Convict Colony Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 Bohely explaining to Rassmussen how this all works 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 46 minutes ago, LiberalCommunist said: Hang on, why is the club being hammered for this? Clearly he has had an offer 'too good' to turn down. He doesn't want to see if his 'buys' are good enough, he does not have the patience. Well, I say fuck him. And if Chelsea want them next summer, lets hope we are still prem quality so we can rip them of........a little. Loads of shit to beat our club down with right now, this, I'm not so sure. Exactly. He's spent our pot over the summer kissing a lot of frogs hoping one or two will come good, and now he knows there's not a lot left for future transfer windows, he's off to spend another club's money. Total arse! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr X Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 I really do feel our luck has run out and this will be the season we go down regardless of who comes in, it will take a miracle to keep this rotten club up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 Looking forward to the angry comments about him not honouring his contract and having no loyalty while demanding Ralph resigns and dishonours his contract... 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 All very bizarre. Definitely has the vibe of something going awry at board level... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlanta Saint Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 1 hour ago, SuperSAINT said: Chelsea already have amazing youth recruitment. Yeah exactly, except they don't play them. What the point of hiring Shields when they have an amazing academy already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarehamSaintJames Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 Stepping stone club used as stepping stone club. Not really big news. Is a tad worrying about people leaving behind the scenes though. Probably something going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarehamSaintJames Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 42 minutes ago, whiteleySaint30 said: Bed wetters. Can't you see the club is falling apart around us at the moment or have you got your head so far up your own arse you still beleive the bull shit from their pr machine? I suggest you give yourself a shake and wake up. I found one! 🤣 Firstly, not a fan of rudeness. Secondly, something is obviously going on, and yes it is worrying when the club you’ve supported your whole life has people leaving left, right and Centre; but I won’t lose sleep over it ffs. More to life. In the end he got a bigger offer from a bigger club. If we were offered better pay elsewhere to do the same jobs but closer to home I’m sure we’d all take it. 🤷🏻♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Schwab Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 5 minutes ago, trousers said: All very bizarre. Definitely has the vibe of something going awry at board level... Dangerously close to jumping off the fence here @trousers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardc Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 my sources tell me he was checking in on this forum to see how he was performing from the people that really matter and saw people were calling for Sean Dyche to take over and thought fuck that im outta here 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 1 minute ago, Klaus Schwab said: Dangerously close to jumping off the fence here @trousers Yeah, but there's also the possibility that nothing is awry.... #backonthefence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SotonianWill Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 FFS, how are we going to do our weekly shop at Man City now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dello Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 24 minutes ago, Mr X said: I really do feel our luck has run out and this will be the season we go down regardless of who comes in, it will take a miracle to keep this rotten club up Crikey- that’s taking bed-wetting to new heights!! We are “rotten” are we? Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fitzhugh Fella Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 50 minutes ago, sadoldgit said: Makes sense, especially since Chelsea tried to sign Lavia from us shortly after he signed for us. A big club with very deep pockets, why wouldn’t you want to hoover up the best and why wouldn’t you want to go there? Still, for all those who want to believe that there are huge problems in the club it is another stick to beat the club with. You really are a believer in the earth is flat 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 10 minutes ago, FarehamSaintJames said: Stepping stone club used as stepping stone club. Not really big news. Is a tad worrying about people leaving behind the scenes though. Probably something going on. After only being here 4 months I’d say it’s pretty big news. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 11 minutes ago, FarehamSaintJames said: Stepping stone club used as stepping stone club. Not really big news. Is a tad worrying about people leaving behind the scenes though. Probably something going on. You don't think if Barca come in for him from Chelsea he'll be gone from there too? There are about 4-5 clubs in the world who aren't stepping stones and we're not one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaus Schwab Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 1 minute ago, trousers said: Yeah, but there's also the possibility that nothing is awry.... #backonthefence I don’t think there is to be honest. I think it’s just a bloke taking a better job at a bigger club with seemingly endless resources. Meaning he’s probably been offered an absolute fortune in wages from an owner who seems to want to play football monopoly It does however look odd, especially as he left City of all clubs to come here and we’re playing so incredibly well… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally_uk Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 