rickylambert Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 Have a look at my exclusive interview with Henry Winter, where we discussed, The Liebherr's, ticket prices, Ronald Koeman and even the Old Dell. Live now on http://www.ohwhenthesaints.org. As ever, subscribe and show all your friends! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian lord Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 Thanks - most intriguing/interesting bit is that he twice mentions Kat selling. Does he know something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadoldgit Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 "Jordan Sibley is excellent." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Biscuits Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 'IF' She's not selling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 What's all this stuff about the Liebherr's selling the club ? Why is it inevitable ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 (edited) Winter might be a leading journalist but not sure he "knows" a lot about the Saints inner workings. There has been whisperings about Ms Liebherr selling ever since her father passed away, but I can't really see why she would. She doesn't appear to need the money, when I met her she seemed genuinely interested in the progress made by the club so far and she has a son who has become a fan. I think and hope she will be around a lot longer, you only have to see the basket-case ownership at other clubs such as Villa, Leeds, Coventry, Newcastle, QPR, West Ham etc etc to see we could do a lot worse. Edited 18 February, 2016 by Fitzhugh Fella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian lord Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 ^ couldn't agree more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonicBoom Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 I thought that. Why would she sell now? Things are going well, revenue is growing and why would you sell a club that holds your father in so much affection? i suppose from a business point of view, now would be a great time to sell, we probably look very attractive. But I think it would be unwise to underestimate the emotional attachment between the club and the Liebherr family. Some clubs tolerate their foreign owners, but would it be too much of a stretch to say that after what Marcus did, we love ours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lickierambert Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 I can't stand Henry Winter. A journalist stuck in 2006 His Times adverts were embarrassing (although presumably not commissioned by him) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSFC Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 Winter might be a leading journalist but not sure he "knows" a lot about the Saints inner workings. There has been whisperings about Ms Liebherr selling ever since he father passed away, but I can't really see why she would. She doesn't appear to need the money, when I met her she seemed genuinely interested in the progress made by the club so far and she has a son who has become a fan. I think and hope she will be around a lot longer, you only have to see the basket-case ownership at other clubs such as Villa, Leeds, Coventry, Newcastle, QPR, West Ham etc etc to see we could do a lot worse. A journalist being interviewed wouldnt be doing his/her job if wthin t they didnt throw out some sort of rumour/suggestion that generates debates and further gossip now would they??!!! I'm with you I dont think he "knows" anything, he has always struck me a the Mr Nice guy journo only in it for himself and that means pandering to the "only london, liverpool and manchester" matters mindset because thats where there are most if their customers. The only journo in the mainstream papers worth his salt is Jeremy Wilson. If he stated that the club was for sale I would believe it. I really dont think it is and Im with you I hope it isnt for a very long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 further down the page 5 Players Saints Could Target Whose Contract’s Expire in July. 4. Adam Johnson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickylambert Posted 18 February, 2016 Author Share Posted 18 February, 2016 further down the page This was written before he pleaded guilty... I may change it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickylambert Posted 18 February, 2016 Author Share Posted 18 February, 2016 I thought that. Why would she sell now? Things are going well, revenue is growing and why would you sell a club that holds your father in so much affection? i suppose from a business point of view, now would be a great time to sell, we probably look very attractive. But I think it would be unwise to underestimate the emotional attachment between the club and the Liebherr family. Some clubs tolerate their foreign owners, but would it be too much of a stretch to say that after what Marcus did, we love ours? When I pulled him up on knowing something about the sale of the club, he said he "Couldn't possibly comment, but not is all as it seems" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonicBoom Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 Careful, the internet has a history of burning it's messengers..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 When I pulled him up on knowing something about the sale of the club, he said he "Couldn't possibly comment, but not is all as it seems" Well over the last five years I have been told by many people "in the know" that the club is up for sale etc etc but nothing has ever materialised. This is not a good time to get rid either, there's big money out there and financially the club can only get richer (assuming the players do their bit). I think we should be worrying more on Jay Rod's knee and Ronald Koeman's contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS_SFC Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 Fair enough interview but its just someones opinion nothing more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 TBH I'm very happy with the current owner but I'm not to worried about someone else buying the club. The sort of money a PL club is worth means only a very wealthy person is likely to buy the club so we can get on with being Man city Mark 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 TBH I'm very happy with the current owner but I'm not to worried about someone else buying the club. The sort of money a PL club is worth means only a very wealthy person is likely to buy the club so we can get on with being Man city Mark 2. I would be (but then I'm naturally pessimistic). I'm happy with what we have and how we do things - The last thing we need is a Vincent Tan-type turning up, sacking Les Reed and putting his son's mate in to replace him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano6 Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 Why is Yoshida nominated as "Best Foreign Language Saint" ahead of Jose Fonte and Virgil Van Dijk? Or Pellè for that matter. Or Clasie / Romeu. I'll be good spirited and leave Long off the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 Why is Yoshida nominated as "Best Foreign Language Saint" ahead of Jose Fonte and Virgil Van Dijk? Or Pellè for that matter. Or Clasie / Romeu. I'll be good spirited and leave Long off the list. It's debatable as to whether Japanese is the best foreign language, compared to Portuguese, Dutch or Italian. Personally I think Italian is the best of those three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWD Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 Interesting, although he doesn't really say much. Clearly has so much knowledge of the game. Pedant alert though, Liebherrs is a plural and shouldn't have an apostrophe before the s. Same goes for "contract's" further down the page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Gotsmanov Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 Great read as ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 He lost me with "He's not in Harts class" regarding Forster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 He lost me with "He's not in Harts class" regarding Forster! I did think that was a bit 'extreme'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 Winter might be a leading journalist but not sure he "knows" a lot about the Saints inner workings. There has been whisperings about Ms