Other teams summer transfer deals/ rumors

[TheFinnFan]

So'ton is going for it. Osvaldo is a brilliant signing

 

[ijjysmith]

So'ton is going for it. Osvaldo is a brilliant signing

Is he that good though?

 

[TheFinnFan]

Is he that good though?

wat ive seen him he is powerful and dangerous, like a honeybadger

 

[billycopper]

Whether or not it's a good deal that Southampton have made is irrelevant.

The fact is, they've spent nearly £30m on two players this summer, without selling anyone for significant money. That's investing into the team.

That they're able to do this and outspend us when just 4 YEARS AGO they were in ADMINISTRATION and in LEAGUE ONE is even more galling, and asks even more serious questions as to why they can spend like this and have this investment whilst we can't. Why Bill Kenwright's 'keep the ship steady' approach equates to 'do/spend/invest nothing without sales first', which eventually is an approach that will catch up with us and lead to the club being overtaken and falling down the table.

We shouldn't have to keep relying on miraculous work by a manager to keep bailing us out. A manager needs the tools to work with.

Also they've sold Chamberlain, Jones, Bale, Walcott, Crouch, Beattie and Bridge over the last 10 years.

Their owner is/was worth £3 billion! Being the biggest team on the south coast and being able to pick them up from administration were no doubt huge factors in why he bought them.

They're building an impressive side. I like Luke Shaw and Adam Lallana and then of course their is Lambert. Rodriguez and Ramirez have shown flashes of quality too.

 

[noharmdone]

It's all about having a nice new ground..

 

[Pabbers]

wat ive seen him he is powerful and dangerous, like a honeybadger

From what I have seen, he is everything but what he should be.

Decent though, just not £18 million decent !

 

[billycopper]

How are we outspent by Southampton and Norwich, such financial powerhouses?

As mentioned already, Southampton's billionaire owner left funds in trust for them.

Norwich made a profit of £13.5m in their last set of accounts (2011/12) and their debt was £11.3m (down £5.3m). Last season they had a net spend of £9.4m, leaving them £4.1m change. They've had a net spend of £21m this summer. If their profit for last year had increased to £16.9m, which is perfectly conceivable, they won't have even touched the tv money yet!

 

[The Hibbert Agenda]

Other clubs have signed rubbish
Our club has signed the best
Our club is the best
YOU'RE GOING DOWN STEVENAGE

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Every day I wake up now and check to see if a bids been put in for Fellaini or not

I hope he stays here, if only because we wouldn't be able to find a devent replacement on such short notice

 

[West]

So'ton is going for it. Osvaldo is a brilliant signing

good player absolute nutjob though

 

[RFUS]

Never worth £15m but I am a fan of Osvaldo. It's surprising though amidst the whole Lambert love-in.

 

[By god I'm blue]

Can't understand why any of the CL clubs have not tried to buy Luke Shaw yet.

he is mustard.

 

[FTY]

Arsenal have made a bid for Yohan Kebab.

 

[Jags..class]

Can't understand why any of the CL clubs have not tried to buy Luke Shaw yet.

he is mustard.

cos the club are mega rich, he just signed a new contract and the club will want at least 20 million, and he is still very young and need to stay to develop more.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

Arsenal have made a bid for Yohan Kebab.

I'm sure he would have left regardless, but I'm sure Joe Kinnears idiocy only sped the process up