Lambert to West Ham Rumour

[del boy]

http://www.sportsdirectnews.com/football-news/37911-hammers-reveal-transfer-window-plans.php#.UsrAZHn259I

 

A source told us exclusively: "We are moving heaven and earth to get a top striker in along and are also in tallks with Southampton over a possible deal for Rickie Lambert. We also need a central defender given the injury crisis we are suffering."

 

 

 

 

[dubai_phil]

WHU have made a MASSIVE statement of intent at the start of this transfer window.

 

They've brought in a Wolves player on loan.............

[Pastor Patrón]

He's 32 next month, it'd be a great deal for everyone as long as the right replacement is bought.

[jasoneuelllfanclub]

  del boy said:

http://www.sportsdirectnews.com/football-news/37911-hammers-reveal-transfer-window-plans.php#.UsrAZHn259I

 

A source told us exclusively: "We are moving heaven and earth to get a top striker in along and are also in tallks with Southampton over a possible deal for Rickie Lambert. We also need a central defender given the injury crisis we are suffering."

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same website who reported Wayne Rooney was signing for Newcastle once upon a time. Also that quoted source sounds like something a spotty teenage ITK agent wannabe on twitter would write

[Window Cleaner]

  del boy said:

http://www.sportsdirectnews.com/football-news/37911-hammers-reveal-transfer-window-plans.php#.UsrAZHn259I

 

A source told us exclusively: "We are moving heaven and earth to get a top striker in along and are also in tallks with Southampton over a possible deal for Rickie Lambert. We also need a central defender given the injury crisis we are suffering."

 

 

 

 

 

Well that's badly worded then isn't it. Trying to get a top striker and also in talks with Saints over Rickie Lambert, implies that he isn't a top striker doesn't it ?

[Mr Saints]

Apparently they are close to signing Lacina Traore on loan, he's a target man, good player.

 

Oh, and they've signed Roger Johnson.

[St Chalet]

It sounds like WHU are prepared to offer strong money and it sounds like a good deal. However I think it will have a big impact on our season as I don't think we can replace RL easily in January.

 

On balance, I'd decline their offer.

[Colinjb]

  adriansfc said:

Like the way people just say 'assuming we find a replacement'. We spent £15m on a good player, but he's nowhere near Lambert's use. You're losing commitment, strength, technique, touch, passing, penalties, set pieces and a great role model. Not exactly easily replaceable, and impossible in the January window.

 

I see it like this too.

[BARCELONASAINT]

This is how i see it.....Saints are not interested in selling RL. However if WH were to make us a silly offer and give RL a big last pay day i think the club might be inclined to say to Rickie that they will not stand in his way if its what he wants out of respect for the service he has given us. I think the club would put the ball firmly in Rickies court....for the club its a win win situation....they are not seen to force Rickie out, indeed the opposite and they get a decent fee.

The downside is off course we lose a very influential player on the pitch and off!

[Sergei Gotsmanov]

  Mr Saints said:

Apparently they are close to signing Lacina Traore on loan, he's a target man, good player.

 

Oh, and they've signed Roger Johnson.

 

What the South Today News reader?

[DT]

  St Chalet said:

It sounds like WHU are prepared to offer strong money and it sounds like a good deal. However I think it will have a big impact on our season as I don't think we can replace RL easily in January.

 

On balance, I'd decline their offer.

So would I, but the player might not. Watch him move and suddenly score every week

[Mr Saints]

  Sergei Gotsmanov said:

What the South Today News reader?

 

I didn't know Lacina Traore was on South Today?

[shurlock]

  Mr Saints said:

Apparently they are close to signing Lacina Traore on loan, he's a target man, good player.

 

Oh, and they've signed Roger Johnson.

 

Good to see Big Sam is looking to the slick passing game to get them out of trouble.

 

Is he the Ivorian Kevin Francis?

