I agree we need an upgrade, but it might very well be Soldado leaving before Ade. Both are difficult to sell though. Bony is a striker that always looks to get a shot away, and I think right now only Kane has that instinct among our strikers. Ade and Soldado both drift and often end up being part of the build-up rather than the finishing.
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Roma and Valencia needed to sell in those cases though. They are not likely to sell a key player in the middle of a Champion's League run. We will need to be a bit craftier than that level, or perhaps just hope that Soldado can actually find his place (if we started using a proper playmaker with him).
Thought Barca had a 2 window ban?
If thats enforced I'd be incredibly surprised
Forgot about that, pretty sure you're correct.
Not that it makes much difference. There are plenty of other clubs above us in the pecking order.
I think the ban has been lifted until the appeal process is over. So they can still operate this January, but not in the summer onwards.
EDIT: Woops. I was wrong. They are banned in January also.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/28866189
Cahspur - revenge at last!
Southampton’s Morgan Schneiderlin: ‘I was treated like cattle over Spurs move’
POSTED BY ROB PARKER - OCTOBER 8, 2014 - ALL NEWS, SOUTHAMPTON, TOTTENHAM
The France international, aged 24, asked to leave St Mary’s following the sales of Rickie Lambert, Luke Shaw, Adam Lallana, Dejan Lovren and Calum Chambers, but was denied his own move.
Although he has since buckled down and been one of Saints’ best players this season, he does not regret his very public outburst after having his transfer to Spurs blocked.
He said: “When something does not please me, I say ‘I’m no longer a sheep. I fight for my interests, my career’.
“With everything I’ve been through, I know that there are opportunities that should not be missed. That’s why I was upset. Following this meeting and seeing the release of the president [the chairman Ralph Krueger's statement that Schneiderlin would remain at Southampton], I had to show my disagreement.
“Either I posted that tweet or I went into club firing teargas. Through this tweet, I wanted to do something to make people understand the situation. In five seconds, I saw the reach of social networks. This tweet is a passage in my life. It was a kind of bomb.
“They [Southampton] could have done it differently. Because it was me who became the villain. People saw the tweet, read the papers, but they were not there during the previous three to four months, they were not at the meeting.
“I went to the guy who did not respect the club as I have always done. At the time, I was told that the club wanted to move forwards, but how could I understand that when we sold all the best players?
“In recent months, there has been interest from clubs to me. Three, including Tottenham. From February to March, I and my agents, we talked with Southampton to evoke a start.
“The club had always told me he would sell me for the right price. Me and my agents, we went calmly to this appointment July 29, with very interesting proposals. For me, with six years in Southampton and everything that I had given to this club, everything should be finalised in the day [for a transfer].
“I told them that I had signed for a project that was to keep the best people to go further. But before that meeting, Lallana, Lovren, Lambert, Luke Shaw, Chambers had left. I wondered, ‘This is not the same thing, it’s not possible. What are they doing?’
“Chambers signed the day before our meeting with Woolwich. The club then saw our fans were starting to freak out. The bosses said, ‘If we sell Morgan, they’ll burn down the stadium.’
“They then assured me, and my agents, ‘Morgan, is not for sale. We will not listen. Morgan will stay. This is the project. He has nothing to say’. It was a shock for me. I thought, ‘Why block me after I gave my all for the club?’
“I told the club, ‘you do not respect me, you do not respect your words, you treat me like cattle’. They defended their interests and I defended mine.”
Schneiderlin went on to explain the turnaround in his relationship with the club.
He told France Football: “I felt Southampton would not let me leave. They would have preferred to leave me in the gutter, so to speak, for six months.
“So I started training, I took pleasure in touch the ball, I really needed to play football, and I was made to play against Liverpool. At Anfield, all fans of Southampton applauded me and my name was chanted. It has warmed my heart. I knew then that I would spend the season at Southampton.”
http://www.offthepost.info/blog/2014/10/southamptons-morgan-schneiderlin-treated-like-cattle-spurs-move/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed: offthepost/TLAa (Off The Post)
Southampton’s Morgan Schneiderlin: ‘I was treated like cattle over Spurs move’
POSTED BY ROB PARKER - OCTOBER 8, 2014 - ALL NEWS, SOUTHAMPTON, TOTTENHAM
The France international, aged 24, asked to leave St Mary’s following the sales of Rickie Lambert, Luke Shaw, Adam Lallana, Dejan Lovren and Calum Chambers, but was denied his own move.
