Ian Harte

[itchen_dan]

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_6334898,00.html?

 

What do you think? Why do we need another left back?

[alpine_saint]

FFS. Its the yearly "Ian Harte to Saints" rumour & thread..

 

And as you rightly say, unless AP is developing a Burley-Midfielder Complex, we have already strengthened in this department this summer

[Barry the Badger]

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_6334898,00.html?

 

What do you think? Why do we need another left back?

 

He played Centre Back all last season I believe.

[InvictaSaint]

If memory serves, he only signed a further one year extension to his contract at Carlisle in the summer. Not that that necessarily means anything of course. Odd though...

[Chez]

He played Centre Back all last season I believe.

 

he did and he wasn't very good in the games against us. Takes a mean free kick, obviously, but until football uses teh subs like American football there is no place for him in our first team.

[trousers]

15th Saints player whose name sounds like a body part....?

[Dibden Purlieu Saint]

15th Saints player whose name sounds like a body part....?

 

How about Jamie Redc unt?

[alpine_saint]

15th Saints player whose name sounds like a body part....?

 

Heh. Saw your lightning edit there.

 

I was about to post, since the last one yesterday, Mr. Goolie.

[jam]

he did and he wasn't very good in the games against us. Takes a mean free kick, obviously, but until football uses teh subs like American football there is no place for him in our first team.

 

And we already have someone who takes a mean free kick, plus a couple of backups.

[SnailOB]

Unnecessary signing.

[wightman35]

Agent's wishful thinking, perhaps?

[Appy]

Better at CB than Jaidi, Seabourne and Martin in my opinion.

[wightman35]

If he did come, would Jaidi or Seabourne then be moved on? I'm sure Martin is here for the duration.

[Scudamore]

Why do we need another left back?

 

If memory serves, he only signed a further one year extension to his contract at Carlisle in the summer

 

The link does say he's playing in the centre now and contrary to reports hasn't signed a new contract though

[Bakovnetski]

not gonna happen.

[Guest flickjax]

2 goals in 4 games this season 18 last season.....what are we missing at the moment...... do the maths guys

[kpturner]

2 goals in 4 games this season 18 last season.....what are we missing at the moment......

More games to pick our statistics from perhaps?

[itchen_dan]

2 goals in 4 games this season 18 last season.....what are we missing at the moment...... do the maths guys

 

Yeah but those goals are mainly through penalties, free kicks and headers from corners.

 

Now... we have Lambert on free kick duty, Lambert on penalty duty and our corners cant beat the first man! Would be worthless IMO.

[Appy]

If he did come, would Jaidi or Seabourne then be moved on? I'm sure Martin is here for the duration.

 

Martin would probably go on loan IF this happened.

[BotleySaint]

My Carlisle supporting mate has often commented that its just as well he scored 18 goals, as he was responsible for letting that many in too! He finished the season with about +2 goal difference or something...

[ohwhenthesaints]

Sounds like his agent pushing Carlisle to extend his contract to me. We don't need him.

['00']

rumour was started by the fact that his dad who supports Saints would like him to move..

[Iowsaintsfan]

I love Ian Harte, hoped he would have signed for us about 10 years ago

[Danbert]

Cracking player if you ask me

[SaintNeil90]

Don't need him!!!

[DT]

still excellent at dead ball situations, but a lot of us suggested getting him a long time ago. I'd still like to see him at st mary's - old 'uns and good 'uns

[hugh]

It's only a rumour carried by that minority Sky Sports News channel apparently. No truth in it then.

 

If it were true then I would seriously worry about AP's sanity.

[ribbo]

Sounds like his agent pushing Carlisle to extend his contract to me. We don't need him.

 

this is how it read to me.

[SaintBobby]

I'm surprised people are so anti-Harte.

 

I think he'd be a great signing. I'm not wholly convinced by Seabourne, Martin or Jaidi at centre back and woudl prefer Harte-Fonte as the starting CBs.

