Southampton Rumours Archive August 20 2012

 

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20 Aug 2012 19:38:02
Heard from a source up north that Phillips wasn't at training today? Anyone else heard this?

It's understood that NC + 1 went ahead of the team Friday and got a flight to Leeds


BIG roumours that the Ramirez deal has been completed,

Chalkie
COYR

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Really hope that this is true! Phillips and Ramirez are top[quality players, and if we get these then we need a left back and one maybe 2 center backs and we have a squad strong enough for us to definitely survive

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20 Aug 2012 15:18:10
Anderlecht centre mid Lucas Biglia is being linked with a move to a prem club. One of the names in the hat is Southampton.

He has previously been linked with Arsenal, Inter Milan and Real Madrid.

Would cost in the region of £6-7million (8 million Euros is his asking price).

Currently just a rumour with no concrete evidence. But it has been reported by several reputable media centres .

Personally I don't think we need another CM desperately, but wouldn't say no to a world class, experienced player to put at defensive CM rather than just relying on Schneiderlin and [injured] Cork.

JJ

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After the city game! I believe we are fine in CM but will be relieved when Ramirez signs and maybe Phillips but we do need a LB as fox cost is the 3rd goal and maybe a first class CB and a decent one for back up!
3 more signing needed ramirez rather than Phillips and a LB and CB
HDsaint

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Was mentioned on SSN.....previous reports say that he will only join a 'big' club playing in the europa league or CL...so can't see us getting him

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Lucas Biglia is a target for Arsenal as a replacement for song. he wants Champions League and Saints can't offer that.

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Frankly i think in schneiderlin and cork we have two up and coming excellent players, don't see the need for another when they can just rotate.

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We really don't need another CM at all. We have Davis, Schneiderlin and Cork who are all more than capable at this level
Chaplow and Hammond are adequate back ups

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Sorry, I think you forgot James Ward-Prowse from that list. He showed top quality against Manchester City. Very impressed with the kid. Such a great youth foundation at Southampton :)

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Agree - James WP was the star of the show! He and schneiderlin were great, just a shame Lambert wasnt on earlier to help them by holding it upfront. We surely dont need more central midfielders though am sure Ramirez will play centrally in the hole and Lallana will prob play wide..

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Totally agree about JWP but I don't think Schneiderlin was great.
His play was too negative and he has no courage. He pulled out of 3 separate 50/50 ball incidents in the game, which you may ior may not have noticed, bottling any potential challenge to concede the ball to City in each case rather than risk hurting himself.
Other teams will clock that and it will cost us. He is supposed to be our creator from the back but he is a long long was from Barcelona's Busquets.

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I would welcome this however it is true that we have schneiderlin, who could be a world class player in the future, cork, davis and ward prowse (another one for the future), chaplow and hammond arent good enough for me, so i would definately like to see lucas biglia at st marys playing for the mighty saints

Saint Number 34

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20 Aug 2012 11:27:09
Manutd definately in for Buttner, we should have got him the first time around as he will not be coming to St Marys.
I also heard that Billy Sharp was off to Forest from a man from Nottingham whilst on my hols in Florida 2 weeks ago....

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Not happening, hes not going to forest, adkins has said a month ago, that sharp will be a key player this season

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Gutted that we aren't getting Buttner and makes me physically sick that he's going to United. But as long as we get Ramirez, it will not bother me. Ramirez is far better anyway.

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How you can compare a defender to a midfielder baffles me.

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At least we know who the 3rd party were now!
Buttner interview on SSN indicates discussions with Man Utd started 4 weeks ago.
Alright signing players, but rather have ones that give a damn about the club, it's history and it's ambition.

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Ramirez is rubbish vastly over rated

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Well if cortese got his head out of his a**e we would have had buttner, yeah agents are wrong and I totally disagree with the dodgy back handers but unfortunately that's how it is these days, instead we missed out on what could have been a bargain and another piece in our puzzle,

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It wasn't agents that were involved,it was buttners family who demanded 10% on top of the fee to be paid direct to them. It was all agreed then they demanded that and it then threw the whole deal up in the air because buttners club told saints they had agreed the fee with us and anything else would be up to us,so cortese told buttners family to do one.

