SKD Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 If we don’t sign anyone of note to come In and fill that glaring gap in CM (by anyone of note, I don’t mean some cheap loan), then I hope Ralph walks. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 1 minute ago, Turkish said: We're the only club that has made a profit from transfers the last 5 seasons yet still dont have a pot to p1ss in. it really is incredible how badly run we've been. I notice those repeating the "we are a well run club" mantra have been quite lately. Making a profit on transfers and finishing 11th is a good thing. Not something to be mocked. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloggy saint Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, SKD said: If we don’t sign anyone of note to come In and fill that glaring gap in CM (by anyone of note, I don’t mean some cheap loan), then I hope Ralph walks. You hope Ralph walks? And is replaced with ..........? Edited 29 September, 2020 by cloggy saint crap English Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said: Making a profit on transfers and finishing 11th is a good thing. Not something to be mocked. It will eventually trip you up and leave you relegated. It's not sustainable. In some windows you need to invest a little, because not every transfer will be a success - it's impossible. We can't keep peppering this line of 'sell for a profit, reinvest that money in the team - but no more than what we brought in' - one or two bad windows and your entire stance is ruined, because you can't raise enough capital. Which is what we've found. Little bit of help from an owner wouldn't go a miss. Edited 29 September, 2020 by S-Clarke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKD Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 2 minutes ago, Turkish said: We're the only club that has made a profit from transfers the last 5 seasons yet still dont have a pot to p1ss in. it really is incredible how badly run we've been. I notice those repeating the "we are a well run club" mantra have been quite lately. We’ve never been a well run club, since the passing of ML. Under NC, whilst performances on the pitch was very good, off it, it wasn’t sustainable without an owner who wanted to invest. under les/Wilson & Gao, we’ve played a ridiculously risky game of hoping every player we sign will be a Mane / VVD to the point where we are now. Terrible squad battling relegation with high earners Our model is based on spending what we make. if we/when we go down, finically we’ll be fucked without funds from the PL. How does that make you a well run club. crazy how someone like Gao hasn’t worked out that you’ve got to spend money to make money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 7 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said: Making a profit on transfers and finishing 11th is a good thing. Not something to be mocked. 3 minutes ago, S-Clarke said: It will eventually trip you up and leave you relegated. It's not sustainable. In some windows you need to invest a little, because not every transfer will be a success - it's impossible. We can't keep peppering this line of 'sell for a profit, reinvest that money in the team - but no more than what we brought in' - one or two bad windows and your entire stance is ruined, because you can't raise enough capital. Which is what we've found. Little bit of help from an owner wouldn't go a miss. So to be sustainable we need to be unsustainably given cash? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maya's Dad Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 im fine with whatever the situation is with the owner and possibly future ownership. but given that we would have known for a while and also what we have spent so far there is absolutely no excuse for the club not replacing peh and doing it well. disgrace if so and just pushes ralph closer to the door 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said: So to be sustainable we need to be unsustainably given cash? Not sure what you're on about. The whole model of selling multiple players for profit and then using that to continuously evolve the team generally isn't sustainable. What helps sustainable success is when you have an owner who is engaged and willing to help the club grow, allows you to keep the core of the team, and allows you to add to it without having to sell anyone who can breathe. The model of sell, sell, sell before we can buy will immediately fail when you have nothing to sell, that will eventually lead to regression and eventually relegation. Unless we have an owner willing to put some money in to turn the tide, we are stuck. Edited 29 September, 2020 by S-Clarke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 So we're going to get some deadline day action for a change? 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKD Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 Leicester are a prime example of a sustainable model. they don’t invest a fortune, but just enough to shop in that mid-high market, proven players just below the top 6. (That 25-35m bracket, with the view of selling for 45£ - 50m) Sort of where we were when we signed Mane and VVD. The issue is we haven’t moved with the market, we’ve stuck with trying to shop in the 10-15m market and get lucky. The trouble is, £15m gets you a championship player these days. it only takes a couple of bad windows with this strategy to end up with a team full of shite, like we currently have. momey / investment doesn’t guarantee success, but uses wisely in football it’s a hell of a lesser risk than shopping in bargain basement and hoping you get lucky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 19 minutes ago, S-Clarke said: Not sure what you're on about. The whole model of selling multiple players for profit and then using that to continuously evolve the team generally isn't sustainable. What helps sustainable success is when you have an owner who is engaged and willing to help the club grow, allows you to keep the core of the team, and allows you to add to it without having to sell anyone who can breathe. The model of sell, sell, sell before we can buy will immediately fail when you have nothing to sell, that will eventually lead to regression and eventually relegation. Unless we have an owner willing to put some money in to turn the tide, we are stuck. 