Edited 6 January, 2014 by shurlock

[Mowgli]

We cannot sell Rickie. £8m will not get you a replacement anywhere near as good a him. He may not score quite so many goals these days but Jay and Adam benefit from his work deeper on the pitch.

[Sergei Gotsmanov]

  Mr Saints said:

I didn't know Lacina Traore was on South Today?

 

Roger Johnston

[charliegeorgesflymo]

  Sergei Gotsmanov said:

What the South Today News reader?

He's big league now - gone to main BBC weekend breakfast as anchor.

[Sergei Gotsmanov]

  charliegeorgesflymo said:

He's big league now - gone to main BBC weekend breakfast as anchor.

 

What wage demands too unrealistic

[ottery st mary]

  adriansfc said:

Like the way people just say 'assuming we find a replacement'. We spent £15m on a good player, but he's nowhere near Lambert's use. You're losing commitment, strength, technique, touch, passing, penalties, set pieces and a great role model. Not exactly easily replaceable, and impossible in the January window.

 

Totally agree..

 

Hopefully RL stays with the mighty Saints.

[Viking Warrior]

I was more concerned about 5 lives other report re moyes .

 

Apparently he said that they were unlikely to be spending money in this transfer window and the player they want is not available during this transfer window ? Now who could he be referring to Adam , or Luke ?

[svetigpung]

  Mowgli said:

We cannot sell Rickie. £8m will not get you a replacement anywhere near as good a him. He may not score quite so many goals these days but Jay and Adam benefit from his work deeper on the pitch.

 

Exactly...hope we convince RL to stay.

 

A struggling WHU (soon playing Championship football) wont help his England chances either.

[sotonist]

  Mowgli said:

We cannot sell Rickie. £8m will not get you a replacement anywhere near as good a him. He may not score quite so many goals these days but Jay and Adam benefit from his work deeper on the pitch.

 

£8m wouldn't get you the same player you already have after agents have taken their pound of flesh.

[teacher]

I think that Rickie will only leave if playing for Southampton hinders his England chances.

[Pastor Patrón]

  Mowgli said:

We cannot sell Rickie. £8m will not get you a replacement anywhere near as good a him.

 

But he cost £1m so that doesn't really make sense? He's a great player but lets not pretend he's some once in a generation miracle.

[Dalek2003]

  St Chalet said:

It sounds like WHU are prepared to offer strong money and it sounds like a good deal. However I think it will have a big impact on our season as I don't think we can replace RL easily in January.

 

On balance, I'd decline their offer.

 

It would be madness to sell RL. He has a lot of goals in him yet and I am sure we will need him as I am not confident in Osvaldo. Would be different if our other forwards were having consistent belters, but they are not.

[badgerx16]

  Pastor Patrón said:

But he cost £1m so that doesn't really make sense? He's a great player but lets not pretend he's some once in a generation miracle.

 

Take a look around League 1 and find another striker we could buy for the same price that would score regularly in the Prem and get picked for England. What we paid for him is irrelevant, it's what he is currently worth to the team that is the season defining point.

[Pastor Patrón]

  badgerx16 said:

Take a look around League 1 and find another striker we could buy for the same price that would score regularly in the Prem and get picked for England. What we paid for him is irrelevant, it's what he is currently worth to the team that is the season defining point.

 

No, it's not my job to, I'm not a football scout and since none of the proposed signings could be validated either way it'd be utterly pointless. What we paid for him is entirely relevant as it shows you don't have to blow the bank to get a good player.

[Glasgow_Saint]

  Pastor Patrón said:

No, it's not my job to, I'm not a football scout and since none of the proposed signings could be validated either way it'd be utterly pointless. What we paid for him is entirely relevant as it shows you don't have to blow the bank to get a good player.