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..."Cortese got his head out of his ****"
Sorry mate, how the hell is this NC's fault? Simple facts - Greedy player and greedier agent. He had all but signed then his agent showed the Man Utd email and tried to change the stakes. Good ridance to Buttner, we will find better if it takes a little longer - besides maybe Shaw will get his chance sooner.
So please, in future, don't disrespect the most important part of our club, without NC we would no longer have a football club. After all he introduced Liebherr to us and persuaded him to part with his money. And has done a great job finding Adkins, improving the squad and facilities ever since.
In NC and NA we must trust.

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Can't c how u know that, esp with the fact that utd had been sniffing around, even so if what u said is true, thats 300k give or take, yeah its wrong but thats still under 3.5m for a quality full back, what have we now? Championship full back, and an untried youngster(no doubt will b good)

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19 Aug 2012 23:48:01
Very happy with today, let's not be sad , be happy! Rumour down here at St Marys are saying we're going to seal Ramirez deal for 13.2million, then we're going to snap up Tom Ince and Matt Phillips for 10million plus De Ridder. An unknown centre back(said to be a big name) set to join us, as well as an experienced cb to be back up. No left back needed apparently, and one last bid of 12million for Butland.

You heard it here first.

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Hard to believe.

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£10m AND De ridder for once and Phillips, are your serious?!?!?!?!?!

Mini-saint

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Ok forget the Butland bid that is utter rubbish. By now Adkins and Cortese will have realised he's overpriced and over-rated. I can see Ramirez happening. We won't get both Ince and Phillips I'd imagine they'd be an either/or situation. We could get one but Blackpool can't afford to loose both. I'd love us to get a good Centre back in but not sure if we are... I'll wait and see.

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Ramirez yes, phillps maybe and 1 maybe 2 CBs yes, no way Butland bid waste of money

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Heard Ramirez is 2 instalments first one of 10M to be paid immediately. Second payment of 5M to be payed within a year.

However we also have to pay agents fees and the sell on cluas in his contract on top of the 15M

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But land has agreed terms with united. Any mor rumour u want to make up?

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Not going to spend over 35million quid,your living in a dream world.

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Something tells me we will here it here last as well...

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If we had Ramirez we wouldnt need Ince or Phillips
Not sure at all that we'd be signing Butland either

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So Saints hope to make 6 signings? You're jesting! I am sure we won't bid £12m for Butland.....and Ince has made it clear he doesn't want to leave Blackpool. SaintMike

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Centre back to be Brede Hangeland from Fulham.

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Your living in dream land. how funny haha.. yeah were just getting the lot. dont think so

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Buttner to Man Utd, according to Sky Sports last night. Can't see him joining us over Man U, regular first team footy or not.

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Awesome performance against Man City (considering some poor reffing decisions). I think it has opened a few eyes and will have impressed possible new signings!

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No left back required?? Fox was poor just like everyone has been saying for months on here, shaw may be good but he is still untried and wouldn't fancy slinging him straight in

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Butland hasnt agreed terms with united, i think you will find that is buttner

Saint Number 34

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Think you mean Buttner!

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Buttner has agreed terms with united not butland

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Hope your kidding performance wasnt bad bearing in mind city were nowhere near there best , saints pretty good going forward but defence is absolutely awful and a dodgy keeper

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I disagree about Fox he was decent. Fonte too. Considering they were up against the best both Danny and Jose were tremendous. Give them a chance they deserve it.

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19 Aug 2012 22:14:36
Sources close to the club claim that Saints enquired about the availability of young defender Dedryck Boyata, shortly before the match today. Boyata played on loan for Bolton last season, and is believed to be keen on more regular first team football.

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I'm not sure we'd want that kid...

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Not sure about him rumors of joe cole:( he flopped at Liverpool

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