Southampton Banter Archive August 15 2014

15 Aug 2014 21:46:28
I am happy with the signings we have made so far, hopefully with 2/3 more to come. But I still look back at the players we have let slip. Will Buckley for £2.5 million would've been a great price in a position we need but now he's gone to sunderland. Frazier Campbell could've filled the void just taken over by Long. But at £11mill less as he went to Palace for just £900k. Jordon Mutch would've been a great asset playing off the striker too. Does anyone feel like we've missed certain players too? Or have we bought in the perfect replacements?

I agree with some of the players you listed, Mutch would've been another CM a position we don't need players in, it's the same situation with Rodwell, you can add Darlow, Lascelas, Eric Dier, Ben Davies, Cresswell, Caulker, the list goes on, but I'm personally very happy with the player we've signed and think we'll be fine next season

16 Aug 2014 09:18:25
Jordan Mutch is class, however I would rather shoot myself than support Frasier Campbell. Not a team player and is always diving.

I don't get why people care so much about the money for Long. it's not come out of your pocket! and he is a far better player than Campbell!

Long was 8 upfront with another 4 in performance related fees, so if he ends up costing us 12 i'll be happy

15 Aug 2014 18:09:10
Not a rumour as such but I saw that Hull are going in for Wellbeck who apparently has no future at OT under LVG. If true I guess our purchase of Long has funded Hull's purchase of an England international which makes great sense.

15 Aug 2014 21:22:43
I've no problem with that. It's only Welbeck. If he played for any club other than United, he would not be in the England squad.

15 Aug 2014 15:31:48
Just heard a premiership transfer report on BBC sport.
Schniderlain has verbally agreed with southampton that he can move to spurs if a suitable offer comes in.
Saints rate him at about £25-30million.

Ronald Koeman said Schneiderlin is not for sale at the press conference this afternoon.

Not for sale full stop!!

15 Aug 2014 18:09:19
Why did BBC Sport not wait until they had attended the RK press meeting? They could have then reported fact rather than speculation-oh, silly me, it was the BBC!

Verbal agreements mean jack

15 Aug 2014 16:33:59
Koeman said Schneiderlin is back and training well, Cork still training and looking happy (from the pics SFC uploaded) and with our new signings, our squad is really coming along now. Would like to see a defender and a winger join by the end of the window and I will be a very happy saint!

15 Aug 2014 14:56:14
Really pleased about the new signings, Long and Gardos both seem really happy to be here and look like good additions to the squad, I think in particular it's good to get proven players like Long as it also builds up the core of our team and I think it's important to have an English (or Brittish) core of players which I think we're building towards, now another CB and I'd be very happy with our transfer business, Shawcross would be perfect as we need leaders too and if we're being fussy I wouldn't mind a RB and RW too, and for them Byram and Redmond are ideal, then we would definetly look stronger than last year in my eyes anyway

15 Aug 2014 17:44:28
A bit picky I know but Long is not British.

15 Aug 2014 21:25:31
Well, he is from the British Isles, I suppose.

16 Aug 2014 00:52:41
Well I suppose stretching the description I suppose we can allow that lol. However the Republic of Ireland is an independent country and uses the euro as it's currency. Don't know why but that is what they decided. Honestly though watched the interview with Shane Long and although he was much too much money let's give him a chance, got a feeling it is going to be a bad decision to buy him but I would love to be wrong. The one thing you will get from him is 100% commitment and with what's happened recently we need that desperately.

Just as an add on if you asked him if he was British he would reply " No I'm f. ing Irish.

15 Aug 2014 08:20:11
Keep cork he is an unsung hero but another cb needed Dawson maybe? And another striker as we don't have a 15-20 goal a season striker yet and how we Guna be lining up up front when jrod back? I'm thinking long pelle jrod thoughts guys

I like Dawson a lot and we do need leaders and he could provide a short term solution for us, or we could go for someone a bit younger, maybe Richards as he'd cover RB too or Shawcross would be a quality signing

Shawcross/Vlaar/Dawson all good leaders. Don't know if Shawcross would leave, Stoke look a good team this season, would have to offer him big wages

16 Aug 2014 01:01:16
Agree SaintJamie, Stoke have done some very good business. Are they more fashionable than us, wouldn't have thought so. Must say that Mark Hughes seems to have been able to attract players there that we seem to struggle to get. Very strange.