buctootim Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 Gaston always looks as though he spent the night on a park bench after a particularly rough bottle of meths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Mikey Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 Gaston always looks as though he spent the night on a park bench after a particularly rough bottle of meths. Is there a decent vintage of meths you could recommend then?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 Is there a decent vintage of meths you could recommend then?! This. Avoid the purple stuff, not enough bouquet and some harsh notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 This. Avoid the purple stuff, not enough bouquet and some harsh notes. I find this goes well with a white meat, served slightly chilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torres Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 No it gives compression and pumps ice cold water around the injury. Send my thanks to your wife for that info ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 My ex Fleet Air Arm colleague used to recommend this stuff, after filtering through a pair of nylon stockings and preferably ones that had not been washed for a couple of weeks. I believe it has a slightly nutty taste with a suspicion of ladies toilets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surman11 Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 3-4 weeks out for Dejan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 3-4 weeks out for Dejan Better than I was expecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 http://hns-cff.hr/news/3320/lovren-nekoliko-tjedana-izvan-terena/ Croatian defender Dejan Lovren representative will be out for several weeks due to an ankle injury sustained in the match with Sunderland. Lovrenovo visit started at Sunderland's great - scored a nice goal for 2-0 Southampton, but the defense broke the mood and Lovren and team. Southampton dropped comfortable lead and had to settle for one point, and Burke in the final match left the pitch on a stretcher after being injured in a duel with Craig Gardner. Views showed distortion due to an ankle that Burke will wear a protective boot for walking, and the field will be 3-4 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Patrik Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 3-4 weeks out... hm I really hope MP can get a defender in on loan or perhaps buy another defender since Fonte/Yoshida or Fonte/Jos is not really a PL standard pairing..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 (edited) 3-4 weeks out... hm I really hope MP can get a defender in on loan or perhaps buy another defender since Fonte/Yoshida or Fonte/Jos is not really a PL standard pairing..... Its doubtful whether we could could get a real improvement in on loan (who would be available?) and even if we did getting them up to speed on tactics and forging an understanding with the rest of defence would take far longer than 4 weeks. Yoshida and Jos may not be top PL quality but they know our drills and just need to play. Edited 21 January, 2014 by buctootim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studentsaint Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 Great news for arsenal fans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 3-4 weeks out... hm I really hope MP can get a defender in on loan or perhaps buy another defender since Fonte/Yoshida or Fonte/Jos is not really a PL standard pairing..... Without that, Arsenal will tear us a new one (again) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 3-4 weeks out... hm I really hope MP can get a defender in on loan or perhaps buy another defender since Fonte/Yoshida or Fonte/Jos is not really a PL standard pairing..... Could we outbid Man Utd perhaps...? http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/manchester-united-given-hope-signing-cagliari-defender-davide-astori-1433107 Manchester United have been encouraged in their pursuit of signing Cagliari defender Davide Astori after the Italian club's president Massimo Cellino admitted the centre-half can leave for cheap in the ongoing transfer window. The Italian international has been linked with a move to Old Trafford and has been monitored by United manager David Moyes, who was in attendance during Juventus' 4-1 victory over Cagliari. The former Everton boss has been closely watching his transfer targets from both clubs. The 27-year-old has started in 18 league games for the Serie A outfit. Cellino claims that Astori could follow Radja Nainggolan, who was signed by AS Roma on loan for €3m until the end of the season and could join them on a permanent deal for €6m in the summer. Cagliari president admitted that there were offers for Nainggolan's services from clubs across Italy and Europe for his services, but was forced to leave the club and join Roma in January. Cellino hinted that Astori could also be allowed to leave in the mid-season transfer window. "If tomorrow I was asked about Astori or others, I would let them go. I cannot protect my boys and so I could give them all away, as was the case for Nainggolan," Cellino said, as quoted by Goal.