Batman Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 Good signing for them Glad it's all over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Give it to Ron Posted 8 August, 2019 Author Share Posted 8 August, 2019 Good deal for all wish him well but finished as Prem player now at right level 4m is great if used Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donatello Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 Overall, he was an okay signing (although the degree to which he was taking the **** with his fitness seems to be on a parabolic trend). My only concern is that we're now lacking someone in the dressing room who is prepared to kick opposing goalkeepers in the face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 Thank god for that. Never justifies his wage, has an appalling attitude and thinks he's far better than he is. Bad egg and huge wages off the book. Win-Win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 Good deal always round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 Best move the club have made since getting in Ralph. Hi guan. Any update on things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 Overall, he was an okay signing (although the degree to which he was taking the **** with his fitness seems to be on a parabolic trend). My only concern is that we're now lacking someone in the dressing room who is prepared to kick opposing goalkeepers in the face. I think PEH has got it in his locker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 Never really seemed that interested in football during his time here, never looked fit enough or ever suited to our style of play. Good riddance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 As I have said many times - that debut goal at Old Trafford instantly repaid the £4m we paid for him - to get that back after a couple of years and him being older and slower can only be considered as a bit of a result, get the wages off the balance sheet a bonus. Up until very recently he put a much needed buzz in the crowd when he was on the pitch, because most of us knew a mere sniff was all he needed to put the ball away. Speak for yourself. I'm not sure how he gets this natural goalscorer tag on the back of 16 goals in 3.5 years. Good luck to him in the Championship, if he stays reasonably fit he should be able to get double figures this season. Overall I'm just glad he is (mostly) off the wage bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guan 2.0 Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 Hi guan. Any update on things? Most of the moves that i said would happen in the summer if they didn't happen in Jan have panned out. Shame about the full back. However I wouldn't get my hopes up for anymore incoming. Too late in the day to turn interest into action IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 However I wouldn't get my hopes up for anymore incoming. Too late in the day to turn interest into action IMHO. Battle of the ITKs! Player coming in Not sure if he's a CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnet Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 In my opinion, with the wages he was on, that should green light us for at least one new signing. I imagine they would have been waiting for this to be confirmed before moving ahead with any signings. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Trouble is there's no time to get someone in for a medical now :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 Good signing for them Glad it's all over. Sums it up really. He wasn't going to play & its' great to get those wages off the books. With all said and done, his Saints career is book-ended by the winner @ Utd & the Winner vs Arsenal & those were 2 pretty fantastic moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints foreva Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 Limbs in that away end when he scored at OT. Sadly it didn't really work out here imo. He'll do well there if he avoids injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 Trouble is there's no time to get someone in for a medical now :-( They could have already had it. Plus if you submit a sheet before 5pm you get an extension Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 Limbs in that away end when he scored at OT. Sadly it didn't really work out here imo. He'll do well there if he avoids injury.I forgot about the goal against Arsenal, that was the trigger for our safety and so those 3 points were worth millions to us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW5 SAINT Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 Trouble is there's no time to get someone in for a medical now :-( I thought that as long as it was registered with league in time, the medical could take place later..........? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manji Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 They could have already had it. Plus if you submit a sheet before 5pm you get an extension This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 Thank god the fat ***** has gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 Most of the moves that i said would happen in the summer if they didn't happen in Jan have panned out. Shame about the full back. However I wouldn't get my hopes up for anymore incoming. Too late in the day to turn interest into action IMHO. I suppose there's a difference between interest in a player and terms being agreed in principle in the even that we manage to sell a player further up the 'chain'. That's the hope anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faz Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 So that ****er who wouldn't take a paycut to **** off his contract, has done just that. Quelle surprise. I think our fans have treated him pretty shabbily over the last few weeks, after the club did initially. I can’t see what any party has done wrong here, including the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 I can’t see what any party has done wrong here, including the club. Yeah, what's all the fuss about? Footballers are mercenaries and he scored a few goals for us. As mentioned above, thanks for the goal at Old Trafford and the winner against Arsenal. Time for everybody to move on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dellman Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 I can’t see what any party has done wrong here, including the club. Has he taken a pay cut? Or has he got a two year contract instead of one year which would equal a gain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 Speak for yourself. I'm not sure how he gets this natural goalscorer tag on the back of 16 goals in 3.5 years. Good luck to him in the Championship, if he stays reasonably fit he should be able to get double figures this season. Overall I'm just glad he is (mostly) off the wage bill. Hey I'm not claiming he was the Messiah, when we bought him I did think Eh? especially given his injury history, but for £4m that was loose change even then, his natural goalscorer tag came from his days with Swindon, Burnley, and QPR with strike rates of 57%, 50% & 55% thats a record not to be sniffed at, even if he wan't prolific for us based on previous reputation his mere presence on the pitch before this past season made defences a little wary..........he did score a few goals from nothing for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 She picked us up at a disco, we were warned about her, she was fairly low maintenance, we had some great nights and some stupid ones, then her looks went, she dyed her hair and she buggered off to West Brom. Win-win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarrettIvo Posted 8 August, 2019 Share Posted 8 August, 2019 Overall, he was an okay signing (although the degree to which he was taking the **** with his fitness seems to be on