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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by saintrichie123, Jan 22, 2018.

  1. hotbovril

    hotbovril Well-Known Member

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    It always my plan to back the club into the Championship League. I had no idea we would be able to do it so quickly and so easily despite everything I was told.
     
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  2. tomw24

    tomw24 Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Les Reed can go **** himself. Arrogant ****. He's had a whole ****ing month to spend the Van Dijk money and he's spent 25% of it. The man's a disgrace.
     
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  3. Brixham Saint

    Brixham Saint Well-Known Member

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    He won’t care, he’s sat in his comfortable directors chair tonight, when in all honesty he should be trying to sort this **** out, by getting a couple of players in. His arrogance is catching us up fast.
     
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  4. Brixham Saint

    Brixham Saint Well-Known Member

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  5. saintrichie123

    saintrichie123 Well-Known Member

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    I called it we would only spend a fraction and got shot down...............I agree Les has to go......:(
     
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  6. Le Tissier's Laces

    Le Tissier's Laces Well-Known Member

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    Not quite :)
     
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  7. Saints FC 76

    Saints FC 76 Well-Known Member

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    Well, that was ****.
     
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  8. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    Kept us occupied though.
     
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  9. saintkitch

    saintkitch Well-Known Member

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    Has he signed yet?
     
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  10. st_brendy

    st_brendy Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    I wouldn't even be that generous.

    If the club hadn't already budgeted for a new striker (we're hardly poor!!), then my opinion of them falls even further. And it's already at rock bottom; has been for 18 months. It's not like we haven't known for a long time that we struggle to score.

    If they club had already budgeted from a new striker, then we potentially haven't spent a single penny of the Virgil money.
     
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  11. Channonfodder

    Channonfodder Rebel without a clue.....

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    Jeez, we do have anger management issues on here, don’t we? Ok, I know, sandals. I will try to get into the spirit of the thread. Ahem...

    Les Reed has been secretly working to undermine the club and relegate Saints. This is to fulfill the desire of our new owner, who wants to see his investment disappear. It’s the only explanation that fits the facts. Well, other than the fact that recruitment is very difficult at this level and it doesn’t always come off.
    Nah, bollocks. Reed is either evil. Or useless. Or both.
     
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  12. Missing Lambo

    Missing Lambo Well-Known Member

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    Glad you've seen the light, Channon. Knew it was only a matter of time.
     
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  13. Channonfodder

    Channonfodder Rebel without a clue.....

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    Well I always feel that it’s best to question the motives of everyone I disagree with. It keeps me nicely bitter and twisted.:)
     
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  14. Le Tissier's Laces

    Le Tissier's Laces Well-Known Member

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    Honestly Channon, Reed is not good for this club. Trust me on that one.
     
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  15. latviandream

    latviandream Well-Known Member

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    To be fair, the quickest way for our new owner to get a return on investment is if we do go down. Not saying that’s what’s happening, but it’s hardly a disaster scenario. Gao spent £210m on 80% of SFC, and has already recouped £54m of that on the Van Dijk deal minus £15.2m on the Carillo deal. So, he’s in the hole for ~£170m. Now, if we go down, the sales of Bertrand, Cedric, Hoedt, Romeu, Lemina, Hojbjerg, Ward-Prowse, Boufal, Gabbiadini, & Carillo in the current market would return all of that even as an 80% shareholder, leaving you with all the property, grounds, and a club with decent youngsters at Championship level playing to get back up.

    Not saying at all this is what’s happening, but Kat sold us massively cheap in order to pay off her late fathers unexpected tax bill. Gao as a businessman would’ve seen he was on a no lose bet.
     
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  16. Channonfodder

    Channonfodder Rebel without a clue.....

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    Perhaps not. But he has previously done well and I
    to be fair, isn’t that questioning motives again? Wouldn’t it be more profitable to keep the team in the premiership and continue to sell players at a profit every year and still benefit from the TV money. We really are worth more than the sum of our parts.
     
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  17. Libby

    Libby Derby County, we're coming for you

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    I don't think we were massively cheap tbh, probably about right.
     
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  18. latviandream

    latviandream Well-Known Member

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    The only thing I’m questioning CF is that there is any intent to compete, by investing money on the playing staff. It seems for a while now that we’re run at profit for our past and now present owners. I’m sure they don’t want us to go down, and would prefer to skim £30-50m per year out in profits while maintaining the value of the club for as long as they can keep us up. However, I don’t believe that our new owners will make a loss even if relegation hits in season 1.
     
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  19. ElliotMP

    ElliotMP Well-Known Member

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    £210 million for 80% of the club definitely wasn't a "Cheap" deal or a bargain.
     
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  20. Saintmagic

    Saintmagic Well-Known Member

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    The best case scenario is finishing 17th every year with minimal investment, finishing higher would be a nice bonus but usually requires spending a bit of money
     
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