much rather support Southampton in its attempts to achieve something substantial than be negative and defeatist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olallana Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 Commercial income Lower than Watfords. Enough said. Come on m8, are your answer to that something thats about a couple of millions when he´s talking about £100m+ ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 And made even more money for her. TV money alone for the past two seasons has to be £100m+ Minus running costs oh and a 100% overspend on the training facilities oh and paying for him to take various people to court......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 I hate the fact he constantly calls us "Saints". It's like he's trying to suck up to us and pretending to be "one of us". His accent his adds to the cheese. That's my only gripe with him though. Unlike a lot on here I quite like him. If he keeps us a stable PL club, I'll be very happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 TV income = miles more than watford is valued 3x times over at least What a shame our former CEO couldn't take advantage of our TV exposure and attract some commercial income bigger than small championship clubs Jamie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpweySaint Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 Massive difference between not putting more in and actively seeking to take it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Jeff Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 Give it a rest. If you think owning a football club is a chance to make big money then you're gravely mistaken. It seems the idiot business duo are back, to teach us all how the world of business and micro-economics works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 Yes, not that she didn't want to invest but to stop her having to because our former CEO was spunking money up the wall. Well done drawing attention to this. Absolutely. We've had some tough love from Kat this summer which wouldn't have been needed had we been more sensible in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoPints Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 And made even more money for her. TV money alone for the past two seasons has to be £100m+ So the daughter of someone who saved our club from extinction has the nerve to make some money out of a business they own. Outrageous. FFS, get a sense of perspective. We're not a ****ing charity we're a business. Just remember where we were. Well done Pastor by the way. Out of a long interview you manage to pick on the one line that could be considered negative and make a whole new thread out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 I hate the fact he constantly calls us "Saints". It's like he's trying to suck up to us and pretending to be "one of us". His accent his adds to the cheese. That's my only gripe with him though. Unlike a lot on here I quite like him. If he keeps us a stable PL club, I'll be very happy. Its 'the saints' thank you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/southampton/11014888/Only-good-times-ahead-says-Southampton-chairman-Ralph-Krueger-despite-93m-sale-of-key-players.html And does the same apply to Katharina Liebherr, the club’s owner, whose funding has underpinned Southampton’s rise over these past five years from administration to an eighth-place Premier League finish? “One of the big things was to stop the investments from Katharina,” Krueger says. I don't see the problem with this statement. Look, we're a 'provincial' club who was batting above its weight for 27 years in the top flight. Finishing 2nd once in an era where football was so different it was unreal; I mean, signing Keegan is like us signing Messi, Ronaldo or Bale now, right? It's mental! We have never and will never have the fanbase of Man Utd, Liverpool or Arsenal. They are the 3 defacto top clubs by power of revenue alone. Chelsea and Man City have joined them by ridiculous injections of cash and in the case of Man City, have fallen foul of the FFP rules. Even when we had the Dell with "unlimited" standing, 30,000 people was our max. Sure, for a big game we could pull 45/50000, but in these times of austerity, that would be once or twice a season. 30/35000 is about right for us and we're about the right size for a mid-table club who occasionally gets some amazing players (last season) that could propel us higher. Many would argue Pochettino should have done better with these players ...... But, why should we expect her to pump in her own cash? She has a self-sustaining, mid-table Prem side who make fluke the odd appearance in Europe and that keeps producing top class talent. The trouble with a lot of Saints fans is Sky; the Sky generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 It's just occurred to me that the opposing attitudes are analogous to the opposing political ideals in Britain. One side wants to continually pump in money so that everyone can have a good time, the other wants us all to be self-sufficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingdomCome Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 