30 Dec 2012 19:38:39
Anyone have any news if saints will renew there interest in Gary hooper. Thanks
It's very unlikely at this point. Southampton have the strikers they need now with Lambert backed up by Rodrigues, Lee and Mayuka. They have far more positions to deal with in January with more cover needed in goal, the central defence and in the attacking midfield.
Furthermore if Southampton needed a striker they would recall Billy Sharp from Nottingham Forest.
Hooper would be foolish to leave Celtic he is getting regular first team football. If he came to St Mary's he would be picked behind Rodrigues and Lambert at the very least. So really it wouldn't be great for either side.
To conclude, for those reasons I think Southampton will have withdrawn their interest in the striker.
Hooper would be behind them 2. Don't be so ridiculous.
1. Hooper would NEVER leave Celtic for a team who will struggle to survive in the EPL
2. He is twice the player Lambert, Rodriguez, Mayuka, Lee and Sharp are.
3. He has got bigger and better teams in the EPL looking at him
4. Southampton will not pay what he is worth.
5. He's playing and scoring in the Champions League.
Saints withdrew there interest Jan 2012 the day they signed Billy Sharpe. Of course may be interested again in June 2013 if they fail to stay up.
Lambert>than hooper and most strikers in epl
I am sorry but Lambert has 8 Premier league goals to his name and Rodrigues is about as good although he doesn't get much game time. Hooper would never be picked above either of them I think he'd be considered behind Mayuka too if I'm honest.
Hooper would be a great signing for Saints, think he would offer something different to Lambert and Rodriguez - you can't deny his quality.
However, Rodriguez is a talent and needs game time. And Lambert is one of the star strikers in the prem currently, so Saints have no need to buy Hooper.
Not going to argue about the EPL being better than the SPL (& champs league). It's irrelevant. Hooper is happy at Celtic, Saints are happy with their options.
Celtic, Saints and Hooper are all happy where they currently are. Irrespective of club size, financial strength, league quality or champions league potential etc... we don't need hooper, hooper/celtic don't need us.
From a Saints fan.
I think you have the wrong Saints it is probably St Johnstone or St Mirren who are interested in Hooper.
Talking of Celtic staff does anyone know where Samaras has moved his Kebab van. I know he is a shzit footballer but his kebabs aren't too bad. He used to be on the Twyford Rd, Eastleigh.
Saints may have offered Lee Barnard or Jonathan Forte in exchange !
8 prem goals. Hooper would have 18 by now. Hooper would get in southamptons team where as Lambert and rodriguez wouldn't have a chance in hell of being in the Celtic squad to face hearts let alone a champions league last 16 match
So samaras is rubbish yet he's scored more goals in the champions league this season than dzeko aguerro balotelli and tevez combined. Haha you soton fans are hilarious
I think Samaras has moved his Kebab van to the Sutton Scotney Road but may still do Bursledon market when not playing football.
You think Hooper would be the league's top goal scorer with 18 goals? 4 more than any other player? You think he is better than Robin Van Persie? Michu? Rooney? Ba?
Says a lot about your over-rating of Hooper. He is not that good.
He is better than anything southampton have got or can get
Saints are so insignificant that we have deluded Celtic fans on our site again.
Saints are unable to recall billy sharp during the season due to a clause requested by the player himself.pd
He is not better than anyone saints have. He is not as good as Lambert and if Lambert were at Celtic you may have managed to score against Hibs!
You just have to mention Hoopers name and you have Celtic supporters droning on, like flies around a s*** house!
Don't you guys north of the border have some football of your own to keep you interested? Sorry, stupid question, it is the SPL after all!
To the Agent representing Hooper - try Norwich, they are interested in him might be prepared to offer up to 3.5m. Good business for a Championship standard forward, or as you prefer to say a Champions League forward. Also, try Blackburn they like to throw money away.
Lambert only looks good because he plays for soton, who are below average. and better than most prem strikers?, get real , aguerro, tevez, balotelli, dzeko, rvp, torres , rooney, suarez, walcott, adebayor, defoe, berbatov, welbeck to name a few, far superior
Below Average? Lambert is one of the higher scoring strikers managing 8 goals. Southampton are on par with Newcastle on goal difference. Really if you ignored the poor start to the season (cut off the first 10 games) Southampton would be looking comfortable around the mid table. I think they will manage to keep up the form and pull up the table in the 2nd half of the season.
Boring, boring, boring, boring, who gives a monkeys, some of those players mentioned are world class. Lambert is doing a reasonable job for Saints just as Michu is for Swansea. 4 of those players listed are at Man City, 3 at Man Utd and all earning huge amounts - get real. Saints seem to be happy with Lambert so who gives a feck what people who support other teams think.
Lambert would have the balls or the quality to play against the likes of barca, benfica spartak, udinese etc let alone score against teams like that, Hooper does. Anyway. Happy new year to all the saints fans. Great banter with you lot
So much arrogance by both sets of fans. neither of the two players are twice the quality of the other player.