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30 Jul 2014 22:09:03
Southampton are after the sinature of SC Bastia and Algeria international Ryad Boudebouz for around £3 mil
He was linked last summer as well. Probably nothing in it, just one of the usual names recycled every transfer window. See also: Scott Sinclair.
30 Jul 2014 21:34:56
We have signed Ryan Bertrand on a season long loan with a view of a permanent deal. Very good signing that.
I guess this means we won't be signing Rojo. I hope not as he would be an amazing signing and give us fans a lift that we despratly need.
We should be taking a leaf out of Evertons book! Stones signs new contract, Barkley signs new contract and now they have signed lakaku for 28 million.
keeping their young quality players that are the future and additional big quality signings!
Surely we can do the same?
What's with this loan rubbish!
How about spending some of those millions there's an idea?
30 Jul 2014 22:25:30
Excellent.I don't normally like loan deals but this will give Targett a chance to develop further.
Hope he's as good Ashe thinks he is as Bertrand's career has been very mixed. Started champs league final, tactical/ lucky. Your guess is as good as mine but his performances at Norwich and Villa hardly fill me with confidence, come back foxy PLEASE!
Soooo excited. now for fer and redmond.
30 Jul 2014 22:37:41
Very average player. What happened to Marcos Rojo. Think I would rather give Matt Targett a chance the way he has been playing in preseason
It is a loan without an option to buy.
That's Lambert, Lallana & Shaw replaced with better or equal players. A Cb is needed to replace Lovren. Overall I'm reasonably happy with the way things are going. I have a suspicion that we'll be seeing a lot more of Gaston this season.
Do you think so?
I think it means we are not getting our marquee signing of Marcus Rojo!,,,!!,
90 million in the Bank and we "loan" in Ryan bloody Bertrand. Sooo frustrated
30 Jul 2014 23:34:36
what's the problem with the loan? at least we are padding out the team with a player that fits our philosophy and have experience! Save our money for more signings, I don't see the big problem!? Possibly invest that money into new contracts for a few of our key players as well as new signings.
Rojo can play centre back. i'm clutching at straws here, but we could still sign him. Really really hope so.
Very solid left back with prem experience. He can cover LB whilst Targett is drip fed into the 1st team, makes perfect sense. Good move. This is encouraging now if we can add 4/5 more sensible, well thought through signings like this the squad will take a really good shape. Dependent on RK's ideas on formation Rojo could well be earmarked for CB? I'm hoping so anyway.
Did someone actually write "come back foxy PLEASE"on here? did my eyes send signals to my brain informing me that a NUTTER took the time to type that?? I suggest you pick another sport to watch because danny fox was the worst left back that has ever donned the red and white shirt
We have missed the boat with rojo due to our penny pinching offer of 11m. united are now sniffing around. I was being sarky about betrand fer and redmond
Some of the post's just prove people haven't got a clue about football Bertrand was average at villa and he will be average saints but he won't mind sitting on the bench whilst taggerts playing.
31 Jul 2014 07:38:51
Rojo is a CB who can play LB so may still be coming. If he does he, Fonte & VVD from Celtic will be the CB three with Clyne & Bertrand as wing backs.
Exactly why spend loads of money on a LB when we're going to have someone just as good soon after anyway. This way we've got an experienced, proven PL LB (we all know how you guys like players proven in the PL ;) ) and we won't be harming the development of a youth player, what's to moan about?
31 Jul 2014 14:15:30
why is the redmond deal taking so long
or is it just talk as usual
forestsaint
30 Jul 2014 21:33:47
Saints have signed Ryan Bertrand on a season long loan from Chelsea. Kept that one quiet.
I think it's a very good sign just how quiet that was kept. Shows this board can push things through without any public knowledge. Also suggests the paper talk may just be that and we are working on signings in the usual manner.
What about Rojo then.
They did indeed! Good signing and the sort of player that would give 100% at saints next season.
Thats the way to do it!!
30 Jul 2014 12:12:55
Morgan has handed in his transfer request. Now I hope people on here will realise it's the players that want to go, not just the board wanting to sell
All of the reliable twitter sources and Southampton insiders are saying that this is not true. I don't know who to believe anymore.
We need to get Rojo before Liverpool try and pinch him off us!
30 Jul 2014 13:13:13
Likewise. Everything is bl00dy confusing all the time.
Everywhere I look on rumour sites its so diametrically opposed its ridiculous.