Excellent. I would hate to be a mini man city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamberwellSaint Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 Are we going to get alot of these threads where the procedure is: 1. Pick quotes wildly out of context 2. Add scaremongering, attention seeking title 3. Ask non-sequitur rhetorical question 4. Enjoy ensuing pointless catfight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 It's just occurred to me that the opposing attitudes are analogous to the opposing political ideals in Britain. One side wants to continually pump in money so that everyone can have a good time, the other wants us all to be self-sufficient. An absolutely ridiculous analogy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 Are we going to get alot of these threads where the procedure is: 1. Pick quotes wildly out of context 2. Add scaremongering, attention seeking title 3. Ask non-sequitur rhetorical question 4. Enjoy ensuing pointless catfight? It's called top trolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corky morris Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 I don't see the problem with this statement. Look, we're a 'provincial' club who was batting above its weight for 27 years in the top flight. Finishing 2nd once in an era where football was so different it was unreal; I mean, signing Keegan is like us signing Messi, Ronaldo or Bale now, right? It's mental! We have never and will never have the fanbase of Man Utd, Liverpool or Arsenal. They are the 3 defacto top clubs by power of revenue alone. Chelsea and Man City have joined them by ridiculous injections of cash and in the case of Man City, have fallen foul of the FFP rules. Even when we had the Dell with "unlimited" standing, 30,000 people was our max. Sure, for a big game we could pull 45/50000, but in these times of austerity, that would be once or twice a season. 30/35000 is about right for us and we're about the right size for a mid-table club who occasionally gets some amazing players (last season) that could propel us higher. Many would argue Pochettino should have done better with these players ...... But, why should we expect her to pump in her own cash? She has a self-sustaining, mid-table Prem side who make fluke the odd appearance in Europe and that keeps producing top class talent. The trouble with a lot of Saints fans is Sky; the Sky generation. Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 I don't see the problem with this statement. Look, we're a 'provincial' club who was batting above its weight for 27 years in the top flight. Finishing 2nd once in an era where football was so different it was unreal; I mean, signing Keegan is like us signing Messi, Ronaldo or Bale now, right? It's mental! We have never and will never have the fanbase of Man Utd, Liverpool or Arsenal. They are the 3 defacto top clubs by power of revenue alone. Chelsea and Man City have joined them by ridiculous injections of cash and in the case of Man City, have fallen foul of the FFP rules. Even when we had the Dell with "unlimited" standing, 30,000 people was our max. Sure, for a big game we could pull 45/50000, but in these times of austerity, that would be once or twice a season. 30/35000 is about right for us and we're about the right size for a mid-table club who occasionally gets some amazing players (last season) that could propel us higher. Many would argue Pochettino should have done better with these players ...... But, why should we expect her to pump in her own cash? She has a self-sustaining, mid-table Prem side who make fluke the odd appearance in Europe and that keeps producing top class talent. The trouble with a lot of Saints fans is Sky; the Sky generation. N/t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graffito Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 “One of the big things was to stop the investments from Katharina,” Krueger says. “When she sees 30,000 people having pleasure watching the team perform it makes her happy in the memory of why her father [Markus] invested in the first place. "You can see her father is alive in this building for her. The club is not for sale.” Positive. She has an emotional attachment to the club. So do I. Stability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 Thanks for posting the link, Pastor. I'm enormously encouraged from reading it. We can be that rarity in English football, a self-sustaining, well run club, producing the young talent for the future, living within our means. I'm sure that is what you would want too, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JxgrSaint Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 (edited) Up to her really, the club is meant to be self-sustaining as being a 'provincial' club means we can't go the other way about improving. Cortese didn't fancy this when coupled with FFP restrictions and whilst we'd probably all love the club to be spending a hundred million a window like the Big 4, if you do that when you aren't one you end up like the skates. It's a balance that needs to be accepted, I suppose... Edited 5 August, 2014 by