02 Jun 2015 19:11:06
Who would you all like to see in preseason friendlys then? Could do with our usual big European team coming to St Marys, maybe Athletico could come and have a play off to see who keeps Toby. I would also like to see some other experienced European team like Cluj or Sparta Prague. Then bring on Ballmouth!
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02 Jun 2015 21:48:55
Think were going to austria for redbull tournament probably as part of the deal with mane the to holland to play (can't remember) then fyenoord.then were probably playing qualifiers witch is going to be against a seeded better quality teams.from wot keoman was saying in echo
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02 Jun 2015 22:35:55
well for the first round we are seeded but the second depends on the other teams that get through, if there are a few upsets then we could be seeded for both but if it's as expected then we won't be seeded for the final qualifier.
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03 Jun 2015 01:23:22
I won't saying we were seeded just that we will be playing the better quality teams opposed to a Spanish pub team lol
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02 Jun 2015 13:11:41
From wot I've seen I would say that vlaar, van djik, gueye, clasie, kante, gignac, austin.are all targetts but depends on if we can get them at the right price or if they won't to come.and schniederlin, clyne, fonte(maybe), will be off and I can see elia being signed and osvaldo and gaston back playing in saints shirts again
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02 Jun 2015 15:37:57
Not going to lie, I hope half of what you said is wrong. I think the club would be foolish to have an aggressive wife beater representing them, especially one who has headbutted the captain. Gaston. potentially could be useful in Europe. Elia would be great at the right price as squad filler. If Fonte leaves I will donate £10 to a Scouse rehab center. Spider and Clyne could both go although I hope just the one! I would still hope Alderweireld may sign. I am more conerned about Spuds than Chelski in that chase as maybe the returning party of Filip Luis will show Toby just how good West London benchwarming can be. Clasie and Austin are a must with another CB if Toby goes to spuds.
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02 Jun 2015 17:09:08
Why do saints fans worry about players personal lives so much? Yes he's an idiot ((if true) you've only heard one side of the story don't forget) but there's been plenty of footballers who've had dodgy personal lives and whilst I'm not condoning anything, it doesn't change how good they are on the pitch (which is where we, as fans, should judge them). We need a striker who can score goals, Osvaldo gets them. If he wants to be here, I don't have a problem with that.
And from what I've heard about the training ground incident between him and Fonte is that they're both equally to blame.
I agree with southampton87 about the signings too, those would all be good, I'd only take van Dijk off that list if Alderweireld signs (I think Vlaar's experience would be more valuable if we're without Fonte)
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02 Jun 2015 17:48:40
Having Osvaldo back would completely go against the family values and great PR of the club that is seeking to reach a more global community. Yes, football is his profession and he's entitled to continue to do so, but it would be quite damaging for the club if he plied his trade here again. I can already envision the campaign the British media would set against Saints and him if he was given the opportunity.
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02 Jun 2015 21:41:01
Some fans do need to remember you can only make do with what you have and as we are a small club we can't afford to let our investments ply there trade elsewhere just makes no sense wot so ever.and its good that family and children go but be real wot team in england don't have family's in,they don't advertise there self as a family run club.you've heard the eds repeat and repeat we ain't got a load of cash to spend so we need bigger sponsors and deals alike pampers ain't going to pay us that much.
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02 Jun 2015 23:07:08
If that were the case we would of never sent Ramirez and Osvaldo out on loan last season. It's crystal clear the club want them off the books, they were bad investments authorised by Cortese, it's just a matter of trying to find a buyer and getting as much as possible.
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04 Jun 2015 16:55:27
Clubs loan players for plenty of reasons, it could be that we'd reached the max number of non English players in the 25 man squad, or we were hoping that he'd do a Toby and have a great season and then come back to us fully fit, we might have wanted him to have a run of games in order to find some form and fitness without us taking the risk, could have been to take the pressure off the player and give him a season somewhere where he's not expected to score a hat trick every game (like some saints fans seem to do), it could have been Ramirez who wanted a loan to prove himself but it's all speculation of course and whilst not discounting the possibility of the club wanting rid of Ramirez, things are rarely what they seem
As for Osvaldo, it's more probable that the club want rid but I'd be more than happy to give him a second chance if/when the club decide to do so
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