Saint_clark Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 9 hours ago, Saint Garrett said: Understandable. A relatively cheap player who is captain of another prem club, just turned 25, in a position that they need reinforcements. I think they’ve got a good deal there, and he will improve their side. still don’t think they’ll do anything over the next few years though, and surely Kane will be off soon. If that was their thinking then sure, but I've seen plenty of Spurs fans under the impression they're signing our best player and the best centre midfielder outside the top 6 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 4 minutes ago, Saint_clark said: If that was their thinking then sure, but I've seen plenty of Spurs fans under the impression they're signing our best player and the best centre midfielder outside the top 6 🤔 Boy are they in for a shock 😂 Good luck to him, as has been said he’s been decent for us mainly, I think we are his level but time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSFC Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 18 hours ago, skintsaint said: Love it!!! Question people need to ask regarding the price is would you want us to sign him for £15-20m? Would that be cheap, overpriced or about right? I dont think I'd want him at all. Decent enough deal for me given length of outstanding contract period. Very hopeful by what is happening with the squad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 What do we think, in 18 months times he’s become a top player and this place will be full of people whinging we should have done more to keep him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 32 minutes ago, Turkish said: What do we think, in 18 months times he’s become a top player and this place will be full of people whinging we should have done more to keep him. I think he will become a top player, and I think the fee is at the bottom end of what I'd expect, but I understand why. More difficult to drive the price up when we want KWP and he only wants to go there. Good luck to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwertyell Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 40 minutes ago, Turkish said: What do we think, in 18 months times he’s become a top player and this place will be full of people whinging we should have done more to keep him. Mourinho will have gone in 18 months' time, and the new manager won't be building a team around captain wavey hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzmeister Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 A lot of comments on here annoy me. He's a proven player at Premiership level and his stats for every season (including this one) speak for themselves. He is the best (or maybe second best) in the league at breaking up play and intercepting the opponent. He is the perfect player for Ralph's double pivot and yes he is not the most progressive player but he disrupts the opponent and protects the defense. He has also given us 4 years of loyal service. When he signed I suspect it was on the promise that like with many we would be a shop window to a bigger club, much the same as Morgan, Mane and others. This was (still is???) our big USP to prospective players. We sign players from big clubs (like Bayern), allow them to develop then sell for a profit. That is our model and we should enjoy the players whilst we can. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, ozzmeister said: A lot of comments on here annoy me. He's a proven player at Premiership level and his stats for every season (including this one) speak for themselves. He is the best (or maybe second best) in the league at breaking up play and intercepting the opponent. He is the perfect player for Ralph's double pivot and yes he is not the most progressive player but he disrupts the opponent and protects the defense. He has also given us 4 years of loyal service. When he signed I suspect it was on the promise that like with many we would be a shop window to a bigger club, much the same as Morgan, Mane and others. This was (still is???) our big USP to prospective players. We sign players from big clubs (like Bayern), allow them to develop then sell for a profit. That is our model and we should enjoy the players whilst we can. Stats are stats, but I've watched him in every home game for the last 4 seasons and he infuriates me and bores me senseless. One of the prime reasons we have been so awful at home. We play more progressive and positive without him in the side. I can't say I've enjoyed him at all. Edited 11 August, 2020 by S-Clarke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 He is absolutely a Mourinho player. Loads of 'energy', good attitude and breaks up play would do well sat in front of the back 3 or 4/ Breaking up play and giving the ball 5 yards. anything more than that, he is no where near as good as he thinks he is. If I was a Spurs fan and demanding CL football, his signing would be a huge let down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 15 minutes ago, Saint Garrett said: I think he will become a top player, and I think the fee is at the bottom end of what I'd expect, but I understand why. More difficult to drive the price up when we want KWP and he only wants to go there. Good luck to him. I dont think he will. He's good at what he does but technically he's not great. His passing and shooting are pretty poor and at 25 it realistically isn't going to get much better now which will hold him back from being a truly class player. However the media seem to love him for some reason so i'm sure a few good games and he'll be hyped up beyond belief and there will be meltdown on here that we've sold an amazing player too cheaply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 2 minutes