Saint Charlie Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 10 days to go, reckon we will sign a striker and possibly a centre back - would cap off a great first month of the season if we do.
S-Clarke Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 I'd say that someone to fill the number 5 shirt is a certainty, also interesting that they haven't taken the team squad photo yet - so they are obviously anticipating some more additions.
thorpie the sinner Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 hope we get our business sorted out next week! last day deals have a hint of desperation about them!
thorpie the sinner Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 I'd say that someone to fill the number 5 shirt is a certainty, also interesting that they haven't taken the team squad photo yet - so they are obviously anticipating some more additions. Is Jemall def out of picture, ie has he signed elsewhere yet?
Saint J 77 Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 I just hope we can sell Punch. Not another loan just get him out the club for good.
SaintBobby Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 Am hoping for a striker and a centre back, but if I can only have one, I'd plump for the latter.
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 hope we get our business sorted out next week! last day deals have a hint of desperation about them! I was thinking this earlier, but came to the conclusion that rather than being desperate and paying over the odds for a player, if it went to the last day and the selling club wouldn't budge, we'd probably just not buy the player.
SaintBobby Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 I was thinking this earlier' date=' but came to the conclusion that rather than being desperate and paying over the odds for a player, if it went to the last day and the selling club wouldn't budge, we'd probably just not buy the player.[/quote'] Also, given the present financial climate, "desperation" works both ways. Clubs in some cash trouble may brag about how they aren't going to sell player X for less than £5m, but decide as deadline approaches that £3.5m will do.
Dalek2003 Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 Absolutely imperative we get a CF and CB if we are to really make an impact in this league over the course of the season. Ideally we should have sorted this out some time over the summer. It would be a shame now to lose the momentum provided by our great start.
Crowds Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 We need a striker and a centre back as said to maintain these levels through till January! Sky saying bid rejected for Beckford so who knows.... Adkins definitely!!!!
S-Clarke Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 Ideally we should have sorted this out some time over the summer. It would be a shame now to lose the momentum provided by our great start. You really are quite dim.
Thedelldays Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 Absolutely imperative we get a CF and CB if we are to really make an impact in this league over the course of the season. Ideally we should have sorted this out some time over the summer. It would be a shame now to lose the momentum provided by our great start. momentum..? you never thought we would have this anyway
paulwantsapint Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 Can see another mystery foreign gem or 2 arriving on loan
Badger Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 Can see another mystery foreign gem or 2 arriving on loan Has Vossen moved yet ? Although probably out of our reach.
SaintNeil90 Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 I cant see us signing a striker. I think we have enough and De Ridder has been used up top on a number of occasions already. I think we will sign a centre back and that will be us done.
S-Clarke Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 I cant see us signing a striker. I think we have enough and De Ridder has been used up top on a number of occasions already. I think we will sign a centre back and that will be us done. We really don't have enough up top to go through a 46 game season. Yesterday was a fine example of that. Connolly tired and we had nothing else what so ever on the bench to change it. We definetley need pace over the top and I'd prefer to use De Ridder on the flank, that's his position, he isn't a striker. We only have Lambo, Barnard and Connolly as our out and out strikers, and none are particularly pacey. I think it's pretty clear adkins agrees with that too!
sussexsaint Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 The mere fact we are having to use midfielders to cover up front suggests that maybe over a long season we should get another striker.
Windmill Arm 2 Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 Absolutely imperative we get a CF and CB if we are to really make an impact in this league over the course of the season. Ideally we should have sorted this out some time over the summer. It would be a shame now to lose the momentum provided by our great start.Your opinions are, quite frankly ridiculous and worthless.
Mr Saints Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 A commanding centre half would do nicely, someone like Morgan at Forest. Not convinced we need to splash out 4-6 million on a striker at this point.
Miltonaggro Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 As the window approaches I have a feeling we will see Gorkss from QPR with Puncheon going the other way, and Beckford from Everton if personal terms can be agreed. If those two signed it would keep the current positive momentum going until January...
Badger Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 As the window approaches I have a feeling we will see Gorkss from QPR with Puncheon going the other way, and Beckford from Everton if personal terms can be agreed. If those two signed it would keep the current positive momentum going until January... Gorkss, yes agreed. Beckford on the other hand was regarded as a sulking bastard at Leeds, and I can't see him keeping the harmony in the squad - and momentum- going, quite the contrary.
markr27 Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 Don't think Beckford will be sold, as that is one area David Moyes remarked that they need extra bodies... They also need wide players, if only we had one of those surplus we could help them out......
OVER THE HILL Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 We really don't have enough up top to go through a 46 game season. Yesterday was a fine example of that. Connolly tired and we had nothing else what so ever on the bench to change it. We definetley need pace over the top and I'd prefer to use De Ridder on the flank, that's his position, he isn't a striker. We only have Lambo, Barnard and Connolly as our out and out strikers, and none are particularly pacey. I think it's pretty clear adkins agrees with that too! What about Forte !
Thedelldays Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 well, a couple of us asked fourth official on twitter about saints signings..(fourth official is more than one person I think) and the response was... "wait and see, we never lobbed a wedge on saints to win the league for nothing" hmmmmm
sussexsaint Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 He has generally been excellent up till now with other teams news. Still strange he gas Danny fox as his avatar..
