Matthew Le God Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 Is that 40 minutes of rubbing your hands together, praying he is wrong so you can correct him? Not at all, I want to know what was said as the opening post doesn't say much. Nor has anyone else mentioned they heard what was said.
Appy Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 Not at all, I want to know what was said as the opening post doesn't say much. Nor has anyone else mentioned they heard what was said. I may have to (annoyingly) agree, i am eager to hear exactly what Solent said before getting too excited about this "Signing".
benjii Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 IMO, whoever we sign is likely to come in for a season or two to allow Martin to develop and settle into the side, and then within 2 seasons time I fully expect Martin to be a first choice centre back. Monk fits the bill well IMO, experienced now, but who probably only has a few years left in him at the top(ish) level Exactly. Barring Jaidi, we have a young crop of CBs. Surely an experienced player is exactly what we need (assuming Jaidi doesn't have a full season at him at last year's level). Allows us to send Martin on loan if we want to get him some really good league experience.
dune Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 Cue the "How many Saints players names sound religious?" thread.
Matthew Le God Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 I may have to (annoyingly) agree, i am eager to hear exactly what Solent said before getting too excited about this "Signing". That must be a worrying feeling for you.
thorpie the sinner Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 Have to say, nothing on solent twitter at all, think this is bunkum!!!
Matthew Le God Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 Rare for a signing to be announced on a weekend. Few people would be at St Mary's and importantly the FA's offices would be closed, so the player can't be officially registered and deal formally concluded. Any deal would have to be done in the week and then a delayed announcement until the weekend.
Wade Garrett Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 I like players with cockney rhyming slang names, so would welcome the signing of Garry Monk. Best signing since Barry Horne.
beavis17 Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 This rumour appeared on football rumours earlier, hope the OP hasn't taken it from there and created a story...
thorpie the sinner Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 This rumour appeared on football rumours earlier, hope the OP hasn't taken it from there and created a story... yep, sounds plausible to me!
Thorpe-le-Saint Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 This rumour appeared on football rumours earlier, hope the OP hasn't taken it from there and created a story... That'll be that then - brill.
Cestrian Saint Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 Funny. Towards the end of last season I heard that we'd enquired about a CB from Swansea but the name mentioned was Ashley Williams. Any move depended on whether they were promoted so when they went up I forgot about it.
Greenridge Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 A strange signing of true, don't really see too much benefit versus the personnel we already have in this position
the stain Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 Rare for a signing to be announced on a weekend. Not as rare as the News of the World. (After this this Sunday)
Thorpe-le-Saint Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 ...and nothing - infract that poster. Where is my pitchfork?!
Matthew Le God Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 Deserves a week ban for "making" me listen to Radio Solent for over an hour.
S-Clarke Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 really odd thing to make up, obviously he'd heard it but maybe Solent were barking up the wrong tree and retracted the story quickly.
SNSUN Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 Eerie. I just signed him for Bury on CM2003. It's a sign I tells ya.
S-Clarke Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 Or he made it up. Just seems such a bizarre thing to do, as a poster with no history of WUM posts, and it's not even an obvious rumour to make up.
Matthew Le God Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 Just seems such a bizarre thing to do, as a poster with no history of WUM posts, and it's not even an obvious rumour to make up. He only has 252 posts. He doesn't really have a reputation for anything, until now for being a bull****ter.
the stain Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 He doesn't really have a reputation for anything, until now for being a bull****ter. A bit like the News of the World.
Genk Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 He only has 252 posts. He doesn't really have a reputation for anything, until now for being a bull****ter. BenTheLegend
SNSUN Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 Rare for a signing to be announced on a weekend. Few people would be at St Mary's and importantly the FA's offices would be closed, so the player can't be officially registered and deal formally concluded. Any deal would have to be done in the week and then a delayed announcement until the weekend. Unless Nigel wants him to join up with the training camp ASAP. I'm of the opinion that i'll believe it when I see it.