 

Look at our best signings over the last few years. They have 2 things in common.... 1) good price & 2) played in the English leagues before

 

Not sure why Nicola persists with expensive Italian flops

[Pastor Patrón]

  Glasgow_Saint said:

Look at our best signings over the last few years. They have 2 things in common.... 1) good price & 2) played in the English leagues before

 

Not sure why Nicola persists with expensive Italian flops

 

Indeed, I was roundly mocked for suggesting Rhodes would be a good signing in the summer as signing players from the lower leagues is beneath us now. Then when we do sign expensive flops you're not allowed to criticise them as they cost lots of money so are clearly really good and we've just been blinded by our days struggling in the lower leagues and aren't used to seeing such quality footballers.

[shurlock]

  Pastor Patrón said:

Indeed, I was roundly mocked for suggesting Rhodes would be a good signing in the summer as signing players from the lower leagues is beneath us now. Then when we do sign expensive flops you're not allowed to criticise them as they cost lots of money so are clearly really good and we've just been blinded by our days struggling in the lower leagues and aren't used to seeing such quality footballers.

 

I have absolutely no interest in what you post. Ever. I only want to know why you have some Asian bloke as your avatar?

[shirleysfc]

  Glasgow_Saint said:

Look at our best signings over the last few years. They have 2 things in common.... 1) good price & 2) played in the English leagues before

 

Not sure why Nicola persists with expensive Italian flops

 

Lovren, Wanyama, Boruc...

[Pastor Patrón]

  shurlock said:

I have absolutely no interest in what you post. Ever. I only want to know why you have some Asian bloke as your avatar?

 

I've never even noticed you posting on here which is quite some achievement for someone with over 6 thousand posts, do you have a new avatar or something?

[shurlock]

  Pastor Patrón said:

I've never even noticed you posting on here which is quite some achievement for someone with over 6 thousand posts, do you have a new avatar or something?

 

So who is it- a jilted ex?

 

We can go then back and be ships in the night.

[Barry Sanchez]

I get mocked for wanting Gary Hooper.

Edited 6 January, 2014 by Barry Sanchez

[Batman]

[QU OTE=Barry Sanchez;1849404]I get mocked for wanting Gary Hoope.

And RvW?

[DuncanRG]

  shurlock said:

I have absolutely no interest in what you post. Ever. I only want to know why you have some Asian bloke as your avatar?

 

If I'm not mistaken that's Aziz Ansari, who stars in Parks & Recreation. He's very funny

[shurlock]

  DuncanRG said:

If I'm not mistaken that's Aziz Ansari, who stars in Parks & Recreation. He's very funny

 

And I thought it was Faisal Islam, Channel 4's economic correspondent.

 

Says so much for my socio-cultural references

[Pastor Patrón]

  shurlock said:

So who is it- a jilted ex?

 

We can go then back and be ships in the night.

 

I feel like the parental thing to do would be to not tell you until I'm convinced you've adopted a more polite and genteel tone.

[Barry Sanchez]

  Batman said:

[QU OTE=Barry Sanchez;1849404]I get mocked for wanting Gary Hoope.

And RvW?

 

For RVW see Osvaldo but half the price.

[Jez]

  Viking Warrior said:

I was more concerned about 5 lives other report re moyes .

 

Apparently he said that they were unlikely to be spending money in this transfer window and the player they want is not available during this transfer window ? Now who could he be referring to Adam , or Luke ?

 

Lallana has been offered £85k a week at Man Utd. Dan Harding's father-in-law told me so. Don't know how without a bid made/agreed for the player, but I get the feeling that doesn't really matter these days (unofficially)

[Graffito]

  Batman said:

[QU OTE=Barry Sanchez;1849404]I get mocked for wanting Gary Hoope.

And RvW?

 

Van Wolfswinkle. Not quite the dog's b0llocks.

[DuncanRG]

  Jez said:

Lallana has been offered £85k a week at Man Utd. Dan Harding's father-in-law told me so. Don't know how without a bid made/agreed for the player, but I get the feeling that doesn't really matter these days (unofficially)

 

Is it worth asking how on earth Dan Harding's father-in-law knows about it?