2 minutes ago, SKD said: Leicester are a prime example of a sustainable model. they don’t invest a fortune, but just enough to shop in that mid-high market, proven players just below the top 6. (That 25-35m bracket, with the view of selling for 45£ - 50m) Sort of where we were when we signed Mane and VVD. The issue is we haven’t moved with the market, we’ve stuck with trying to shop in the 10-15m market and get lucky. The trouble is, £15m gets you a championship player these days. it only takes a couple of bad windows with this strategy to end up with a team full of shite, like we currently have. momey / investment doesn’t guarantee success, but uses wisely in football it’s a hell of a lesser risk than shopping in bargain basement and hoping you get lucky. Reliance on owner investment does not meet definitions of sustainable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 8 minutes ago, SKD said: Leicester are a prime example of a sustainable model. they don’t invest a fortune, but just enough to shop in that mid-high market, proven players just below the top 6. (That 25-35m bracket, with the view of selling for 45£ - 50m) Sort of where we were when we signed Mane and VVD. The issue is we haven’t moved with the market, we’ve stuck with trying to shop in the 10-15m market and get lucky. The trouble is, £15m gets you a championship player these days. it only takes a couple of bad windows with this strategy to end up with a team full of shite, like we currently have. momey / investment doesn’t guarantee success, but uses wisely in football it’s a hell of a lesser risk than shopping in bargain basement and hoping you get lucky. SOmething is seriously wrong when even clubs like Burnley, Palace and Watford have more spending power than we do. I know some will quickly jump up and down screaming but Watford went down and others will scream that we are skint. Both of those things are true yet it's quite incredible we are in this position having profited from sales year after year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Turkish said: SOmething is seriously wrong when even clubs like Burnley, Palace and Watford have more spending power than we do. I know some will quickly jump up and down screaming but Watford went down and others will scream that we are skint. Both of those things are true yet it's quite incredible we are in this position having profited from sales year after year. It ain't what you spend, it's the way that you spend it. And that's what gets results! i.e. Watford 19th, Crystal Palace 14th, Southampton 11th Edited 29 September, 2020 by Matthew Le God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verlaine1979 Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 25 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said: Reliance on owner investment does not meet definitions of sustainable. I'm not sure you understand what that word means. You seem to be under the misapprehension that any injection of capital would immediately make the club unsustainable. On the contrary, investment can make a business both more valuable and better able to cope with the vicissitudes of competition and other temporary fluctuations. On the other hand, if you mean 'self-sustaining', there are very few examples of closed systems that are entirely self-sustaining. Whether you're talking about businesses or organisms, over time they tend to either consume themselves, or are consumed by larger rivals. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djharvey Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 Just now, verlaine1979 said: I'm not sure you understand what that word means. You seem to be under the misapprehension that any injection of capital would immediately make the club unsustainable. On the contrary, investment can make a business both more valuable and better able to cope with the vicissitudes of competition and other temporary fluctuations. On the other hand, if you mean 'self-sustaining', there are very few examples of closed systems that are entirely self-sustaining. Whether you're talking about businesses or organisms, over time they tend to either consume themselves, or are consumed by larger rivals. 😴 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Curse of St Mary's Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 No RLC for Chelsea tonight again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 5 minutes ago, The Curse of St Mary's said: No RLC for Chelsea tonight again. They've got the opposite midfield problem to us, too many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 7 minutes ago, The Curse of St Mary's said: No RLC for Chelsea tonight again. We don’t want him. The geniuses on here don’t believe in loans as it just improves a player for another team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vectraman Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 2 minutes ago, Turkish said: We don’t want him. The geniuses on here don’t believe in loans as it just improves a player for another team If it helps you stay up for another season, who cares 🤔. If our young players aren’t up to it, it’s our best cheap option. They aren’t, and I suspect a midfielder on loan will be it for us. Just hope he’s a tall, powerfully built one, with PL experience, rather than an unknown nipper from abroad. We need an experienced player. No more ones for the future nonsense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsaint1 Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 Leicesters recruitment in recent years has been excellent and something we can only aspire to be like (or return to). They pipped us to Maddison, we ended up with Elyonnoussi. They signed Evans and Söyüncü, we opted for Vestergaard and Danso. Ndidi, Pereira and Praet other excellent signings. This summer they've identified their targets and are going about their business diligently. Castagne looks a great replacement for Chilwell and now they're looking at Tarkowski/Fofana/Tah (who was linked to us previously) who are all very good players. Also picked up Ünder