Confirmed Signing Andros Townsend

[John from Bootle]

No, it would still be a rubbish signing. He's rubbish, we shouldn't sign him. In 12 months when we want rid of him for being rubbish which team would take on his massive wage? For a reference point see Bolasie, Yannick or Tosun, Cenk or Bernard.

I'd imagine quite a lot of teams would be happy to give him 4 million quid for a year, considering he's somebody with 234 Premier League appearances to his name.

 

[anton66]

Him and his agent must be laughing their heads off. Really WTF?

 

[Johnny_s]

Hair and beard of Peter Sutcliffe, let’s hope he strikes fear into our rivals, and hammers home a few worldies.

 

[windymiller]

I'd imagine quite a lot of teams would be happy to give him 4 million quid for a year, considering he's somebody with 234 Premier League appearances to his name.

Yannick Bolasie had 162 and nobody would touch him with a barge pole.

 

[John from Bootle]

Yannick Bolasie had 162 and nobody would touch him with a barge pole.

119 actually. And just the 90 before we signed him. We also couldn't just give him away without losing out on FFP.

 

[windymiller]

119 actually. And just the 90 before we signed him. We also couldn't just give him away without losing out on FFP.

Nobody is paying 31 year old Andros Townsend £80k a week in 12 months time. Nobody.

 

[John from Bootle]

Nobody is paying 31 year old Andros Townsend £80k a week in 12 months time. Nobody.

For a year, with no transfer fee? I disagree.

In context, Walcott cost us a total of 37.5 million for 3 and a half years (minus what wages Saints paid.)

£4 million, all in, for an experienced Premier League winger, for one year is not big money.

And even if we have to cover some of it, if we do decide to get rid, we can't lose any more than the £8 million it's costing us in total.

 

[Toff33Blues99]

Could not be more underwhelmed with this and the Begovic signing, I would be disappointed if we made signings of this ilk in the Moyes/Bill era when we were skint. Throw in another tomorrow (Demari Gray) and mix it with the FSW appointment, it adds up to a stinker of a season. Brands should hang his head in shame

 

[windymiller]

For a year, with no transfer fee? I disagree.

In context, Walcott cost us a total of 37.5 million for 3 and a half years (minus what wages Saints paid.)

£4 million, all in, for an experienced Premier League winger, for one year is not big money.

And even if we have to cover some of it, if we do decide to get rid, we can't lose any more than the £8 million it's costing us in total.

Or, we could save all £8m by not signing poor players.

 

[larrygobfiend]

Statement signing

 

[John from Bootle]

Or, we could save all £8m by not signing poor players.

Well, time will tell I suppose...

 

[Blue_Berry]

Or, we could save all £8m by not signing poor players.

Or anyone. Who else do you suggest we could sign?*

* Hint: it has to be a player that would want to come to us and would add value

 

[mightymoyes]

For a year, with no transfer fee? I disagree.

In context, Walcott cost us a total of 37.5 million for 3 and a half years (minus what wages Saints paid.)

£4 million, all in, for an experienced Premier League winger, for one year is not big money.

And even if we have to cover some of it, if we do decide to get rid, we can't lose any more than the £8 million it's costing us in total.

Who else was interested in him to offer him something daft like 80k p/w? There basically seemed to be no competition for his signature

 

[PhilRegan]

Fair play to his agent securing his last big payday with us. Cup/bench/ out on loan player in less than 6 months.

 

[Wizard]

Where are people getting £80k a week from? Can't see his salary mentioned anywhere