S-Clarke Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 What about Forte ! Don't see him as an out and out striker either, more of a wide player.
S-Clarke Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 well, a couple of us asked fourth official on twitter about saints signings..(fourth official is more than one person I think) and the response was... "wait and see, we never lobbed a wedge on saints to win the league for nothing" hmmmmm We'll get signings out of the blue again, as we always do, just as everyone has forgotten about our targets! Same happened with Jack Cork, lots of talk early june....then it went quiet, everyone gave up hope (including me for a little while..!) for it to all of a sudden happen within 24 hours in July. Can see the same happening here. I'm sure we had our targets at the end of the season, and we'll try our hardest to get them. To quote adkins.....''We just need to cherry pick the right players to come into this football club, but we don't want too many to affect the spirit we have here"
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 He has generally been excellent up till now with other teams news. Still strange he gas Danny fox as his avatar.. One of them's an Everton fan (if not all) and Fox came through the academy there. Maybe one of them knows Fox?
Dalek2003 Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 Your opinions are, quite frankly ridiculous and worthless. What's up with you, i have made a perfectly valid statement. If you read the thread carefully there are some that would agree. We have made a great start but to it is obvious that we have some areas of weakness that have not been addressed. If we begin stuttering and slip down the league it will be annoying to say the least after a very good start.
LGTL Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 I've been impressed with Dan 'rock' Seaborne the last three games. He might lump it from time to time but he does the defending side of things well enough. It will be a big test for him on saturday though. I still think we need a striker who will run in behind with a bit of pace. I still expect to see a central defender and centre forward bought in, and if they are of real quality then a promotion push will be on the cards IMO.
Appy Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 A quality striker and CB are needed, i expect most will agree. An injury to Fonte or Lambert and we look short in their respective positions.
Dalek2003 Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 Needing a CB and Striker is a valid statement. The annoyance i imagine comes from how you phrase the rest. 'ideally should have sorted it by now' - is this advice to Adkins, the board, us? is it insightful? I don't understand the need to say it. It's meaningless. Are you suggesting those in charge have CHOSEN not to sign the right players early? If it's not an issue of choice, which is blatantly isn't, then it's not a topic at all. they'll do what they can to get the right players in, might take time, might fail, but saying 'should have done it earlier' is just whinging for the sake of it, of no help to anyone and of no value to any discussion. It is an opinion. You don't have to agree but it is a valid statement. Football has always been about opinions and this is what makes it such a passionate game with passionate supporters. I offer my opinion, what is wrong with that ? we have played for games, the story of the season is far from over, there are many chapters to go and many twists and turns. FYI, we have mad a brilliant start, NA deserves the credit for this, but there is a ling season ahead.
aintforever Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 I think Saturday's game showed we need another top striker. We looked a little tired second half and when Lallana went off we lacked ideas up front IMO. I did think we needed a new centre back but Seaborne and Martin have looked OK so far and with Jiadi as backup I wouldn't be too concerned if we didn't sign another.
The Fat Controller Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 We need another player with similar style to Lallana. If he is out for any time then we desparately miss his creativity. Another CB ...are we waiting for Jemal to get clearance? Thats gone quiet As for striker,will probably be a player completely out of the blue..
Saint Fan CaM Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 Think we could make do without a striker, but a CB is an absolute necessity. Seaborne is starting ahead of Martin and Seaborne is not really the level we need to partner Fonte.
SaintNeil90 Posted 21 August, 2011 Posted 21 August, 2011 We need another player with similar style to Lallana. If he is out for any time then we desparately miss his creativity. Another CB ...are we waiting for Jemal to get clearance? Thats gone quiet As for striker,will probably be a player completely out of the blue.. De Ridder would replace Lallana
Dalek2003 Posted 22 August, 2011 Posted 22 August, 2011 Let's be honest, there's very little chance we'll go through the rest of the window and sign no-one. Adkins will be busy on deadline day just like every other manager. Even if we don't get maynard/rodriguez etc we may well put in late bids to test how badly their teams want to hold onto them. I hope you are right and we sign someone, but why leave it so late ?
Toadhall Saint Posted 22 August, 2011 Posted 22 August, 2011 I hope you are right and we sign someone, but why leave it so late ? Inflated early prices - when push comes to shove the likes of Bristol City will need to re evaluate the price or prepare for the player to walk and get next to nowt - bit of a poker game going on at the mo' IMHO.
Saint Garrett Posted 22 August, 2011 Posted 22 August, 2011 Even if we don't sign anyone by the 31st August (which IMO is very unlikely) they'll be the loan window where there will be some bargains to be had.
Pilchards Posted 22 August, 2011 Posted 22 August, 2011 I always said we have two deals agreed and this week the transfer movement will be in full swing. QPR takeover finally happens and we get our CB, Leicester get a striker at last and we get Wagthorn (does not inspire me but maybe he's a back up striker for Barnard) That really does still leave us with a good 12million in the kitty, do we go for one BIG loan deal or do we finally nail a top top striker to push us on? IMHO I would test Bristol City with a 5m bid or nail a class Premiership loan deal which would cost us 2million for the year.... Yakubu? Holt?
