Southampton Banter Archive June 04 2013
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04 Jun 2013 18:57:56
It might be just me but I'm getting really bored of all this guess work and speculation now. I love how saints are in a position to buy big and push on, but there is too much crap flying round. I wish the transfer window would hurry up already!
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Hey, if you throw enough s**t some of it'll stick. But in all seriousness I think Pochettino and Cortese will be happy with the available time before the window opens so they can wrap up deals before things get completely chaotic and prices increase. The quicker you get the business done, generally the lower cost you can get, unless you are running the risk of a deadline day bargain showing up out of the blue.
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04 Jun 2013 18:43:07
According to the echo, Southampton are looking for reinforcements in the following areas. Players in brackets are ones we have been linked with recently, not any real kind of scoop.
CB (Ruiz?, Astori?)
RB (Gamez?)
CM (Nainggolan?)
CF (Hooper?)
and a Winger (Buckley?)
Of those we've been linked with I'd have all of them bar Buckley. We really should look to be bringing in players better than what we have, except at RB where we just need a proper cover option. Is Buckley better than what we have? Not for me isn't.
Also we have been linked with Luca Antonelli in the Italian press.
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Stop expecting Hooper, that was a far fetched rumour even when Adkins was in charge. It was just speculation on the fact they'd worked together before it is really not going to happen now. Cortese wants better and I have faith he also knows how to get it.
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Is this the same Echo which has just gone up 20p/edition?
Real value for money! LOL
Saint Martin
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04 Jun 2013 17:51:52
Frazer richarson and danny butterfield released. I think poch is confident were going to sign a rb.
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I think most of us were expecting a new right back, this just sort of highlights the suspicions. Although I thought Butterfield would move up to coaching or the youth system at his age.
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Er. yeah but I remember Adkins being confident of signing '1 or 2 centre-backs' this time last year. Finally bought one 2 days before deadline day!
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Yeah and not a very good one.
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04 Jun 2013 15:49:30
Southampton today confirmed certain players will be released. The article on the official website read as follows;
"Southampton Football Club can today confirm that eight professionals have reached the end of their contracts and will be released as free agents this summer.
The following players have been released:
Frazer Richardson
Danny Butterfield
Dan Seaborne
Ryan Dickson
Ben Reeves
Sam Hoskins
Tommy Forecast
Alberto Seidi
With regards to the Saints Academy, goalkeeper Will Britt has been offered a professional contract while Jamal Branker and Fraser Colmer have been handed one-year extensions to their scholarships. Gboly Ariyibi has been released.
We would like to thank those players leaving the Club for all of their efforts whilst representing Southampton, and wish them well with their future careers. "
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All the best to them. Thanks for the help and support
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04 Jun 2013 13:28:12
Not a real rumour but most of these on here are made up. A great signing to cover both full back positions in case Clyne or Shaw aren't fit or out of form would be Yuto Nagatomo of Inter. Can play both sides comfortably, also is Japanese so will be good for marketing/shirt sales in japan as well as being used to playing with Yoshida. Inter also had a poor season finishing 9th. Would be a great buy IMO
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He's in Inter's first team, who maybe had a poor season but are still one of the best clubs in the world, you're right it would be class but I don't think he'd come
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Very versatile as well, would be terrific cover for almost anyone on the peripheries on either side. Doubt he'd leave Inter though just to be a cover player. Nice idea though, something I'd like to see happen.
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Maybe next season ay
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Southampton fans are the most deluded fans I have ever seen
Why will nagatomo join Southampton from inter Milan or lamela from Roma?
I visit your page for a good laugh
2011 (ynwa)
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Just because liverpool don't have ambition doesn't mean that we can't
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Well 2011 (ynwa), better than being a Pinks fan (were the Reds until we took them to the cleaners. )
Their posts consist of wanting Lamela, simply because Saints are interested and the post that really sums them up is some guy has read the stats. for Morgan on the internet and purely based on that, thinks he should be signed!
And if you are a Chelsea fan (we took 4 points off you, so we quite like you really) you are fixated with signing young players to loan out until they draw their pensions. And a step back into the past is not a step forward!
We may get a little ambitious-but we are a club that can afford to be so!
Saint Martin
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He says that he come's on here for a laugh but surely he just has to look at his own club and also were you laughing when we beat you 3-1 lol
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Well, if you want a laugh, take a look at the Other Clubs group for this site. Pompey are now moved to the last section (league 2. )
One more season, and they will disappear from view!
Oh happy days!
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Lamela is a real rumour. Good luck next season without Suarez, you'll need it.
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2011 (ynwa).
Have you seen your club recently?
Terrible new kit. Derelict stadium in an impoverished city. Lack of success. Your best player wants to leave whilst ours pledge allegiance to the SFC badge. You're the laughing stock of football because your fans, like you've just proven, are deluded, living in the past, and ignorant.
Oh and. 3-1.
Chin up boys.
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Plus sturridge and gerrard are likely to miss the start of the season or didn't you know that because you probaly spend more time on this page than you do on your own one
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And Gerrard, now like an injured cricketer, needs a "runner"! (But not Morgan. )
But salvation is at hand-Alex Pearce!
Great that you can still have a laugh though.
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04 Jun 2013 01:41:20
If poch and moronic are such good friends, hopefully we can get some of the Chelsea players, moronic will bring in New players and some will not see playing time, surly there are a few gems in their youth ranks, how about Marin,, romeu, lukaka, Kakuta, McCracken. Chelsea have brought many quality players but all can't play.
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Moronic and Mccrackin? Never heard of them
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Think he meant mourinio
and the youngster mccrackin for chelsea
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SPell check put in moronic for mourinio. how ironic.
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04 Jun 2013 00:05:06
Fox, Guly, Sharp and a few others look set to join Adkins at Reading. As this is part of Pochettino's "Clear Out" Would not be surprised to them go to Reading.
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We don't need your rubbish at reading thanks, you can keep them.
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I hope Guly and Fox do go to Reading I would like to see them play regularly and do well for a top Championship side with a top manager. I don't have any particular hatred towards either player and my fellow Saints fans who do have such short memories its disgusting.
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Not sure we are going to be keeping them but not sure Reading is their destination either. Their is a chance some may go to Reading to follow Adkins though like Chaplow might according to some reports.
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No. Chaplow to Burnley. Sharp to Notts Forest. Guly is staying. Fox is staying unless we get another LB in.
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You certainly need something
at reading
because what you ve got
at the moment will take
you to league 1
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Excuse me reading fan, Guly isn't rubbish. He just plays when he wants when he feels like running
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03 Jun 2013 23:29:14
Charlie Austin has been found guilty of assaulting a guy in a nightclub. Think that'll cut short any interest we had in him, Cortese won't want players like that at the club, they won't fit the 'Southampton mould'! I think we can do better anyway.
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Lee Barnard^^^^^
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I'd still like to sign him, he'd be a great player for us, him or Rhodes, Mcmanaman or even Hooper would be great
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Lee Barnard was cleared of any wrongdoing
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