Philmycock Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 ...what's the point of having a good team in England's top division? Do well and all your stars get sold and the manager pinched, is it worth it??! Shaw, Lambert, Lalana and Potticino (excuse spelling mistakes) all gone, makes you wonder if it's worth all the aggro of promotion! Pffffft! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovis aries Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Be brilliant though if they stuck four lads in their place and stayed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philmycock Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 Be brilliant though if they stuck four lads in their place and stayed up. Just staying up is seen as an achievement, that's why the Premier League is dog w@nk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovis aries Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Just staying up is seen as an achievement, that's why the Premier League is dog w@nkTrue, but it would be some sort of an achievement to stay up and make a profit, they must be pretty fit financially at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistoldPete2 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 True, but it would be some sort of an achievement to stay up and make a profit, they must be pretty fit financially at least. Having sold Bale for whatever Kenwyne Jones, Oxlade - Chamberlain and this lot I would buy shares in Southampton even if they do go down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philmycock Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 True, but it would be some sort of an achievement to stay up and make a profit, they must be pretty fit financially at least. That's a shockingly cr@p answer! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Think that's why there were a few comments before our play off final where people said they want to win and celebrate the occasion but they're aren't as eager for the reward of PL football. The positives for Southampton is they've gone and bagged a good manager and more importantly a good manager who won't drastically change the style of play. Be more evolution like McClaren than Coyle at Wigan. They've also got money. I'm 100% sure there are better LB's than Shaw who would cost just a fraction of what they got for him. The problem they will have is it all clicking. Spurs spent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannable Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I always said to myself "I want us to be like Southampton, I was us to have faith in the youth players and let them grow into a top 4 side, just like they're doing". How naive of me. Even I, a neutral, brought into Cortese's vision, maybe it would have work if he'd had stayed, but we'll never know now. It's sad that the club couldn't manage to see through its project, that the players wouldn't give it another year without Cortese to see how it went. Never mind we can always fluke a cup run! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuff264 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Shaw cost so much because United want him to be the next Rooney in a way, bought at a young age and sticks with them for the rest of there career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top 6 finish Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Nevertheless good point pmc,I would feel sore if I was a Saints supporter,and it may not be finished yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 I'm sorry but Southampton simply can't complain at all - tey've just sold two bang avergae players for $55m and they can replace them - and get better - for under $10m. Laughable really. No wonder the Germans roll on the floor laughing at the state of the English game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Think that's why there were a few comments before our play off final where people said they want to win and celebrate the occasion but they're aren't as eager for the reward of PL football. The positives for Southampton is they've gone and bagged a good manager and more importantly a good manager who won't drastically change the style of play. Be more evolution like McClaren than Coyle at Wigan. They've also got money. I'm 100% sure there are better LB's than Shaw who would cost just a fraction of what they got for him. The problem they will have is it all clicking. Spurs spent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Thing is we can put a cheap team together for next to note and compete, but they only way to do that is not what many here would want to see - buying foreign players. When you see players like Livermore and Snodgrass move for 7m etc.. And then look over in Germany and Spain and see the likes of Reus and Herrera (both around 21/22) being bought for 3m then it's really something else. I'm sorry to say this, but with the state of the English game in general, I wouldn't care less if we fielded a side with eight or nine foreigners - at least we'd hae done it on a budget on not paid excessive amounts for bog standard players. As for Southampton, what a catch. 55m, and with Koelman in charge, they'll just raid Germany and Holland for cheap players who are probably just as good if not better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I've lost the Premier league mojo. I'd have celebrated all night if we'd won the play off but when i read about Hull Tigers paying 60k per week to average players, paying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssendonRam Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Agree with you mate. To finish 8th in the PL is a dream come true. 8th!! How exciting... Remember the first couple of seasons under Jim Smith in the premiership? God, I loved those days. But it epitomised the lot of smaller clubs in the Premiership. The costs of competing escalate and, ultimately, you end up pushing tish uphill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramafan Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 It's sounds great that Southampton getting this money from 3 sales but whenever they come to replace them the value of the players they want will go up as well as teams see Southampton have all of this money, would rather have the players than the money any day. Let's face it there not going to wear a Southampton shirt again, if I was a fan of there's wouldn't be very happy, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCFC_17 Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 you can probably add dejan lovren and callum chambers to that list now. Hope this doesnt happen to derby when we go up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posh Ram Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 I've lost the Premier league mojo. I'd have celebrated all night if we'd won the play off but when i read about Hull Tigers paying 60k per week to average players, paying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsdubs Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Southampton seem to be able to get crazy sums for their players, not sure ours would be the same if we went up mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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