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Bad Wolf

Bad Wolf

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Southampton...Thomas Vermaelen is 'reportedly' heading towards the south coast team...Mirror

 

IMO would be a good signing if he has got over his injury problem even though it will only be for 1 year.

And, if he is not a replacement for VvD.

 

He was actually linked with a loan deal to us in our Championship season as he wasn't in favour at Arsenal.

Saint_Ash

Saint_Ash

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As someone has already said Redmond and Tadic are considered wingers not midfielders.. Redmond in particular was described by our manager as the new Thiery!!

We could argue this out for eons, it doesn't change the fact our midfield did not contribute enough goals..end of. It's not phisical enough, lacks pace and hieght, quile and definately lacks goals. That needs sorting

 

So by midfielders you only mean central midfielders? Wingers are still midfielders.

davefizzy14

davefizzy14

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Southampton...Thomas Vermaelen is 'reportedly' heading towards the south coast team...Mirror

 

IMO would be a good signing if he has got over his injury problem even though it will only be for 1 year.

And, if he is not a replacement for VvD.

 

Where did you see this Patred? Got a link?

CWD

CWD

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In terms of believable, substantiated incoming rumours this must be one of the quietest summers we've had since returning to the Premier League. I mean there's the odd mention of something here and there but nothing widely reported. Shows to me that the club are doing a great job keeping everything close the chest.

doddisalegend

doddisalegend

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In terms of believable, substantiated incoming rumours this must be one of the quietest summers we've had since returning to the Premier League. I mean there's the odd mention of something here and there but nothing widely reported. Shows to me that the club are doing a great job keeping everything close the chest.

 

 

Or we aren't really signing anyone this summer....

Window Cleaner

Window Cleaner

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Or we aren't really signing anyone this summer....

 

 

JRod has been sold and the Polish CB signed but I really, really doubt that we'll sign much else in the way of quality players unless we sell the same. Doubt if we have the money to do it actually. For the moment we're probably about even Steven in the ledger, about 12 million in for JRod and the same out from having paid off Puel and buying Bednarek.

SuperSAINT

SuperSAINT

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BREAKING NEWS

 

Loic Remy will leave Chelsea this summer with Marseille, Southampton and Everton interested in signing the French forward.

 

Good choice for 5th striker as he will be injured most of the time.

SuperSAINT

SuperSAINT

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Injury prone, over 30... Remy doesn't seem to be the 'Southampton way'

I suggest we update the 'black box' Les :uhoh:

 

All we've heard from Les this summer is about adding "value" & "power"

GGalpin

GGalpin

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Injury prone, over 30... Remy doesn't seem to be the 'Southampton way'

I suggest we update the 'black box' Les :uhoh:

 

Or we're just not interested and are being linked by his agent to drum up interest?

 

If it doesn't seem like a Saints kind of signing, 9/10 we're not interested.

MarkSFC

MarkSFC

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BREAKING NEWS

 

Loic Remy will leave Chelsea this summer with Marseille, Southampton and Everton interested in signing the French forward.

 

lazy mad up links.....all 3 have just sold a striker...

SuperSAINT

SuperSAINT

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No chance, just agent talk. We weren't interested other times he was available, he's done nothing since, had loads of injuries and on big wages. He got his move to Chelsea for doing for QPR what Austin did. He wouldn't be better than Austin or Gabbiadini now so why bother?

 

Sort of signing for West Ham or Stoke, with a few on here banging on about how we should definitely have gone for him.

 

Yeah, it's one of those "SSN / SkyBet" ploys to get some ££'s in.

Professor

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There's mention in the Observer (16/07) that Saints and Huddersfield are both after Austria midfielder, Zlatko Junuzovic of Werner Bremen. Obviously may just be paper talk but if we signed a midfield player, I'd have thought someone would be going to create the space.

Badger

Badger

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Those were the days when the Black Box actually seemed to work.......

 

You mean the MoPo/Cortese "box"...

 

Don't forget that the Cortese Black Box also brought us, Gaston,Gazzaniga, Mayuka and Forren. Then the MoPo- Cortese version also landed Osvaldo.

 

That said, inclined to agree that the recruitment hasn't been that impressive in the last couple of seasons.

Window Cleaner

Window Cleaner

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Knows Pellegrino from Alaves. Compatriot to Boufal so may help him settle better. Cheap...

 

May be worth it.

 

Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

 

Boufal is French, this bloke is Morrocan. WP problems I'd think.

