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Comment | Southampton About To Rival Ipswich Town For Winger
by Colburn at 17:03:18
The way to stop the rumours is to do all of your business as early as possible. The best chance we have of surviving in the Prem is to do all of your business as early as possible, after all 1 point could make the difference..
While I appreciate that’s easier said than done, we have loaded our early business in the defence and haven’t brought in a single attacker yet we’ve lost 2 including Stuey.
I am really concerned that whoever we bring in now has missed pre season and will take time to gel. Romano is reporting that Atalanta are in pole position for O’Riley and I can’t understand why we didn’t tie this one up weeks ago. Happy to spend 20 million on a CB but faffing around with the player we most need to stay up. This seems crazy to me. I know we have to be patient but I am yet to have the confidence in our board in respect of transfers after buying a load of kids which saw us relegated. I hope they prove my concerns to be wasted energy very soon but we really haven’t got ourselves prepared for the season and haggling over a few million could be a false economy if we finish 2 places lower than if we were prepared.
We have made some great purchases but again we’re frighteningly short in attack and trying to buy a Ferrari with Fiat funds offering 14 for O’Riley judging by his record. |
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Comment | Southampton Receive Formal Transfer Request In Writing From Player
by DellBoyWally at 16:48:27
Ralph brought him in and wingers to provide him. The club immediately sacked Ralph and subsequent managers, including the current one, didn't know how to utilise his talent!
Only once did I see a high cross for him to attack. 20 yards out and hit the post. Seen him play 3 times in Turkey. He'd flourished in the PL: he has a beast of a shot . Like a Peter Crouch upgrade.
I feel sorry for him having been messed about by the club. Hope his next dream has a better outcome |
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Comment | Southampton Receive Formal Transfer Request In Writing From Player
by Block8 at 16:13:37
We could always loan him to Goztepe?
It seems to me that Trabsonzpor want him for next to nothing, lets call their bluff and say £10 million (or there about) or he stays with us and gets loaned out.
I appreciate that its not his fault that Nathan Jones didn't last or that he doesn't fit Russels style but we can't afford to just give him away! |
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Comment | Southampton About To Rival Ipswich Town For Winger
by Block8 at 16:07:28
Not only is he untried at PL level, he also likes to run at defenders from deep?
Will he be allowed to do that under our system, around 80% of our passes are collected with back to goal. How many time did we play a ball for a winger to run onto, very few! We seem to sign wingers and try to turn them into wing backs, which is weird, considering an attacking FB would cost a lot less than a winger.
Personally I would rather we kept our money on this one and put it towards ensuring we get O'Reily and A N other decent striker? |
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Comment | West Ham Agree Deal For Right Back Is This Good News For Southampton
by Waylander at 15:23:30
According to SSN the deal has fallen through
"West Ham's move for Bayern Munich right-back Noussair Mazraoui has broken down.
An agreement had been reached between the clubs but it's thought financials and details around the contract couldn't be agreed upon."
West Ham are now pursuing other targets |
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Comment | Southampton Receive Formal Transfer Request In Writing From Player
by Frank_Xerox at 15:22:43
I'm with WoolstonSaint. Imagine finally fulfilling your dream of getting a move to the Premier League - almost certainly his one and only shot at it. Being sold the club and how you'd be our saviour from relegation, giving it everything you've got - even if that's not enough or the wrong style - only to hardly be given a game.
Our scouting and how much we decided to fork out for him in desperation is hardly Paul Onuachu's fault. If we've paid so massively over the odds for a player that only a handful of clubs are now interested in at comparatively low money, then that's on us not him.
It's obvious that RM doesn't want him to play for us, we're committed to RM for a while, so it's time to cut our losses, get the best offer from whoever wants him and move on. Hopefully learning some lessons on the way. Lessons that the club seems to have ignored over many years and different owners. |
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Comment | Southampton Receive Formal Transfer Request In Writing From Player
by WestSussexSaint at 13:36:25
By putting in a formal transfer request I believe this means the player waives the right to any loyalty bonuses etc. thus saving the selling club (Saints) some money. From tall Paul’s perspective I guess the hope is that Saints would be more inclined to receive a lower fee if they haven’t got to pay out to him. Given the relative lack of service he has given Saints I would say that waiving his right to loyalty bonus should be a bare minimum! |
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Comment | West Ham Agree Deal For Right Back Is This Good News For Southampton
by Block8 at 09:14:32
good news will allow Sugawara to settle in but I think KWP will go, unless he signs a new contract soon. The only other thing of concern is the amount of wingers we are being connected with. ours biggest needs are CF and CM? Why do we keep buying promising young wingers when we have two of our own? Wingers that, under RM's system, don't really get to play as out & out wingers, due to the nature of possession based, risk adverse football. Sulemana is a great example of wasted talent and money, there is definitely a lot of ability but it's never been truly utilised.
Lets spend a bit bigger where the need is the greatest up front and midfield centrally, bring back Fraser and utilise the wingers we have. |
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Comment | West Brom Striker On Southampton Radar
by Peterx at 08:34:57
Looked good last year in a very defensive team with limited creativity. He is also at the age where he will be hitting his peak. He could do a lot better in a more forward-thinking system and Russ thinks he can fit in. Squad player though only please, would be happy with Benneton Diaz in addition to. Unfortunately, we are probably not a club who can buy Ferrari's but Benneton Diaz could be an Audi and Assante could be a VW. |
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Comment | Saints Fans Can Watch Bordeaux Friendly For Free Online
by Monksway at 12:04:08
Just watched the stream. Very much an early warm up. Thoughts were that Dibling and Sam Amo stood out. Wood very right footed. Kamaldeen still very quick. Lis not a first choice keeper. Alcaraz ran around a lot, Mara didn't. Edozie looked dangerous. |
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Comment | You Can't Buy A Ferrari With Fiat Money ! Saints Owner Tells Trabzonspor
by Boris1977 at 16:59:50
Ingratiate Paul Onuachu into the squad rather than trying to sell at a price we're not going to get. We'll need as many options as possible in the premiership as Russ ball isn't going to work with the better defenders and forwards in the top flight. The big man will give us an option and make us less predictable. He didn't really get a chance and came into a club in crisis so clean slate time. |
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