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Jack Cork

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by lamby, Aug 14, 2014.

  1. lamby

    lamby Needs a cold shower

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    Mail and Echo reporting he's off to Palace for £3m. Surely we cant let him and Morgan go.

    Come on Ron we need Jack here!
     
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  2. Joe!

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    We're not letting Morgan go.
     
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  3. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    I like Cork, but we've now had 2 managers who don't rate him enough. Perhaps it's fairer to let him go if he is not going to get much game time.
     
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  4. Dan

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    Yeah I don't think we're letting Morgan go. As such I'm not really bothered about Cork leaving.
     
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  5. saintgreg10

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    Cork's an important squad player and quite why we'd sell him to a team we're most likely be competing for position with is beyond me.
     
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  6. ElliotMP

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    I sort of see this as a good thing. If we're letting Cork move on, then we must be very confident of keeping Schneiderlin.
     
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  7. lamby

    lamby Needs a cold shower

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    Maybe Ron is confident of keeping Morgan and feels Reed can do the Cork role.
     
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  8. Joe!

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    Schneiderlin Davis
    Wanyama

    Ward-Prowse Taider
    Reed

    Plenty of depth
     
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  9. JerseySaint

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    If we want squad depth he should stay...but does he want to stay? It could be a mutual parting or the club taking £3mio for a player who is in his final year?
     
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  10. saintlyhero

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    JWP has been picked ahead of Cork in pre-season.

    Like the choice or not JWP/Morgan/Victor & Taider will compete for two of the midfield berths.

    I guess it's better to have money now than let him go on a free
     
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  11. Beef

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    We have way too many cm's. He would have got the odd game which at his age he wants more. Then add him only having a year left on his contract. He hasn't given us any hope he would sign a new deal, so you can see why we are cashing in.
     
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  12. ----HistoryRepeating----

    ----HistoryRepeating---- Well-Known Member

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    For me it comes down to one simple thing.

    I don't trust Morgan anymore.
    I do trust Jack.

    At least we can say we helped Palace stay up with some bargain prices, be proud.
     
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  13. Joe!

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    Judging by how his dad's been acting, it's not hard to imagine that Jack has had a similar attitude. If he's not happy here he should go.
     
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  14. Beef

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    Yep you can add Ramirez and Stephens in there as well if we needed them.
     
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  15. fran-MLs little camera

    fran-MLs little camera Well-Known Member

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    May be right, Joe. If Jack disagreed with what his father was saying, he'd have shut him up.
     
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  16. Dan

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    I'm sure the people who think he's England quality will overreact to this.
     
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  17. Joe!

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    Tadic can probably play CM at a push. He is apparently more of a central player than a wide player.
     
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  18. Clem Fandango

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    Are you f**ing kidding me?

    3 million?

    I can't believe what I'm reading. So we have to rely on kids or Wanyama, who time and time again gives away possession or fouls?

    And we've already lost a right back, and JC can fill in there no problem.

    I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.
     
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  19. lamby

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    Not sure how this plays with all the recent statements about no more players leaving.
     
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  20. Joe!

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    Yes, well, I think we're all learning that even when Krueger makes a statement which sounds definitive, it's still of little worth.
     
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