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He's really not that old for a goalkeeper. I just think we need other players more. When Koeman came in our first choice striker was Sam Gallagher for goodness sake. And who are our first choice (fit) wingers? Tadic and... Isgrove?

I'm with you there. 10M is a high fee for a goalkeeper (Arsenal signed Ospinna, Columbian international keeper, for 3M) and while I don't mind signing Forster, it would madden me if a large chunk of our transfer budget went on signing a new keeper when there are other pressing needs to solve.

But if we strengthen in other areas as well, then it's ok.
 
Seriously, do you people actually watch Saints? Have you seen our backup keepers? One is as old as the hills, and the other one can't catch.
 
Just because we buy a gk doesn't mean we won't get another foward or winger. It's not like we can only deal with buying one player at a time.
 
Seriously, do you people actually watch Saints? Have you seen our backup keepers? One is as old as the hills, and the other one can't catch.

Yeah, so long as Artur stays - keep Kelvin around for morale and send Paulo out to go and get some game time in L1 or something.

Worked for Bart at Notts County.
 
I'm with you there. 10M is a high fee for a goalkeeper (Arsenal signed Ospinna, Columbian international keeper, for 3M) and while I don't mind signing Forster, it would madden me if a large chunk of our transfer budget went on signing a new keeper when there are other pressing needs to solve.

But if we strengthen in other areas as well, then it's ok.
It shouldn't be too much of a chunk, we've got loads of money.
 
I reckon we could sign Lionel Messi and some fans wouldn't be happy: "we wasted our whole budget on one player". <laugh>
 
Just because we buy a gk doesn't mean we won't get another foward or winger. It's not like we can only deal with buying one player at a time.

No Beefy, you don't understand, we haven't signed a CB or a winger yet, this clearly means that we're not going to!
 
Complete the deals as and when they're ready to be completed. Pointless putting Fraser on the back burner if he's all ready to get started.
 
We're paying a lot of money for a keeper while our 1st choice is more than adequate. Would be better spent on a CB and another forward where we are seriously lacking quality and numbers.
 
We're paying a lot of money for a keeper while our 1st choice is more than adequate. Would be better spent on a CB and another forward where we are seriously lacking quality and numbers.

Once again - do people really think because we've spent £10m on Forster we won't pay sizeable fees for other players?

I dont understand where people are getting that from. Tadi&#263; for £11m, Pellè for £8m, Forster for £10m. There are more like this to come.
 
Okay, I'm done with this thread now. I really do despair.

"Ambition! Rarr! Why aren't we spending money?! Why so stingy?!"

"Whoa! Don't go mad!"

I would lay my house on this not being our last signing. That's that.
 
Once again - do people really think because we've spent £10m on Forster we won't pay sizeable fees for other players?

I dont understand where people are getting that from. Tadi&#263; for £11m, Pellè for £8m, Forster for £10m. There are more like this to come.

Me neither. We're doing what we've done for the last few years, Cortese was the master at playing hard ball on transfers and Les has clearly continued on with that method. Just because we're not going to immediately pay what other clubs want for their players doesn't mean we're not going to pay big transfer fees.
 
looks very much like we've decided building a slid squad of players costing around this much is a better policy long term than a couple of expensive gambles each season and neglecting the depth.

one or two might turn out to be bargains and what we'd expect of a 15m or 20m player.
 
Just because we buy a gk doesn't mean we won't get another foward or winger. It's not like we can only deal with buying one player at a time.

No one said that. I know my command of english language can be poor at times, but I think I was clear in my previous post.

It shouldn't be too much of a chunk, we've got loads of money.

But we don't actually know how much of that is available. Preferably all of it, but only time will tell.

I reckon we could sign Lionel Messi and some fans wouldn't be happy: "we wasted our whole budget on one player". <laugh>

You can always look at things from another perspective. :wink: