S-Clarke Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 maybe he is peed off he never got an England call up..... Wouldn't have made any difference if he was playing for another team though, there are players ahead of him such as Crouch, Sturridge etc. To be fair, he'd never have been considered if it wasn't for Norwich - so it's a bit **** what he's done. Wonder if this will rock the boat at Norwich? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSixty Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 Negotiating tactic from Holt, he'll be going nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint in winchester Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 Whenever I've seen him on the telly, I've thought he was decent. Reminds me a bit of Reginald D Hunter, which is a good thing. Hahaha. Maybe we should just sign up Reginald D Hunter! At least he could tell a few stories in his drawl if play is up the other end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 Peinner, Jarivs, Adam Johnson, Jay Rodriguez.....wow, if this is the calbire of players we're looking at then that's exciting. I just hope it's not all talk again, and we actually sign them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 Peinner, Jarivs, Adam Johnson, Jay Rodriguez.....wow, if this is the calbire of players we're looking at then that's exciting. I just hope it's not all talk again, and we actually sign them! we won't..we will sign steady players and people will be going mental saying X, Y or Z is not good enough..they will then show that they are...ETC ETC ETC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the saint in winchester Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 maybe he (Grant Holt) is peed off he never got an England call up..... that's the way I would read it, too. He thinks he needs to get out of the backwaters in Norfolk and into a higher profile Prem club where Hodgson will see him play regularly. Could be wrong, of course. I think he should stay put and public opinion will sway Hodgson sooner or later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 I`m sure that this has been posted elsewhere, but has anyone seen this guy? Genuine? WUM? Football Agent South [h=2]@South_Agent[/h]Football Agent - Inside transfer gossip from Southampton, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Sunderland, Portsmouth, Tottenham, & more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 i`m sure that this has been posted elsewhere, but has anyone seen this guy? Genuine? Wum? Football agent south [h=2]@south_agent[/h]football agent - inside transfer gossip from southampton, manchester city, newcastle united, sunderland, portsmouth, tottenham, & more. wum wum wum wum wum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 Peinner, Jarivs, Adam Johnson, Jay Rodriguez.....wow, if this is the calbire of players we're looking at then that's exciting. I just hope it's not all talk again, and we actually sign them! J-Rod maybe. The others, dream on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 Peinner, Jarivs, Adam Johnson, Jay Rodriguez.....wow, if this is the calbire of players we're looking at then that's exciting. I just hope it's not all talk again, and we actually sign them! Wages will be the deal breaker, even on the off chance they would think of coming here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 J-Rod maybe. The others, dream on. Why "dream on"? Especially in the case of Matthew Jarvis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 Is that for real? What an ungrateful cvnt!why is he ungrateful? He got them promotion and kept them up. He's 31 and wants his pay day. Norwich clearly are not going to repeat previous mistakes with wages so can't offer what he can get elsewhere. Everton or whoever will have offered to double is wages and who the hell wouldn't move for a wage rise like that? He owes Norwich nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSaint Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 Also at 31 this is probably his last chance for a real payday. On the other hand if Norwich don't have to sell they can just say no and reject all bids, Holt isn't really at an age where he can afford to spend a season sulking and not trying in the hopes he may get his way. Could just be trying to get a better contract though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 Apparently his transfer request has nothing to do with an approach from another club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 Apparently his transfer request has nothing to do with an approach from another club. ...no of course not, they seldom do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 Apparently his transfer request has nothing to do with an approach from another club. Hes been offered £80k per week to join Anelka at Shanghai Shenhua F.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 Why "dream on"? Especially in the case of Matthew Jarvis. I was more pointing toward the Pieenar and Johnson. Absolutely ridiculous to think we'd have any chance of signing them on our first season back in the top flight. And I think Jarvis is a real longshot. Apparently top 10 sides will be in for him, and the sort of prices being chucked around are massive. You think we're going to be signing £7-8m players? And paying £35-40k a week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 I was more pointing toward the Pieenar and Johnson. Absolutely ridiculous to think we'd have any chance of signing them on our first season back in the top flight. And I think Jarvis is a real longshot. Apparently top 10 sides will be in for him, and the sort of prices being chucked around are massive. You think we're going to be signing £7-8m players? And paying £35-40k a week? MLG thinks we will sign Pieenar