Mentioned to a Saints fan about therm spending lots of money...got this reply...

Record signing Dani Osvaldo (?15M) is currently on loan at Juventus after head-butting our centre back in training.

Of the team on Saturday the top signings since our promotion to the BPL are :-

Gaston Ramirez ?12 M ? Has not been first choice all season
Dejan Lovren ?8 M ? Great signing, hope we can keep hold of him
Jay Rodriguez ?7 M ? Starting to realise potential, and justify the investment

Rest of the team
Boruc ? Free
Clyne - ?1.2 M from Palace
Shaw ? Academy
Schneiderlin ? Joined age 18 from RC Strasbourg in 2008, nominal fee
Fonte - ?1 M from Palace whilst in L1
Ward-Prowse - Academy
Davis ? Nominal ?steal? from skint Rangers
Lallana ? Academy

Subs used
Gallagher ? Academy
Lambert - ?1M from Bristol Rovers first season in L1 August 2009
Do Prodo ? Initial loan and then Free in 2010 again while in L1

Academy players sold since relegation from PL in 2005
Nathan Dyer ?1.5 M
Theo Walcott ?9 M
Gareth Bale ?7 M
Dexter Blackstock ??
Leon Best ??
Andrew Surman (you know him) ?1M I think
David McGoldrick ?1M
Alex Oxlade Chamberlain ?15 M

I would say probably a break even, and if we had any sell on clause for Bale then nett profit.

Posted By: BSE Canary, Mar 18, 13:55:00