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Hope we would look at Michu. Would be a good fit IMO.

Great player. Remember him fondly from my younger days. Absolute legend. Nobody headed a ball like 'Big Ron'.

Have to agree. Ince could be a great player in the right team. Not so sure about Zaha. Too many tricks sometimes.

Gerard Piqué.

Fellaini would be a great buy if we could afford him.

Wish we had a bit more threat in the last third. We work great positions but need a ruthless finisher.

Agree. Big money for summer transfer window certainly. Possibly a loan signing or two for now.

Don't think we will go English with Ince, but reckon he would be good value at £7-8 million.

Agree. Well put.

I would think Nigel had to get a minimum of 25 points by Christmas. He failed to do this and so NC made the change. Relegation is not an option and we are just too close for comfort. NA suited a lot of fans including me as he had a slightly surreal sense of humour and an innate honesty when answering questions. NC on the other hand has a vision for the club which far surpasses most of our expectations. We had a five year plan to achieve premiership status which we duly did in 3 years. The new five year plan probably includes CL qualification within 3-4 years. Therefore relegation in the first year will not be tolerated. The new man must make his mark quickly to ensure PL status this year. For next season, expectations would be for us to be in top half of league and the following season would be looking for top 4. These are probably the ambitions of NC. Are they achievable ? Maybe. He is certainly aiming high and the new manager is the start. I really believe that he is aiming to make SFC one of the premier clubs in UK and Europe. We will have a new stadium or an upgraded St Marys and the power to attract both the best managers(JM, PG) and players. We have the buying power if required (possibly a lot more than we know about) although the academy will be expected to produce another 2-4 graduates for the first team. Sad for Nigel as a person, but excited for the future. SFC onwards and upwards? I am hopeful, and looking forward to the next few weeks.

So sad. Thanks Nigel for all you have done for Southampton FC. Legend.

Looks as if the Ince move to Liverpool may be off. Now he would be a great acquisition. IMHO.

Left winger would be good. I would play JWP a little more. Think he is a talent that needs nurturing but could be played a bit more regularly. GK a must if we are to survive and a CB would be a bonus if we could get one.

Watching Ince last night I was very impressed. Quick, skilful and seems to have a good footballing brain. Would be a great addition to our squad if we could get him. Unfortunately, we need a GK and CB first.

What is Tadanari doing at this time ? Is he fit again ? Seems to have gone very quiet.

I'm worried. I really think that most of our troubles lie with our GK. He doesn't inspire confidence in the defensive players and they in turn are losing control in front of him. Unless we can get a free agent with experience, then I feel it's time to see if Gazza can bring much needed stability to our final line of defence.

What a heartwarming story. Fantastic gesture from Danny and Adam. Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Ben.

Hargreaves. No flare. You must be joking surely. If he could stay fit I would snap him up in a heartbeat.

Happy Christmas to everyone. May 2012 bring all Saints's fans wishes to fruition with promotion to the Premier League.

Rest in Peace Markus. A true gentleman. You will be sorely missed.

Welcome Arizona. Sure you will enjoy the area.

Well we won, but football, it was not. Based on that display, we have little chance of making the playoffs. Defence seemed to be of the opinion that a good long hoof up the field was JD. I lost count of the times that the ball went straight to one of their men. If we are ever to progress we must learn how to play the ball out of defence to someone on our side.

Happy Christmas to all you Admin guys and the same to all Saints fans everywhere.

Personally I would take Curbishley. No baggage and no previous connection to Saints.

Thank you Markus from a very happy fan.