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 Needed a new CB anyway, more so now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saints foreva Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 Great, Yoshida or Jos for the next four weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhari Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 Could we outbid Man Utd perhaps...? http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/manchester-united-given-hope-signing-cagliari-defender-davide-astori-1433107 At that money we surely have to go after him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 Great, Yoshida or Jos for the next four weeks. Plus Feb fixtures have lots of realistic points on offer. Crazy really for a PL team to have such poor squad depth in key areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmacian_saint Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 Plus Feb fixtures have lots of realistic points on offer. Crazy really for a PL team to have such poor squad depth in key areas. Who can you convince to come to Southampton and be "a decent back-up" then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Charlie Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 Who can you convince to come to Southampton and be "a decent back-up" then? Back up to who? We only have two central defenders of any quality. Would be easy to convince good players to join. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 At that money we surely have to go after him? You'd have thought so, wouldn't you. But am doubtful we could outbid Man Utd and/or persuade Astori to choose l'il ol' Southampton over the mighty Red Devils... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 Great, Yoshida or Jos for the next four weeks. Or Yoshi AND Jos if Fonte gets a knock... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicestersaint Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 This is really bad news - Lovren is vital to the defence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 At least it's not season ending, could have been bad. But yeah, we now need a CB pretty sharpish in order to stop our season petering out pointlessly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 Wonder if Wanyama will be put in as CB and keep Cork in midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 I don't actually think Jos is that bad. Not a first choice but he will do a job for a couple of weeks. He made a mistake against Newcastle but other than that managed to keep a very good attacking side quiet at home. Same at Arsenal, where neither goal was anything to do with him. With decent players around him he is alright. The problems start when you add Gazza and Fox into the equation, who are a liability IMO. I don't get the perception of Yoshi as being poor either. He was a very good defender last year and his reputation seems to have been destroyed despite barely playing. I don't think we have a problem at CB personally. I'm more concerned about our #2 LB and keeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 Why are we all assuming that's correct? We had several ITKs suggesting a shorter period yet that has been disregarded in favour of some dodgy Croatian article....or am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Clarke Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 Wonder if Wanyama will be put in as CB and keep Cork in midfield. Or we could just bring in a CB! Wanyama is a midfidler exclusively if we're honest, not really a fan of square pegs in round holes. We had that for years under the likes of Burley etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 Or we could just bring in a CB! No offence but I think you're missing the point. Yes we probably need a CB upgrade for the longer term but no matter who we bring in it would be unreasonable to put them straight into the team and expect them to perform better than Jos or Yoshida or Wanyama straight away. Wanyama has played at CB for both Celtic and Kenya. The best short term option is to go with what we have imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 I don't actually think Jos is that bad. Not a first choice but he will do a job for a couple of weeks. He made a mistake against Newcastle but other than that managed to keep a very good attacking side quiet at home. Same at Arsenal, where neither goal was anything to do with him. With decent players around him he is alright. The problems start when you add Gazza and Fox into the equation, who are a liability IMO. I don't get the perception of Yoshi as being poor either. He was a very good defender last year and his reputation seems to have been destroyed despite barely playing. I don't think we have a problem at CB personally. I'm more concerned about our #2 LB and keeper. He is bloody terrible...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Saint Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 4 weeks is not so bad. I just hope we get another easy draw in the FA cup to cover his absence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suhari Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 If we take the same model as we applied in the summer - that signings should improve the first team squad (ignoring any debate about whether Ossie actually has....it was clear that it was intended he would), then Astori, at that price would be great business. We could get him: why would he sign for a mid-table club like Man U with a negative manager rather than an upcoming future powerhouse. C'mon NC, sell him The Project. ...oh, yeah......umm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 I doubt it will have any effect on us finishing anywhere other than 9th to be honest. No point buying a centre back who might be a bit better than Jos or Yosh just because Lovren is out. Any centre back we do buy needs to be good enough to get in the first team when everyone is fit. In any case, Fonte and Yoshi should be fine as long as Boruc and Shaw are around. People seem to forget that we had a decent defence for much of last season without Lovren. If a CB is available who is at a similar level to Lovren then great. If not, it can wait to the summer. Three top quality recruits (GK, CB, AM) and no unwanted departures and we would be significantly closer to the top four IMO. As it is, we