 

Also, don't see why it won't happen. It's not like us being linked to Benjani et al. Sounds like a plausible signing, although one vague report on Sky Sports hardly makes it a racing certainty.

[sfc4prem]

I'm surprised people are so anti-Harte.

 

I think he'd be a great signing. I'm not wholly convinced by Seabourne, Martin or Jaidi at centre back and woudl prefer Harte-Fonte as the starting CBs.

 

Also, don't see why it won't happen. It's not like us being linked to Benjani et al. Sounds like a plausible signing, although one vague report on Sky Sports hardly makes it a racing certainty.

 

Don't really think we need a new CB to be honest. Martin, Seaborne and Jaidi are all good enough to partner Fonte, and Harte wouldn't be much of an improvement.

 

Some Carlisle fans don't rate Harte defensively, apparently he isn't all that and is just a set-piece specialist.

[Ken Tone]

He's only about 5'9" or 5' 10", so would have to play alongside someone tall if he were at centre back .. more of a (very) poor man's Fonte than a potential partner for Fonte. Surely not a credible centre back signing for us?

 

What is more he is just about to turn 33.

 

If we hadn't already got 3 left backs then yes, he'd be a good signing at this level, but with the options we have there already, surely not.

 

K.

[RedAndWhite91]

At least he'd be a better set piece taker than Puncheon.

[corsacar saint]

Perhaps,he could be used just as a free kick specialist[like goal kickers in the NFL],when the free kick favours a left footer.

Seriously though,I do not think he would improve the team,one iota.[Maybe in his prime,but not know].

[RonManager]

This just in.

http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/carlisle-united/latest/ian-harte-set-to-sign-carlisle-utd-extension-as-southampton-linked-with-swoop-1.751038?referrerPath=/1.49997

[DT]

This just in.

http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/carlisle-united/latest/ian-harte-set-to-sign-carlisle-utd-extension-as-southampton-linked-with-swoop-1.751038?referrerPath=/1.49997

the same newspaper's lead story today: CARLISLE TO NEWCASTLE BUS TIMETABLE CHANGES

[Quickfire Double]

this is how it read to me.

 

And me.

[RonManager]

the same newspaper's lead story today: CARLISLE TO NEWCASTLE BUS TIMETABLE CHANGES

 

Was always gonna happen - they could never have stayed like they were. Chaos.

[DT]

Was always gonna happen - they could never have stayed like they were. Chaos.

to be honest, I think it's a relief to us all...

[wightman35]

the same newspaper's lead story today: CARLISLE TO NEWCASTLE BUS TIMETABLE CHANGES

So is Ian Harte going from Carlisle to Newcastle on a bus? He might be too late to beat the transfer deadline then, I suppose.

[captainchris]

How about Jamie Redc unt?

 

Probably the worst player ever to play for us and not joking...

[Chez]

Probably the worst player ever to play for us and not joking...

behave,

ignoring the fact he played in the Prem whilst other players were never good enough for that level, and he was playing with no knees, there have been countless players much worse than him such as Romain Gasmi, Thomas Pekhard, Antony Pulis, Darren Powell, Lee Molyneux, Stephen O'Halloran...and many many more than we could argue about all night.

[peacey]

I for one would love to see this chap at St Marys, but it is agent talk and wont happen because we allready have Joseph Mills, Dan Harding and Ryan Dickson at left back.

[Professor]

behave,

ignoring the fact he played in the Prem whilst other players were never good enough for that level, and he was playing with no knees, there have been countless players much worse than him such as Romain Gasmi, Thomas Pekhard, Antony Pulis, Darren Powell, Lee Molyneux, Stephen O'Halloran...and many many more than we could argue about all night.

Is that the same Lee Molyneux who gave a solid performance for Plymouth, against Saints?

[Chez]

Is that the same Lee Molyneux who gave a solid performance for Plymouth, against Saints?

we were talking about how a player performed for us.