15 Aug 2014 18:16:57
Van Dijk being heavily linked with Hamburg in Germany. Snap him up quickly RoKo.

1.) 16 Aug 2014
I think vlaar is the better option. we need a bit more PL experience in the squad.

2.) 16 Aug 2014
VVD completely unproven. From what I have seen I'm not sure he would be a patch on vlaar. Pretty sure vlaar is staying with villa, don't you just hate player loyalty!

3.) 16 Aug 2014
I think we need proven leaders in our team and VVD isn't proven at a high enough level for me

4.) 16 Aug 2014
16 Aug 2014 21:11:20
I didn't know much about gardos, but after watching clips and seeing what sb fans have said about him, I think he could be a hidden gem. He looks very comfortable on the ball, technically very good. With fonte being captain, I assume he will be 1st choice. I remember typing similar optimistic comments about lovren b4 last season.

5.) 16 Aug 2014
Vlaar is likely off to united imo.

6.) 17 Aug 2014
17 Aug 2014 06:00:41
Koeman now saying that we are not after another cb

7.) 17 Aug 2014
17 Aug 2014 08:50:12
If Yoshida and Fonte are our only choices at centre back as Gardos is out injured for a while yet god help us. I think they will have to hand out blindfolds when we go through the turnstiles at St Marys. I am a total supporter of the club but just think we have addressed most positions on the field apart from the one we were already weak in even when Lovren was still here. One injury or suspension and then what, Hooiveld??? Scary stuff.

8.) 17 Aug 2014
17 Aug 2014 09:04:23
Can somebody please explain to me why we sold Calum Chambers, watched him play for Arsenal yesterday at CB and he looked very comfortable on the ball. Let's face it he can play anywhere by the look of it. I now think that was the worst bit of business we did this summer especially if you believe the ECHO ( which invariably I don't ) report on Koeman saying no more CB's. However nobody else has reported him saying this. If Chambers was still here he would have been in front of Yoshida by a mile based on his performance yesterday. Getting pretty concerned about our likely goals against column.

9.) 17 Aug 2014
Firstly because he said he wanted to leave.
Secondly because 16m for a player who didn't want to be here, and only had 19 games under his belt was too good to turn down.
Thirdly because he had a clause in his contract.
Fourthly how you going to stop a player leaving when he's going for medals and CL football.
Explained ok for you?

10.) 17 Aug 2014
Would have to agree with both to be fair. Totally agree about our situation with CB but chambers leaving was because we had little choice. What I was told Friday differs from what the echo has said and we are looking at another CB although I believe we have been slow over the summer in an area that needed strengthening

11.) 17 Aug 2014
^^ with whom are we interested in bringing in? Cb that is?

12.) 17 Aug 2014
17 Aug 2014 11:42:32
I understand what you are saying about him wanting to leave, so what is the difference between Chambers and Schneiderlin. Most of you are saying make him stay so why not have made Chambers stay, 16 million pounds is irrelevant if we concede goals by the shed load come the end of the season.

13.) 17 Aug 2014
I'm still wondering why he (CC) was never trialled as a central defender at saints?

14.) 17 Aug 2014
That's just it we never tried him at c and the board probably over looked that possibility

15.) 18 Aug 2014
I was told that Chambers had a get olause in his contract if there was a bid from a CL club - if that's true we had no choice