Lennon is a total ****

I've already given you our European history

 

**** can't we just all agree Hooper is a good player and what will be will be.
Insted of bitching at each other over how each team conducts their transfers etc.

If we sign him it will be a great signing, if not we will move on to our next target.

 

I'm impressed with this thread...you'd expect schoolboy insults and mention of fascists by now.

 

You sound like Hitler!

 

Your european history is ****e. You only get in because you're in a ****e league and you always get knocked out in the group stages.

 

This character has some anger issues

 

How on earth is winning the European Cup "****e"?

 

So is your face!

 

****in moron ....

 

Your parent/s smell

 

Yeah, he was giving irishgreen a load of **** on GC last night. Seems a proper ****

 

Anyway, I'll now leave

Laters

I hope you get into the EPL automaticaly rather than West Ham... ****in hate cockneys!

 

So is your face!

 

And it was going so well.

 

What do you expect he started it ? and reckons he can say what he likes and if that's the case then so can I.

 

It's like being back at school

"He started it miss"

 

Don't mess with this guy.

 

I haven't read Lennon's comments, but from what I've read here, I would think that Lennon is extremely worried about losing Hooper, by making public statements to suggest how important Hooper is to his team. If the Celtic board are listening to their manager, they will realise that Lennon is suggesting very hard that they back him. It also suggests that behind the scenes, the Celtic board are negotiating Hooper's possible transfer, very much against the wishes of Lennon. However, Hooper isn't worth £30M, any more than Carroll was worth £35M. In as much as any player is worth anything, I would say both players are somewhere sub £10M. Hooper, not being proven in an equivalent quality league to the PL, has to be worth less than £5 or 6M, unless he is truly exceptional, like Rhodes is for League One.

 

You are either a wum or a massive ignoramus.The SPL title is worth a place in the CL.

Massive ignoramus it is then.

The evidence is building. Not ignorant, just stupid.

Ignorance and stupidity.

 

A lot of Southampton fans disappoint me with this naive SPL commentary.

Yes the SPL is a poor league. Yes Celtic and Rangers would not be guaranteed to win the English Championship, but then no team coming down from the EPL are guaranteed promotion first time. There is not much gap between bottom half of the EPL and the top half of the Championship. We are lucky we are up there and should make sure we take the opportunity because if we don't I wouldn't lay money we will just do it next year instead!!!!

What you guys (and yes I am a Saints fan) need to wake up to is that Southampton are a much smaller club than Celtic. In terms of the brand, the history, the romance. Doesn't matter the quality of the SPL. Celtic are one of the most famous clubs in the world, a recognised Brand and therefore like any club of their Ilk they will be more attractive than Saints in those terms. Celtic are a global brand. Probably 10x (or more) a worldwide fanbase than we could hope for even if we reached a european qualification level.

The only hope we have (and I think it is a good chance) is that Hooper wants to play for Adkins. He won't be coming here even if we were in the EPL because Cortese has ambitions of progression. It will be purely a personal preference and nothing to do with what Southampton can offer versus Celtic.

As for the 35m? Not a chance. That is more likely Lennon trying to make sure his opinion is known before his board make any decision. If Hooper is sold for 10m then Lennon is in the clear with the fans.

Lets hope we get him but lets not harp on about the SPL. We are talking about the attraction of playing for one of the most famous football clubs in the world here yet some Saints fans are suggesting any team that is in the EPL is more attractive. Just isn't the case.

AC