May as well get going with this since with Sullivan at the helm, season ticket renewals slow, and the football vacuum to commence, this will soon be all the "news" there is.
Can Potter and MacCauley pull multiple rabbits out of the hat, or will Sullivan 'try really hard' with all of them before grabbing a few aging bargains from Big Willie Salthouse?
Window this close season comes in two parts:
Part 1: 1st June to 10th June
Part 2: 16th June to 1st September
Whichever is the cheapest player from the most desperate club will end up signing for us. Regardless of what number on Potter's list they are- if indeed they are on his list at all.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 19:44
by Barty888
ExWHUemployee says we are bidding for these two...
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 19:18
by dealcanvey
Looking at the saints forum it seems they majority would rather them sell Dibling and keep Fernandes.
were having a good old laugh at the latest offer.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 19:07
by Massive Attack
If I had to choose out of all of them? Casado please! Schooled in La Masia and had a decent season last year for Barcelona in his first full season earning 2 Spanish caps as well.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 18:56
by Barty888
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 18:54
by RBshorty
goose wrote: ↑20 Aug 2025, 17:40
Even as a fan you have to laugh at the total ineptitude of the situation.
I know Kretinsky & Smith aren’t football people but they are serious business people. They must just sit back & think ‘WTF is going on here’??
As a pair of business men who have made their fortune from Distressed-Assets. I would guess they know full well what's going on. And like us.Waiting for our Glorious Leader to perform Seppuku.!
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 17:56
by stubbo
Trouble is Sullivan assumes all the other clubs are like him. Basically that they WANT to do a deal for players. He probably assumes they're in the same boat with Fernandes that he was with Kudus...that they want to sell and he can 'tease' them into it.
Reality...Southampton don't need the money and are happy to keep the player.
So it's all rather pointless.
He's just bad at this game. He's always been bad at it. And he'll always be bad at it.
Everything that can be said about him, has already been said about him. A frustrating, hopeless, omnishambolic mess of his own making.
As an owner he deserves for us to get relegated. We don't deserve it as fans. He deserves huge pelters this season and I hope he gets it at every single home game. Abhorrent, nasty chants aimed squarely in his direction over and over.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 17:40
by goose
Even as a fan you have to laugh at the total ineptitude of the situation.
I know Kretinsky & Smith aren’t football people but they are serious business people. They must just sit back & think ‘WTF is going on here’??
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 17:26
by Massive Attack
claypole wrote: ↑20 Aug 2025, 17:23
It seems Sullivan has gone fucking senile
It probably shouldn't be ruled out at this stage in his life..
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 17:24
by Lee Trundle
Sir Alf" wrote: ↑20 Aug 2025, 17:12
They are looking for £35 maybe even £40 million.
Everything I've read is that they're looking for £50m.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 17:23
by claypole
It seems Sullivan has gone fucking senile
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 17:23
by El Scorchio
Sir Alf" wrote: ↑20 Aug 2025, 17:12
Sullivan bidding has gone up £2m. I said it would probably go from £30-32 million but I was having a laugh never believing it would only go up a couple of million. They are looking for £35 maybe even £40 million. I dont know if he’s worth anything like that but its classic Sullivan and Southampton hold almost all of the cards as they dont have to sell. We have 11 days is it and are they know we are desperate for central midfielders and Sullivan and Brady told everyone we’re skint with their “we must sell before we buy” before the window started.
Sullivan rates himself as a deal maker. He’s clueless, an amateur, a Del Boy trying to operate in the high end, luxury goods market. We wont get him for less than £40. If we ( Potter ) dont think he’s worth it then quickly get to the next target. Only thing on our sude is supposedly Fernandes wants the move. That might help get him for £40 with only £35 mill up front.
Tie up the Makau deal asap now imo. But watch Sullivan put in a derisory bid or one well short of their £20 mill valuation Lille would supposedly look for. Sullivan has left it to the last minute to further reduce his negotiating hand.
With him doing negotiations he is again ultimately the “gatekeeper” on all transfers in and out but tells everyone its Potter and Macaulay.
The “Sullivan Effect” is in overdrive right now. He will not get the signings Potter and the squad needs is where Im leaning as we have seen many times before. Steidten may have not been perfect but could get a deal over the line
Oh yeah, and there will be the attempt to put all the blame on Potter and Macauley too. 'The manager didn't want to buy anyone' is the standard line which actually means 'We didn't seriously go after any players he actually wanted, and then he refused the cheaper second rate players we did say we'd get him'
I still remember Bilic in his final days or maybe after he'd gone exposing that after Sullivan said Bilic refused Renato Sanches and a Polish player on loan as a way to make Bilic sound bad, that in fact what the deal was 'Do you want X player, OR Sanches and the other one on loan?' They are always twisting things to suit their narrative.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 17:12
by Sir Alf
Sullivan bidding has gone up £2m. I said it would probably go from £30-32 million but I was having a laugh never believing it would only go up a couple of million. They are looking for £35 maybe even £40 million. I dont know if he’s worth anything like that but its classic Sullivan and Southampton hold almost all of the cards as they dont have to sell. We have 11 days is it and are they know we are desperate for central midfielders and Sullivan and Brady told everyone we’re skint with their “we must sell before we buy” before the window started.
