| Gareth Bale 11:06 - Jan 6 with 2968 views | Heisenberg |
Rumours going round. Has to be a joke |  |
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| Gareth Bale on 11:32 - Jan 6 with 2940 views | SaintNick |
Not the sort of signing that our new owners like to make so perhaps no substance in it. |  |
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| Gareth Bale on 11:33 - Jan 6 with 2939 views | JaySaint |
| Gareth Bale on 11:32 - Jan 6 by SaintNick |
Not the sort of signing that our new owners like to make so perhaps no substance in it. |
How do you know? |  |
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| Gareth Bale on 11:34 - Jan 6 with 2917 views | Sadoldgit |
Wages would be a problem for starters. |  | | |
| Gareth Bale on 11:59 - Jan 6 with 2881 views | SonicBoom |
| Gareth Bale on 11:33 - Jan 6 by JaySaint |
How do you know? |
Nick is referring to what the media like to call the "moneyball" approach that the owners were famous for at Brentford. The idea that if you can't compete financially and make major signings then you use data and analysis to uncover gems that are under the radar and available at reasonable prices. [Post edited 6 Jan 2022 12:00]
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| Gareth Bale on 16:37 - Jan 6 with 2678 views | solent_toffee |
| Gareth Bale on 11:59 - Jan 6 by SonicBoom |
Nick is referring to what the media like to call the "moneyball" approach that the owners were famous for at Brentford. The idea that if you can't compete financially and make major signings then you use data and analysis to uncover gems that are under the radar and available at reasonable prices. [Post edited 6 Jan 2022 12:00]
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Wasn’t it Brentford who employed some young English lad living in France to scout for them? Good thinking outside the box there, think he ‘discovered’ Said Benrahma amongst others.
If Saints do go down the Brentford route, it will be interesting to see what they do with the academy as Brentford scrapped theirs a few years ago as they weren’t getting players coming all the way through after they kept getting taken by other clubs before they reached scholarships. | | | |
| Gareth Bale on 17:24 - Jan 6 with 2613 views | darthvader |
| Gareth Bale on 11:34 - Jan 6 by Sadoldgit |
Wages would be a problem for starters. |
High wages yes but imagine how much interest he would generate for us . Bums on seats new or extra sponsorship deals , shirt sales, more tv games , hot dogs and bovrils .
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| Gareth Bale on 17:25 - Jan 6 with 2613 views | PatfromPoole |
| Gareth Bale on 17:24 - Jan 6 by darthvader |
High wages yes but imagine how much interest he would generate for us . Bums on seats new or extra sponsorship deals , shirt sales, more tv games , hot dogs and bovrils .
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He would probably only play a couple of games before pulling his hamstring on the golf course.
He would make Walcott look like an absolute bargain. |  |
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| Gareth Bale on 17:39 - Jan 6 with 2580 views | cocklebreath |
| Gareth Bale on 17:25 - Jan 6 by PatfromPoole |
He would probably only play a couple of games before pulling his hamstring on the golf course.
He would make Walcott look like an absolute bargain. |
Last season when he eventually got games for Spurs he had the best goals to minutes in the premier league, he’s still class but no chance he’s coming here, he’s all about the money |  |
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| Gareth Bale on 17:51 - Jan 6 with 2552 views | kernow |
| Gareth Bale on 17:39 - Jan 6 by cocklebreath |
Last season when he eventually got games for Spurs he had the best goals to minutes in the premier league, he’s still class but no chance he’s coming here, he’s all about the money |
He's all about the money?
How do you know that? How much money ? | | | |
| Gareth Bale on 17:58 - Jan 6 with 2542 views | cocklebreath |
| Gareth Bale on 17:51 - Jan 6 by kernow |
He's all about the money?
How do you know that? How much money ? |
Do you think if we offered him 100k a week he’d come here? No chance | |
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| Gareth Bale on 18:21 - Jan 6 with 2490 views | TripleNiemi |
| Gareth Bale on 17:58 - Jan 6 by cocklebreath |
Do you think if we offered him 100k a week he’d come here? No chance |
That's it though isn't it.....just let that sink in, £100k per week and it still wouldn't be enough to get someone of his ilk to kick a ball for us.
Oh for the days when a player retired from footy and had to go and run a boozer or turn their hamd to labouring..... |  |
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| Gareth Bale on 18:30 - Jan 6 with 2472 views | kernow |
Can't speak from personal experience but it's not inconceivable that earning money ceases to be the prime mover once you've made more than you're ever likely to spend. | | | |
| Gareth Bale on 18:40 - Jan 6 with 2458 views | cocklebreath |
| Gareth Bale on 18:30 - Jan 6 by kernow |
Can't speak from personal experience but it's not inconceivable that earning money ceases to be the prime mover once you've made more than you're ever likely to spend. |
I suppose it depends on if the player enjoys playing, if yes then they’d probably be happy to take a cut to carry on but if they see it as a job then less likely | |
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| Gareth Bale on 19:45 - Jan 6 with 2366 views | Kennington |
| Gareth Bale on 18:21 - Jan 6 by TripleNiemi |
That's it though isn't it.....just let that sink in, £100k per week and it still wouldn't be enough to get someone of his ilk to kick a ball for us.
Oh for the days when a player retired from footy and had to go and run a boozer or turn their hamd to labouring..... |
Different ways of looking at this though. £100k is £5m or so per year. Tyson Fury made nearly x3 that in one night last year. Sport is about tv money and the top players, fighters etc are the superstars that drive these mega deals. It seems obscene if compared to a nurse’s salary but not if compared to a top actor or singer. | |
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| Gareth Bale on 21:25 - Jan 6 with 2221 views | saintwizzler |
Is he a lifelong Southampton fan?
Like Danny Ings.. |  |
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| Gareth Bale on 21:29 - Jan 6 with 2210 views | MattFinish |
| Gareth Bale on 11:59 - Jan 6 by SonicBoom |
Nick is referring to what the media like to call the "moneyball" approach that the owners were famous for at Brentford. The idea that if you can't compete financially and make major signings then you use data and analysis to uncover gems that are under the radar and available at reasonable prices. [Post edited 6 Jan 2022 12:00]
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Are they going to dust off the 'Black Box'? |  | | |
| Gareth Bale on 00:51 - Jan 7 with 2004 views | darthvader |
| Gareth Bale on 21:25 - Jan 6 by saintwizzler |
Is he a lifelong Southampton fan?
Like Danny Ings.. |
He dreamt of playing for us in his Burnley days . Snakey cùnt .
Just a job to him thats for sure , made all the right noises to get the move , signing on fees and wages he wanted . Who ever he played for (when not injured ofcourse)
Not bitter though , he best sulking at vanilla than here . | |
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| Gareth Bale on 07:10 - Jan 7 with 1916 views | Berber |
Newcastle more likely. |  |
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