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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by SaintsForTheWin, May 9, 2018.

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  1. shoot_spiderman

    shoot_spiderman Power to the People

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    <laugh>

    My point really being that legality is no guarantee and what kids need is knowledge and confidence to make their own decisions

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  2. ihatemyselfandwanttodie

    ihatemyselfandwanttodie Well-Known Member

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    No offence meant Dell, but proof of the pudding is that we scraped being relegated last season by a tiny margin, we may be going into the next without addressing the glaring issue of attack. Austin is likely to not reach 20 games, Gabbi isn’t as good as we’d like and Long, well is Long. Gallagher is young and a huge risk.

    You can say all you want, sustainable is one thing but is likely to end in relegation. You won’t be sustainable then, you will be up **** creek without a paddle.
     
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  3. Schad

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    And the proof of the current model was shown in the 2017-18 table.
     
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  4. Dell1964

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    Slightly disingenuous....... did the table shown, not clearly state "from June 2014"......

    QED, the prem tables (& cup runs!) over that period would suggest that the 'Marcus Model' wasn't/isn't too shabby afterall!

    All to play for come Sunday <party>
     
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  5. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    What kids need is the confidence to say no and not run with the crowd...they tend to believe any tripe told to them by their peers (who are only seeking to validate their own bad decisions) rather than facts from people who might know a tad more than they do. Always been the way since time began.
     
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  6. Schad

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    Indeed, it did. We had a lot of talent at one point, and it took us to some lofty heights. We sold the best bits of it, and it took us to the edge of relegation.

    Unfortunately, this hasn't been the 'Marcus Model' for years.
     
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  7. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    https://celtsarehere.com/confirmed-former-celtic-hero-been-told-to-find-new-club/

    Hughes has apparently confirmed what we all know ….. Fraser needs to move on....I would say for his own sake as much as ours. For Saints it is only about money, but for Fraser it is about his career and life. Sadly with only days to go this is unlikely to be resolved. I hope Saints aren't playing hardball...we have to be flexible to resolve what is a very sad situation.
     
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  8. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    Fulham sign Calum Chambers on a season long loan.
     
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  9. SaintinNZ

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    Just out if interest, what do you think we should have brought in and at what level @Schad? I think our 30m Promes/Ziyech player is out of the question at the moment for (pick your own) reason. And I don't think its right to bring in (or that we have room) for 2-3 'squad grunts'.

    I would have liked to see Mitrovic and Shaqiri but right now I don't have a clue who we could afford that would be guaranteed better than our youth.
     
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  10. Brixham Saint

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    Really hope that a deal or 2 can still be done, though the closer to Thursday it gets the harder it will be. Man City still interested in Lemina, could bring in a good fee, who knows with Cedric. Interest in Hojbjerg and Targett, so things could still happen?
    West Ham still spending money, so maybe a cheeky £8-10 million bid for Antonio, would give us some much needed pace on the right side, and would be better than a LB playing there??
     
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  11. Le Tissier's Laces

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    If we sold Hojbjerg and (to a lesser extent) Lemina, I would drive to St Mary’s and punch each individual member of the board on the nose.
     
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  12. SaintsForTheWin

    SaintsForTheWin Any holes a goal

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    Isn’t only the domestic transfer window closing this week? I thought we could still sign a player from another nation until the end of August.
     
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  13. Brixham Saint

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    If were honest LTL, we really shouldn't have to sell anybody to bring in at least 1 new player. We are one of the richest 20 clubs in world football, with a turnover most clubs would die for, with the TV money pouring into the Premier league.
     
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    Saints said that nobody would leave after our window shut, I'm sure that will change if it suits our interests.
    We can still sign a striker from abroad after Thursday....and hope we do.
     
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  15. Saintmagic

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    No we can't. We can still sell after our window shuts but we can't sign anyone.
     
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  16. Brixham Saint

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    No we can't. Premier league incoming players stops at 5pm on Thursday. We can still sell / loan players out to European or lower league English teams until the end of August, but no incomings even loans after Thursday. This is why the like of MOPO has been moaning, saying he could for example lose Kane to Real Madrid from Thursday, and will to be able to bring in a replacement until January.
     
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    Don’t rate him but they’ve done some pretty good business this summer overall I think they’ll be fine .
     
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  18. Saintmagic

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    I just googled it to double check and it is correct that PL clubs can't sign players after Thursday. However the bit I found interesting is FIFA have confirmed that the transfer window in England still shuts on August 31st, like every other league. It is just the PL clubs that voted to move it forward, so it is like an internal thing. Be interesting if one of the big foreign clubs comes along after Thursday and makes an offer too good to refuse for, say, Kane. Spurs could go and sign someone and try and use the FIFA deadline as some kind of loophole to still sign someone maybe, could get messy.

    Or I am just over thinking it
     
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  19. Le Tissier's Laces

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    Completely agree.
     
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  20. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
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    Don’t think we can, ingoings and outgoings for PL clubs finish on Thursday.
     
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