Southampton waiting until their official relegation date

[Pentyrchjack]

The wait is excruciating and there’s only 9 weeks to the start of the new season.

 

[Jacket]

If these Southampton wide boys reckon the yanks are going to cave in to this kind of pressure, they clearly haven't been paying to attention. If they think the yanks are going to turn around on the day their championship status is confirmed and say "OK we'll take the lesser payment, you are a Championship club now" they're in for one hell of a shock. These guys will play the long game even if they're going to lose. They'll be more than prepared to take it to the week before the season starts and scupper any hopes of a top two finish that they were never going to get under Martin even if they'd have had it all sewn up a few weeks ago.

Southampton, if you don't think the yanks would cut their noses to spite their own faces, just try them fellas.

 

[Swanjaxs]

If these Southampton wide boys reckon the yanks are going to cave in to this kind of pressure, they clearly haven't been paying to attention. If they think the yanks are going to turn around on the day their championship status is confirmed and say "OK we'll take the lesser payment, you are a Championship club now" they're in for one hell of a shock. These guys will play the long game even if they're going to lose. They'll be more than prepared to take it to the week before the season starts and scupper any hopes of a top two finish that they were never going to get under Martin even if they'd have had it all sewn up a few weeks ago.

Southampton, if you don't think the yanks would cut their noses to spite their own faces, just try them fellas.

I just read this with an American accent in my head :lol:
Comedy gold fair play :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[monmouth]

If these Southampton wide boys reckon the yanks are going to cave in to this kind of pressure, they clearly haven't been paying to attention. If they think the yanks are going to turn around on the day their championship status is confirmed and say "OK we'll take the lesser payment, you are a Championship club now" they're in for one hell of a shock. These guys will play the long game even if they're going to lose. They'll be more than prepared to take it to the week before the season starts and scupper any hopes of a top two finish that they were never going to get under Martin even if they'd have had it all sewn up a few weeks ago.

Southampton, if you don't think the yanks would cut their noses to spite their own faces, just try them fellas.

It's a legal/contractual thing isn't it? Wait until then to offer him the job, he accepts, and contractually it's the payment to a championship club that is due. So Yanks won't be able to do a thing about it.

 

[3swan]

It's a legal/contractual thing isn't it? Wait until then to offer him the job, he accepts, and contractually it's the payment to a championship club that is due. So Yanks won't be able to do a thing about it.

As you say it's a legal/contractual thing isn't it.

Legal contracts can be a minefield depending how tight they are written or open to interpretation.

Is it at time of contact, and agreement by RM to accept the offer, or the time that he signs the paperwork?

 

[Londonlisa2001]

As you say it's a legal/contractual thing isn't it.

Legal contracts can be a minefield depending how tight they are written or open to interpretation.

Is it at time of contact, and agreement by RM to accept the offer, or the time that he signs the paperwork?

Legal contracts shouldn’t be a minefield if they are drafted properly.

If we have drafted a contract with a release clause that doesn’t allow for promotion / relegation situations when the vast majority of moves happen at the end of a season, particularly following relegation, then we have incompetent lawyers or lawyers that have been instructed by the incompetent. It really is as simple as that.

No one who has been paying attention should be particularly surprised that Martin doesn’t put his foot down to help anyone other than himself. No one who’s been paying attention should be surprised that we didn’t anticipate this situation.

 

[3swan]

No they shouldn't be a minefield if done properly by people who know the full in's and out's

" then we have incompetent lawyers or lawyers that have been instructed by the incompetent"

One word can make all the difference.

 

[monmouth]

Legal contracts shouldn’t be a minefield if they are drafted properly.

If we have drafted a contract with a release clause that doesn’t allow for promotion / relegation situations when the vast majority of moves happen at the end of a season, particularly following relegation, then we have incompetent lawyers or lawyers that have been instructed by the incompetent. It really is as simple as that.

No one who has been paying attention should be particularly surprised that Martin doesn’t put his foot down to help anyone other than himself. No one who’s been paying attention should be surprised that we didn’t anticipate this situation.

You know, it never entered my head for one second that they might have thought, 'What if it's a relegated club with parachute payments?'. Clearly it's to Southampton's advantage to wait it out, or they wouldn't be doing it, and they will have had legal advice. The Trust will know what's what, obviously, and be demonstrating their disquiet with some robust boot licking.

 

[3swan]

You know, it never entered my head for one second that they might have thought, 'What if it's a relegated club with parachute payments?'. Clearly it's to Southampton's advantage to wait it out, or they wouldn't be doing it, and they will have had legal advice. The Trust will know what's what, obviously, and be demonstrating their disquiet with some robust boot licking.

As I mentioned above I hope the contract would be tight and the clarity there

At time of first contact?
At time of permission to talk?
Signing of contract with new club?

 

[Londonlisa2001]

You know, it never entered my head for one second that they might have thought, 'What if it's a relegated club with parachute payments?'. Clearly it's to Southampton's advantage to wait it out, or they wouldn't be doing it, and they will have had legal advice. The Trust will know what's what, obviously, and be demonstrating their disquiet with some robust boot licking.

A decent draft covers any reasonably anticipated scenario. There will be things from time to time that catch people out, but a team being relegated and in search of a manager shouldn’t be one of them. It’s just ridiculous.

 

[Glyn1]

I agree with London Lisa. This isn't an unusual scenario and any contract template will have included it in its possibilities.

I work for a very, very, extremely very, large international law firm in London so you can believe Lisa and me on this.

 

[Cinio Dydd Sul]

I agree with London Lisa. This isn't an unusual scenario and any contract template will have included it in its possibilities.

I work for a very, very, extremely very, large international law firm in London so you can believe Lisa and me on this.

'will have' or should have?

 

[Skippyjack]

It's sad that we're outsiders now, unable to see inside, we don't have a clue what's what.. Southampton playing the waiting game seems that it's us who'll miss out on this proposed deal.. maybe it's all about Russ giving them the info, which indicates that the fist pumps galore from our weird fans in the east and on Twitter were stupid.. cheers Russ, you c*nt