Saints foreva Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Stefano Okaka has joined Parma on loan from Roma, so we can put that rumour to bed. Was touted both on here and Twitter in recent weeks. Another Fourth_Official tweet that didn't happen.
Window Cleaner Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Another Fourth_Official tweet that didn't happen. Have any of them ever happened?
SuperMikey Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Craig Gordon available on loan and out of contract in the summer. Lost his way at Sunderland and suffered with injuries, but I thought he looked fantastic when he first joined Sunderland. Might be worth considering now or in the summer so long as the wages aren't crazy (which they probably are right now). Think he's on about £30k p/w, which is above what we're paying for wages now. Would be an excellent signing though.
Derekwright Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Don't know why but I just have a feeling Beckford will be the last one on the bus not ITK or anything else can just see delfonso as reported on sky joining on loan, then they offer stupid money to sharp on deadline day, freeing up Beckford. Just a feeling.
Hopkins Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Pretty sure Beckford having played for both Everton and Leicester can't play for anyone else this season.
Chez Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 bar some cover in central defence and perhaps some competition for fraser, I think as a squad, we're quite balanced now! with falque and lee, if the window closed tonight, I would be pretty hopeful for the rest of the campaign.I like your style
S-Clarke Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 bar some cover in central defence and perhaps some competition for fraser, I think as a squad, we're quite balanced now! with falque and lee, if the window closed tonight, I would be pretty hopeful for the rest of the campaign. I think just 1 more option up front - then I'd be well happy.
Chez Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Think he's on about £30k p/w, which is above what we're paying for wages now. Would be an excellent signing though.ouch. perhaps in the summer? I've backed Kelvin for years, but this guy might improve us next season.
Chez Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 I think just 1 more option up front - then I'd be well happy.buy another and we'll not see Lee get his chance. Connelly and Lambert will get us promoted.
S-Clarke Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 buy another and we'll not see Lee get his chance. Connelly and Lambert will get us promoted. I'd love to see Conners last the pace, but I still think he'll pick up niggles and knocks. TBH the loan window will come in handy to cover that if required I guess.
Chez Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 I'd be inclined to use the emergency loan window. We don't want too many on the books weighing us down financially and perhaps even confusing Adkins. Too much choice might cause a problem we don't have right now. Lambert and Connelly. Guly and Lee as reserve. There are options there and with the lad from Spurs and Lallana offering options in the hole we have the firepower.
S-Clarke Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Can't wait to see this Spurs lad in action, he's supposed to be unreal technically - but a couple of people I've spoken to are unsure how he can cope with the physical side of it.
Chez Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 our tippy tappy style is going to be perfect for him. I don't doubt for a second that he has the technique but I wonder if he has the powerful finishing young players sometimes lack.
Dalek2003 Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Maybe it wasn't to start the season but do you really think that come January 1st when we're top of the league there was no change of priorities? Dalek the trolling isn't funny anymore. I have said before, that I think the club has a plan and they will not pay over-inflated prices for players. Therefore they are content to build slowly and if it means waiting another season two, so be it. I am sure the players are aware of the plan and are happy with it. I do not think they will desert the club if we fail to win promotion this year. Quite frankly, I worry about some supporters on this site slitting their wrists at the ned of the season if we fail to go up. I always felt this seaon was bout consolidation, 17th would have been decent anything above is a real achievement FFS !
Matthew Le God Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 17th would have been decent With 20 games left, Saints are only 6 points away from what was needed for 17th last season.
Dalek2003 Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 With 20 games left, Saints are only 6 points away from what was needed for 17th last season. Yes, as i said anything above 17th would be decent, but I doubt we will get promoted this season.
Matthew Le God Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 (edited) Yes, as i said anything above 17th would be decent, but I doubt we will get promoted this season. - It would take a massive collapse to even fall out of the play contention. Saints have 60 points left to play for and are only 25 behind the point total needed last season for 6th place. 6 wins, 7 draws and 7 defeats would do that from the remaining 20 games. - To come 10th as I've now seen you say in another thread would only need 17 points out of the 60 available based on last season. 4 wins, 5 draws, 11 defeats would do that from the remaining 20 games. I think you are failing to realise that given Saints already have 50 points, for them to drop down the table as you think it would need a catastrophic final 20 games as teams below will struggle to catch upto 50 points and then better what Saints pick up in the remaining games. Edited 22 January, 2012 by Matthew Le God
Crazy Diamond Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 I know it's already been denied but there are more reports of Mathias Jørgensen joining.
