Saints foreva Posted 20 January, 2017 Author Posted 20 January, 2017 Jack Sullivan @jsullivanwhu 99% fonte is a West Ham player in the next hour we are just waiting for Southampton to sign! #coyi 8m
saintwbu Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 Jack Sullivan @jsullivanwhu 99% fonte is a West Ham player in the next hour we are just waiting for Southampton to sign! #coyi 8m Thank god none of our transfer dealings get revealed this way, what a ****
saint77 Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 Thank god none of our transfer dealings get revealed this way, what a **** Rubbish we all like a good ITK
doddisalegend Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 You name 3 players with great promise which looks increasingly like it will never be fulfilled. Great shame Maybe they should have stayed with us a bit longer...
saintwbu Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 Rubbish we all like a good ITK Me as much as anybody! But not the chairman's son to make a name for himself, hardly the same as being a leak from the inside.
LeBizzier69 Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 Can't believe his old man doesn't tell him to keep his trap shut.
Red Alert Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 (edited) Official then. As much a sideways move as he could possibly have hoped for. https://southamptonfc.com/news/2017-01-20/jose-fonte-southampton-west-ham-united-transfer-announcement Southampton Football Club can confirm that José Fonte has joined West Ham United for an undisclosed fee. The 33-year-old defender today completed a move to London Stadium, following seven years at St Mary’s. During his time at the club, Fonte made 288 appearances and scored 15 goals, and became a senior international with Portugal. Southampton Football Club would like to thank José for his service and for his contribution to all the club's achievements in his time here. We would also like to wish him well for the future. Edited 20 January, 2017 by Red Alert
supersonic Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 I like how we state "undisclosed" and WH state £8m on twitter.
S-Clarke Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 onte said: “I signed for West Ham because they are a great club and a very big club. They have a lot of fans and I have known for a number of years how passionate they are. “The manager was also a very big influence. I thought that he really wanted me and that he sold me the project and the ambition of the Club. “I also have part of my family living in London and they are big West Ham fans. It just made sense for me at this stage to join West Ham. It is a new challenge and a new beginning and I am looking forward to it. “With the way that West Ham is going we can only look to be challenging in the top eight. “I told the manager in conversations that we want to win and we want to win trophies. The ambition is big and we need to aim high. “West Ham are a massive club and it is an exciting challenge and it should be for everyone. We all need to get together and start working.
saintwbu Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 Can't believe his old man doesn't tell him to keep his trap shut. I can only assume you haven't seen much of his old man then haha, absolute slimeball
Saint_clark Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 onte said: “I signed for West Ham because they are a great club and a very big club. They have a lot of fans and I have known for a number of years how passionate they are. “The manager was also a very big influence. I thought that he really wanted me and that he sold me the project and the ambition of the Club. “I also have part of my family living in London and they are big West Ham fans. It just made sense for me at this stage to join West Ham. It is a new challenge and a new beginning and I am looking forward to it. “With the way that West Ham is going we can only look to be challenging in the top eight. “I told the manager in conversations that we want to win and we want to win trophies. The ambition is big and we need to aim high. “West Ham are a massive club and it is an exciting challenge and it should be for everyone. We all need to get together and start working. I know you're supposed to take this with a pinch of salt anyway, but there's never been a clearer load of fan-pleasing b*llocks spouted than this time round.
saintwbu Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 onte said: “I signed for West Ham because they are a great club and a very big club. They have a lot of fans and I have known for a number of years how passionate they are. “The manager was also a very big influence. I thought that he really wanted me and that he sold me the project and the ambition of the Club. “I also have part of my family living in London and they are big West Ham fans. It just made sense for me at this stage to join West Ham. It is a new challenge and a new beginning and I am looking forward to it. “With the way that West Ham is going we can only look to be challenging in the top eight. “I told the manager in conversations that we want to win and we want to win trophies. The ambition is big and we need to aim high. “West Ham are a massive club and it is an exciting challenge and it should be for everyone. We all need to get together and start working. Sounds like he already had his script written for his Man United move and just scribbled out their name and put in West Ham instead
Gruffalo Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 onte said: “I signed for West Ham because they are a great club and a very big club. They have a lot of fans and I have known for a number of years how passionate they are. “The manager was also a very big influence. I thought that he really wanted me and that he sold me the project and the ambition of the Club. “I also have part of my family living in London and they are big West Ham fans. It just made sense for me at this stage to join West Ham. It is a new challenge and a new beginning and I am looking forward to it. “With the way that West Ham is going we can only look to be challenging in the top eight. “I told the manager in conversations that we want to win and we want to win trophies. The ambition is big and we need to aim high. “West Ham are a massive club and it is an exciting challenge and it should be for everyone. We all need to get together and start working. Seriously ?
saintwbu Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 Matt Targett just retweeted a pro-Fonte tweet thanking him etc., I don't know why it's relevant for me to post that but hey.
DuncanRG Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 What a sad, anti-climactic way to close the book on the League One team. I wish Kelvin had been the last.
