Fonte pledges future to Saints

[washsaint]

Good man - we need committed players like FOnte. All of a sudden our future is looking much, much brighter and I have every confidence we will go into the new season with a much stronger squad depth than last year and a manager who has a PLan B.

[Deanovski]

great news.

[maysie]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/southampton-transfers-jose-fonte-pledges-4003545#.U-K1M1Ni480.twitter

[maysie]

Sorry rubbish at tapatalk please merge

[hypochondriac]

Good lad. Nice to see some honesty there too.

[maysie]

Good lad. Nice to see some honesty

 

Agreed. Has his detractors (for valid reasons), but looks set to be a saints cult legend for the modern era.

[hypochondriac]

Good lad. Nice to see some honesty

 

Agreed. Has his detractors (for valid reasons), but looks set to be a saints cult legend for the modern era.

 

I have always liked the bloke. Good to see his public persona is not hiding some asshole inside. I'm glad he is also not pretending that everything is fine or that he wasn't annoyed about the summer. He is clearly disappointed by it all but despite that is happy to sign up and see where things lead. Very good news.

[100% Saint]

Fonte is a player who has just not stopped getting better for us throughout the leagues, it would be nice for him to get the captains armband along with a nice 5 year long contract

[ThreeSixty]

Got alot of time for Jose.

[nta786]

Captain Material.

[hutch]

Captain who?

 

I'm sure it's just a coincidence it happens on the same day Osvaldo goes

[BlakeySFC]

Love a bit of José

 

#CaptainFantastic

[Mallagroth]

Love a bit of José

 

#CaptainFantastic

 

#CaptainFontastic

[Cascadia Saint]

Great news!

 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/southampton-transfers-jose-fonte-pledges-4003545

[BlakeySFC]

#CaptainFontastic

 

[Brave Sir Robin]

I could weep! Said everything I want to hear in that statement. My new favourite player! Has to be captain now,surely?

[Saint Without a Halo]

Good Man we can now build a team around his passion

[SO16_Saint]

for Lallana now read Fonte.

 

is he our longest serving player?

[Stud mark of doom]

Same day as Ozzie goes out on loan for the season I note.

[doddisalegend]

for Lallana now read Fonte.

 

is he our longest serving player?

 

Kelvin Davis surely

[Dellman]

and Morgan

[SO16_Saint]

Kelvin Davis surely

 

and Morgan

Good points well made

[Ivan Katalinic's 'tache]

If Jose stays would there be a case for him to join the banner, particularly if Morgan goes, as the last remaining League 1 player still playing regularly for us in the Prem? Shove over Rickie, you walked out stylee?

[sussexsaint]

Pretty sure he was captain against Brighton

 

Just what we needed, hope more follow him

[OldNick]

If Jose stays would there be a case for him to join the banner' date=' particularly if Morgan goes, as the last remaining League 1 player still playing regularly for us in the Prem? Shove over Rickie, you walked out stylee?[/quote']

I do hope you are kidding

[KingdomCome]

At f*cking last!

Someone who wants to stay.

 

Hope he gets the contract he's wanting and soon.

[The9]

The cynic in me says this is negotiation material for his new deal.

[farawaysaint]

The cynic in me says this is negotiation material for his new deal.

 

Surely this weakens his position by coming out and saying he wants to stay?

[positivepete]

Surely this weakens his position by coming out and saying he wants to stay?

 

In the same way as it would have weakened the clubs position if we had bought before we sold. Ah you now need to get rid of X because you have already signed his replacement, I will half the bid, you need the cash......

[hypochondriac]

In the same way as it would have weakened the clubs position if we had bought before we sold. Ah you now need to get rid of X because you have already signed his replacement, I will half the bid, you need the cash......

 

You agree a deal in principle but only after replacements have been secured...

[eelpie]

Brilliant. We now have the beginnings of certainty in the defence to build on.

[Mr X]

Why couldn't he have said that at the beginning? Funny its after failed Cardiff bids etc the truth is no other club that is higher up the pecking order than saints want him, if they did he would be writing his tweets and transfer request out now, don't get me wrong he has been a great servant to the club but that's the sad truth

[hypochondriac]

Why couldn't he have said that at the beginning? Funny its after failed Cardiff bids etc the truth is no other club that is higher up the pecking order than saints want him, if they did he would be writing his tweets and transfer request out now, don't get me wrong he has been a great servant to the club but that's the sad truth

 

Probably because he wasn't offered a new contract for months so was looking elsewhere.

[The9]

Surely this weakens his position by coming out and saying he wants to stay?

 

Not when the Board knows he's told everyone he wants to stay and they don't make him an acceptable offer which "forces him to leave".

[davefizzy14]

Great News. Great player, leads by example - definatley should be captain.

[The9]

In the same way as it would have weakened the clubs position if we had bought before we sold. Ah you now need to get rid of X because you have already signed his replacement, I will half the bid, you need the cash......

 

Yeah, this is garbage.

[Draino76]

Great news!

 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/southampton-transfers-jose-fonte-pledges-4003545

 

 

Jose Fonte has pledged his future to Southampton after refusing to join the player drain from St Mary's

 

 

Has Fonte got some beef with me?

[Saint Without a Halo]

I you click on the Southampton departed players gallery, lower down the Mirror page it shows Morgan and Jrod too amongst the leavers! How to bend the truth to suit a story?

[The9]

I you click on the Southampton departed players gallery, lower down the Mirror page it shows Morgan and Jrod too amongst the leavers! How to bend the truth to suit a story?

 

I liked the "Southampton Exodus" angle to the story of Osvaldo leaving on Sky Sports News yesterday, despite it being

 

1) A loan out, so he's still our player

2) A swap, so we have the same number of players as we had before the deal anyway

3) A player who didn't feature in the last 6 months anyway so had no impact at all on the first team in that time period.

[The9]

Same day as Ozzie goes out on loan for the season I note.

 

I hadn't even thought of that. Makes sense.

[Batman]

where is that cardiff fans who was sure fonte was going to be joining them?

[farawaysaint]

where is that cardiff fans who was sure fonte was going to be joining them?

 

He ain't signed yet mate

[Hockey_saint]

Not sure about the "Southampton transfer fruit machine" at the bottom there

[Marino]

Always liked Harry since he dropped down a league to join us.

Nothing to do with money of course.

[farawaysaint]

Always liked Harry since he dropped down a league to join us.

Nothing to do with money of course.

 

I think you may be confused?

[Marino]

I think you may be confused?

 

 

Harry BelaFONTE.

 

Ever since he sung the 'Banana Boat song' at his initiation all those years ago everyone at the club knows him as Harry.

 

Surely you knew that...

[farawaysaint]

Harry BelaFONTE.

 

Ever since he sung the 'Banana Boat song' at his initiation all those years ago everyone at the club knows him as Harry.

 

Surely you knew that...

 

I did not, but it's a great story thanks for sharing.

[Colinjb]

Harry BelaFONTE.

 

Ever since he sung the 'Banana Boat song' at his initiation all those years ago everyone at the club knows him as Harry.

 

Surely you knew that...

 

That name is tared by association. Simply can't be used (and the first time i'ld heard it in this context.)

 

I'll stick to José.

[Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd]

What about Cork?

[Polaroid Saint]

Obligatory YOuTube clip of this Fonte fella. Looks like HCDAJFU at CB.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqtX9cjE4LY#t=37