Let's face it to keep hold of players of the likes of Shaw were gunna need champions league, if we do manage to get there only then will we be able to convince them to stay, but if it's 34mil for a left back what would les reed charged arsenal for Walcott lol
We're selling Shaw for more than Chamberlain, Walcott and Bale combined. Different eras and different owners, but a stat nonetheless.
That was excellent. We've got to be smarter than Spurs. But, as the top teams show, when you have such large budgets, half your signings can be ****e and you'll still be a top team thanks to the other half.
As selling Shaw means we won't actually have a left full back, surely we'll have a replacement lined up now?
If Cortese and Pochettino have so thoroughly brainwashed the squad it might not be the worst idea to slash and burn. Carefully, mind.
@MailSport: BREAKING: Luke Shaw is at Carrington now for his Manchester United medical http://dailym.ai/1pEGft7
thing is as well, he wants a 30 goal a season striker for that... does he think he'll get luis suarez (minus the disciplinary problems) for that? idiot. **** was this in another thread?
Very disappointed, especially as I suspect the price was agreed before the WC and will probably not be near 34 million.
Although kinda expecting this at some stage, it has taken me by surprise this evening, just woke up after a 20 minute nap. God damn it.
How are we supposed to progress. Young players come through,have a good season or two,move to a bigger club.rinse and repeat......
Luke Shaw is not worth 34m to our team. A good deal for all concerned. LB for around 10m with Targett as backup, then around 20m to use on other areas of the team as well as what we already had allotted to spend. We all move on, realising that this 'meltdown' is really just more of a transitional phase. New board, new manager, new five year plan, new look for the team. No panic.
Damn you southampton for producing the good players. We need less good players we need to produce average players who have vunerable families we can threaten if we fall in love with the average player but the average player don't love us no more. Do this and win. Win for southampton