Premier League clubs keep their money (From Daily Echo)
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Premier League clubs keep their money
6:20am Saturday 2nd February 2013 in Saints News
By Simon Carter, Sports Editor
Christopher Samba
PREMIER League clubs’ spending in January topped £120million – well below 2011’s record total of £225million.
Despite the imminent arrival of new riches in the form of the £5billion- plus TV deals that come on stream in August, there was generally more restraint among top-flight clubs.
Unsurprisingly, QPR emerged as the biggest spenders, splashing out £22million – including a club record £12.5m on Christopher Samba, pictured – along with Liverpool and Newcastle.
Both QPR and Newcastle were among the top-three spenders in January last year as well.
Saints’ contribution to the £120m plus total was just £3.5m, on Norwegian defender Vegard Forren.
That was after the club had ended the 2012 summer transfer window as the seventh biggest spenders in the whole of Eurpope.
Saints splashed around £33m last summer as they prepared for their Premier League return.
That was more than Barcelona spent and more than any other English club apart from the two Manchester clubs and Chelsea.
Analysts believe UEFA’s financial fair play rules, which start to take into account club’s finances from this year, and the likelihood of Premier League clubs agreeing to their own spending controls next week, have had an effect.
The picture is not as restrained as last year, however, when only £60m was spent, but is below 2011, as well as the £170m spent in 2009 and £175m in 2008.
Dan Jones, partner in the sports business group at analysts Deloitte, said: “There were relatively few active spenders in the winter window, with over half of this January’s total transfer spending coming from three clubs.
“Winter window activity tends to be driven by the on-pitch competition at the upper and lower ends of the Premier League table.
“Premier League clubs have been relatively restrained in their player transfer fee spending, in spite of the upcoming uplift in their broadcasting revenues of between £20m and £30m each from next season.
“Whilst the clubs’ total spending was £120m, after taking into account transfer income, the Premier League clubs’ net transfer spend was £70m.
“Clubs are now in a reporting period that will count towards the first assessment of UEFA’s financial fair play break-even requirement for international competition.
“Premier League clubs are also considering the implementation of additional cost control regulation at a domestic level.”
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Comments(39)
loadcee
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8:28am Sat 2 Feb 13
Corkonian Saint
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8:55am Sat 2 Feb 13
1. Saggy chops
2. Branfoot
3. Souness
worried of n e hampshire
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8:55am Sat 2 Feb 13
look at strengthening in the summer when hopefully prices won't be so inflated
3 points today please COYR!
damoose
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9:15am Sat 2 Feb 13
http://www.firstrow1
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St Retford
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9:27am Sat 2 Feb 13
But who cares? We're off to Wigan to eat pies in the sunshine and support the Saints. As Les Reed would say, it's a perfect day. As he would also say, Pompey are going to reap just what they sow.
Little Hitler
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9:37am Sat 2 Feb 13
Corkonian Saint wrote:First two Fo Sho and Souness is right up there because of Ali Dia. However, I take your Souness and raise you Steve Wigley.
Worst ever Saints managers:
1. Saggy chops
2. Branfoot
3. Souness
saint in dordogne
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9:49am Sat 2 Feb 13
saint in dordogne
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9:49am Sat 2 Feb 13
Velleity
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9:55am Sat 2 Feb 13
I offer a pint in the Joshua Tree after the relevant home game to the first person to recognise him under his new sign on over the next week or two.
And, to those of you going to Wigan, give them a shout for me. I'll be in the Kings Arms in Shirley trying to shout loud enough for the team to hear me as they stuff Wigan 3-1.
RedArmy1
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9:55am Sat 2 Feb 13
RF GO TO WIGAN TO WIN.
WE ARE EXPECTING A TOUGH BATTLING DISPAY FROM THE LADS AND GOALS.
WE ARE SOUTHAMPTON.
RED ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRMY.
WIN. COYR
montecristosaint
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9:59am Sat 2 Feb 13
Corkonian Saint wrote:now that made me laugh.... saggy chops ...ahahaha
Worst ever Saints managers:
1. Saggy chops
2. Branfoot
3. Souness
Salar
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10:00am Sat 2 Feb 13
Velleity wrote:Wonderful start to the day. They are a a waste of space, can't be bothered to read their mutterings. Win at Wigan then onward!
