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The Sunday Times: Saints up for sale

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by - Doing The Lambert Walk, Mar 8, 2020.

  1. Schrodinger's Cat

    Schrodinger's Cat Well-Known Member

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    Turf Moor is built on the site of an ancient burial ground, into which they've added the corpse of Attractive Football, which although it resurrects itself, is invariably killed again every other week by the followers of the Dread Dyche.
    There's also rich seam of witches there, although quite a few were mined a few centuries ago.
    This gives the creepy old dump extra value because despite the ground only being worth approximately 4 groats, the value to paranormal investigators and the makers of terrible TV programs about the paranormal, ancient aliens and cursed treasure is immense. I expect they've all chipped in a few quid each and borrowed the rest from Uri Geller.
    Maybe
     
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  2. Le Tissier's Laces

    Le Tissier's Laces Well-Known Member

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    I'd like someone to buy us, I'm just very unsure if I want this chap to buy us.
     
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  3. Saints FC 76

    Saints FC 76 Well-Known Member

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    Looks like Burnley's takeover may be going through. Chris Farnell with backing from an Egyptian businessman.

    Just read a small report on their takeover which said: "And they are about to get the financial windfall they desire from Cheshire-based sports lawyer Chris Farnell.

    "Farnell was in talks to buy Charlton Athletic earlier this summer but he failed the EFL's fit and proper person's test.

    "On appeal, that decision was reversed yesterday, giving the green light for him to take charge at Turf Moor.

    "Farnell claimed he made an administrative error which became a bitter dispute with the EFL."

    Another who initially failed the fit and proper test and then is allowed in.
     
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  4. Archers Road

    Archers Road Urban Spaceman

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    I'd like the wealthy owners of a reputable business, preferably one that actually manufactures a high quality product, to buy us. And not die this time.
     
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  5. Dark Lord SFC

    Dark Lord SFC Well-Known Member

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    We must be looking more attractive to the potential new owners by the week at this rate
    Bet Gao wishes he had stuck another £10m on the asking price for a top 6 club instead of the same price as Burnley (still can't believe anyone would pay £200m for them tbh)
     
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  6. Saints FC 76

    Saints FC 76 Well-Known Member

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    If we wait a few more weeks we might attract even richer owners when they see how far clear we are at the top of the table.
     
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  7. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
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    Sheikh Mansour will dump Man City and snap us up.
     
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  8. StJabbo1

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    No shady sheiks with a dubious human rights record for Saints.
     
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  9. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
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    No, fair enough. Is there such a thing as a sustainable, politically acceptable billionaire though?
     
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  10. StJabbo1

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    I'd like the opportunity to prove my worth as such, just need a benevolent sponsor or two.
     
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  11. Le Tissier's Laces

    Le Tissier's Laces Well-Known Member

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    Have we been bought by anybody yet?
     
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  12. StJabbo1

    StJabbo1 Well-Known Member

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    Soon, waiting for my postal order to arrive. Could you lend me a fiver in the meantime?
    please log in to view this image
     
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  13. St. Luigi Scrosoppi

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    Trump? He might soon have plenty of time on his hands and he has suggested that if he loses he would live abroad. Just think if he was our owner he would have his lawyers on the case whenever we lost a match. The fact that most of us would never ever support the Saints again wouldn't bother him.
     
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  14. thereisonlyoneno7

    thereisonlyoneno7 Well-Known Member

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    Let’s make Saints great again.
     
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  15. StJabbo1

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    Trump would put the grate in great.
     
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  16. Libby

    Libby Derby County, we're coming for you

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    Build a wall around portsea island.
     
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  17. thereisonlyoneno7

    thereisonlyoneno7 Well-Known Member

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    He'd change OWTSGMI to YMCA. And then dance to it.
     
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  18. fatletiss

    fatletiss Well-Known Member

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    He might get my vote for that....
     
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  19. Saintmagic

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    “Again”?
     
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  20. Saintmagic

    Saintmagic Well-Known Member

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    No politics fanks
     
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