could sign just about anyone and it would be hard to close the gap on the likes of Everton and Spurs at this stage. Likewise, the teams below us have little chance of catching us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pap Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 Gaston always looks as though he spent the night on a park bench after a particularly rough bottle of meths. Source: decades-worth of comparisons from Tim's mirror each morning. /ducks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danbert Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 He is bloody terrible...... This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Crab Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 If I was Gaston, where Dejan has his hand would be seriously worrying me!!! Why? Worried you'd get a boner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 Didn't we beat man city, Chelsea and Liverpool and draw with arsenal without lovren last season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Crab Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 Didn't we beat man city, Chelsea and Liverpool and draw with arsenal without lovren last season? We did, but none of them were trying win the league last season. For some reason this season they're putting a bit more effort in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalek2003 Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 Wonder if Wanyama will be put in as CB and keep Cork in midfield. If Wanyama is ready, this could work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 Didn't we beat man city, Chelsea and Liverpool and draw with arsenal without lovren last season? Yes, with the much maligned Hooiveld in the team. With Boruc and Shaw around him, he is adequate back up. The problems come with Fox and Gazza/Kelvin, like Newcastle last year or Spurs this year. Keep them away from the side and Jos is okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Munster Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 Hopefully Lovren will be back for the important 5th round FA cup game (the PL games in between are just a distraction). Assuming we get past Yeovil, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlakeySFC Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 Like to take this opportunity to point out I said Lovren would be out for 3 weeks in a thread on the 18th http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?48656-Post-Match-Reaction-Sunderland-2-2-SAINTS&p=1860682#post1860682 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 Like to take this opportunity to point out I said Lovren would be out for 3 weeks in a thread on the 18th http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?48656-Post-Match-Reaction-Sunderland-2-2-SAINTS&p=1860682#post1860682 2 things here... 1. It hadnt been diagnosed properly on the 18th 2. 3-4 weels is the benchmark to most ankle sprains Lets just see what happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 21 January, 2014 Share Posted 21 January, 2014 We did, but none of them were trying win the league last season. For some reason this season they're putting a bit more effort in. Even "without trying" to win league, they were better than Yeovil, Fulham, stoke, west ham and crystal palace are now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studentsaint Posted 22 January, 2014 Share Posted 22 January, 2014 Coates of Liverpool is being allowed to leave on loan and currently former club nacional are the likely destination. I think we would be good for his world cup hopes and he would be good for us whilst lovren is out and fighting for a place for the rest of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Sanchez Posted 22 January, 2014 Share Posted 22 January, 2014 Coates of Liverpool is being allowed to leave on loan and currently former club nacional are the likely destination. I think we would be good for his world cup hopes and he would be good for us whilst lovren is out and fighting for a place for the rest of the season. Coates is awful hence him leaving, he must be as Liverpool's defence is very bad as it stands and they also have injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 22 January, 2014 Share Posted 22 January, 2014 (edited) Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC #SaintsFC can confirm that @DejanLovren05 and @gasramirez10 both suffered ankle ligament injuries at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC Both players’ injuries are still being assessed, so we are reluctant to place a timescale on their anticipated returns to action. #saintsfc Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC Here’s the full update on injuries to @gasramirez10 and @DejanLovren05: http://sfcne.ws/1mFcEzL #saintsfc Southampton FC @SouthamptonFC We will keep supporters updated on how Dejan and Gastón are recovering and will share any further news we receive with you. #saintsfc Edited 22 January, 2014 by trousers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 22 January, 2014 Share Posted 22 January, 2014 Do I detect a new style of communication already....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dig Dig Posted 22 January, 2014 Share Posted 22 January, 2014 Do I detect a new style of communication already....? Still don't know when they are back : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fez Posted 22 January, 2014 Share Posted 22 January, 2014 Still don't know when they are back : ) That's because the medical staff can't give a realistic prediction. If they speculate "3 weeks for Lovren" and "8 weeks for Ramirez", that might be a best guess but end up wide of the mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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