Batman Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 Our captain handed in a transfer request to go to West ham Not Liverpool, Chelsea or united But West ham Let that sink in for a mo
angelman Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 I can't help myself but I find this all a little bit amusing. From signing for Utd in the summer, he signs for Utd. You got the wrong Utd. And his statement....lol.
saintwbu Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 West Ham's twitter account has made more references tonight to Jose winning the Euro's than we have the last 6 months!
Crab Lungs Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 Gutting, really, but will just have to get on with it
shurlock Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 Our captain handed in a transfer request to go to West ham Not Liverpool, Chelsea or united But West ham Let that sink in for a mo You're going to be dining on this for years pal.
Gruffalo Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 Our captain handed in a transfer request and West ham was the only club who wanted him. Let that sink in for a mo.
angelman Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 Always thought his Adam's Apple was too big.
Saint_clark Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 We really are a laughing stock- Selling club I think you'll fine the majority of neutral fans will be laughing at Fonte here. Our captain handed in a transfer request to go to West ham Not Liverpool, Chelsea or united But West ham Let that sink in for a mo No he didn't you massive f*cking agenda ridden bellend, he clearly wanted to go somewhere bigger but had to settle once he realised nothing was forthcoming.
CB Fry Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 Our captain handed in a transfer request to go to West ham Not Liverpool, Chelsea or united But West ham Let that sink in for a mo Peak Delldays.
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 He was coming to the end of his shelf life with us but, I feel, deserves massive respect for what he did for us. All good things come to an end & it's a bit of shame that his time end didn't end perfectly but we go on & hopefully that replacement Lies Reed said we'd have before we let him go, is still around the corner.
warsash saint Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 £8mm for a 33 year old going backwards .... Good business I say.
badgerx16 Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 Our captain handed in a transfer request to go to West ham Not Liverpool, Chelsea or united But West ham Let that sink in for a mo No he didn't. He handed in a transfer request, post Euros, expecting a 'big' European club to come in for him. He got backed into a corner when no offer came, and Saints decided to let him go. West Ham, or possibly West Brom, were the only escape route open to him.
Saint_clark Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 I wonder how Cedric feels. He's young, playing for a Premier League club in the semi-final of a cup and playing for his nation having just won the euros, all whilst earning millions. I'm sure he'll get by just fine without someone of the same nationality.
Batman Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 No he didn't. He handed in a transfer request, post Euros, expecting a 'big' European club to come in for him. He got backed into a corner when no offer came, and Saints decided to let him go. West Ham, or possibly West Brom, were the only escape route open to him. Source?
angelman Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 I want to know what MLT meant by his tweet that he hadn't acted as a captain should. Can we find out now he has gone?
Heisenberg Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 Old Les must be on 10% commish Look forward to seeing who replaces him All the best Jose
shurlock Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 £8mm for a 33 year old going backwards .... Good business I say. He wasn't going backwards. Typical helmet revisionism/sour grapes that is a hallmark of this place. He didn't have a preseason, so needed time to get up to speed (Cedric was worse for exactly the same reason). But on the whole I didn't notice any real drop off in his play.
LaptopSaint Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 Thanks for the memories Jose. Shame it ended like it did. But We March On with 8 million in the bank and Florin Gardos as our last line of defence.
St.JonB Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 £8mm for a 33 year old going backwards .... Good business I say. We have had a lot of deals that have been described as 'good business ' lately but we seem to be getting weaker by each transfer window. I'm sad to see him go.
Saints foreva Posted 20 January, 2017 Author Posted 20 January, 2017 Pretty gutted tbh. Feels like the end of an era with him being the last of our promoted lot.
shirleysfc Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 Source? Maybe the same ITK source that told you Bertrand was signing for Liverpool?
Micky Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 Our captain handed in a transfer request to go to West ham Not Liverpool, Chelsea or united But West ham Let that sink in for a mo Sorry but that is absolute gold. You are quite slow aren't you?
Spoonman Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 Reckon Saints should ban players from gaining their first caps while with us...seems to turn most of em into Billy Big Bollix. At least he didn't end up at the dippers
ADutchSaint Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 So after our manager went to Everton we now lose our captain to West Ham. How or why? I don't care, it just ****es me off really. We shouldn't be losing important figures inside our club to those clubs, simple as that.
sammysaint93 Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 Fonte was absolutely class for us over the years but feels a bit like when Lambert left, he's on the decline and he's served as well. Just a shame it was West Ham he ended up. Let's hope we can find another top quality CB, we've been lucky over the years with Toby, VVD and Lovren all coming in and hitting the ground running.
Appy Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 Source? Where's your source he handed in a transfer request to specifically go to West Ham?
whelk Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 We really are a laughing stock- Selling club A lot of people are laughing at West Ham
Micky Posted 20 January, 2017 Posted 20 January, 2017 Feel a little sad for him really, for 99 percent of his time here he has been class, if not on the field - always in attitude. I think he has backed himself into a corner and has now ended up taking a bit of a sideways step. Still if he's gone for the bucks I wish him well, we had his best years and while he was good for us, the club were good for him. Good luck Jose.
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