Asaint4ever Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 surely not? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2009659/John-Arne-Riise-wanted-Southampton.html
Turkish Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 Is it just me who is getting really excited now?? Riise, Matt Upson, Scott Parker, Shay Given, all being announced tomorrow when the window opens. We are Southampton We'll sign who we want.
Avenue Saint Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 Just goes to show the ambition the club have under cortese!
Glasgow_Saint Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 The newspapers think we are ambitious - i wonder?
Avenue Saint Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 The newspapers think we are ambitious - i wonder? You carry on wondering...
sambosa75 Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 Great signing if true. Would own the free kicks from the right side with that left peg of his. Left back not exactly the first area that needs strengthening though.
Window Cleaner Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 Ricketts,Rivas,Riise yep I can definitely see a pattern emerging there,we're building up to Rivaldo.....wait up isn't he about a hundred and four now?sign him up experience that's what you need.
Patrick Bateman Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 Is it just me who is getting really excited now?? Riise, Matt Upson, Scott Parker, Shay Given, all being announced tomorrow when the window opens. We are Southampton We'll sign who we want. Except Owen of course
Window Cleaner Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 We are Southampton We'll sign who we want. Except a mid-range striker from Doncaster of course.
Saint Charlie Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11861_6912608,00.html Riise had his sights a bit higher than us a couple of months ago...
ericofarabia Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 FFS, use capitals in his name. That's blown it - no way will he even consider coming here now!!
st alex Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 He's already signed for us according to wikipedia. 'Riise spent seven years in England playing for Premier League side Liverpool before returning to England in June 2011 signing a 3 year contract with championship side Southampton for an undisclosed fee' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Arne_Riise Don't know if its such a good idea for people to edit the profiles of our supposed transfer targets?
iansouthstander Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 I'd be very surprised if we would be willing to meet his wage demands. So its a non starter for me.
Saint Stimp Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 He's already signed for us according to wikipedia. 'Riise spent seven years in England playing for Premier League side Liverpool before returning to England in June 2011 signing a 3 year contract with championship side Southampton for an undisclosed fee' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Arne_Riise Don't know if its such a good idea for people to edit the profiles of our supposed transfer targets? Was mildly funny the first time with Rivas, not so much this time. Also, whoever edited it is obviously a complete tool. ".. a Norwegian footballer who currently plays for Italian club Southampton".
saintjay77 Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 (edited) How many Left backs do we need? Granted I would consider him to be the 1st starter over the 3 we already have available assuming Fish is coming back to us. We always seem to have a manager that likes to overload a certain position. It seems Left back is the position of choice for our Nige. Cant see it happening though, as nice as an idea as it sounds. Edited 30 June, 2011 by saintjay77
S-Clarke Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 I have a feeling that Adkins doesn't see Dickson as a relibable LB - when he's played he's quite often been used in an advanced left midfield position, and if that's where he sees him in the championship then we would need another LB for cover. (but I'd imagine if this happens, Harding would become the cover)
Dog Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 Just as long as we don't sing that ****y song every game, and he dyes his hair, he can come.
Guest Dark Sotonic Mills Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 Looks like Riise is going to the Skates... It was alleged that Championship side Southampton were interested in signing him but Riise failed a medical due to him only having one leg. This immediately alerted Portsmouth who snapped him up on a five year contract at a reported £45,000 per week.
Andy_Porter Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 More chance of Lady Gaga signing, ridiculous story.
the stain Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 He'll never score a goal as good as his first one for Saints.
CWD Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 If he did come, I'd expect him to play further up the field. Can't see us using him at left back when he could be so dangerous as a winger.
Lighthouse Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 Ahhhh, do you guys remember back in 2004 when editing wikipedia was really funny. Those were the days.
CWD Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 Just as long as we don't sing that ****y song every game, and he dyes his hair, he can come. Your avatar is TERRIFYING
dronskisaint Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 Deep sigh....it's the Daily Heil guys...and given their record for getting things right?
Window Cleaner Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 If he did come, I'd expect him to play further up the field. Can't see us using him at left back when he could be so dangerous as a winger. Don't you need pace to be a real winger? This is why so many wide players are now playing on the wrong side,they don't have the pace to go past their man on the same side so their "wrong footedness" allows them to cut inside more easily.Real wingers have electrifying pace, like Ox and Theo.
Spudders Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 He'll never score a goal as good as his first one for Saints. That was my first saints game
Rebel Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 I think it's far more likely to be his brother at Fulham - it looks as though they want to move him on - and he won't go back to Sheff Utd as they've been relegated. If we are after a left sided defender / midfielder I'd much rather we signed Reto Ziegler on a free transfer from relegated Sampdoria - he's out in contract and unlikely to stay there. Plus he's Swiss!
ChrisPY Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 There's a difference between wingers and right/left midfielders. Beckham is a right midfielder not a winger.
