Probably mate about Hemir I mean not Ballard getting In West Ham team.
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Russell Martin has Ross Stewart as his main target **Transfer confirmed **
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Kubicki26
Midfield
So Stewart doesn’t command a higher wage than any of these?
Arfa Sleep
Striker
It is isn't it.
Ilios
Striker
Players who are occasionally fit to play football are in better positions to make large wage demands.
Kubicki26
Midfield
MugYou obviously know more than me if you can judge what a player like Ross Stewart should be getting.
You obviously know better than the SAFC scouts who have bought Hemir if he’s “utter shite” and you obviously know that neither Eliezer Mayenda and Gelhardt are centre forwards.
You must also know that the last minute breakdown of the Undav deal in January was obviously all made up.
You’re also obviously more financially in tune with the concept of running of a £26.1million football club than I am if you know that KLD is only looking at the cheap options.
You seem so wise and so confident of your opinions it leaves so little to debate on this website that I think I’ll stick you on ignore so I can least enjoy the odd surprise because you seem to know everything.
Richie K
Striker
Ok, I just plucked a figure to make my point, but Iets say he would be looking for anything between £15k and £30k. This would be easy for Southampton to accommodate into their pay structure.
Their top earner is currently on £80k a week.
MurtonMark
Midfield
Yes, we can.
There’s no suggestion whatsoever that Southampton are offering anyone anything other than Southamptons own fair assessment of their worth.
The idea that Southampton are running around offering “silly money” to anyone is for the birds. It’s completely contrary to the way they’ve done their business for over a decade now. The idea that they’re offering some sort of silly money is nothing but a comfort blanket for those who still want to ignore the evidence of what’s happening regarding investment at SAFC - both on and off the pitch,
If we can’t pay the going market wage for one of our own best players, we’re in serious bother. It’s a recipe for - in the best case - stagnation.
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There won’t be a single person could say it’s the wrong decision if the club suitably replace him! However everybody that supports that club knows they won’t.
MurtonMark
Midfield
If we’ve learned anything, it’s that inexperienced defenders aren’t top of the football wage or fee hierarchy. Proven goal scorers are.
Which is why we’ve got no shortage of inexperienced cheap defenders, and an increasingly famous shortage of proven less cheap goalscorers.
Or right
Just thought with west ham being after ballard he would be commanding a higher wage than little old safcs rivals southampton
Red
Striker
I have literally no idea what goes on behind the scenes of the club, like you. The difference is I don't make statements like yourself as if they're factual, based on what you think.
Ilios
Striker
There will about 12-15 players in the current Southampton squad, who all earn more than our top earning player. That's the kind of difference we're talking about.
In this window, they've sold about £100m worth of players...
Steve F
Midfield
Spot on mate, Stewart is being chased by Southampton for one reason, he is the best CF in the Division. For a club of our size the way we are ran off the pitch is nothing short of an embarrassment. One little example: SAFC website clothing lists many items which look decent, can’t buy them though because they have no sizes available!!
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Maybe depends on the players ambitions as well ?
tony_not_in_london
Midfield
Problem is that the going market rate for Championship level forwards to Championship clubs with no significant cash in the bank is a lot lower than to recently relegated former PL clubs with few debts, large incomes from player sales and access to around £100m of parachute payments
In our case when we were relegated we owed a fortune, had a squad of players who nobody else was interested in and an owner who having put in around £25m for quite a few years had lost interest and wanted out
And then came the Chancers and we parked ourselves in League 1 losing money for four years and watched as most of our youth teams were dismantled
Luckily we are on the way back but a long way from being financially competitive with the likes of Leicester and Southampton given how much money the PL splashes around
samaistonsrightfoot
Striker
Whilst a lot of what you say is often unsubstantiated bollocks there’s probably some truth in this.
It seems a bit odd only defenders are getting new contracts whilst our attacking ones are reported to have talks stalling although imagine interest from elsewhere is more to do with it than position/wage attribution solely.
Red
Striker
I don't think 1 full season in League 1 and 13 games in the championship can class him as 'Proven'
Away from all your bollocks about spending nothing. How much should we pay Ross Stewart?
