07 Jul 2015 21:07:05
If Toby has signed for Spurs and Spider goes we are in trouble. We desperately need two class central defenders, a wide right winger and a creative mid fielder.

If we don't we will do a Newcastle in 2015/16 and struggle. We won't reach the success of the past seasons. Perhaps that's no mean thing. Why should we produce great players just for the big 4 to purchase? Are we first a business and secondly a football club? Perhaps we are.

Roko must be getting frustrated. We are not giving the fans good vibs at present.

1.) 07 Jul 2015
07 Jul 2015 22:30:58
What we need, gtsaint, are committed players who WANT to play for the club. As has been proved many times in the past a good team will always bneat the best eleven.
I believe in our stucture and our vision. Cheque book team builders are Ten a Penny what we have at Southampton are deicated club builders I will go with that anyday.

2.) 07 Jul 2015
07 Jul 2015 22:50:46
Steady. I think I'm right in saying Saints hadn't signed ANYONE at this stage last summer, so there's plenty of time yet (and four deals, of varying quality, already in the bag).

If they replace Alderweireld and Schneiderlin, the balance of the squad will be pretty much as it was last season, albeit probably down on quality as it'll be hard to find comparable replacements.

But I don't see a "Newcastle" struggle on the horizon. That club is rotten to the core. Saints might drop off to around 9th-12th, not least due to the extra workload of Europe and a thin squad, but I'm saying that without knowing who else is being lined up to come in. They might have an ace or two up their sleeve.