S-Clarke Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 I know it's already been denied but there are more reports of Mathias Jørgensen joining. Where you hearing these? TBH it was denied by the horses mouth!
Saint Garrett Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 I know it's already been denied but there are more reports of Mathias Jørgensen joining. Isn't this the bloke that Arsenal have been linked heavily to, and injured for about 6 months??
S-Clarke Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Isn't this the bloke that Arsenal have been linked heavily to, and injured for about 6 months?? Not just Arsenal. Chelsea, Byern, Ajax, Inter, Roma........and apparently saints??!?! I love the transfer window.
Avenue Saint Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Can't wait to see this Spurs lad in action, he's supposed to be unreal technically - but a couple of people I've spoken to are unsure how he can cope with the physical side of it. I'm excited about him also. To be fair, i still think with a run of games, de ridder can be very effective, come dangerous! Things shaping up nicely...
S-Clarke Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 I'm excited about him also. To be fair, i still think with a run of games, de ridder can be very effective, come dangerous! Things shaping up nicely... De Ridder was excellent in the 2 home Christmas fixtures IMO, and finally started to show his true form. Then he got injured....bit frustrating, but the quality is there.
Matthew Le God Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 Not just Arsenal. Chelsea, Byern, Ajax, Inter, Roma. It is PSV he has said he is talking to, so the interest from those others wasn't that strong (if at all). PSV aren't that good.
Avenue Saint Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 De Ridder was excellent in the 2 home Christmas fixtures IMO, and finally started to show his true form. Then he got injured....bit frustrating, but the quality is there. Agreed.
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 I know it's already been denied but there are more reports of Mathias Jørgensen joining. Where you hearing these? TBH it was denied by the horses mouth! Maybe he was trying to appease the Don by keeping it quiet with a denial?
S-Clarke Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 It is PSV he has said he is talking to, so the interest from those others wasn't that strong (if at all). PSV aren't that good. TBH he'd probably still go to PSV before us.
Matthew Le God Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 TBH he'd probably still go to PSV before us. I didn't say he wouldn't. Just that the press may link those big clubs with him, but it is telling that he is only talking to PSV.
Crazy Diamond Posted 22 January, 2012 Posted 22 January, 2012 His preference according to a report is PSV, but he wants to play in the Premier League. PSV have been tracking him for a long time, which he likes.
Saint-Armstrong Posted 23 January, 2012 Posted 23 January, 2012 Saints to go back and finally sign Sharp, £1.5m I was told the reason he didn't want to move this far South was at the time his wife was 7 months pregnant. http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/transfer-news/Transfer-gossip-Southampton-go-back-in-for-Billy-Sharp-Doncaster-striker-will-pay-1-5million-article856940.html
Wiggles31 Posted 24 January, 2012 Posted 24 January, 2012 Would be a hige signing if true (unlikely as its the mirror!). Sharp brings us something we don't have up front. He and Lambert would be a great partnership. Its clear he isn't going to Leciester.
CWD Posted 24 January, 2012 Posted 24 January, 2012 Considering the money we have (reportedly) been willing to splash out on Hooper, we'd be mad not to at least bid for Sharp at that price. Bargain.
Rebel Posted 24 January, 2012 Posted 24 January, 2012 Well Yago Falque was a waste of time based on last nights evidence. He may be technically brilliant but if he's not us to the speed and physicality of the Championship there is not much point. Can we send him back to Spurs I wonder?!
Rebel Posted 24 January, 2012 Posted 24 January, 2012 Here's a list of targets we should be after - and maybe could actually sign - Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, Adam Hammill, Sam Vokes, Matt Kilgallon, and maybe Charlie Austin.