And in even better news, kent141/three halves has been banned. I offer a pint in the Joshua Tree after the relevant home game to the first person to recognise him under his new sign on over the next week or two. And, to those of you going to Wigan, give them a shout for me. I'll be in the Kings Arms in Shirley trying to shout loud enough for the team to hear me as they stuff Wigan 3-1.
COYR
Corkonian Saint
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10:03am Sat 2 Feb 13
Little Hitler wrote:Can't argue with that. Strange appointment that one..
Corkonian Saint wrote:First two Fo Sho and Souness is right up there because of Ali Dia. However, I take your Souness and raise you Steve Wigley.
Worst ever Saints managers:
1. Saggy chops
2. Branfoot
3. Souness
saintlysoul
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10:09am Sat 2 Feb 13
loadcee wrote:Made me laugh seeing him in his car on Thursday being question by a Sky News reporter when his mobile telephone rang. He said in his evidence at trial that he didn't
Spot on Redknapp is a crap manager . He only likes to go to clubs where he can transfer deal and take a percentage for his self and then claim to the revenue he can't read .
know how to text or e mail!!!! Is he really being serious. I'd love to see his mobile statement I bet he was sending numerous texts to agents in January!!! What nonsense!
saintlysoul
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10:09am Sat 2 Feb 13
Egomaniac
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10:19am Sat 2 Feb 13
montecristosaint wrote:Why would that make you laugh? Calling people stupid names, or making fun of their physical features is playground stuff for the under 10's!
Corkonian Saint wrote:now that made me laugh.... saggy chops ...ahahaha
Worst ever Saints managers:
1. Saggy chops
2. Branfoot
3. Souness
I don't particularly like Mr Redknapp, but I don't resort to name calling.
Grow up lads!
Confucious
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10:24am Sat 2 Feb 13
saintlysoul wrote:Done deal. My spooky Auntie Elspeth has just prophesied that I will correctly foretell that saintlysoul will make a correct prediction.
Prediction Wigan 1 Southampton 4
olddellsaint
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10:48am Sat 2 Feb 13
Todays score: Wigan 0-4 Saints
Seedhouse the Unrepentant
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11:23am Sat 2 Feb 13
Red n White
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11:24am Sat 2 Feb 13
St Retford wrote:He's got to take blame for what happened with odemwingie as well. By talking in the press of how brilliant Odemwingie is it raised the bloke's dreams of playing for him (no idea why - money?) to such a level that he pretty much lost it and in his interview he seemed to think it was certain. I'm surprised West Brom haven't reported him to the league for tapping up/unsettling their player.
I'm not saying 'Arry has left a trail of death and destruction at every club that didn't have the wisdom to sack him but, well, if I was a QPR fan I'd be worried.
But who cares? We're off to Wigan to eat pies in the sunshine and support the Saints. As Les Reed would say, it's a perfect day. As he would also say, Pompey are going to reap just what they sow.
Seedhouse the Unrepentant
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11:32am Sat 2 Feb 13
Velleity wrote:Montecristosaint - I claim my free pint!
And in even better news, kent141/three halves has been banned.
I offer a pint in the Joshua Tree after the relevant home game to the first person to recognise him under his new sign on over the next week or two.
And, to those of you going to Wigan, give them a shout for me. I'll be in the Kings Arms in Shirley trying to shout loud enough for the team to hear me as they stuff Wigan 3-1.
SaintMax
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11:40am Sat 2 Feb 13
saintlysoul wrote:Like it saintly, lets hope this is from your insider and ends up being the case!
Prediction Wigan 1 Southampton 4
Great sunny day for a win! Bon voyage to all going to the game, I will try and see if I can get a stream and some time off from the kids!
North Wales Saint
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11:45am Sat 2 Feb 13
saintshorse101
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12:07pm Sat 2 Feb 13
Red n White wrote:exactly! `arry redkrapp is loved by the press because he always talks to them. quote after quote about any player they ask him about "yeah eee`s a wonderful player who i`ve always liked" and his favorite `get out of jail clause` "the chairman asked me/told me about a player he is getting" "nothing to do with me guv! i will never forget his excuse for being arrested for alleged bungs (cleared of course) "the police have to arrest you to talk to you!" and to this day i have never asked a policeman the time or for directions!
