CB Fry Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 In his mealy-mouthed defence, Les would claim that doesn't mean we'll bring a player in. It only means we'll be in a position to replace Fonte, namely we'll give ourselves enough time to find a replacement. Whether we do so and get a deal over the line is another matter. Les Reed: more mealy mouthed than a mealworm eating a Happy Meal buried in a bucket of oatmeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 Ok I'm off to my bowling league now. When I get back (about 11 pm UK time ) I expect a CB and striker in. A 300 would be a nice icing on the cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Jeff Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 he said this.... And where did he say he would purchase someone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Jeff Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 Apologies, I was replying to the initial post, and didn't read your reply properly, my bad. Yes, it is a ridiculous expectation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 And where did he say he would purchase someone? I'm not sure I am going to accept people pretending that "be in a position to replace him" actually meant "we are not going to buy a replacement". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Jeff Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 I'm not sure I am going to accept people pretending that "be in a position to replace him" actually meant "we are not going to buy a replacement". It's the old "Why don't we spend the money on the NHS" bus slogan. I'm happy that people think he's been disingenuous, but to accuse him of lying is patently untrue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 I'm not sure I am going to accept people pretending that "be in a position to replace him" actually meant "we are not going to buy a replacement". Exactly and, in context of Les saying we wouldn't let him go on deadline day, why would the timing of the sale matter if we were replacing from within? Les led us to believe we'd be buying or loaning a replacement and he hasn't delivered. Despite what his apologists say he's got a track record of saying things and then not delivering. With VVD out he's taken a huge gamble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKD Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 Really poor that we're in this position so late in the window. We've known since the summer that fonte wanted to leave, a replacement should have been lined up months ago, especially when we're given the black box spill every year and Les stating on any given opportunity 'we don't panic buy' 'we know who we're getting 6 months before the sign'. IMO season well and truly over if we don't get at least 1 CB in the next 3 hours.... starting to doubt it'll happen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 It's the old "Why don't we spend the money on the NHS" bus slogan. I'm happy that people think he's been disingenuous, but to accuse him of lying is patently untrue. Still no. It's not about lying. It's about that he fu cked up. He tasked himself with getting a replacement and he's tried to get one and he's failed to get one (IF he fails. 180 minutes and counting....). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unbelievable Jeff Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 Still no. It's not about lying. It's about that he fu cked up. He tasked himself with getting a replacement and he's tried to get one and he's failed to get one (IF he fails. 180 minutes and counting....). I don't disagree that he's failed by the way, I think we are in desperate need of a CB. However, I stand by what I said above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Flying Finn Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 We've been reactive rather than proactive in bringing in a CB and not for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toussaint Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 His dad said he went over on his ankle and that he should be back for the weekend. I wish his dad would shut his pie hole! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Lungs Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 We've been reactive rather than proactive in bringing in a CB and not for the first time. That's not like Les Reed at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Patrik Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 Rumours now that Sakho to Palace is on loan - WTF are we waiting for then? This is redicilous really Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Lej Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 The amount of times we are failing to score away from this season is beyond a joke. Pathetic set up again from the manager. You can write this one off already. If we don't sign a CB then Reed fully deserves to feel the full brunt of the fans in my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKD Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 Rumours now that Sakho to Palace is on loan - WTF are we waiting for then? This is redicilous really Agree. Not sure Sakho is the answer to our problems, but I'd be a hell of a lot more confident having him next to Yoshida rather than stephens/Gardos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 Rumours now that Sakho to Palace is on loan - WTF are we waiting for then? This is redicilous really Exactly! Liverpool said they were only interested in selling when we enquired about a loan. Now he's going on loan to CP. Just seen a report that Les is trying to sign Ake for £18m. Sounds like bull**** to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miltonaggro Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 If our transfer window business is concluded at a five foot third choice goalie from Nice, I reckon Leslie might have to face a few thorny questions as we stagger over the line or collapse short of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKD Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 Exactly! Liverpool said they were only interested in selling when we enquired about a loan. Now he's going on loan to CP. Just seen a report that Les is trying to sign Ake for £18m. Sounds like bull**** to me. Covered off earlier in thread. Bmouth have bid £18m, now down to player. Played for 2 PL teams already this year, so can play for us for the rest of this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 If our transfer window business is concluded at a five foot third choice goalie from Nice, I reckon Leslie might have to face a few thorny questions as we stagger over the line or collapse short of it. Pretty sure we've got Gabbiadini, but we won't announce it while the game is on (although we should have announced it before the game). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toon Saint Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 Les has had 6 months since he knew Fonte wanted out to sort a replacement. Given the injury to Virgil 10 days ago you think that might've accelerated our search for a new CB, but the only concrete link appear to be us trying for a player already injured, in which the deal broke down. So poor...just completely undermines our chances in the EFL final. Puel should feel let down. No doubt we'll get some backslapping piece in the Torygraph in the next week or so discussing our amazing transfer policy and how we never panic buy. There doesn't appear to have been any future planning for Fonte's exit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhari Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 On the CB....I do wonder if we had a preferred target who for some reason became unavailable. There was the ITK hints at an off-the-radar signing of someone we'd been after a while. Hence looking to Sakho and the Tasci(sp?) fellas as loan options? Surely we'll get one of these two in? It will go down as a **** poor performance by Les if we don't get a CB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 Les has had 6 months since he knew Fonte wanted out to sort a replacement. Given the injury to Virgil 10 days ago you think that might've accelerated our search for a new CB, but the only concrete link appear to be us trying for a player already injured, in which the deal broke down. So poor...just completely undermines our chances in