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Birmingham silent over Saints keeper bid
11:43am Thursday 28th June 2012 in Sport
Jack Butland
Birmingham have refused to comment on reports they have turned down a £6million bid from Saints for teenage goalkeeper Jack Butland.
Butland, called into Roy Hodgson's England squad at Euro 2012 as a replacement for Norwich's John Ruddy, is understood to be a top target for newly-promoted Saints, who had an improved offer for the 19-year-old rejected earlier this week.
The Bristol-born 6ft 4in goalkeeper, yet to make a first-team appearance for Birmingham, has been widely touted to be number one for Team GB at this summer's Olympics and the midlands club are determined to keep hold of their prized asset.
Birmingham installed Lee Clark as Chris Hughton's replacement this week and the former Huddersfield boss has already insisted Butland will remain at St Andrews unless the club received a "crazy offer".
Butland spent the final three months of last season on loan at npower League Two side Cheltenham, where he made 24 appearances.
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Comments(44)
St Retford
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11:55am Thu 28 Jun 12
Saintsayer II
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12:12pm Thu 28 Jun 12
St Retford wrote:Exactly
Silence is a good sign. It suggests something is happening and Nicola has it under control.
Vordhosbn
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12:32pm Thu 28 Jun 12
Saintsayer II wrote:Looks like negotiations are ongoing then...
St Retford wrote: Silence is a good sign. It suggests something is happening and Nicola has it under control.Exactly
ISmashedYaMumsBackDoorIn
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12:35pm Thu 28 Jun 12
St Retford
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12:42pm Thu 28 Jun 12
ISmashedYaMumsBackDoYou have a charming user name.
orIn wrote:
Don't mess with The Don!
Bazz4saints
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12:50pm Thu 28 Jun 12
RedArmy1
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12:58pm Thu 28 Jun 12
They should deal NOW - and they are getting a very good price.
They (like the blue few) down the road will face administration and down the football league they go !!! They are teetering on the edge.
If the above doesn't happen - with no funds to buy players then the brum are going to have another disappointing Season and Lee Clark will have the billing as the man who can't get a Team promoted.
No wonder their fans are not passionate. When the Snow was falling last Season - the only sound to be heard were the 'hard-core' Southampton Fans.
WE ARE NUMBER ONE.
WE ARE SOUTHAMPTON. COYR.
Finally, Our Fans have asked for and are ready to fight for European Football. Southampton Football Club have provided a whole host of entertainment pre-Season and I applaud NICOLA and the Team for that.
RED ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRMY.
Terry_Nutkins
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1:00pm Thu 28 Jun 12
I'd like to acquire Jack but his surname does sound like the sort of place to which Bigrich goes on holiday with Jimmy Sommerville! ;o)
hedge end bob
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1:13pm Thu 28 Jun 12
Nicola seems only to be looking for players that are just starting out to build a career which can only be good for our clubs future. With the young players coming through the club our club could stay in the Premier League for another 27 years. Just think 27 years without having to play the SKUNTS at their sh!t hole, GREAT.
St Retford
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1:35pm Thu 28 Jun 12
That was good, wasn't it? Can we have that back please?
WobblyCat
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1:40pm Thu 28 Jun 12
lukey82
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1:41pm Thu 28 Jun 12
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Confucious
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1:42pm Thu 28 Jun 12
St Retford
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1:44pm Thu 28 Jun 12
WobblyCat wrote:I doubt the figure is anywhere near £6m. Paper talk.
How do you suppose saints came up with an opening gambit of £6 million? If you offer 6 first up aren't you saying here's 6 but I'll go to 7-8? My immediate concern is the coming season not what he'll be like in 2 or 3 years. It's too much for an unproven player, wasn't Kirkland meant to be a future great keeper?
SouthamptonLegend
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1:46pm Thu 28 Jun 12
hedge end bob wrote:Thing is bob, Lee Clark has stated Butland will be their number 1 next season. Would you swap a starting place in the Championship for a place on the bench in the Prem? Tough call.
