So what if?

[Lff]

Christ HB why dont you sell Vic as well. Truth is if any or all happen we will all still support Saints. We will rebuild and move on. We wioll still have the core of a side with Lovren Vic and Rickie.

And Cork when definitely get a game

 

[Saints_Alive]

I think maybe it's time for you to go and have a lie down.

Preferably on the nearest Motorway......

 

[SaintsForTheWin]

Preferably on the nearest Motorway......

I don't want congestion getting home tonight as I doubt he lives in the vicinity of Liverpool.

 

[Dellustrator]

I don't want to lose any of our players or our manager, and I hate the way that the big clubs and the media treat us like an all-you-can-eat buffet. I'm also annoyed that despite Hodgson saying that he didn't want any transfer specualtion during the World Cup, the big clubs have completely ignored him and put in bids for our players anyhow.

Losing Poch would be a blow, although I suspect that Reed has a back-up plan, and whoever comes in has got the base of a good team. Personally I think that Poch would be making a mistake going to Spurs, and feel a little sorry for Sherwood, who did a pretty good job, given the circumstances.

If we lost Shaw, we'd need a left back, as we've let Fox go. (Yes, I know Fox wasn't a fan favourite, but he was still a left back). Could Chambers shift to the left and/or is Targett up to standard? If not, we'll we need to get a new LB in during the break.

Losing Lallana would probably be the worst blow, as creative midfielders aren't exactly ten-a-penny, and I think we'd struggle to score. (This is something of a concern anyway - we don't score enough from midfield considering our domination of possession.) Still, it might be a good opportunity for JWP to make his mark on the team.

Another downside of all this speculation is that raises our costs in the transfer market. If we get £30m (plus 25% sell-on rights for Shaw), other clubs are going to want a share of the pie when we buy from them.

Analogy of the season.