Summer Transfer Thread

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murphthemog said:
So you've been in the champions league how many years running? You've won the FA cup how many times? Premierships?

I never said you weren't a good team, but there is a massive gap between Southampton and Arsenal, in terms of quality, expectations, history, trophies, what ever.
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Im not having that. We're a year older than you. So we've got more history. It's just not as trophy laden as yours.......😁😁😁😁😁
 
Stuart_C said:
Probably £5-7m less I think, though it depends on who else is in for them. Wages no doubt would be more.
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You've got to look at quality tho.
That was Brenda's big mistake last year ,he signed too many average players,when you look at Lellana & Lovren £45m.
You could have signed a word class player for that. Did you really need so many players when Suarez left? Would have been better throwing £50m on a proven world class striker.
Now Brenda as more money to spend,Gerrard & Johnson were on big money so that frees up wages.
What message does it send to other players when you're going after players like Ings,Lellana,Lambert,Lovren.
Suarez Left,Sterling wants out.
 
Pin-seeker said:
You've got to look at quality tho.
That was Brenda's big mistake last year ,he signed too many average players,when you look at Lellana & Lovren £45m.
You could have signed a word class player for that. Did you really need so many players when Suarez left? Would have been better throwing £50m on a proven world class striker.
Now Brenda as more money to spend,Gerrard & Johnson were on big money so that frees up wages.
What message does it send to other players when you're going after players like Ings,Lellana,Lambert,Lovren.
Suarez Left,Sterling wants out.
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Good balanced answer. There were too many average signings but who can you see them getting when even their own players have come out and said they are moving because of money and CL football
 
Pin-seeker said:
You've got to look at quality tho.
That was Brenda's big mistake last year ,he signed too many average players,when you look at Lellana & Lovren £45m.
You could have signed a word class player for that. Did you really need so many players when Suarez left? Would have been better throwing £50m on a proven world class striker.
Now Brenda as more money to spend,Gerrard & Johnson were on big money so that frees up wages.
What message does it send to other players when you're going after players like Ings,Lellana,Lambert,Lovren.
Suarez Left,Sterling wants out.
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You know I said exactly the same this time last year. We did need more players but I would've rather had quality over quantity.

Rodgers has no control over wages, the owners have been keen to cut the wage bill in recent years to fall in with FFP.

Lallana isn't a bad player, he had two injuries at crucial parts of the season and I'm prepared to give him another season. He isn't a £25m player but English players are vastly overpriced.

Lovren however.......
 
Stuart_C said:
You know I said exactly the same this time last year. We did need more players but I would've rather had quality over quantity.

Rodgers has no control over wages, the owners have been keen to cut the wage bill in recent years to fall in with FFP.

Lallana isn't a bad player, he had two injuries at crucial parts of the season and I'm prepared to give him another season. He isn't a £25m player but English players are vastly overpriced.

Lovren however.......
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Totally agree on Lellana,he's a steady player.
But he's no Fabregas,Ozil,Ramsey,Willian,Silva.
He wouldn't get on the bench for any of the top 4 teams IMO.
 
Pin-seeker said:
Totally agree on Lellana,he's a steady player.
But he's no Fabregas,Ozil,Ramsey,willian,Silva.
He wouldn't get on the bench for any of the top 4 teams IMO.
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:rofl: He's good but nowhere near as good as the rest of those players.
 
Tiger man said:
Think that is harsh always seems a great player from what I have seen? 100% effort, speedy and technically gifted.
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He's a good player no doubt but i wouldn't put him in the same bracket as Fabregas,Ozil,Silva,Hazard.
 
murphthemog said:
So you've been in the champions league how many years running? You've won the FA cup how many times? Premierships?

I never said you weren't a good team, but there is a massive gap between Southampton and Arsenal, in terms of quality, expectations, history, trophies, what ever.
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History though, thats all in the past. The gap currently is 15 points, 5 wins. And the history books will show we played you 3 times and beat you twice. The gap isn't as big as you so arrogantly put it.
 
SaintHacker said:
History though, thats all in the past. The gap currently is 15 points, 5 wins. And the history books will show we played you 3 times and beat you twice. The gap isn't as big as you so arrogantly put it.
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Oh come on. I'm a saints fan. But that's ridiculous. I can genuinely see us competing in the Everton Spurs bracket in the coming years if we continue to progress as we have been.

But arsenal are miles ahead of us in every aspect. Their revenue streams, transfer power and league performances still tower over ours.

We also had had an even record against burnley and Sunderland but I'd say we were clearly better than them.

3 games isn't gonna give an accurate level to compare teams size.

and it's not all history as you out it, their in cl footy again. That's the future. We've just got Europa league. Ironically, only because arsenal won another trophy.....
 
SaintHacker said:
Who mentioned the 'world scale'? Certainly not me. All I'm saying is we are no longer as small and insignificant, and indeed as far behind, as some Arsenal/Liverpool fans would like to believe.
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Because of one season?

We are still in the third tier of premier league clubs atm. Using one set of results between to teams as a comparison to fit your argument isn't imo a valid argument. Over the course of the season they were better than us. You say a mere 15points. That's a quarter of our entire total. Hats hardly insignificant.

Still don't get how that makes me less a fan. But I'll let you believe what you wish.

All I know is that we're in Europe courtesy of arsenal. So I'd say we still have some way to go to be their equals......
 
Papas1982 said:
Because of one season?

We are still in the third tier of premier league clubs atm. Using one set of results between to teams as a comparison to fit your argument isn't imo a valid argument. Over the course of the season they were better than us. You say a mere 15points. That's a quarter of our entire total. Hats hardly insignificant.

Still don't get how that makes me less a fan. But I'll let you believe what you wish.

All I know is that we're in Europe courtesy of arsenal. So I'd say we still have some way to go to be their equals......
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I never suggested we're their equals, why do you keep expanding on my posts? I merely think that we're not as far behind them as they like to think we are!
 
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