OFFICIAL: Southampton sign Shane Long

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Dan said:
Weren't we warned by Dutch fans that Koeman wasn't known for spending wisely?
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Yeah, that's rather much the concern. With the right board, that wouldn't be fatal, as they'd have a fair bit of control over transfer policy. With our board...
 
Also, on financial responsibility (and I'm not going to bring former executives into it, and am not trying to reignite that), this is sort of the template for how teams get into real financial difficulties. You spend a fair bit on players that you're later unable to sell for anywhere near the purchase price; you're then threatened by relegation, and the negative financial consequences thereof, and are forced to spend even more indiscriminately to stave it off; you end up with a bloated wage budget and few resources remaining to improve.
 
Schad said:
Also, on financial responsibility (and I'm not going to bring former executives into it, and am not trying to reignite that), this is sort of the template for how teams get into real financial difficulties. You spend a fair bit on players that you're later unable to sell for anywhere near the purchase price; you're then threatened by relegation, and the negative financial consequences thereof, and are forced to spend even more indiscriminately to stave it off; you end up with a bloated wage budget and few resources remaining to improve.
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yeah, this is quite reminiscent of something portsmouth would have done a few years ago
 
This forum ****s itself every time something goes wrong or look bad. Yes I agree £12m for Long is mad.

Forster
Bertrand
Taider
Tadic
Pelle
Long

So question marks on Bertrand( who has looked okay in pre season), Pelle and now Long because of his fee.
 
MMJ said:
yeah, this is quite reminiscent of something portsmouth would have done a few years ago
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Or some of the other clubs who haven't gone to that extreme, but have turned into bottom-half haunts and narrowly escaped relegation, while piling up debt and seriously inflated wages. Once you get on that treadmill, it's hard to get off.
 
I like Shane Long always plays well for Ireland but he is a woeful finisher. If Pelle gets a hatful of goals then thats fine but if he struggles Long won't chip in with many and I'd fear for us. I'd take him at 6/7 mill but no more. Will be nice to see an Irishman playing for Saints again!
 
To be honest, transfer fee aside I think we should be positive about this. It seems like everyone is being negative regardless of whether we do or don't sign players this summer. Let's let Ron build his team and judge it at the end of the season.
 
Schad said:
Yeah, that's rather much the concern. With the right board, that wouldn't be fatal, as they'd have a fair bit of control over transfer policy. With our board...
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What with our board that raked in premium fees for every single player (lambo the exception). ?
 
ollysaints1 said:
To be honest, transfer fee aside I think we should be positive about this. It seems like everyone is being negative regardless of whether we do or don't sign players this summer. Let's let Ron build his team and judge it at the end of the season.
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That's not true, most people were positive about Tadic and Forster, and excited over the Ings and Rojo rumours. Hardly negative by default, there's just a lot to be pissy about this window.
 
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