 

It's certainly interesting that Moyes has said in plain terms that the player they want isn't available. He must have got a very firm no. And as tough as Cortese might be, I can't imagine he'd give up that quickly with Southampton or that Lallana or Shaw would be the one player he's after.

Edited 6 January, 2014 by DuncanRG

[Smirking_Saint]

  Barry Sanchez said:

I get mocked for wanting Gary Hooper.

 

Id of taken Hooper, still think that Ossie will be ok. We seem to have an issue creating, we need to take more chsnces instead of overdoing the keep ball.

[angelman]

  Barry Sanchez said:

For RVW see Osvaldo but half the price.

 

RVW - £8.8m - 1 goal

PDO - £13.0m - 3 goals

[CB Fry]

  DuncanRG said:

Is it worth asking how on earth Dan Harding's father-in-law knows about it?

 

It's certainly interesting that Moyes has said in plain terms that the player they want isn't available. He must have got a very firm no. And as tough as Cortese might be, I can't imagine he'd give up that quickly with Southampton or that Lallana or Shaw would be the one player he's after.

 

Dan Harding's father in law definitely knows someone that used to be a steward at the Dell. He was down there for years, he was.

[Saint Benali]

  ottery st mary said:

Whatever the future holds for Saints players coming and going:rolleyes:

 

I am convinced more each day that some of my fellow posters are not just WUM but non Saints supporters.

 

A little group of naughty boyz certainly want us to lose each game..

 

Totally slag off our players and staff:x

 

Show total disrespect to the real supporters.

 

Run to the mods every five minutes:mcinnes: when challenged:mcinnes:

 

Very frustrating not to call them names:D

 

I suppose they can crack one off with their silly little games.

 

Like me their are more and more posters turning away from these Waaaankers:(

 

Totally agree, anyone who is so negative and critical about everything has to be a non Saints fan. It does not make sense at all as the whole point of being a supporter is to support. I think the mods really do need to pull their finger out now and come down hard on these people as quite frankly every thread is the same now. Infested with the same 2 or 3 people who try and come across like they know everything about the club (even though they never go to any games ever). If it stays like this I will be one of them.

[Viking Warrior]

OTM I totally agree with all you say

 

But particularly the following comment

Run to the mods every five minutes when challenged

[Pastor Patrón]

  Saint Benali said:

Totally agree, anyone who is so negative and critical about everything has to be a non Saints fan. It does not make sense at all as the whole point of being a supporter is to support. I think the mods really do need to pull their finger out now and come down hard on these people as quite frankly every thread is the same now. Infested with the same 2 or 3 people who try and come across like they know everything about the club (even though they never go to any games ever). If it stays like this I will be one of them.

 

It's filled more with people moaning about people tbh.

[pap]

News flash, peeps.

 

Some people are here for the wind up. Not my permanent state of affairs, and truth be told, not many other posters' either, but it happens.

 

There are two ways to deal with this:-

 

A) get wound up.

B) enjoy a hot beverage and enjoy watching others get wound up. The hot beverage is optional.

 

I'm normally a B) man.

[Dig Dig]

  pap said:

News flash, peeps.

 

Some people are here for the wind up. Not my permanent state of affairs, and truth be told, not many other posters' either, but it happens.

 

There are two ways to deal with this:-

 

A) get wound up.

B) enjoy a hot beverage and enjoy watching others get wound up. The hot beverage is optional.

 

I'm normally a B) man.

 

The worst posts to read are the 5-10 posts which follow every wum post.

[jasonb]

  Dig Dig said:

The worst posts to read are the 5-10 posts which follow every wum post.

 

I think a lot of people who frequent this tiny corner of cyberspace would feel relieved if saintsweb just vanished one day.

 

Kaput!

 

The sad WUMs would contemplate taking their own lives (if they had one I take).

 

For the rest of us the suffering would be over. It's like watching a dying relative in hospital. You force yourself to go up and see them, knowing its a lost cause, trying to keep your/their spirits up. But in the end death beckons us all.

 

You wouldn't let a dog suffer like this FFS