St Retford wrote: I'm not saying 'Arry has left a trail of death and destruction at every club that didn't have the wisdom to sack him but, well, if I was a QPR fan I'd be worried. But who cares? We're off to Wigan to eat pies in the sunshine and support the Saints. As Les Reed would say, it's a perfect day. As he would also say, Pompey are going to reap just what they sow.He's got to take blame for what happened with odemwingie as well. By talking in the press of how brilliant Odemwingie is it raised the bloke's dreams of playing for him (no idea why - money?) to such a level that he pretty much lost it and in his interview he seemed to think it was certain. I'm surprised West Brom haven't reported him to the league for tapping up/unsettling their player.
and now the PO debacle, wba refused him permission to talk to qpr because they couldnt do a deal, and `arry says "i feel sorry for the lad". why does he feel sorry for him? PO is still a wba player and still earns a lot of money, so does he feel sorry for him because he made PO look a right idiot? the players agent isnt stupid, he wouldnt let him travel unless he had been told that the deal was likely to go through, and wba wouldnt have told his agent that, so where else would it have come from? `arry will leave qpr in the summer when they go down and another club will go to the dogs and i dont feel sorry for qpr fans, they held up banners asking for redkrapp to come and save them whilst hughes was still manager, they got what they wanted and have made their bed!
up saints
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12:07pm Sat 2 Feb 13
THEirishSAINT
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12:08pm Sat 2 Feb 13
SaintMax wrote:Agree..doh I dont thinksamba is finished yet.. Thheres alot beter cb out there for less than 12 mill ha .. 3 1 saints today COYR
Samba at £12m is further evidence of Arrys reckless destructive management style. If he can't make it work, throw someone's else's money at it.
likewatchingbrazil
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12:08pm Sat 2 Feb 13
Egomaniac wrote:do one big head!
montecristosaint wrote:Why would that make you laugh? Calling people stupid names, or making fun of their physical features is playground stuff for the under 10's!
Corkonian Saint wrote:now that made me laugh.... saggy chops ...ahahaha
Worst ever Saints managers:
1. Saggy chops
2. Branfoot
3. Souness
I don't particularly like Mr Redknapp, but I don't resort to name calling.
Grow up lads!
THEirishSAINT
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12:15pm Sat 2 Feb 13
SaintMax wrote:My p2p.. Thats the place for streming of every saints match iv not missed 1 game this season on this site...MY P2P... COYR
saintlysoul wrote:Like it saintly, lets hope this is from your insider and ends up being the case!
Prediction Wigan 1 Southampton 4
Great sunny day for a win! Bon voyage to all going to the game, I will try and see if I can get a stream and some time off from the kids!
SaintMax
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12:47pm Sat 2 Feb 13
THEirishSAINT wrote:I couldn't get that to work Wednesday Irish, but firstrowsports did and I've heard nutjob.eu is another good alternative.
SaintMax wrote:My p2p.. Thats the place for streming of every saints match iv not missed 1 game this season on this site...MY P2P... COYR
saintlysoul wrote:Like it saintly, lets hope this is from your insider and ends up being the case!
Prediction Wigan 1 Southampton 4
Great sunny day for a win! Bon voyage to all going to the game, I will try and see if I can get a stream and some time off from the kids!
THEirishSAINT
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1:03pm Sat 2 Feb 13
SaintMax wrote:No probs bud was just throwing an option out there..wen you open the link to the match close all other pages and wen the ads go it useally streams perfectly..id give 4 and a half out of 5 overall.. COYR
THEirishSAINT wrote:I couldn't get that to work Wednesday Irish, but firstrowsports did and I've heard nutjob.eu is another good alternative.
SaintMax wrote:My p2p.. Thats the place for streming of every saints match iv not missed 1 game this season on this site...MY P2P... COYR
saintlysoul wrote:Like it saintly, lets hope this is from your insider and ends up being the case!
Prediction Wigan 1 Southampton 4
Great sunny day for a win! Bon voyage to all going to the game, I will try and see if I can get a stream and some time off from the kids!
saintshorse101
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1:07pm Sat 2 Feb 13
SaintMax
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1:22pm Sat 2 Feb 13
THEirishSAINT wrote:Cheers bud, though I sort of like to linger on the 'find local bored MILFS' ad..