the EFL final. Puel should feel let down. No doubt we'll get some backslapping piece in the Torygraph in the next week or so discussing our amazing transfer policy and how we never panic buy. There doesn't appear to have been any future planning for Fonte's exit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I do wonder how long the club can take the fans for mugs before there is a reaction. Sfc are very lucky that they have managed to get to a final this year otherwise the knives would be out and for good reason. I expect that no matter what happens puel will now keep his job for next season and we can generate some good pr in lieu of actual signings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 I do wonder how long the club can take the fans for mugs before there is a reaction. Sfc are very lucky that they have managed to get to a final this year otherwise the knives would be out and for good reason. I expect that no matter what happens puel will now keep his job for next season and we can generate some good pr in lieu of actual signings. I do wonder how short the memories of some of our fans are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 31 January, 2017 Author Share Posted 31 January, 2017 I wonder if it's worth a late call to Chelsea to see what Nathan Ake's situation is. His move back doesn't seem to see him any closer to their 1st team... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 I wonder if it's worth a late call to Chelsea to see what Nathan Ake's situation is. His move back doesn't seem to see him any closer to their 1st team... Bompey offer £18m for him!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 I do wonder how short the memories of some of our fans are. what does that mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonjoe Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 what does that mean? It means he's calling you a boring ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 the new thierry henry right there!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 There's Championship clubs spending £10 - £15m on players these days. £20m for average Premiership players is a sign of the times. At some point we're just going to have to start coughing up if we want to compete with our rivals. I could understand us not wanting to pay big money if we were strapped for cash, but we're not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 There's Championship clubs spending £10 - £15m on players these days. £20m for average Premiership players is a sign of the times. At some point we're just going to have to start coughing up if we want to compete with our rivals. I could understand us not wanting to pay big money if we were strapped for cash, but we're not. Yes there are. But you often look at them and think how stupid they are. Sensible spending or not? Often not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Bateman Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 Yes there are. But you often look at them and think how stupid they are. Sensible spending or not? Often not. But it's not stupidity, it's driven by the "sky money". Had the extra money not suddenly been made available, player prices wouldn't be as high as they are. It was inevitable wasn't it? Loads more money pouring into clubs = loads more money being demanded for average players. Saints really do need to wake up and realise that average players are no longer cheap and there are no bargains. For once in this current Saints management's tenure, they need to f**king spend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Fudpucker the 3rd Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 But it's not stupidity, it's driven by the "sky money". Had the extra money not suddenly been made available, player prices wouldn't be as high as they are. It was inevitable wasn't it? Loads more money pouring into clubs = loads more money being demanded for average players. Saints really do need to wake up and realise that average players are no longer cheap and there are no bargains. For once in this current Saints management's tenure, they need to f**king spend. I'm no fan of the silly money that's banded around but it's the way the game's gone. You can try and fight it but the reality is that if you want to compete you have to splash the cash. It's the same when it comes to wages. If you're not prepared to pay what others will then you've not got a hope in hell of signing the player. I'm not condoning it, just saying that's how it is these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 Pathetic. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 Watch us announce Gabbiadini now to mask another defeat. Pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 Watch us announce Gabbiadini now to mask another defeat. Pathetic. Oh FFS grow up you silly little boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhari Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 What d'ya reckon? Les to pull a late one out of the bag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKD Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 Over to you, Les. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 Watch us announce Gabbiadini now to mask another defeat. Pathetic. Yeah lets not announce him in fact call the deal off so we can be upset about losing to Swansea properly..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 We've got Gabbiadini, just the timing of the announcement but I can't see a CB now which is a clusterf uck. One hour and a bit left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 Two hours to sort our clusterf*ck of a team out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 Swansea confirm Jordan Ayew signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doddisalegend Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 Bournemouth copying us by getting in a young goal keeper in late in the transfer window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aintforever Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 (edited) I can't believe we are not going to replace Fonte. Even with Virgil fit we were short of CBs, imagine how ****ed we will be if Yoshida picks up a knock. Edited 31 January, 2017 by aintforever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhari Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 Two hours to sort our clusterf*ck of a team out. Closes at 11:00 tonight I think. Tick tock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenue_Saint Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 No CB and some serious questions need to be asked. No more of this remember where we were 7 years ago bull****e. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didcot Saint Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 Nothing will happen, Les Reed is an arrogant f... wit, our League campaign is a shambles and that bigoted incompetent **** is happy to ramble along with player after player getting injured leaving our squad down to the bare bones and he does sod all to help the team or the manager try to rectify it. Our cup final appearance just masks over what that useless c..t is to our club. Seething. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 Nothing will happen, Les Reed is an arrogant f... wit, our League campaign is a shambles and that bigoted incompetent **** is happy to ramble along with player after player getting injured leaving our squad down to the bare bones and he does sod all to help the team or the manager try to rectify it. Our cup final appearance just masks over what that useless c..t is to our club. Seething. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lloydie Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 If we confirm Gabbiadini and a CB I'll be alright. If we don't get a CB to go with Gabbi, I'll be pretty bemused at how ****e we are at making any deal happen. If we get neither of them in, then I'll get the pitchforks out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatball Posted 31 January, 2017 Share Posted 31 January, 2017 Rabble rabble rabble, Puel this, Reed that. You lot are hilarious. The sense of entitlement from Saints fans is just ridiculous. Get some perspective or you will never enjoy being a Saints fan. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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