Although he has since buckled down and been one of Saints’ best players this season, he does not regret his very public outburst after having his transfer to Spurs blocked.
He said: “When something does not please me, I say ‘I’m no longer a sheep. I fight for my interests, my career’.
“With everything I’ve been through, I know that there are opportunities that should not be missed. That’s why I was upset. Following this meeting and seeing the release of the president [the chairman Ralph Krueger's statement that Schneiderlin would remain at Southampton], I had to show my disagreement.
“Either I posted that tweet or I went into club firing teargas. Through this tweet, I wanted to do something to make people understand the situation. In five seconds, I saw the reach of social networks. This tweet is a passage in my life. It was a kind of bomb.
“They [Southampton] could have done it differently. Because it was me who became the villain. People saw the tweet, read the papers, but they were not there during the previous three to four months, they were not at the meeting.
“I went to the guy who did not respect the club as I have always done. At the time, I was told that the club wanted to move forwards, but how could I understand that when we sold all the best players?
“In recent months, there has been interest from clubs to me. Three, including Tottenham. From February to March, I and my agents, we talked with Southampton to evoke a start.
“The club had always told me he would sell me for the right price. Me and my agents, we went calmly to this appointment July 29, with very interesting proposals. For me, with six years in Southampton and everything that I had given to this club, everything should be finalised in the day [for a transfer].
“I told them that I had signed for a project that was to keep the best people to go further. But before that meeting, Lallana, Lovren, Lambert, Luke Shaw, Chambers had left. I wondered, ‘This is not the same thing, it’s not possible. What are they doing?’
“Chambers signed the day before our meeting with Woolwich. The club then saw our fans were starting to freak out. The bosses said, ‘If we sell Morgan, they’ll burn down the stadium.’
“They then assured me, and my agents, ‘Morgan, is not for sale. We will not listen. Morgan will stay. This is the project. He has nothing to say’. It was a shock for me. I thought, ‘Why block me after I gave my all for the club?’
“I told the club, ‘you do not respect me, you do not respect your words, you treat me like cattle’. They defended their interests and I defended mine.”
Schneiderlin went on to explain the turnaround in his relationship with the club.
He told France Football: “I felt Southampton would not let me leave. They would have preferred to leave me in the gutter, so to speak, for six months.
“So I started training, I took pleasure in touch the ball, I really needed to play football, and I was made to play against Liverpool. At Anfield, all fans of Southampton applauded me and my name was chanted. It has warmed my heart. I knew then that I would spend the season at Southampton.”
http://www.offthepost.info/blog/2014/10/southamptons-morgan-schneiderlin-treated-like-cattle-spurs-move/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed: offthepost/TLAa (Off The Post)
ochserious2:
Imagine that next season we could choose from Eriksen, Lamela, Chadli, Holtby, Mertens & hopefully Pritchard will be in the equation!
Jan is bossing that game of Catan with those 5 settlements. I could see him being impossible to negotiate with.
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO WIN!
Schnei could get the longest road!
Or upgrade the most villages to towns!
Or stock up on soldiers!
http://www.express.co.uk/sport/foot...ress-sport-news+(Daily+Express+::+Sport+Feed)
Huntelaar rumours. Could be a decent short term signing if the fee is only 3 million.
Huntelaar rumours. Could be a decent short term signing if the fee is only 3 million.
But does he now if it's worthwhile to chase a 6 mountain in lieu of a 5 brickyard?
Thoughts on Redmond from Norwich ?
I would like him as a replacement for Lennon.
Maintains the HGP status yet moves to refresh a right footed winger role.
I would like him as a replacement for Lennon.
Maintains the HGP status yet moves to refresh a right footed winger role.
If fully fit , Benteke for me
Great hold up. Aerial prowess. Can lead the line n bang in goals on the reg
Great hold up. Aerial prowess. Can lead the line n bang in goals on the reg
In a heartbeat - streets ahead of Ade
Seeing articles saying we've already agreed to sell Holtby to hamburg for 5million but we don't get the money till next summer.
Shame but clearly not rated at the club anymore and a tidy profit too
Shame but clearly not rated at the club anymore and a tidy profit too
Maybe wait until Summer to see how fit he is... Huntelaar in the short term?
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