Am getting slightly annoyed with the media calling us desperate etc as that plays right into the hands of the teams. We want to buy from.
Was there a bust up on the training ground? I really don't know what to think anymore, I don't know if we can hold onto MS and Jay. This is a nightmare!
Thats because most rumours are posted by those fans who cannot and will not accept reality. Equally, the so-called inside information is bogus.
Yesterday, MS had a tantrum. Therefore, it is blindingly obvious that a formal transfer request would follow.
The issue is whether or not the club accept it.
I would suggest: yes, the club will allow MS for a fee that Southampton want.
Unfortunately, this makes the club look stupid in the wake of the club trying to claim that neither Schneiderlin nor Rodriguez would leave.
Its a lesson for the club and fans alike: players decide transfers
{Ed001's Note - I am told his transfer request was refused yesterday, hence the moan.}
Ed: you may be right but the indications are that a transfer request went in this morning.
Intriguingly, it appears possible that Levy won't pay the asking price, so that leaves Schneidelin stuck.
Unless Arsenal remain waiting in the wings.
If this is the case let him go. let's take the 30 million and tell anyone else that wants to leave to hand in a request today. Once we had sorted out who is staying and who is going we can then as a club move on. We will have more than enough to move on with and rebuild a decent squad with, a lot more than most clubs have ever had. The main we have to do is stay calm. This is not the fault of the board but that of agents and players looking for a payday or inflated wages. We finished 8th last season and with the money we have we should be able to attract players with high enough Calibre so we can push for a top six place. So we have lost some players but do you really think any of them are irreplaceable? The Phoenix will rise frothe ashes and we will, be stronger and more of a team as a result. This is a new era and although I was unsure a few weeks back I am now actually excited at the thought of a new look saints. What we must do is stay behind the new lads and not get on their case, we need time to gel. Time is against us but these new signings will come good. Man 8th, Liverpool 7th, spuds 6th, Everton 5th, SAINTS 4th, and then I don't care. As players the new guys will want to prove a point and the manager will guide them. Most of the guys we have been linked with still haven't been sold yet so evrything is still ok, it isn't like we are losing out to those around. Hoping that Jonas froM Valencia signs and that scouts also looked at the youth team as they beat Barca last year and have some good players. Watch them play yesterday. I am sure is we can get a few in by Friday we can all calm down
30 Jul 2014 17:25:05
We must stay focused on the team that puts on the shirt and goes out to represent us. We must stay together and bugger everyone else. Let's forget protests until we know for sure that the money isn't being spent and let Ro know that we are the best supporters, the ones who cheered all the guys who have now let us down. Forget them and get behind the new Saints.
30 Jul 2014 17:28:55
Great posts everyone, i've been logging in everyday. Maybe we should follow the welsh & call ourselves "The New Saints"
The latest Starting lineup :
Foster
Fer - Vlarr - van Dijk - Rojo
Tadir -Taider - Onazi - Claise- Biabiany
Pelle
30 Jul 2014 17:07:24
Certain people are taking the p**s-wise up. Media spend all morning saying a transfer request has gone in, then all afternoon saying it hasn't! What difference does it make? If he is not for sale and is on a long term contract a transfer request is pretty pointless.
Were Saints going to keep selling first team players as time was running out to replace them? At some point they were going to say no more could go to enable a quality team to be built before the 1st September-and now they have done so.
Levy knew this would be likely (as would Morgan) so did he come in with a serious offer within a reasonable time scale? Er-no. He placed a stupid bid at the last minute.
What does Morgan expect? Saints to accept around 50% of their valuation and then struggle to replace him?
If he wants to join up with MoPo he should wait a little while to see what happens at Spuds-it doesn't look too healthy at the moment!
30 Jul 2014 17:25:12
Schneiderlin is unhappy but has NOT put in a transfer request! Check the sources of these rumours before you get worried. Check the echo. However I personally feel that he will end up going then jay rod after as contracts really mean fuck all these days.
According to talkSport. No transfer request put in today by Spider, statement made at about 5pm
Tricky what u on lol
Boruc,
Clyne fonte v. djiik rojo
Jwp wanyama cork
Tadic pelle Redmond
Ramires for wanyama?
Obviously if transfers were to pull off
You have left our best centre midfeilder out
Forster
Clyne Fonte Van Dijk Rojo
Taider Cork Wanyama
Biabiany Pelle Tadic
Im glad none of you are pickign the squad :L
30 Jul 2014 21:43:44
I see we have signed ryan bertrand on loan, not bad left back
30 Jul 2014 22:21:30
Echo say no transfer request has been submitted, SSN say it has, in every bullettin, should someone correct them or are they right?