SaintMax wrote:No probs bud was just throwing an option out there..wen you open the link to the match close all other pages and wen the ads go it useally streams perfectly..id give 4 and a half out of 5 overall.. COYR
THEirishSAINT wrote:I couldn't get that to work Wednesday Irish, but firstrowsports did and I've heard nutjob.eu is another good alternative.
SaintMax wrote:My p2p.. Thats the place for streming of every saints match iv not missed 1 game this season on this site...MY P2P... COYR
saintlysoul wrote:Like it saintly, lets hope this is from your insider and ends up being the case!
Prediction Wigan 1 Southampton 4
Great sunny day for a win! Bon voyage to all going to the game, I will try and see if I can get a stream and some time off from the kids!
Five Trophies Between Us
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1:48pm Sat 2 Feb 13
Chris Nicholl no trophy
Ian Branfoot no trophy
Alan Ball no trophy
David Merrington no trophy
Graeme Souness no trophy
Dave Jones no trophy
Glenn Hoddle no trophy
Stuart Gray no trophy
Gordon Strachan no trophy
Steve Wigley no trophy
Paul Sturrock no trophy
Steve Wigley no trophy
Harry Redknapp no trophy
Bassett & Wise no trophy
George Burley no trophy
John Gorman no trophy
Nigel Pearson no trophy
Jan Poortvliet no trophy
Mark Wotte no trophy
Alan Pardew no trophy
Dean Wilkins no trophy
Nigel Adkins no trophy
shame 4 u
OSPREYSAINT
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1:59pm Sat 2 Feb 13
worried of n e hampshire
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2:19pm Sat 2 Feb 13
likewatchingbrazil wrote:how about....
Egomaniac wrote:do one big head!
montecristosaint wrote:Why would that make you laugh? Calling people stupid names, or making fun of their physical features is playground stuff for the under 10's!
Corkonian Saint wrote:now that made me laugh.... saggy chops ...ahahaha
Worst ever Saints managers:
1. Saggy chops
2. Branfoot
3. Souness
I don't particularly like Mr Redknapp, but I don't resort to name calling.
Grow up lads!
rubber faced twitching tw@t?
OSPREYSAINT
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2:55pm Sat 2 Feb 13
Velleity wrote:How do you know three halves is banned? Can you get 5trop out too and we would then have a much better Forum.
And in even better news, kent141/three halves has been banned.
I offer a pint in the Joshua Tree after the relevant home game to the first person to recognise him under his new sign on over the next week or two.
And, to those of you going to Wigan, give them a shout for me. I'll be in the Kings Arms in Shirley trying to shout loud enough for the team to hear me as they stuff Wigan 3-1.
Egomaniac
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4:31pm Sat 2 Feb 13
likewatchingbrazil wrote:Oh my goodness brazil - you win. I've been trying all afternoon to come up with such a witty and intelligent response - but I've failed!
Egomaniac wrote:do one big head!
montecristosaint wrote:Why would that make you laugh? Calling people stupid names, or making fun of their physical features is playground stuff for the under 10's!
Corkonian Saint wrote:now that made me laugh.... saggy chops ...ahahaha
Worst ever Saints managers:
1. Saggy chops
2. Branfoot
3. Souness
I don't particularly like Mr Redknapp, but I don't resort to name calling.
Grow up lads!
Clearly your brain power and ability to debate is far beyond mine - well done!
Egomaniac
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4:33pm Sat 2 Feb 13
worried of n e hampshire wrote:My goodness! I am being slaughtered by the intellectual geniuses!
likewatchingbrazil wrote:how about....
Egomaniac wrote:do one big head!
montecristosaint wrote:Why would that make you laugh? Calling people stupid names, or making fun of their physical features is playground stuff for the under 10's!
Corkonian Saint wrote:now that made me laugh.... saggy chops ...ahahaha
Worst ever Saints managers:
1. Saggy chops
2. Branfoot
3. Souness
I don't particularly like Mr Redknapp, but I don't resort to name calling.
Grow up lads!
rubber faced twitching tw@t?
Well done hampshire, you are certainly on an equal footing with brazil.
Keep control of the playground ..........!
SaintMax says...
8:09am Sat 2 Feb 13