JxgrSaint Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintRobbie Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 “One of the big things was to stop the investments from Katharina,” Krueger says. “When she sees 30,000 people having pleasure watching the team perform it makes her happy in the memory of why her father [Markus] invested in the first place. "You can see her father is alive in this building for her. The club is not for sale.” Positive. She has an emotional attachment to the club. So do I. Stability. Let's see what they've achieved by 1 Sep. I hope the indications are positive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarniaSaint Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 Its 'the saints' thank you very much. Always been SAINTS without "the" as long as I remember back to the 50's HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 Always been SAINTS without "the" as long as I remember back to the 50's HTH Ralphy calls us 'the saints' HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor Patrón Posted 5 August, 2014 Author Share Posted 5 August, 2014 Up to her really, the club is meant to be self-sustaining as being a 'provincial' club means we can't go the other way about improving. Cortese didn't fancy this when coupled with FFP restrictions and whilst we'd probably all love the club to be spending a hundred million a window like the Big 4, if you do that when you aren't one you end up like the skates. It's a balance that needs to be accepted, I suppose... Thanks for re-writing that post bro, the last one was totes emosh. No one wants to hear dogs barking as this Lamborghini of a poster drives past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 Are we going to get alot of these threads where the procedure is: 1. Pick pointless catfight? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir woody Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 I don't see the problem with this statement. Look, we're a 'provincial' club who was batting above its weight for 27 years in the top flight. Finishing 2nd once in an era where football was so different it was unreal; I mean, signing Keegan is like us signing Messi, Ronaldo or Bale now, right? It's mental! We have never and will never have the fanbase of Man Utd, Liverpool or Arsenal. They are the 3 defacto top clubs by power of revenue alone. Chelsea and Man City have joined them by ridiculous injections of cash and in the case of Man City, have fallen foul of the FFP rules. Even when we had the Dell with "unlimited" standing, 30,000 people was our max. Sure, for a big game we could pull 45/50000, but in these times of austerity, that would be once or twice a season. 30/35000 is about right for us and we're about the right size for a mid-table club who occasionally gets some amazing players (last season) that could propel us higher. Many would argue Pochettino should have done better with these players ...... But, why should we expect her to pump in her own cash? She has a self-sustaining, mid-table Prem side who make fluke the odd appearance in Europe and that keeps producing top class talent. The trouble with a lot of Saints fans is Sky; the Sky generation. Agree 100%,well said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmel Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 I don't see the problem with this statement. Look, we're a 'provincial' club who was batting above its weight for 27 years in the top flight. Finishing 2nd once in an era where football was so different it was unreal; I mean, signing Keegan is like us signing Messi, Ronaldo or Bale now, right? It's mental! We have never and will never have the fanbase of Man Utd, Liverpool or Arsenal. They are the 3 defacto top clubs by power of revenue alone. Chelsea and Man City have joined them by ridiculous injections of cash and in the case of Man City, have fallen foul of the FFP rules. Even when we had the Dell with "unlimited" standing, 30,000 people was our max. Sure, for a big game we could pull 45/50000, but in these times of austerity, that would be once or twice a season. 30/35000 is about right for us and we're about the right size for a mid-table club who occasionally gets some amazing players (last season) that could propel us higher. Many would argue Pochettino should have done better with these players ...... But, why should we expect her to pump in her own cash? She has a self-sustaining, mid-table Prem side who make fluke the odd appearance in Europe and that keeps producing top class talent. The trouble with a lot of Saints fans is Sky; the Sky generation. Top post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
