02 Aug 2013 14:21:58
I have limited information here but a source I have based in Portugal informs me that Southampton are close to taking two players from Sporting Lisbon on free transfers. I don't know who the players are but apparently Sporting are desperately trying to get us to pay compensation like we did for Steven Davis from Rangers but are pretty much resigned to losing them to us.

1.) 02 Aug 2013
How many more times do I have to say we won't be signing any more players this year no money left in kitty.

2.) 02 Aug 2013
How and why is there no more money left in the clubs transfer fund?

3.) 02 Aug 2013
To the second poster, you look ridiculous posting that on here. Swim home. Everyone knows we have the money available.

Even if we didn't. at what point did they say. oh good lord. those two players we were going to get. we can't get them. I looked in my wallet and its empty.

4.) 02 Aug 2013
The club has millions left in the transfer fund. These are also free transfers. Learn to read.

5.) 02 Aug 2013
Say it as many times as you want it's still rubbish there's plenty of money they just won't spend it unless its justified. And as your not the club accountant or anything for that matter can you just stop posting your negativity is giving me diabetes.

6.) 02 Aug 2013
Suspect it might be youngsters to add to the Academy!

7.) 02 Aug 2013
Eric Dier and Armindo Tue Na Bangna.

8.) 02 Aug 2013
Again I quote from my previous post, we will not get anyone else in unless its a loan deal or free transfer. NC will not just buy in anyone for the sake of it, In Jan he will asses the situation and performance of the team and then act. I know this as my work colleague had lunch with him at the end of last season.
For all you out there saying we do not loan in players, you have short memories, NC is a hard business man and he knows what he wants.

9.) 03 Aug 2013
There is no such thing as a free transfer, signing on fee's wages can cost millions. we aren't as most seem to think on here a rich club. we have a benifactor. NC has to balance the books or will find himself out of work. part and parcel of being someone's plaything unfortunately.

10.) 03 Aug 2013
Both of the transfers being mentioned would be free transfers in this post. Plus we clearly are looking to splash on a striker.

11.) 03 Aug 2013
All the people who think us building a new stadium is all made up are wrong. Nicola Cortese in a major interview about 2-3 years ago said that he wanted to move to a new stadium as St Marys would not be suitable for development. I know loads of you don't believe this but if you investigate you will find out just how true it is. He wants corporate facilities attached to the site i. e. hotel, conference centre etc. He is a business man and knows the income this can generate. I don't know for sure but the Ford site would be good however I remember the objections when we wanted to build a 25,000 seater stadium a few years ago in Eastleigh so think we might struggle to get the planning permission.

12.) 04 Aug 2013
Currently the option is being explored to buy up land near St Mary's. The costs have come down since St Mary's was built so it is feasible to expand now but it could harm attendance figures while the expansion is being done.

13.) 04 Aug 2013
This will never happen and that is one of the reasons they will not expand St. Mary's because if they do they would never get it completed in the close season thus seriously affecting attendances. He will build a new stadium and only move into it once it is completed, the exact same way as the Arsenal. This man NC is super motivated. Wait for the big signing this week I am convinced it is going to happen.

14.) 05 Aug 2013
Just for the record the Ford factory is not in Eastleigh. It's 100% in Mansbridge. The Motorway is the dividing line.

The objections to the Stoneham stadium where because they effectively proposed to build on greenbelt land between the two built up area's. Eastleigh Council at one point suggested that if they where to move there they would have to change the name of the club!

15.) 05 Aug 2013
You live and learn. Point accepted.

16.) 05 Aug 2013
Why was it always known as Eastleigh airport then, just curious.