Sullivan rates himself as a deal maker. He’s clueless, an amateur, a Del Boy trying to operate in the high end, luxury goods market. We wont get him for less than £40. If we ( Potter ) dont think he’s worth it then quickly get to the next target. Only thing on our sude is supposedly Fernandes wants the move. That might help get him for £40 with only £35 mill up front.
Tie up the Makau deal asap now imo. But watch Sullivan put in a derisory bid or one well short of their £20 mill valuation Lille would supposedly look for. Sullivan has left it to the last minute to further reduce his negotiating hand.
With him doing negotiations he is again ultimately the “gatekeeper” on all transfers in and out but tells everyone its Potter and Macaulay.
The “Sullivan Effect” is in overdrive right now. He will not get the signings Potter and the squad needs is where Im leaning as we have seen many times before. Steidten may have not been perfect but could get a deal over the line
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 17:00
by El Scorchio
Rossal wrote: ↑20 Aug 2025, 16:23
It takes us bidding for 10 different players to get one, rather than identifying one person and getting a deal done like other clubs
Takes weeks to buy, took him 2/3 days to sort the Kudus sale.
Only because he pulled his pants right down in front of Levy, turned and bent over, and let himself get dry fucked by him over it while the player watched and laughed because he'd got what he wanted so easily.
It was an utter humiliation for someone who prides themselves on being such a winner in business. Got absolutely shafted in letting our most sellable asset by far go on the cheap because of how poorly he's run this club into the ground. No wonder Brady made that ludicrous claim on the radio that it was our decision to move on from him because he was crap.
Plus now any selling club like Southampton know how desperate he is, they can also absolutely fuck us and rob us blind when we kneel before them with pitiful offers for players.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 16:48
by Lee Trundle
I hope we do have no intention of signing Fernandes for what Southampton want for him.
That would be complete madness.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 16:43
by twoleftfeet
THUNDERCLINT wrote: ↑20 Aug 2025, 16:38
How many more times?
WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO INTENTION OF SIGNING FERNANDES.
"It's the same old pantomime mate" That comes from someone on the clubs' payroll.
You're clearly an ITK
I
Talk
Krap
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 16:38
by THUNDERCLINT
How many more times?
WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO INTENTION OF SIGNING FERNANDES.
"It's the same old pantomime mate" That comes from someone on the clubs' payroll.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 16:35
by Massive Attack
We could all hear how nervous she sounded on Talksport and they actually went easy on her causing her no issues. Couple that with the "we are on the floor with cilit bang" quote and you start to get the impression they are shitting it. They've seen long paying loyal fans/customers walk away at the end of the season refusing to return and it all looks to be getting to hot for them now. Fucking great stuff.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 16:23
by Rossal
It takes us bidding for 10 different players to get one, rather than identifying one person and getting a deal done like other clubs
Takes weeks to buy, took him 2/3 days to sort the Kudus sale.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 16:22
by Rossal
Its all just a smokescreen so less fans turn up with burning pitchforks on friday evening
If we get a result you can bet there won't be as many reported bids next week
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 16:04
by Massive Attack
And still they feed Steinberg relentlessly with Transfer info to prove they're doing all they can. On to your 6th set of Ann Summers knickers and pants Sullivan/Kaz?
Friday night live on Sky against Chelsea is definitely giving me impromptu Burnleyesque vibes..
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 16:03
by Lee Trundle
What's the benefit of leaking that to the press?
Sullivan is such a fucking idiot.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 15:58
by El Scorchio
Rossal wrote: ↑20 Aug 2025, 15:33
Steinburg reporting that we upped our Fernandes at Soton bid from £28m up front and £2m add ons to £30m up front with £2m add ons
And no i am not taking the piss, he is actually reporting that, wish there was a massive fuck off sullivan tifo planned for friday eve or some sort of protest.
If this is correct, Sullivan is a fucking timewasting clown. All this is is a 'we tried' scenario unfolding before us at the end of the window, before we get someone cheaper in who has 'some' of the right attributes but isn't what we actually, desperately, need. This is why we are so fucked under these shysters.
Clearly there's no serious intent to go out and get the manager the player he wants and all of us are begging for. What does Sullivan think is going to happen if he keeps going down this road? Championship here we come. There is still time to pull us out of this, if he actually chooses to. If he doesn't have the money then just say he doesn't have the money. Meanwhile Alvarez is going to walk out the door with us getting fuck all in return to help replace him. We've made a net gain in transfers this season when we really need to be going the other way.
It's embarrassing doing business like this. It's from the Alan Partridge school of haggling. Southampton are going to just refuse to deal with him if he keeps wasting their time, which is probably deep down what he's waiting for them to say so he can keep the money in his pocket.
Re: Summer Transfer Window 2025 | Official Thread
Posted: 20 Aug 2025, 15:33
by Rossal
Steinburg reporting that we upped our Fernandes at Soton bid from £28m up front and £2m add ons to £30m up front with £2m add ons
And no i am not taking the piss, he is actually reporting that, wish there was a massive fuck off sullivan tifo planned for friday eve or some sort of protest.