If we have made a bid of that proportion for a second choice keeper, the club must feel he is more than capable to take the shirt from K D.
Nicola seems only to be looking for players that are just starting out to build a career which can only be good for our clubs future. With the young players coming through the club our club could stay in the Premier League for another 27 years. Just think 27 years without having to play the SKUNTS at their sh!t hole, GREAT.
I think Nige will give him a chance this season at the number 1 jersey, if he comes!
We'll see how good he is at the olympics!
The Salv
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1:47pm Thu 28 Jun 12
Saint.
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1:49pm Thu 28 Jun 12
So the first part could be to appease the fans as Saints tried to do in the past, and now hopefully Butland has suggest he would like to talk/go to Saints. Which would then leave them with the prospect of at least to strike a deal to get some return on the player.
St Retford
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1:50pm Thu 28 Jun 12
lukey82 wrote:I was expecting to hear how Steve Claridge had just soiled himself in the cheese section of of Aldi. That was just... depressing.
read about the downfall of one of pompeys "greats"
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St Graz
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1:52pm Thu 28 Jun 12
Vordhosbn
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2:27pm Thu 28 Jun 12
WobblyCat wrote:Apparently this is our second bid, we originally offered 4m
How do you suppose saints came up with an opening gambit of £6 million? If you offer 6 first up aren't you saying here's 6 but I'll go to 7-8? My immediate concern is the coming season not what he'll be like in 2 or 3 years. It's too much for an unproven player, wasn't Kirkland meant to be a future great keeper?
Alicesdad
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3:44pm Thu 28 Jun 12
He won't tell us how much he paid either, or the deal details
The £6m figure has not come from any Saints source. It's speculation from Birmingham, or the agents or the press.
So guess away, it won't make any difference.
But at least once NC makes his move its conclusive.. and usually very good business.
Wait, be patient, breathe, take in the air, be calm.
Things are going on !!
St_Ron
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3:47pm Thu 28 Jun 12
Rob The Saint NOT in NZ
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3:48pm Thu 28 Jun 12
Alicesdad wrote:You're right.
Let us not forget !! When a deal is done NC will tell us. Not before.
He won't tell us how much he paid either, or the deal details
The £6m figure has not come from any Saints source. It's speculation from Birmingham, or the agents or the press.
So guess away, it won't make any difference.
But at least once NC makes his move its conclusive.. and usually very good business.
Wait, be patient, breathe, take in the air, be calm.
Things are going on !!
On that basis, you won't know that your cat has been sold until he doesn't come in for his tea one night...............
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only1chopper
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4:06pm Thu 28 Jun 12
No word on any signings for our defence so far, anyone heard any rumours?
Matt Allen
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5:34pm Thu 28 Jun 12
Confucious
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6:48pm Thu 28 Jun 12
Matt Allen wrote:Shush. Don't ever tell anyone outside the family what you're thinking.
Horses head on the pillow of Lee Clarke will sort this out! Well 'don' Nicola!
slugger
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7:02pm Thu 28 Jun 12
OSPREYSAINT
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7:03pm Thu 28 Jun 12
Saintade
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7:06pm Thu 28 Jun 12
memush
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7:12pm Thu 28 Jun 12
dadofmy3sons
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7:31pm Thu 28 Jun 12
Saintade wrote:where have you seen this kit ?
IMO £6m far too much for a keeper...especially unproven Championship keeper. If they are serious then this is for the No.1 position - I thought Kelvin would only be kept on as a second choice anyway. By the way...don't like the new shirt..not enough white. If we have black shorts we'll just look like Man U, and we should have black shorts. Hope the image doing the rounds is just a spoof...
saint robbie
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8:23pm Thu 28 Jun 12
dadofmy3sons wrote:Is it true that it is white pin stripes then? I personally liked the red shorts that we occasionally wore a few seasons back.
