Southampton plan £7.5m raid on Brighton for Solly March

[Superphil]

I thought we signed him from Lewes?

He was with us before he went to Lewes, Dick Knight used to be very evangelical about him pre-Tony Bloom.

 

[atomised]

Keeping him here and performances like Saturdays helping us to promotion is worth far more to us than 7.5 million

I can't see the.story being true but if it was the offer is low based on that.

 

[GT49er]

Its BS..

If your a big time star in the making then you get poached by Big clubs, not a club who is the same size as us with the same potential if we go up(and we are top). Why take that gamble? Stains are mid table, we are not at the point of bankruptcy.

To many fans on here falling for "ooooh what a big massive club stains are", usually simster is the cheer leader of this kind of bilge..Last player to get this sort of Hype was Haha,,,and he went to?

Stains have a well established academy, and their youngsters cost zillions when the big teams finally come in for them. We've got a long way to go to catch up. Live with it! - we're heading the right way, but sure as hell ain't there yet.

 

[andy1980]

He was with us before he went to Lewes, Dick Knight used to be very evangelical about him pre-Tony Bloom.

I don't think thats true. He spent most of his youth at Crystal Palace, then went to Eastbourne then to Lewes, We signed him when he was 17.

 

[Eeyore]

If the price is right then we sell, that's football !

The club won't sell any regular first team players in the January window. Not unless there is an equal or better player lined up. Even then, with things as they are, I can't see it happening. The summer window is a different matter.

 

[AZ Gull]

Left us for Lewes and came back the following year.

He didn't. Perhaps you are thinking of Grant Hall.

 

[AZ Gull]

He was with us before he went to Lewes, Dick Knight used to be very evangelical about him pre-Tony Bloom.

No, he wasn't.

 

[AZ Gull]

I don't think thats true. He spent most of his youth at Crystal Palace, then went to Eastbourne then to Lewes, We signed him when he was 17.

Ah, good man, somebody who has his facts straight.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Solly needs to play football, don't think moving to Southampton would be a good move for him. Play like he did on Saturday for the rest of the season and he could be a Premier League player next season anyway.

Almost word for word what I was going to post

 

[Pevenseagull]

Maybe they could give us 10 million for him and then loan him back, we PISS the division with the help of a couple of 5 million quid signings in January and then keep him, give them their money back and tell them to do one.

 

[Discodoktor]

£7.5 million is a lot maradona cost less than that but that was decades ago so they can feck off.

£7.5 million for one of our starlets. The cheek of it. Those days of being robbed have gone.

 

[OzMike]

If real then it has to be considered as it is quite a sum.
With a view to a loan back maybe, but I think that Tottingham would want his services immediately.
If he is good enough for our first team he should be good enough for theirs.

 

[neilbard]

7.5 is quite a sum if you have a peasant mentality and are willing to get mugged off the boy is worth a least twice that!

 

[NooBHA]

Solly is a very shy lad but he knows the reason why his own form has improved in recent weeks. When he was not in such good form in the early part of the season he was ripe for sending out on loan but CH knew that he was ready to play a big part this season that he just needed his confidence building by sticking with him and giving him game time.

Solly will trust the Manager a lot due to this and knows he might not get such similar support at a Premiership club. One or two bad games and your out of the team in the Premiership. On top of all that I think the report in the Mirror is actually made up speculation anyhow.

 

[GingerBeerMan]

Solly is a very shy lad but he knows the reason why his own form has improved in recent weeks. When he was not in such good form in the early part of the season he was ripe for sending out on loan but CH knew that he was ready to play a big part this season that he just needed his confidence building by sticking with him and giving him game time.

Solly will trust the Manager a lot due to this and knows he might not get such similar support at a Premiership club. One or two bad games and your out of the team in the Premiership. On top of all that I think the report in the Mirror is actually made up speculation anyhow.

March gets interviewed after most matches and he seems to give the impression the coaching staff work closely with him closely to iron out his flaws. The best thing is it seems he takes the advice on board every game, the sign of a brain rather than just natural ability. Players at the top need to have a good footballing brain.

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Well this would be a conundrum if Saints or anyone else offered £7m. Solly looked poor earlier in the season and contributed nothing, a waste of a shirt at times. But look at him now, worth £7m of anyone's money! But we got north of £7m for Ulloa then struggled to invest it wisely. However interest in our players means we are doing something right and I'm sure Chris sees it as a compliment. Meanwhile, we have apparantly turned down £6.5m for Dunk and maybe £4m for Stephens, so this story could have legs.

 

[Stat Brother]

This thread seems strangely naked without someone wanting to drive Solly along a A27 themselves.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Bloom is wealthier than the Scummers. He will not sell in January as it may cost him a £100m promotion & he won't sell him next summer if we are promoted as it may cause insta relegation again costing him £100m
March is going nowhere

 

[studio150]

What is particularly pleasing is to have seen Solly turn from an indifferent teenager into a truly world-class prospect.

Not sure about that needs to repeat Saturday's performance every week if that is to be true

 

[The Birdman]

I feel the sort of money the players are worth now shows the club are doing somthing right and the longer the run goes on the offers will increase that's Football. Looking forward to this weekend lets hope we have double against Charlton.