Match Day Thread Southampton FC v Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Europa League, Thursday 8th December, KO 8.05pm

Anybody got any suggestions for a proven PL goalscorer that we could sign without breaking our wage structure too much?
Also, I think that we should recall Sam Gallagher for squad depth.

 

Defoe, Hernandez.

 

Good shout, what's he on at Sunderland?

 

Thought you would be the one on here to give us that answer.

I do feel however that we are fast approaching a cross-roads with Kat - to invest more or not - because its a little like Margaret Thatcher selling off North Sea Oil and Council Houses to fund tax cuts; Kat sold off all the silver - so what does she do next - invest more or bail out and let someone else with more cash and possibly more desire have there 'tip at the wind mill'.

 

Not sure why you are bothering to be honest,I like CBKs posts in the main -always have,they make me smile/grimace (both ok) but he does enjoy lighting the blue touch paper.

 

And Sims

 

Look on the bright side 15 days to Christmas

Sorry is that happy clapping?

 

I despise Christmas and everything it does and doesn't stand for. Hashtag #offtopic

 

Good I wouldn't want you to stop being grumpy.

 

She/They won't. We will hear the same old stuff about January "being a bad time to get value for players" and we have identified players to get in the summer (which we then won't buy).

I have no idea how Saints are going to hide the enormous profit they are set to make this season/year. They'll have to pay a lot of tax if they declare it all. They can defer some and perhaps do some accounting tricks, but quite simply, the club is receiving more money in than it's spending. If some of that revenue is going back to the owner, they can't keep it quiet forever (although a takeover would muddy the waters and give them a great opportunity to hide it).

 

So you reckon the club has several million quid shoved down the back of the sofa, and if only Frau Liebherr would get off her Aris and make those funds available, we could buy Aguero in January and everything would be rosy in the garden?

Alternatively, we could do what Spurs have done, and buy Sissoko for £30 mill. That's working out well for them.

 

If we keep playing like last night, and get dragged into a relegation fight, the selling price will drop- especially if we were to be relegated.
She may have to spend in order to protect her asset, should she be selling.

 

Why shouldn't the owners make some money from their business? If the club is receiving more money than it is spending, doesn't that make it well run?

 

Nah mate, Les Reed said we are ****ed on FPP

 

It also makes it operate at a disadvantage to the majority (possibly all, I haven't looked it up) of its competitors. Other clubs fans fume if their club make profit and say it shows a lack of ambition. We parade round boasting about it as if it is a trophy.

 

Well if other clubs fans say so, then it must be right. All businesses should run at a multi-million pound loss or they're not ambitious. Got it.

 

I'm so sorry old chap. I'm such an Internet dullard I forgot to add the words "in my honest opinion" after my post.

Just like you did in fact.

 

So... Portsmouth must the most ambitious club in the world, right?

 

You know that is not what I meant. I just find it bizarre that some Saints fans act as if it is some awesome thing that we run at a profit

 

It's a good thing, surely?