The Virgil Van Dijk Stays at Southampton Thread

If Virgil is still here and committed to player come the transfer windows closing, yes I will congratulate him. Until then, he is merely trying to do his job.

 

I imagine his agent knew that he wasn't the same even after all our time getting him back to playing, Hence why he prob didn't push for a big move.

 

We don't want to perpetuate our record of selling damaged goods though!

 

I wasn't implying that we did and it's galling that he's acting up like this. I was simply trying to say that sometimes (commonly in football) the timing of 'better offers' from elsewhere seem to coincide with recent periods of getting the most out of the current employer when you've been unable to give much back.

 

You'll have to excuse my cynicism.

 

They often do.

 

Using the word "Loyal" whilst referring to this arsehole annoys me.

 

All this crap, would have come to a grinding stop, IF the Premier League, had the balls to investigate LFC, and found them guilty of gross tapping up!
They would have been banned, from signing anyone! As they are under a suspended sentence, any way!!!!!

 

Yes, but you are forgetting one simple principle here.

That principle is; **** Liverpool.

 

He is only in it for the money otherwise he would put in a transfer request.

 

You forget that the PL need to keep teams like Liverpool sweet to suit their agenda and brand.

 

What he said

If we do stand firm then yes he does deserve huge credit undoubtedly.

If we still sell him to Liverpool after the dick waving exercise of reporting them then no he probably doesn't.

 

From the very start it was Southampton's hope to start a bidding war and that was the reason Liverpool were reported, not to keep the player.

Otherwise Southampton would have just said "100% not for sale" like we did with Coutinho. At no time have Southampton said anything like this for fear of preventing other clubs bidding to push up the price.

 

Would it make a difference if Pellegrino, seeing VVD being a problem, goes to Les Reed and asks for him to be sold if we get the valuation? Think people are making the mistake that the decision lies squarely on Reed's shoulders.

 

Van Dick more like ! ha ha ha - did you see what I did there?

 

Wow you know so much about the internal decision making at our club from where you are and here am I right on the doorstep and I know **** all because the Saints play their cards so close to their chest. PS Can you tell me what 4 plus 4 equals?

 

Maybe we shouldn't of withheld information

 

Probably because he says quite regularly that he's in charge of everything football wise at the club in the press...

 

Can't see the forest for the trees

 

Except when it goes wrong and blames Puel