The Virgil Van Dijk Stays at Southampton Thread

Obvious what he meant, mate. Some fans will always use that as a sly dig. I ignore it now.

 

I can see what you're saying JB, but as my discussion with Sky earlier in the thread we all know it goes on and every club does it, it would be naive to think otherwise.

I just think it normally is done indirectly through the likes of agents etc. n sounding out if there's interest or not.

I think a manager meeting a player in person is a slightly different kettle of fish, and I think our board got the hump as we've done enough business over recent years to not be sly about it and at least contact us to enquire.

I still think Klopp did it without your boards permission/knowing about it, a public statement apologising is relatively unheard of so they must have known we had them bang to rights.

 

Agreed.

Even if it wasn't meant that way, people know the 2 events the phrase relates to in 'Pools fans eyes, so even if there's no malice intended then it's a poor choice of phrase.

 

If these allegations are true. Liverpool should absolutely be charged! This is beyond tapping up!!!!

 

Virgil doesn't exactly come out smelling of roses....he is a disgrace. Please make an example of him, Saints, so that other players learn not to take the piss.

 

If VVD still is with us, he needs to be stripped of the captaincy!

 

Liverpool were obviously out of order but VVD was just as bad (assuming the various articles are correct). He should have gone through the right channels (or the usual tapping up ones) and had a bit of respect for Saints. If he stays he's not fit to be captain and I hope he's not. I no longer care whether he goes or stays as long as we get stupid money for him. He is just another mercenary.

 

• Has now ‘kicked up a fuss’ in a bid to be sold by Southampton, even though he still has five years left on his current contract with the club.

This has been pretty much Liverpools transfer MO. We saw it with Lovren & Lallana both on longer contracts. Clyne did the slightly more socially acceptable no contract extension, whilst Mane was going down that path. Although I always remember that suspicious embrace with Klopp after our match with them.

This is again another highlight of the scurge of the agent and how they've been ruining and ripping off the game for decades.
The sooner football removes agents fees from transfers the better. Agents should only be paid by their clients.
I'm sure they'll find work around etc, but some regulation must be better than this ridiculous anything goes market which leads to incidents like this and the unashamedly corrupt transfer of Paul Pogba

 

I'm not giving up on Virgil yet. Watched him drag us through some games where others had seemingly stopped busting a gut. He's still captain to me.
Liverpool have all of my wrath. Dirty scummy pretenders.

 

Virgil has been badly advised by his greedy agent. He's been foolish but to call him a disgrace is a bit far. If we sell him, fine but if he stays and settles down, I'm fine with him being captain. After all, Morgan did the same and we all forgave him.

 

Morgan is the perfect example. Any player that is truly a brilliant player and isn't an idiot will knuckle down, have a great year, then leave for big money.

Examples such as Berahino occur because A) He isn't actually very good - just overhyped due to age and nationality
B) He is an arrogant fool

 

Never forgive and never, ever forget.

 

Having lived in the NW for decades, I get the reference but you are so wrong - in fact, you're proving the "whining scouser" stereotype

 

Horse
Water
Not drinking?

I asked a simple question - what did they withdraw?

 

I now get what you're on about and that is utter bollox skarker. You and I have had loads of banter over the years but I've never had a dig about any sensitive sincere and I never will. People who do that are a disgrace. If you and the other chap think that about me you can **** right off. I'm a Saint fan not a United fan. This was 100% about Liverpool and players.

Really. **** off

 

You know me well enough. Never even entered my mind. Nice that you couldn't wait to jump on that.

 

Couldn't wait?

Just saying I thought it was poorly phrased even if no malice intended, that's all.

 

Thanks Lambo.

Really pissed me off those remarks! I've hammered the bloody transfer thing with him trying to get him to see what has happened, but he refused.

Anything else wasn't even considered, they've signed 5 players from us and nearly a 6th.

 

As LTL would say:

*Fetches popcorn*

 

"Agreed" was your response when skylarker suggested I was having a dig, not "FLT wouldn't have meant that."