on loan. Please let our recruitment in the last week show some kind of ambition 🙏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 7 minutes ago, woodsaint1 said: Leicesters recruitment in recent years has been excellent and something we can only aspire to be like (or return to). They pipped us to Maddison, we ended up with Elyonnoussi. They signed Evans and Söyüncü, we opted for Vestergaard and Danso. Ndidi, Pereira and Praet other excellent signings. This summer they've identified their targets and are going about their business diligently. Castagne looks a great replacement for Chilwell and now they're looking at Tarkowski/Fofana/Tah (who was linked to us previously) who are all very good players. Also picked up Ünder on loan. Please let our recruitment in the last week show some kind of ambition 🙏 How they tables have turned, they wanted to be us not that long ago https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fRFn6gadGWo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideways Jim Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 23 minutes ago, LeG said: I'd rather a few loans and a bargain if it meant that we'll have new owners soon. Which is what is happening. We can't self sustain at the moment...we weren't far off... but the stock piling of shit players on big wages and a pandemic swiftly put an end to that business model. We are the type of club that need a decent owner (soon soon) or one that sells its star player for 60mill every season. So no Perm deals incoming just a couple of loan deals. RLC, Davies?? The soon soon owner is that likely to be DaGrossa or a different party? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint1977 Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 18 minutes ago, LeG said: I'd rather a few loans and a bargain if it meant that we'll have new owners soon. Which is what is happening. We can't self sustain at the moment...we weren't far off... but the stock piling of shit players on big wages and a pandemic swiftly put an end to that business model. We are the type of club that need a decent owner (soon soon) or one that sells its star player for 60mill every season. Don’t mind if they are loans with one perm deal as doesn’t land the club with more baggage if they don’t work out but may be able to buy with new owners eg KWP if they do, minus selling another player eg PEH to fund it. OK, loan fees etc and no resell but still far cheaper than getting relegated which will happen when any kind of injury kicks in with the Tesco Value toilet paper thinness of the current squad. Decent first XI but similar issue to Burnley, no depth once a couple of injuries eg Redmond and Barnes. Hopefully Salisu fit soon to add to the picture. If that keeps us going until new owners who realise sustainability does mean investment from time to time (I just don’t think Gao ever could) then fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 5 minutes ago, Sideways Jim said: So no Perm deals incoming just a couple of loan deals. RLC, Davies?? He said "rather a few loans and a bargain". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideways Jim Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 1 minute ago, Matthew Le God said: He said "rather a few loans and a bargain". Yep that sounds like his opinion. My comment seemed like a question to LeG. Thanks for your reply albeit sarcastic 🤷🏼♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-ibrahima-diallo-brest-cible-par-southampton/1177659 Ibrahima Diallo - suggests offer imminent from Saints. No6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteleySaint30 Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 3 minutes ago, Dusic said: https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-ibrahima-diallo-brest-cible-par-southampton/1177659 Ibrahima Diallo - suggests offer imminent from Saints. No6. Google translate not working for me. What does it say? Is he any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint1977 Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 3 minutes ago, Dusic said: https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-ibrahima-diallo-brest-cible-par-southampton/1177659 Ibrahima Diallo - suggests offer imminent from Saints. No6. Pinch of salt alert - this is from the Standard https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-transfer-news-ibrahima-diallo-midfielder-new-ngolo-kante-a4444986.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Garrett Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 46 minutes ago, LeG said: I'd rather a few loans and a bargain if it meant that we'll have new owners soon. Which is what is happening. We can't self sustain at the moment...we weren't far off... but the stock piling of shit players on big wages and a pandemic swiftly put an end to that business model. We are the type of club that need a decent owner (soon soon) or one that sells its star player for 60mill every season. Are we getting a decent owner? Or another waste of time one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 37 minutes ago, woodsaint1 said: Leicesters recruitment in recent years has been excellent and something we can only aspire to be like (or return to). They pipped us to Maddison, we ended up with Elyonnoussi. They signed Evans and Söyüncü, we opted for Vestergaard and Danso. Ndidi, Pereira and Praet other excellent signings. This summer they've identified their targets and are going about their business diligently. Castagne looks a great replacement for Chilwell and now they're looking at Tarkowski/Fofana/Tah (who was linked to us previously) who are all very good players. Also picked up Ünder on loan. Please let our recruitment in the last week show some kind of ambition 🙏 I would have thought winning the prem and CL money helped out along the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteleySaint30 Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 4 minutes ago, Wade Garrett said: Are we getting a decent owner? Or another waste of time one? He has no idea!