and Johnson??? that boy cracks me up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 I was more pointing toward the Pieenar and Johnson. Absolutely ridiculous to think we'd have any chance of signing them on our first season back in the top flight. And I think Jarvis is a real longshot. Apparently top 10 sides will be in for him, and the sort of prices being chucked around are massive. You think we're going to be signing £7-8m players? And paying £35-40k a week? We'll have to eventually. Those are fairly standard fee's and wages for good prem players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 Wages will be the deal breaker, even on the off chance they would think of coming here. This is also true in the world of Football Manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 (edited) You think we're going to be signing £7-8m players? And paying £35-40k a week? Why is that so hard to believe? It appears Saints made bids not far short of that (transfer fee wise) for Rodriguez and Hooper whilst in the Championship, without Premier League TV money to call on. Those kinds of transfer fees and wages are quite common for mid table Premier League sides. Edited 18 May, 2012 by Matthew Le God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNSUN Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 My missus is massively in love with David Bentley, after she met him when he played for Norwich. (I'd question her judgement but then she is with me after all...) I'd love it if we signed him as I'd never have to persuade her to come to St Mary's ever again! He's a good player too, would sort the right midfield spot out, but I'd suggest he's destined for a mid-table Prem team. I'm loving the names we're linking ourselves with on here, but I reckon our first signing will bring us back to earth with a bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 Holt situation has shocked me a bit, seems quite disloyal of him tbh considering they took him from Shrewsbury to the Premier League in a few seasons... He's probably been tapped up by the same team that Lambert's going to. Adam Johnson would be an absolutely incredible signing, but I doubt he'd want to come to us. Maybe on loan for a few months to try and force his way back into the Citeh squad but probably not on a permanent. Still, if we do end up signing him it would be a massive, massive coup. This rumour seems like a load of sh!te though. David Bentley had a distinctly average season at West Ham, struggled with injuries and was inconsistent. Doesn't seem like the kind of player we'd sign tbh. Pienaar, like Johnson, would be a fantastic signing. Still, he's hero-worshipped at Goodison and if they want him then he'll want to go back there. Would be ecstatic if we got him though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 18 May, 2012 Share Posted 18 May, 2012 Oh, and I keep hearing rumours about us signing Jordan Willis from Coventry. Is he the debutant who was marking SRL on the last day of the season? Thought he was alright, room to improve though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 I was more pointing toward the Pieenar and Johnson. Absolutely ridiculous to think we'd have any chance of signing them on our first season back in the top flight. And I think Jarvis is a real longshot. Apparently top 10 sides will be in for him, and the sort of prices being chucked around are massive. You think we're going to be signing £7-8m players? And paying £35-40k a week? I reckon Lambert and Lallana are probably on 30k now, after promotion. So yes I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Klasnic available on a free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Craig Gordon released by Sunderland. cost them 9m a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itchen_dan Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Craig Gordon released by Sunderland. cost them 9m a few years ago. Take him in a heartbeat on a free transfer. Needs a fresh start and would excel down here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWD Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Craig Gordon yes please. May have lost a bit of form over the last couple of years, but would be great competition for Kelvin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS1980 Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Craig Gordon released by Sunderland. cost them 9m a few years ago. Celtic favourites with bookies to sign him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmore Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Craig Gordon yes please. May have lost a bit of form over the last couple of years, but would be great competition for Kelvin. Also ever so slightly injury prone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchards Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 I reckon Lambert and Lallana are probably on 30k now, after promotion. So yes I do. Nobody is until they sign a new contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilchards Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Pretty sure we have our keeper lined up. Always said Kasper was our no 1 choice and I reckon 4m will swing it, Watching Leicester to see if they bring one in. I see they spent big on a non league player which suggests they have money to spend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Pretty sure we have our keeper lined up. Always said Kasper was our no 1 choice and I reckon 4m will swing it, Watching Leicester to see if they bring one in. I see they spent big on a non league player which suggests they have money to spend. For £4m, I'd rather we tried for Butland at Brum, and we might still have some change left. Kasper is of course a good GK, but I think his reputation and value is enhanced by his surname, how highly might he