doddisalegend Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 that is why some feel a tad let down with the quality of our starting 11 compared to the improvements others around us have made. we do things relatively cheaply I spose. It would be interesting to know how all these signings have affected the other PL clubs wage structures and weather those teams are pushing their finances to the limit signing some of these players. Saints will not break their wage structure and look to be finically self sufficient (was last summer the club admitted they budget for finishing 10th?) so People waiting on saints to start breaking the bank, offering massive wages and bringing big name signings are probably going to be disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 I wouldn't consider any window of that much change as brilliant. We did ok with ours but largely because the core of the team was the same with wanyama Morgan, Davis and fonte. It very rarely works out well for the sides signing loads of players. Yes Shaquiri seems a good signing but they've lost a top keeper and their best CM. They'll be w very different team this year and I doubt as good as last season in terms of points. Who is the CM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 Who is the CM? N'Zonzi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 N'Zonzi Meh he's ****e. Where did he go anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 Meh he's ****e. Where did he go anyway? He improved massively last year, was very, very good for them. He went to Sevilla in the end, their replacement for the polish fella who is coming here.....maybe....i wish... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Tony Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 What you have to remember is that we already had a better squad than the teams below us. So inevitably they will do more in the transfer market to try and compete with us. Sure, we still need another CB, but the reason we haven't signed a load european world beaters mighty like Stoke have is because we have't needed to make too many additions. Still, if they finish above us hopefully the top 4 will go chasing their players rather than ours. I'm happy enough with how the squad is looking, and it sounds like a couple more are being brought in. Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 All of which were not seen as great/exciting players when they first joined by some on here. That's utter rubbish to be honest. I can't remember anyone jot considering all three of them exciting and decent acquisitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 Some of you on here need to go and support Stoke or Palace Oh dear. Are you that delicate that any sort of comment about our signings means you throw a strop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 There's no denying apart from Everton everyone else who can be construed as our competitors have made some very good "named" signings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cat Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 Shaqiri is good in flashes but goes missing a lot. The most positive thing for Stoke is having Bojan back. Also, how much are they paying out on wages to these players? Shaqiri must be on a fair old whack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 that is why some feel a tad let down with the quality of our starting 11 compared to the improvements others around us have made. we do things relatively cheaply I spose. Would you prefer we went and overspent on players? Apart from Osvaldo we spent sensibly last year and it worked. No reason why it cant work again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 Apparently no one has bid for Alex Song yet and Barca want rid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 Apparently no one has bid for Alex Song yet and Barca want rid. Out until December Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 Some of you on here need to go and support Stoke or Palace Yeah of course little flower did I upset you? After 50 years of support home and away I can't really. Can you tell me why saying another team have recruited well is such blasphemy? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 £573.9m spent by PL clubs this summer. Staggering sums, what will it reach by Sept 1st? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 Out until December That explains why no bids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 £573.9m spent by PL clubs this summer. Staggering sums, what will it reach by Sept 1st? Obscene amount of money. I wonder if the bubble will ever burst? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 That's utter rubbish to be honest. I can't remember anyone jot considering all three of them exciting and decent acquisitions. Ok - Just go back and have a look at some of the threads. I can't be arsed. I wouldn't be at all surprised if you were one of the culprits to be honest. After all your not convinced by any of our signings so far are you? And that would be after seeing them play xx minutes in a saints shirt ( I'll let you fill in the xx). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 Obscene amount of money. I wonder if the bubble will ever burst? Still deadline day to go yet plus last minute panics. Stone and Austin are two that will go IMO. Rumours of Pogba and Benzema too and De Gea off. Obscene is bang on Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 Every year we 'pussy foot' around in the transfer market. We have been lucky and got away with it, but I fear this year we will be sweating on finishing above the bottom three. I look forward to your next squinnying protest about how you only post your genuine opinion and how you're not just an utterly pointless repetitive troll with one "joke", honest you're not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 We should sign this Dutch keeper Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 (edited) Ok - Just go back and have a look at some of the threads. I can't be arsed. I wouldn't be at all surprised if you were one of the culprits to be honest. After all your not convinced by any of our signings so far are you? And that would be after seeing them play xx minutes in a saints shirt ( I'll let you fill in the xx). Made up nonsense again. Just be honest