a parabolic trend). My only concern is that we're now lacking someone in the dressing room who is prepared to kick opposing goalkeepers in the face. I was gonna say Wesley, but in reality he's more likely to kick ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint_clark Posted 9 August, 2019 Share Posted 9 August, 2019 Speak for yourself. I'm not sure how he gets this natural goalscorer tag on the back of 16 goals in 3.5 years. Good luck to him in the Championship, if he stays reasonably fit he should be able to get double figures this season. Overall I'm just glad he is (mostly) off the wage bill. I think it's more the 117 goals in 218 games before he signed for us that earned him the natural goalscorer tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katalinic Posted 9 August, 2019 Share Posted 9 August, 2019 Surprised he passed the medical - when he injured his shoulder and was sent to Colorado it was operated on and fixed, but he was told that one more bad landing resulting in further damage or a repeat of the injury would finish his career. Personally I think that it was after that injury that he started to go downhill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelman Posted 9 August, 2019 Share Posted 9 August, 2019 Surprised he passed the medical - when he injured his shoulder and was sent to Colorado it was operated on and fixed, but he was told that one more bad landing resulting in further damage or a repeat of the injury would finish his career. Personally I think that it was after that injury that he started to go downhill. Can't blame him if he was told that. It would always be nagging at the back of the mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefizzy14 Posted 9 August, 2019 Share Posted 9 August, 2019 Good luck to Charlie, he scored some important goals for us and repaid his £4million fee in one appearance with that header at Old Trafford under Koeman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint77 Posted 9 August, 2019 Share Posted 9 August, 2019 Surprised he passed the medical - when he injured his shoulder and was sent to Colorado it was operated on and fixed, but he was told that one more bad landing resulting in further damage or a repeat of the injury would finish his career. Personally I think that it was after that injury that he started to go downhill. Good shout That’s definitely when he started to go down hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East Kent Saint Posted 9 August, 2019 Share Posted 9 August, 2019 I remember him getting the ball in our half the running toward their goal but by the 18 yard area he had run out of steam and under pressure could only toe poke it for a goal kick ! For the first 50 yards it looked like a certain goal ................................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsland Red Posted 9 August, 2019 Share Posted 9 August, 2019 I remember him getting the ball in our half the running toward their goal but by the 18 yard area he had run out of steam and under pressure could only toe poke it for a goal kick ! For the first 50 yards it looked like a certain goal ................................. Was that the time he broke clear one on one from the halfway line and pulled up 20 yards later with a torn hamstring / calf / other ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raging Bull Posted 9 August, 2019 Share Posted 9 August, 2019 Was that the time he broke clear one on one from the halfway line and pulled up 20 yards later with a torn hamstring / calf / other ? Nope, his hairdresser was in the crowd and he got distracted. Instant lob on stopped him running like a penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 9 August, 2019 Share Posted 9 August, 2019 Was that the time he broke clear one on one from the halfway line and pulled up 20 yards later with a torn hamstring / calf / other ?That was the same game he randomly kicked Lossl in the head. Just when he had built up a bit of form. He was banned for 3 games but missed many more injured. Poor signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboy40 Posted 13 August, 2019 Share Posted 13 August, 2019 Should we read anything, other than him probably being light years away from being match fit, into him not even being on the bench for them on Saturday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faz Posted 13 August, 2019 Share Posted 13 August, 2019 Should we read anything, other than him probably being light years away from being match fit, into him not even being on the bench for them on Saturday? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 13 August, 2019 Share Posted 13 August, 2019 Should we read anything, other than him probably being light years away from being match fit, into him not even being on the bench for them on Saturday? Picked up a knock during the medical... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 13 August, 2019 Share Posted 13 August, 2019 Scores Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 11 October, 2019 Share Posted 11 October, 2019 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/extra-time-charlie-austin-interview/id1474544449?i=1000453091078 Extended interview with Stan Collymore here... An interesting listen, but doesn't really feel that Austin was challenged that much by Collymore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGTL Posted 12 October, 2019 Share Posted 12 October, 2019 Chaz and his bit of plastic have been spouting off on Twitter again. They really hate being reminded of all the girls he got it on with in Buddha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceandfriendly Posted 12 October, 2019 Share Posted 12 October, 2019 Chaz and his bit of plastic have been spouting off on Twitter again. They really hate being reminded of all the girls he got it on with in Buddha. In English please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 13 October, 2019 Share Posted 13 October, 2019 In English please?Austin is a ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-Reece Posted 15 February, 2020 Share Posted 15 February, 2020 Having another pop at our fans on Twitter this evening I see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint97 Posted 15 February, 2020 Share Posted 15 February, 2020 he isn't wrong tbf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 15 February, 2020 Share Posted 15 February, 2020 Having another pop at our fans on Twitter this evening I see... He really is a model professional isn’t he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammysaint93 Posted 15 February, 2020 Share Posted 15 February, 2020 Austin tweeting about people saying stuff without any remorse and then 5 minutes later slags off the whole Southampton fan base and calls someone a c*nt. Strange bloke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 15 February, 2020 Share Posted 15 February, 2020 Going well at WBA, unused sub again today I see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 15 February, 2020 Share Posted 15 February, 2020 Having another pop at our fans on Twitter this evening I see... Glasgow been trolling Caroline Flack too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted 15 February, 2020 Share Posted 15 February, 2020 The sad thing is I reckon Saints fans generally went quite easy on him - valued his eye for goal and generally wanted him to get more gametime. Obviously when he did well he was popular but even when struggling many fans were reluctant to get on his back. Over time his fitness/effort/contribution just got increasingly worse and even the most supportive of fans found it difficult to justify him starting games. His comments are more like someone who was a constant whipping boy of the fans, but it was far from it. He is clearly just a bit of an imbecile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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