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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by Negative Creep, Mar 20, 2021.

  1. Libby

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    I'd buy a subscription for that tbh. Sure we'll hear the full story one day and it'll be even worse than we realise.
     
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  2. mowgli

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    Pretty sure Semmens said at a fans forum that LD sports was not connected to Gao.
     
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  3. mowgli

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    Rumours on twitter are that we are very close to a deal with Adam Armstrong. I appreciate its another player from the Championship but to sell a player for £30m who scored 12 in 29 for a player for half of that who scored 28 in 40 is a pretty good move.
     
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  4. Osvaldorama

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    Yeah, right <laugh> If you believe that, ive for something to sell you
     
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  5. Libby

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    Yeah that was said at the time of the announcement too iirc, and I didn't believe it then either.
     
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  6. Schad

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    I still want to know the story. "Bunch of chancers come up with £7.5m, and blow it all on a high-profile sponsorship deal with no idea how they'd translate that to an actual business" is still a great read. Stories of corporate dipshittery are rollicking good fun.

    If you don't believe me, I invite you to read the epic tale of Juicero, the expensive, overengineered juicing machine that received $120m in venture capital and was only slightly less effective than using your own hands:

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/feat...alley-s-400-juicer-may-be-feeling-the-squeeze

    https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/04/juicero-lessons/523896/
     
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  7. Libby

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    Some random Chinese company no one has heard of suddenly pops up with a record sponsorship amount for us despite having next to no online presence? Sure it's nothing to do with the Chinese owner of the club with a history of corruption.


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  8. Brixham Saint

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    If that is true then that is basically all the Ings money gone, 25m euros is what like £21m?
     
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  10. Schad

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    So, by some measure our most-expensive signing ever. That's, uh...
     
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  11. thereisonlyoneno7

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    21,309,000 roughly today
     
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    If true then it would be our most expensive signing ever. Funnily enough, it would surpass Ings as our most expensive signing.
     
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  13. Lovelocum

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    So 28 goals in the championship isn’t too shabby.

    Maybe he will step up?
     
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  14. Osvaldorama

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    Never watched him, but I trust Ralph’s judgement.
    His record in the championship is great. Hope he hits the ground running
     
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  15. Gregm1988

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    Funny how some people are complaining about signing Armstrong but when earlier stories linked him to palace their fans were really excited and I even saw a reply on Twitter where an Everton fan was lamenting in response saying “only Everton don’t sign good players”

    If that rumoured fee is true then is does seem to be overpaying though
     
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  16. thereisonlyoneno7

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    IF we get Armstrong, I reckon the fee will be only around £15-17m tops. We won't overpay IMO.
     
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    Can beggars really be choosers? I was expecting we would chuck that plus Obafemi at them which still comes in at 20+
     
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  18. Brixham Saint

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    Alan Nixon on Twitter says that Southampton have not offered the figure yet?
     
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  19. Gregm1988

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    So I guess we are furthest along in negotiations with the player but are now being forced to enter a bidding war by a couple of other clubs
     
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  20. Schad

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    For what it's worth, several of us weren't terribly enthused when Armstrong was mooted as a target for half that price.
     
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