29 Jul 2015 15:10:59
It's official the black box is broken. Jeez now we're buying donkey's. Koeman someone sold you a curve ball with this signing.

1.) 29 Jul 2015
29 Jul 2015 15:40:09
Caulker will be a good signing, everyone thought the same of Bertrand last season then he turned out to be the second best left back in the prem. have some faith

2.) 29 Jul 2015
29 Jul 2015 15:51:39
Don't be prejudice. Caulker may be a great addition to the squad. Many were against Bertrand signing last season but he adapted his game and improved tremendously last season, Caulker could well be the same. Furthermore, players change under different managers, Koeman has had a huge impact on Fonte, giving him the captaincy and Wanyama too who stepped up his game as the season progressed. Wait until the season starts before you insult anyone involved with Southampton FC.

3.) 29 Jul 2015
29 Jul 2015 15:54:20
Funny thing is about a year or so ago lots of of you were calling out for us to sign Caulker . I think the problem is that we lost Toby and it will be very hard to get anywhere near his quality as a replacement . Having said that with the right coaching who knows what we might get out of him , he was a great prospect a couple of seasons ago so who knows? Ronald was one of the best defenders of all time so if he has seen something in him let's wait and see if he was right to sign him . The only thing that bothers me is we are now lacking a bit of pace at the back . Anybody know any updates on Ryan Bertrand? Got a feeling we're going to need him rather sooner than later.

4.) 29 Jul 2015
29 Jul 2015 16:31:02
As a loan signing with apparently no fee involved I think it's a smart choice! He had potential, but had a couple of crap seasons in two VERY poor defences! Maybe playing next to fonte and under Ronald will lift him up again! Does anyone know if there's an option to buy? If we get van dijk as well then he will add a bit of pace to the back line and confidence in the ball.

5.) 29 Jul 2015
29 Jul 2015 16:43:22
Agree Milky, initial reports are LOAN only, maybe when RK gives an interview this will become more transparent.
My only concern is pace as you rightly point out, we need a CD with pace.
I also agree with chrisdownj, we are always going to be comparing whoever comes in with the player we lost (Toby) and he was class

I'm sure I read Bertrand was out until Christmas time.

6.) 29 Jul 2015
29 Jul 2015 19:20:21
RE: Bertrand - was only supposed be out for 5-6 weeks and miss just a handful of games at the start of the season.

The last I read about it was from the man himself on Instagram last week: "Injury has gone perfect and I will be back sooner than expected."

7.) 29 Jul 2015
29 Jul 2015 19:40:37
I read somewhere (can't remember where it was) that Bertrand expects to be back in training before the end of August

8.) 29 Jul 2015
29 Jul 2015 20:09:41
Well that's great news, cheers qwertyell,

9.) 29 Jul 2015
29 Jul 2015 20:27:43
1.3m for the loan and paying his wages!

10.) 29 Jul 2015
29 Jul 2015 21:46:12
Obviously wages. BBC reports no fee.?

11.) 29 Jul 2015
29 Jul 2015 21:47:38
Heard that figure too.

12.) 29 Jul 2015
29 Jul 2015 22:44:39
The fee is 1.3m.

13.) 30 Jul 2015
30 Jul 2015 00:20:18
Come on, at least give a guy a chance to kick a ball for us before slagging him off.