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, whiteleySaint30 said: He has no idea!!!!!!!!!!! @LeG has a credible longstanding record of information coming from the club. He isn't @Turkish pretending and 'joking' to be something he isn't. Edited 29 September, 2020 by Matthew Le God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint77 Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 6 minutes ago, whiteleySaint30 said: He has no idea!!!!!!!!!!! He has a good track record so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said: @LeG has a credible longstanding record of information coming from the club. He isn't @Turkish pretending and 'joking' to be something he isn't. I’m not pretending. I used to share all my info until a few bitter individuals started to try to prove me wrong, yet as time past people realised I was right all along but the bitter ones couldn’t let it go. I started to post a few other snippets but yet again the green eyed monsters reared their heads so I stopped. My ITK credibility goes back nearly two decades, it was me who revealed that we were wearing yellow and blue in the 2003 final before it was in the media on the old saintsforver site for example. I outrank everyone on here for long and credible history but it’s people like you and the other non-believers who have denied the rest of the forum my insights. Edited 29 September, 2020 by Turkish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggface Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2020/the-players-podcast-8-ibrahima-diallo-brest/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsFan86 Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 Diallo as the number 6... Veerman as the Boufal replacement?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stknowle Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 3 hours ago, qwertyell said: Really? Selling one of only three senior midfielders and not having any other credible options in the squad for the entire season isn't a shambles? We're one injury, suspension or loss of form away from playing Will Smallbone every week. In midfield. In men's football. In the Premier League. Will fucking Smallbone. Yeah well said. It’s a FUCKING SHAMBLES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 7 minutes ago, Turkish said: I’m not pretending. I used to share all my info until a few bitter individuals started to try to prove me wrong, yet as time past people realised I was right all along but the bitter ones couldn’t let it go. I started to post a few other snippets but yet again the green eyed monsters reared their heads so I stopped. My ITK credibility goes back nearly two decades, it was me who revealed that we were wearing yellow and blue in the 2003 final before it was in the media on the old saintsforver site for example. I outrank everyone on here for long and credible history but it’s people like you and the other non-believers who have denied the rest of the forum my insights. The secret life of Turkish 🙄 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErwinK1961 Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 38 minutes ago, Dusic said: https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-ibrahima-diallo-brest-cible-par-southampton/1177659 Ibrahima Diallo - suggests offer imminent from Saints. No6. So for us uneducated folk, why would this guy get a work permit but Sangare wouldn’t? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewildered Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2020/southampton-to-submit-offer-for-brest-midfielder-ibrahima-diallo/ Who will beat us to this guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint97 Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 3 minutes ago, ErwinK1961 said: So for us uneducated folk, why would this guy get a work permit but Sangare wouldn’t? He's French, not Ivorian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stknowle Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 2 hours ago, SKD said: If we don’t sign anyone of note to come In and fill that glaring gap in CM (by anyone of note, I don’t mean some cheap loan), then I hope Ralph walks. Not getting why you would hope he would walk. I certainly wouldn’t blame him if he did, might even expect him to but he’s the best aspect of the whole club right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErwinK1961 Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 Just now, saint97 said: He's French, not Ivorian Thank you sir, simple enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 2 minutes ago, Matthew Le God said: The secret life of Turkish 🙄 He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toadhall Saint Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 48 minutes ago, saint1977 said: Pinch of salt alert - this is from the Standard https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-transfer-news-ibrahima-diallo-midfielder-new-ngolo-kante-a4444986.html Mandatory YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 I just want a signing now, its exhausting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, LeG said: we'll have new owners soon. Which is what is happening. Cheers for the insight @LeG What's your understanding of "soon"? Days? Weeks? Months? Thanks 👍 Edited 29 September, 2020 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 Diallo seems to fit our profile and seems to tick our boxes. So he’ll be off somewhere else tomorrow knowing us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Curse of St Mary's Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 Apologies if posted before but I see Frank lampard open to letting RLC out on loan with us and Villa interested https://talksport.com/football/766459/ruben-loftus-cheek-chelsea-frank-lampard-aston-villa-southampton/?utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=talksportfacebook&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=1601366348 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 29 September, 2020 Share Posted 29 September, 2020 48 minutes ago, SaintsFan86 said: Diallo as the number 6... Veerman as the Boufal replacement?? Wouldn't have thought we'd have the money to buy both... Your question is interesting though because they would appear to be 2 quite different types of midfielders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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