Saints sign Dickson (From Daily Echo)

stmarysmush wrote:
Harding, although 100% effort, is abit like Francis Benali. All commitment no class or skill. We deffo need a right back now.........of the same ilk as Ryan.

Rgorrack wrote:
Whats the betting that NC had plans to revel the new shirt and player at the same time and this is why the hold up with the shirt has happened... Still I do now care more about what the shirt looks like than what new players are coming in.

stmarysmush wrote:
Harding, although 100% effort, is abit like Francis Benali. All commitment no class or skill. We deffo need a right back now.........of the same ilk as Ryan.

AllSaintsDave wrote:

Rgorrack wrote: Whats the betting that NC had plans to revel the new shirt and player at the same time and this is why the hold up with the shirt has happened... Still I do now care more about what the shirt looks like than what new players are coming in.

Can that happen if we have to go to a tribunal to settle the fee? Technically we can't parade him as a signing until that happens, surely? (Maybe we can, and stop calling me Shirley!) Good if it happens though! Time to wear out the F5 key again!

mike1961 wrote:
Yea yea, just checked Saints web site nothing there, me thinks is best to wait as the Echo is well known for making stories up.

hedge end bob wrote:

mike1961 wrote: Yea yea, just checked Saints web site nothing there, me thinks is best to wait as the Echo is well known for making stories up.

I agree , but what a good signing if it is true. new to computers what's the f5 key do? any help?

DCM wrote:

stmarysmush wrote: Harding, although 100% effort, is abit like Francis Benali. All commitment no class or skill. We deffo need a right back now.........of the same ilk as Ryan.

No class or skill? What games have you been watching if you believe that?????

Snooky wrote:
Great signing, not sure where that leaves Harding who for me was up there for player of the season. Wonder who Pardew really has lined up for right back.

Paul Lucas wrote:

Snooky wrote: Great signing, not sure where that leaves Harding who for me was up there for player of the season. Wonder who Pardew really has lined up for right back.

Absolutely spot on!! Apart from RL he has been the most consistent ever present in the squad and was AP's best deal as far as I'm concerned. On a free; plays RB with aplomb and links up well with Lalla! Might not be championship but certainly top player for this league. . Can't remember how Dickson played for Bee's when they visited SM but in AP we trust! . COYRS!! COE!!

Bigrich1980 wrote:
Normally a tribunal screws the club selling, i remember Palace a few years ago turning down 3 and 4 million pound bids for Jon Bostock, Sprus signed him on a free as he was 16 and tribunal gave palace £700K. Hopefully we can pick him up for around the £100K mark. I think Brentford are being optimistic hoping for £500K for a player in League one who is out of contract.

The Moog wrote:

Bigrich1980 wrote: Normally a tribunal screws the club selling, i remember Palace a few years ago turning down 3 and 4 million pound bids for Jon Bostock, Sprus signed him on a free as he was 16 and tribunal gave palace £700K. Hopefully we can pick him up for around the £100K mark. I think Brentford are being optimistic hoping for £500K for a player in League one who is out of contract.

Whatever the fee is, the club could cover it by getting everyone to pay for their season tickets up front. Oh.

The Moog wrote:

Bigrich1980 wrote:
Normally a tribunal screws the club selling, i remember Palace a few years ago turning down 3 and 4 million pound bids for Jon Bostock, Sprus signed him on a free as he was 16 and tribunal gave palace £700K. Hopefully we can pick him up for around the £100K mark. I think Brentford are being optimistic hoping for £500K for a player in League one who is out of contract.

Whatever the fee is, the club could cover it by getting everyone to pay for their season tickets up front.



Oh.

lowe esteem wrote:
St Marys Mush- it is you that has no class-you must know that genuine Saints fans only give to the lie about Benali and others. It is why, in the past, countless managers have overlooked signing Frannie, whilst the same number of Saints bosses have had the pleasure of his committment, dedication and under-valued skills. Frannie was one of the best exponents of the quick crossfield ball while breaking from the left, setting up instant attacks down the right. There is a bit of the Nick Holmes about Dan Harding too, and he has looked a bit decent when played in the right-back role. I'm still smarting from reading a "Saints fan" knocking a legend in a piece about a Championship player.

saintjohn5 wrote:
in 65 years of supporting the Saints I have never known such a poor news service from the Official site-news of interest currently zilch. At my age and living where I do I cant get to see them like I used to, so I rely on the net. Many of you moan about the Echo but at least this forum lets us have a say and in a small way gives you a feeling of contact. Try getting the official site to answer any questions-you must be joking. I think their PR with the fans leaves a lot to be desired and currently I've stopped checking the site daily because its so frustrating to get nothing of interest. I was just about to sign up for their newsletter, but they want money- surely fans deserve better than that. It does not help my concerns about people with money who for no apparent reason buy a football club (there's always a reason, its just finding out what it is that's the problem). I do hope we are not going the way Liverpool seems to be going-cant see them being a force any more for the forseeable future. Lets start a campaign for more, frequent and free news from the official site - after all the Boss man can't need our pennies , or can he?