Saintgibbs, that is the team I would pick on fifa. There is no difference what so ever between fifa and real life.
At least u didn't have leroy fer playing RB.
I notice none of the posters here have put Steven Davies in the side despite him being one of our most consistent players last season. I'd make him skipper personally. Did any of you watch any games last season?
Good point, but with koeman the formation has changed a little. Steve Davis often played as part of the 3 in a 4231 formation. Spider, cork or wanyama the 2. Jwp also played as part of the 3, and I would like to see him play a more natural cm role. Davis will be there about. I sense we will play with wingers. From our pre season they are isgrove and tadic. That leaves 3 central midfield players.
Spider, cork, wanyama, jwp, Davis ramires.
Obviously totally my opinion. I just think we will play with wingers. The only one out of them players that could also play that role would be ramires. That's to say koeman plays the sane formation, same players, for every game which I highly doubt
30 Jul 2014 12:05:21
Sky sources saying Morgan hands in transfer request
30 Jul 2014 14:51:53
does anybody else think that sky and sky sports
putting all this money into football has nt helped
not just saints players but across the board
footballers think they are better than they really are
and don't give a monkeys aboit fans or anyone else
as long as they get well paid
forestsaint
30 Jul 2014 12:05:09
According to Sky Sports Spider has put in a transfer request, I say get rid and get top dollar for him. He seems to forget we have made him the player he is JUDAS.
Tbh honest the feeling I'm getting after looking at the spurs rumour page, coupled with what's on here, is that we are pricing him out of the interested clubs valuation. Levy was interested until we said he would cost around £25m. They just can't afford him after last seasons blow out.
I would really like to see a big bid come in though and test les reed and Krueger. See if his attitude towards spider would change
Regardless, no club is willing to make a ludicrous offer for him it seems so he should be made to stay. If we can get over £30million (supposedly) for Shaw we sure as heck should for Schneiderlin who has pretty much been our best asset the past few seasons. If we don't get that he's not going to stop trying because he knows it'll lower his value and lessen the interest in him.
This is what happens when you sell your 6 best players everyone sees that the vision you've been spouting is absolute p o o and everyone gets annoyed that they have been lied to and everyone wants out. Players DO NOT decide transfers as people keep saying, people at the top do what players DO is make you analyze the risks in not granting them their wish so weather or not they will leave on a free or become a rotten apple. If they are on long term contracts its simple you say tough doo doo your staying its really not that hard if they refuse to train you make an example of them and you bin them to reserves and keep fining them they will soon change their attitude suarez is prime example come on do you really think every club bends over like saints have and sells players when they ask to leave I know its hard to keep them but selling everyone who asks for a transfer is mental you have to draw the line somewhere and it should have been drawn way sooner than after 6 of our best players had gone. Schneiderlin has every right to want to leave he has been lied to and seen all his mates leave for more money and now we are going backwards so why would he wanna be apart of that? Plus he is the one position we have cover for we sell all these players we have no cover for at all then refuse to sell the one player that we do have cover for people at the top are beyond stupid.
Saint Davey, if you take any of those deals individually though you have to say it looks like good business, the board have taken a risk allowing all to go through in one go but other than Chambers where we possibly could have hoped for slightly more, we got very good prices for our departing players.
As for Schneiderlin, no club (apparently at least) will meet our valuation of him because we see him as better than any we've let go so far and essential to build around. So he is definitely the one to stick the foot in the ground over and say "No, you won't stump up the cash, so he will stay here whether he likes it or not. "
The board, if they re-invest wisely, could have made some very wise decisions, the simple answer is we just don't know the full picture yet. Who is coming in to replace these players? Will it really all be re-invested in transfers or is there more future planning? Is this gearing up for a club sale? (Krueger says no to that). Will anyone else leave?
As yet, we don't know the full story, but currently there is a lot of worry. However there is also a lot of potential with the available funds for both short and long term growth.
30 Jul 2014 10:58:37
According to forza italia saints are interested with the parma winger johnathon biabiany
He'd be ok, if cheap. super pacey
Hope we can beat West Bromwich to get the Signing.
He Would be a fantastic Addition to the Squad. So fast and great dribbling ability.
Make this happen Koeman!
