Genie Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Michu was hardly any cop last season, not surprised. Good half season -> signs big(ger) money contract -> goes very average all of a sudden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Michu was hardly any cop last season, not surprised. Good half season -> signs big(ger) money contract -> goes very average all of a sudden. ...or had a great season, followed it up by moving to a new league, had an even better season. SIgned a new contract, got injured, picked up a lot of niggly injuries and never got a run of games to find any kind of fitness or form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted June 30, 2014 Moderator Share Posted June 30, 2014 Michu was hardly any cop last season, not surprised. Good half season -> signs big(ger) money contract -> goes very average all of a sudden. ...or had a great season, followed it up by moving to a new league, had an even better season. SIgned a new contract, got injured, picked up a lot of niggly injuries and never got a run of games to find any kind of fitness or form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 To be fair Tekkers did have a brief bit of great form when he came back from injury before getting injured again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Stolen from Twitter, but I feel like this needs to be posted. English players are so stupidly overhyped and overpriced. AC Milan got £50m for Zlatan & Thiago Silva Southampton are receiving £60m for Shaw & Lallana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 AC Milan got £50m for players who were aged 31 and 27. Resale value is a factor too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 (edited) Also selling/buying within the Premier league inflates the price. Edited June 30, 2014 by AVFCforever1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 (edited) so is the fact that their wages were killing milan, they wanted them gone Edited June 30, 2014 by villa4europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Do we really know that Luke Shaw is going to amount to anything near a £30m player? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Genuinely feel for Southampton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 How much did he go for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 They have (arguably) the best academy in the country, and seemingly churn out quality player after quality player. How much money have they made from home grown players? Quite a lot, I imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Biro Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Feel so bad for Southampton, really building something and then just picked apart. Probably will lose a few more too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 (edited) Ward-Prowse will probably have a great season and be sold next summer as well.. Rate him really highly, the English Luka Modric... Edited July 1, 2014 by AVFCforever1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandaq Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Lovren is leaving as well isn't he? Who else is being linked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Genuinely feel for Southampton I did but then thought they've got £55m for two (by no means world class) players, all of which will be reinvested from what I've heard and they've got themselves a good manager in Koeman. I do hate the fact that if any new team dares to do well in the premier league though they get totally and utterly raped. Where's the incentive? Happened to us when we were half decent too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Lovren is leaving as well isn't he? Who else is being linked? Lambert, Lallana and Shaw have gone already. Lovren, Wanyama and Rodriguez have been linked with moves recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 think they only said the Shaw money be reinvested in players. Lallana cash might go back into club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MessiWillSignForVilla Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I think the thing that makes me sympathise with them the most is that we were in almost the exact same situation 4/5 years ago, then we got picked apart, had a bit of mis-management and now look at us. I doubt they'll have the cost-cutting we had but I hope Koeman is allowed to re-invest enough to keep them mid table. It'll be sad to see another team get close to the top to be immediately swatted back down by the "big boys". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 There should be a system to protect clubs from being picked apart but I don't know how to go about it without offending the Free Market God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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