Southampton Banter Archive August 04 2013

04 Aug 2013 20:36:03
It has been really quiet recently. Do you think that this is because we are trying to sign someone but do not want it to go public or do you think that it is because we are no longer going to try and sign someone. If we are trying to sign someone then we must do it very soon because there is only one more game left of this pre season and they are missing a lot of bonding time with the players.

Being quiet probably doesn't have anything to do with our transfer activity. Unless you think that the club intentionally make noise when there is no transfer activity?!

Lack of rumours means nothing, we've had signings during heavy rumours (eg. Wanyama, Ramirez) and ones without heavy rumours (eg. Lovren). I'm hopefully for one more signing this window (clinical striker) but it's not the end of the world, we've got a great squad. Will be in and around the top half with what we have, which is a good result.

They are almost definitely trying to make more improvements considering they have identified striking weaknesses and not added Damiao or any new attacking option.

We are going to sign people the quiet could meen we have or are very close to signing someone it was the sam with wanyama and lovren when they signed so let's hope there's 1 or 2 at least to come in

04 Aug 2013 17:14:51
Given the match reports and scores, leaving out the pub game during pre season, we need a goal scorer. Nothing has changed from the end of last season! Create chances, dominate possession but can't convert. Sir Rickie Lambert, fantastic and prolific, he's been has not had the greatest record in scoring, since MP arrived. Jay Rod, electric pace, bit light weight on his own, Guly has a great engine but is an awful finisher! Convinced a striker will be signed during this window.

I totally agree with you and because it has been so quiet I believe a deal was done some time ago and NC has been sitting on it until the tour was over so as not to rock the boat with player motivation. Don't know who it is going to be but it will happen.

The tour finished over a week ago.

Definitely think if we get banega and damiao we will finish top 6. Benaga is the creative mid who will link up with strikers and damiao is awesome at finding space and putting ball in back of the net. Please let us get these 2 players.

They were in Spain last night which still counts. They are back tomorrow for training and I think that constitutes tour over.

The 'tour' did finish over a week ago, but our European set of friendlies overseas has just finished, which is what I assume the comment meant. We've been flying all over the place recently, but will remain in Southampton for the next few weeks, which possibly gives more opportunity to nail down signings and do all the media prep surrounding them.

Agreed.