Has he actually left yet? No pure speculative..... Besides it's not the end of the world if he does go just get somebody else in who has a good track record of recruiting players.... Why are you acting like this Shields bloke is only capable of player recruitment... Jesus wept.... Embarrassing our fans are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintant Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 Strange that he didn't go to Chelsea in the first place unless Man City told him he could leave but not for them. It's not beyond the realms of belief that Chelsea made a secret deal to come back for him after a few months although you'd have thought City would have made it watertight so he couldn't do that. All just seems a bit strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 Well, its pretty clear he's done all he can here. Thanks for all the memories Jim. True Saints fans will never forget you. All the best for your future career #legend 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 (edited) Chelsea's new owners haven't messed around in targetting the best people. In that sense it shows how good an appointment it was and his work in signing Lavia and ABK for less than £25m combined has been very high profile. The unfortunate reality is any employee, player, manager, recruitment person, will always leave for a better opportunity and this is a huge role at one of the richest and most high profile club. He would be mad to turn it down. Edited 12 October, 2022 by Dusic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 If we're going to make him see out his notice period then we at least have a bit of time to get someone in well in advance of next summer's transfer window. It's disappointing but we march on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 Just about compensation now. Prefer a decent well run club to cash, personally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 13 minutes ago, Fitzhugh Fella said: You really are a believer in the earth is flat Yeah, bonkers... Everyone knows the universe is a computer simulation and nothing is actually real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodsaint1 Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 10 minutes ago, ally_uk said: Has he actually left yet? No pure speculative..... Besides it's not the end of the world if he does go just get somebody else in who has a good track record of recruiting players.... Why are you acting like this Shields bloke is only capable of player recruitment... Jesus wept.... Embarrassing our fans are Its not so much the hype around Shields (who only seems to specialise in young players), more so the fact that we embarked on a new recruitment strategy and its back to square one after 4 months 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Sea Saint Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 1 hour ago, hypochondriac said: Absolutely ridiculous. Shambles. Like a crappy B&B etc etc which part usually leaves in a crappy B&B? The bed or the breakfast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexLaw76 Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 we are so ripe for relegation. Such a shame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Fry Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 In fairness he is responsible for delivering to us the worst squad in the league so fucking good riddance in my opinion. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlanta Saint Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 1 hour ago, sadoldgit said: Makes sense, especially since Chelsea tried to sign Lavia from us shortly after he signed for us. A big club with very deep pockets, why wouldn’t you want to hoover up the best and why wouldn’t you want to go there? Still, for all those who want to believe that there are huge problems in the club it is another stick to beat the club with. There's only one place Lavia will go when he leaves Saints, and that back to where he came from. Don't they have the option of a buy back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 7 minutes ago, SuperSAINT said: If he told Fabrizo before the club then that is fucking terrible form 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stknowle Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 Don't know a lot about the bloke but let's hope his notice period is spent securing a striker worthy of the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 8 minutes ago, SuperSAINT said: Because saints fans are arrogant and expect a new employee to last longer than 4 months Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whelk Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 He’s a cunt and can fuck off 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrice29 Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 Blackmore spot on btw. Fabrizo Romano spending all summer updating everyone on our business finally makes sense and the Ben Jacobs tweets that he want's to be "resource heavy" smack of a man who hasn't enjoyed the challenge of not being able to cherry pick who ever he wants. We'll be fine. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 1 minute ago, whelk said: He’s a cunt and can fuck off Yeah Im gonna unfollow him on instagram now, fucking smurf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 1 minute ago, Convict Colony said: Yeah Im gonna unfollow him on instagram now, fucking smurf You gonna block and delete him? It’s the only way to respond to this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Turkish said: You gonna block and delete him? It’s the only way to respond to this Will first post some photoshopped images of him and vegetables doing interesting things, then block and delete, standard SOPs He wont do this again to another club Edited 12 October, 2022 by Convict Colony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 40 minutes ago, ally_uk said: Has he actually left yet? No pure speculative..... Besides it's not the end of the world if he does go just get somebody else in who has a good track record of recruiting players.... Why are you acting like this Shields bloke is only capable of player recruitment... Jesus wept.... Embarrassing our fans are Behave. Shields was a massive appointment for us. Ridiculously well thought of in young player recruitment, and we lured him from City - you make out that replacing him like for like is as simple as popping an ad in a shop window. The fact that he left 4 months in suggests something ain't right. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS1980 Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 Joe Shields deleted his Instagram account now too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 (edited) 1 minute ago, EBS1980 said: Joe Shields deleted his Instagram account now too. he fucking has as well, cheeky cunt. Guilty as sin then, he obvs read about me photoshopping him and bottled it. Edited 12 October, 2022 by Convict Colony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kraken Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 20 minutes ago, SuperSAINT said: Is there much point in making him seeing out his contract? We’re probably not going to sign much in the January window, maybe a striker at best. Shields is going to be using his time to prepare for his next club, he’s not going to be committed to Saints’ best interests. Get rid, get some dough for letting him go early, get a replacement in quickly. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintscummer Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 1 hour ago, Toussaint said: I’ve said it on other threads, my felling is there is conflict in the upper echelons of SFC I agree. I have a feeling things are going to get worse before they get better. It’s almost like an internal ideals struggle. The old v the new. we have been here before and come through the other side. I really believe Sunday is so important that we win. It will calm things down a lot and hopefully bring some confidence back 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint1977 Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 Putting the individual departure here to one side, although Blackmore is behaving like a complete tit and must be breaking every BBC rule on impartiality and going the way of MLT towards the end on Sky, there’s been a lot of non player departures in 2022. Two Heads of Recruitment in less than 6 months, set piece coaches, youth coaches and I’m sure people can remind us of more. Something very toxic in the SFC environment. SR need to sack off the Gao era people or sell the club on now. The time to be silent owners is well and truly over. Ideally I’d want Rasmus to run it directly for a couple of years and clear decks. Crocker can be continuity and seems committed to the club, not just his fiefdom as Semmens, Steele and Ralph seem to be. If a club is at public war with a majority of its supporters, it’s a war it can’t win. Often even clubs who are stricken off the pitch can provide fighting performance on it and take the crowd with them eg Palace and Warnock and arguably post Lowe in administration 08/09. We aren’t even seeing that, it’s insipid there as well. This club is in huge trouble, as bad as 2008-9 possibly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErwinK1961 Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 7 minutes ago, The Kraken said: Is there much point in making him seeing out his contract? We’re probably not going to sign much in the January window, maybe a striker at best. Shields is going to be using his time to prepare for his next club, he’s not going to be committed to Saints’ best interests. Get rid, get some dough for letting him go early, get a replacement in quickly. I suspect once a replacement is sourced they will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Convict Colony Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 6 minutes ago, saint1977 said: Putting the individual departure here to one side, although Blackmore is behaving like a complete tit and must be breaking every BBC rule on impartiality and going the way of MLT towards the end on Sky, there’s been a lot of non player departures in 2022. Two Heads of Recruitment in less than 6 months, set piece coaches, youth coaches and I’m sure people can remind us of more. Something very toxic in the SFC environment. SR need to sack off the Gao era people or sell the club on now. The time to be silent owners is well and truly over. Ideally I’d want Rasmus to run it directly for a couple of years and clear decks. Crocker can be continuity and seems committed to the club, not just his fiefdom as Semmens, Steele and Ralph seem to be. If a club is at public war with a majority of its supporters, it’s a war it can’t win. Often even clubs who are stricken off the pitch can provide fighting performance on it and take the crowd with them eg Palace and Warnock and arguably post Lowe in administration 08/09. We aren’t even seeing that, it’s insipid there as well. This club is in huge trouble, as bad as 2008-9 possibly. I'd assumed given the last 10yrs that they had completely binned this. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 9 minutes ago, Convict Colony said: he fucking has as well, cheeky cunt. Guilty as sin then, he obvs read about me photoshopping him and bottled it. Must av known wot U was planning Bro. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisPY Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 Fair play to him. Shown in one window that he can bring great value and talent in his deals. I’m his first role at this level, gave us the best window in nearly a decade. Lucky to have him for as long as we did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 12 October, 2022 Share Posted 12 October, 2022 I thought Chelsea were getting that guy from RB? This is weird though; this is the second of the new appointments over the summer who has left/leaving (Clapham and now Shields). It's hard to totally call the club out on this because it sounds like he's done a number on us, but we really do feel in ultimate turmoil right now in all departments 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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