NickG Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 How many Left backs do we need? Granted I would consider him to be the 1st starter over the 3 we already have available assuming Fish is coming back to us. We always seem to have a manager that likes to overload a certain position. It seems Left back is the position of choice for our Nige. Cant see it happening though, as nice as an idea as it sounds. how many left-backs is Adkins signed for us?
Window Cleaner Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 There's a difference between wingers and right/left midfielders. Beckham is a right midfielder not a winger. That's what I thought, a winger gets to the byeline and pulls the ball back across the box (or at least he does in theory) this invariably involves going past defenders,either by pace or by guile or a combination of the two.Lallana obviously isn't a winger, he's a forward midfielder but he really needs to step up into the "meneur du jeu" or playmaker role at sometime soon because that's what we're missing, you can't play 4-4-2 without a playmaker because the system needs a relayer and a ball winner as well.If you only have 1 real winger, in our case at this time Ox (who may be able to step into the playmaker role more easily than Lallana--my opinion only of course but it looked like that was what he was doing in the Utd game) he can change sides from time to time.
Saint_lambden Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 ---------------------Schneiderlin------------------------- ---Chamberlain--------------------------------Riise-------- -------------------------Lallana----------------------------- -----------------Lambert----Guly/Barnard----------------- Yay/Nay?
CWD Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 Don't you need pace to be a real winger? This is why so many wide players are now playing on the wrong side,they don't have the pace to go past their man on the same side so their "wrong footedness" allows them to cut inside more easily.Real wingers have electrifying pace, like Ox and Theo. I don't think so. Pace is an asset obviously, but experience and skill can count for so much more. Just look at Ryan Giggs.
Window Cleaner Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 ---------------------Schneiderlin------------------------- ---Chamberlain--------------------------------Riise-------- -------------------------Lallana----------------------------- -----------------Lambert----Guly/Barnard----------------- Yay/Nay? Good,very good,only 2 problems, Ox is going and Adkins will play his binky Hammond somewhere or other, mark my words over this, he doesn't care who he ****es off,Hammond gets a game.
sussexsaint Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 He'll never score a goal as good as his first one for Saints. It was pure class. Remember MLT talking about it on SKY saying he'd be able to score one like that with his foot but never his head. Probably one of the only Saints goals I've celebrated by laughing rather than cheering
Window Cleaner Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 I don't think so. Pace is an asset obviously, but experience and skill can count for so much more. Just look at Ryan Giggs. That's why I said by pace or guile or a combination of the 2,anyway Giggs doesn't play on the wing any more,when he's on they go a bit narrower and use a wing back system.
CWD Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 ---------------------Schneiderlin------------------------- ---Chamberlain--------------------------------Riise-------- -------------------------Lallana----------------------------- -----------------Lambert----Guly/Barnard----------------- Yay/Nay? A possibility at home. Away I would prefer: ---Cork/Hammond-----Morgan----- Chamberlain----Lallana--------Riise -------------Lambert------------- In an ideal and (unlikely) scenario.
Mattio Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 ---------------------Schneiderlin------------------------- ---Chamberlain--------------------------------Riise-------- -------------------------Lallana----------------------------- -----------------Lambert----Guly/Barnard----------------- Yay/Nay? As good as our team are I'd prefer to use all 11 players available and have an actual goalkeeper not Morgan in goal!
Prince Jazzbo Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 More chance of Lady Gaga signing, ridiculous story. Apparently she's going to Yeovil on a free, so we've missed out on her as well. Adkins out!
Avenue Saint Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 would love just 3 players. a quality partner for fonte, a box to box goalscoring partner for morgan and a proven goalscorer at champ level or above. Add in riise and would be chuffed
capitalsaint Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 This is certainly not going to happen. I repeat, NOT going to happen. HTH
saintjay77 Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 how many left-backs is Adkins signed for us? Ah fair enough but I think you know what I mean. Ryan, Harding and Fish, 2 of which have Championship experience (not sure about Ryan) at his disposal. To bring another in at least 1 will have to go. Assuming thats Fish I cant see the other 2 being happy about dropping to 3rd choice so its possible one of them would be off too I suppose. We also have an under 21 development team that the club want to develop ready for the 1st team. I am assuming they have a left back in there somewhere that would now be looking at even more limited options. Too many reasons suggest its not going to happen which is what I think but its interesting thinking about all the complications a move like that would do to the team if it were to happen.
Torres Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 Jesus, he is only 30, I thought was 35 ish I think Jesus is a bit older than that mate.
100%Red&White Posted 30 June, 2011 Posted 30 June, 2011 I think Jesus is a bit older than that mate. Yep, I reckon you can add at least another 1,980 years to that. John Arne Riise though, surprised he's only 30, I thought he was 35ish.
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