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| Stuart Armstrong; 'Fishel: Signs for Southampton on a 4 year deal. | |
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| Topic Started: 18 Oct 2015, 09:50 PM (731,110 Views) | |
| Zurawski 7 | 18 Jul 2017, 07:59 PM Post #3701 |
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Off treasure hunting in Holland
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same. no inside info or actual logic but i can still see him signing on again and wanting to work with brendan for another year or 2 at least |
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| wigwam | 18 Jul 2017, 08:00 PM Post #3702 |
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Older than dirt
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True, it's possible he wants to go as a free agent. Or that we want him to stay for now in the gamble that he signs on again next year, or that we can't replace him with better for the money being offered. He's one I'd be happy to keep for another year if he wants to stay then leave as a free agent. For what we paid for him, if we get another good season and he gets a good deal elsewhere on the back of it, it will have been good value all round. We've made plenty in transfers and CL money recently. If BR (and Armstrong himself) are happy with that, it's all good. Some stability of known quality for very little outlay. |
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| idyllwild | 18 Jul 2017, 08:10 PM Post #3703 |
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Assuming that he's both willing to leave and willing to stay another year, then the club has to weigh up whether selling him for £8-10m would significantly (adversely) impact our chances to make £25m. I think we qualify with or without him, so if he's willing to go I'd take the money now. I'd still prefer he signed a new deal though. |
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| kewlcelt | 18 Jul 2017, 08:12 PM Post #3704 |
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Considering retirement
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We won't get £8-10 million for him with a year on his deal surely. |
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| ronan cfc | 18 Jul 2017, 08:15 PM Post #3705 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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Depends how many clubs are in for him. I've seen Southampton, West Ham, Brighton, Huddersfield and Burnley from these various pages that have him going. If you have that many after him there's no question we'd get that I think. |
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| wigwam | 18 Jul 2017, 08:21 PM Post #3706 |
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Older than dirt
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Tough call whether he'd make the difference. With Broonie always potentially picking up knocks (age, style, previous etc) we'd be very light on proven midfielders in qualifying. Most already on bookings too. I think if 8-10m is on the table, take it. Maybe it isn't though? How much until it's not worth the risk? 5m? 4m? That depends on him being willing to go too. He may well fancy being free next year. |
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| Flawless | 18 Jul 2017, 08:23 PM Post #3707 |
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Fatboab shirt designer
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Armstrong himself might just decide to stick it out a year. Then move for zilch. |
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| idyllwild | 18 Jul 2017, 08:25 PM Post #3708 |
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I did say "assuming he's both willing to stay and willing to leave".
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| Poor Student | 18 Jul 2017, 08:29 PM Post #3709 |
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Getting on a bit
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With the number of central midfielders we have he could well find himself entirely frozen out. I don't think he's played at a consistently high level for long enough to risk losing a year. I don't see it as too likely a scenario. |
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| ronan cfc | 18 Jul 2017, 08:31 PM Post #3710 |
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Retired and now a BT Sports pundit
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That'd be a great way of getting himself a 10 month sabbatical
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| Bagheera | 18 Jul 2017, 08:32 PM Post #3711 |
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Older than dirt
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Regardless of whether he signs a new deal or not I would make him train with the U19s. |
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| Kingslim | 18 Jul 2017, 08:32 PM Post #3712 |
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69 and counting
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Supposedly, Southampton are willing to pay 8m for him now and are prepared to give him 45k per week. |
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| brogan | 18 Jul 2017, 08:35 PM Post #3713 |
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First-team starter
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Anyone could see Wanyama and particularly van dijkwere special fwiw I think 10 m is a brilliant offer |
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| Flawless | 18 Jul 2017, 08:36 PM Post #3714 |
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Armstrong, alongside Brown and Sinclair are the first 3 names on the team sheet. This mental gymnastics, this need to minimise his abilities to make his possible departure less sore is fascinating though. |
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| Flawless | 18 Jul 2017, 08:37 PM Post #3715 |
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Fatboab shirt designer
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Kieran as well of course. |
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| Poor Student | 18 Jul 2017, 08:44 PM Post #3716 |
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Getting on a bit
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I actually agree with that part of it, however; if he insisted on sitting it out I could see us sidelining him. At this moment in time in addition to Brown and Rogic there is Ntcham, Benyu, McGregor, Bitton and Henderson. Clubs have elected to make an example of players refusing to sign or move on in the last year. I think a year on the sidelines could damage his value and options. Not detrimentally but somewhat so. |
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| lima1910 | 18 Jul 2017, 08:46 PM Post #3717 |
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First-team starter
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"Southampton, West Ham, Brighton, Huddersfield and Burnley" What a collection of average-ness, or worse. But an EPL wage of $45k pw is what it is
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| paddysmum | 18 Jul 2017, 09:29 PM Post #3718 |
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Getting on a bit
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that plonker agent kevin on twitter saying Armstrong has handed in a transfer request to force a move to stoke city😂😂😂... someone should shut that account down
Edited by paddysmum, 18 Jul 2017, 09:30 PM.
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| ChiliPepper | 18 Jul 2017, 09:31 PM Post #3719 |
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Getting on a bit
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It's a common phase of grieving. My late uncle told me that, the carrot. |
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| tacticalgenius | 18 Jul 2017, 09:40 PM Post #3720 |
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Club Captain
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I don't know about putting him in front of Dembele or Gordon either. Not that he isn't better than Gordon necessarily, just that within our current team he's more easily replaced with a less significant impact not the side than Gordon (by McGregor and I assume, Ntcham). Making him the all-important "sixth name on the team sheet", then. FWIW I agree in keeping him, even at a significant wage rise. For no other reason than it's cheaper to retain player you know the value of and that you've got than all the attendant expenditure of a transfer on a player who is untested. |
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