thorpie the sinner Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 you would expect to sell long for nothing short of £12m. if he was to leave I actually rate Long! Alongside Austin, I could see him thriving! Leaves nothing on pitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett24 Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 Don't believe we are in for Austin otherwise the press would have been all over it. Not a word from any of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorpie the sinner Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 Don't believe we are in for Austin otherwise the press would have been all over it. Not a word from any of them. Makes me believe more, we are quiet about our business! I am trusting the K Billy thumbs up, not sure he has been wrong before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 We are 1/3 to get him at the mo. 4/1 to stay at QPR https://m.skybet.com/football/transfer-specials/event/18286879 1/5 now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 First, your numbers are woefully misleading. In 2013/14, QPR were in the championship and played 46 league games, so he missed a larger share of their games (around a third of the season). Pointing to the number of games we played in the prem with fewer fixtures is plain irrelevant. This season he's played 16 of 26 games (60% of games), so again your benchmark is way off. What ultimately matters is being available for the team at the time. You're being either willfully or unwittingly obfuscatory. Second, the past is not necessarily a guide to the future; nor does it always reveal a player's proneness to injury. That's the purpose of a medical which is as much a forward-looking assessment -and the fact is numerous red flags have been raised (see his failed medical at Hull and Sullivan's comments). With time, age and general wear and tear, those risks typically become larger. Thank you for saving me from getting into a debate with the resident statto. Very well put by the way. Excellent post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 16 January, 2016 Author Share Posted 16 January, 2016 you would expect to sell long for nothing short of £12m. if he was to leave If he was to go this January to Liverpool , id expect a profit on 12m ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 If true, fair play to Ed Rooney earlier on in the thread for calling it Thanks mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Tony Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 Don't believe we are in for Austin otherwise the press would have been all over it. Not a word from any of them. Yes, if 'sky souces' aren't aware of it, it can't possibly be happening. Great news, the player we have needed. It's certainly in his best interests to sign now, chance of a late push for the a spot in the England squad. Sent from my D5803 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 Times suggesting Watford are interested in Austin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 Times suggesting Watford are interested in Austin. Charlie you always put a dampener on things. They said that days ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints foreva Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 1/5 to join Saints. 8/1 to stay at QPR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 Charlie you always put a dampener on things. They said that days ago. They said it this morning: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/football/article4666945.ece Doesn't mean its true of course, just putting it out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett24 Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 Nobody is reporting Austin to saints even though he is odds on. Why? Prob because there is nothing in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS1980 Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 I'm sure Koeman will be asked about it today by a journo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 http://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/football-wls-watford-interested-in-qpr-winger From today: This says QPR havent received ang offers for Austin and he wants to stay til end of the season and assess options then (as would be sensible for any free agent). Bookies odds are a waste of space IMO. Probably last week he was 1/5 to go to Newcastle, Sunderland or anyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint IQ Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 People still bringing up Charlie Austin being "injury prone". Lets look at the last 5 seasons... 2011/12 Saints played 46 league games, Austin played 41 2012/13 Saints played 38 league games, Austin played 37 2013/14 Saints played 38 league games, Austin played 31 2014/15* Saints played 38 league games, Austin played 35 2015/16 Saints played 21 league games, Austin played 16 In total in the last 5 seasons, Saints have played 181 league games and in that time Charlie Austin has played in 160 league games = 88% of the number of league games our club has played in the time period. First, your numbers are woefully misleading. In 2013/14, QPR were in the championship and played 46 league games, so he missed a larger share of their games (around a third of the season). Pointing to the number of games we played in the prem with fewer fixtures is plain irrelevant. This season he's played 16 of 26 games (60% of games), so again your benchmark is way off. What ultimately matters is being available for the team at the time. You're being either willfully or unwittingly obfuscatory. Second, the past is not necessarily a guide to the future; nor does it always reveal a player's proneness to injury. That's the purpose of a medical which is as much a forward-looking assessment -and the fact is numerous red flags have been raised (see his failed medical at Hull and Sullivan's comments). With time, age and general wear and tear, those risks typically become larger. 12/13 he was in the Championship with Burnley as well. You can't argue with his goalscoring record though, so if he stays injury free for say 90% of the games we play he should be a very good signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint IQ Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 Nobody is reporting Austin to saints even though he is odds on. Why? Prob because there is nothing in it. Probably because it's saints and the mainstream simply don't care enough to look into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint IQ Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 I've had a sneaky feeling Charlie Austin would join us since QPR went down. The way he was saying he will only move to the right club for him and his family, which I assumed ruled out Newcastle and anywhere up North that would want him. So a move to a London club, Bournemouth or Southampton (closest PL clubs to where he's lived most of his life) seemed the most likely options. I also heard once that he was a saints fan when he was younger but that might be BS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westmidlandsaint Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 K-Billy any chance you could confirm whether your thumbs up was because A. You know we are interested and something is imminent or B. He is a player you personally would like us to sign This will then help me decide if I should continue to check every half an hour for any update. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 http://www.westlondonsport.com/qpr/football-wls-watford-interested-in-qpr-winger From today: This says QPR havent received ang offers for Austin and he wants to stay til end of the season and assess options then (as would be sensible for any free agent). Bookies odds are a waste of space IMO. Probably last week he was 1/5 to go to Newcastle, Sunderland or anyone else. While I have no doubt that the red-hot investigative journalist from West London Sport dot com has just put the phone down on Charlie, his agent an most of the QPR hierarchy, there are lots of things that would also be "sensible" in this situation - like the club trying to move the player on now, and interested clubs preparing to pay a fee to secure him now, and both the selling club and buying club working together to cover any financial benefit that the player thinks he might get by waiting around until June. All of that is "sensible" too. But yeah, if WestLondonSport.com say it's over, then it's over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 Sky Sources confirmed Austin deal close. He's passed his medical. Get in there!! COYR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint IQ Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 Sky Sources: Charlie Austin on the verge of joining Southampton after passing medical in a 4m pound move. https://twitter.com/markmcadamtv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Scott Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 BREAKING NEWS Southampton are on the verge of signing Charlie Austin from Queens Park Rangers, according to Sky sources. We understand the player has had his medical and agreed personal terms, and will join for a fee believed to be in the region of £4million. Austin’s contract at Loftus Road is due to run out in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallagroth Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 BREAKING NEWS Southampton are on the verge of signing Charlie Austin from Queens Park Rangers, according to Sky sources. We understand the player has had his medical and agreed personal terms, and will join for a fee believed to be in the region of £4million. Austin’s contract at Loftus Road is due to run out in the summer. 4M is an utter bargain and worth the gamble should there be any truth at all to the dodgy ligament rumours/libel. Based on prices being paid for strikers these last two seasons he'd only need to score 4 for us in a season to get the value return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 1/5 to join Saints. 8/1 to stay at QPR. No longer there as a bet on SkyBet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 £4m - brilliant if true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webby Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 4M!! Wowzers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 Did anyone trust me on post 47 and post 52 and put any money on it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 I put £900 on him signing for us. Did that 3 days ago at 7/1..... Make of that what you will Did anyone trust me on post 47 and post 52 and put any money on it ? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 Alex Crook @alex_crook 4m4 minutes ago Been asked by a couple of people about Charlie Austin to #saintsfc rumours. Do not believe they are in for him. Must be happening then. Alex Crook is a complete waste of space! Why do people still employ him and ask him questions? Crook by name, Crook by nature. Great signing IMO - has a great scoring record at St Mary's and long may it continue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 Simply superb to get Austin at £4m, plenty left in the kitty and time in the window for once! What else do we need lads? Loan or permanent, right back cover and attacking midfielder, perhaps. Last year we petered out, perhaps in 2016 with some quality new blood we are due a late surge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardc Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 Does this mean we can now put this thread to bed now until the summer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 Does this mean we can now put this thread to bed now until the summer? Don't we need a centre back to replace Caulker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 Don't we need a centre back to replace Caulker? Gardos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 Don't we need a centre back to replace Caulker? We still have Yoshida and Cuco can play there in an emergency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 16 January, 2016 Share Posted 16 January, 2016 Don't we need a centre back to replace Caulker? Stephens is back, we've got Gardos back in a few weeks. More than stocked in that area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 We still have Yoshida and Cuco can play there in an emergency. And Bertrand now, it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 Do we really think that Stephens is ready to play in the premier league given he didn't get enough playing time on loan? Is Gardos close to full fitness? Is it likely that Martina can play CB at a premier league level? Don't we need even more back ups at CB if we are going to play three at the back? Don't we need to prepare in advance for Fonte's inevitable decline--he is 32 now after all? These are all questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint IQ Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 Close thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wild-saint Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 Do we really think that Stephens is ready to play in the premier league given he didn't get enough playing time on loan? Is Gardos close to full fitness? Is it likely that Martina can play CB at a premier league level? Don't we need even more back ups at CB if we are going to play three at the back? Don't we need to prepare in advance for Fonte's inevitable decline--he is 32 now after all? These are all questions. Jack is meant to be off to QPR as part of the agreement to sign Austin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 Jack is meant to be off to QPR as part of the agreement to sign Austin. Loan, I assume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feyenoord1908 Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 Ronald on his way to Feyenoord - PSV to do some scouting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 The skates on POL seem to think we're in for one of their players, Conor Chaplin. Needless to say they're not very happy. Unfortunately, the rumour seems to have been spread by one of those twitter ITK accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint 76er Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 The skates on POL seem to think we're in for one of their players, Conor Chaplin. Needless to say they're not very happy. Unfortunately, the rumour seems to have been spread by one of those twitter ITK accounts. More chance of us signing Charlie Chaplin, I would have thought ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSFC Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 Ronald on his way to Feyenoord - PSV to do some scouting. Terence Kongolo?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feyenoord1908 Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 Ronald on his way to Feyenoord - PSV to do some scouting. Vilhena played a great game even though Feyenoord lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 17 January, 2016 Share Posted 17 January, 2016 Terence Kongolo?!! No. It looks like his wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 18 January, 2016 Share Posted 18 January, 2016 DUO IN FOR BYRAM Sky sources understand West Ham have matched Everton's offer for Leeds United defender Sam Byram and it's now down to the player himself to decide where he goes. Everton remain hopeful of concluding a deal for the 22-year-old, who did feature in Leeds' squad on Saturday but did train today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 18 January, 2016 Share Posted 18 January, 2016 Sounding like he will favour West Ham over Everton. Think he is an Essex lad too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 18 January, 2016 Share Posted 18 January, 2016 Will he get a game at Everton unless they sell Colman? West Ham on the other hand will need to buy Jenkinson next summer otherwise Byram might be first choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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