supersonic Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 @Fourth_official Southampton have enquired about the availability of Leicester City striker Martyn Waghorn #Saints #LCFC web • 05/08/2011 17:11 Also from the same guy... Jason Puncheon is closing in on a move to #QPR with Kasper Gorkss going in the opposite direction to Southampton #Saints web • 05/08/2011 17:07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 Heard about the Waghorn rumour the other day, seems to have legs. Good striker, not in Leicester plans as long as they get their new striker. Cost them £3m, so will not be cheap for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersonic Posted 5 August, 2011 Author Share Posted 5 August, 2011 And...(echos the big bid rumour) @Fourth_official Leicester City are also concerned Southampton may rock the boat on a few of the deals they are lining up as they look to spend big #Saints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 Maynard has to be a real target for us as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSaint Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 And...(echos the big bid rumour) @Fourth_official Leicester City are also concerned Southampton may rock the boat on a few of the deals they are lining up as they look to spend big #Saints Coupled with FA46's tweet it does seem like we are trying to make a move for Maynard, since it would appear that he has been their top target this summer. Are Leicester rumoured to be in for any other big signings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentley Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 For what its worth, Fourth_Official is pretty much on the ball with all his rumours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 Coupled with FA46's tweet it does seem like we are trying to make a move for Maynard, since it would appear that he has been their top target this summer. Are Leicester rumoured to be in for any other big signings? Shane Long, sven has been quoted as saying he's interested in him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintscottofthenortham Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 Leicester seem a bit quiet on Maynard, the only Striker I have heard talk of with regards to Leicester is Long. Which... Well, if we go for Long that really would show that money is available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambosa75 Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 Shane Long, sven has been quoted as saying he's interested in him. I would jizz my pants if we signed Maynard and Long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis17 Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 Coupled with FA46's tweet it does seem like we are trying to make a move for Maynard, since it would appear that he has been their top target this summer. Are Leicester rumoured to be in for any other big signings? Ishmael Miller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Bald_Si Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 I would jizz my pants if we signed Maynard and Long. I wouldn't be happy if we signed Long at all - strikes me as incredibly overrated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedArmy Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 I wouldn't be happy if we signed Long at all pmsl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_saints Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 I wouldn't be happy if we signed Long at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintscottofthenortham Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 I wouldn't be happy if we signed Long at all - strikes me as incredibly overrated Have you ever watched him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis17 Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 I wouldn't be happy if we signed Long at all - strikes me as incredibly overrated He scored 28 goals last season. He's got a big future and all the attributes needed to be a success at a higher level and will undoubtedly play in the Premier League for many years, especially if you look at his performances last season. You'd be the only one who wasn't happy if we did sign him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 I wouldn't be happy if we signed Long at all - strikes me as incredibly overrated .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stattmeister Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 Not seen much of Waghorn - he doesn't strike me as prolific though. Exciting times nonetheless, am just hoping there is no smoke without fire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 I wouldn't be happy if we signed Long at all - strikes me as incredibly overrated Long is fuking brilliant...and young..pace, power, good header...scores all types of goals..he is going to be a star.... if we signed long Cortese could pose nude and I would not care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 TBF, all of those that are slating the Big Bald Si, have you seen him play ?? I am actually having a text convo now with my Reading STH mate who agrees with me that he is very over rated, has only really had one decent season and before last year was roundly slagged off by the majdeski faithful. Still, if he keeps the weight off and the form up would be good. Would much prefer Maynard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 TBF, all of those that are slating the Big Bald Si, have you seen him play ?? I am actually having a text convo now with my Reading STH mate who agrees with me that he is very over rated, has only really had one decent season and before last year was roundly slagged off by the majdeski faithful. Still, if he keeps the weight off and the form up would be good. Would much prefer Maynard. you would much prefer maynard to a player who scored near on 30 goals last season.. how has maynard been in the last 3 years...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Bald_Si Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 TBF, all of those that are slating the Big Bald Si, have you seen him play ?? I am actually having a text convo now with my Reading STH mate who agrees with me that he is very over rated, has only really had one decent season and before last year was roundly slagged off by the majdeski faithful. Still, if he keeps the weight off and the form up would be good. Would much prefer Maynard. This. I live in Reading, and go to the odd game here and there. Not once have I been particularly impressed by Long. Yes, he scored goals last season, but Reading don't have an awful lot up front and he's the best of a bad bunch. I expect a lot of posters on here haven't seen him play as much as I have, and have instead decided to look up how many goals he scored last season and from that very statistic, decide he's a good player. It was much like David McGoldrick when he was here in the season we got relegated. I thought he was overrated too - ended up our top scorer that season, primarily due to our lack of decent strikers. He missed far, far more than he scored, seemed completely inept to pick out a simple pass when presented with the opportunity, and I was over the moon when someone actually paid £1 million for him (especially so given we were in administration). You should check out the Reading forum - I imagine any comment on Long will be either divided, or negative. Most of my mates are Reading fans and would be over the moon with £7 million for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 you would much prefer maynard to a player who scored near on 30 goals last season.. how has maynard been in the last 3 years...? He has carried injuries but when playing is pretty consistant, Long however has only had one decent season. This year he has been a bit of an enigma, I promise you the talk of the Reading STH's is that they would love to cash in on this season but only if they can spend his fee on a more consistant striker. The seasons before, I think we can all agree he has been pretty much under the radar, and seeing him at St Marys and the couple of games I have watched when