Saint Bean wrote:
Renewed my ST last night. Has anyone actually got theirs. or our we all waiting for the posty? I forgot to ask the blokey at the window when i would get it doh

Le Tissier's Nose wrote:

saintjohn5 wrote:
in 65 years of supporting the Saints I have never known such a poor news service from the Official site-news of interest currently zilch. At my age and living where I do I cant get to see them like I used to, so I rely on the net. Many of you moan about the Echo but at least this forum lets us have a say and in a small way gives you a feeling of contact. Try getting the official site to answer any questions-you must be joking. I think their PR with the fans leaves a lot to be desired and currently I've stopped checking the site daily because its so frustrating to get nothing of interest. I was just about to sign up for their newsletter, but they want money- surely fans deserve better than that. It does not help my concerns about people with money who for no apparent reason buy a football club (there's always a reason, its just finding out what it is that's the problem). I do hope we are not going the way Liverpool seems to be going-cant see them being a force any more for the forseeable future. Lets start a campaign for more, frequent and free news from the official site - after all the Boss man can't need our pennies , or can he?

Maybe the official site just report things when they actually happen and don't just post pointless rumours! - they can easily leave that to someone else to try and fill their pages!!

At the end of the day, when something happens it will be on the OS......until then (and whatever you read here!!) assume nothing has!!

DCM wrote:

stmarysmush wrote: Harding, although 100% effort, is abit like Francis Benali. All commitment no class or skill. We deffo need a right back now.........of the same ilk as Ryan.

No class or skill? What games have you been watching if you believe that?????

gosportsaint wrote:

Saint Bean wrote:
Renewed my ST last night. Has anyone actually got theirs. or our we all waiting for the posty? I forgot to ask the blokey at the window when i would get it doh

I was told when I re-newed mine that they would be sent out in mid july

Saintade wrote:
Nice to see we're signing players...now what about season tickets? Has anyone had a renewal letter yet? They want money by the end of June, but still none of my group have had any communication from the club at all, which is absolutely disgraceful. I tried to get online and pay for my ticket and the stupid website won't accept my card. I write to Sam Ettridge by email but they can't fix it, it seems. They want me to phone, but I refuse to do that, and I certainly won't pay a booking fee on top of my already inflated ticket price. Then they wanted my card number via unsecure email- having a laugh!!! Has anyone else experienced this joke of a renewal system (that doesn't seem to exist)?? I can't believe I am the customer, ready to part with £393, yet the club have made NO effort to get that money out of me....this is worse than the old days. Do they want the money or not?

Gary Clark wrote:
O.K so we are now nearly through the middle of June and still no official new players? no news on new kit? NC upsets loyal supporters by announcing season ticket prices and deadlines and scraps monthly payment plan? player turns Saint's down to stay at Brighton? as well as players who were offered new contracts with Saint's still not signed them? Now I am seriously worried what is going on something is not right, NC dis-likes AP for some reason so is he denying the manager new players by a way of stabbing him in back so he has an excuse to sack him! NC is a total idiot and is clueless about football as has shown so far in his short time at Saint's

The Unit wrote:

Saintade wrote:
Nice to see we're signing players...now what about season tickets? Has anyone had a renewal letter yet? They want money by the end of June, but still none of my group have had any communication from the club at all, which is absolutely disgraceful. I tried to get online and pay for my ticket and the stupid website won't accept my card. I write to Sam Ettridge by email but they can't fix it, it seems. They want me to phone, but I refuse to do that, and I certainly won't pay a booking fee on top of my already inflated ticket price. Then they wanted my card number via unsecure email- having a laugh!!! Has anyone else experienced this joke of a renewal system (that doesn't seem to exist)?? I can't believe I am the customer, ready to part with £393, yet the club have made NO effort to get that money out of me....this is worse than the old days. Do they want the money or not?