It's on the SSN app aswel don't know anything about him is he any good and will he add to the team?
Would like this to be true. plenty of pace, something we are lacking. yes mayuka has pace but he has no end product.
Would be great
30 Jul 2014 14:44:53
Is he taken off the ball quickly though. Excellent to have some speed here. Especially on the wing I just hope he's not a lightweight
Is Zaha still available?
30 Jul 2014 10:17:49
another fight at the training ground. Between 3 this time
Would suspect this has something to do with Spider.
Having said that, he is a freelance unreliable journalist and the only one to be reporting this - there is every chance he is just trying to get a story. I hope so.
Details?
You can't just say this and not give us names, that's not fair! Who was involved?
30 Jul 2014 12:10:01
Morgan and who else
I did say any statement from the board no matter what they said would have negative repercussions a while back, was not expecting anything like this to happen though.
According to TalkSport Morgan has refused to train with the squad today, could be the cause of the brawl.
I'd imagin spider has been put back in his box for fonte and wanyama
Not true, just a journalists trying to stir things up, like them saying Morgan handed in a transfer request, refused to go to training. he was at training apparantly and if you follow Fonte's instagram account you'll see morale is high!
30 Jul 2014 09:53:35
Southampton are looking to sign leroy fer of Norwich.
wouldn't be a bad Bit of Business in my opinion.
What are your thoughts gents?.
30 Jul 2014 10:31:58
Lovely guy Rickie Lambert but I still can't understand why Liverpool bought him as the best he'll get is the odd cup game and sit on the bench. I thought he would have wanted to finish his career playing as he hated being left out of games for us. I know this might sound silly but it would be strange if we loaned him back after Xmas, I've seen these things happen before. His ultimate dream was to play for Liverpool but I don't think his dream will come true the way he sees it. All this business started with him I hope there isn't a link.
I live in Norwich and people here are both resigned to the fact that they are probably going to lose Fer, but rate him as a player. Scored at the world cup from the bench and can't be that bad if he was in a strong Van Gaal Netherlands sqaud.
One extra big signing on fee and increased wages.
Plenty of reasons
30 Jul 2014 08:22:10
Rumour out of Manchester that we are looking at a trio from City for £18m.
Rodwell
Guidetti
Sinclair
All fringe who need to sort their careers after big moves not working out.
Good or bad?
You would think after a couple of years sat on the bench taking a big pay cheque they would be desperate to resurrect their careers and really put on a show. Could be a great idea if that is their attitude. If I was the coach I would want to sit down with them, have a chat and see if that's the case, if it is, get them in.
Wouldn't moan about any of them, but I'd rather have clasie than rodwell
I certainly feel Rodwell and Sinclair would b good additions can't comment on guidetti as I haven't seen him play but the only problem I see is where would rodwell play because the three as I see it right now is wanyama, spider n cork unless 1 of these leave and on top of this we have Steven Davis n jwp who I feel could have a big breakthrough season this year but Sinclair I want as I feel we lack natural wingers
30 Jul 2014 10:10:17
Got a feeling that MS will go in the next week. I feel the board could not withstand the backlash from the fans by allowing it to happen now. I think once the new signings have actually happened the supporters will have hope and if they sign Clasie or similar we would quite accept him leaving. Let's face it no team wants a disruptive influence in the squad, we just want dedicated professionals who want to play for us. Most of the players that have left are in for a rude awakening at their new clubs and will then realise what a mistake they have made. Hopefully!
Yeah all good players but can't see this happening at all
It could be a good deal like you said if the attitude is right and they are willing to wait for a place in the team as I feel guidetti isn't as good as pelle
A player I'd love to see given a chance is isgrove he looks like he could do a job for us this season young and hungry thoughts?
Buying Guidetti would be a gamble. He is talented but I don't like the fact that he openly criticized his coach at Stoke when he didn't manage to take a place in the starting lineup. He hasn't really played any first team fotball for more then 2 years.
MS's behaviour is so bad, unless we need the money I would throw the book at him. I know that is then going to be difficult going forward, but every parent knows that you do not reward bad behaviour. Mothercare have a sale on dummies I understand!
30 Jul 2014 12:15:09
Absolutely agree, he was the stand out player against Bournemouth. I know it was only a friendly against a championship club but he was outstanding. His individual contribution was enough on its own but his instinctive link up play marks him out as something a little bit special.
Rodwell and Sinclair would be great additions, Guidetti has the potential I guess and clearly works well under Koeman