ago, S-Clarke said: Stats are stats, but I've watched him in every home game for the last 4 seasons and he infuriates me and bores me senseless. One of the prime reasons we have been so awful at home. We play more progressive and positive without him in the side. I can't say I've enjoyed him at all. Without him in the side we have tended to play Romeu in his place. Does that one change really make us "more progressive and positive"? Do you really think one of the prime reasons we have been poor at home is Hojbjerg? --------------------- IMO good luck to the lad, another successful stepping stone move for a wholehearted player who always gives his best and is clearly a good professional and who has seemingly only ever been honest with the club. Can't ask for much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_SFC Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 Good luck to him. He's been decent enough for us and we've made a small profit on him. Will we miss him? Who knows but I suspect not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfc4prem Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 Good luck to the man. Dedicated, level headed and extremely professional. As a player he always put in a shift (thinking of his empassioned slide tackle in the dying minutes at Fratton Park), and deserves a chance to test himself at Spurs. Not amazingly dynamic or forward-thinking, mainly opting for a short sideways or backwards pass, but good at breaking up play at high tempo. Best of luck to him. If Romeu can keep the decent standard post-lockdown I hope we won't really notice Hojbjerg's absence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 A good professional, who excels in one key area. Spurs will need to use him properly. Glad we managed to get a reasonable fee for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 'Spurs complete Hojbjerg signing' http://www.skysports.com/share/12046253 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John D Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 All the best to him. Did ok but not one I am too disappointed to see go. Definitely won't miss his shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 Good luck to him...and his first interview is world class so he has made a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint86 Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 21 hours ago, StrangelyBrown said: I just cant really understand why... He's at best a bang average player at a (this season) mid table club and they have ambitions of a top 4 place and winning trophies. Still let them believe they got a good deal and that KWP isnt the better player Their defensive midfield option is Dier at the end of the day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 (edited) At last. Saints have quite conveniently hidden his departure confirmation right at the bottom of the KWP piece. Parking the bad news 😉 Although, I wouldn't say this is particularly bad news. Sky sports did a piece on him and said he could add what they've missed since Eriksen because of his forward penetration. Are they having an absolute giraffe? Quote In total, 37 per cent of Hojbjerg's passes were directed upfield this season, which is something Spurs have struggled to achieve for some time - particularly since another Dane, Christian Eriksen, left the club. Hojbjerg attempted 289 passes into the final third - a total surpassed by only 10 other players this season. Those risky passes reduce his accuracy, but Spurs needed an injection of forward momentum in their midfield That is why reading stats and stats alone is a very, very dangerous game. I think they're in for an incredible surprise when he sits foot in their stadium. Edited 11 August, 2020 by S-Clarke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolution saint Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 1 minute ago, S-Clarke said: At last. Saints have quite conveniently hidden his departure confirmation right at the bottom of the KWP piece. Parking the bad news 😉 Although, I wouldn't say this is particularly bad news. Sky sports did a piece on him and said he could add what they've missed since Eriksen because of his forward penetration. Are they having an absolute giraffe? No, to be fair I think he absolutely could fill that void Eriksen has left and I urge all Saints fans to tell Spurs supporters this. In fact I think he's probably better than Eriksen. The meltdown when they realise he's not will be priceless. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint86 Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 8 hours ago, Dusic said: Without him in the side we have tended to play Romeu in his place. Does that one change really make us "more progressive and positive"? Do you really think one of the prime reasons we have been poor at home is Hojbjerg? --------------------- IMO good luck to the lad, another successful stepping stone move for a wholehearted player who always gives his best and is clearly a good professional and who has seemingly only ever been honest with the club. Can't ask for much more. i think the point is, that with PEH leaving we aren't really weakened. With KWP joining we are massivley strengthend. We make money out of this deal. I say fair play to PEH, he's come here and always put in a shift, always been the one to come out and face the media and fans after bad results etc. You can't fault him on those fronts. He is more than entitled to leave for a bigger club if he wants to, his contract is running out and he's managed to get a bigger team than saints to sign him - so fair play tbh. He's been a good servant to the club, but he won't be a lifer etc. we'd have been relegated without his efforts and i'll wish him well in the future (but not against us obviously). Hopefully most saints fan's see it that way. 