Pass the Dutchie

Pass the Dutchie

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Not the same thing, Boufal is a frenchman from Paris who plays for Morocco because that's his parent's nationality and he isn't good enough to play for France. The bloke from Alaves is a Morrocan, from Morocco.

 

Clutching at straws there a little bit. Obviously Boufal has the Moroccan nationality himself as well, not just his parents. Whether he's born in Paris or not doesn't change the fact that he's (also) Moroccan.

Saint86

Saint86

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People realise the black box just means data analysis right? You track a load of players, have files on them all. Not sure why some find it odd when we get a manager and he gets players from leagues or teams he knows. Still good to have additional info on everyone and our scouting system has done pretty well overall.

 

My point, was that the "box" seems to sign a lot of players know to the manager. And the better managers have signed better players.

 

Chicken or the egg? Coincidence? :scared:

OldNick

OldNick

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My point, was that the "box" seems to sign a lot of players know to the manager. And the better managers have signed better players.

 

Chicken or the egg? Coincidence? :scared:

its all part of an illusion. It is not what the box spews out it is the ability of the people looking at the info that makes the difference
Pass the Dutchie

Pass the Dutchie

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I imagine it's something like this:

 

Manager: "I really like this player. And that one. And that one too."

Black box: "This one fits well into our preferred systems and player profile. That one doesn't as much, but if you really want him..."

Manager: "Alright!"

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Cartman

Cartman

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Exactly trousers! Amazing how many fans still don't understand that.

 

No, it's not like that at all.

More like this...

Manager: We are weak at a, b & c and need players that can do x, y & z.

Les: What he said.

Black Box: ***Processing, Processing*** Here you go (presents shortlist).

Les: Arrange this lot in your order of preference.

Manager: Done.

Les: ***Negotiates stuff agents and other clubs*** Players signed.

Dusic

Dusic

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Jacob Murphy to Newcastle. A number of players we have been linked with have gone elsewhere.

 

Might not have been interested in them all but strange to not have anything apart from Bednarek with not that long to go until the season starts.

 

Esecially with a couple of glaring weaknesses in the squad.

 

Surely we will sign at least one starting XI player?!

Window Cleaner

Window Cleaner

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Jacob Murphy to Newcastle. A number of players we have been linked with have gone elsewhere.

 

Might not have been interested in them all but strange to not have anything apart from Bednarek with not that long to go until the season starts.

 

Esecially with a couple of glaring weaknesses in the squad.

 

Surely we will sign at least one starting XI player?!

 

 

What are the glaring weaknesses then ?

mikee

mikee

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What are the glaring weaknesses then ?

 

Depends what formation we play, but assuming 4-2-3-1 then I would say CB, DM & AM (No10) which is really the spine of the team.

Window Cleaner

Window Cleaner

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Depends what formation we play, but assuming 4-2-3-1 then I would say CB, DM & AM (No10) which is really the spine of the team.

 

 

oh my, however did we finish 8th last season then if we are missing 3 quality players. We could spend 60 or 70 million on the positions you say, we probably wouldn't finish any higher in the league though. We are what we are and only really serious money will change that.

saint77

saint77

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oh my, however did we finish 8th last season then if we are missing 3 quality players. We could spend 60 or 70 million on the positions you say, we probably wouldn't finish any higher in the league though. We are what we are and only really serious money will change that.

 

You on your period today or are just anti saints supporter every post is negative go and clean some windows if that's what you are

Forester

Forester

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Depends what formation we play, but assuming 4-2-3-1 then I would say CB, DM & AM (No10) which is really the spine of the team.

You saying five centre backs aren't enough?

James

James

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You saying five centre backs aren't enough?

 

It's enough in number but IMO we need someone of better quality to partner Virgil if he stays (Wimmer or Sakho).

 

My worry about this window is that we are working on the basis that we won't sell anyone and therefore don't need to buy anyone. If we were forced into selling one or both of Virgil or Bertrand in the last week of the window because of a mega bid etc then we'd have left ourselves in a bit of a mess.

SaintBitterne

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Previously a sceptic on him ,I believe ward prowse to have improved in what was a very average side last year.hopefully this year he can push on. In regards to murphy do we need 2 redmonds?(potential lazy comparisson from the brief amount ive seen of him).

John B

John B

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You on your period today or are just anti saints supporter every post is negative go and clean some windows if that's what you are

 

Just because he is right it does not make him negative

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