27 Jun 2014 14:50:04
Rafa Silva and Dusan Tadic being lined up. Also Timothee Kolodziejczak.

1.) 27 Jun 2014
I'd rather buy English. I hope the sale of Shaw (and Lambert) won't lead to the domino effect of home grown players being replaced by others that have no premier league experience, there is no guarantee that they will adapt to the football or culture here.
G. Ramirez looked great before buying him, and well he's not really delivered, and at what cost.

Also, hopefully we would have had the clout to have lined up suitable replacements (better than those that were sold), are we going to lose the Southampton way under the new board?

Lallana also looks set to leave - leaving just 18 first team players.

2.) 27 Jun 2014
If they got Rafa, Tadic and Kolo I think that would be a reasonable trade off, with plenty of change left over I'd assume.

Don't go English. Too expensive. Big time Charlies.

3.) 27 Jun 2014
27 Jun 2014 16:40:37
We have good players coming through at all levels but they aren't quite ready. The club will ease them in by giving them bench places or cup starts.the club know what they are doing.
We got Koeman because he fitted in with the "Southampton way" so I wouldn't worry too much about a change in tactics.

4.) 27 Jun 2014
I think Taggart will go straight in to replace Shaw, like Chambers went straight in to replace the injured Clyne last year, I think we have a great replacement in JWP and even Ramirez for Adam but even so would love to go for someone even more ambitious like Shaqiri, that would really show that we mean business!

5.) 27 Jun 2014
I also think Koeman is a fantastic coach and that we could see a huge improvement in some young players, particularly the likes of Stephens, Turnball and Debayo as they'll be learning from one of the best CB's of his generation and a Dutch and Barca legend!

6.) 27 Jun 2014
I hope you're right irw

I'm cautiously optimistic but would also like to keep the squad intact, I suppose my expectations are unrealistic

7.) 27 Jun 2014
I agree, English would be too expensive. We have a conveyor belt of talented english youngsters coming through anyway (Reed, McQueen, Targett, Rowe) on top of the likes of Chambers, Ward-Prowse and Gallagher we don't to buy other club's talent.

8.) 27 Jun 2014
I think because clubs like chelsea and Manchester United have already spent around £60 million each and the other top clubs are starting to buy, that has quietened talks about Rafa Silva, making him more available to teams like southampton, i'm not sure if we need both him AND tadic, but considering the money we have now I think we could sign them both up along with pelle.

9.) 27 Jun 2014
Those buys would be amazing I agree a good and fair trade off! If we get van djick as well we will be fine! Yes ads, rickie and shaw going are going to be tough to replace but I for one have total faith in Saint Ronald and his back room team! Pelle will be awesome and Ronald will get the best out of osvaldo!

10.) 27 Jun 2014
If we are all honest surely Nicola and then poch leaving pretty much meant that the dream (unrealistic as it was) of winning the league was over and I say unrealistic because I couldn't see us going out and spending 35/45 million on one player like all champion winning teams do.
We pretty much knew shaw and Lallana were off - and fair play to the board for the price we got.
Koeman would have come in knowing that they would be leaving and would have started recruiting replacements.
I personally believe that 7th is the best we could hope for this coming season and with the right purchases is still very possible. Players move on and Adam and Luke been great for saints and deserve there chance to progress quicker then we could offer.
Rumours and inside hear say are ( prob nothing new but it's what I've heard)
No keeper news: defenders, caulker very interested in and talk between clubs have started, lad from Celtic who I can't remember to spell is of interest but not as great as reported in press. Kolo of interest. Midfielders tadic is the big hope but silva is also being discussed. Unsure about forwards but I believe a lot hangs on the nutter the currently have staying or leaving.
I'm impressed the board have sorted out the sells early - though don't rule out others going- now the fun begins as a fan watching us spend it. Top work so far board
Phil

11.) 27 Jun 2014
Don't buy English? Big time charlies? What are Osbaldo and Ramires then? It was the English "big time Charlies" (your words qwertyell) that got us to eighth in the premier league last season and dragged us from the depths of league one to one of the most attractive sides in the prem, yeah big time Charlies eh mate? Lol seems like a lot of saints fans have short memories and will sell their souls and the clubs soul for a few mediocre foreigners. Be careful what you wish for as we might end up like those fishy characters down the M27. Buy English! Lol

12.) 28 Jun 2014
28 Jun 2014 12:01:35
And Morgan Schneiderlin, Dejan Lovren and Jose Fonte had nothing to do with any of our success last season. We have a really good crop of young English talent. But to strengthen the depth in our squad Surely looking abroad is a good cheaper alternative. How many other English players are good enough on the ball to replace Lallana?