Raging Bull Posted 24 January, 2012 Posted 24 January, 2012 Am I correct in thinking that Sharpe did actually want to come to us?
Glasgow_Saint Posted 24 January, 2012 Posted 24 January, 2012 Here's a list of targets we should be after - and maybe could actually sign - Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, Adam Hammill, Sam Vokes, Matt Kilgallon, and maybe Charlie Austin. We could rename ourselves too? Wolves B
beatlesaint Posted 24 January, 2012 Posted 24 January, 2012 Here's a list of targets we should be after - and maybe could actually sign - Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, Adam Hammill, Sam Vokes, Matt Kilgallon, and maybe Charlie Austin. You will get crucified for mentioning Adam Hammill on here, although I agree with you, he is proven in the league and my Barnsley supporting mate often says he was by far and away their best player. Be useful cover if we could get him on loan.
Saint Charlie Posted 24 January, 2012 Posted 24 January, 2012 When I asked if Sharp would be interested in the move the journalist who wrote the story said, 'Yes, it should progress quickly after last night'
Pilchards Posted 24 January, 2012 Posted 24 January, 2012 Am I correct in thinking that Sharpe did actually want to come to us? 100% yes he does. They spoke to him a week before Xmas and he said this is what I want a week to play for you. He's never heard a word since, but that was from the end of last week. I have no new updates as I've not seen the guy since then.
Ashley Grute Posted 24 January, 2012 Posted 24 January, 2012 If we signed Matt phillips, Billy Sharp and Curtis Davies, £12million -we would go up. Offer Punch as part of the deal for Phillips and Brum desperately need the money. £12mill is a hell of a lot of money, but not anywhere near as much as promotion!
shurlock Posted 24 January, 2012 Posted 24 January, 2012 If we signed Matt phillips, Billy Sharp and Curtis Davies, £12million -we would go up. Offer Punch as part of the deal for Phillips and Brum desperately need the money. £12mill is a hell of a lot of money, but not anywhere near as much as promotion! Wouldn't need anything like 12m to secure their services - much better players available for that money.
Saint Charlie Posted 24 January, 2012 Posted 24 January, 2012 If we signed Matt phillips, Billy Sharp and Curtis Davies, £12million -we would go up. Offer Punch as part of the deal for Phillips and Brum desperately need the money. £12mill is a hell of a lot of money, but not anywhere near as much as promotion!Cardiff had a bid of 500k turned down for Phillips yesterday. Not suprised!
DT Posted 24 January, 2012 Posted 24 January, 2012 Brighton after Michael Owen apparently. I thought Sharp was finally off to Leicester?
Ivan Katalinic's 'tache Posted 24 January, 2012 Posted 24 January, 2012 So, do we know yet whether Sharp was at the game last night? Which hotel do we usually use to store our intended purchases? Has anyone served breakfast to a Mr Sharp this morning? Or did he run screaming back up to Yorkshire, if he did take in our 'performance' last night?
Ashley Grute Posted 24 January, 2012 Posted 24 January, 2012 I dont think it is that simple but i think this is the sort of quality we need to get promoted.
SuperSAINT Posted 24 January, 2012 Posted 24 January, 2012 http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11682/7451737/Wigan-set-for-Maynard-talks (Not Saints related, but may as well keep tabs on it).
Lighthouse Posted 24 January, 2012 Posted 24 January, 2012 Here's a list of targets we should be after - and maybe could actually sign - Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, Adam Hammill, Sam Vokes, Matt Kilgallon, and maybe Charlie Austin. Christ on a bike, why are people so obsessed with Vokes? According to the Football League website he has scored 2 goals for Burnley this season and 1 in the League cup for Wolves. He can barely get into Burnley's side, so why would we want him. People are just obsessed because he is a Saints fan.
Saint Garrett Posted 24 January, 2012 Posted 24 January, 2012 Well Yago Falque was a waste of time based on last nights evidence. He may be technically brilliant but if he's not us to the speed and physicality of the Championship there is not much point. Can we send him back to Spurs I wonder?!1 game. That is all.
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