be rated if it was Smith or Arkwright ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-Armstrong Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 For £4m, I'd rather we tried for Butland at Brum, and we might still have some change left. Kasper is of course a good GK, but I think his reputation and value is enhanced by his surname, how highly might he be rated if it was Smith or Arkwright ? I've seen Butland play quite a few times and I have never been impressed. I remember watching Local side Southend United play Cheltenham here on a Friday night and he was absolutely all over the place. He was at fault for all 4 goals, he was an absolute shambles. From kicking, to saves, to claiming crosses, everything was abysmal. Although this was just one game, I do think he is over-rated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 I've seen Butland play quite a few times and I have never been impressed. I remember watching Local side Southend United play Cheltenham here on a Friday night and he was absolutely all over the place. He was at fault for all 4 goals, he was an absolute shambles. From kicking, to saves, to claiming crosses, everything was abysmal. Although this was just one game, I do think he is over-rated. Interesting. Living in Cheltenham, many locals here would disagree with you.As do 'Woy' and the England set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatlesaint Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Nobody is until they sign a new contract. I dont follow, surely there could be a clause in the contracts they signed last year which stipulates a pay rise of X % upon reaching The Premiership, much the same as there is often a thing nowadays where there is a salary cut upon relegation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dibden Purlieu Saint Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Nobody is until they sign a new contract. Not necessarily, promotion contract clauses can lift wages without signing a new deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Nobody is until they sign a new contract. really...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 My missus is massively in love with David Bentley, after she met him when he played for Norwich. (I'd question her judgement but then she is with me after all...) I'd love it if we signed him as I'd never have to persuade her to come to St Mary's ever again! He's a good player too, would sort the right midfield spot out, but I'd suggest he's destined for a mid-table Prem team. I'm loving the names we're linking ourselves with on here, but I reckon our first signing will bring us back to earth with a bump. Usual TSW nonsense of course. This time last year people were on about us signing Scott Parker and Shay Given. The only people who will be brought down to earth are the clowns who actually believe half the stuff on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Gordon is great for free. Surprised he's been released, good keeper with his prime ahead. Won't find a better value keeper than that. If he can stay fit!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkish Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Why do you take the most over the top posts of a tiny minority of people and suggest the entire forum is thinking that way? Read it again. "the only people who will be brought back to earth are the clowns who actually believe half of the stuff on here" That was aimed at you. If you think we are going to sign Adam frigging Johnson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 We need 2 keepers with Bart leaving. Guess he didn't want to be 3rd choice but that's what we needed him for. For any criticism of him an any poor form, he's 1000 times better than Forecast. Still curious as to his actual level, be interesting to see whether he or Pompey end up lower. More to the point it appears the club did not want him to be 3rd choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearsy Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Who is most longest serving now Bart is gone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgiesaint Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Gordon is great for free. Surprised he's been released, good keeper with his prime ahead. Won't find a better value keeper than that. Has been very injury prone at Sunderland but definately worth a look, especially on a free. He will be a very, very good keeper if someone can get him fit and keep him injury free. Having met him just before he left Hearts to join Sunderland, he could do with working on a few weights to just bulk up a bit, whether that would be enough to help get over some of his problems - who know's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wireframebox Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Craig Gordon has left Sunderland. HCDAJFU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Garrett Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Who is most longest serving now Bart is gone? Lallana/Davis or Schneiderlin. Think it's Lallana though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 (edited) Lallana/Davis or Schneiderlin. Think it's Lallana though. Lallana has been here longer, Davis made his debut first. Both beat Morgan by about 2 years. Edited 19 May, 2012 by Lighthouse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Le God Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Who is most longest serving now Bart is gone? What is your definition of "longest serving"? From their first 1st team appearance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgow_Saint Posted 19 May, 2012 Share Posted 19 May, 2012 Who is most longest serving now Bart is gone? Lallana? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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