🤷♂️ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy_D Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 Just now, S-Clarke said: At last. Saints have quite conveniently hidden his departure confirmation right at the bottom of the KWP piece. Parking the bad news 😉 Although, I wouldn't say this is particularly bad news. Sky sports did a piece on him and said he could add what they've missed since Eriksen because of his forward penetration. Are they having an absolute giraffe? Maybe Spurs are planning on telling him they're shooting the other way. It'll be non-stop attacking through-balls from him. In all seriousness, there's a good player there for Spurs, especially if a manager manages to take advantage of the stuff he's good at (which he's VERY good at) and minimise the stuff he's not so good at. Whether Mourinho is that manager, time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 Thing is those passes into the final third weren't attempted to be at all, he usually just overhits them so much they end up going that far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 He's a perfect fit for Mourinho, but he'll infuriate the fans and bore them to death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Saints Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 Wish him all the best. For a good few months in the dark days he looked like the only player at the club that gave a fuck. Not sure he’s top 4 quality but can’t blame him for trying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric The Red Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 Happy to say thanks and good luck to P-E H. I certainly have no hard feelings towards him but (like most others) don't see him as a regular starter for a top 4 team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 Wish him all the best but in all honesty I don’t think I’ve ever watched him and thought, "aaah, I’ll be gutted when he leaves!" Like I did with Mané, Tadic and Van Dijk. There’ll be no animosity from me when he comes back to St Mary’s, his attitude has always been spot on if nothing else. Good luck Pierre. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthLondonSFC Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 Unpopular opinion here but I think Spurs have got a bargain for 15M + ‘bonuses’. Some people on here are down playing his ability because he wanted to leave. Its similar to a situation a found myself in a few years ago. Allowed a relationship to end because I couldn’t really be arsed to convince her it could work. Was blagging to my pals she weren’t all that etc. Wasn’t offered any money or RWB in exchange for her but It turned out finding a decent replacement was harder than I thought. She ending up fucking some Banking guy who had a David Lloyd’s membership and went on a holiday to Dubai whilst I got lumbered with Hackney’s equivalent of Oriol Romeu every 3 months or so. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 Fairplay to him , got his big money move and a slightly better chance at playing champions league football. But as a lot of others have said I'm not really bothered at his departure tbh. Also is he the first player who didn't get a announcement of his own that he'd left ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 1 minute ago, simo said: Fairplay to him , got his big money move and a slightly better chance at playing champions league football. But as a lot of others have said I'm not really bothered at his departure tbh. Also is he the first player who didn't get a announcement of his own that he'd left ? Yeah, it was a bit odd. Just hidden right at the bottom of an arrival. The club were making such big noises about keeping both deals separate, yet they plant his departure on the same article as KWP's arrival! Never mind, no drama. Will be kind of interested to see how he does at Spurs, but I'm not too bothered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 Good luck to Pierre. He was a good signing and a good servant to us. Like others have said he was always fully committed and gave his all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 Been given No 5 shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 Good luck to Pierre. Actually quite interested to see how he does. I don't rate him as highly as I did Morgan or Vic respectively, but Carlo & Jose seem to think he's mustard. Good to get the deal done this quickly (& great to get KWP over the line too). Now to see how Ralph thinks it's best to go about filling the midfield gap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintquin Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 I didn't dislike him as a player but out of all the recent transfers to the "bigger" clubs we've done over the last few years this one is the one I'm least disappointed with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKD Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 This transfer and spurs in general Summed up by someone on twitter.... the sort of transfer that 2010 (the banter years of Andy Carroll, shelvey, Paul konchesky etc..) Liverpool would have made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 Since our performances have picked up his role as the after match “we can’t play like again” spokesmen and his best attribute as a player has become redundant. So time for everyone to move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 1 hour ago, Lighthouse said: Wish him all the best but in all honesty I don’t think I’ve ever watched him and though, "aaah, I’ll be gutted when he leaves!" Like it did with Mané, Tadic and Van Dijk. There’ll be no animosity From me when he comes back to St Mary’s, his attitude has always been spot on if nothing else. Good luck Pierre. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkswood Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 2 hours ago, Lighthouse said: Wish him all the best but in all honesty I don’t think I’ve ever watched him and though, "aaah, I’ll be gutted when he leaves!" Like it did with Mané, Tadic and Van Dijk. There’ll be no animosity From me when he comes back to St Mary’s, his attitude has always been spot on if nothing else. Good luck Pierre. Exactly my thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austsaint Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 2 hours ago, Lighthouse said: Wish him all the best but in all honesty I don’t think I’ve ever watched him and thought, "aaah, I’ll be gutted when he leaves!" Like I did with Mané, Tadic and Van Dijk. There’ll be no animosity from me when he comes back to St Mary’s, his attitude has always been spot on if nothing else. Good luck Pierre. Exactly. Gave Saints 4 pretty good years - and towards the end showed respect for the Club while the transfer process took place. Nothing like the wrench of Mane and Van Dijk leaving....or the Toby A. debacle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 Good luck to him Decent player with a great attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW5 SAINT Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 Not sure how reliable they are, but Daily Mail saying we got £20m, rising to £25m with add ons........? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted 11 August, 2020 Share Posted 11 August, 2020 3 minutes ago, Batman said: Good luck to him Decent player with a great attitude. What utter BS - how is it good attitude when he cost us around £5M less by insisting on joining Spuds when others had offered more? Just anther greedy kunt who thinks he is more important than he really is. If a player wants to move than fine, but why should he not hold a club to ransom that has given him the opportunity to develop and showcase himself? He is as much a snake as VVD, Banana man, etc., just a bit more subtle. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu Posted 12 August, 2020 Share Posted 12 August, 2020 (edited) He's strong in the tackle and usually shows good commitment for the team (although I thought he lacked professionalism as captain publicy stating he wanted to leave while we were still fighting for guaranteed safety) but personally I'm surprised he became the coveted player in our ranks. His decision making and inaccuracy of passing always left us vulnerable. I guess his short contract alerted the bargain hunters. With 1 year left and as a player that I've often considered frustrating, I'm very happy with this deal. Hopefully our replacement can add a little more creativity and assurance to our midfield. Edited 12 August, 2020 by Disco Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr X Posted 12 August, 2020 Share Posted 12 August, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, austsaint said: Exactly. Gave Saints 4 pretty good years - and towards the end showed respect for the Club while the transfer process took place. Nothing like the wrench of Mane and Van Dijk leaving....or the Toby A. debacle. Or Nivea boy he liked to throw his toys out the pram 😂 Edited 12 August, 2020 by Mr X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 12 August, 2020 Share Posted 12 August, 2020 9 hours ago, Red said: What utter BS - how is it good attitude when he cost us around £5M less by insisting on joining Spuds when others had offered more? Just anther greedy kunt who thinks he is more important than he really is. If a player wants to move than fine, but why should he not hold a club to ransom that has given him the opportunity to develop and showcase himself? He is as much a snake as VVD, Banana man, etc., just a bit more subtle. With out wanting to be rude, this is one of the more moronic posts on this thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 12 August, 2020 Share Posted 12 August, 2020 (edited) Quote "For four years at Southampton I felt the love from the players, staff, club and fans. "I did all I could to return that love to every single one of you. "Thank you and good luck. PEH." Edited 12 August, 2020 by S-Clarke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolate Box Posted 12 August, 2020 Share Posted 12 August, 2020 2 hours ago, angelman said: With out wanting to be rude, this is one of the more moronic posts on this thread. I am no prude but we do have our share of potty-mouthed morons. Sign of the times I guess. I blame their parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted 12 August, 2020 Share Posted 12 August, 2020 11 hours ago, SW5 SAINT said: Not sure how reliable they are, but Daily Mail You can stop there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted 12 August, 2020 Share Posted 12 August, 2020 2 hours ago, angelman said: With out wanting to be rude, this is one of the more moronic posts on this thread. What being rude got to do with the price of fish? This is a forum for opinions - if you don't like mine just ignore it! However don't be ignorant enough to think everyone has to think like you. Appreciate it's not your money so you probably don't give a hoot, but I do not want the club I support being taken advantage of (neither does the club BTW - and yes I know for a fact - again believe or not I don't really care!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 12 August, 2020 Share Posted 12 August, 2020 Spurs fan on another forum reckons he'll be their sole defensive midfielder allowing them to play two attacking midfielders with freedom 🤔 Anyone else thinking there could be some shambolic displays in Spurs midfield next season? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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