Who do you think you are?...
Maybe you are waiting for Mr Leibherr himself to knock on your door begging for your £393.
I refuse this and i won't that inflated prices blah blah moan moan.. YOU want the season ticket, YOU wait for it?. the club doesn't owe you anything.
And they would get more money out of you without a season ticket.
Lets have some positivity shall we, the season has only just finished and this is their first year at doing this so chill...

saintjohn5 wrote:
in 65 years of supporting the Saints I have never known such a poor news service from the Official site-news of interest currently zilch. At my age and living where I do I cant get to see them like I used to, so I rely on the net. Many of you moan about the Echo but at least this forum lets us have a say and in a small way gives you a feeling of contact. Try getting the official site to answer any questions-you must be joking. I think their PR with the fans leaves a lot to be desired and currently I've stopped checking the site daily because its so frustrating to get nothing of interest. I was just about to sign up for their newsletter, but they want money- surely fans deserve better than that. It does not help my concerns about people with money who for no apparent reason buy a football club (there's always a reason, its just finding out what it is that's the problem). I do hope we are not going the way Liverpool seems to be going-cant see them being a force any more for the forseeable future. Lets start a campaign for more, frequent and free news from the official site - after all the Boss man can't need our pennies , or can he?

Saint Bean wrote:

The Unit wrote:

Saintade wrote:
Nice to see we're signing players...now what about season tickets? Has anyone had a renewal letter yet? They want money by the end of June, but still none of my group have had any communication from the club at all, which is absolutely disgraceful. I tried to get online and pay for my ticket and the stupid website won't accept my card. I write to Sam Ettridge by email but they can't fix it, it seems. They want me to phone, but I refuse to do that, and I certainly won't pay a booking fee on top of my already inflated ticket price. Then they wanted my card number via unsecure email- having a laugh!!! Has anyone else experienced this joke of a renewal system (that doesn't seem to exist)?? I can't believe I am the customer, ready to part with £393, yet the club have made NO effort to get that money out of me....this is worse than the old days. Do they want the money or not?

Who do you think you are?...
Maybe you are waiting for Mr Leibherr himself to knock on your door begging for your £393.
I refuse this and i won't that inflated prices blah blah moan moan.. YOU want the season ticket, YOU wait for it?. the club doesn't owe you anything.
And they would get more money out of you without a season ticket.
Lets have some positivity shall we, the season has only just finished and this is their first year at doing this so chill...

Well said Mr/Mrs Unit

Tirau Dan wrote:

Gary Clark wrote:
O.K so we are now nearly through the middle of June and still no official new players? no news on new kit? NC upsets loyal supporters by announcing season ticket prices and deadlines and scraps monthly payment plan? player turns Saint's down to stay at Brighton? as well as players who were offered new contracts with Saint's still not signed them? Now I am seriously worried what is going on something is not right, NC dis-likes AP for some reason so is he denying the manager new players by a way of stabbing him in back so he has an excuse to sack him! NC is a total idiot and is clueless about football as has shown so far in his short time at Saint's

Gary did you read the chairman's statement on the OS totally supporting Alan Pardew?

Nicola Cortese's vision for the club sold the idea of resurrection to Markus Leibherr and you call him a total idiot?

I do believe a payment should be in place but read what you are saying and ask who's got a knife in whose back?

This club has a network of people working to line up players through agents etc... most players are reported to be on holiday but I'll assume all the ones we want probably have appointments at sms.. No news is just that No news it isn't call for slandering the chairman.

Remember exactly what you said as Saints get the L1 Championship this season.

Brite Spark wrote:
Good morning, I see New Zealand are the tournament outsiders at 2000/1 to win the World Cup, good luck though! Gosport Saint how are your tomatoes? Did you know that Saints have left the topsoil from last seasons pitch which was the best pitch in any division, outside the stadium for anyone to take home? I've got my 100 litres which will be going on my red and white rose bushes. Check out Saints web site for details, basically it's in the South Car park, remember to take a shovel!

Gary Clark wrote:
O.K so we are now nearly through the middle of June and still no official new players? no news on new kit? NC upsets loyal supporters by announcing season ticket prices and deadlines and scraps monthly payment plan? player turns Saint's down to stay at Brighton? as well as players who were offered new contracts with Saint's still not signed them? Now I am seriously worried what is going on something is not right, NC dis-likes AP for some reason so is he denying the manager new players by a way of stabbing him in back so he has an excuse to sack him! NC is a total idiot and is clueless about football as has shown so far in his short time at Saint's