Southampton Rumours Archive June 04 2012

04 Jun 2012 17:27:50
Talks are in a preliminary stage between Saints and ex-saint Wayne Bridge about a possible return to the club. It is believed Adkins wants Bridge to bring some very much needed experience to Saints' back line. Bridge said when he left the club to join Chelsea that he would love to return to the south at the end of his career. The biggest problem behind the deal would be Bridge's wage demands but it is thought that he is willing to cut his wages dramatically to return to his boyhood team. Manchester City are keen to offload and it could be seen as a great addition to a Saints squad that desperately requires Premier League experience.

If his wages are low enough why not? would give a replacement or back up for the back line and experience hope this works out

^ Want this to be true, Fox is good; but not good enough defensivly. Bridge would be good replacment

Wayne bridge is past it great player in his day was top quality for saints . wasnt even getting in a crap sunderland side !!

I agree and he brings much more experience as wll as real talent. hope he or someone like him joins

Bridge past it
need someone younger

Nc has said no ex-saints players are going to return

So the thing about signing YOUNG, HUNGRY players has completely flew over your heads then?

Many of the best players from this seasons Prem have been unproven youth developments, Oxo, Hoilett, Welbeck to name a few. So I'm not sure your view carries much value?
The myth that you have to,buy 'proven' Premier league players on fat wage packets and inconsistent performances has been debunked. No idea why we have sent that constant under achiever, Defoe, to the Euros ahead of Sturridge or others

Too much. £4m for Kelvin's understudy? Can't see it

Maybe as a squad player but hasn't cut it in the Prem to date and is now over 25. What would he add that we don't have better in Hammond and Chaplow?

Ridiculous, anyone criticises Fox only watched Saints on telly last season. Class Premiership defender

When did Cortese say that? that sounds true enough though

Bridge is on £70k+ a week where he is so why should he move to Saints to get around than half that amount, he is happy not playing by the looks of it and just collecting the money.

I am a season ticket holder at saints and last season fox going forward was amazing and his crossing and free kicks are out of this world, but as a defender he is found wanting quite a lot he never stops a cross he hardly lifts a leg when the balls come in just look at the reading game 2 of the goals came from crosses from his side he didn't even lift a leg and again against the skates at home Ethuhu or what ever hes called did him every time and crossed the ball, when he is against the likes of valencia,walcott and nani next season how is he going to come up against these players we can't have the we will score 1 more than you attitude the defence needs sorting or we will be taken the piss out of bridge would be quality for us a half fit bridge is twice the player fox is imo.

I'm also a season ticket holder and I agree he's the weak link on out defence so bad I don't think it's even worth having him for set pieces

04 Jun 2012 12:11:21
Lindegaard of Manchester United has been linked with Southampton. With De Gea finally settling and showing more frequent glimpse of his talent, and with Lindegaard aparently being degraded to third keeper for the Danish national side due to limited playing time in the Premier League, it is believed that Lindegaard views Southampton as a way to move his career forward. A price of 4 million GBP has been mentioned.

Too much. £4m for Kelvin's understudy? Can't see it

So Lindegaard is now 3rd choice as danish keeper because of lack of chances.. why would he come southampton where he will also be sat on the bench ? he would go somewhere where he can be 1st choice now

There's a reason he's 3rd choice - he's not any good!!

What if kelvin goes on the bench or we do what man u did and circulate them it would really f up other teams attacks- they wouldnt know what type of shot to do.

Wouldn know what shot to take are you for real...... lindegard is a good keeper would push Kelvin all the way he kept de Gea out of the team it was only an injury made a balls of the season... Look at the stats when he played for utd this season... bar one blip not to shabby. loan him see how he goes

What that guy mens is that teams study where different players strengtha and weaknesses and avoid the strenghts and exploit the weaknesses. this would be hard for teams to do if theyd didnt know what goalie would be used.
i agee though hes a quality goalkeeper wed be lucky to get

Kelvins getting old and Lindegaard is a brilliant young keeper and would be a good addition despite being second choice for a year or two

04 Jun 2012 11:09:09
City united and arsenal all interested now in GK Butland. We've started a bidding war - sun on Sunday, echo, mail

Also why buy j rod it's a 7 million pound gamble on someone who's worse than we already have. We can't afford to drop a single point in the prem and youth development = relegation in my view

Many of the best players from this seasons Prem have been unproven youth developments, Oxo, Hoilett, Welbeck to name a few. So I'm not sure your view carries much value?
The myth that you have to,buy 'proven' Premier league players on fat wage packets and inconsistent performances has been debunked. No idea why we have sent that constant under achiever, Defoe, to the Euros ahead of Sturridge or others

I take your point but those players except hooilet are being played by teams in no danger being relegated and as for hooilet Blackburn had no other choice.

The premierleague players that I hope we buy shouldn't be ego driven t**ts but experienced and ready to play. Whether this means buying from lower teams or abroad I'm not sure

End of the day its a game of football. As long as you have 11 on the pitch you are only as good as the other team lets you, OxChambo is a great example - if you got the bottle, you'll do well

Rodriguez < Sharp and younger

Rodriguez is not greater than Sharp? Seems a pointless thing to post.