06 Aug 2014 18:54:27
Newsnow, we're still negotiating a deal for rojo although we had our original bid rejected, hurry up and get this beast! Haha COYS

1.) 06 Aug 2014
And Clasie! Now THAT is more like it! Add Forster to that list, and we are at least as good as last season,

2.) 06 Aug 2014
He will be our new no5

3.) 06 Aug 2014
If we get rojo we're as good as last season, if we get Clasie, we're better! (In terms of depth anyway). I doubt we will though unless Shneiderlin leaves as we have just signed Taider, who is also a classy exciting player

4.) 06 Aug 2014
Rojo would be a great signing. Fingers crossed. Celtic didn't bother to put up much of a fight tonight, sorry Ed 007, so perhaps we can close a deal for Forster and van Dijk now. Looking forward to the game on Saturday

{Ed007's Note - I can't believe how badly we've played in both legs. I'm still not convinced that van Dijk fancies a move to Southampton but the Forster deal should be announced any time in the next few days.}

5.) 06 Aug 2014
Taider classy exciting player?
Have watch any of his reels!
He looks very average at best!

6.) 06 Aug 2014
I hope Van Dijk does decide he likes Southampton. I would like to see him join us but it's not the end of the world if he doesn't. Signing Forster would be good news though.

Shame about the poor performances Ed, that's football sometimes I guess. Still Europa League, Celtic could do well in that.

7.) 07 Aug 2014
Even better than last season? That's a bold statement considering teams take a while to gel.

Look at Tottenham last season. We would have been delighted to have signed the caliber of players they did yet most of them were flops and the team struggled massively for their expectations.

Our team last season had a real core of players willing to work hard for eachother. The pre season last year was eveident of that looking back at the videos that were posted online.

The camaraderie and team spirit was excellent so to emulate that with a complete brand new breed of players and the unrest in the camp over the past 6 weeks will be hard to beat.

I hope I eat my own words, it's just I can't see us being any better than last season. maybe Roko is a genius and will prove me wrong?!?

8.) 07 Aug 2014
07 Aug 2014 09:50:15
Totally agree. Our team spirit was amazing and I think that could be a big reason as to how well we did. Teams take a while to get used to each other. Especially with how many new to epl players we are going to have

9.) 07 Aug 2014
As professional footballers I am sure those players remaining will want to prove to those who left that they were wrong in doing so. I also think the new guys coming in will also have something to prove. As a manager of kids football I see this a lot. Kids who get poached to another club and don't perform and the new ones that come in play well. As long as the staff remain and we work on the same work ethic I think we could suprise a few. We are the saints and we have for the most part always been the underdog. We need to get behind the team and board and act as one?