VectisSaint Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 We aren't going to be signing many medium/long term players while in this division. We need experience to compliment the youth and I think Monk is perfect really. Funny I thought we just signed Jack Cork. We a rebuilding a side for the NPC and beyond right now. If we don't sign players for the medium/long term now when do you expect that we will do so? We already have the experience in Jaidi at CB, what we need now is a string backup or even replacement for Jaidi for this season and beyond, because whatever happens Jaidi will not play for us after this next campiagn, unless he finds the secret of eternal youth. I was just expressing surprise that we would sign a player like Monk now as he is not in my opinion what we need, unless as expected Seaborne is on his way out. I know GM could do a good job for us. Anyway all sounds like a wind-up.
RedArmy Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 I'm 99% sure I saw him in McDonalds in Cardiff a few hours before the Cup Final. Would be a decent signing.
Crab Lungs Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 boy was he **** for Saints when stuck out at right back for Saints back in the day. A lot water under the bridge since then though. I have to ask, if he has been "top draw" for Swansea why are they allowing him to leave? Also is he a big ball winning type like Jaidi? Just what we need if so. That was so unfair, under Gray I remember. Previous to that, whenever I saw him play CB he was no worse than any half-competent CB in the Prem, so wasn't surprised to see him make a success of his career. Awesome signing. Oh, and he is similar to Jaidi, domineering centre half, gutsy... just a bit cumbersome, as most big centre-backs are.
Wildgoose Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 Would be great I think, if true. Maybe Solent got wind of it and he is set to sign soon, or maybe it was just a wind up after all.......
NickG Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 (edited) one person heard it on solent? 5 came and went with no mention on solent? Nothing on their twitter etc? Edited 9 July, 2011 by NickG
Raging Bull Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 Not saying it's us but I did read a few weeks back an agent was involved in a prem CB to Champ. Can't be bothered to see if anyones signed a CB so could have already happened.
VectisSaint Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 That was so unfair, under Gray I remember. Previous to that, whenever I saw him play CB he was no worse than any half-competent CB in the Prem, so wasn't surprised to see him make a success of his career. Awesome signing. Oh, and he is similar to Jaidi, domineering centre half, gutsy... just a bit cumbersome, as most big centre-backs are. Does 6'0" really count as "big" these days for a centre-half? Another player who was allowed to leave Saints before he could mature enough to achieve his potential, strange decision by WGS. Hopefully we will learn that CBs really only mature in their mid 20s, apart for an exceptional few. Bit like Mike Williamson.
Panda Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 BenTheLegend I Dont Think This Was The Work Of Benthelegened/Dannysfc But We Will See ...
SuperSAINT Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 Just got in, read this and get all excited... and now it doesn't seem to be happening? Quite surprised Solent didn't tweet the news - That seems to be their way of doing things... Would be a good signing - Love the whole thing of being linked with ex Saints (Howard, Lukas Jutkiewicz etc.)
Lets B Avenue Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 Could this be the (desperate) work of the Skate tw at, Corp. Ho, who claimed on the Skate Takeover thread that he posted wind-ups under a new disguise?
beatlesaint Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 Not saying it's us but I did read a few weeks back an agent was involved in a prem CB to Champ. Can't be bothered to see if anyones signed a CB so could have already happened. Barnsley signed a CB from Blackpool......i know they are Championship now but he was a Prem CB last season.
the stain Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 Maybe he was going to sign but then he found out that Scott Steedman has left?
Badger Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 A strange signing of true, don't really see too much benefit versus the personnel we already have in this position Agree.
NickG Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 really not sure whether to comment as fear OP was a lie but watched him last season and was impressed what a solid CB he had ended up being, and as Swansea fans are saying they want him for the premiership would certainly do a job for us.
Turkish Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 I heard he had signed but stormed back into Cortese office and ripped up the contract after discovering he was charged £1 to park when he came to SMS to complete the deal.
Avenue Saint Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 I heard he had signed but stormed back into Cortese office and ripped up the contract after discovering he was charged £1 to park when he came to SMS to complete the deal. nob
Turkish Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 nob Yeah, silly thing to do when when you've just agreed a £10k a week contract. Hey ho, his loss.
St Chalet Posted 9 July, 2011 Posted 9 July, 2011 On that pleasant note we'll end this thread. Anything credible on Monk please start a new thread given 50% off this one is bickering.
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