Liebherr selling ever since her father passed away, but I can't really see why she would. She doesn't appear to need the money, when I met her she seemed genuinely interested in the progress made by the club so far and she has a son who has become a fan. I think and hope she will be around a lot longer, you only have to see the basket-case ownership at other clubs such as Villa, Leeds, Coventry, Newcastle, QPR, West Ham etc etc to see we could do a lot worse. Think this something "the average fan" doesn't understand. It's a hobby...and if her son is a fan, eventually he'll own a football club ...that his Grandfather bought. I've met a couple of " very well off people " (though not in her class), they are often obsessed with some sport activity and the cost is the least of their worries. Billionaires with piles of money and don't worry about the millions floating around, and with Cortese gone - we are now a club that doesn't have piles of debt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 He lost me with "He's not in Harts class" regarding Forster! Well he thinks Forster is not as good as Hart and I agree with him Hart is probably the only World Class player in the England squad Mind you Forster is a pretty good deputy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 Well he thinks Forster is not as good as Hart and I agree with him Hart is probably the only World Class player in the England squad Mind you Forster is a pretty good deputy What makes Hart better than Forster ? (Just interested) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 I stopped reading because of the dreadful grammatical mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Wayman Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 He lost me with "He's not in Harts class" regarding Forster! Me too, if Forster gets into the team Hart will find it hard to oust him on current forms where Hart looks anything but 'class' and Forster seems nigh on impregnable. The rest of his comments sound like the uninformed guesswork that most of rest of us resort too when rumours start flying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Wayman Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 I stopped reading because of the dreadful grammatical mistakes. Does it really matter on here if the message gets across? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 He lost me when he left for The Times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Ashley Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 Nice little post, would love to know how you managed to get a 1-on-1 with Henry Winter. Might become a regular reader. Great blog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_Ashley Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 Forster is just as good atm. IMHO. Guesswork? Probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyinthesky Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 Well over the last five years I have been told by many people "in the know" that the club is up for sale etc etc but nothing has ever materialised. This is not a good time to get rid either, there's big money out there and financially the club can only get richer (assuming the players do their bit). I think we should be worrying more on Jay Rod's knee and Ronald Koeman's contract. Duncan Info I picked up from a decent source is that Kat is more than happy with the family's investment ie approx. £20m to purchase + £25m loan versus likely £200m market value which may be on the low side as the new TV deal kicks in. She has no real interest in football but is very aware that her son has become quite an avid fan and this may well keep the club in family ownership Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 TBH I'm very happy with the current owner but I'm not to worried about someone else buying the club. The sort of money a PL club is worth means only a very wealthy person is likely to buy the club so we can get on with being Man city Mark 2. Bring on the Venkys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcolm waldron Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 I stopped reading because of the dreadful grammatical mistakes. Glad theirs two of us that find these sort of errors extremely frustrating…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Chalet Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 Glad theirs two of us that find these sort of errors extremely frustrating…. 'there is' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 18 February, 2016 Share Posted 18 February, 2016 'there is' "There are" surely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 19 February, 2016 Share Posted 19 February, 2016 What's all this stuff about the Liebherr's selling the club ? Why is it inevitable ? Because no-one will be at any club forever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsbridge Saint Posted 19 February, 2016 Share Posted 19 February, 2016 Everything is for sale at the right price. She would be crazy not to be marketing it if only to be clear on her options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 19 February, 2016 Share Posted 19 February, 2016 Bring on the Venkys Ha they bought Blackburn for like 40 million as someone said above Kat values the club at 200 million aren't going to be to many buyers out there. Any buyers of saints are going to have to be mega rich and be prepared not got to back much of a return on their investment compared to the current owners. Villa have been up for sale for about a 2 years without a sniff although once they plummet through the leagues the owner will probably find it easier to sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergei Gotsmanov Posted 19 February, 2016 Share Posted 19 February, 2016 I stopped reading because of the dreadful grammatical mistakes. I suppose you work for an exam board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highfield Saint Posted 19 February, 2016 Share Posted 19 February, 2016 He lost me when he left for The Times. He's left??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrice29 Posted 19 February, 2016 Share Posted 19 February, 2016 The fact that he's doing interviews and adverts show what a ***** he is. Utter berk too. His preaching about the England national team is pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeySFC Posted 20 February, 2016 Share Posted 20 February, 2016 Now he's with Murdoch's bunch of c*nts at The Times I don't give much credence to what he says, and where the f*ck has he got it that Kat wants to sell? Sounds like such a load of bo!!ocks to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 20 February, 2016 Share Posted 20 February, 2016 I know her son posts the odd bit on Instagram every now and then. But is he really an avid fan? Or just someone showing an interest due to family connections? If it's true that he's become a super fan then maybe the intention is to eventually have him step up. Seems a long way off though as he's very young and living a bit of a party boy lifestyle. Which is fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 20 February, 2016 Share Posted 20 February, 2016 I know her son posts the odd bit on Instagram every now and then. But is he really an avid fan? Or just someone showing an interest due to family connections? If it's true that he's become a super fan then maybe the intention is to eventually have him step up. Seems a long way off though as he's very young and living a bit of a party boy lifestyle. Which is fair enough. Who has said he is an "avid fan" or a "super fan"? And obviously he is "showing an interest because of family connections", clearly the son of a billionaire from Switzerland is not out of nowhere going to randomly select Saints to support. The Leibherrs might sell in the next five years, or they might end up owning the club through the family line for the next fifty. Right now, that feels like no bad thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 20 February, 2016 Share Posted 20 February, 2016 We are actively up for sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrian lord Posted 20 February, 2016 Share Posted 20 February, 2016 ^ source please? Who are being courted as purchasers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 20 February, 2016 Share Posted 20 February, 2016 We are actively up for sale More story tellers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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