Shane long to Southampton

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Well we seemed to be having a straight forward and positive closed season and avoided the daftness of silly season.

But now we get some exciting times with Long leaving, plenty of money made, big signing replacement to come in and still potentially 2 others like there was before Long went.

Losing Long isn't the end of the world. Losing Chester, Huddlestone, Livermore, Elmohamady or Davies would feel like it.
 
I'd be disappointed if we are paying any of his wages; that was the whole point of not demanding a fee! I would hope that Brentford are paying him what they are willing to pay on an ongoing basis, and the rest will be in the form of a golden hello/signing on fee when he signs on permanently in 12 months time. Either way they've got themselves a £2.7m striker (uses term loosely) for probably £500k plus one years wages. I'm just guessing, but if we are still contributing the deal should NOT have been done
 
I suspect that Brentford are paying all his wages.

Given that Big Nick was only signed by Brentord on a 1 year deal with an option for a second would suggest, to me anyway, that we are subsidising his wages for the first year which would have also been the last of his 3 year deal with us.

After that, we have no obligation which would mean that Brentford and Nick would have a decision to make between them.
 
I would have thought we would have paid prossy off at a reduced rate? If it was a lump sum it wouldn't have been his full entitlement! ( hopefully )
 
The more I think about it the less I'm keen on Welbeck.

On one hand I'm convinced he would do as well if not better than Long and also he has the "big name" signing attached to him.

But on the other I just have a feeling he wouldn't be incredibly prolific for us. Any other £10+ million striker would be a gamble anyways but I don't know, I just don't feel he's what we need. I never saw him as a finisher and we need a speedy finisher at the moment. We have Sagbo who is great at holding up and strong. Jelavic who is slow and a bit of a shoot and pray donkey and we have Aluko and Ince both speedy and skillful but lack finishing imo.

Finally somebody else lol
 
Surely the answer to that question is subjective and as you don't decide who can and can't post, I really don't give a s**t if you like to read my posts or not.

So, in your opinion, calling everyone a w**ker is okay on here is it. Is this forum for adults or kids?
 
Well we seemed to be having a straight forward and positive closed season and avoided the daftness of silly season.

But now we get some exciting times with Long leaving, plenty of money made, big signing replacement to come in and still potentially 2 others like there was before Long went.

Losing Long isn't the end of the world. Losing Chester, Huddlestone, Livermore, Elmohamady or Davies would feel like it.

Elmo? Really?