and admit that none of these three players were written off on here when they signed. Enough of that goes on for other players that there is no need for you to invent fictitious scenarios where people were cursing the signing of jay rod. I never said I wasn't convinced by the players so you've completely made that up as well. Odd. Edited 11 August, 2015 by hypochondriac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 There's no denying apart from Everton everyone else who can be construed as our competitors have made some very good "named" signings! Yeah that's the point. It's not a criticism of our policy just that u would quite like us to get one or two in of a similar mould rather like we have done successfully in previous windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 Would you prefer we went and overspent on players? Apart from Osvaldo we spent sensibly last year and it worked. No reason why it cant work again. not seeing any other club over spend either (that we are realistically competing against). yet, they have had pretty strong windows already. Everton aside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutch Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 There's no denying apart from Everton everyone else who can be construed as our competitors have made some very good "named" signings! Are you suggesting we haven't? I could have sworn we've signed several full internationals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 I am looking forward to seeing how the footballing mega powers of Stoke, Swansea and Crystal Palace do this season. After reading this thread I think I might lump on all three of them to finish joint fourth. They sound effing brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 Are you suggesting we haven't? I could have sworn we've signed several full internationals. We have, but we also lost some better full internationals. Our competitors have certainly closed the gap. Last year I would have said we were a better side than the likes of WHU, Swansea, Palace, Newcastle, Stoke, WBA & Villa. I now think there's little between us and all of those teams. Hopefully Ronald and the boys will prove me wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSFC Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 Without the same degree of panic and number of players leaving this summer is turning into the same as last year by most who continue to judge before the transfer window shuts. I said Les and the club should be judged as of the close of the window last year and that turned out ok, so I do not see the point to feel less confident than then. We do need two or three more and quality can take time as others will obviously be interested too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 We have, but we also lost some better full internationals. Our competitors have certainly closed the gap. Last year I would have said we were a better side than the likes of WHU, Swansea, Palace, Newcastle, Stoke, WBA & Villa. I now think there's little between us and all of those teams. Hopefully Ronald and the boys will prove me wrong. Agree with that (except villa and West brom). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 Without the same degree of panic and number of players leaving this summer is turning into the same as last year by most who continue to judge before the transfer window shuts. I said Les and the club should be judged as of the close of the window last year and that turned out ok, so I do not see the point to feel less confident than then. We do need two or three more and quality can take time as others will obviously be interested too. Eh? So we can't discuss how things are shaping up until September? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 not seeing any other club over spend either (that we are realistically competing against). yet, they have had pretty strong windows already. Everton aside **** me you are a pessimistic and depressing person who bores the forum incessantly with your negative outlook on things. I swear people like you should support Chelsea as you'll be so much happier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 **** me you are a pessimistic and depressing person who bores the forum incessantly with your negative outlook on things. I swear people like you should support Chelsea as you'll be so much happier. how is that negative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 **** me you are a pessimistic and depressing person who bores the forum incessantly with your negative outlook on things. I swear people like you should support Chelsea as you'll be so much happier. You're no poet laureate yourself. Especially considering that's the second time you've told someone to go and support another team today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 Eh? So we can't discuss how things are shaping up until September? Well you can but you aren't really in full possession of the facts, until the transfer window closes, so any conclusions made may well be wide of the mark just like last summers melt down on here. Even judging the new signings is pretty difficult considering how little game time most of them has had so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 **** me you are a pessimistic and depressing person who bores the forum incessantly with your negative outlook on things. I swear people like you should support Chelsea as you'll be so much happier. You'd probably be the same if the captain kept on boll*cking you for burning his bacon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 You're no poet laureate yourself. Especially considering that's the second time you've told someone to go and support another team today. I'm flattered you follow my posts so closely. So depressing here these days with certain people relentlessly complaining and whinging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 Well you can but you aren't really in full possession of the facts, until the transfer window closes, so any conclusions made may well be wide of the mark just like last summers melt down on here. Even judging the new signings is pretty difficult considering how little game time most of them has had so far. Forgive me but I'm pretty sure that most people posting here aren't reaching final conclusions, simply commenting