seeing my mate in Reading he has not impressed me TBH. That said, if he keeps the form of last year he will be good. Just saying don't dismiss Si's opinion as it is one shared by many people that watch him play regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Bald_Si Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 He has carried injuries but when playing is pretty consistant, Long however has only had one decent season. This year he has been a bit of an enigma, I promise you the talk of the Reading STH's is that they would love to cash in on this season but only if they can spend his fee on a more consistant striker. The seasons before, I think we can all agree he has been pretty much under the radar, and seeing him at St Marys and the couple of games I have watched when seeing my mate in Reading he has not impressed me TBH. That said, if he keeps the form of last year he will be good. Just saying don't dismiss Si's opinion as it is one shared by many people that watch him play regularly. In fact - another brilliant example was when Reading signed Rasiak. All my Reading supporting mates were winding me up as to how they'd snapped up our best striker. How I laughed when I told them they'd be mortified within a few games as to just what they had signed..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 In fact - another brilliant example was when Reading signed Rasiak. All my Reading supporting mates were winding me up as to how they'd snapped up our best striker. How I laughed when I told them they'd be mortified within a few games as to just what they had signed..... Lol I remember. My mate was waxing lyrical at the start, I told him how much of a lazy b*stard he was and was proved right after a matter of weeks lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 Not seen much of Waghorn - he doesn't strike me as prolific though. Exciting times nonetheless, am just hoping there is no smoke without fire! He was terrific when Leicester initially had him on loan. A real nippy striker who got almost 15 goals IIRC. they spent 3m big ones on him, but he didn't really light up the league the next season (mainly due to Sven arriving and players like Yakubu pushing him out) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 He was terrific when Leicester initially had him on loan. A real nippy striker who got almost 15 goals IIRC. they spent 3m big ones on him, but he didn't really light up the league the next season (mainly due to Sven arriving and players like Yakubu pushing him out) Sounds like Saganowski to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skintsaint Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 Waghorns name reminded me of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 Waghorn - yes Maynard - pure class Long - meh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Bald_Si Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 Waghorn - yes Maynard - pure class Long - meh I'd agree with this analogy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 Waghorns name reminded me of: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windmill Arm 2 Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 lol@thespasticswhothinklongwouldbeabadsigning.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 lol@thespasticswhothinklongwouldbeabadsigning.com #peoplewhohavewatchedhimalotknowwhatthey'retalkingbout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKimish Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 Waghorn - yes Maynard - pure class Long - Quality signing Fixed it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 Fixed it for you. I'd be interested to see why you'd say that. He is decent, but not amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revolution saint Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 Fixed it for you. I'd be interested to see why you'd say that. He is decent, but not amazing. As a complete aside I bloody hate it when people put words in my mouth - if you have an opinion then voice it but don't be so arrogant to assume you know what other people are thinking. That's you SamKimish - it's patronising. Secondly Shane Long may not be all that anyway. There have been plenty of flash in the pan strikers with one decent season behind them - remember Todorov or Aliadiare? Long may turn out to be great or not, same as Maynard and no one knows. FWIW from what I've seen I'd prefer Maynard but it's probably all rubbish anyway. My guess is that we'll sign Waghorn and he'll turn out to be this season's Shane Long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 No thanks to Waghorn - gives it his all and plays the high-intensity football favoured by NA - for a big lad, has decent pace even if he's not the quickest out of the blocks. But hasn't got the greatest footballing brain and is another player who likes to drop deep. We need someone who can genuinely lead the line... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 This. I live in Reading, and go to the odd game here and there. Not once have I been particularly impressed by Long. Yes, he scored goals last season, but Reading don't have an awful lot up front and he's the best of a bad bunch. I expect a lot of posters on here haven't seen him play as much as I have, and have instead decided to look up how many goals he scored last season and from that very statistic, decide he's a good player. It was much like David McGoldrick when he was here in the season we got relegated. I thought he was overrated too - ended up our top scorer that season, primarily due to our lack of decent strikers. He missed far, far more than he scored, seemed completely inept to pick out a simple pass when presented with the opportunity, and I was over the moon when someone actually paid £1 million for him (especially so given we were in administration). You should check out the Reading forum - I imagine any comment on Long will be either divided, or negative. Most of my mates are Reading fans and would be over the moon with £7 million for him. dulldaze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Bald_Si Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 Can't believe anyone rated McGoldrick. There seems to be a strange effect when a player is that awful. Either some fans feel sorry for the player, or just want to be different, so they find something to praise. But he was one of the worst I've seen. It was like having Forecast playing every week. Besides the awful attitude, not playing where he was told to, lack of effort and complete inability to cleanly strike a football...he missed a huge number of chances. What was it, 15 or 16 goals, in about 50 games, whilst being the lone striker and penalty taker. It's still a stat that makes him seem far far far better than he was. But thats stats for you. This is my point re: Long. To assess whether someone's a quality player or not, you need a lot more than just statistics. A couple of Forest fans I know seemed quite pleased with the McGoldrick signing, but having watched him for 30 odd games that season, my opinion differed markedly. Shane Long is not worth anywhere near £7 million, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colbury Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 The season before last didn't Long go 3/4 of the sesson before getting a goal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 5 August, 2011 Share Posted 5 August, 2011 (edited) Shane Long Season - - - - Games - - - goals 06/07 - - - - 22 - - - - 2 07/08 - - - - 29 - - - - 3 08/09 - - - - 39 - - - - 9 09/10 - - - - 31 - - - - 6 10/11 - - - - 45 - - - - 23 Theres the MLG stats boys, without all his hype we would all be talking about a flash in the pan, but due to the media frenzy he is the next superstar. And all that from a team that created chances, flirted with playoffs and has never been blessed with strikers. He could well become a very accomplished player, and may be worth a gamble but IMHO 7 mil is a gamble too much. Edited 5 August, 2011 by Smirking_Saint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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