Saintade wrote: IMO £6m far too much for a keeper...especially unproven Championship keeper. If they are serious then this is for the No.1 position - I thought Kelvin would only be kept on as a second choice anyway. By the way...don't like the new shirt..not enough white. If we have black shorts we'll just look like Man U, and we should have black shorts. Hope the image doing the rounds is just a spoof...where have you seen this kit ?
mack chinnon
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9:10pm Thu 28 Jun 12
slugger wrote:Beautiful.
changing the subject ....... this time next week i shall be a season ticket holder for the first time and therefore my views will instantly become more important than non season ticket holder's !...... that is all .
slugger
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9:46pm Thu 28 Jun 12
mack chinnon wrote:10 inches !
slugger wrote:Beautiful.
changing the subject ....... this time next week i shall be a season ticket holder for the first time and therefore my views will instantly become more important than non season ticket holder's !...... that is all .
circa 66 saint
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10:05pm Thu 28 Jun 12
slugger wrote:so are all previous slugger views to be disregarded.
changing the subject ....... this time next week i shall be a season ticket holder for the first time and therefore my views will instantly become more important than non season ticket holder's !...... that is all .
and as you do not have a season ticket yet this particular view is also to be disregarded with the others.
we could ask for clarification but again it would be disregarded.
CONGRATULATIONS SLUGGER ON THE ARRIVAL OF YOUR 1ST SEASON TICKET MAY THERE BE MANY MORE
montecristosaint
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10:31pm Thu 28 Jun 12
RedArmy1 wrote:you'e beginning to get a cult following red army 1...
Birmingham are stalling for more money and there isn't any.
They should deal NOW - and they are getting a very good price.
They (like the blue few) down the road will face administration and down the football league they go !!! They are teetering on the edge.
If the above doesn't happen - with no funds to buy players then the brum are going to have another disappointing Season and Lee Clark will have the billing as the man who can't get a Team promoted.
No wonder their fans are not passionate. When the Snow was falling last Season - the only sound to be heard were the 'hard-core' Southampton Fans.
WE ARE NUMBER ONE.
WE ARE SOUTHAMPTON. COYR.
Finally, Our Fans have asked for and are ready to fight for European Football. Southampton Football Club have provided a whole host of entertainment pre-Season and I applaud NICOLA and the Team for that.
RED ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRMY.
Any chance of an assesment as to where the blue few are headed? Now that would be entertainment
Lordy lordy...
Confucious
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9:41am Fri 29 Jun 12
OSPREYSAINT wrote:Not sure. There may be no truth in the claim there is no truth in the speculation. It's very hard to tell the real truth from made up truth.
It's been said on the box that there is no truth in the speculation, can you believe that?
SO50 Saint
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10:49am Fri 29 Jun 12
franiow
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10:54am Fri 29 Jun 12
St Retford
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11:10am Fri 29 Jun 12
franiow wrote:Seems more than one town in this country has its share of bitter blues.
Apparently one Birmingham fan has suggested that NC has little money and just makes these offers for players knowing they won't be accepted. Just trying to keep saints fans happy. Sounds a risky business...he really got caught out when JRod said Yes, please.
Brazilian_saint
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12:39am Sat 30 Jun 12
We could afford that, couldn't we? He's only 34, the best working ethics of any Brazilian national for a long margin, plenty of experience!
In the lack of news, we can only dream!
wild rupert
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11:19am Sat 30 Jun 12
lowe esteem
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1:14pm Mon 2 Jul 12
Brazilian_saint wrote:...and Clarence Seedorf gone to Brazil...even though he wanted to play in the Prem.
Just read in a Brazilian newspaper that Lucio (former Brazil captain) has terminated his contracted with Inter by mutual agreement. Rumours say that he's going to Fernebache with an offer of 3 million euros for 2 years. That's about £28,000 a week. And would be free transfer!
We could afford that, couldn't we? He's only 34, the best working ethics of any Brazilian national for a long margin, plenty of experience!
In the lack of news, we can only dream!
SaintsBridge says...
11:53am Thu 28 Jun 12