um pahars Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 I don't see the problem with this statement. Look, we're a 'provincial' club who was batting above its weight for 27 years in the top flight. Finishing 2nd once in an era where football was so different it was unreal; I mean, signing Keegan is like us signing Messi, Ronaldo or Bale now, right? It's mental! We have never and will never have the fanbase of Man Utd, Liverpool or Arsenal. They are the 3 defacto top clubs by power of revenue alone. Chelsea and Man City have joined them by ridiculous injections of cash and in the case of Man City, have fallen foul of the FFP rules. Even when we had the Dell with "unlimited" standing, 30,000 people was our max. Sure, for a big game we could pull 45/50000, but in these times of austerity, that would be once or twice a season. 30/35000 is about right for us and we're about the right size for a mid-table club who occasionally gets some amazing players (last season) that could propel us higher. Many would argue Pochettino should have done better with these players ...... But, why should we expect her to pump in her own cash? She has a self-sustaining, mid-table Prem side who make fluke the odd appearance in Europe and that keeps producing top class talent. The trouble with a lot of Saints fans is Sky; the Sky generation. Wise words Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 No problem with the intention and sentiment but the way it's been done could well be harmful to the Premier League status to the club and the overall value of the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ART Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 Are we going to get alot of these threads where the procedure is: 1. Pick quotes wildly out of context 2. Add scaremongering, attention seeking title 3. Ask non-sequitur rhetorical question 4. Enjoy ensuing pointless catfight? Sums up Saint Charlie perfectly. He's no longer the positive poster everyone used to enjoy reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ART Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 Wise words Wise words indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian H. Cope Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 I don't see the problem with this statement. Look, we're a 'provincial' club who was batting above its weight for 27 years in the top flight. Finishing 2nd once in an era where football was so different it was unreal; I mean, signing Keegan is like us signing Messi, Ronaldo or Bale now, right? It's mental! We have never and will never have the fanbase of Man Utd, Liverpool or Arsenal. They are the 3 defacto top clubs by power of revenue alone. Chelsea and Man City have joined them by ridiculous injections of cash and in the case of Man City, have fallen foul of the FFP rules. Even when we had the Dell with "unlimited" standing, 30,000 people was our max. Sure, for a big game we could pull 45/50000, but in these times of austerity, that would be once or twice a season. 30/35000 is about right for us and we're about the right size for a mid-table club who occasionally gets some amazing players (last season) that could propel us higher. Many would argue Pochettino should have done better with these players ...... But, why should we expect her to pump in her own cash? She has a self-sustaining, mid-table Prem side who make fluke the odd appearance in Europe and that keeps producing top class talent. The trouble with a lot of Saints fans is Sky; the Sky generation. True dat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 5 August, 2014 Share Posted 5 August, 2014 I don't see the problem with this statement. Look, we're a 'provincial' club who was batting above its weight for 27 years in the top flight. Finishing 2nd once in an era where football was so different it was unreal; I mean, signing Keegan is like us signing Messi, Ronaldo or Bale now, right? It's mental! We have never and will never have the fanbase of Man Utd, Liverpool or Arsenal. They are the 3 defacto top clubs by power of revenue alone. Chelsea and Man City have joined them by ridiculous injections of cash and in the case of Man City, have fallen foul of the FFP rules. Even when we had the Dell with "unlimited" standing, 30,000 people was our max. Sure, for a big game we could pull 45/50000, but in these times of austerity, that would be once or twice a season. 30/35000 is about right for us and we're about the right size for a mid-table club who occasionally gets some amazing players (last season) that could propel us higher. Many would argue Pochettino should have done better with these players ...... But, why should we expect her to pump in her own cash? She has a self-sustaining, mid-table Prem side who make fluke the odd appearance in Europe and that keeps producing top class talent. The trouble with a lot of Saints fans is Sky; the Sky generation. Excellent post. Agree with all of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Marco Posted 6 August, 2014 Share Posted 6 August, 2014 It seems the idiot business duo are back, to teach us all how the world of business and micro-economics works. Are you implying that we have spent more then £160M (assuming it's £80m a season from tv) since Cortese was here? If so would love to know from your business expertise where that money went? I have nothing against KL making money. What I have a problem with is ****s like Jeff who think Cortese lost us a lot of money without making any back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 6 August, 2014 Share Posted 6 August, 2014 (edited) Are you implying that we have spent more then £160M (assuming it's £80m a season from tv) since Cortese was here? If so would love to know from your business expertise where that money went? I have nothing against KL making money. What I have a problem with is ****s like Jeff who think Cortese lost us a lot of money without making any back. Just google it, its not hard. In the first year of the PL wages alone were more than income and in 2012/13 they were still nearly two thirds of income. During that time and subsequently there has been spending of £30m on Staplewood and £60m odd transfer fees for Osvaldo, Mayuka, Forren, Rodriguez, Lovren, Ramirez, Wanyama etc etc. KL had to bail the club out with £52m just in the two years period up till 30th June 2013. Under Cortese Saints haemoraged money, some of it unavoidable as we geared up to compete in the PL, some of it wasted. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/31032014-financial-results-201213-1455995.aspx http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27411682 Edited 6 August, 2014 by buctootim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Marco Posted 6 August, 2014 Share Posted 6 August, 2014 Just google it, its not hard. In the first year of the PL wages were more than income. In 2012/13 they were still nearly two thirds of income - leaving not enough for £30m spend on Staplewood or £60m odd transfer fees for Osvaldo, Mayuka, Forren, Rodriguez, Lovren, Ramirez, Wanyama etc etc. KL had to bail the club out with £52m just in the two years period up till 30th June 2013. Under Cortese Saints haemorraghed money, some of it unavoidalble as we geared up to compete in the PL, some of it wasted. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/news/article/31032014-financial-results-201213-1455995.aspx http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27411682 So where did that £110m tv money go? Are you of the belief we spent all that in those 24 months? Or to be specific did Cortese spend all that money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 6 August, 2014 Share Posted 6 August, 2014 (edited) So where did that £110m tv money go? Are you of the belief we spent all that in those 24 months? Or to be specific did Cortese spend all that money? Wages and transfers mainly. Its not a question of belief its a question of facts in audited accounts. The figures are explained in black and white and are checked by external auditors. In the 5 years years up to June 2013 neither KL nor her dad took any money out of the club they only pumped cash in, lots of it, at least £70m. The figures for the year just gone ie from 1st July 2013 to 30th June 2014 wont be ready until spring next year but I'll bet you any money you like that again she wont have taken money out. Edited 6 August, 2014 by buctootim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBobby Posted 6 August, 2014 Share Posted 6 August, 2014 Love the way the term "invest" is used in general, and on here ....it actually means "spend". This evening I "invested" in 5 pints of beer and a hamburger. I nearly considered "investing" in super-sizing my McDonalds meal. But I think that would have been an "investment" too far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northam soul Posted 6 August, 2014 Share Posted 6 August, 2014 Damn it I guess that means no waterfront superdome shopping restaurant thingy for us then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 6 August, 2014 Share Posted 6 August, 2014 Don't really care about that, it's not surprising, the Leibherrs provided sufficient investment to take us back to where we belong and kicking on would take an insane amount of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatboy Posted 6 August, 2014 Share Posted 6 August, 2014 Yes. You seem to have nailed the Zeitgeist rapidly Redslo! Welcome to the forum by the way and thanks for the FFP info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted 6 August, 2014 Share Posted 6 August, 2014 I don't see the problem with this statement. Look, we're a 'provincial' club who was batting above its weight for 27 years in the top flight. Finishing 2nd once in an era where football was so different it was unreal; I mean, signing Keegan is like us signing Messi, Ronaldo or Bale now, right? It's mental! We have never and will never have the fanbase of Man Utd, Liverpool or Arsenal. They are the 3 defacto top clubs by power of revenue alone. Chelsea and Man City have joined them by ridiculous injections of cash and in the case of Man City, have fallen foul of the FFP rules. Even when we had the Dell with "unlimited" standing, 30,000 people was our max. Sure, for a big game we could pull 45/50000, but in these times of austerity, that would be once or twice a season. 30/35000 is about right for us and we're about the right size for a mid-table club who occasionally gets some amazing players (last season) that could propel us higher. Many would argue Pochettino should have done better with these players ...... But, why should we expect her to pump in her own cash? She has a self-sustaining, mid-table Prem side who make fluke the odd appearance in Europe and that keeps producing top class talent. The trouble with a lot of Saints fans is Sky; the Sky generation. Well said that man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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