on the respective transfers so far. I don't think our team is as strong now as it was last season. That may change of course by the end of the window and the players may actually turn out to be better but I believe you're allowed an opinion about the state of play for saints at various points during the window. Sidney Fudpucker summed it up for me. The league will be a lot closer this year in my opinion and I reckon we will do well to get upper mid table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 This thread is a good laugh from a couple of windows ago: http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?45614-Are-we-wasting-time-going-for-unrealistic-transfer-targets Full of Alpine wisdom. Why oh why has a club not employed him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 Forgive me but I'm pretty sure that most people posting here aren't reaching final conclusions, simply commenting on the respective transfers so far. I don't think our team is as strong now as it was last season. That may change of course by the end of the window and the players may actually turn out to be better but I believe you're allowed an opinion about the state of play for saints at various points during the window. Sidney Fudpucker summed it up for me. The league will be a lot closer this year in my opinion and I reckon we will do well to get upper mid table. Hey that's what the forum is for but after making such nobs of yourselves last summer I thought a few of you might want to wait until you started commenting....... by the way what happened to your hilarious everything must go fire sale Avatar from last summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 Hey that's what the forum is for but after making such nobs of yourselves last summer I thought a few of you might want to wait until you started commenting....... by the way what happened to your hilarious everything must go fire sale Avatar from last summer? You are aware that i had that after the window closed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 Made up nonsense again. Just be honest and admit that none of these three players were written off on here when they signed. Enough of that goes on for other players that there is no need for you to invent fictitious scenarios where people were cursing the signing of jay rod. I never said I wasn't convinced by the players so you've completely made that up as well. Odd. I think it's you that needs to be honest or have I hit a nerve hypo? So tell me how do you rate our signings so far? And how many minutes of live action your ratings are based on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 Villa signing Adama Traore from Barcelona. Highly rated, Saints amongst a few PL clubs reported to be keen. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/11797571/Adama-Traore-flies-in-for-7-million-Aston-Villa-move.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 He wouldnt. He can't grasp the concept of a club not needing as many signings as those below it, so he'd be banging on about saints or liverpools signings while Chelsea have stood still with falcao. gloryhunter or not, logic is not a friend All well and good sitting on your perch. Pontificating about people being negative. Yet, morons like you think we are that good, you thought we would lose at Newcastle. Admit it, you don't think we are very good do you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 11 August, 2015 Share Posted 11 August, 2015 (edited) I think it's you that needs to be honest or have I hit a nerve hypo? So tell me how do you rate our signings so far? And how many minutes of live action your ratings are based on? Don't think we've done badly with signings. Soares clearly has potentially though defensively may not be as solid as Clyne if the small amount we have seen so far and reports from previous club is anything to go by. Martinez seems fine as a squad player, Caulker similar. Classie is going to have to adjust quickly and bulk up a bit if he wants to match Morgan imo and it remains to be seen how Jay rod has recovered from him injury. I'm pleased with juanmi and he seems like a bit of a coup. I think some similar sized clubs have done better though and will have closed the gap from last year. It was always going to be tough replacing Morgan and Clyne and I hope we get a cm of sufficient quality to strengthen in that area. I've been to all our games so far bar Newcastle which I watched on the telly from Amsterdam. Don't start with the hit a nerve rubbish. It makes you look idiotic. Edited 11 August, 2015 by hypochondriac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 12 August, 2015 Share Posted 12 August, 2015 VILLA CLOSE IN ON TRAORE Aston Villa are close to signing Barcelona youngster Adama Traore with the deal expected to be completed on Thursday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 13 August, 2015 Share Posted 13 August, 2015 That's utter rubbish to be honest. I can't remember anyone jot considering all three of them exciting and decent acquisitions. Unlike Bertrand, who famously was labelled as a rubbish signing by somebody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 13 August, 2015 Share Posted 13 August, 2015 SUNDERLAND IN BORINI TALKS Sunderland are in talks to sign Fabio Borini from Liverpool on season-long loan, according to Sky sources. We understand Borini has been told he has no future at Liverpool and now could be set to move to the Stadium of Light even though he turned down a permanent move there last summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 14 August, 2015 Share Posted 14 August, 2015 VILLA SIGN TRAORE Aston Villa have signed Adama Traore from Barcelona on a five-year deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 14 August, 2015 Share Posted 14 August, 2015 Villa board have definitely backed Sherwood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 14 August, 2015 Share Posted 14 August, 2015 I've heard a lot about that Traore guy in terms of potential, but not really seen him play. Will be interesting to see how he does. I love Barca and their ''buy back clauses''. It's basically a glorified loan deal, and if he turns into a world beater, they get him back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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