Saint Garrett Posted 22 August, 2011 Posted 22 August, 2011 I always said we have two deals agreed and this week the transfer movement will be in full swing. QPR takeover finally happens and we get our CB, Leicester get a striker at last and we get Wagthorn (does not inspire me but maybe he's a back up striker for Barnard) That really does still leave us with a good 12million in the kitty, do we go for one BIG loan deal or do we finally nail a top top striker to push us on? IMHO I would test Bristol City with a 5m bid or nail a class Premiership loan deal which would cost us 2million for the year.... Yakubu? Holt? If we did this, I'd be worried that it would upset the team harmony, unless it is a youngster (for example - sturridge - though no chance of him) rather than a proven big time charlie.
SuperSAINT Posted 22 August, 2011 Posted 22 August, 2011 I'm sure we had our targets at the end of the season, and we'll try our hardest to get them. To quote adkins.....''We just need to cherry pick the right players to come into this football club, but we don't want too many to affect the spirit we have here" That must rule out Beckford. I like him, but he's a sulky sod.
Pilchards Posted 22 August, 2011 Posted 22 August, 2011 (edited) If we did this, I'd be worried that it would upset the team harmony, unless it is a youngster (for example - sturridge - though no chance of him) rather than a proven big time charlie. I know where you are coming from but you need to remember that every promotion the team achieves is a payrise for all the players. I would love Sturridge (class) as he will make them even better players. IMHO All these new deals the current players are signing is because of the new wage bracket, Hammond and Fonte have not signed yet which suggests it's in the pipeline or the terms are not what they want? Edited 22 August, 2011 by Pilchards
Saint Garrett Posted 22 August, 2011 Posted 22 August, 2011 I agree, but thats what I mean, someone like Sturridge would be class. Ebanks-Blake would be my choice.
Badger Posted 22 August, 2011 Posted 22 August, 2011 I agree that a proven CB,and a striker are the immediate areas to add to, but the right back position remains a concern to me. I'm not convinced that either FR or DB are up to the standard of the rest of the team, and this remains an area of weakness ( especially as they get minimal 'protection' from the attack minded wide midfielders).
Pilchards Posted 22 August, 2011 Posted 22 August, 2011 (edited) I agree that a proven CB,and a striker are the immediate areas to add to, but the right back position remains a concern to me. I'm not convinced that either FR or DB are up to the standard of the rest of the team, and this remains an area of weakness ( especially as they get minimal 'protection' from the attack minded wide midfielders). I was going to add something about that this morning but I thought people would start jumping on my back. Richardson on Saturday was not calm enough for me, often let the crosses conme over and gets beaten for pace too often. When the passing game is going so well you would see him looking nervous to keep it going at times which resulted in the odd hoof pass! Edited 22 August, 2011 by Pilchards
Saint Garrett Posted 22 August, 2011 Posted 22 August, 2011 I thougth FR has had a decent first few games of the season. Just sometimes he lets the ball go over his head and isnt particularly fast. How long until we see Fox given the shirt ahead of Harding ?
Dalek2003 Posted 22 August, 2011 Posted 22 August, 2011 I always said we have two deals agreed and this week the transfer movement will be in full swing. QPR takeover finally happens and we get our CB, Leicester get a striker at last and we get Wagthorn (does not inspire me but maybe he's a back up striker for Barnard) That really does still leave us with a good 12million in the kitty, do we go for one BIG loan deal or do we finally nail a top top striker to push us on? IMHO I would test Bristol City with a 5m bid or nail a class Premiership loan deal which would cost us 2million for the year.... Yakubu? Holt? Sounds like you are certain the deals are going ahead.
saint1977 Posted 22 August, 2011 Posted 22 August, 2011 I was going to add something about that this morning but I thought people would start jumping on my back. Richardson on Saturday was not calm enough for me, often let the crosses cone over and gets beaten for pace to often. When the passing game is going so well you would see him looking nervous to keep it going at times which resulted in the odd hoof pass! They might see Frazer as a decent stop gap though until Jack Stephens is ready. We do definately need a much pacier striker, Saturday proved it, as a different outlet and from the sounds of it post-QPR takeover Gorkss may finally be joining. Hope his head is right though, must be a bit cruel having worked so hard to reach the PL all your career and then a takeover causes an influx of players and blocks your big chance.
Toadhall Saint Posted 22 August, 2011 Posted 22 August, 2011 I always said we have two deals agreed and this week the transfer movement will be in full swing. QPR takeover finally happens and we get our CB, Leicester get a striker at last and we get Wagthorn (does not inspire me but maybe he's a back up striker for Barnard) That really does still leave us with a good 12million in the kitty, do we go for one BIG loan deal or do we finally nail a top top striker to push us on? IMHO I would test Bristol City with a 5m bid or nail a class Premiership loan deal which would cost us 2million for the year.... Yakubu? Holt? Being linked to us in the Mirror this morning £1.5m.
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